Baseball:
Two of the best programs in the SGV met up on Friday night at Brookside Park.
And it was Maranatha that claimed a 6-5, nine-inning victory over visiting Charter Oak.
Anthony Vasquez allowed three runs on four hits for the Chargers.
Vasquez went four innings, walked three and struck out five MHS batters.
Evan Avitia got touched up for three runs (two earned) on five hits.
Avita walked three and fanned three in his 4 1/3 innings.
Angelo Aleman’s ninth-inning single scored Adrian Lopez with the game winner.
Dylan Zdunek singled, tripled, scored and drove in two runs.
Lopez singled three times, walked and scored.
Nick Cook walked, doubled, scored twice and had one RBI.
Cider Canon and Donovan Gonsal had an RBI base hit.
Bryan Richman walked twice and scored.
COHS got three runs on six hits and two walks off Ebner, an unearned run on two hits and three walks from Jackson Hisey, and one run on three hits off Jack Stipa.
Evan Avitia singled, doubled, scored and had one RBI.
Diego Ortiz singled twice, doubled and scored.
Anthony Vasquez singled twice, scored and drove in one run.
Dave Montoya doubled, scored and had one RBI.
Chris Gonzalez and Ezekial Escalera singled twice and drove in one run apiece.
Up next: COHS travels to West Covina on Wednesday, and MHS will host Valley Christian On Tuesday at 6.
Box score:
CO: 0-1-0-0-2-0-1-1-0-(5)
M: 3-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-1-(6)
Win: Jack Stipa
Loss: Chris Gonzalez
3B: Dylan Zdunek (M)
2B: Evan Avitia (CO), Dave Montoya (CO), Diego Ortiz (CO); Mikey bner (M), Nick Cook (M)
Records: Charter Oak (9-11); Maranatha (13-5)
Baseball: Arcadia got a great outing for Gabriel Lopez in Thursday’s 3-0 victory over Long Beach Poly in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. Gabriel Lopez went 6 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Lopez allowed four hits, didn’t issue a walk and struck out eight Jackrabbits. Fernando Palencia got the […]
Baseball: Los Osos won its first playoff game since 2017. The Grizzlies secured a 14-6 slugfest victory over visiting Apple Valley in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. The game featured 20 runs, 28 hits and seven pitchers. LOHS edged AVHS in extra-base hits, 6-5, including a 3-2 advantage in home runs. […]
Baseball: Editor’s Note: Los Amigos didn’t post their game stats on MaxPreps or Game Changer. West Covina entered the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs having been swept by Charter Oak in a two-game series that determined the No. 2 seed out of the Valle Vista League. WCHS traveled to Fountain Valley on Thursday and the Bulldogs […]
Baseball: It’s one thing to have a solid regular season. But winning playoff games is what takes a program to the next level. And that’s what St. Francis did on Thursday. The Golden Knights picked up an 8-3 victory at Windward in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. SFHS out-hit WHS, 8-7, […]
Baseball: San Marino cruised to a 5-0 victory over Citrus Hill in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. And that was thanks to Tomas Bilvado’s effort on the mound. Bilvado tossed a three-hit shutout. He issued two walks and struck out seven. Fifty-six of Bilvado’s 90 pitches went for strikes. Brett Inman, […]
Baseball: It doesn’t take a Rhodes Scholar to realize that good pitching is the key to a deep playoff run. And Zach Strickland was better than good on Thursday afternoon. Strickland tossed a no-hitter in Maranatha’s 4-0 CIF-SS Division 2 first-round victory over Royal of Simi Valley. Strickland issued two walks and struck out 17 […]
Baseball: If you weren’t paying attention, Ayala entered the playoffs having won six in a row, and the Bulldogs are playing their best baseball of the season. And that hot streak carried over into Thursday’s first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Bulldogs scored four runs in the top of the third inning, […]
High School Sports: Editor’s Note: A huge thanks to Marshall Fundamental’s Felita Kealing & Trinity Dela Cruz for helping get this story done & Danny Callaway for the photos. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor: Many American boys grow up with dreams of becoming a professional athlete. And even if they choose basketball or football as […]
Baseball: Rio Hondo Prep won five of its last six regular season games to earn a spot in the CIF-SS playoffs. The Kares hosted Bolsa Grande in Tuesday’s Division 8 wild card game. And the Matadors pounded out a 9-2 victory. BGHS out-hit RHP, 20-7, and they had a 6-1 advantage in extra-base hits. Seven […]
