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SATURDAY, April 1, 1903 The Sun C3 i i A si first defeat, 5-4 SBVCs Loeb eager to catch some baseball at any time of year ir1 oMaima By BRIAN R. MURPHY Special to The Sun FONTANA It took nine innings and three hours, but Fonta-na High School hung the first baseball defeat of the 1989 season on Riverside Poly on Friday. First baseman Jerry Jaramil-lo's sacrifice fly to left field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning sent home pinch runner Kevin Van Noy as Fontana notched a 5-4 Citrus Belt League victory before about 200 onlookers at Fohi. The victory improved Fonta-na's record to 4-0 in the CBL and 8-4 overall keeping the Steelers in a first-place tie with Colton. The Bears fell to 3-1 and 11-1.

"Our kids battled the entire way," said Fontana coach Steve Hernandez. "It showed tremen I 'A I I San Bernardino routs Apple Valley Hernandez said. Six errors didn't help the Bears or their pitchers very much. Two of the five Fohi runners who scored got on base by errors and two more scored on miscues. Riverside Poly coach Rich Graves said an unbeaten team should have played better defense.

"Mistakes in the field cost us the game," Graves said. "Today we had trouble catching the ball and as a result we lost. We didn't play like an 11-0 team defensively. We got the hits, but our defense fell through." No team jumped out to a huge lead. After Meaney's first homer in the top of the second inning, Fohi came back in the bottom to tie the game when Jaramillo scored from second base on a throwing error by Poly right fielder Gary Adcock.

field fence to snap a 1-1 tie and give host Colton (4-0, 10-2) a Citrus Belt League victory over Moreno Valley (1-4, 3-7). Colton remains tied for the CBL lead with Fontana. The Yel-lowjackets might have lost in regulation had they not scored an unearned run in the fourth inning. Hernandez's winning blow traveled some 380 feet, and was his fifth home run of the season. RUBIDOUX 3, EISENHOWER 2: Dave Anderlik's bases-loaded double in the sixth inning erased a 2-0 deficit and powered the Falcons past the visiting Eagles in a Citrus Belt League game.

After the Eagles took a 2-0 lead after an RBI fly by Demond Smith and an RBI hit by Scott Richardson in the fifth inning, the Falcons loaded the bases. A dropped third strike prolonged the inning and Anderlik delivered the winning hit. Ike pitcher Tom Tennison struck out 11 and walked one but was victimized by three unearned runs. Ike falls to 1-3 in league and 4-6 overall while the Falcons go to bral went 2-for-2 with an RBI as the Terriers (3-2, 7-6) won a Citrus Belt League game over host San Junior right-hander Becky McKee and senior right-hander Darnell Good combined on a three-hitter for Redlands. McKee went six innings, gave up three hits, struck out two and walked four while Good gave up an unearned run in the seventh.

MORENO VALLEY 4, COLTON 2: Junior Marsha Rodriquez led off the sixth inning with a homer to left-center field and senior Shannon Rios doubled to score Dar-lene Sanchez to get the Yellow-jackets even, 2-2. But the Vikings responded in Center fielder Kendrick Clay-von belted a two-run home run and scored three times for San Bernardino as the visiting Cardinals knocked off Apple Valley, 11-5, on Friday in a San Andreas League game. Sophomore right-hander Donovan Brooks made two appearances on the mound as a starter and a reliever for San Bernardino (2-1, 3-8). His combined results were 5Vi innings, giving up two runs in seven hits with a strikeout and three walks. Brooks also scored twice on offense.

San Bernardino moves into a three-way tie for first in the league with Apple Valley and Ca-jon. Senior second baseman Jason Lopez and junior left fielder Jason Martinez each scored twice for Apple Valley (2-1, 7-4). Senior catcher John Silvas drove in a run and scored another in a losing cause. VICTOR VALLEY 6, BARSTOW 3: Junior shortstop Antonio Ortega went 2-for-4 as the Jackrabbits (1- Marc Loeb Eisenhower High School product plate, but he's doing a good job behind the plate." "The scouts tell me not to worry about my bat, so I say said Loeb, who was drafted during the 20th round by the Atlanta Braves his senior year at Eisenhower High School in Rialto. "I don't feel any pressure because they tell me don't worry.

I just play baseball. I'm a team player. If I could go through the season and we won every game without me getting a hit, I'd rather do that. "No pressure at all. Most of them know I can hit." After further consideration, he admitted that "it does bother me.

It shouldn't, but it does. "I'm worried about it. I've always been a good hitter. I expect a lot more. I'm aware (every time I got to the plate) that I haven't hit a homer this year.

I'm trying to hit the ball hard, not out, but with power. While he has been struggling offensively, Loeb has impressed his coaches with his defense. "It has been a good year, defensively," said Loeb. "I'm blocking the ball in the dirt better and throwing a lot better. I'm just better this year, defensively.

Just something over the summer clicked, I guess." Given his choice of signing a pro contract or finishing school, Loeb said he's 80 percent sure he would sign a major-league contract. But that's another thing he's not worry about. If he doesn't get signed, he always has school to fall back on. He'd like to be a coach. Yep, a baseball coach.

That would be "awesome." Apple Valley downs SBHS; Barstow wins mmm dous character by both teams. It was a good game not by the fact we beat an 11-0 team, but it was a crucial league game between two first-place teams." "It was a typical Fontana-Riv-erside Poly game, always a good battle." Junior right-hander Eric Culpepper went all the way for Fontana to pick up the win, allowing four runs on 10 hits and a walk, and striking out seven. Three of the runs were solo home runs, two by Poly catcher John Meaney and an inside-the-park shot by senior John Gumpf. According to Hernandez, Culpepper's pitching made a big difference in the game. "Eric did a good job in keeping Riverside off base (in the early innings) so when they got those big hits it didn't hurt us much," PREP BASEBALL 2, 9-4) won a road San Andreas League game over Barstow (0-2, 3-6).

Senior shortstop Eric Shibley went 2-for-3 and senior third baseman Kyle Ostrander was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Barstow. NEEDLES 8, MILLARD (Utah) 0: Senior catcher David Beridon went 3-for-3 with a triple and one RBI and junior pitcher Wayne Wilfong pitching complete-game two-hitter to lead the Mustangs to a victory over Millard High School of Millard, Utah in a Mes-quite (Utah) Tournament game. Wilfong struck out 10 and walked a pair in the five-inning game while Vince Rubalcaba went 2-for-3. The Mustangs (4-2) will play at either 7 or 8:30 this morning, depending where they are seeded in the final round. COLTON 4, MORENO VALLEY 1 (8 Innings): Senior first baseman Gilbert Hernandez slugged a three-run home run over the left-center PREP SOFTBALL The Jackrabbits jumped out to a three-run lead in the first behind the RBI hits of Kristen Munoz, Jennifer Roark and Chris McCaffrey, but the Aztecs came back with a three-run fourth and one in the seventh to pull out the San Andreas League victory on the road.

Senior right-hander Denise Champneys took the loss for the Jackrabbits, who fall to 0-3 in league and 6-5 overall. Barstow improves to 3-1 and 4-7 overall. REDLANDS 4, SAN GORGONIO 3: Senior first baseman Rosalie Ca- At tf8 I 11 :1 ITTTfl Pdy means ftop Two solo homers by Poly in the top of the fourth inning gave the Bears a 3-1 lead, but Fohi again came back, tying the game with two runs on five hits. Shortstop Jim Quiroz singled to lead off the inning and senior Jody Panattoni's double and Ja-ramillo's chopper to third base scored him. After another single, senior Mark Carter lined a long single to the fence in left field, scoring Panattoni.

Fontana took the lead for the first time in the sixth inning when senior second baseman Dennis Aceves scored on a throwing error by Meaney. Poly tied it up in the top of the seventh when left fielder Darvin Taylor's double down the right-field line scored junior Aric Thomas. Fohi loaded the bases in the seventh, but were unable to capi-talize on the situation and couldn't until the ninth inning. 2-2 and 5-5. AMBASSADOR BAPTISTS, WEST SHORES 7: Freshman shortstop Mark Winkelman singled in the tying run in the seventh inning then scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the Bulldogs claimed a Victory League game over visiting West Shores.

Winkelman was 2-for-3 on the day with two RBI and four stolen bases. Junior Reggie Sparrow (3-1) got the win for the Bulldogs after walking one and allowing no earned runs in two innings pitched. Freshman Randy Garcia drove in two runs and stole two bases as Ambassador Baptist improved to 2-0 in league and 3-2 overall. UPLAND 6, CHINO 2: Junior right-hander John Jacobs entered the sixth inning with a 2-2 tie, but the host Highlanders (2-0; 12-2) came back with a homer in the inning to gain the Baseline League victory. Sophomore catcher Mark Woodward was l-for-3 with a double while junior Chuck Cota went 2-for-4 for the Cowboys (1-1, 11-2).

the bottom of the sixth with Jana Curish driving in Claretta Smiley for the winning run to lift Moreno Valley (4-1, 6-3). With two starting players out on injuries the Yellowjackets (2-2, 3-5) displayed a strong picking off the Vikings sevens times but were unable to overcome the two-run deficit. EISENHOWER 4, RUBIDOUX 1: Senior designated hitter Chris Rowe went 2-for-3 with two RBI and knocked in the winning run to lift the Eagles to 3-2 in the Citrus Belt League and 11-4 overall. Senior Teresa Pedroza (7-2) went the distance and got the win as she walked one, struck out five and allowed a single earned run from two hits. Fun! dnvtnA6tltyJ Jug 1394 Industrial Park Ave.

(Tri-City Center) Next toMervyn 793-9082 rcLmuion" By CINDY ROBINSON Sun Sports Writer SAN BERNARDINO Just call him Mr. Baseball. Marc Loeb, San Bernardino Valley College's catcher, eats, sleeps and breathes baseball. It might even be said he is socially engaged to the game. If a baseball game is being played locally or on TV, on any given night, he's got a date with it.

He's happiest when he's booked up all seven days. He collects baseball cards, plays computer baseball, and "every shirt I own has a baseball team on it." His idea of light reading is scanning box scores. One day he'd like to see his name listed preferably with the Boston Red Sox. According to SBVC coach Stan Sanchez, Loeb is major-league material. He's also major-college material, too.

Cal State Ful-lerton, Brigham Young University and Florida Southern have all expressed interest. It's no wonder; Loeb is an imposing 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds. The 19-year-old reminds one of a young Lance Parrish, catcher for the Angels, who is 6-3 and 220. However, one thing is missing so far this year anyway. Power.

Loeb has yet to get his first home run of the season, which is more than halfway over for the 20-8-1 Indians. He had nine homers last year. "Yeah, I've been struggling at the plate," said Loeb. "Earlier I wasn't seeing a lot of fast-balls. Now, when I see them I'm not expecting them.

One out of four pitches are mistakes, so I should have had a homer by now." Loeb and assistant coach Bob Rough have been working on his mechanics. "I could have been making the same mistake during the summer, but I was hitting good. When you're hitting well, you figure there's nothing wrong. Why look for anything wrong? But when you're struggling, you figure it's mechanics. You figure it's got to be something." So Rough figured it was Loeb's step that was off.

After working with him, he's now 12-for-21 in his last five games. He's raised his average to .315 and leads the team with 29 RBI and three triples. "He's a power hitter," said Rough. "We call him a two-strike hitter. His concentration level goes up when he's got two strikes on him.

He's having an offseason at the County pair The Sun Forwards William Wilson of Redlands High School and Reggie Cain of Chaffey have been named to the All-CIF Division I (5AA and 5A levels) team by the First Interstate-Amateur Athlet Arizona State The Sun RIVERSIDE Junior third baseman Mike Eatinger, a San Gorgonio High School graduate, powered a two-run home run in the first inning for UC Riverside, but Arizona State pulled away from the Highlanders with a seven-run seventh inning and posted an 18-4 triumph Friday in round- Orange Show opens '89 racing season The Sun Three different divisions will be featured when the 1989-90 stock car racing season opens at the Orange Show Speedway tonight at the National Orange Show stadium. Local racers will compete in three divisions each Saturday night. The five-divison racing schedule includes the NASCAR Sportsmen, Street Stocks, Super Modified Ponies, Pony Stocks and the Bomber Division. The NASCAR Sportsman division will feature local favorites such as Dave Scheidecker, Dean Huss Jr. and marks the return of Dennis Andrews and Mike Ferre.

The Street Stock division will feature racers such as Steve Swiderski, Ron Peterson and John Hillbish. The Pony Stock division will be featured tonight; other division run on April 8. make All-CIF Division I ic Foundation of Los Angeles board of prep sports writers. Wilson, a 6-foot-3 junior who averaged 14.9 points and three steals a game for the Citrus Belt League co-champion Terriers, was named to the second team. Cain, a 6-5 senior who averaged Summer The Sun Senior right-hander Charlene Drinkwine tossed a two-hitter and Milan Davis went 2-for-3 with two RBI to lead visiting Apple Valley to a 7-1 victory over San Bernardino on Friday afternoon.

Drinkwine struck out four and walked one. Junior third baseman Julie Carrillo was 2-for-3 and senior left-fielder Elizabeth Turner drove in two runs for Apple Valley. The Sun Devils improve to 2-1 in league and 5-4 overall while the Cardinals fall to 1-3 and 6-8. BARSTOW 4, VICTOR VALLEY 3: 27 points a game, was placed on the first team. Each team had 15 players.

St. Bernard center Ed Stokes, a 6-11 senior who averaged 25 points and five blocked shots a game, was named the Division I Player of the Year. dan, who went six innings and gave up six runs in eight hits with two strikeouts and walks each. Designated hitter Ty Murphy drove home the other run for UCR, which will play Harvard at Highlander Park today at 2:30 p.m. In other action Friday, Brig-ham Young downed Oregon State, 9-2, and Washington State throttled Harvard, 12-5.

and move into second place. Sophomore center fielder Nancy Rios went 2-for-5 with a double and a pair of RBI while right fielder Mara Nies was 2-for-3 with two RBI. The Indians are 5-2 in conference, 6-10 overall and will face first-place Antelope Valley Tuesday at 3 p.m. prices guaranteed to overpowers UC Riverside sizzle the competition robin play in the Riverside Baseball Invitational at the Sports Center. Right fielder Scott Einhorn lifted a solo home run for the Highlanders (11-17), which tied the game at 4-4 in the second inning.

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