A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the ninth week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (16-3): Went 4-0, won Boras Classic championship game; 1 2. NORCO (18-2): Three-game series this week vs. Corona Santiago; 2 3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (17-4): Swept…
Senior Jayden Rojas of Bell unleashed his best pitching performance of the season on Friday, giving up one hit and no walks while striking out 14 in a 1-0 win over Roosevelt. He also drove in the game’s only run with an RBI single in the fifth inning. Rojas retired the first 18 Roosevelt batters…
Wednesday was a day for big-time performances in the Big VIII League from Norco, Corona and Corona Santiago. Jordan Ayala of Norco struck out 10 in five innings and finished with two hits and three RBIs in an 8-0 win over Eastvale Roosevelt. Danny De La Rose went five for five with five RBIs in…
There’s a new favorite to win the Big VIII League baseball race after Corona’s domination the last few years. Norco (16-2, 6-0) has moved two games ahead of the Panthers (13-4, 5-2) and Corona Santiago (13-7, 5-2) in the league standings Corona Centennial upset Corona, 5-2, on Monday behind a complete game and 10 strikeouts…
A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the eighth week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (12-3): Won Boras Classic South championship; 2 2. NORCO (15-2): Transfers Jacob Melendez and Codey Brown making big impact; 3 3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (14-4): Upcoming…
Friday’s Results BASEBALL CITY SECTION Angelou 21, Los Angeles 7 Bell 4, South Gate 3 Bravo 12, LA Wilson 4 Canoga Park 11, Panorama 0 Chavez 15, VAAS 1 El Camino Real 13, Cleveland 1 Fairfax 6, Westchester 4 Franklin 11, Eagle Rock 0 Fulton 3, Northridge Academy 0 Garfield 6, Legacy 3 LACES 4,…
BASEBALL CITY SECTION Bravo 4, LA Wilson 2 Chavez 7, Arleta 2 El Camino Real 9, Cleveland 3 Granada Hills 12, Chatsworth 1 LA Marshall 10, Lincoln 0 LA Roosevelt 11, Huntington Park 4 Maya 12, Los Angeles 2 Northridge Academy 15, Panorama 3 Palisades 3, LACES 1 Roybal 18, RFK Community 1 San Pedro…
The Boras Classic has seen lots of upsets this week. No. 1 St. John Bosco, No. 4 Corona and No. 6 Huntington Beach were all beaten in first-round games. On Wednesday, No. 2 Orange Lutheran was taken into the eighth inning by Gahr until a walk-off single by CJ Weinstein delivered a 2-1 victory and…
A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the seventh week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (11-3): Pitcher Julian Garcia showed he’s healthy and in dominant form; 2 2. ORANGE LUTHERAN (8-3): Senior catcher Brady Murrietta is tough, strong…
It was Brady Murrietta’s silence rounding the bases, then his Darth Vader-like stare directed at St. John Bosco pitcher Jack Champlin after touching third base on Thursday and slowly jogging toward home plate that sent a clear message: Don’t poke the bear. His two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a…
