Photos by Beth Oualline:
Baseball:
Considering the fact that Justin Santiago and Ian Hoffstetter had ERA’s of 1.49 or lower, it was a little surprising to see both aces face first-inning drama in Wednesday’s CIF-SS Division 1 opener at AHS.
The Bearcats would send eight guys to the plate and scored four runs on a hit batter, error, fielder’s choice, two singles and a double.
For their part, the Apaches loaded the bases with no outs, sent seven batters to the plate, but only scored once.
Devon Eskridge walked, Fernando Palencia singled and Christian Garcia walked.
Santiago got Avery Truesdale on strikes, but the BHS senior followed that by walking Brayden Herrera with the bases loaded.
At one point in the bottom of the first, Bonita catcher Garrett Patterson started to walk towards the pitcher’s mound and Santiago waived him off like “I’ve got this.”
And apparently he did, because Santiago got Jerry Carlos looking and Ben Cooper swinging to end the threat.
Bonita out-hit Arcadia, 12-7, and the Bearcats took advantage of three AHS errors that resulted in five unearned runs.
Hoffstetter went 4 1/3 innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on eight hits.
He walked three and struck out three BHS batters.
Fernando Palencia would replace Hoffstetter in the fifth inning, and he surrendered six runs (four earned) on two hits over his two innings on the mound.
Palencia walked three, struck out four and hit three batters.
Tyler Holley went 2-for-3 with two walks, a pair of singles, scored twice and had two RBIs.
Jared Brunk singled twice, doubled and drove in a pair of runs.
Diego Vazquez went 3-for-4 and scored twice.
Colton Perez walked, singled twice, scored and had one RBI.
Garrett Patterson and Diego Villa walked twice and scored two runs apiece.
Andrew Sanchez had a walk, single and RBI.
Austin Owens singled and scored.
Bryan Bradshaw walked twice, scored and had one RBI.
Santiago got the win, going 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on five hits.
Santiago issued five walks and registered nine strikeouts.
Patterson would get the final four outs, half of which came via strikeout.
Eskridge walked, singled and scored.
Palencia drew a pair of walks and singled twice.
Garcia walked twice, singled and had an RBI.
Leo Peniche went 2-for-3 and scored.
Kennan Wilson singled for the Apaches.
To view a photo gallery by Beth Oualline, click on the Facebook link here: Facebook
Up next: BHS will likely host top-seeded Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks on Tuesday.
The Knights (26-2) are set to host Hart (14-14) today (Thursday) if weather permits.
Notre Dame is currently ranked No. 1 in the final CIF-SS Division 1 poll, and seventh in the state by MaxPreps.
Box Score:
B: 4-0-0-0-1-0-6-(11)
A: 1-0-0-0-0-1-0-(2)
Win: Justin Santiago (9-0)
Loss: Ian Hoffstetter (8-2)
2B: Jared Brunk (B)
Records: Bonita (18-4); Arcadia (20-5)
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) & game info/stats by Zack Morton Football: With less than a minute remaining in the first half, there was no reason to believe that Glendora would leave Moreno Valley happy in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal round showdown at Rancho Verde High School. The Tartans trailed 13-0, and […]
Photos, stats & scoring plays from Ryan Tomey Football: Talk about playoff drama. St. Francis led their visitors from Muir, 28-21, with just over 30 seconds to play in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal inside Jim Bonds Stadium. Staring at a fourth-and-six at the Golden Knights’ 25-yard line, Keyon Mills continued his playoff excellence. The […]
Thanks to Harry Joe for the game info/stats & Matt Heersema & Tim Lunney for the photos Football: For only the second time this season, Rio Hondo Prep trailed in a football game. The first was a week-five (28-21) loss at Torrance. And on Friday, ML King led 7-0 after taking their first drive to […]
Football: Every CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round Score: Division 1: Mater Dei 33, Sierra Canyon 13 Centennial Corona 25, Mission Viejo 20 Orange Lutheran 42, JSerra 20 St. John Bosco 31, Santa Margarita 29 D-1 Semifinal Schedule: Mater Dei at Centennial Corona Orange Lutheran at St. John Bosco Division 2: Murrieta Valley 49, Los Alamitos 28 Oaks […]
Girls Tennis: Whew! That was close. The Marshall Fundamental girls’ tennis program drove all the way to Santa Barbara to battle San Marcos in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. And the Lady Eagles earned a spot in the title match by the skin of one’s teeth. Marshall and San Marcos won […]
Boys’ Water Polo: Los Osos didn’t just earn a spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 3 championship game, The Grizzlies did so in dramatic fashion. LOHS led 7-6 in the waning moments of Tuesday’s D-3 semifinal at Santa Monica. The Vikings appeared to score to send the game to overtime. However, the goal was reversed on […]
Pictured L-R: Golden West quarterback, Will Burns, & Mt. SAC running back, Devin Miles Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto Mt. SAC is the only program in the state of California that has full control over its ranking and postseason position. If the top-ranked Mounties defeat their visitors from Golden West on Saturday night, they’ll enter the […]
Girls Tennis: Marshall Fundamental has now earned a spot in Wednesday’s semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. The Eagles secured a comfortable 12-6 victory over their visitors from Carpinteria. Per usual, Marshall’s singles players led the way. Hannah Hagiwara, Diana Kasabian and Elena Edmonds provided eight set wins of the 10 needed to […]
Photos by Ryan Tomey & Conrad Hunziker III Football: Every First Round Score: Division 1: Mater Dei had a bye Sierra Canyon 38, Servite 14 Centennial Corona (bye) Mission Viejo (bye) Orange Lutheran (bye) JSerra (bye) Santa Margarita 59, Inglewood 26 St. John Bosco (bye) Friday’s Schedule: Sierra Canyon at Mater Dei Centennial Corona at […]
