Baseball/ Jun 27 2022

So Cal Shepherds Defeat Inland Valley Bucs, 4-2, Despite Being Out-Hit, 12-6, in Sunday’s BOTW Showdown

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The game of baseball can be strange at times. Like it was on Sunday when the So Cal Shepherds met up with the Inland Valley Bucs is a Best of the West League contest. In a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 26 2022

Chris Ceballos Throws 5 Perfect Innings & Strikes Out 4 in Inland Valley Pirates 12-0 Victory Over Long Beach Legends

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The Inland Valley Pirates continue to separate itself from their Best of the West League competition. After Saturday’s 12-0 victory over the Long Beach Legends, IVP improved to 9-2. The Pirates nine wins is four more […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 26 2022

Arroyo Seco Sentinels Rough Up So Cal Shepherds Pitching in Friday’s 13-1 Victory; Tommy Castillo Triples & Has 3 RBIs

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Pictured L-R: Joseph Jimenez (Citrus College), Can Slessor (La Verne), Taer Rodriguez (Dartmouth), Matt Rice (PCC) & Antonio Andrade (Occidental) Baseball: The Arroyo Seco Sentinels moved into a second-place tie (with Ventura County Pirates) in the Best […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Jun 25 2022

Through the Rigors of Gymnastics, La Salle Freshman Cooper Dammann is Preparing Himself Well for Life’s Challenges

High School Sports: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor This might come as a surprise to some, but not every young boy grows up with the dream of becoming a star athlete. And Cooper Dammann would fit that billing. Early in his life, he took up tennis, soccer and baseball. His father, Brett Dammann, was a talented athlete […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 25 2022

Inland Valley Pirates Extend Their Lead in Best of the West League Standings After Friday’s 7-6 Victory Over East LA Dodgers

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The Best of the West League-leading Inland Valley Pirates continued its victory tour on Friday night. IVP improved to 8-2, defeating the East LA Dodgers, 7-6, at Azusa Pacific University. Nathaniel Garcia went four innings and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 24 2022

The East LA Dodgers Catch So Cal Shepherds in BOTW Standings After Thursday’s 7-5 Victory

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The East LA Dodgers jumped into a two-way tie for second place in the Best of the West League standings thanks to Thursday’s 7-5 victory over the So Cal Shepherds. ELAD got five runs in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 23 2022

Inland Valley Pirates Pitchers Johnson & Czerniawski Team up in Wednesday’s 7-2 Best of the West League Victory Over Ventura County Pirates

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The Inland Valley Pirates cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Ventura County Pirates on Wednesday night. IVP is now 7-2 and they sit atop the Best of the West League standings. They hold a 1.5 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 23 2022

East LA Dodgers Defeated First-Place Ventura County Bucs, 6-4, in Wednesday’s Sunset League Showdown

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The East LA Dodgers moved into second place in the Sunset League after knocking off the first-place Ventura County Bucs, 6-4, on Wednesday. Sam Dawson got the win, going six innings and allowing four runs (two […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 22 2022

Ventura County Bucs Score Three Runs in Bottom of 9th to Defeat Inland Empire Bucs, 5-4, in Tuesday’s Sunset League Battle

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The Ventura County Bucs held their spot atop the Sunset League standings after Tuesday dramatic win. The VCB scored twice in the bottom of the first inning and got three in the ninth to claim a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 22 2022

OC Pirates Score Three Runs in 9th & Four in 10th to Defeat Quakes Baseball Academy, 12-10, in Sunset League Slugfest

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: Trailing 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth, the OC Pirates rallied for three runs to send the game to extra innings. After the Quakes Baseball Academy scored twice in the top-half of the 10th, the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 21 2022

Moises Guzman & Caleb Reyes Named Best of the West League’s Player & Pitcher of the Week

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Pictured L-R: Moises Guzman & Caleb Reyes Baseball: Best of the West Player of the Week: Moises Guzman, Long Beach Legends The Long Beach Legends might be just 1-3 in Best of the West League games thus […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 21 2022

Jared Benash & Conor Burdian Named Sunset League’s Player & Pitcher of the Week

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Pictured L-R: Jared Benash & Conor Burdian Baseball: Player of the Week: Jared Benash, Quakes Baseball Academy: The Quakes Baseball Academy has begun Sunset League play 3-2, which has them in a four-way tie in second place, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Jun 20 2022

Arroyo Seco Sentinels Defeat First-Place Inland Valley Pirates, 4-2, Despite Striking Out 17 Times on Sunday

Photo by David Gomez To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: You know it might be your day when the offense produces just four hits, strikes out 17 times and still manages a way to pick up the W. But that’s exactly what […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 19 2022

Quakes Baseball Academy Scores Three Runs in Bottom of the 8th to Edge California Cage Rats, 6-5, in Sunset League Play

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The California Cage Rats were just six outs away from their first win of the season. They scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 5-3 lead on Saturday afternoon. The […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 19 2022

Long Beach Picks Up First Best of the West League Victory; Legends Outlast Arroyo Seco Sentinels, 10-7, on Saturday

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: The Long Beach Legends got three runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Arroyo Seco Sentinels, 10-7, in Saturday’s Best of the West League game. LBL out-hit the Sentinels, 10-6, to earn […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 19 2022

JP Hefft’s Grand Slam in Sixth Inning Helps Lead So Cal Shepherds to 9-5 Victory Over Inland Valley Bucs in Best of the West League Contest

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Baseball: Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning in a Best of the West League contest, JP Hefft changed the game with one swing. Hefft hit a grand slam to give the So Cal Shepherds […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 18 2022

Inland Valley Rallies Late for 9-5 Victory Over Long Beach in 10 Innings; Pirates Score Seven Runs in Last Three Frames

Baseball: The Inland Valley Pirates didn’t take their first lead of the game until the top of the 10th inning. They scored two in the eighth, one in the ninth and four runs in the top of the 10th to claim a 9-5 victory over the Long Beach Legends in a Best of the West […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 18 2022

Rafael Flores Hits Walk-Off Grand Slam; Alaska Goldpanners Defeat Ventura County, 8-6, on Friday

Baseball: Talk about finishing what you started. The Alaska Goldpanners scored four runs in the bottom of the first and ninth innings to defeat Ventura County, 8-6, on Friday. And they did so in dramatic fashion. Trailing 6-4, and with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Rafael Flores hit a walk-off grand slam. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 14 2022

Etiwanda’s Dylan Goff & Brady Ebel Named 210 Prep Sports Baseball Players of the Year; Eagles’ Duo Went 18-0, w/a 0. 52 ERA

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor: Etiwanda entered the 2022 season just one year removed from having won 12 games and finishing fifth in the Baseline League. The Eagles’ pitching staff returned junior Dylan Goff (3-3) and seniors Alfredo Capacete (3-4) and Garrett Mnich (3-1), who combined to go 9-8, with a 4.42 ERA over 89 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jun 14 2022

Etiwanda’s Don Furnald Named 210 Prep Sports Baseball Coach of the Year; Eagles Won Second CIF-SS D-2 Title Since 2017

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There were signs early on that Don Furnald was going to be successful at Etiwanda, and that his Eagles would never go down without a fight. In Furnald’s first season at the Rancho Cucamonga school, the rookie coach nearly pulled off a miracle. With two weeks to play in the […]

By Brian Baiotto