STORY BY MATT SIMON For the third straight year, the Moore League topped the San Gabriel Valley League 4-2 during the Kiwanis Senior All-Star Game Friday night at Downey High. The SGVL jumped to 1-0 lead during the top of the second inning on a throwing error after Poly’s Jesse Simon gave up back-to-back singles […]
Chris Betts hasn’t made his Major League Baseball debut yet, but the 22-year old Wilson High alum grabbed some headlines earlier this month with a fantastic display of fundamentals. Betts is the everyday catcher for the Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and is having a solid season after […]
St. Anthony baseball fell behind early and couldn’t find a way back in its CIF Southern Section Division 6 semifinal loss to Rio Hondo Prep 8-4 on Tuesday at Clark Field. The Saints (15-13) left 11 runners on base and only got two runs out of two bases loaded opportunities. “We didn’t play very well […]
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There are only two Long Beach baseball and softball teams left alive in the CIF Southern Section playoffs, and they’re very similar. Wilson softball and St. Anthony baseball are both playing semifinals today, and both are trying to win their first ever CIF-SS championships after underachieving regular seasons. Wilson (18-11, 8-4) is at West Ranch […]
A trio of former Lakewood Lancers made some interesting headlines during a busy week for local products in Major League Baseball. Matt Duffy and Travis d’Arnaud were both involved in a move by the Tampa Bay Rays last Friday. Five days after d’Arnaud was picked up by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Rays acquired the […]
The Long Beach City College baseball season came to a close last weekend as the Vikings were eliminated from the Southern California Super Regionals by No. 1 Orange Coast College in two games. On Thursday, May 9, Orange Coast scored three times in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and win […]
VIDEO BY MATT SIMON No Title We’ve got video of the Saints’ quarterfinal win.
STORY BY MATT SIMON Behind junior pitcher Lucas Lehmar, St. Anthony booked a trip to the CIF Division 6 semifinals with a 6-0 win over Faith Baptist Friday afternoon at Windward School in Los Angeles. Lehmar used his fastball stifle the Contenders’ bats on his way to a complete game shutout. The junior notched 10 […]
For the first time since 2015, the St. Anthony baseball team will be playing in the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals. The Saints, who had a blowout 37-0 win to start the playoffs, kept their winning ways going at home on Tuesday as they defeated Rowland 8-1. St. Anthony will now travel to Faith Baptist on […]