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, 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


Baseball/ May 18 2025

Mt. SAC Will Play for State Title at Next Week’s Final Four; Mounties Trailed 6-0 & 8-3 Before Defeating Glendale, 9-8, in 10 Innings

Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Mt. SAC is the first JC program in California to earn a spot in next week’s Final Four to decide a state champion. The Mounties earned the privilege to play for a state title in their own stadium thanks to 14-2 and 9-8 victories over Glendale on Friday, and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

Arms of Quesenbery & Powers & Bat of Hernandez Sparks Monrovia to a 5-3 Victory Over Capistrano Valley Christian in D-4 Opener

Baseball: Editor’s Note: Capistrano Valley Christian did not post their game stats on either MaxPreps or Game Changer. Monrovia earned a spot in Tuesday’s second round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs thanks to a 5-3 victory over Capistrano Valley Christian on Friday. The Wildcats scored two runs in the bottom of the first and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

Jake Ourique & Noah Irwin Combine on 2-Hit Shutout & Nine Strikeouts in Gahr’s 10-0 Victory Over La Salle in D-2 Opener

Baseball: Jake Ourique and Noah Irwin combined on a two-hit shutout in Gahr’s 10-0 victory over their visitors from La Salle in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. Ourique went six scoreless innings and allowed one run. Ourique didn’t issue a walk and registered eight strikeouts. Noah Irwin got the final three […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

Miguel Castillo & Conrad Hunziker IV Hold RHP to One Run on Two Hits in Friday’s 3-1 Victory in First Round of D-6 Playoffs

Photos by Conrad Hunziker III (https://www.instagram.com/anamorph.sports.photos/) Baseball: Miguel Castillo and Conrad Hunziker III teamed up on the mound in Muir’s 3-1 victory over their visitors from Rio Hondo Prep in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. It’s the first playoff win for the Mustangs since 2019. Castillo went five innings, and he […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

La Canada Gets Out to a 6-1 Lead at Downey & Spartans Narrowly Hold Off Vikings, 6-5, in First Round of D-4 Playoffs

Baseball: La Canada enjoyed a 6-1 lead as Downey picked up their bats in the bottom of the fifth inning on Friday. The Vikings scored twice in the fifth and seventh innings, but LCHS would hold on for a 6-5 victory in the first round of the CIF-SS D-4 playoffs. Cash Carroll went 4 2/3 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

Wyatt Green Goes Distance, Allowing Unearned Run & Struck Out 8 in Claremont’s 2-1 Victory at Apple Valley in D-4 Opener

Baseball: Had someone told you that two of the four Palomares League programs would still be alive in the second round of the CIF-SS playoffs, the smart money would be on Ayala and Bonita. And of course, D-1 and D-2 are tougher draws. But the league’s two victors in the first round of the postseason […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

Caleb Thatcher Tosses 1-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out 13 in Marshall’s 6-0 Victory Over Leuzinger in First Round of D-6 Playoffs

Baseball: Caleb Thatcher had the kind of postseason outing that pitchers dream about. Thatcher tossed a one-hit shutout in Marshall’s 6-0 victory over the visitors from Leuzinger in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. He faced one over the minimum (22 batters). Zach Grant led off the top of the third inning […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

Etiwanda Takes Commanding Lead & Cruises to an 11-5 Victory Over Notre Dame in First Round of CIF-SS Division 2 Playoffs

Baseball: Etiwanda cruised to an 11-5 victory over Notre Dame in Friday’s first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Eagles led 9-1 before the Knights scored four times in the top of the sixth inning. Michael Aleman went 5 2/3 innings, and he was charged with five runs (two earned) on five hits. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 17 2025

Arm of Muniz & Bats of White, Bradshaw, Ortiz, Jackson & Rodriguez Lead Mt. SAC to a 14-2 Thumping of Glendale in Game 1 of 3C2A Regional Final

Photos by Robert Ketterling: College Baseball: Six days after narrowly escaping their own Super Regional in a 9-8 walk-off victory over a solid Chaffey program, Mt. SAC dropped a 14-2 beatdown on Glendale in game one of the So Cal Regional final. The Mounties out-hit the Vaqueros, 19-6, including a 4-2 edge in extra-base hits. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 16 2025

Flintridge Prep Edged Campbell Hall, 3-2, in First Round of CIF D-7 Playoffs; Grable, Liston & Schaeffer Teamed up on Mound for Wolves

Baseball: Flintridge Prep scored once in the top of the sixth and seventh innings to claim a 3-2 victory at Campbell Hall in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 7 playoffs. The Wolves out-hit the Vikings, 9-5. Will Grable went the first five innings for the visitors, and he surrendered an unearned run on […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 16 2025

Great Oak Scores Seven Unearned Runs off Five Errors in a 7-0 Victory Over Visiting San Marino in First Round of CIF D-3 Playoffs

Baseball: San Marino saw its 2025 season come to an end on Thursday. The Titans defense faltered in a 7-0 loss at Great Oak in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs. All seven GOHS runs were unearned thanks to five San Marino errors. Tomas Bilvado’s remarkable run at SMHS came to an […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 16 2025

Meyer, Jones & Cromwell Combined to go 6-for-10 w/2 Doubles, 3 Runs & 5 RBIs in LOHS’ 7-5 Victory Over Cypress in D-1 Playoffs

Baseball: There isn’t a greater example of just how difficult the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs are than two programs ranked in the top 35 in California having to meet up in the first round of the playoffs. But that was the case in Rancho Cucamonga. No. 27 Cypress visited No. 34 Los Osos. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 16 2025

GHS Secures First Playoff Win in Six Years; Tartans Claim 4-1 Victory at Citrus Valley Behind Johnson’s Complete Game & 10 Strikeouts

Pictured L-R: Brayden Johnson, Aidan Yamazaki & Tanner Grable Baseball: Glendora won its first CIF-SS playoff game since 2019 on Thursday afternoon. The Tartans made the 43-mile trek to Redlands and handed their hosts from Citrus Valley a 4-1 season-ending loss. Brayden Johnson went the distance to secure the win. With one out in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 15 2025

Tomas Bilvado Has Broken San Marino Career Records in Wins & Strikeouts, & He’s Helped Lead Titans to Three Consecutive RHL Titles

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto In the 26 years before Tomas Bilvado earned a spot on San Marino’s varsity squad in 2023, the Titans won a total of two league titles. Since his arrival, SMHS has secured three consecutive Rio Hondo League championships. Moreover, of the 40 high schools within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 13 2025

Playoff Preview: Mt. SAC Hosts Glendale Starting Friday in a Best-of-Three Southern California Regional Championship Series

Pictured L-R: Glendale & Mt. SAC offensive stat leaders, Alex Dolan & Landon White College Baseball: Glendale and Mt. SAC will meet up this Thursday and Friday in Walnut in a best-of-three So Cal Regional Final series. Thankfully for both programs, the weather will be nearly 30 degrees cooler than last week’s 100-plus degree temperature. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 13 2025

LOHS, Arcadia & Northview Host Playoff Games, While Fellow League Champs South Hills, Maranatha, San Marino, RHP & Ayala Have to Travel

Baseball: It seems like every three months or so, I end up picking apart the playoff brackets for the fall, winter and spring seasons, respectively. It’s in the hope that some tweaks can be made going forward to help the pairings make more sense. In particular, some human oversight could go a long way to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 12 2025

La Verne Erases 5-0 Deficit & Defeats Pomona-Pitzer, 9-7, to Claim SCIAC Tourney Title; Rice Goes 3-for-5 w/3 RBIs on Sunday

Photo Courtesy of La Verne Athletics College Baseball: La Verne followed up its 2025 regular season SCIAC title with a conference tournament championship. However, Redlands, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona Pitzer made the Leopards earn it. ULV defeated Redlands (4-3) and CMS (11-10 in 11 innings) before falling to Pomona-Pitzer, 13-12, in 10-innings on Thursday, Friday and […]

By Brian Baiotto