Baseball: A famous professional wrestler had a saying that went “to be the man, you’ve got to beat the man.” And while that’s a staged event, what the Rancho Cucamonga baseball program did on Tuesday was very real. The Cougars defeated top-seeded Murrieta Mesa, 2-0, in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. […]
Baseball: And then there were three. Eighty-five days after the baseball season started, Ayala, Bonita and Rancho Cucamonga are this site’s final three programs remaining in the CIF-SS playoffs. The Bulldogs, Bearcats and Cougars each host the No. 1 seeds in Division 1, 2 & 4, respectively, in Tuesday’s semifinal round. RCHS has moved their […]
Baseball: When Bonita scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning on Saturday afternoon, it turns out the benefit was more than just extending their season. The Bearcats claimed a 7-4 victory at Los Alamitos in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. When Bonita coach Ryan Marcos got back to […]
Baseball: Bonita found itself trailing 2-1 in the top of the seventh inning on Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats were 38 miles from home and just three outs away from a season-ending, CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal defeat at Los Alamitos High School. Bonita, though, stepped up big time, scoring six runs in the top of the […]
Baseball: Division 1 Scores: Ayala 7, Corona 3 JSerra 7, Yucaipa 1 Orange Lutheran 2, Bishop Amat 1 Harvard Westlake 11, Cypress 4 Tuesday’s Semifinals: JSerra at Ayala Orange Lutheran at Harvard Westlake Division 2 Scores: Thousand Oaks 12, San Dimas 1 Bonita at Los Alamitos today (Saturday) at 11 a.m. Camarillo 6, Yorba Linda […]
Baseball: Roc Riggio isn’t going to win any popularity contests at San Dimas High School. The Thousand Oaks slugger walked, homered three times and drove in six runs in the Lancers 12-1 thumping of the Saints in the D-2 quarterfinals. Matt Romero went five innings and was charged with six runs on 10 hits. He […]
Baseball: A pretty remarkable 2021 season finally ended for the Monrovia baseball program. And it took the No. 1 seed in Division 4 to do it. Murrieta Mesa defeated the Wildcats, 6-2, in the quarterfinal round. Jhayden Raineri remained unbeaten after going seven strong innings to pick up the win. Raineri allowed two runs on […]
Baseball: At first glance, Jacob Billings isn’t an imposing figure. In fact, he looks like someone you might see walking out of the ocean with a surfboard in his arms. But make no mistake about it, when he’s on the mound, Jacob Billings pitches like a grown man. And Friday was just another example of […]
Photos by Tara Masucci Baseball: Finally, their critics got it right. Ayala’s depleted pitching staff was going to fail in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Bulldogs even fell behind, 3-0, at Corona, just two innings into Friday’s contest. For the third time this season, however, the Bulldogs rallied from an […]
Baseball: The bats of Troy May and Luke Piazza proved to be just enough for Royal to edge Charter Oak, 3-2, in Friday’s quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. The Chargers actually out-hit the Highlanders, 12-8, but it’s Royal that’s moving on to the semifinals. Chris Ceballos got the loss after allowing three […]
Baseball: By the Numbers: Division 1: Ayala (23-2) at Corona (21-8) Runs For/Against: Corona (186-115); Ayala (246-84) League: Corona (second in Big 8); Ayala (first in Palomares) First Round Scores: Ayala 3, Beckman 2; Corona 13, Redondo Union 4 Second Round: Ayala 3, Notre Dame 2; Corona 4, Huntington Beach 3 Division 2: Thousand Oaks […]
Baseball: San Dimas could not have been more elated after coming back from a 5-1 deficit in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Saints scored once in the top of the fourth, twice in the fifth and got three runs in the sixth inning to defeat Maranatha, 6-5, at Brookside Park […]
Editors Note: There are a few games that CIF has yet to assign a home team, so if it says “vs” as opposed to “at” in the schedule, you’ll know what it means. Tuesday’s CIF-SS Baseball Playoff Scores: Division 1 Scores: JSerra 4, Capistrano Valley 0 Yucaipa 9, Damien 7 Corona 4, Huntington Beach 3 […]
Baseball: North Torrance scored in six of their seven innings on Tuesday, and defeated Flintridge Prep, 10-6, in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. The Saxons got three runs off Max Brunngraber in the first inning, and they would never trail. Delshaun Lanier walked, doubled twice, scored three runs and drove in […]
Baseball: And then there was one Baseline League team remaining in the CIF-SS baseball playoffs. Rancho Cucamonga used three pitchers to edge a very scrappy La Sierra team, 5-4, in Tuesday’s second round of the D-4 playoffs. Nicolas Sanchez earned the win, going 3 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on two hits. He walked […]
Baseball: Monrovia opened the playoffs last Friday with a seven-run victory over Alhambra, as Coleman Mitchell shut out the Moors and struck out 10. On Tuesday, Chantz Powers got the ball from skipper Brad Blackmore, and the Wildcats’ senior didn’t waste his opportunity to dominate. Powers threw a four-hit shutout in Monrovia’s 3-0 victory over […]
Photos by Mrs. Masucci Baseball: A lot of people have openly questioned the depth of the Ayala High School pitching staff. So far, though, it’s been good enough to claim a Palomares League championship and earn a spot in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinal round. The Bulldogs got out to an early 3-0 in the […]
Baseball: It’s not by accident that Harvard Westlake is ranked fifth in the state by MaxPreps. And they sure left an impression at Arcadia on Tuesday afternoon. The Wolverines, fresh off another Mission League championship, dropped the hammer, 13-0, over the Apaches, in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Harvard Westlake out-hit […]
Thanks to Chris Karp for the photos: Baseball: The 2021 season ended sooner than Marshall Fundamental would have preferred, but a second round defeat in the D-6 playoffs is just one blemish during an historic season for the Eagles. Marshall Fundamental made a 104-mile trip to Barstow and before they could get loose, the Aztecs […]
Baseball: Yucaipa got out to an early 5-0 lead and never trailed in Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 1 second-round game. The Thunderbirds gave up six runs in the final three innings, but held on for a 9-7 victory over visiting Damien. Yucaipa got five runs (three earned) off of Dylan Alanis in two innings and four […]
