Baseball Roundup: 5-7-09

SULTANA 13, APPLE VALLEY 9: At Hesperia, the Sultans knocked off the Sun Devils to hold on to a slim lead in the Mojave River League heading into a season-ending, two-game series with Serrano.

Sultana (12-7, 7-3 MRL) leads Serrano (6-4 MRL) and Hesperia (6-4 MRL) by a game in the standings. The Sultans host Serrano on Monday and visit the Diamondbacks on Wednesday to finish out the regular season.

Grant Holden went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, Sam Ward went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Alex Robillard finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs for Sultana.

For Apple Valley, Chris Morris went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Mikey McAllister was 4-for-4 at the plate.

A.V. 010 035 0 — 9 15 4
Sultana 202 441 x — 13 15 3

Morelion, Chastain, Norwood, Self and Chilton; Sprague, Puente (5), Bucknall (6), Ardito (7) and Ward. WP — Sprague. LP — Self. 2B — Self, Morris (A), Aiken (S).

HESPERIA 5, RIM OF THE WORLD 1; HESPERIA 10, RIM OF THE WORLD 2: At Lake Arrowhead, the Scorpions snapped a five-game losing streak by taking both games of a doubleheader against the Scots in Mojave River League action.

In the first game, pitcher Nathan Mansfield came in to relieve for Hesperia (12-11 6-4 MRL) in the fifth inning with the bases loaded and no outs. Mansfield proceeded to strike out the next three hitters to get out of the jam.

Juan Manibusan went 2-for-4 with a double and home run, and Kyle Bussey hit a two-run home run.

Manibusan came back in the second game to go 3-for-4 with three RBIs; Ian Overstreet went 2-for-3; Aaron Lopez was 2-for-3 with an RBI; and

Brandon Delaunay was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

The Scorpions, who are tied with Serrano for second and a game back of Sultana, visit Apple Valley on Monday and then host the Sun Devils on Wednesday.

GAME 1
Hesperia 001 300 1 — 5 7 1
Rim of the World 100 000 0 — 1 4 1

Heckman, Mansfield (5) and Delaunay; Sedilla and Lozoya. WP — Heckman. LP — Sedilla. S — Mansfield. 2B — Manibusan, Delaunay (H). HR — Manibusan, Bussey (H).

GAME 2
Hesperia 032 140 0 — 10 14 0
Rim 002 000 0 — 2 6 4

Manibusan, Oliver (3) and Delaunay; Stebbing, Bennett (6) and Lozoya. WP — Oliver. LP — Stebbing. 2B — Acosta (R).

APPLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN 9, BETHEL CHRISTIAN/LANCASTER 8; BETHEL CHRISTIAN 8, APPLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN 7: At Apple Valley, the Warriors split the doubleheader with the Eagles.

Drew Patag went 2-for-5 with a double, a triple and five RBIs; Bryce Ely finished 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and one RBI; Tyler Mason was 2-for-4 with an RBI; Jack Collingsworth went 2-for-4 with an RBI, Jacob De La Cruz finished 2-for-4; and Garth Robilard had a triple and an RBI.

Apple Valley Christian (7-10, 7-5 Agape League) plays at Academy for Academic Excellence on Tuesday.

GAME 1
B.C. 202 010 3 — 8 7 4
A.V.C. 240 100 2 — 9 10 3

Emery and Thorton; Mason, Ely (7) and Ely, De La Cruz (7). WP — Ely (3-1). LP — Emery. 2B — Moore (B); Patag (A). 3B — Patag (A). HR — Thorton (B).

GAME 2
A.V.C. 300 013 0 — 7 9 6
B.C. 520 001 x — 8 8 5

De La Cruz, Collingsworth (2), Ely (6) and Ely, De La Cruz (6); Moore, Barrett (2), Sparks (7) and Kelly. WP — Sparks. LP — Ely (3-2). 2B — Ely (A); Sparks (B). 3B — Ely, Robilard (A).