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


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Jack Rudometkin Tosses Two-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Eight in Bonita’s 2-0 Palomares League Victory at Claremont

Baseball: There’s a reason Bonita’s closing in on a third consecutive Palomares League championship. And it’s called pitching. The Bearcats just completed a three-game sweep of Claremont by scores of 2-1, 13-1 and 2-0. BHS got a complete-game effort from Camden Farina on Monday, and six innings from Jayden Rodriguez-Bernal on Wednesday. Fast forward to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Bishop Amat Secures Ninth Consecutive Del Rey League Title After Thursday’s 5-4 Victory Over La Salle in Eight Innings

Baseball: The Bishop Amat Del Rey League victory tour will march into 2025. At the beginning of the week, Amat held a three-game lead over second-place La Salle in the win column. But after victories of 6-2 on Tuesday, and 5-4 in eight innings on Thursday, it’s all about the boys from La Puente. Amat […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Felix Goes Six Scoreless in Walnut’s 4-0 Victory at South Hills; WHS & SHHS Tied Atop Hacienda League Standings w/One Week to Play

Baseball: Walnut showed its heart and mettle on Thursday. Two days after a disappointing 3-2 loss to visiting South Hills, the Mustangs struck back. WHS secured a 4-0 victory at SHHS. With one week to go in the 2024 regular season, South Hills and Walnut are tied atop the Hacienda League standings with identical 7-1 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

San Marino Catches South Pasadena Atop Rio Hondo League Standings After Thursday’s 5-3 Road Victory

Baseball: Three days after a 6-5 home loss to South Pasadena, San Marino answered back. The Titans edged their host, 5-3, on Thursday. With two games to play in the 2024 regular season, the Titans and Tigers are tied at 7-3 in the Rio Hondo League penthouse. San Marino has two advantages, though. SMHS won […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Ferraro Goes Eight-Plus & Griffith Gets PCC Out of Ninth-Inning Jam in Lancers’ 2-1 SCC Victory at No. 1 in State Cerritos

Pictured: Thomas Villanueva, Evan Nahra & Jameson Ferraro College Baseball: No biggie. With their postseason hopes on the line, Pasadena City College entered the final week of their South Coast Conference schedule in a two-way tie for fourth place with El Camino. To make the task even steeper, the Lancers were set to face the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

San Dimas Clinches at Least a Share of VVL Title After 16-2 Victory at Northview; SDHS Out-Hit NHS, 21-4, on Wednesday

Baseball: The San Dimas victory tour continued on Wednesday at Northview High School. SDHS claimed a 16-2 Valle Vista League victory in five innings. The Saints out-hit the Vikings, 21-4, and they had a 7-1 advantage in extra-base hits. Through the first seven Valle Vista League games, SDHS has outscored its opponents by a combined […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Reese Kim Goes 5 2/3, Allows Unearned Run & Strikes Out Eight in Pasadena’s 4-2 Victory at Hoover; PHS Completes Two-Game Pacific League Sweep of Tornados

Baseball: Pasadena earned its first two-game Pacific League sweep of the 2024 season. After a 2-0 victory on Tuesday, the Bulldogs defeated the Tornados, 4-2, on Wednesday. Adrian Oseguera went the first 1 1/3 innings, and he allowed one run on two hits. Reese Kim did the heavy lifting, going 5 2/3 and he surrendered […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Damien Scores Twice in the Third & Nathan Ries & Troy Lopez Made That Stand up in Spartans 2-1 Baseline League Victory at Rancho Cucamonga

Baseball: Damien continues its quest for a Baseline League championship. The Spartans edged Rancho Cucamonga, 2-1, on Wednesday, and they remain one-half a game back of Los Osos with four to play. Nathan Ries went six innings to earn the win. Ries surrendered one unearned run on two hits. He walked one and struck out […]

By Brian Baiotto