YOUTH BASEBALL: THOUSAND OAKS' ROAD BLOCKED BY OAK VIEW.

Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer

Thousand Oaks took the circuitous route in getting to the junior division championship game, but the team was there Tuesday night and hoping to forge on to the next level.

Before moving on, however, the 13-year-old all-stars needed to defeat Oak View Little League twice - once Tuesday night and then again today. If they still are alive tonight, game time will be 5 p.m. at El Rio Little League in Oxnard.

The teams met once, in the earlier rounds, with Oak View winning 11-2. Thousand Oaks held a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning when Oak View scored all of its runs.

``We we're up 2-0 and cruising,'' Thousand Oaks coach Ed Kitchen said. ``Then the roof caved in. They got a couple of hits and then we broke down on defense. It was the worst luck I'd seen in an inning, and I've been coaching a long time. But we've put that behind us and we're going to go out and try and win this. The kids know they can play with them.''

Jake Brin was scheduled to start Tuesday night. Kitchen was unsure of who would go if there was a game today.

``We still feel really good about the whole tournament,'' Kitchen said. ``We had one bad inning. I think we'll be OK.''

To qualify for the championship game, Thousand Oaks had to defeat Santa Ynez on Monday. It did, easily winning 25-3.

Bryan Huston pitched a four hitter and went 2 for 2. Matthew Ricatta went 4 for 5 with four RBI, Konrad Thieme was 3 for 5 with five RBI, Chad Lundahl had two hits and four RBI and Luke Salas had two hits and two RBI.

Majors: The Conejo Valley 11-12-year old all-stars continued their perfect postseason with a 3-2 victory over Santa Maria.

The victory improved their record to 8-0 and moved them into the Section I championship game today at 5 p.m. at El Rio Little League. The opponent was to be determined late Tuesday.

Against Santa Maria, Brad Peters struck out 10 and had two doubles, a run and two RBI. He doubled in Eric Guillen in the first and Brian Bird in the second. Jeff Ruggieri doubled and scored the eventual game-winning run on a passed ball.

Other results: An 11-year old All-Star team from Moorpark qualified for the championship round of the VCAA San Fernando Valley Tournament with a 14-4 victory over West Los Angeles.

Conrad Meadows had three hits and four RBI. Billy Butler and Dre Dowl combined on a four hitter. Tyler Zeiger and J.D. Badoud had two hits and two RBI each.

The single-elimination championship round starts Saturday at the VCAA athletic fields in Encino.

Softball: The Newbury Park 16-under softball all-stars have qualified for a national championship tournament in Aurora, Colo. from Aug. 6-10.

The team coached by Paul Garciano captured the state title at Garden Grove two weeks ago and will represent California as its state champion.