Softball/ May 22 2025

Ayala Secures Spot in D-1 Semifinal Against Top-Seeded Norco After Wednesday’s 9-5 Victory at La Mirada in Nine Innings

Editor’s Note: La Mirada did not post their game stats on MaxPreps or Game Changer Softball: Ayala earned a spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal round. The Bulldogs outlasted their hosts from La Mirada, 9-5, in nine innings. AHS scored once in the sixth, twice in the seventh, and they put the game away […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 22 2025

Every Division 1-9 CIF-SS Quarterfinal Softball Score: Ayala & Rio Hondo Prep Earn Spots in Saturday’s Semifinal Round

Softball: Quarterfinal Round Playoff Scores: D-1: Norco 9, Chino Hills 1 Ayala 9, La Mirada 5 (nine innings) El Modena 6, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 4 Temescal Canyon 4, Etiwanda 0 (Tuesday) D-2: Great Oak 8, California 3 JSerra 7, Palos Verdes 1 Santa Margarita 2, Ganesha 1 Los Alamitos 7, La Serna 1 D-3: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 22 2025

Ryen Covey’s Walk-Off RBI Single Leads RHP to a 12-11 Victory Over Katella in Quarterfinal Round of CIF-SS Division 6 Playoffs

Softball: For the second time in three playoff games, Rio Hondo Prep extended their season thanks to a walk-off win. Last Thursday, the Kares secured an 8-6 victory over Southlands Christian in the CIF-SS Division 6 opener because of Bella Fairley’s two-run walk-off HR. After a 16-6 mercy-rule victory at St. Monica in Saturday’s six-inning […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

SDHS Secured a 7-5 Victory at Top-Seeded Colony in 2nd Round of D-3 Playoffs; Rocha Escapes Bases Loaded Jam in Seventh

Editor’s Note: SDHS does not have game changer and Colony’s game changer had inaccurate pitching stats for the Saints, so those stats will be limited. Baseball: San Dimas went 1-2 against Colony in a trio of Hacienda League games during the 2025 regular season. The Saints finished one-game back of the Titans in third place, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

Every Division 1-9 Playoff Score: Season Ended for LOHS, CV, Arcadia, Claremont, Monrovia, La Canada & Flintridge Prep

Baseball: Second Round Playoff Scores: D-1: Corona 11, Los Osos 2 Norco 4, Laguna Beach 2 Villa Park 8, Aquinas 2 St. John Bosco 5, Vista Murrieta 4 Santa Margarita 6, Huntington Beach 5 Los Alamitos 8, Orange Lutheran 0 Mira Costa 5, Arcadia 4 Crespi 5, El Dorado 2 D-2: West Ranch 12, Crean […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

Duarte Picks Up 5-4 Victory at New Roads in Second Round of CIF-SS Division 8 Playoffs; Falcons Narrowly Holf Off Late Jaguars’ Rally

Baseball: Duarte took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning at New Roads in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 8 playoffs. The Jaguars scored once in the sixth and got three more in the sixth. But Duarte escaped with a 5-4 victory. Adalius Trejo went 6 1/3 innings, and he […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

Seth Hernandez Goes 6IP, Allows 2 Unearned Runs, Strikes Out 10 & Hits Pair of 3-Run HRs in Corona’s 11-2 D-1 Victory Over LOHS

Photo courtesy of Seth Hernandez’s Instagram page Baseball: It would be nearly impossible to dominate a game quite like Seth Hernandez did on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4 Corona High School senior went six innings on the mound and surrendered a pair of unearned runs on two hits in the Panthers’ 11-2 victory over Los Osos in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

Ryan Pandullo’s Grand Slam Sparks Marshall to a 6-4 Victory Over Cerritos in Second Round of CIF-SS Division 6 Playoffs

Baseball: Things didn’t look good early for Marshall in Tuesday’s second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. Cerritos scored four times in the top of the first inning. The Eagles, however, scored twice in the bottom of the first, and they got four more in the fifth to claim a 6-4 victory over the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

Nico Hamilton Went Six Innings & Allowed One Run in Etiwanda’s 6-1 D-2 Victory Over Gahr; Angel Mejia Hit a Grand Slam

Baseball: Etiwanda is the final Baseline League program remaining in the 2025 playoffs. The Eagles cruised to a 6-1 victory over their visitors over Gahr in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. Nico Hamilton went six innings and allowed just one run on four hits to earn the win. Hamilton issued two […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

Glendora Claims a 5-1 Victory Over No. 2 Seeded Yucaipa to Earn its First 20-Win Season & Trip to D-3 Quarterfinals in Eight Years

Baseball: The Glendora High baseball revival story of 2025 added another chapter to its book on Tuesday afternoon. As noted, the Tartans went 9-18 overall and 2-13 in Palomares League play in 2024. Fast forward one year, and after a brutal first league series sweep at the hands of the eventual champs from Ayala and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 21 2025

Tuesday’s Second Round Playoff Scores: Etiwanda, San Dimas, Duarte, Glendora & Marshall Earn Quarterfinal Round Appearances

Baseball: Tuesday’s Second Round: D-1: Corona 11, Los Osos 2 Mira Costa 5, Arcadia 4 D-2: Etiwanda 6, Gahr 1 D-3: San Dimas 7, Colony 5 Glendora 5, Yucaipa 1 D-4: Thousand Oaks 10, Claremont 3 Ganesha 4, La Canada 1 Pacifica Oxnard 9, Monrovia 8 D-6: Pacifica Christian 5, Muir 0 Marshall 6, Cerritos […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 20 2025

ULV’s Magical Run Came to an End, But Not Before Winning 35 Games (Most in 30 Years) & Securing SCIAC Regular Season & Tourney Titles

College Baseball: The University of La Verne saw its historic 2025 run come to an end on Saturday. And of all teams to knock them out, it was their SCIAC counterpart from Pomona-Pitzer that claimed a 2-1 season-ending win over the Leopards in 10 innings. ULV went 5-2 this season against the Sagehens, and that […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 20 2025

Connolly, Engstrom, Chan & Asperger Combine for 13 Hits, 10 Runs & Five RBIs in Poly’s 11-6 D-6 Victory Over La Salle

Softball: La Salle entered Monday’s CIF-SS Division 6 showdown with Poly on a nine-game winning streak, and they had won 14 of their past 15 games. The Santa Fe League champs opened the playoffs last Thursday with a 6-1 victory over Oxford Academy. On Monday, though, Pasadena Poly scored twice in the top of the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 19 2025

This Week’s Softball & Baseball Playoff Schedule: Los Osos Travels to No. 1 Corona in Tuesday’s Second-Round D-1 Showdown

Softball & Baseball Playoff Schedule: Softball: Monday’s Second Round: D-5: La Canada at Lancaster D-6: Pasadena Poly at La Salle Wednesday’s Quarterfinal Round: D-1: Chino Hills at Norco Ayala at La Mirada Etiwanda at Temescal Canyon D-6: Katella at Rio Hondo Prep Baseball: Tuesday’s Second Round: D-1: Los Osos at Corona Arcadia at Mira Costa […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 18 2025

United Christian Academy Scored Four Runs in Bottom of 7 to Defeat Banning, 12-11, in Second Round of CIF-SS D-8 Playoffs

Softball: The United Christian Academy enjoyed a 7-2 lead in the fifth in Saturday’s D-8 second round showdown with their visitors from Banning. However, the next thing you know, the Broncos held an 11-8 lead as UCA picked up their bats in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Eagles would score four runs to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Boys Athlete of the Week/ May 18 2025

Marshall Pitcher, Caleb Thatcher, Named 210 Prep Sports Boys Athlete of the Week After 1-Hit Shutout & 13 Strikeouts in D-6 Opener

Boys Athlete of the Week: It’s completely natural for an athlete of any sport or gender to fight off nerves in a first-round playoff game. No one told that to Marshall senior Caleb Thatcher. Thatcher faced one over the minimum and tossed a one-hit shutout in the Eagles 6-0 victory over Leuzinger in the first […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Athlete of the Week/ May 18 2025

Rio Hondo Prep Senior Bella Fairley Named 210 Prep Sports Girls Athlete of the Week After Starring Role in Two Playoff Wins

Photo by Tim Lunney Girls Athlete of the Week: Imagine a senior year in which an athlete is hitting in the .160’s, and in the first playoff game, they’re 0-for-4, including a walk, being hit by pitch and striking out. And then consider the dramatic roller coaster in watching your softball team surrender a 6-2 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 18 2025

Nadia Juarez Tosses Five-Hit Shutout & Struck Out Three in Chino Hills’ 4-0 Victory at Huntington Beach in Second Round of D-1 Playoffs

Softball: Nadia Juarez tossed a five-hit shutout in Chino Hills’ 4-0 victory at Huntington Beach in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Juarez didn’t issue a walk and registered three strikeouts. Juarez needed 85 pitches to finish what she started. Cali Bennett, Maleah Humble, Tea Gutierrez, Zariah Billinger and Siguenza had one […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 18 2025

Ayala Edges Murrieta Mesa, 3-2, in Eight Innings; Bulldogs Face Temescal Canyon in D-1 Quarterfinal on Wednesday

Softball: Ayala extended its current win streak to 16 games on Saturday. And they had to work overtime to accomplish that feat. AHS edged Murrieta Mesa, 3-2, in eight innings in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Bulldogs trailed 1-0 into the bottom of the sixth before scoring a pair of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 18 2025

Galindo Shuts Down La Habra Bats in Etiwanda’s 3-1 D-1 Victory; Wren, Aleman & Gutierrez Drive in Runs for Quarterfinal Bound Eagles

Softball: Apparently, the 10-day layoff after finishing up Baseline League play wasn’t a hinderance for Etiwanda. The Eagles got a first-round bye in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. And on Saturday, they secured a 3-1 victory over their visitors from La Habra. Alyssa Galindo went the distance, allowing one run on five hits. She didn’t […]

By Brian Baiotto