Birmingham never wins the West Valley League baseball championship. But the Patriots are certainly putting themselves within striking distance of first-place El Camino Real. They remained one game behind El Camino Real after an 8-0 win over Granada Hills on Tuesday in which Carlos Acuna gave up one hit in six innings and struck out…
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…
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…
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…
A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the sixth week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (7-1): Gary Morse had 16-strikeout performance; 4 2. ST. JOHN BOSCO (9-2): Three-game series with Orange Lutheran this week; 1 3. NORCO (10-1): Three-game…
