Baseball/ Jul 26 2022

Isaiah Vazquez (LB Legends), Jake Moore (Arroyo Seco Sentinels) & Xavier Stoker (VC Pirates) Named BOTW Pitchers of the Week

BOTW League Pitchers of the Week: Isaiah Vazquez, Long Beach Legends: Vazquez went five innings and allowed just an unearned run on one hit. He issued three walks and struck out four. For the season, Vazquez is 0-1, with a 3.12 ERA. He struck out 24 batters in 26 innings. LBL did not make the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 26 2022

Jared Gener (IE Bucs) & Thomas Keller (VC Bucs) Named Sunset League’s Players of the Week

Sunset League Players of the Week: Jared Gener, Inland Empire Bucs: Gener finished the final week of the regular season, going 8-for-14. Gener had two doubles, walked and scored twice. He drove in three runs and stole three bases. For the season, Gener led the Bucs with a batting average of .395, with 15 hits, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 26 2022

Eddie Vokes of the Field Rats Named Sunset League Pitcher of the Week

Sunset League Pitcher of the Week: Eddie Vokes, Field Rats: Vokes went six scoreless innings this past week and allowed just three hits. He issued one walk and struck out eight batters. The Field Rats finished second in the Sunset League. They open the playoffs on Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday’s wild card game […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 25 2022

Jack Janes Hits for Cycle & Drives is 4; IE Bucs Defeat OC Pirates, 13-7, in Sunday’s Sunset League Regular Season Finale

Baseball: Jack Janes sure picked a dramatic way to end the 2022 Sunset League regular season. Janes hit for the cycle, scored four times and had four RBIs. For the day, Janes went 5-for-5 with two singles, a double, triple and home run. The Inland Empire Bucs defeated the first-place Orange County Pirates, 13-7, on […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 25 2022

Best of the West League Playoffs Begin on Tuesday; VC Pirates & IV Pirates are No. 1 & No. 2 Seeds, Respectively

Baseball: Best of the West League Playoff Schedule: at Cal Poly Pomona Tuesday: Game 1: East La Dodgers vs So Cal Shepherds at 4 Wednesday: Game 2: Arroyo Seco Sentinels vs Inland Valley Pirates at 4: Game 3: Ventura County Pirates vs winner of game 1 at 6 Thursday: Game 4: Loser of game 2 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 25 2022

Sunset League Playoffs Begin Tuesday; Orange County Pirates & Field Rats are No. 1 & 2 Seeds, Respectively

Baseball: Sunset League Playoff Schedule: Tuesday: Game 1: Quakes Baseball Academy vs OC Legends at 12:30 Game 2: Arroyo Seco Royals vs Ventura County Bucs at 4:30 Wednesday: Game 3: Winner of 1 vs Field Rats at 12:30 Game 4: Winner of game 2 vs OC Pirates at 4:30 Thursday: Game 5: Loser of game […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 24 2022

Ventura County Pirates Clinch BOTW League Title After Saturday’s 7-3 Victory Over So Cal Shepherds

Baseball: The back-and-forth chase for the Best of the West League title between the Inland Valley Pirates and the Ventura County Pirates was finally decided on the next to last game of the regular season. The VC Pirates clinched the outright title on Saturday, thanks to its 7-3 victory over the So Cal Shepherds. With […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 23 2022

Former San Dimas High School Stars, D’Andre Smith & Zach Jacobs, Were Selected in This Week’s MLB Draft

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Two of the best players in San Dimas baseball history were selected in this week’s 2022 MLB draft. D’Andre Smith, the 2020 San Dimas High School male Athlete of the Year, just finished his sophomore year at USC. Smith batted .286 in 2022, with 60 hits, 40 runs, 23 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 23 2022

East Los Angeles Dodgers Get Three Scoreless Innings Apiece From Godoy, Novella & Acker in Friday’s 6-0 Victory Over So Cal Shepherds

Baseball: With two games to play in the Best of the West League regular season, the East Los Angeles Dodgers moved to within one-half a game of the fourth-place So Cal Shepherds, after Friday’s 6-0 victory over SCS. The Dodgers got three scoreless innings apiece from Joe Godoy, Noe Novella and Charles Acker. Godoy allowed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 22 2022

IV Pirates & Arroyo Seco Sentinels Both Score in 9th Inning, But Settle for 5-5, Best of the West League Tie

Baseball: While there was no outcome in Thursday’s Best of the West League showdown between the Inland Valley Pirates and Arroyo Seco Sentinels, the playoff picture is pretty much set. The Pirates and Sentinels settled for a 5-5 tie on a hot July afternoon at Citrus College. Trailing by one run in the top of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 22 2022

Ignacio Alvarez Jr. Realizes Dream & is Selected in Fifth Round of MLB Draft; Former Kaiser High & RCC Star is ‘the Real Deal’

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Ignacio Alvarez Jr. exemplifies what the American Dream is all about. ‘Nacho,’ as he’s called, is the youngest of five boys to Maria and Ignacio Alvarez Sr. In 1977, they left Mexico for the United States in the hopes of a better life. Fast forward 45 years, and Mr. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 21 2022

Landis & Paton Homer & Combine to Drive in Five in the VC Pirates’ 7-4, BOTW League Victory Over IV Pirates

Baseball: With two regular season games to play, the Ventura County Pirates hold a 1.5 game lead over the second place IV Pirates. VCP picked up a 7-4, Best of the West League victory over IVP on Wednesday. Deandre Carter was credited with the win, going five innings and allowing two runs on six hits. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 20 2022

Braydon Wooldridge Preparing for UC Davis; GHS Two-Sport Star Played Big Role in Success of Tartans’ Baseball & Hoops Programs

High School Sports: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor: While most of his contemporaries are spending their summer at the beach, being lazy or chasing chicks, two-sport Glendora standout, Braydon Wooldridge, is preparing for his baseball career at UC Davis. Wooldridge, 18, is playing for the Inland Valley Pirates in the Best of the West summer […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 20 2022

Arroyo Seco Sentinels Edge East LA Dodgers, 2-1, in Tuesday’s Best of the West League Showdown

Baseball: The Arroyo Seco Sentinels inched one step closer to locking up the third seed in next week’s Best of the West League playoffs. Jake Moore and Joe Jimenez combined to all but silence the East LA Dodgers’ bats in Tuesday’s 2-1 victory. Moore went five scoreless innings, allowing four hits, walking one and striking […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 20 2022

Eli Paton Doubles, Triples & Drives in Two in Ventura County Pirates’ 4-1 Victory Over IV Bucs in Tuesday’s BOTW League Contest

Baseball: With three games remaining in their Best of the West League Schedule, the Ventura County Pirates took a half-game lead over the second-place Inland Valley Pirates, thanks to Tuesday’s 4-1 victory over the IV Bucs. The Pirates got one in the top of the first inning and three more in the seventh to pull […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 19 2022

OC Legends Cruise to an 8-2, Sunset League Victory Over East Los Angeles Dodgers Gray Team

Baseball: The OC Legends caught the East LA Dodgers Gray team in the Sunset League standings after Monday’s 8-2 victory. The Legends got three runs on three hits off Anthony Tec. Tec went two innings, walked two and fanned a pair of OCL batters. Claudio Corrales got roughed up for five runs on seven hits […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 18 2022

Nate Campos-Jaramillo Doubled, Homered & Drove in Six in IV Bucs’ 11-10 Victory Over So Cal Shepherds

Baseball: The Inland Valley Bucs took an 11-0 lead after scoring four runs in the top of the fifth inning. And they would hold on for an 11-10 victory over the So Cal Shepherds in Sunday’s Best of the West slugfest. The game would feature 21 runs, 24 hits and six pitchers. Thirteen of the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 16 2022

Chris Vogt Resigns After an Impressive 11-Year Run at Ayala; Bulldogs Program Won 65 Percent of Games

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When this reporter got the call last week from Chris Vogt that he was stepping down at Ayala, I have to admit that it made me sad. Of the 25-plus SGV area baseball programs that 210 Prep Sports covers, there are very few coaches who took more time out of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 16 2022

Arroyo Seco Royals Score Four Runs in Final Two Innings to Edge California Cage Rats, 8-7, on Friday

Baseball: Trailing by three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Arroyo Seco Royals would rally for an 8-7, Sunset League victory. The Royals got four unearned runs off Hunter Bond, two (one earned) against Jason Chapman, and one each from Elias Pacheco and Michael Rebelaro. The CCR pitching staff combined to walk […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 16 2022

Sunset League All-Star Game: American Claims 9-5 Victory Over National, & Shane Stafford Named Most Valuable Player

Note: There were no pitching stats available for this report. Baseball: It’s not often that a team out-hits an opponent by 10 and loses. But that was the case for the National League in Wednesday’s Sunset League All-Star game at Cypress College. In spite of a 17-7 disparity in base hits, including an 8-2 disadvantage […]

By Brian Baiotto