Baseball: Caleb Thatcher had the kind of postseason outing that pitchers dream about. Thatcher tossed a one-hit shutout in Marshall’s 6-0 victory over the visitors from Leuzinger in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. He faced one over the minimum (22 batters). Zach Grant led off the top of the third inning […]
Baseball: Etiwanda cruised to an 11-5 victory over Notre Dame in Friday’s first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Eagles led 9-1 before the Knights scored four times in the top of the sixth inning. Michael Aleman went 5 2/3 innings, and he was charged with five runs (two earned) on five hits. […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling: College Baseball: Six days after narrowly escaping their own Super Regional in a 9-8 walk-off victory over a solid Chaffey program, Mt. SAC dropped a 14-2 beatdown on Glendale in game one of the So Cal Regional final. The Mounties out-hit the Vaqueros, 19-6, including a 4-2 edge in extra-base hits. […]
Softball: Editor’s Note: West Torrance didn’t post their team stats on MaxPreps or Game Changer. Ayala opened the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs in impressive form. The Bulldogs cruised to a 6-0 victory over their visitors from West Torrance. AHS out-hit the Warriors, 10-3. Allie Lukaszewicz got the win after going four scoreless innings and allowing […]
Baseball: Flintridge Prep scored once in the top of the sixth and seventh innings to claim a 3-2 victory at Campbell Hall in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 7 playoffs. The Wolves out-hit the Vikings, 9-5. Will Grable went the first five innings for the visitors, and he surrendered an unearned run on […]
Photos by Tim Lunney Softball: Imagine the range of emotions. Rio Hondo Prep took a 6-1 lead into the top of the sixth over their visitors from Southlands Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. The Eagles, though, would storm back with five huge runs in the sixth to tie the […]
Photos by Alex Veliz (@CoachAlexMedia) Softball: La Salle won its ninth consecutive game on Thursday. And for more important than that, the Lancers opened the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs with a 6-1 victory over Oxford Academy. Havana Pagan went the distance, allowing an unearned run on four hits. Pagan issued two walks and registered six […]
Softball: Northview earned a spot the second round of the CIF-SS D-4 playoffs thanks to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Apple Valley. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Vikings scored twice to secure the win. And NHS persevered in spite of tallying just one base hit. Brynne Johnson got the loss […]
Baseball: San Marino saw its 2025 season come to an end on Thursday. The Titans defense faltered in a 7-0 loss at Great Oak in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs. All seven GOHS runs were unearned thanks to five San Marino errors. Tomas Bilvado’s remarkable run at SMHS came to an […]
Baseball: There isn’t a greater example of just how difficult the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs are than two programs ranked in the top 35 in California having to meet up in the first round of the playoffs. But that was the case in Rancho Cucamonga. No. 27 Cypress visited No. 34 Los Osos. […]
Pictured L-R: Brayden Johnson, Aidan Yamazaki & Tanner Grable Baseball: Glendora won its first CIF-SS playoff game since 2019 on Thursday afternoon. The Tartans made the 43-mile trek to Redlands and handed their hosts from Citrus Valley a 4-1 season-ending loss. Brayden Johnson went the distance to secure the win. With one out in the […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto In the 26 years before Tomas Bilvado earned a spot on San Marino’s varsity squad in 2023, the Titans won a total of two league titles. Since his arrival, SMHS has secured three consecutive Rio Hondo League championships. Moreover, of the 40 high schools within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone, […]
Pictured L-R: Glendale & Mt. SAC offensive stat leaders, Alex Dolan & Landon White College Baseball: Glendale and Mt. SAC will meet up this Thursday and Friday in Walnut in a best-of-three So Cal Regional Final series. Thankfully for both programs, the weather will be nearly 30 degrees cooler than last week’s 100-plus degree temperature. […]
Softball: First-Round Playoff Schedule (ALL Games are Thursday): *** Second round games will be played this coming Saturday Division 1: Mater Dei (16-11-1) at Chino Hills (19-8) Huntington Beach (21-7) at Charter Oak (16-0) West Torrance (19-7) at Ayala (19-2) Bonita (19-9) at Rosary Academy (25-2-1) Upland (16-7) at La Habra (21-7) Etiwanda (22-3) has […]
Baseball: It seems like every three months or so, I end up picking apart the playoff brackets for the fall, winter and spring seasons, respectively. It’s in the hope that some tweaks can be made going forward to help the pairings make more sense. In particular, some human oversight could go a long way to […]
Photo Courtesy of La Verne Athletics College Baseball: La Verne followed up its 2025 regular season SCIAC title with a conference tournament championship. However, Redlands, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona Pitzer made the Leopards earn it. ULV defeated Redlands (4-3) and CMS (11-10 in 11 innings) before falling to Pomona-Pitzer, 13-12, in 10-innings on Thursday, Friday and […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Chaffey College had every reason to mentally check out on a hot Saturday afternoon in Walnut. The Panthers took a 13-6 beatdown in game one of a best-of-three showdown with the No. 1 ranked Mounties at the Mt. SAC Super Regional on Friday. Fast forward 22 hours and MSAC […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Chaffey College saw its 2025 season and specifically its historic postseason run come to an end on Saturday evening in game three of the Mt. SAC Super Regional. But this program has earned a spot on the state’s baseball map for a number of reasons. In 2023 and 2024, […]
