Baseball/ Apr 26 2023

Palencia’s Star Shined Bright in Arcadia’s 5-4 Victory Over CV; AHS Junior Doubles Twice & Strikes Out Falcon w/Bases Loaded in 7th

Baseball: Arcadia headed into the final week of the regular season needing a sweep of rival Crescenta Valley to continue their rein atop the Pacific League standings. The Apaches held serve at home, 5-4, on Tuesday night, and did so in dramatic fashion. AHS and CV are both 12-1 in league games and meet up […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 26 2023

Reker Goes 3-for-3 & Homers in Alta Loma’s 4-2 Palomares League Victory at Claremont; MacCharles Goes Distance for Braves

Baseball: Alta Loma got a complete-game effort from Grant MacCharles in Tuesday’s 4-2 Palomares League victory at Claremont. MacCharles surrendered two runs on eight hits. He issued just one walk and struck out five Claremont batters. MacCharles needed 89 pitches to finish what he started, with 55 going for strikes. Adrian Sanchez doubled and scored. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 26 2023

Ethan Nunez Hits Grand Slam in Final Regular Season Home At-Bat; Ayala Crushes Glendora, 11-2, as Palomares League Winds Down

Baseball: Heading into the final week of the regular season, Ayala and Bonita were tied atop the Palomares League standings and they both needed two-game sweeps over Glendora and Colony, respectively, to set up a Friday showdown to determine the No. 1 seed out of the Palomares League. Because the Bulldogs and Bearcats are both […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 26 2023

PCC Pounds Out 15 Hits in Tuesday’s 9-7 SCC Victory Over Compton; Lancers Alone in Second Place w/Two to Play

Pictured L-R: Ben Griffith & Rider Gardner College Baseball: With two South Coast Conference games to play, Pasadena City College finds itself just one-game back of first-place El Camino. The Lancers got help from Mt. SAC (6-5 over El Camino) and ELAC (8-2 vs Rio Hondo) and did themselves a favor by defeating visiting Compton, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2023

Amat Claims Del Rey Title After Monday’s 5-4 Victory; La Salle’s Will Clougherty Singled, Doubled, Tripled & Scored Three Runs

Baseball: Bishop Amat officially secured the Del Rey League championship on Monday. With one game to play, the Lancers defeated visiting La Salle, 5-4, to improve to 11-0 in league. With the game tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh, Luke Viola drew a one-out walk and Isaiah Hernandez’s two-out RBI double was […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2023

Maranatha & Wildwood Finish Monday’s Match at 9-9, But Minutemen Claim Victory on Games, 67-54, to Finish Second in Coastal League

Boys Tennis: Given the strength of the top teams, if you offered Maranatha the opportunity to finish second in league, they would’ve taken the offer every time. The Minutemen entered today with just that opportunity. Coach Arthur Hsieh knew that his team was susceptible to not being at their best, as is usually the case […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2023

San Marino Edges Monrovia, 6-5, to Win Seventh Consecutive Rio Hondo League Game; Titans Tied w/South Pasadena in First Place

Baseball: It goes without saying that San Marino is playing its best baseball. As has been mentioned, the Titans dropped their first four Rio Hondo League games, each of which were one-run setbacks. Since then, San Marino has won seven straight, including Monday’s 6-5 victory at Monrovia. Of the nine starters, eight Titans had at […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2023

Billingsley’s Walk-Off Single Leads Chino Hills to a 1-0 Victory Over Los Osos in Eight Innings; Langley Goes 8 & Strikes Out 11

Baseball: Los Osos senior Ayden Holker deserved a better fate. But the game of baseball doesn’t have feelings. Holker, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, went 7 2/3 innings, didn’t issue a walk and struck out 11 Chino Hills batters. In the bottom of the eighth inning, though, Tyler Cristiano led off with a single. Cristiano was bunted […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2023

Foulds Goes Distance in RCHS’s 4-2 Victory Over Upland; Cougars Catch Highlanders in Baseline League Standings

Baseball: Rancho Cucamonga caught Upland in the Baseline League standings on Monday. The Cougars defeated the visiting Highlanders, 4-2, and with two to play, UHS and RCHS are both 5-8. Both pitchers, Brock Foulds and Nate Marquez, went the distance. Foulds allowed two runs on six hits. He didn’t issue a walk and fanned three […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2023

Etiwanda Hammers Damien Pitching in 11-3 Victory; With Two to Play, Eagles Trail Spartans by One Game in Baseline League Title Chase

Baseball: Don’t count the champs out just yet. Heading into this week, the defending Baseline League and CIF D-2 title holders trailed first-place Damien by two games. And the Eagles and Spartans meet up three times this week. Etiwanda made a huge statement on Monday. EHS pounded out an 11-3 victory at Damien, and out-hit […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2023

Final Week Preview: Arcadia-CV, Bonita-Ayala, COHS-SDHS, San Marino-Monrovia-South Pas, & Damien-Etiwanda all Seeking League Titles

Pictured L-R: Charter Oak & San Dimas pitchers, Anthony Vasquez & Kody King Baseball: Final Week Preview: As the 2023 regular season reaches its climax, there is still plenty of drama that lies ahead. I’ll touch on what’s been decided as well as league titles that have yet to be determined. Baseline League: Damien (19-4-2, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2023

Silversmith Goes Five & Allows Two Unearned Runs in Mt. SAC’s 6-4 Victory Over ELAC; Ontiveros Doubles Twice & Drives in Three

Pictured L-R: CJ Ontiveros, Damien Delgadillo and Hunter Holmes College Baseball: After being swept by Long Beach City and Rio Hondo College, and losing two of three against PCC, the Mt. SAC baseball program just secured its fourth consecutive South Coast Conference series win. The Mounties edged ELAC, 6-4, on Saturday, and claimed the series, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2023

Guardado Goes 7 2/3 Innings & Strikes Out Eight in PCC’s 10-1 Victory at LA Harbor; Lancers Sweep Three-Game Series w/Seahawks

Pictured L-R: Jakob Guardado & Toshiki Kuriya College Baseball: PCC secured a three-game South Coast Conference sweep over LA Habor. The Lancers cruised to a 10-1 victory. With just a three-game set left with Compton, Pasadena City enters the final week in a tie for Rio Hondo in second. Jakob Guardado went 7 2/3 innings, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2023

Steven Jimenez Goes Four Innings, Allows One Unearned Run & Strikes Out Six in South Hills’ 5-1 Victory Over La Quinta

Baseball: It didn’t take South Hills long to respond to a disappointing loss at Diamond Bar. One day after a one-run loss at DBHS, the Huskies jumped on La Quinta for four first-innings runs. And South Hills would claim a 5-1 victory. Steven Jimenez went four innings and allowed one unearned run on one hit. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2023

Standings Through 4/21: Arcadia-CV, COHS-SDHS, Damien-Etiwanda & San Marino-Monrovia Head Into Final Week w/League Titles on the Line

Baseball: League Standings through 4/21: Baseline League: Damien (19-4-2, 12-0) Etiwanda (15-6, 10-2) Upland (10-10, 5-7) RCHS (10-12, 4-8) Los Osos (7-14, 3-9) Chino Hills (7-13, 2-10) Del Rey: Bishop Amat (19-3-1, 10-0) La Salle (19-8, 8-2) Serra (9-13, 4-5) Paraclete (9-13, 4-8) St. Paul (5-21, 0-10) Hacienda: South Hills (18-6, 7-1) Walnut (12-9-3, 6-2) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2023

Batres Went Five, Allowing One Earned Run, Striking Out 10 & Hitting Three-Run HR in Northview’s 10-7 Victory Over Covina

Baseball: Northview has put itself in a position to finish third in the Valle Vista League, and that would significantly aid their chances in earning a playoff spot. On Friday, the Vikings claimed a 10-7 VVL victory over visiting Covina. Sal Batres went five innings and allowed four runs (one earned) on four hits. Batres […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2023

Adrian Hernandez & Morgan Sullivan Combine on Two-Hit Shutout in La Salle’s 5-0 Nonleague Victory at Temple City

Baseball: Ethan Corral got the loss, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits over four innings. He issued two walks and struck out a pair of Lancers. Will Clougherty went 2-for-4, including a double, run and one RBI. David Mysza walked, doubled, scored and drove in one. Travis Ochoa walked, singled and scored a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2023

Marshall Fundamental Improves to 11-0 in Mission Valley League Play After Friday’s 14-1 Victory at Rosemead

Photos by Danny Callaway Baseball: Marshall Fundamental remained perfect in Mission Valley League play. The Eagles claimed a 14-1 victory at Rosemead in a six-inning mercy-rule victory. Ethan Sparks went five innings and allowed one run on six hits. Sparks walked two and fanned five Rosemead batters. Michael Gerst got the last three outs for […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2023

Ryan Harrison Goes Five, Allowing Two Earned Runs & Struck Out Six in Upland’s 6-3 Baseline League Victory Over Chino Hills

Baseball: Upland has played itself into contention for a potential playoff berth. After Friday’s 6-3 victory over Chino Hills, the Highlanders enter the final week of the 2023 regular season in third place. And the Highlanders battle fourth-place RCHS in a three-game set net week. Ryan Harrison got the win. Harrison went five and allowed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2023

Campbell Goes Distance & Allowed One Earned Run in CV’s 10-3 Victory Over Burroughs; Falcons Take One-Game Lead Over Arcadia

Baseball: It was a very good day for the Crescenta Valley baseball program. First, the Falcons found out that Burbank had defeated Arcadia, 9-2. And CV scored 10 runs in the final three innings to secure a 10-3 victory over their host from Burroughs. With two to play, Crescenta Valley takes a one-game lead into […]

By Brian Baiotto