In the third inning Tuesday, Maricopa/s Sandra Calvillo hit a hard ground ball to Valley Christian Academy pitcher Christine Regalado. Regalado knocked the ball down and threw to first baseman Lara Hertzog in time for the out.

In the fifth Maricopa/s Kodie Brown hit a dribbler to Hertzog, who stepped on the bag in plenty of time for the out.

Other than a few fouls, the balls hit by Calvillo and Brown represented the only contact the Indians made all afternoon against Regalado.

The VCA freshman hurled her first no-hitter of the year, a perfect game, and struck out 13 as the Lions won this Coast Valley League game in a 19-0 rout at VCA. Umpires called the game after the top of the fifth because of the run rule.

Regalado threw VCA/s second consecutive no-hitter in a league game. Her sister Cynthia threw a no-hitter against Shandon last week, but an error let in an Outlaws run.

The Lions are 4-0 in the CVL and 6-1 overall. Maricopa is 1-3, 8-3. VCA plays at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Cuyama to close out its first round of CVL games.

Regalado seemed happy enough with the no-hitter but she also said, "Actually, my control has been better the last few games," than it was Tuesday.

VCA catcher Regina Garza said Regalado hit her spots well enough. "She/s real consistent," Garza said.

Regalado didn/t throw a steady diet of fastballs. "I want her to mix it up, go in and out,// said Garza. Maricopa/s hitters swung and missed at some Regalado rise balls that were above the strike zone.

"That really helped her out a lot," Garza said with a smile. She chuckled. "Sometimes she threw the rise ball when I didn/t even call for it."

Tuesday marked yet another game when VCA/s fielders spent most of their time preparing themselves for balls that never came. Christine Regalado has been the Lions/ pitcher in every game except one and, "I think she/s been in double figures in strikeouts in every game," said VCA coach Stan Bickley.

"With Christine, our defense has not had to meet a test much," Bickley said. "But with Lara at first base, Nancy (Murphy) at second, Brittani (Datu) at shortstop and Cynthia at third, this is the best infield I/ve had.

"They do have to stay on their toes though and not get lulled to sleep when Christine/s throwing all those strikeouts."

Christine Regalado tripled in a six-run VCA first inning. Besides her pitching, things were also easy for the Lions because Maricopa made seven errors. Eight of VCA/s runs were earned.

Regalado scored four times. She also had three hits and drove in two runs. Serena Gomez drove in two runs for VCA in the first inning with a single. Michelle Rivas singled twice and scored twice.

"I was very happy with the way we played all the way around today," Bickley said

Cabrillo 3, St. Joseph 1

VANDENBERG VILLAGE 7 An error preceded Natalia Martin/s two-run home run in the fifth inning that broke a scoreless deadlock and propelled the Conquistadores (3-0 Los Padres League) to victory in this LPL game.

Cabrillo pitcher Brooke Brockett allowed only five hits and Knights pitcher Katie Dering allowed only six. St. Joseph is 1-1, 4-5-1. Brockett had two singles.

The Knights are at home at 3:30 p.m. Friday against Morro Bay in another league game. Cabrillo plays at Lompoc the same day and time.

Morro Bay 5, Santa Maria 0

MORRO BAY 7 This was a bad road trip for the Saints (2-1, 5-8). Besides being outhit 11-2 in this LPL game, they made five errors.

Valerie De Los Santos and Sophia Beltran had Santa Maria/s hits, both singles. Morro Bay improved to 1-2 in the LPL.

Lompoc 4, Nipomo 0

LOMPOC 7 Ashley McDonough allowed a measly two singles and she had a double and single herself as the Braves moved to 2-0 in the Los Padres League.

Nipomo is 0-3 in the LPL.

Baseball

Maricopa 11, VCA 1

Brian Pomeroy and Daniel Campos both hit two-run home runs for the Indians (4-0, 7-4), and pitcher Pomeroy took care of the rest in this Coast Valley League game at VCA.

Pomeroy scattered eight hits. Vinny Regalado and losing pitcher David Kiger had two hits apiece for the Lions (2-1, 3-4). Kiger drove in the Lions/ run in the fifth inning and Fernando Calderon had their lone extra base hit, a double.

St. Joseph 10, Cabrillo 4

VANDENBERG VILLAGE 7 The Knights (2-0 LPL, 2-8 overall) racked up 11 hits, and the Conquistadores (0-3 LPL) made four errors.

Scott Domingues and Stephen Owen had three hits apiece for St. Joseph, which got a complete game from pitcher Sheldon Lechuga. Bubba Jennings hit a three-run home run in the first, and Derek McCloud hit a solo homer in the fourth to account for Cabrillo/s runs.

Santa Maria 4, Morro Bay 0

MORRO BAY 7 Santa Maria pitcher Bobby Ferrel had himself quite an afternoon.

He kept Morro Bay to a lone single to earn a complete game win. Ferrel also doubled and drove in two runs as the Saints went to 2-1, 3-7.

Mark Markstone was 3-for-4 for Santa Maria, and John Robles doubled. Morro Bay dropped to 1-2 in the LPL.

Nipomo 7, Lompoc 7

LOMPOC 7 The Titans scored two runs in the top of the seventh, the Braves countered with three in the bottom of the inning and then umpires called the game because of darkness.

Reportedly, both coaches figured the game would remain a tie. Second-year Nipomo is 2-0-1 in the LPL in its first year of varsity ball. Lompoc is 1-0-1 in league games.

John Grzeslik hit a three-run home run for the Titans in the third inning. Ben Ornelas and Tryrell Coleman both doubled twice for Lompoc.

Tennis

Cabrillo 11. St. Joseph 7

Clai Fields and Edgar Chavez, and Alex Mersereau and Daniel Cota spurred the Conquistadores to victory on the Knights/ courts by winning two of their three sets at Nos. 1 and two doubles respectively.

Cabrillo is 3-2 in the LPL and 5-4 overall. St. Joseph is 0-4 in league matches. Graham Ortiz swept at No. 1 singles for the Knights.

Lompoc 17, Nipomo 1

NIPOMO 7 No. 1 Lompoc singles player Manny Solorio lost just three games, and the Braves/ top doubles tandem of Sean Gunn and Gabe Samano lost just one.

Adam Peterson, Nipomo/s No. 2 singles player, picked up the Titans/ only point. Lompoc is 5-0, 9-0. The Braves are idle until they play Santa Maria April 13.

Righetti 14, Paso Robles 4

No. 1 singles player Rikin Tank swept his sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to help lead the Warriors (2-4, 3-6) to an easy PAC-5 League win at home.

Righetti/s Nos. 2 and 3 doubles teams of Tim Rapson and Jason Anderson, and Irvin Cruz and Kevin Holst also swept their sets. The Warriors play at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Paso Robles.

Templeton 11, SM 7

At the Minami Center, the Saints (2-6) could not overcome the Eagles/ 1-2 punch of Ben Squires and Forrest Hunt in a non-league match.

Squires did not lose any games in sweeping his sets and Hunt lost only three, all of them to Jose Garcia.

Ricky Chan picked up the Saints/ only singles point. Santa Maria/s doubles tandems of Alex Martinez and Rey Sagisi, Jose Angulo and Justin Dolores, and Steve Molinelli and Paul Roman all won two of their three sets. The Saints play at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Nipomo.

Volleyball

St. Joseph 3, Paso Robles 0

Charlie Sheaff smacked 16 kills and Matt Segura racked up 10 as the Knights swept this Los Padres League match 25-11, 25-21, 25-14 at Hofschulte Gym.

March 31, 2004