Baseball: As I’ve said many times, the sport of baseball can be exhilarating and sometimes it can offer up a massive kick in the groin. And Flintridge Prep experienced that on Tuesday. The Wolves, who were 5-0 in Prep League play, and had won 11 of their last 12 games, fell at last-place Providence, 10-8. […]
Baseball: West Covina picked up its first victory in 10 days. The Bulldogs shut out Century, 5-0, on Monday. Edwin Segovia went the distance to earn the win. Segovia scattered five hits, walked one and fanned a pair of Centurions. He needed just 84 pitches to finish what he started. Offensively, Jacob Nguyen doubled and […]
Photos by Stephen Delgado & Conrad Hunziker Baseball: Marshall Fundamental earned the two-game Mission Valley League sweep of second-place Arroyo on Monday. The Eagles won a 12-8 slugfest in a game that featured 27 combined hits, including seven of the extra-base variety. Travis Delgado went four innings and allowed eight runs (four earned) on 11 […]
April 4 Poll: Baseball: Division 1: 1- Orange Lutheran 2- Yucaipa 3- Harvard-Westlake 4- Santa Margarita 5- Villa Park 6- Huntington Beach 7- Servite 8- Cypress 9- JSerra 10- Trabuco Hills Division 2: 1- Sierra Canyon 2- South Hills 3- Torrance 4- Arlington 5- Norco 6- Mater Dei 7- Northview 8- Maranatha 9- Calabasas 10- […]
Baseball: After claiming a 2-1 Baseline League series victory over Damien last week, Etiwanda opened league series No. 2 with a bang. The Eagles thumped Los Osos, 14-0. Ayden Holker got the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) on three hits over his four innings. He walked five and fanned seven. The Grizzlies’ defense committed […]
Baseball: You know things are going your way when despite mustering just four hits and committing four errors, the outcome is still favorable. But that’s what Northview accomplished on Monday. The Vikings defeated Portola, 3-1. NHS has won nine consecutive games and 11 of their last 12. Mitchell Stein got the loss, allowing three runs […]
Softball: After eight days off, Bonita played a couple of tournament games on Saturday. The Bearcats enter this week in a two-way tie atop the Palomares League standings with Glendora. And they’ll have some momentum after a 5-0 victory over West Torrance, and a 17-0 drubbing of Fairfax. In game one, Brooklyn Shroyer went six […]
Baseball: After eight days off, Northview pounded out a 14-6 victory over Yorba Linda. The Vikings have now won eighth consecutive games. Northview scored at least one run off five of the six Yorba Linda pitchers. And the lone YLHS hurler that escaped surrendering a run went just 1/3 of an inning. Diego Frey walked […]
College Baseball: What a Saturday it turned out to be for the Pasadena City College baseball program. The Lancers won their fifth SCC series in five tries, and they also claimed their first conference sweep of 2022. PCC defeated their host from Compton, 7-1, thanks to a great outing from Coleman Mitchell. If that weren’t […]
Baseball: There was every reason to believe that Friday’s Prep League showdown between Rio Hondo Prep and last-place Providence would be a snoozefest. Two days prior, the Kares picked up a 12-0 road victory against the Pioneers. But on Friday, there was no lack of excitement or drama. Rio Hondo Prep defeated Providence, 13-12, in […]
Baseball: Ten days after throwing a no-hitter in his first career start, Brady Ebel was back at it on Saturday. And for the second time, Ebel took the mound following an Eagles’ loss. On Wednesday, Etiwanda claimed game one of a three-game Baseline League series with Damien. Yesterday, Seth Sumner shut down the Eagles bats […]
Softball: Rio Hondo Prep remained unbeaten in Prep League play on Friday. The Kares needed just 4 1/2 innings to claim an 11-1, mercy-rule victory over their visitors from Flintridge Prep. RHP out-hit the Wolves, 9-2, and committed four less errors (5-1) than Flintridge Prep. Tatiana Foor went all five innings to pick up another […]
Photos by Stephen Delgado Baseball: Marshall Fundamental moved into the Mission Valley League penthouse on Friday. After a 7-4 victory at Mountain View, the Eagles now hold a one-half game lead on Arroyo. Travis Delgado, Wes Pendleton and Jacob Hernandez teamed up on the mound for Marshall. Pendleton allowed one run on one hit over […]
Baseball: Six Maranatha pitchers went one inning apiece in Friday’s 11-0 victory at Heritage Christian. Zach Strickland, Garrett McGuigan, Jason Tricarico, Justin Lee, Jack Stipa and Ian Parris combined on a one-hit, six-inning shutout. They walked one and struck out eight. Bryan Richman went 2-for-2, with a walk, run and RBI. Isaac Ton walked, singled […]
Baseball: The Flintridge Prep victory tour continued on Friday at South Pasadena. The Wolves got out to a 13-1 lead and held on for a 13-7 victory. Alex Hodis got the loss after allowing 10 runs (seven earned) on seven hits. Hodis went four innings, walked seven and struck out two. Nick Gonzalez went 2-for-5, […]
Baseball: South Hills took a leg up in the chase for the Hacienda League championship. The Huskies picked up a two-game sweep of Walnut, after defeating the Mustangs, 6-2, on Thursday. Matt Lorenzano went 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on three hits. Lorenzano walked two and struck out five Walnut batters to earn […]
Pictured L-R: Ryan Graves & Benny Olguin College Baseball: PCC won its sixth consecutive game on Thursday. The Lancers defeated visiting Compton, 7-3, behind solid outings from Ryan Graves and Benny Olguin. PCC also clinched its fifth consecutive SCC series, which no other program in the conference has accomplished. Ryan Graves went the first five […]
College Baseball: Mt. SAC won its 11th consecutive game on Thursday. But it didn’t come easy. LA Harbor out-hit Mt. SAC, 17-9, and the Mounties committed three errors, as opposed to one for their visitor. But the SCC’s first-place Mounties claimed a 9-7 victory and improved to 11-3 in conference play. LA Harbor got six […]
Baseball: Flintridge Prep took the field for the first time in nearly two weeks. And apparently Max Brunngraber didn’t have a speck of rust from the time off. Brunngraber was just one walk and a hit batter away from throwing a perfect game on Thursday. But settling for a no-hitter isn’t too shabby either. Brunngraber […]
Pictured L-R: Max Blessinger & Jakob Guardado College Baseball: One of the reasons that PCC has had so much success in 2022 is that throughout the season, a number of Lancers have played a starring role in victories. And on Wednesday, it was Jakob Guardado. Guardado went six scoreless innings and allowed just one hit […]