BASEBALL With league play beginning this week, Point Loma High School’s (PLHS) baseball team has compiled a 5-6 record in non-league and tournament play while one of their top pitchers already has more losses than he had for the entire 2010 season. Looking only at junior Connor Baits’ statistics, one would expect the 6-foot-5-inch righthander to be 3-0. He has endured, however, a lack of run support. To date, Baits has compiled an excellent 1.75 earned-run average. Opponents are batting only .214 against him. He sports an outstanding walk-to-strikeout ratio of 3:20 and has completed all of his three starts. Despite these glittering numbers, Baits’ record stands at 0-3. His team has scored only two total runs in support of Baits’ efforts. Baits, who was 9-2 last season, will be hoping for better production from Pointer hitters when he takes the mound as the Pointers go through league games. Fellow starter Kellen Urbon was the beneficiary of a monster day at the plate by battery mate Campbell Wear in a recent City Tournament game. Wear nearly hit for the cycle with a single, double and tape-measure home run estimated at 420 feet as he racked up six RBIs in the 8-1 victory. Max Sorenson pitched the final inning, and neither he nor Urbon issued a walk to the Conquistadors. Urbon improved his record to 2-0, while Wear, the other starter, stands at 1-1. After several games were postponed by March rains, the Pointers were forced to play five straight days, putting a strain on the pitching staff. By the fourth day, Sorenson made the start at home against a strong-hitting Patrick Henry squad and left after one and a third innings with a 9-0 deficit. From there, the Pointers outscored the Patriots 8-2, but came up on the short end of an 11-8 final. Andrew Huelga came on to pitch four and two-thirds innings of strong relief. First baseman Cody Harvey was summoned to close the game and pitched a perfect inning, even recording a strikeout. Baits drew cheers when he blasted a high pitch over the left field fence in the losing cause. On the fifth day, Wear, Bates and Urbon shared pitching duties in a 6-0 loss to St. Augustine. The Pointers recorded six hits and an uncharacteristic four errors. Wear’s .344 batting average, 11 hits and three doubles leads the Pointers while Baits’ 10 RBIs are tops. League play will send the Pointers against each opponent in a two-game home-away series. Other Western League teams are Cathedral Catholic, La Jolla, Coronado, Mission Bay, Madison and University City (coached by PLHS football assistant Joe Radovich). BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL First-year coach James Sakasegawa has the team off to a strong start.  The Pointers stand at 7-2 and sit alone atop the Eastern League with a perfect 5-0 record. Paulino Ramos-Padilla (101) and Nate George (82) lead the team in kills. Ramos-Padilla (19) and Reid Liechty (11) lead in aces, while Ramos Padilla (77) and Nathan Hoppe (76) have the most digs. Thomas Penney (62) and George (43) are tops in blocks while Hoppe (133) and Ruben Diaz (73) have the most successfully received serves. In five of the team’s victories, opponents have failed to win a single set. GIRLS’ SOFTBALL The Lady Pointers have a 6-4 record in the non-league portion of their schedule, with league play beginning next week. The team’s record includes victories of 15-1 (Orange Glen) and 18-5 (Mission Bay), with two victories by shutout. They have outscored opponents 61-19 to date. Katie McEachern leads her team with a .500 batting average, doubles (2), home runs (2) and RBI (9). Ashley Nelson is close behind, hitting .471. LACROSSE The Pointer boys (4-3) and girls (0-8) are having different levels of success in the sport’s second year back on campus. Daniella Lococo has been recognized twice as her team’s Player of the Week. UPCOMING SCHEDULE All Pointer sports teams are listed on the school’s website at www.pointlomahigh.com. Click on “School Calendar” for detailed information.