AREA COLLEGE NOTEBOOK

Maureen LeCocq, former Chaminade High pitcher, threw a perfect game for Stanford on Saturday, defeating Long Beach State, 4-0, in the San Diego State tournament.

LeCocq (4-0) struck out the side in the seventh and finished with five strikeouts.

Cal State Northridge handed Stanford its first defeat in 13 games on Sunday, 2-1. Pitcher Sarah Farnworth of Northridge struck out eight and contributed a run-scoring single for the Matadors (5-4).

Northridge plays its home opener today against Loyola Marymount at 1:30.

The Matadors were 3-2 in the San Diego State tournament, defeating Ohio State, Iowa State and Stanford.

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It was a battle of former Notre Dame High baseball players last weekend during the USC-UCLA series.

Pitcher Kevin Jerkens of UCLA and infielder Jonathon Brewster of USC kept meeting up. On Friday, Jerkens was brought in while Brewster was on first base as a pinch-runner. Five times, Jerkens threw over to first to keep Brewster close.

On Sunday, Jerkens struck out Brewster with the bases loaded. But Brewster came through with a single in the 11th, stole second and scored the winning run.