Photos by Gwen Pointer: Baseball: Something had to give. Either Northview or Charter Oak was going to claim its first Valle Vista League victory of the 2024 season. And Zack Escalera made sure it was the Chargers. Escalera tossed a three-hit shutout, as COHS defeated visiting NHS, 3-0, on Wednesday. Escalera walked one and struck […]
Baseball: Glendora’s eighth-inning rally in Tuesday’s 8-6 victory at Maranatha carried over in Wednesday’s showdown with Riverside Prep. The Tartans scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, and they never trailed in a 5-3 nonleague victory. GHS out-hit the Knights, 8-4, and improved to 6-9. Drew Herd got the loss after surrendering […]
Softball: Glendora enjoyed a 6-0 lead as Wednesday’s Palomares League showdown at Alta Loma entered the bottom of the fifth inning. The Braves would score four runs in the fifth and two more in the seventh, but the Tartans would hold on for an 8-6 victory. Donica Meyndert got the loss after going four innings […]
Baseball: Covina jumped on West Covina early, and they cruised to a 13-3 Valle Vista League victory in six innings. The Colts scored three runs in the top of the first inning, and they never looked back. CHS out-hit WCHS, 10-5, in Wednesday’s mercy-rule conquest. Edwin Segovia was charged with six runs (five earned) on […]
Softball: Bonita edged Bishop Amat, 7-6, on Wednesday. But the game featured late-inning drama. BHS led 7-2 as the game headed to the top of the sixth inning. To their credit, the Lancers scored three times in the sixth and got one more in the seventh inning. Kaitlyn Maaske, however, was able to get the […]
Softball: The first five innings of Wednesday’s Valle Vista League showdown between Northview and Covina wasn’t remarkable. The Vikings and Colts were locked in a 1-1 tie. But Northview would score once in the top of the sixth, and they got three more in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead. Unfortunately for NHS, Covina […]
Photos by Richard Quinton College Baseball: There is a reason why Jameson Ferraro has one of the lowest ERA’s in the state. And that was on display on Wednesday afternoon. Ferraro went six innings and allowed one run in PCC’s 3-1 victory over fifth-ranked Golden West. Ferraro scattered seven hits, walked two and fanned seven. […]
Baseball: Two days after Upland’s Dylan Webb went the distance and allowed a pair of unearned runs in a 4-2 victory at Damien, Nathan Ries got the ball for the Spartans in game two of a three-game Baseline League series. And Ries didn’t waste the opportunity. He tossed a three-hit shutout in Damien’s 3-0 victory […]
College Baseball: The Inaugural Baseball Census Collegiate Summer League is just over two months away from delivering its first pitch. The six-team (Arroyo Seco Sentinels, Ventura County Pirates, San Gabriel Valley Monarchs, Inland Empire Outlaws, Arroyo Seco Royals & Orange County Juice) league will play an approximate 30-game regular season (6/11-7-21) schedule. The BCCSL will […]
College Baseball: Three days after pounding out 16 runs against Pasadena City College, the Mt. SAC baseball program secured a 12-5 nonconference victory at Citrus. MSAC trailed 5-0 after four innings of play, but they scored six times in the top of the fifth and never looked back. The Mounties out-hit the Owls, 13-7, on […]
Baseball: San Marino rode the arms of Brandon Strauss and Coleman Morning to a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over its visitors from Nogales. Strauss went four innings, allowing two hits, walking three and fanning five Nobles. Morning allowed one hit, walked two and struck out one over two innings. Merced Rodriguez walked and doubled. Luis Barajas […]
Baseball: It’s always a significant accomplishment when beating an Orange County power like Mater Dei. But what had to make it even more special was watching freshman Frane Flores earn the win. Flores went four innings, and he allowed one run on four hits in La Salle’s 5-1 victory at Mater Dei. Flores walked three […]
Photos by Stephen Delgado Editor’s Note: El Monte does not post their roster online, so I can’t post their stats without full names. Baseball: Marshall Fundamental pounded El Monte pitching in an 18-1 Mission Valley League victory on Tuesday. The Eagles remain in contention for an MVL title, trailing South El Monte, Arroyo and Rosemead […]
Baseball: South Hills took another step forward on Tuesday towards what they hope will be another Hacienda League championship. The Huskies defeated Los Altos, 4-0, thanks to a masterful performance by Luke Bauer. Bauer tossed a one-hit shutout, didn’t issue a walk and fanned five LAHS batters. Of his 92 pitches, 64 went for strikes. […]
Baseball: Los Osos secured its first three-game Baseline League sweep since 2021. The Grizzlies claimed 4-2 (last Friday), 6-1 (Monday) and 4-2 victories (Tuesday) over Rancho Cucamonga. Gavin Loeb-Keene went 4 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed one hit. He walked five and fanned three RCHS batters. Conor Donlin came in with the bases loaded and […]
Baseball: Glendora scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night at Brookside Park to claim a 5-2 victory over Maranatha. The Minutemen (ranked No. 3 in Division 2) scored twice in the bottom of the fourth to take a 2-0 lead. GHS got even in the top of the sixth […]
Baseball: Thanks to Conrad Hunziker III for this massive photo gallery of the Muir High School baseball program. The Mustangs have an overall record of 8-6, and they’re 2-3 in Pacific League games, which places them in fourth place. Through the first 14 games of 2024, Muir has already won more games than they did […]
Photo by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Editor’s Note: The ranked teams listed in the headline are all programs that are located within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone. CIF-SS Poll, March 25th: Division 1: 1. Corona 2. Harvard-Westlake 3. Santa Margarita 4. Lutheran/Orange 5. Huntington Beach 6. JSerra Catholic 7. San Dimas 8. La Mirada 9. […]
Softball: CIF-SS Poll, March 25th: Division 1: 1. Pacifica/Garden Grove 2.Lutheran/Orange 3. Murrieta Mesa 4. Norco 5. Huntington Beach 6. Poly/Riverside 7. Los Alamitos 8. La Mirada 9. Oaks Christian 10. Marina 11. JSerra Catholic 12. Great Oak 13. Torrance 14. Canyon/Anaheim 15. Roosevelt 16. Esperanza Division 2: 1. Valencia 2. California 3. El Modena […]
Baseball: Los Osos has now claimed victories in the first two of their three-game Baseline League series with Rancho Cucamonga. The Grizzlies defeated the Cougars, 6-1, at RCHS. Reagan Samples went 6 2/3 innings to earn the win. Samples scattered six hits, walked one and he fanned six RCHS batters. Joshua Chung struck out Brock […]
