Freshman Raul Campos pitched his second consecutive complete game, Billy McGrath continued his steady hitting and Birmingham High remained one of the hottest baseball teams in the region by sweeping a doubleheader Friday on the first day of the Las Vegas Bishop Gorman tournament.
Campos struck out eight, walked two and scattered four singles in a 9-2 victory over Woodside at El Dorado High in the morning and the Patriots (9-5) collected 15 hits in a 9-5 afternoon victory over Highland (Utah) at Valley High.
McGrath, a senior, finished with six hits in the two games.
Birmingham has won six games in row after struggling in its first eight games.
In other Bishop Gorman tournament games:
Sylmar 17, Hillcrest (Utah) 7--Larry Anguino and Jamie Mah each had two hits and combined for seven runs batted in in an 11-run third inning for the Spartans (9-1) in a game at Bonanza High that was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule.
Anguino, who had three hits and six RBIs, hit a based-loaded triple and a two-run double in the third. Mah, who had three hits and three RBIs, hit a run-scoring double and a run-scoring single in the inning.
Chaminade 13, Taft 0--Jeff Hynick (3-1) pitched a no-hitter with seven strikeouts and one walk for the Eagles (8-4) in a victory at El Dorado High that was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule.
Spencer Gordon had three hits, including a two-run home run and a two-run double, and Jordan Hoff contributed a two-run double.
Poly 7, Valley (Nevada) 3--Robert Rodriguez (1-0) pitched a six-hitter, and Manny Flores and George Felix each had two hits for the Parrots (9-5) in a victory at Valley High.
Pleasant Grove (Utah) 10, Highland 2--Jason Kubel drove in both runs for the Bulldogs (9-4) with a double and a ground out at Bishop Gorman High.
Pleasant Grove (Utah) 13, Kennedy 3--Juan Sepulveda and Enrique Mavarrepe each had two hits for the Goldne Cougars (5-8) in a loss at Bishop Gorman.
Las Vegas Bonanza 15, Chatsworth 3--Matt Cassel had three hits and an RBI for the Chancellors (9-2), who had a six-game winning streak snapped at Bonanza.
In other games:
Crescenta Valley 9, Pasadena 0--Left-hander Jordan Olson (6-0) pitched a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts and no walks for the Falcons (9-1, 6-0) in a Pacific League victory at Pasadena (5-6, 3-3).
Tim Balkey hit a home run in a seven-run fifth inning.
Hoover 8, Muir 0--Brandon Bell (2-3) pitched a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and the Tornadoes (7-3, 4-2) hit five home runs in a Pacific League game at Hoover.
Royal 17, Garey 4--Scott Rice hit two home runs, finishing with three hits and six RBIs, and the Highlanders (10-2-1) won the third-place game in the Pomona tournament. The game was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule.
Notre Dame 11, Simi Valley 1--John Gitlin had two hits and two RBIs for the Knights (11-2) in a nonleague game that was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule at Notre Dame.
