Baseball/ Jul 15 2022

Arroyo Seco Sentinels Thump First-Place Ventura County Pirates, 10-1, in Thursday’s Best of the West League Showdown

Pictured L-R:  Jared Bujanda, Antonio Andrade, Jesse Espinoza, Bryce Cerminelli and Jason Givens Baseball: The Arroyo Seco Sentinels began the final two weeks of the regular season on a high note. One night after the BOTW All-Star game, Seco claimed an impressive 10-1 victory over the first-place Ventura County Pirates. Jordan Townley earned the win, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 14 2022

Ignacio Alvarez (IV Pirates) Named BOTW All-Star Game MVP After Single, Triple & Two RBIs; National League Edges American, 4-3, on Wednesday Night

To view the Best of the West & Sunset League standings, schedules, stats & more, go to: (sunsetleaguebaseball.com) Photos by Josh Thompson Baseball: After five scoreless innings in Wednesday’s Best of the West League All-Star game at Cal Poly, the American League scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning. The National squad […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 13 2022

Aaron Petersen’s Arm & Jason Givens’ Bat Lead the Arroyo Seco Sentinels to a 6-2 BOTW League Victory Over the IV Bucs

Baseball: There is nothing more consequential in baseball than good pitching. On Tuesday, the Arroyo Seco Sentinels defeated the Inland Valley Bucs, 6-2, in a Best of the West League game. Four Seco pitchers (Jake Moore, Aaron Petersen, Eddie Cheong and Joe Jimenez) combined t0 strike out 12 IVB batters without issuing a single walk. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 13 2022

The Ventura County Pirates Keep Share of BOTW League Lead After Tuesday’s 6-2 Victory Over Long Beach Legends

Baseball: The Ventura County Pirates improved to after Tuesday’s 6-2 victory over the Long Beach Legends. Dylan Goodrich went five innings to earn the win, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits. Goodrich didn’t issue a walk and struck out four. Adam Stevens and Michael Flaherty singled and scored one run apiece. Riley Acosta […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 13 2022

Jake Barbata Tosses Six Scoreless Innings & Strikes Out Six in California Cage Rats’ 4-2 Victory Over VC Bucs

Baseball: Jake Barbata went six scoreless innings to lead the California Cage Rats to a 4-2 victory over the Ventura County Bucs. Barbata allowed four hits, didn’t issue a walk and struck out six in Tuesday’s Sunset League contest. Gabe Vigil provided three innings of relief, allowing two runs on two hits. Vigil walked two, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 13 2022

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Hosting Field of Dreams Showcase Sunday at Pelota Park in La Verne, & is Free for Boys & Girls, 7-14

Baseball: The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host their first Field of Dreams Baseball Showcase this Sunday at Pelota Park in La Verne. The event will take place between 2-5 pm, and is free for boys and girls, aged 7-14. They’ll have a Homerun Derby for players AND parents, pitching contest (fastest and most accurate), […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 12 2022

Long Beach Legends Pick Up 6-3, Best of the West League Road Victory Over Inland Valley Bucs

Baseball: Zander Fletcher and Masanobu Sasaki teamed up on the mound to lead the Long Beach Legends to a 6-3 victory over the Inland Valley Bucs. Fletcher went six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits. Fletcher walked four and struck out six. Sasaki went three scoreless innings, surrendering two hits. Sasaki didn’t issue […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 12 2022

Joe De Francisco (Field Rats) & Jakub Amado (VC Bucs) Named Sunset League’s Player & Pitcher of the Week

Baseball: Joe De Francisco, Field Rats The Field Rats (7-8) begin the all-star week with a record of 7-8, which is four games back of the first-place OC Pirates. Joe De Francisco, of Westcliff University, went 6-for-10 last week, with two doubles, four runs and three RBIs. De Francisco walked twice and stole four bases. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 11 2022

The Ventura County Pirates Pound Three Inland Valley Bucs’ Pitchers in Sunday’s 12-3, BOTW League Victory

Baseball: The Ventura County Pirates remained one-half game back of the first-place Inland Valley Pirates, thanks to Sunday’s 12-3 victory over the Inland Valley Bucs. Brandon Doehne got the win, going four innings and allowing three unearned runs on two hits. Doehne walked two and struck out a pair of IV Bucs’ batters. Nate Campos […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 11 2022

Inland Valley Pirates Erase Early Four-Run Deficit & Defeat the Arroyo Seco Sentinels, 7-4, in Sunday’s BOTW Showdown

Baseball: The Inland Valley Pirates held its spot atop the BOTW standings on Sunday. The Pirates hold a slim one-half game advantage over the second-place Ventura County Pirates, thanks to a 7-4 victory over the Arroyo Seco Sentinels at Cal Poly Pomona. IVP trailed 4-0 as they grabbed their bats in the bottom of the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 11 2022

Drew Salyers (SC Shepherds) & Jovan Camacho (VC Pirates) Named Best of the West League Players of the Week

Baseball: BOTW Players of the Week: Drew Salyers, So Cal Shepherds As the So Cal Shepherds approach the halfway mark, they find themselves 3.5 games behind the first-place Inland Valley Pirates. At times, the Shepherds’ (9-6) offense has struggled mightily to score runs. But Drew Salyers had paced the SCS offense in good times and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 10 2022

Kai Moran Singles Twice, Homers & Drives in 5 in the VC Bucs 11-10, Sunset League Victory Over First-Place OC Pirates

Baseball: The Ventura County Bucs pulled to within one game of the first-place OC Pirates after Saturday’s 11-10 victory. The Sunset League slugfest featured a combined 21 runs, 20 hits, nine errors and seven pitchers. VCB overcame a 7-0 deficit, scoring one run in the bottom of the fourth, three in the fifth, and seven […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 09 2022

Arroyo Seco Sentinels Sweep Long Beach Legends After Late Comeback in Game Two; Jesse Espinoza Plays Big in Both Wins

Baseball: The Arroyo Seco Sentinels swept the Long Beach Legends in Friday’s Best of the West League doubleheader. In game one, the Sentinels scored three runs in the top of the fifth and held on for the 3-1, seven-inning victory. Jordan Townley got the win, allowing one run on six hits over five innings. Townley […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 09 2022

Inland Valley Pirates Sweep IV Bucs in Friday’s Doubleheader; Zac Czerniawski Threw 7-Inning No-Hitter & Struck Out 12 in Game 1

Baseball: The Inland Valley Pirates swept the Inland Valley Bucs in a Friday doubleheader. In game one, Zac Czerniawski threw a seven-inning no-hitter. He walked two and fanned 12 IVB batters in a 1-0 victory. Czerniawski struck out nine of the 10 Bucs’ batters at least once. The Pirates offense came from a pair of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 08 2022

500 Wins & Counting; University of La Verne’s Scott Winterburn Continues to Better the Careers & Lives of His Athletes

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Perhaps the only thing more satisfying than the happiness and success that Scott Winterburn is currently enjoying in both his personal and professional life, is the fact that the University of La Verne baseball coach has worked tirelessly throughout his 56 years on this planet to earn every hug, kiss […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 08 2022

Brenden Coffindaffer Goes 3-for-4, w/2 Doubles & 4 RBIs in So Cal Shepherds’ 12-8 Victory Over Inland Valley Bucs

Baseball: In a game that featured a combined 20 runs, 21 hits, five errors and seven pitchers, the So Cal Shepherds outlasted the Inland Valley Bucs, 12-8, in Thursday’s Best of the West League slugfest. SCS actually trailed 6-1 after two innings, but they got two runs in the top of the third inning, seven […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 07 2022

Quakes Baseball Academy Scores Early & Holds on for 6-4, Sunset League Victory Over Ventura County Bucs

Baseball: After scoring six runs in the first two innings, three Quakes Baseball Academy pitchers combined to make that stand up in a 6-4 victory over the Ventura County Bucs. Wednesday’s win has allowed the Quakes to pull within one-game back of the first place OC Pirates in the Sunset League standings. AJ Valle, Joey […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 06 2022

Four OC Pirates Pitchers Combine to Silence California Cage Rats Bats in Tuesday’s 6-1 Victory

Baseball: The Sunset League-leading Orange County Pirates cruised to a 6-1 victory over the last-place California Cage Rats. The OCP out-hit CCR, 11-4, on Tuesday. Jose Casian surrendered four runs on six hits in his four innings of work. Casian walked two and fanned one OCP batter. Nick Mascaro singled, homered and drove in three […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 06 2022

Ventura County Pirates Slug Their Way to 11-4 Victory Over So Cal Shepherds on Tuesday

Baseball: The So Cal Shepherds took a two-run lead into the top of the fourth inning in Tuesday’s Best of the West League showdown with the second-place Ventura County Pirates. The Pirates, however, would go on to score the next nine runs in an 11-4 victory. Andrew White got the loss, allowing five runs (four […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Jul 04 2022

Nin Burns & Matt Flaharty Named Best of the West League’s Players of the Week

Nin Burns II, IV Bucs The Bucs had a great week, defeating the first-place IV Pirates, the second-place VC Pirates and the fourth-place Arroyo Seco Sentinels. Burns, who played at Mt. SAC in 2022, went 7-for-15, with six runs. Burns doubled, had an RBI, drew five walks and stole two bases. The future Cal Poly […]

By Brian Baiotto