Fresno City College has turned a mediocre start in the Central Valley Conference baseball race into a potential runaway, thanks in no small measure to the every-other-game heroics of freshman right-hander Dominic Topoozian.

Topoozian pitched a seven-hitter Thursday as the Rams beat Sequoias 7-2 for their seventh straight victory -- a run of wins that has Northern California No. 5-ranked Fresno City now 14-6 overall and 9-2 in the conference. Topoozian, the former Buchanan High star, has two victories and a pair of saves during the streak.

Justin Flores was 4 for 4, Jackson Glines and Ryne Dean each had three hits and Jack Karraker drove in two as part of the Rams' 15-hit offensive attack.

Ross Feeley had three hits for Sequoias (9-11, 5-6), ranked 15th in NorCal, which has lost five straight and 6 of 7.

-- Jacob Phillips struck out six and second-place West Hills scored three runs in the fifth to hold on for a 4-3 win at Reedley. The Falcons (9-8, 6-2) -- bouncing back from a 13-1 loss in the series opener Tuesday -- amassed 14 hits, led by Antonio Ibarra's 4-for-5 performance. Mike Hostetler went 2 for 3 for the Tigers (6-11, 3-5).

-- Christian Hamett had an RBI single and scored on an error in a four-run sixth that also saw a run score on an error as Porterville blew open a tight game and beat Taft 12-3. Andrew Lopez went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs for the Pirates (8-10, 4-7). Clint Jorgensen drove in two for the Cougars (4-13-1, 1-7).

Rams softball team routs Taft

Kyla Cisneros' home run and five RBIs powered Fresno City College's 16-hit attack in a 15-7 Central Valley Conference softball win over Taft.

Grace Combs and Courtney Rodgers also homered for the state No. 10-ranked Rams (16-5, 6-1). Cisneros, Combs and Rainie Thiessen all collected three hits, while Rodgers knocked in four runs.

Taft fell to 12-15 and 4-3.

Cal Baptist rallies for wild win over Sunbirds in baseball series opener

Fresno Pacific resumed its rivalry with Cal Baptist after a year off, with the visiting Sunbirds absorbing a a tough defeat when a wild pitch allowed the winning run to score in the 10th inning.

The teams, reunited in the PacWest Conference as both have made the move from the NAIA to NCAA Division II, played a game that was wild even before the finish. There were six straight innings where at least one team scored a run, 31 total hits and three home runs in the opener of a four-game series in Riverside.

Kyle Coppom hit a go-ahead solo blast in the top of the ninth for the Sunbirds, but Blair Moore hit a leadoff double and Andy Crowley a one-out RBI single in the bottom half for Cal Baptist.

Brett Bishop collected two hits and three RBIs, including a three-run homer that put Fresno Pacific (11-7, 6-3) ahead 5-3 in the seventh. Matt Daugherty got the win out of the bullpen and hit a tying two-run homer in the seventh for the defending conference champion Lancers (12-7, 5-0).

Fresno State to host free USTA Kids Day before Monday match

Youths in grades 1-8 after invited to take part in a United States Tennis Association-sponsored Kids Day event Monday at Fresno State, before the Bulldogs' women's match against Kansas State.

The free event runs 3-5 p.m., with youths invited to stick around for the college match at 5 p.m. No experience is needed and loaner equipment will be provided.

Registration is due Saturday and is available online at www.norcal.usta.com/college_tennis/campus_kids_days/

Information: Diane Brooks, brooks@norcal.usta.com, (310) 804-0010.