Baseball/ May 06 2022

Evan Nahra’s Bat & Morgan Sullivan’s Arm Lead La Salle to 6-3 Victory at Hemet in CIF-SS Division 4 Playoffs

Baseball: Two road playoff games for La Salle, and two CIF-SS Division 4 victories. After Tuesday’s 7-1 win at Glendora in the wild card round, the Lancers made an 88-mile road trip to Hemet. The Bulldogs got out to an early three-run lead after just two innings, but La Salle got single runs in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 06 2022

Trailing 3-0 w/Two Outs in 7th Inning in D-4 Playoffs, Loyola Rallies for 5-4 Victory at San Marcos; Shea & Urbon’s 2-Run Hits Save Season

Baseball: “Win one for the Gipper.” Or more accurately, win one for Coach Sean Buller. On Monday, the Loyola administration made sixth-year head coach Sean Buller aware that his contract would not be renewed in 2022-23. Instead of thinking about himself, he went to practice and it was business as usual. Buller’s sole focus was […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 05 2022

College Baseball Playoff Preview: PCC Travels to Palomar on Friday for Best of Three-Game Series

Photo by Michael Watkins College Baseball: PCC (27-13) at Palomar (31-19) Pasadena City College certainly didn’t end the regular season the way they would have liked. But take the Lancers lightly at your own peril. PCC opened SCC play in late February with series wins over Mt. SAC, LA Harbor and ELAC. The Lancers would […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 05 2022

College Baseball Playoff Preview: Mt. SAC Welcomes Cypress on Friday in Best of Three-Game Series

Pictured is: Michael Flores, who will get the ball for Mt. SAC in game one. JC Baseball: Cypress (21-9) at Mt. SAC (32-8) On paper, the Cypress-Mt. SAC best-of-three playoff series looks like a mismatch. The Mounties won 11 more games than the Chargers in the regular season, and MSAC enters Friday’s contest as the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ May 05 2022

Maranatha Edges Long Beach Wilson, 72-71, in Games, in First Round of the CIF-SS Division 4 Playoffs

Thanks to Maranatha coach Arthur Hsieh for this report: Boys Tennis: In his pre-match speech to his squad, Coach Arthur Hsieh told his team that there was a very good chance this match ends up 9-9, so he challenged them to get every game they could. For the fourth time this season, Maranatha tied their […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ May 05 2022

Upland Sweeps Dos Pueblos & Earns Spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 3 Semifinal Round

Boys Volleyball: The No. 1 seed in the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs continues to steamroll its opponents. Upland earned a spot in Saturday’s semifinal round thanks to its 25-19, 25-15 and 25-17 victory over visiting Dos Pueblos. In four postseason matches, the Highlanders have consecutive sweeps over Rancho Verde, El Segundo, Quartz Hill and Dos […]

By Brian Baiotto


Golf/ May 04 2022

San Dimas’ Ryan Moris, Braden Distelrath & Isaiah Noller Finish Second, Third & Fourth, Respectively, at the VVL Finals

Thanks to Jack Nance for the photo & tournament info: Boys Golf: San Dimas had a fantastic showing at the Valle Vista League finals. The Saints saw Ryan Moris, Braden Distelrath and Isaiah Noller place second, third and fourth, respectively, to earn their spot in next week’s CIF-SS Individual Tournament. On day two, Braden Distelrath […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 04 2022

Joey Frey Tosses Three-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Six; Loyola Cruises to 10-0 Victory at Montebello in CIF-SS Division 4 Wild Card Game

Baseball: Loyola opened CIF-SS Division 4 play with a 10-0 victory at Montebello in a Division 4 wild card game. Joey Frey threw a three-hit shutout and needed just 88 pitches to finish what he started. Frey walked three and struck out six Montebello batters. Adrian Roman, David Garcia and Tommy Mesa had one single […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 04 2022

Beltre Gets Win & Goes 3-for-4 w/Two Runs, & Boecking Drives in Three in La Salle’s 7-1 Victory at GHS in D-4 Wild Card Game

Photos by Al Salgado Baseball: La Salle got a pair of runs in the top of the second inning and never trailed in Tuesday’s 7-1 victory at Glendora. JJ Nolan went three innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits. Nolan walked two and fanned four Lancers’ batters. La Salle got one run […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 03 2022

Travis Delgado Leads SGV Pitchers in Wins & Strikeouts; Marshall Fundamental Senior Even More Impressive in Classroom

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto The baseball career of Marshall Fundamental senior Travis Delgado could best be described by a Vanessa Williams song, because the Eagles’ pitcher/slugger is saving his best for last. In 2022, the Marshall right hander leads the entire 210 Prep Sports coverage zone (approximately 40 schools) in wins (11-0) and strikeouts (84). […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 03 2022

Pitching Stat Leaders: Marshall Fundamental’s Delgado, Arcadia’s Hoffstetter, Etiwanda’s Ebel & South Hills’ Lorenzano Lead the Pack

Baseball: Editor’s Note: These stats were either gathered from MaxPreps or from athletic directors & coaches. These are players from programs within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone, and there are minimum numbers for each stat category. If you do not see your program/athletes listed, it means they don’t post their stats AND their coach […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 03 2022

Regular Season Batting Leaders; GHS’ Gilkeson & Wooldridge, Los Osos’ Romero & RHP’s McCulloch Shined in 2022

Baseball: Editor’s Note: These stats were either gathered from MaxPreps or from athletic directors & coaches. These are players from programs within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone, and there are minimum numbers for each stat category. If you do not see your program/athletes listed, it means they don’t post their stats AND their coach […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 02 2022

CIF Baseball Playoff Schedule: Damien vs Bonita & San Dimas-Arcadia Highlight Division 1 First Round Games

Baseball: Tuesday’s Division 4 Wild Card Games: La Salle 7, at Glendora 1 Loyola 10, Montebello 0 Division 1: (Friday) Damien at Bonita San Dimas at Arcadia Ayala at Villa Park Division 2: (Thursday) Paloma Valley at Northview RCHS at Vista Murrieta Great Oak at Maranatha Temecula Valley at Etiwanda Crescenta Valley at South Hills […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 30 2022

Northview Wins Valle Vista League Championship After Friday’s 5-2 Victory Over Charter Oak; Granados Goes Six Innings to Earn Win

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: It was put up or shut up time for the Northview baseball program on Friday. And the Vikings definitely showed up and put up five runs in a 5-2 victory over visiting Charter Oak to win the outright Valle Vista League championship. After Charter Oak’s 6-5, walk-off victory over visiting […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 30 2022

Covina Erases Four-Run Deficit & Defeats West Covina, 5-4, in Eight Innings; Eddie Vazquez Went Four Scoreless to Earn Win

Baseball: Covina scored one run in both the seventh and eighth innings to edge West Covina, 5-4, in their regular season finale. The Colts erased an early 4-0 deficit and finished fourth in the Valle Vista League. Andrew Frausto went four innings and allowed four runs on six hits and four walks. Eddie Vazquez got […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 30 2022

Arcadia Wins Pacific League Championship After Friday’s 3-2, Walk-Off Victory Over CV; Hoffstetter Went Distance for Apaches

Baseball: The only thing that Arcadia could find as satisfying as having to beat Crescenta Valley to win a Pacific League championship is needing one run in the bottom of the sixth and two more in the seventh to accomplish that feat. The Apaches tailed 1-0 after five innings of play and 2-1 as they […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 30 2022

Austin Lopez & Gavin Eddy Combine on Six-Hit, Nine-Inning Shutout; Damien Sweeps RCHS After Friday’s 1-0 Victory

Baseball: Damien will head into the playoffs with some legit momentum on their side. The Spartans defeated visiting Rancho Cucamonga, 1-0, in nine innings, which secured a three-game sweep of the Cougars. Damien has won seven of their last nine games and the Spartans finished second in the Baseline League. Dakota Gray went seven scoreless […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 30 2022

Mt. SAC Wins Share of SCC Championship After Friday’s 11-4 Victory at El Camino; Mounties Pounded Out 19 Hits

Baseball: After a highly competitive and dramatic last month of the 2022 season, Mt. SAC and Long Beach City College will share the South Coast Conference title. On Friday, in the regular season’s final day, the Mounties picked up an 11-4 victory at El Camino, and LBCC swept lowly Compton, 10-4. MSAC and LBCC finished […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Apr 30 2022

Maranatha’s Jordan Miao & Joshua Im Win Coastal League Doubles Title; Nico Engling Places Second in Singles

Thanks to Maranatha for this report: Boys Tennis: Entering in the final day of the Coastal League Individuals Tournament, the seeds held true to form, as the top 4 seeds in both the singles and doubles draws made their way into today’s semi-finals. In doubles, the #3 seed, Maranatha’s top team of Jordan Miao/Joshua Im, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2022

Santiago Throws Three-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out 12 in Bonita’s 7-0 Victory at ALHS; Bearcats Won 10th Consecutive Palomares League Game

Baseball: What a wild ride 2022 has been for the Bonita baseball program. Six weeks ago, they lost consecutive games to last-place Colony and fourth-place Alta Loma. The Bearcats were ridiculed on social media for launching a protest against Colony, because the Titans were taking a full batting practice session as Bonita showed up for […]

By Brian Baiotto