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


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