No Hitter

IRVINE ? Glenn Swanson won't be able to stay on the UC Irvine baseball team after this season, making this year the swan song for the redshirt senior. But Swanson will stay in the record books long after he departs UC Irvine after Tuesday's performance. The left-hander threw the Anteaters' first no-hitter since 1974 and had a career-high 14 strikeouts as UC Irvine toppled San Diego, 7-0, in a nonconference game at Anteater Ballpark. Swanson, who felt sick before the game and didn't think he had much zing on his pitches in the bullpen, has thrown 13 innings of no-hit ball in his last two starts.

Bryce Alderton The second go-around for Newport Harbor High's softball team against Foothill ended in similar fashion, a loss, but Sailors' Coach Mike Davis could extract more positives he hopes his team can build on heading into the final four games of the season. "There is no shame in losing, 2-0, to Foothill," said Davis, after the Sea View League-leading Knights improved to 19-6, 5-1 in league following a masterful performance in the circle from senior Kelsey Ferguson Friday at Newport.

Rick Devereux The Costa Mesa National Little League Minor B Padres exploded to a 19-1 victory over the Ocean View Astros Tuesday at LeBard Field in the opening game of the District 62 Tournament of Champions. The Padres will play Saturday at 9 a.m. against a team from either Seaview or Robinwood little leagues. "They came out swinging the bats today," Costa Mesa Coach Rob Stillman said. "It was nice to see because you never know who's going to show up when you're fielding 8- and 9-year-olds."

MURRIETA - Calvary Murrieta's star softball pitcher, senior Chelsie Keller, was feeling sick Tuesday morning. So was her batterymate, freshman catcher Sarah McWaters. At about 10:30 a.m. they delivered the bad news to Warriors Coach Celeste Ducharme. "I said, 'Don't go home, let's see how you do in warm-ups,'" Ducharme said. "It was one inning at a time. " Six innings was all it took for the home team in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 wild-card playoff game. Keller threw a no-hitter as the Warriors routed Estancia, 15-0, ending the Eagles' season.

Name: Cody Forsythe Born: Dec. 17, 1983 Hometown: Costa Mesa Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 170 Sport: Baseball Position: P-1B-OF Coach: Jim Kiefer Favorite food: Lasagna Favorite movie: "Rocky" Best athletic moment: "I threw a no-hitter against Corona del Mar High my freshman year. It's the only no-hitter I've ever thrown." Athlete of the Week XII: He threw a complete-game six-hitter to beat Bolsa Grande March 8, after fanning five in two relief innings March 5 against Century.

CEREMONY FOR SWANSON The UC Irvine baseball team honored senior pitcher Glenn Swanson for his April 25 no-hitter prior to its game Friday against Pacific. The brief ceremony, recognizing Swanson for his 14-strikeout gem against the University of San Diego, also included former Anteater Tad Davis, who pitched UCI's second no-hitter in 1974. Dave Wollos, who threw UCI's first no-hitter in 1970, was unable to make the trip but sent a brief statement of congratulations to be read during the event.

Steve Virgen MISSION VIEJO - On the way to the first no-hitter of his young life, Newport Beach pitcher Michael Bloom broke an unsaid superstitious rule because of two simple reasons. He trusted his teammates. He was confident in his pitching. Bloom, who talked about the no-no before the final inning, completed a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts and three walks, leading the Newport Beach All-Stars AAA team of 9- and 10-year-olds to a 10-1 victory over the South Mission Viejo All-Stars Saturday at Youth Sports Park in Mission Viejo.

For a photo gallery, click here. For Peñaloza's blog, click here. CORONA DEL MAR — A no-hitter, or bring in one of your aces for a bullpen session? Newport Harbor High Coach Evan Chalmers faced this dilemma in the bottom of the fifth inning. Scott Ward made his decision a lot easier. Chalmers removed the starter after he walked the leadoff batter, Ward’s sixth walk. At the time, the Sailors’ scorekeeper had host Corona del Mar with zero hits.

FULLERTON - This time, UC Irvine pitcher Andrew Thurman lost more than just a strong bid for a no-hitter. For the second time in two seasons, Cal State Fullerton broke up a no-hit bid late against Thurman, who frustrated the Titans through eight no-hit innings last year in a 4-1 home win. But in the opener of a three-game Big West Conference series on Friday, the host Titans washed away Thurman's would-be no-no on a leadoff single in the seventh...

MURRIETA - Calvary Murrieta's star softball pitcher, senior Chelsie Keller, was feeling sick Tuesday morning. So was her batterymate, freshman catcher Sarah McWaters. At about 10:30 a.m. they delivered the bad news to Warriors Coach Celeste Ducharme. "I said, 'Don't go home, let's see how you do in warm-ups,'" Ducharme said. "It was one inning at a time. " Six innings was all it took for the home team in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 wild-card playoff game. Keller threw a no-hitter as the Warriors routed Estancia, 15-0, ending the Eagles' season.

COSTA MESA - Estancia High senior Ben Beck (3-1) pitched a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and three walks to lead the Eagles to an 18-0 Orange Coast League win over Saddleback Tuesday. Alex Chairez led Estancia (7-3, 3-1) at the plate, going five for five with five runs batted in and three runs with a triple and a double. Tyler Rios (three for six, two RBIs, double), Johnathan Ball (two for three, two RBIs, double), Steven Macias (two for five, two RBIs, one run) and Eric Molina (five runs, one RBI, four walks)

UC Irvine sophomore Andrew Thurman, who produced the school's fifth no-hitter on Friday against Long Beach State, was named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week and the National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball. Just six days after taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Cal State Fullerton, Thurman completed the feat against the Dirtbags at Blair Field. He struck out five, walked one and hit a batter. He threw 110 pitches, 67 for strikes, to post his first complete game.

IRVINE - The UC Irvine baseball team has yet to open any of its Big West Conference series on a Friday night this season. But for the first time in that stretch, they had a performance befitting a Friday-night starter on Saturday against visiting Cal State Fullerton. Sophomore right-hander Andrew Thurman took a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a 4-1 triumph as the No. 12-ranked Titans managed just one hit against the Anteaters, who came in on a three-game conference losing streak.

UC Irvine junior Matt Summers, who threw a no-hitter against Long Beach State Friday, has been named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball, as well as Pitcher of the Week by the Big West Conference. Summers struck out five, walked one and faced just one more than the minimum to help UCI defeat the Dirtbags, 2-0, in the opener of their three-game conference series at UCI. Summers, in his first season as a full-time starter for the 'Eaters, is 10-2 with a 1.74 earned-run average.

IRVINE — Memorial Day on Monday traditionally marks the end of spring, but a celebration of Summer(s) occurred a few days early Friday night at UC Irvine's Anteater Ballpark. UCI junior Matt Summers tossed a no-hitter in a 2-0 Big West Conference win over Long Beach State to cap a dominant conference season in which he was 8-0 in Big West Conference series openers. Summers, struck out five, walked one, hit one batter and faced one over the minimum. He threw 105 pitches, 68 for strikes to produce the fourth no-hitter in school history.

BASEBALL Vanguard 8, The Master's 0 SANTA CLARITA — Junior Tony Peraza threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts and three walks for the visiting Lions in the Golden State Athletic Conference game Thursday. Jeremiah Mejia went two for four with three runs batted in, while Jerry Pena, Jacob Domingos, Tyson Leighton and Mario Romero also had two hits each for Vanguard (8-8, 4-2 in conference). The Master's is 12-5, 3-1. SOFTBALL Doubleheader COSTA MESA — Sophomore Katharine Jablonsky threw a two-hit shutout in Game 2 to help host Vanguard earn an 8-0 win and a nonconference split against Saint Thomas of Florida on Thursday.

Newport Beach resident Ryan Borquez pitched a no-hitter for the Bat Rays 10-and-under club baseball team Aug. 21 in San Clemente. Borquez, 9, the youngest player on the team, threw 64 pitches in six innings, walking one and hitting one batter in a 4-0 victory over the San Clemente Tritons. Alex Rosen and Tyler Flood both went two for three with one run batted in and one run scored for the Bat Rays. — From staff reports