Baseball/ Apr 06 2025

Ayala Cruises to an 11-1 Victory Over Walnut to Secure Three-Game Sweep; Bulldogs Improved to 6-0 in Palomares League Games

Baseball: Ayala secured a three-game Palomares League sweep of Walnut after Saturday’s 11-1 victory in five innings. The Bulldogs out-hit the Mustangs, 13-3. Easton Sarmiento went three innings to earn the win. Sarmiento surrendered one run on two hits. He walked two and fanned three. Hayden Hovey got the final six outs without any damage, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 06 2025

Mt. SAC Avoids 3-Game SCC Sweep to Cerritos After Saturday’s 6-2 Victory; Menchaca Went 5 1/3 IP, Allowing Earned Run & Struck Out 6

Photos by Gwen Pointer College Baseball: After 21 consecutive wins and a perfect 12-0 mark in South Coast Conference games, the No. 2 program in the state (Mt. SAC) dropped the first two of their three-game series with No. 3 Cerritos. The Mounties three-game conference lead had been whittled to one by the Falcons as […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 06 2025

PCC Scores Twice in Top of 9th to Edge LBCC, 7-6, on Saturday; Munoz, Ton & Eskridge Combined for 6 Hits, 4 Runs & 4 RBIs

Pictured: PCC pitcher, Aiden Nunez, who earned the win in game three at LBCC College Baseball: Pasadena City College was nine outs away from evening their three-game SCC series with Long Beach on Thursday afternoon at Brookside Park. The Lancers held an 11-4 advantage as their visitors grabbed their bats in the top of the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 05 2025

Covina Secured Valle Vista League Sweep Over Wilson After a 9-0 Rain-Shortened Victory; Colts Outscored Wildcats, 28-2, in Two-Game Set

Baseball: Covina and Wilson met up twice this week in a Valle Vista League opening series. The two programs combined for 30 total runs. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, 28 of the 30 runs were scored by the Colts. After a 19-2 home victory, CHS claimed a 9-0 victory at WHS. Christian Urbina got the loss […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 05 2025

Trugman, Hovey, Hoebing & Cosico Combined on 1-Hit Shutout in Ayala’s 13-0 Palomares League Victory at Walnut

Baseball: Ayala’s dominating start to Palomares League play continues. The Bulldogs dropped a 13-0 beatdown on their hosts from Walnut. AHS is now 5-0 in league games, and they’ve defeated Glendora and Walnut by a combined margin of 56-5. Caleb Trugman, Hayden Hovey, Gerson Hoebing and Aiden Cosico combined on a one-hit shutout. Trugman went […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 05 2025

Josh Angely’s Two-Run Double Sparks Bonita in Friday’s 2-1 Victory Over Santiago; Andrew Sanchez Went Three Scoreless & Hitless Innings

Baseball: Bonita snapped a two-game spring break losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Santiago on Friday. Andrew Sanchez went three scoreless and hitless innings. Sanchez walked one and fanned three SHS batters. Ryder Gibson was charged with a pair of unearned runs on three hits over four innings. Gibson issued one walk and registered […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 05 2025

South Hills Outlasts Los Altos, 3-2, in Nine Innings; Moreno & Romero Combined to Allow Two Earned Runs & Struck Out Nine

Baseball: On paper, Friday’s Hacienda League showdown between Los Altos and their hosts from South Hills shouldn’t be competitive. It featured the league’s first (SHHS) and last place teams (LA). However, this is baseball. And while South Hills eventually secured a win, Los Altos made them work nine innings to earn a 3-2 victory. Perhaps […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 05 2025

Colin Moore & Andrew Ortiz Combine on 3-Hit 5-Inning Shutout in CV’s 12-0 Victory at Muir; Falcons Extended Win Streak to 14 Games

Baseball: After edging Muir (1-0) on Tuesday, Crescenta Valley earned the two-game Pacific League sweep of the Mustangs. The Falcons cruised to a 12-0 victory at MHS in five innings. CV had a 10-3 advantage in base hits. They extended their SGV-area leading win streak to 14 games. Colin Moore went four scoreless innings to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 05 2025

Roberto Topete Singled, Tripled & Drove in Three in Los Osos’ 8-4 Nonleague Victory Over Hillcrest

Baseball: Los Osos had one final game on Friday before opening the Baseline League portion of their schedule on Monday. And the Grizzlies made the most of it. LOHS scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning, and they got four more in the fifth to cruise to a 10-4 victory over their […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 04 2025

Jack Holguin Tossed a Six-Inning One-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Eight in Etiwanda’s 11-0 Victory Over La Jolla Country Day

Baseball: Etiwanda will enter Baseline League play next week with a little momentum. The Eagles are coming off a pair of National Classic wins, including Thursday’s 11-0 victory over La Jolla Country Day at Yorba Linda High School. Jack Holguin silenced the Torreys’ bats. Holguin allowed a leadoff single in the top of the sixth, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 03 2025

Dylan Hoang & Kaden Lai Combined on Four-Hit Shutout & Struck Out Four in Maranatha’s 3-0 Victory Over Rancho Cucamonga

Baseball: Two Maranatha pitchers combined to toss a four-hit shutout in MHS’ 3-0 victory over their visitors from Rancho Cucamonga. Dylan Hoang went five scoreless and scattered four hits. Hoang issued three walks and fanned a pair of Cougars. Kaden Lai provided two perfect innings in relief, including a pair of strikeouts. Jacob Peyton had […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 03 2025

COHS Scored Twice w/2 Outs in Bottom of 7 to Edge Garfield, 2-1; Flores & Cervantes Had RBI Single & Double, Respectively

Baseball: After a 2-6 start to the 2025 season, Charter Oak is starting to put things together. The Chargers trailed 1-0 to their visitors from Garfield with two outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the seventh inning. They were one out from dropping their season record to 4-9. Diego Flores tied […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 03 2025

Covina Crushes Wilson, 19-2, in Valle Vista League Opener; Colts Out-Hit Wildcats, 12-4, in Five-Inning Contest

Baseball: Things looked promising for Wilson in their Valle Vista League opener. The Wildcats scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning at Covina. However, the Colts answered with six in the bottom half of the inning, and they got nine more in the second. CHS would cruise to a 19-2 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 03 2025

AJ Flores Went Six Innings, Allowing an Unearned Run & Struck Out 11 in Northview’s 7-1 VVL Victory Over West Covina

Baseball: Northview opened Valle Vista League play in dominant form. The Vikings cruised to a 7-1 victory over their visitors from West Covina. NHS out-hit WCHS, 11-4. AJ Flores controlled throughout, allowing an unearned run on four hits in six innings. Flores issued one walk and registered 11 strikeouts. Jon Hernandez got the final three […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 03 2025

South Hills Breezes to a 10-2 Hacienda League Victory at Alta Loma; Huskies Out-Hit Braves, 14-7, on Wednesday

Baseball: South Hills got out to an early six-run lead, and they would cruise to a 10-2 Hacienda League victory at Alta Loma. The Huskies out-hit the Braves, 14-7, on Wednesday. Jake Zandbergen got roughed up, allowing eight runs (three earned) on eight hits over five innings. Zandbergen walked one and fanned four SHHS batters. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 03 2025

Etiwanda Rallies Late to Secure a 7-5 Victory Over Yorba Linda in Eight Innings; Gonzales’ Two-Run HR Sparked Eagles

Baseball: Etiwanda trailed 4-1 as they picked up their bats in the top of the sixth inning. They were six outs away from being 3-7-1. However, the Eagles scored once in the sixth, three times in the seventh and twice in the eighth to defeat Yorba Linda, 7-5, in eight innings. EHS persevered in spite […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 02 2025

Maranatha Opened Defense of its Olympic League Crown w/an 11-2 Victory at Heritage Christian; MHS Pitching Combined to Strike Out 14

Baseball: It hasn’t been the kind of start to the 2025 season that Matt Shupper had envisioned. The Minutemen are just 5-6-1 so far, but MHS always kicks into a higher gear once Olympic League play gets underway. And this year is no different. Maranatha cruised to an 11-2 victory at Heritage Christian in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 02 2025

Yela, Willison & Nava Combine for 10 Hits, Six Doubles, Eight Runs & Seven RBIs in Citrus’ 16-13 Victory at Antelope Valley

College Baseball: If you’re a fan of high-scoring baseball games, Antelope Valley College was the place to be on Tuesday afternoon. Citrus edged AVC, 16-13, in a game that totaled 29 runs, 36 hits and 11 pitchers. The Western State Conference showdown featured 15 combined extra-base hits. With the win, the Owls joined LA Mission, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 02 2025

Hoffstetter Goes 6IP, Allows Unearned Run & Struck Out 7 in Chaffey’s 16-3 IEAC Victory Over Barstow; Casado Was Single Away From Hitting for Cycle

College Baseball: The final of Tuesday’s IEAC opener looked exactly what it should when a first and last-place program match up. Chaffey hammered the IEAC cellar dwellers from Barstow, 16-3, and they had a 17-7 edge in base hits. The only thing Andrew Smith couldn’t have been too happy with was his Panthers tying the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 02 2025

LBCC Secured an 8-3 Victory Over Visiting PCC in First of a Three-Game SCC Series; Lopetegui Tripled, Homered & Drove in Two

Photo courtesy of LBCC Athletics Website College Baseball: With Tuesday’s SCC opener tied at 3-3, Long Beach scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to secure an 8-3 victory over their visitors from Pasadena City College. Myles Dismute went six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits, but he wasn’t in […]

By Brian Baiotto