College Baseball:
Mt. SAC saw its 2026 season come to an end on Sunday afternoon in the San Diego area.
After dropping a 12-5 decision at Palomar on Saturday, the Mounties needed to beat the Comets twice on Sunday to keep their season alive.
However, with no shame to MSAC, Palomar was the best program at this regional.
The Comets move on to next week’s Super Regionals thanks to wins over Mt. San Jacinto (12-0) on Friday, Mt. SAC (12-5) on Saturday and Mt. SAC again (14-4) on Sunday.
Joey Navarro got the win after going six innings and allowed one run on four hits and one hit batter.
Navarro walked three and fanned four MSAC batters.
Cody Cappelletti retired all six batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings.
The Mounties got to Joey Halter for three runs on two hits and a pair of walks in the ninth inning.
Chip Mertz singled, tripled and scored.
Frankie Brazil walked and scored.
Andrew Alva had a sac fly in the first inning and an RBI single in the ninth.
Nick Mejia walked, singled and scored.
Hudson Karczynski singled and drove in a run on a sac fly.
AC Nieto had an RBI ground out.
Seth Sumner was saddled with the loss after allowing seven runs on six hits and one hit batter.
Sumner issued three walks and registered two strikeouts.
Brendan Menchaca was charged with four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk over 2 2/3 innings.
Juan Verduzco went two innings and he surrendered three runs (two earned) on two hits and a pair of walks.
Verduzco struck out one batter.
Richie Burrillo provided a scoreless inning of relief in the top of the ninth inning.
The Comets out-hit the Mounties, 14-6, including a 6-1 advantage in extra-base hits.
Braedon Peterson-Cheek had three doubles, a run and three RBIs.
Gavin Malcomson went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and an RBI.
Preston Conklin drew a pair of walks, singled and scored.
Rainn McMillan doubled in a run in the third and scored two times.
Jacob Loving went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and one RBI.
Michael Rodda walked, scored and had a pair of RBI ground outs.
Elijah Stephens went 2-for-4 with a walk, double, two runs and a pair of RBIs.
Justin Tucker scored, double in a run and had a pair of RBI ground balls.
Adrian Macias went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and one RBI.
One year after winning their first state title in 60 years, Mt. SAC finished 24-19.
That included winning a share of the South Coast Conference championship with El Camino.
Box Score:
P: 0-0-3-6-0-2-1-2-0-(14)
M: 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-(4)
Win: Joey Navarro (9-1)
Loss: Seth Sumner (2-3)
Please consider supporting 210 Prep Sports, which is a one-man band. Nothing is too small and everything is appreciated. Thank you.
3B: Chip Mertz (MS)
2B: Braedon Peterson-Cheek (P) 3, Elijah Stephens (P), Justin Tucker (P), Rainn McMillan (P)
Records: Palomar (37-5); Mt. SAC (24-19)
College Baseball: Mt. SAC saw its 2026 season come to an end on Sunday afternoon in the San Diego area. After dropping a 12-5 decision at Palomar on Saturday, the Mounties needed to beat the Comets twice on Sunday to keep their season alive. However, with no shame to MSAC, Palomar was the best program […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Cypress scored four total runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to edge Citrus, 8-7, and snap the Owls 12-game winning streak. The Chargers need one win on Sunday to move on to next week’s Super Regionals. Three errors cost the boys from Glendora three runs on Saturday […]
Baseball: La Canada had one final nonleague contest before facing Monrovia in the final week of the regular season. And the Spartans pounded out an 11-8 victory over their visitors from Pasadena on Saturday. LCHS out-hit PHS, 14-7, including a 4-1 advantage in extra-base hits. Cyrus Garroway was charged with three runs on four hits […]
Baseball: Monrovia enters the final week of the regular season having won four of their last five games. And that includes Saturday’s 6-2 victory over Flintridge Prep. Gavin Shearing went two innings and he was charged with two runs on two hits. Shearin walked three and fanned four FP batters. Padraic Bursseau earned the win, […]
College Baseball: Palomar jumped on their visitors from Mt. SAC early and they cruised to a 12-5 victory. The Comets out-hit the Mounties, 16-8, including a 5-2 advantage in extra-base hits. After MSAC and PC knocked off Mt. San Jacinto yesterday, it became a best-of-three series that will conclude on Sunday. Hudson Castillo got roughed […]
Baseball: West Covina secured the two-game Valle Vista League sweep over Rowland by scores of 6-4 and 4-2 on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. Rieleigh Rangel went five innings, and he was charged with two runs on three hits and one hit batter. Rangel didn’t issue a walk and registered eight strikeouts. Fifty-three of his 76 […]
Baseball: Northview secured a two-game Valle Vista League sweep over Wilson by scores of 12-2 and 10-0 on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. The Vikings out-hit the Wildcats by a combined 24-5 over that two-game stretch. With two games to play against last-place Rowland, NHS is likely to finish VVL play at 7-3. They currently sit […]
Baseball: Monrovia dropped three consecutive games to San Marino in 2026. The first was a tournament game, and the last two were Rio Hondo League contests. On Friday, the Wildcats watched a 6-1 lead disappear. However, MHS would score once in the bottom of the eighth to secure a 7-6 victory over the Titans. With […]
Baseball: After getting swept in their first three-game Baseline League series to Chino Hills, the Upland baseball program has won three consecutive series. The Highlanders defeated Rancho Cucamonga, Damien and Los Osos by identical 2-1 series victories. And that included Friday’s 5-3 victory over their visitors from LOHS. Issac Carlos went 5 1/3 innings, and […]
