Baseball/ Apr 24 2024

Michael Gerst, Samuel Gutierrez & Elijah Lain Combined on Five-Inning No-Hitter; Marshall Fundamental Claimed 11-1 MVL Victory Over El Monte

Editor’s Note: El Monte doesn’t post their roster online, so I couldn’t mention any of their players. Baseball: Marshall Fundamental officially wrapped up the No. 3 seed out of the Mission Valley League. The Eagles cruised to an 11-1 victory over last-place El Monte on Tuesday. With one MVL game to play, Marshall holds a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 24 2024

Javier Mendez, David Loera & Jacob Billings Combine for 12 RBIs in Chaffey’s 18-5 IEAC Victory Over Barstow

College Baseball: Chaffey College dropped the hammer on Barstow. The Panthers crushed their visitors, 18-5, in Tuesday’s Inland Empire Athletic Conference contest. Chaffey out-hit Barstow, 19-8, in the next to last game of the 2024 regular season. Hunter Brasher was charged with seven runs on five hits over 1 2/3 innings. He walked three and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 24 2024

JJ Wilson Tosses One-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Seven in San Marino’s 3-0 Victory at La Canada; Titans Can Secure Outright RHL Title w/a Thursday Win

Baseball: In 2021 and 2022, San Marino went a combined 8-30-1. Fast forward to 2024, and the Titans are seeking a second consecutive Rio Hondo League championship. And this year, SMHS doesn’t want to share the RHL penthouse with South Pasadena. After Tuesday’s 3-0 victory over La Canada, San Marino holds a one-game lead over […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 24 2024

Andrew Miller Goes Six Innings, Allowing Two Runs & Struck Out Nine in Maranatha’s 8-2 Olympic League Victory Over Village Christian

Baseball: Maranatha continues to distance itself from the rest of the Olympic League. After Tuesday’s 8-2 victory over Village Christian, the Minutemen hold a four-game lead over Whittier Christian and Village Christian. MHS has resided in the Olympic League penthouse since 2018. The Crusaders actually had a 4-0 advantage in extra-base hits, but they weren’t […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 24 2024

Mt. SAC Secures 4-2 Victory at El Camino; Mounties Have Won South Coast Conference-Best Nine Consecutive Games

College Baseball: Mt. SAC won its South Coast Conference-best ninth consecutive game on Tuesday. The Mounties secured a 4-2 road win at El Camino. Kaden Moeller went 3 2/3 innings, and he was charged with two runs on three hits. Moeller issued four walks and struck out three. Blake Hagerty was credited with the win, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 24 2024

Miguel Castillo Goes Distance, Allowing Two Runs & Striking Out Nine in Muir’s 3-2 Pacific League Victory Over Pasadena

Photos by Conrad Hunziker III Baseball: Muir is closing out the 2024 season on a high note. The Mustangs edged their rival from Pasadena, 3-2, on Tuesday, in a Pacific League contest. MHS has now won 13 games and they travel to PHS on Friday afternoon in their regular season finale. The significance? If Muir […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 24 2024

South Hills’ Moreno & Manzo Combine on Three-Hit Shutout in Tuesday’s 5-0 Hacienda League Victory at DBHS; Bauer’s Bat Remains Hot for Huskies

Baseball: South Hills is one more win from securing at least a share of the Hacienda League championship. The Huskies rode the arms of Matt Moreno and Matt Manzo to a 5-0 victory at Diamond Bar. And Walnut picked up a 3-1 road win at Los Altos, so SHHS and WHS are both 8-1 in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2024

Munoz & Barragan Combined for Eight Hits, Eight Runs & Six RBIs in PCC’s 24-14 Nonconference Victory at Chaffey College

Pictured: Devin Munoz & Ivan Barragan College Baseball: After securing a South Coast Conference series against the state’s No. 1 team (Cerritos), Pasadena City College headed to Rancho Cucamonga on Monday to battle the two-time Inland Empire Athletic Conference champions from Chaffey. And the Lancers defeated the Panthers, 24-14, in a slugfest. The game featured […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2024

Zach Strickland Goes Six Innings, Allowing Unearned Run & Strikes Out Nine in Maranatha’s 7-1 Nonleague Victory Over West Ranch

Baseball: Maranatha opened a busy final week of the 2024 regular season with a 7-1 nonleague victory over West Ranch. Zach Strickland went six innings, and he was charged with an unearned run on three hits. Strickland issued one walk and struck out nine West Ranch batters. Baron Lutz provided a scoreless and hitless seventh […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2024

Zach Menlove Goes Six Innings, Allows One Run & Strikes Out Five in Monrovia’s 7-1 Rio Hondo League Victory at South Pasadena

Baseball: Monrovia got a great outing from Zach Menlove, and they took advantage of seven South Pasadena errors in a 7-1 Rio Hondo League victory at SPHS. With the setback, the Tigers fall to one-half game behind first-place San Marino. Menlove went six innings, and he allowed one run on five hits. He issued four […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2024

Los Osos Leapfrogs Damien Into First Place After Monday’s 2-1 Baseline League Victory Over Chino Hills

Baseball: Thanks to Etiwanda’s 2-1 victory on Saturday, Los Osos dropped one-half game behind first-place Damien in the Baseline League standings. And because of Etiwanda’s 10-5 victory over Damien on Monday, and Los Osos’ 2-1 triumph of Chino Hills, the Grizzlies are back atop the league standings by one-half a game. There are two games […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2024

Etiwanda Knocks Damien Out of First Place in Baseline League After Monday’s 10-5 Victory in Game One of a Three-Game Series

Baseball: In the last 48 hours, the Etiwanda baseball program knocked Baseline League competitors Los Osos and Damien out of first place. On Saturday, the Eagles edged the Grizzlies, 3-2. And on Monday, EHS outlasted the Spartans, 10-5, in a game that featured 20 hits. Al Moreno went 4 1/3 innings and he allowed five […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2024

Farina & Reeve Combine to Strike Out 14 in Bonita’s 3-2 Victory at Glendora; Bearcats Secure Palomares League Championship

Photos by Cyara Vasquez Baseball: Bonita won its third consecutive Palomares League championship on Monday. But Glendora made them work for it. Trailing 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning, the Bearcats got RBI singles from Cody White and Andrew Sanchez, and they scored on a throwing error to take a 3-2 lead. Camden […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Final Week Standings & Schedules for Chaffey, Citrus, Mt. SAC & PCC; Panthers Already Secured IEAC Championship

College Baseball: Conference Standings & Final Week Schedules for Chaffey, Citrus, Mt. SAC & PCC: Inland Empire Athletic Conference Standings: Chaffey (26-11, 20-2) Mt. San Jacinto (28-10, 17-5) Desert (19-18, 15-8) Cerro Coso (17-21, 10-12 SBVC (15-22, 10-12) Victor Valley (7-27, 10-12) Barstow (4-35, 2-21) Chaffey’s Schedule: 4/22: PCC at Chaffey 4/23: Barstow at Chaffey […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Final Week Standings & Schedule: Maranatha & SDHS Have Secured Titles, While Arcadia, Bonita, Damien, LOHS, San Marino & South Hills in Contention

Photo by Beth Oualline Editor’s Note: I put the schedule of 210 Prep Sports programs that still have a chance at a title. Baseball: League Standings w/One Week to Play: Baseline League Standings: Damien (14-9-1, 9-2-1) Los Osos (16-8, 9-3) Chino Hills (14-7-2, 6-5-1) Etiwanda (9-15, 5-7) Upland (13-11, 3-9) RCHS (11-14, 3-9) Final Week […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Andrew Walters Hits Three-Run HR in Mt. SAC’s 12-5 Victory at LA Harbor; Mounties Have SCC-Best Eight-Game Win Streak

College Baseball: Mt. SAC continued its hot streak on Saturday. The Mounties scored nine runs in the top of the first inning, and they went on to defeat their host from LA Harbor, 12-5, on Saturday afternoon. The Mounties and Seahawks had 13 hits apiece. Mt. SAC has now won an SCC-best nine consecutive games, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Former PHS Pitchers Bacon & Griffith Team up in PCC’s 4-3 SCC Victory Over Cerritos; Lancers are First to Win Series vs State’s No. 1 Program

College Baseball: As the second to final week of the 2024 regular season got underway, Cerritos College was in cruise control. The No. 1 ranked program in the state had South Coast Conference series sweeps over LA Harbor, El Camino and Mt. SAC. The Falcons also secured 2-1 SCC series wins over Rio Hondo and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Lucas Favretto’s Arm & Bat of Jordan Viramontes Key in St. Francis’ 4-3 Nine-Inning Mission League Victory at Crespi

Baseball: St. Francis avoided a three-game Mission League sweep on Friday. But they had to work overtime to accomplish that feat. The Golden Knights edged Crespi, 4-3, in nine innings. Diego Velasquez got the loss after allowing one run on two hits over two innings. Velasquez walked one and fanned three St. Francis batters. Jordan […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Marshall Fundamental Falls at Arroyo, 3-2, in Nine Innings; Eagles Will Enter Playoffs as Mission Valley League’s No. 3 Seed

Baseball: Marshall Fundamental will have to settle for third place in the Mission Valley League. The Eagles needed wins over Arroyo, El Monte and Mountain View, and they had to count on some assistance from South El Monte to defeat Arroyo next week if the boys from Pasadena were to secure the MVL’s No. 2 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Conrad Hunziker IV Went Distance, Allowing Two Unearned Runs & Striking Out Four in Muir’s 9-2 Pacific League Victory Over Glendale

Photos by Conrad Hunziker III Baseball: Muir secured its second two-game Pacific League sweep of the 2024 season. The Mustangs never trailed in Friday’s 9-2 victory over Glendale. MHS out-hit GHS, 8-4. Conrad Hunziker IV went the distance and allowed a pair of unearned runs on four hits. Hunziker issued three walks and struck out […]

By Brian Baiotto