Baseball/ Apr 16 2024

Bonita’s Farina Wins 2-1 Pitchers’ Duel Against Claremont’s Plotkin; Villa & Vazquez Provided RBI Singles in Sixth & Seventh Innings, Respectively

Baseball: Bonita did what league champions do. They hung around long enough and found a way to grind out a victory. And such was the case for the Bearcats baseball program in its 2-1 Palomares League victory at Claremont. They missed a couple of opportunities to move runners over, but the bottom line is ‘scoreboard.’ […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 15 2024

Baseball League Scenarios; Arcadia, Bonita, Damien, Flintridge Prep, La Salle, LOHS, Maranatha, Marshall, SDHS, San Marino & South Hills in Contention

Photo by Gwen Pointer: Editor’s Note: This story revolves around teams within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone that have a realistic shot at winning a league championship over the next two weeks. Baseball: One of the area’s best and most compelling leagues is easily the Baseline League. With a pair of three-game series that […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 13 2024

Jorge Aceves Goes 2-for-4 w/Three RBIs in Charter Oak’s 5-4 Victory Over Diamond Ranch; COHS Takes Over Second Place in VVL Standings

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: It was far closer than they would have preferred, but Charter Oak secured the two-game Valle Vista League sweep of Diamond Ranch. After a 1-0 victory on Wednesday, the Chargers edged the Panthers, 5-4, and they find themselves in sole possession of second place in the VVL standings. Marcus Reese […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 13 2024

Landon White Singles, Doubles & Drives in Five in San Dimas’ 12-1 Victory Over West Covina; Saints Pulling Away From VVL Competition

Baseball: West Covina opened its two-game Valle Vista League series with San Dimas in second place. The Bulldogs were 3-1, and they stood just one-game back of the Saints. SDHS, however, claimed victories of 13-1 (five innings) and 12-1 (six innings) to distance themselves from the Bulldogs. Vaughn Coleman earned the win after going five […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 13 2024

Andrew Walters Homers, Triples & Drives in Four in Mt. SAC’s 15-4 SCC Victory Over Rio Hondo; Mounties Secured Three-Game Sweep

College Baseball: Mt. SAC completed its three-game South Coast Conference ass kicking of Rio Hondo College on Friday. The Mounties secured the sweep by a combined margin of 53-16. MSAC out-hit RHC, 54-30, including a 20-4 advantage in extra-base hits. The boys from Walnut have won five consecutive games, and nine of their last 10. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 13 2024

Brunk Hits 3-Run HR in Bonita’s 4-3 Palomares League Victory at Ayala; Rudometkin & Duffield Team up on Mound for Bearcats

Baseball: Bonita scored four runs in the top of the first inning at Ayala, and Jack Rudometkin and Corbin Duffield made sure that held up in a 4-3 victory. The win secures the three-game Palomares League series over the Bulldogs, 2-1. Rudometkin went 5 1/3 innings, and he surrendered three runs on six hits. He […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 13 2024

Bacon Goes Eight Innings, Allows Three Runs & Strikes Out Five in PCC’s 6-3 SCC Victory at Compton; Nahra Singles Twice, Triples & Scores Two Runs

College Baseball: PCC secured its fourth South Coast Conference series win of the 2024 season. After dropping game one at Compton (11-4), the Lancers claimed 15-10 and 6-3 victories on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Joe Bacon went eight innings to earn the win, and he allowed three runs on eight hits. Bacon walked three and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 13 2024

Christian Eaton Throws Four-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Five in Etiwanda’s 3-0 Baseline League Victory at Upland

Baseball: Etiwanda earned its first Baseline League series win on Friday. The Eagles shut down the Upland bats in a 3-0 victory at Memorial Park. EHS won the three-game series, 2-1. Christian Eaton put the Eagles on his back. Eaton tossed a four-hit shutout. He issued one walk and fanned five UHS batters. Eaton needed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 13 2024

Wyatt Mohler Hits 2-Run HR & Gets Win on Mound; LOHS Regains First Place w/a 6-3 Nine-Inning Baseline League Victory at Damien

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The game of baseball can provide its competitors with moments of euphoria, and it can change in an instant, and deliver a swift kick in the stones. Los Osos was 6-0 in Baseline League play as they entered this week’s three-game set with a very talented and well-coached Damien […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 12 2024

O’Regan’s Arm & Young’s Bat Help Lead Chaffey to an 8-2 Victory Over Victor Valley; Panthers Have Won 10 Consecutive IEAC Games

College Baseball: Chaffey College to another step closer to an Inland Empire Athletic Conference title. The Panthers cruised to an 8-2 victory over their visitors from Victor Valley College. Chaffey out-hit VVC, 12-7, and they improved to 17-2 in conference play. Joe O’Regan went five innings, and he allowed two runs on six hits. O’Regan […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 12 2024

South Hills Pounds Out 17-1 Victory at Wilson in Five Innings; Huskies Improve to 6-0 in Hacienda League Games

Baseball: South Hills secured its annual two-game Hacienda League sweep over last-place Wilson. The Huskies claimed victories of 9-0 on Tuesday, and 17-1 on Thursday. SHHS out-hit WHS, 17-2, and the Huskies had 12 players with at least one hit. Christian Santoyo was credited with the win after going two scoreless innings and allowing just […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 12 2024

Carson Kelly & Baron Lutz Combine to Keep Whittier Christian Offense in Check; Maranatha Claims 10-2 Olympic League Victory Over Heralds

Editor’s Note: Whittier Christian doesn’t post their roster online Baseball: Maranatha keeps inching closer and closer to an outright Olympic League championship. The Minutemen scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth, and they went on to secure a 10-2 victory over Whittier Christian. MHS holds a three-game lead (in the loss column) over […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 12 2024

Andrew Walters Hits Grand Slam & Two-Run HR in Mt. SAC’s 25-7 South Coast Conference Beatdown at Rio Hondo College

College Baseball: Mt. SAC has won four consecutive games, and eight of their last nine. On Thursday, the Mounties shellacked their host from Rio Hondo College, 25-7, in a South Coast Conference blowout. The Mounties out-hit the Roadrunners, 22-6, including 10 extra-base hits. By the time Rio Hondo picked up their bats in the bottom […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 12 2024

Richman & Nahra Combine to go 7-for-10 w/Two Doubles, Two Triples & Six RBIs in PCC’s 15-10 SCC Victory Over Compton

College Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor This might not be the deepest or most talented program PCC has fielded in the last seven-plus years. But these young men battle their asses off and they’re still in contention for a postseason berth. The Lancers claimed a 15-10 slugfest over their visitors from Compton. The win […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 11 2024

Aaron Jacobsen Threw a Four-Hit Shutout & Struck Out Five in Glendora’s 3-0 Palomares League Victory Over Alta Loma

Baseball: Glendora and Alta Loma are hoping to avoid a last place finish in Palomares League play. In the first of a three-game set, the Braves defeated the Tartans, 9-7, on Monday at ALHS. Fast forward 48 hours, and GHS would even the series at 1-1, thanks to a 3-0 victory. Aaron Jacobsen did the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball,Top Stories/ Apr 11 2024

Marshall Fundamental Continues to Climb MVL Ladder; Eagles Edge Rosemead, 4-3, on Wednesday

Photos by Stephen Delgado Baseball: Marshall Fundamental won its fourth consecutive Mission Valley League game on Wednesday. The Eagles defeated Rosemead, 4-3, and they currently sit one-half a game behind second-place South El Monte. Andrew Wong went 2 2/3 innings, and he allowed two runs on four hits. Wong walked three and struck out one […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 11 2024

San Dimas Hammers West Covina, 13-1, in Five Innings; Saints Improve to 5-0 in Valle Vista League Games

Baseball: If the first five games are any indication, San Dimas appears to be in cruise control and headed towards yet another Valle Vista League championship. On Wednesday, SDHS hammered West Covina, 13-1, in five innings. The Saints are now 5-0 in VVL games, and they’ve outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 52-6. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 11 2024

Northview Defeats Covina, 6-4, to Secure First VVL Win of 2024; Ramos & Arellano Combine for Four Hits & Five RBIs

Baseball: Northview didn’t just win its first Valle Vista League game on Wednesday. The Vikings also snapped a seven-game losing streak. NHS claimed a 6-4 VVL victory over their visitors from Covina. Declan Bowers got the loss after allowing six runs (one earned) on six hits over five innings. Bowers walked one and fanned a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 11 2024

Bonita Jumps on Ayala Early & Holds on for a 7-6 Palomares League Victory; Bearcats Hold Two-Game Lead Over Second-Place Colony

Photos by Beth Oualline Baseball: Two days after dropping its first Palomares League contest of 2024, Bonita responded well. The Bearcats fell, 7-2, at Ayala, in the first of a three-game set with the Bulldogs. On Wednesday, however, Bonita led 6-0 after two innings, and they would hold on for a 7-6 victory. With seven […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 11 2024

Upland Freshman Carson Kinnick Goes 3-for-3 & His Walk-Off Single Led Upland to a 10-9 Baseline League Victory Over Etiwanda

Baseball: Upland snapped its five-game Baseline League losing streak on Wednesday. And they did so in dramatic fashion. The Highlanders edged the reigning two-time champs from Etiwanda, 10-9, on a walk-off single from freshman Carson Kinnick. UHS overcame deficits of 3-0 and 8-4. Upland scored four unearned runs off Michael Aleman on five hits over […]

By Brian Baiotto