This week began with Orange Lutheran having played in only four baseball games while others had played in 10 or more. The Lancers were saving their best to come and it certainly showed when they won four consecutive games to capture the National High School Invitational on Saturday in Cary, N.C. After needing consecutive walk-off…
Two future high major-league draft picks, Anthony Murphy of Corona and Striker Pence of Corona Santiago, showed off their talents Wednesday. Corona rallied for a 9-7 victory. Pence, who touched 99 mph, struck out Murphy for one of his six strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. He left the game with a 3-2 lead. Then Murphy…
Harvard-Westlake doesn’t drop too many series in baseball these days, but if there’s one coach who gives the Wolverines fits, it’s Randy Thompson of Bishop Alemany. The reminder happened years ago when Harvard-Westlake had three future first-round draft picks on the same team in Max Fried, Lucas Giolito and Jack Flaherty, and Alemany defeated that…
A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the fourth week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (4-0): Trinity League play begins vs. JSerra; 1 2. CORONA (4-0): Danny De La Torre is six for seven hitting; 2 3. ORANGE…
