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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 LUTHERAN (2-1): Faces Damien this week before trip to North Carolina; 3

4. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (7-0): Dru Wilson is nine for 19 hitting; 4

5. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (7-1): Freshman Louis Lappe gets his first home run in high school; 5

6. NORCO (5-1): No runs allowed in 18 2/3 innings for Landon Hovermale; 7

7. GAHR (3-3): The pitching has been outstanding; 6

8. HUNTINGTON BEACH (4-2-1): Oilers get three-game sweep of rival Edison; 9

9. SIERRA CANYON (6-3): Armando Solorio emerging as ace; 8

10. ROYAL (7-1): Dustin Dunwoody eight strikeouts in six scoreless innings vs. Moorpark; 10

11. AQUINAS (3-0): Showdown with Arrowhead Christian this week; 13

12. SANTA MARGARITA (7-1): Brody Schumaker has four hits, seven RBIs vs. Los Osos; 16

13. MATER DEI (4-2): Three-game series with Santa Margarita; 11

14. EL DORADO (6-3): Pitching continues to be strong; 12

15. OAKS CHRISTIAN (7-2): Sophomore Dane Disney leads team with 11 hits; 14

16. SOUTH HILLS (7-1): Carson Baker continues to hit, pitch with the best; 15

17. CYPRESS (6-3): Bats came alive in two-game sweep of JSerra; 18

18. LA MIRADA (5-2): Faces Etiwanda on Wednesday; 19

19. AYALA (6-1): Ivan Ruddell is 10 for 16 hitting; 21

20. CORONA CENTENNIAL (5-3): Showdown with Norco this week; 20

21. THOUSAND OAKS (10-0): Is Jack Wilson back playing for the Lancers?; NR

22. NEWPORT HARBOR (7-1): Rivalry games against Corona del Mar this week; 22

23. VILLA PARK (7-2-1): Jack McGuire off to good start on mound; 23

24. SOUTH TORRANCE (8-0): Eleven hits, 10 RBIs for Owen Rhodes; 24

25. ALISO NIGUEL (7-0-1): Eleven hits for Carson Etnire; NR

It started with a Shohei shot.

Ohtani began the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo for Team Japan with a double on the first pitch he saw and then, one inning later, a grand slam … of course he did.

It continued with an espresso shot …

The hitters of lovable Team Italy celebrated home runs with shots of Italian espresso in a dugout dripping with cheek kisses and caffeine.

After hitting three homers against Mexico, Italy’s Vinnie Pasquantino told Fox that he was, “beaned up.”

Truly, this blip of a tournament has been beaned up, a glorious 10 days of deafening cheers and eye-blacked tears, fans dressed like discount popes and bald eagles, TV ratings through the roof, baseball at its October best … in the middle of spring training?

Italy’s Jac Caglianone takes a shot of espresso as he celebrates with teammate Vinnie Pasquantino after hitting a solo home run against the U.S. during the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday in Houston.

(Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images)

What a thing! What a treat!

All hail the WBC, 20 years old and all grown up, its sixth incarnation stealing the stage in a sweet spot during NBA doldrums and before March Madness.

Have you watched any of it? Have you been energized by all of it? It’s been like two weeks of All-Star games, only the players are serious. It’s been like when baseball was part of the Olympics, only the players are all truly the best in the world.

In the middle of the most boring part of the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues, it’s like a Superhero League. Two weeks before opening day, it’s like the final week of a pennant race.

It’s competitive, and it’s crazy, and Friday’s quarterfinals were filled with both.

There was giant Vladimir Guerrero Jr. going airborne to score a run for the Dominican Republic against Korea, and then leaping up and pumping his fist as if he had just won the World Series.

There was Juan Soto flying home to score an inning later, his head-first dive celebrated by Soto doing a swim move in the dugout.

Then there was Team USA’s David Bednar, screaming along with the chanting crowd as he worked out of a seventh-inning jam in a win over Canada.

In a tournament filled with equal parts emotion and edginess, Team USA now plays the Dominican Republic Sunday in Miami in a semifinal that could be the most-watched game of this season before the season starts.

Paul Skenes versus a lineup so deep Julio Rodriguez bats seventh? A team led by Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper versus a team featuring Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr?

Dominican Republic’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dives past South Korea catcher Park Dong-won to score on a double by Junior Caminero during the World Baseball Classic on Friday in Miami.

(Lynne Sladky / Associated Press)

“I expect it to be one of the best games of all time,” said Team USA Manager Mark DeRosa.

No, the WBC isn’t as big as the World Series. One notable player said it’s even bigger.

“The Classic kind of feels above the World Series,” Kiké Hernández told reporters earlier this spring. “Maybe it’s because of what we have on the chest,”

Hernández, who didn’t play for his home country Puerto Rico because he is recovering from elbow surgery, nonetheless showed up in San Juan for the pool-play games.

He was so excited when Puerto Rico beat Panama on a walk-off home run, he texted Dodgers baseball president Andrew Friedman and asked if he could accompany the team to Houston for the knockout round. Friedman of course said yes.

Yes, yes, yes, more, more, more.

Before this spring, I had watched exactly one WBC at-bat. The entire deal felt cheesy and contrived. American players didn’t appear to care. American players would rather lounge through the final days of spring training in occasional games and on countless golf courses

Other countries loved it. Other countries caused a ruckus. The fan experience was highlighted by a memorable and deafening 2009 final at Dodger Stadium featured a Japan victory over South Korea in a game that many observers said was the loudest they ever attended.

Not me. Didn’t care. I pretty much ignored the whole thing until stumbling upon that one at-bat, the final out in the 2023 title game, that stunning dramatic strikeout of Mike Trout by then-Angel teammate Ohtani to give Japan the title.

Ohtani threw his cap and glove in a rare show of emotion, setting off a wild and sincere celebration as my ignorant self finally realized, “Hey, this is a thing.”

Three years later, the American players have agreed, stacking the roster with stars like Judge and Harper, kids like Pete Crow-Armstrong, vets like Kyle Schwarber and Big Dumpers named Cal Raleigh, all transforming this occasional baseball oddity into must-see TV.

You know how one can tell it’s real American baseball? The team spent its first week mired in social media drama and a second-guessing controversy.

American right fielder Aaron Judge celebrates his team’s win over Canada during a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game on Friday in Houston.

(David J. Phillip / Associated Press)

Tarik Skubal, the game’s best pitcher, found himself defending his patriotism after leaving the tournament early to better prepare for his opening day start with the Detroit Tigers.

First, he admitted he was surprised at how bad he felt about abandoning Team USA. That seemed to be a theme in a clubhouse that has been stunned at how much this matters.

“I totally misread how I would feel,” he said.

Then, he seemed genuinely hurt that people think he is turning his back on the flag.

“It’s just not fair,” he told the Athletic, later adding, “If they know me, though, and they know me on a personal level and they know what my peers think of me, I don’t think it’s fair to say those things.”

Also finding himself in hot water was USA manager Mark DeRosa, who nearly allowed his team to be eliminated in pool play because he didn’t know the rules.

When Team USA played Italy on Tuesday night, DeRosa rested most of his starters, nearly used retired Clayton Kershaw and basically managed the game as if he thought they didn’t need to win to guarantee advancement to the next round.

Guess what? They needed to win. But they didn’t win, losing 8-6 in a shocking upset. So they were forced to sweat out the Italy-Mexico game on Wednesday, where another Italian upset allowed them to back into the quarterfinals.

DeRosa claimed he knew the rules all along, which he clearly did not.

Before the game against Italy, in an interview on the MLB Network, he said, “Our ticket’s punched to the quarterfinals.”

After the game, DeRosa claimed he just, “misspoke”

And then Thursday he told the media, “I was well aware that we had to win the game.”

The 16-year journeyman clearly messed up, and then tried to cover up, and here’s guessing even if Team USA wins this tournament, he won’t be managing them in the 2028 Olympics or in any future WBC events.

Seems like the perfect job for Dave Roberts, no?

Meanwhile, one American player had a dissenting view about the status of this tournament, Harper offering a tired argument.

“Obviously, the WBC has been great, but it’s not the Olympics, right?” he told reporters. “That’s no disrespect to the WBC or anything, but everybody knows that when the Olympics are on, everybody’s watching. It doesn’t matter what sport it is; it could be the most random sport, and it’s got all the fans watching it.”

Wrong. Here’s guessing more fans will be watching Sunday night in a matchup for the ages. Then, imagine if Team USA wins and plays Japan on Tuesday night for the championship?

With the sport headed toward a seemingly inevitable work stoppage this winter, this could be the sweet beginnings of a long farewell. Soak it in. Enjoy the buzz. Get all beaned up. March madness indeed.

Saturday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Cleveland 6, San Pedro 4

Gardena 11, Animo Leadership 2

LA University 12, Environmental Charter 1

Santee 22, Mendez 13

South East 3, Sylmar 2

Verdugo Hills 1, Franklin 0

Wilmington Banning 7, Port of LA 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aliso Niguel 9, Murrieta Valley 4

Aquinas 12, Capistrano Valley 2

Buena 7, St. Bonaventure 3

Calabasas 1, Santa Monica 0

Claremont 8, Adelanto 2

Colton 5, Arroyo Valley 0

Dos Pueblos 6, Lompoc 3

El Dorado 2, West Ranch 0

Foothill Tech 5, Trinity Classical Academy 4

Ganesha 2, Mission Viejo 1

Glendora 7, Charter Oak 6

Golden Valley 16, Nordhoff 12

Granite Hills 2, Fontana 1

Hacienda Heights Wilson 13, Tustin 7

Jurupa Hills 8, Orange Vista 2

Kaiser 1, West Covina 0

Katella 14, Chaparral 3

Laguna Beach 5, Costa Mesa 3

Linfield Christian 3, El Toro 0

Long Beach Jordan 12, El Monte 0

Loyola 8, Cathedral 0

Mayfair 22, Lynwood 0

Mira Costa 7, Lakewood 0

Moorpark 17, Channel Islands 0

Mountain View 5, Avalon 3

Norco 1, Great Oak 0

Nuview Bridge 8, Eisenhower 4

Oaks Christian 9, Hart 0

Pasadena Marshall 9, Santa Clarita Christian 8

Ramona 8, Sunny Hills 6

Redlands 13, Rim of the World 0

Rio Hondo Prep 10, Orange Glen 1

Riverside Prep 5, Yucaipa 2

San Gorgonio 14, Big Bear 7

Santa Ana Foothill 14, Walnut 2

Santa Ynez 27, Dunn 0

Silverado 5, Pasadena Poly 1

St. Anthony 17, Artesia 11

Tesoro 4, Sunny Hills 1

Torrance 10, West Torrance 0

Trabuco Hills 10, Long Beach Wilson 8

Troy 13, Victor Valley 3

University Prep 22, Immanuel Christian 0

Valencia 8, Simi Valley 0

Valley View 13, Heritage 5

Warren 7, Santa Fe 1

Whitney 7, Western 6

INTERSECTIONAL

Bloomington Christian 13, Austin (TX) NYOS Charter 4

Burbank Burroughs 6, LA Marshall 5

El Dorado 17, Campo Verde 4

Garfield 3, Whittier Christian 1

Hueneme 9, Idaho Falls (ID) Skyline 2

Indian Springs 20, Public Safety Academy 2

Oxnard 4, Idaho Falls (ID) Skyline 3

Palm Desert 5, Rancho Bernardo 2

Palos Verdes 4, Palisades 3

San Jose More 11, Valley Christian Academy 1

Sonora 11, Legacy 4

Temecula Valley 7, Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman 4

University Prep 9, Boron 2

Valley Christian 10, South Gate 9

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

LA Marshall 12, Bell 1

Santee 27, Mendez 25

SOUTHERN SECTION

Agoura 4, Torrance 0

Alemany 15, Montebello 2

Alemany 18, Irvine 3

Alhambra 10, Ramona Convent 4

Arcadia 8, Paramount 0

Alta Loma 6, Summit 5

Alta Loma 5, Los Osos 1

Capistrano Valley 9, Corona Santiago 4

Chaparral 11, Katella 7

Downey 11, La Palma Kennedy 1

Elsinore 10, Covina 3

Etiwanda 10, Redlands East Valley 4

Firebaugh 11, Long Beach Cabrillo 6

Glendora 5, Yucaipa 3

Glendora 4, Capistrano Valley 2

Grace 6, Hemet 5

Hesperia 16, Victor Valley 14

Highland 6, Apple Valley 2

Highland 18, Apple Valley 6

Hillcrest 1, Diamond Bar 0

JSerra 6, Oaks Christian 1

Jurupa Hills 11, Garden Grove 10

Kaiser 12, Flintridge Prep 2

Kaiser 11, Lompoc Cabrillo 0

Lakewood 4, Whittier Christian 3

Lakewood St. Joseph 8, Placentia Valencia 3

Lakewood St. Joseph 8, Warren 3

Maranatha 7, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 5

Mayfair 9, Garden Grove 3

Mayfair 19, Jurupa Hills 2

Northview 7, Grand Terrace 6

San Dimas 9, Paramount 4

Santa Fe 9, Riverside North 0

Santa Fe 6, Downey 4

Santa Monica 8, Bishop Montgomery 4

Schurr 11, Covina 0

Schurr 11, Elsinore 4

Segerstrom 9, Walnut 7

Simi Valley 3, Redondo Union 0

South Hills 6, Hemet 2

South Torrance 13, West Torrance 0

Upland 8, Arrowhead Christian 0

Valencia 2, Buena 0

Victor Valley 11, Hesperia 8

Vista Murrieta 9, Oak Hills 5

Walnut 7, Katella 5

Warren 12, Placentia Valencia 1

Western Christian 8, Summit 5

Whittier Christian 17, Grace 5

Yucaipa I, La Palma Kennedy 1

INTERSECTIONAL

Carson 15, Bishop Montgomery 6

Carson 12, Culver City 1

Cypress 5, Granada Hills 0

Fountain Valley 11, LA University 1

Glendale 15, Maywood CES 5

Granada Hills 14, El Rancho 6

Legacy 5, San Dimas 2

Maywood CES 17, St. Mary’s Academy 10

Redondo Union 7, San Pedro 1

Riverside King 12, Sanger 0

Simi Valley 4, Wilmington Banning 1

Venice 4, Maranatha 0

Venice 13, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 4

Sophomore pitcher Carlos Acuna, building upon his outstanding freshman season, threw a one-hit shutout on Friday in Birmingham’s 5-0 West Valley League win over Taft.

He lost his no-hit bid when the first hitter of the seventh inning singled. He finished with seven strikeouts. In 24 innings this season, Acuna is 3-0 with 29 strikeouts, eight walks and a 1.16 earned-run average.

Cypress 14, JSerra 2: Tyler Vladic had five hits and Noah Johnson contributed five RBIs to lead Cypress.

Foothill 7, Cajon 0: Evrett Rycroft struck out two and walked none in six scoreless innings.

Huntington Beach 4, Edison 1: Tanner Brown struck out seven with no walks in six innings and Jared Grindlinger had two hits for the Oilers.

El Camino Real 6, Cleveland 1: Hudson December threw a complete game for the Royals.

Granada Hills 8, Chatsworth 5: Nicholas Penaranda finished with three hits for Granada Hills.

Villa Park 6, La Habra 1: Jack McGuire struck out 10 and threw 6 2/3 innings for Villa Park.

Garfield 3, Venice 2: The Bulldogs scored a run in the ninth on an error to break a 2-2 deadlock. Michael Santillan had three hits for Garfield.

Bell 11, Palisades 3: Jayden Gonzalez had a home run and three RBIs for 10-1 Bell.

Palos Verdes 3, Mira Costa 1: Kai Van Scoyoc struck out nine in 4⅓ innings to lead Palos Verdes.

Fountain Valley 6, Los Alamitos 2: Ethan Cortez had a two-run single for Fountain Valley.

Marina 5, Newport Harbor 4: Three hits from Elijah Herald helped Marina hand Newport Harbor its first loss.

Santa Margarita 19, Los Osos 9: Brody Schumacher drove in seven runs on four hits, including a home run and double.

Friday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Bell 11, Palisades 3 (8 innings)

Eagle Rock 11, Stella 1

El Camino Real 5, Cleveland 1

Fairfax 13, Dorsey 3

Fremont 5, Lincoln 0

Gardena 13, Santee 4

Garfield 3, Venice 2

LA Wilson 7, Vaughn 6

Monroe 11, King/Drew 2

Northridge Academy 5, AMIT 0

Panorama 14, Reseda 11

Rancho Dominguez 13, Westchester 3

SOCES 17, Canoga Park 1

Sun Valley Magnet 12, Collins Family 0

Van Nuys 5, Chavez 1

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 11, CIMSA 0

Aliso Niguel 11, Fullerton 8

Anaheim Canyon 8, El Modena 7

Apple Valley 8, Serrano 5

Arcadia 11, Muir 1

Arlington 1, Liberty 0

Arroyo 20, Downey Calvary Chapel 1

Baldwin Park 22, Sierra Vista 5

Beaumont 7, Desert Hot Springs 0

Big Bear 14, Pacific 10

Bishop Montgomery 9, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 0

Bishop Union 10, Legacy Christian Academy 0

Bolsa Grande 6, Saddleback 5

Brea Olinda 3, El Toro 1

Burbank Burroughs 18, Glendale 1

Calvary Baptist 11, Rosemead 1

Canyon Springs 10, Hemet 7

Carpinteria 5, Nordhoff 2

Cathedral 11, Bosco Tech 6

Coachella Valley 6, Yucca Valley 0

Corona Santiago 8, Chino Hills 4

Costa Mesa 10, Ocean View 2

Crescenta Valley 8, Hoover 2

Cypress 14, JSerra 2

Diamond Bar 9, Santa Ana 1

Don Lugo 3, Upland 3

Dos Pueblos 11, Buena 3

Duarte 5, Azusa 3

Eastvale Roosevelt 7, Whittier Christian 0

Edgewood 11, Gabrielino 3

El Segundo 2, North Torrance 1

Elsinore 5, Rancho Verde 4

Fountain Valley 6, Los Alamitos 2

Hart 16, Canyon Country Canyon 6

Heritage Christian 7, Channel Islands 0

Hesperia 11, Ridgecrest Burroughs 8

Huntington Beach 4, Edison 1

Indian Springs 4, San Bernardino 3

Irvine 9, Northwood 1

Irvine University 7, St. Margaret’s 5

Jurupa Valley 4, La Sierra 2

Katella 6, Laguna Hills 4

Knight 10, Eastside 1

La Canada 13, Temple City 3

Lancaster 11, Antelope Valley 0

La Salle 6, St. Paul 5

La Serna 7, Whittier 2

Long Beach Poly 7, Long Beach Jordan 5

Long Beach Wilson 5, Long Beach Cabrillo 1

Los Amigos 4, Magnolia 3

Lucerne Valley 11, Silver Valley 5

Marina 5, Newport Harbor 4

Mark Keppel 12, San Gabriel 3

Mary Star of the Sea 13, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 5

Mayfair 6, Garden Grove 1

Millikan 8, Compton 0

Miller 20, Entrepreneur 0

Montebello 6, Alhambra 1

Moreno Valley 5, Heritage 3

Newbury Park 16, Camarillo 3

New Roads 7, Brentwood 5

Nogales 10, Garey 4

Norwalk 9, Dominguez 4

Nuview Bridge 6, Riverside North 0

Oak Hills 12, Sultana 8

Orange 10, Savanna 5

Orange Vista 9, Lakeside 3

Oxnard Pacifica 8, Oxnard 0

Palos Verdes 3, Mira Costa 1

Paramount 19, Firebaugh 6

Placentia Valencia 11, Godinez 1

Ramona 11, Norte Vista 1

Rancho Christian 18, Hillcrest 7

Rancho Cucamonga 6, Alta Loma 3

Rio Hondo Prep 10, Escondido Charter 10

Riverside Poly 6, Paloma Valley 1

Royal 7, Moorpark 0

Rubidoux 5, Patriot 4

Salesian 19, Verbum Dei 5

San Juan Hills 10, Citrus Valley 1

San Marcos 2, Rio Mesa 1

Santa Aba Calvary Chapel 3, Buena Park 0

Santa Ana Foothill 7, Cajon 0

Santa Fe 7, California 0

Santa Margarita 19, Los Osos 9

Santa Paula 9, Malibu 3

Saugus 12, Castaic 9

Schurr 7, Bell Gardens 3

Segerstrom 8, La Palma Kennedy 4

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 4, Paraclete 1

Sierra Canyon 9, Valencia 1

Simi Valley 17, Oak Park 0

SLOCA 6, Valley Christian Academy 4

Southlands Christian 12, Bassett 5

St. Anthony 9, St. Monica 6

St. Bernard 8, Gardena Serra 5

Sunny Hills 9, Esperanza 2

Tesoro 6, Yorba Linda 3

Twentynine Palms 20, Desert Christian Academy 2

University Prep 34, Mojave 0

Valley View 10, Citrus Hill 2

Ventura 11, Santa Barbara 6

Victor Valley Christian 8, ACE 7

Villa Park 6, La Habra 1

Vista del Lago 13, Perris 3

Vista Murrieta 13, Yucaipa 5

Western 5, Santa Ana Valley 1

West Ranch 3, Golden Valley 0

Woodbridge 5, Laguna Beach 4

INTERSECTIONAL

Boron 30, Immanuel Christian 1

Carson 3, Lakewood 0

El Rancho 2, LA Roosevelt 1

HMSA 11, Animo Venice 1 (5 innings)

Lee Vining 11, Trona 11

Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 4, Triumph Charter 2

South Gate 16, South El Monte 6

Temecula Valley 6, Henderson (NV) Basic 3

Thousand Oaks 8, Skyline (ID) 0

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Carson 13, Venice 1

Granada Hills Kennedy 2, SOCES 1

LA Wilson 16, Rancho Dominguez 6

Narbonne 18, Contreras 2

Orthopaedic 20, Jefferson 1

Santee 26, Gardena 17

Sylmar 16, Fulton 0

Torres 16, Bernstein 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aliso Niguel 9, Garden Grove Pacifica 1

Alta Loma 11, Grand Terrace 4

Azusa 15, Nogales 1

Bishop Amat 8, Rancho Cucamonga 6

Bishop Conaty-Loretto 10, Hawthorne 0

Bloomington 17, Vista del Lago 3

Brentwood 15, Inglewood 3

Charter Oak 12, Don Lugo 4

Colton 8, Woodcrest Christian 0

Dana Hills 8, Woodbridge 0

Dos Pueblos 9, Buena 0

Duarte 12, Baldwin Park 2

Edgewood 14, Southland Christian 3

Etiwanda 9, Ganesha 8

Flintridge Sacred Heart 2, Burbank Providence 1

Jurupa Valley 20, La Sierra 1

La Canada 15, South Pasadena 0

Liberty 19, Heritage 5

Linfield Christian 15, Temecula Valley 4

Loara 27, Costa Mesa 3

Lucerne Valley 29, Silver Valley 12

Maranatha 5, Santa Monica 3

Mark Keppel 18, Mountain View 13

Monrovia 5, Temple City 1

Newbury Park 14, Channel Islands 0

Northview 6, Ontario Christian 2

Northview 6, Western Christian 2

Ocean View 15, Corona del Mar 2

Orange 11, Estancia 0

Orange Vista 11, Rancho Verde 1

Oxnard 9, Oxnard Pacifica 1

Paloma Valley 3, Valley View 1

Pasadena Marshall 20, Elizabeth 2

Patriot 13, Rubidoux 0

Placentia Valencia 7, Anaheim 6

Portola 15, Oxford Academy 5

Redlands East Valley 4, Canyon Springs 1

Rio Mesa 7, San Marcos 2

Riverside Prep 21, Hesperia 2

San Bernardino 20, Indian Springs 0

San Dimas 10, Diamond Bar 0

San Marino 18, Blair 0

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 10, Westminster La Quinta 0

Santa Ana Valley 16, Century 6

Serrano 17, PACS 1

Sierra Vista 13, Garey 2

South El Monte 22, Rowland 12

South Hills 15, Lakewood 1

St. Bonaventure 21, Santa Paula 5

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 31, Beverly Hills 1

Sunny Hills 10, Cerritos 7

Twentynine Palms 21l Banning 15

University Prep 13, Sultana 7

West Torrance 5, Redondo Union 3

Whittier Christian 8, Arrowhead Christian 0

Wiseburn-Da Vinci 10, Culver City 0

Yucca Valley 18, Coachella Valley 7

INTERSECTIONAL

Chadwick 13, Palisades 2

Leuzinger 6, South Gate 2

Pasadena Marshall 20, Elizabeth 2

Riverside King 1, Clovis North 0

Riverside King 12, Hollister 5

South Torrance 6, San Pedro 4

Taft 22, Hueneme 3

Torrance 5, Wilmington Banning 3

Van Nuys 13, Immaculate Heart 12

West Ranch 9, El Camino Real 1

Thursday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Fremont 8, Jefferson 5

Hollywood 17, Diego Rivera 7

North Hollywood 3, Verdugo Hills 2

Port of Los Angeles 9, Gardena 4

Sun Valley Poly 4, Granada Hills Kennedy 3

Sylmar 5, San Fernando 1

Torres 13, Collins Family 1

University Prep Value 16, Alliance Ouchi 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

Agoura 16, Canyon Country Canyon 0

Ayala 5, Corona Centennial 3

Barstow 10, Silver Valley 0

Bishop Amat 2, Downey 1

Bonita 6, La Serna 2

Brentwood 17, St. Monica 11

Buckley 10, de Toledo 0

Calabasas 19, Foothill Tech 1

Capistrano Valley Christian 5, Orange County Pacifica Christian 4

Chaparral 12, Cornerstone Christian 1

Chino 9, Diamond Ranch 3

Citrus Valley 12, Colony 3

Desert Christian 13, Faith Baptist 2

Desert Christian Academy 21, California Lutheran 8

Diamond Bar 4, Ontario Christian 3

Don Lugo 2, Ontario 1

Environmental Charter 18, Compton Early College 6

Esperanza 17, Hacienda Heights Wilson 4

Etiwanda 10, Brea Olinda 1

Excelsior Charter 11, La Puente 1

Garden Grove 5, Westminster 0

Garden Grove Pacifica 2, Crean Lutheran 1

GLCSC 9, Sequoyah 4

Grand Terrace 3, Jurupa Hills 2

Hesperia Christian 9, Webb 3

La Palma Kennedy 8, Norwalk 4

Lawndale 2, Chadwick 0

Long Beach Wilson 14, Oxford Academy 3

Los Altos 2, Glendora 1

Maranatha 11, Northview 9

Millikan 6, San Dimas 3

Montclair 17, Chaffey 0

Mountain View 11, Southlands Christian 2

Rancho Alamitos 2, Anaheim 1

Redlands East Valley 9, Victor Valley 8

San Jacinto Valley Academy 11, Mesa Grande Academy 1

Santa Clara 6, De Sol 2

Santa Clarita Christian 9, PACS 3

Shalhevet 21, Animo Leadership 1

Sherman Indian 14, CAMS 8

Sonora 1, Troy 0

South El Monte 11, Flintridge Prep 6

South Pasadena 11, San Marino 3

South Torrance 8, Culver City 4

Summit 7, Kaiser 0

Tahquitz 9, West Valley 5

Temescal Canyon 7, San Jacinto 6

Trinity Classical Academy 11, Milken 0

Tustin 4, Glenn 0

Western Christian 15, Pasadena Marshall 4

Windward 10, Crossroads 2

INTERSECTIONAL

Borrego Springs 11, Anza Hamilton 10

Compton Centennial 13, Downtown Magnets 3

Hawthorne 3, Westchester 1

LA Hamilton 22, Inglewood 2

Rio Mesa 9, Idaho Skyline 3

Taft 10, Village Christian 3

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Alliance Levine 13, Smidt Tech 10

Bravo 11, South East 1

Dorsey 4, Environmental Charter 1

East Valley 15, Bert Corona 0

Garfield 9, Lincoln 0

Maywood CES 23, Alliance Bloomfield 18

Narbonne 12, Dymally 1

Triumph Charter 14, Vaughn 2

SOUTHERN SECTION

ACE 9, Victor Valley 4

AAE 6, Adelanto 5

Arcadia 14, Pasadena 3

Atascadero 13, Coastal Christian 1

Banning 9, La Sierra 3

Beaumont 14, Shadow Hills 4

Bloomington 15, Perris 1

Bonita 12, Beckman 0

Buena Park 16, Troy 0

Burbank 14, Glendale 2

California Lutheran 14, Cornerstone Christian 12

Calvary Baptist 24, NSLA 0

Camarillo 4, Thousand Oaks 3

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 10, Mary Star of the Sea 9

Carpinteria 17, Del Sol 16

Chadwick 10, Firebaugh 0

Chaffey 15, Montclair 1

Chaminade 13, Royal 0

Chino 21, Diamond Ranch 1

Crescenta Valley 2, Burbank Burroughs 1

Cypress 5, Mira Costa 0

Downey 5, Rosary Academy 4

Eastside 13, Knight 5

Edison 5, Huntington Beach 4

El Monte 12, Bell Gardens 2

El Modena 7, Tesoro 3

El Toro 12, Capistrano Valley 1

Fontana 33, Nuview Bridge 23

Fullerton 9, Brea Olinda 7

Garden Grove Pacifica 8, Garden Grove 0

Garden Grove Santiago 11, Katella 10

Grace 8, Arrowhead Christian 0

Grand Terrace 5, Western Christian 4

Granite Hills 12, Serrano 5

Hart 10, Canyon Country Canyon 0

Heritage 16, Tahquitz 6

Hesperia Christian 19, Immanuel Christian 0

HMSA 17, Compton Early College 1

Indio 17, San Jacinto 13

Jurupa Valley 8, Moreno Valley 8

Kaiser 13, Sultana 3

La Habra 11, Segerstrom 0

Lakewood St. Joseph 3, St. Paul 1

Lancaster 19, Antelope Valley 2

La Salle 10, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 0

La Serna 7, Santa Fe 3

Lennox Academy 20, Animo Leadership 3

Long Beach Poly 10, Lakewood 0

Long Beach Wilson 23, Long Beach Jordan 0

Los Alamitos 11, Fountain Valley 1

Los Osos 4, Summit 0

Louisville 3, Newbury Park 2

Marina 15, Newport Harbor 0

Marymount 15, Brentwood 12

Millikan 3, La Palma Kennedy 1

Montebello 10, Gabrielino 0

Moorpark 13, Rio Mesa 3

Murrieta Mesa 5, Murrieta Valley 0

North Torrance 9, Cerritos 0

Oak Park 2, Sierra Canyon 1

Ontario 7, Don Lugo 2

Ontario Christian 9, Colony 5

Paraclete 13, Bishop Montgomery 0

Pasadena Poly 6, Rio Hondo Prep 2

Patriot 11, Linfield Christian 6

Portola 16, Estancia 4

Quartz Hill 14, Littlerock 0

Ramona Convent 2, St. Monica 0

Rancho Alamitos 21, Century 8

Rancho Mirage 15, Xavier Prep 1

Rosemead 5, Downey Calvary Chapel 4

San Clemente 24, Capistrano Valley Christian 0

San Jacinto Valley Academy 19, Mesa Grande Academy 5

Saugus 3, Castaic 1

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 12, Westlake 7

Simi Valley 7, Valencia 6

South Hills 12, Palmdale 0

St. Pius X-St. Matthias 21, St. Mary’s Academy 5

Tehachapi 8, Ridgecrest Burroughs 4

Temecula Valley 6, Chaparral 4

Upland 9, Whittier Christian 3

Valley View 12, Oak Hills 1

Ventura 13, Fillmore 0

Viewpoint 11, Santa Paula 2

Village Christian 16, Immaculate Heart 4

Walnut 22, West Covina 9

Westminster 14, Western 4

West Ranch 20, Golden Valley 0

West Valley 10, Redlands 9

Whittier 5, Norwalk 5

Yorba Linda 10, Sonora 0

INTERSECTIONAL

AHSA d. King/Drew, forfeit

Alemany 11, North Hollywood 1

Animo Venice 11, Glendale 10

Bellflower 16, King/Drew 2

Charter Oak 2, Legacy 1

Chatsworth 13, Faith Baptist 0

Eagle Rock 19, Alhambra 12

Granada Hills 5, Agoura 1

Hawthorne 15, Fremont 3

Heritage Christian 6, Sylmar 1

What a start to the high school baseball season for pitcher Landon Hovermale of Norco. On Wednesday in his latest stellar outing, he threw six shutout innings in Norco’s 3-0 win over Gahr.

In 18 2/3 innings this season, Hovermale has allowed zero runs while striking out 27 and walking one. That’s called great pitching for the 5-1 Cougars. He’s committed to Grand Canyon.

Mira Costa 6, Torrance 4: Joaquin Scholer had two doubles in Mira Costa’s Bay League win.

Rancho Christian 13, Hillcrest 0: Jake Brande retired all 15 batters and had seven strikeouts while Sean Downs hit a grand slam in the five-inning win.

Bell 4, San Pedro 0: The Eagles (9-1) received six scoreless innings from Jayden Rojas, who gave up one hit and struck out seven.

San Fernando 9, Cleveland 5: Armando Villegas had a three-run double to lead the Tigers.

Carson 7, Granada Hills 5: Kris Sinclair went three for four with two RBIs for Carson.

Chatsworth 1, Sylmar 0: Isaiah Sanchez threw the shutout and Vicente Martinez had two hits.

Monroe 3, Eagle Rock 1: The Vikings (8-0) received 10 strikeouts from Miguel Gonzalez, who gave up two hits.

Hart 15, Canyon Country Canyon 2: Joaquin Durazo hit a three-run home run and Matix Frithsmith finished with four RBIs in Hart’s Foothill League opener. Hayden Rhodes and Anthony Cavarretta also hit home runs.

West Ranch 15, Golden Valley 1: Ty Diaz hit two home runs and had a double to lead West Ranch. Connor Clayton and Caydin Wilson also hit home runs.

Los Alamitos 9, Fountain Valley 5: Cruz D’Errico had four hits to lead a Los Alamitos comebacik.

St. John Bosco 11, Damien 0: Twins James and Miles Clark had a big day for the No. 1-ranked Braves. James contributed four hits, including two doubles, and Miles had a home run and three RBIs. Jack Champlin showed he’s not only a closer, throwing four scoreless innings with five strikeouts and no walks as a starting pitcher.

Servite 9, San Juan Hills 6: Mikey Cabral led the way with three hits and two RBIs and John Sullivan had two doubles for Servite.

Newport Harbor 11, Marina 2: Henry Mann had two hits, Gavin Guy had a two-run double and Ryan Williams homered to help Newport Harbor improve to 7-0.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6, St. Francis 2: Dru Wilson, Malakye Matsumoto, Jake Noroian and Troy Trejo each had two hits for Notre Dame (6-0, 2-0).

Bishop Alemany 6, Crespi 0: DC Ravago threw five scoreless innings and Chase Stevenson hit a two-run home run.

Loyola 8, Chaminade 0: Sheriff Hall threw five scoreless innings and Magnus Mayer had a two-run double for Loyola.

Harvard-Westlake 6, Sierra Canyon 0: Evan Alexander struck out nine and gave up one hit in six innings and freshman Louis Lappe of El Segundo Little League fame hit his first high school home run for Harvard-Westlake. Ethan Price also homered.

Huntington Beach 13, Edison 3: Owen Bone finished with three hits, including a home run, and Jared Grindlinger had two hits and two RBIs for the Oilers.

Etiwanda 4, Rancho Cucamonga 1: Adam Ornelas had three hits and Luke Severns had a two-run single. Michael Aleman threw a complete game.

Softball

Simi Valley 4, Carson 2: Parker Ong struck out eight for Simi Valley. Ruby Grajeda homered for Carson.

Santa Monica 2, Carson 1: Ruby Grajeda had three hits for Carson.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES
Wednesday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION
Bell 4, San Pedro 0
Carson 7, Granada Hills 5
Chatsworth 1, Sylmar 0
East Valley 15, Panorama 4
Hollywood 12, RFK Community 4
LA Wilson 26, Contreras 0
Locke 22, Animo Venice 2
Monroe 3, Eagle Rock 1
Rancho Cucamonga 5, Huntington Park 0
San Fernando 9, Cleveland 5
SOCES 12, Northridge Academy 2
South Gate 22, Marquez 0

SOUTHERN SECTION
Alemany 6, Crespi 0
Arlington 5, Liberty 0
Arroyo 4, Rio Hondo Prep 0
Beckman 8, Tustin 0
Bellflower 12, Paramount 1
Beverly Hills 6, Shalhevet 0
Bonita 8, Santa Fe 0
Burbank Providence 14, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 1
Campbell Hall 21, Grant 1
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 8, Bishop Montgomery 6
Carpinteria 5, Nordhoff 4
Castaic 10, Saugus 9
Century 4, Laguna Hills 3
Chino Hills 16, Riverside Prep 7
Claremont 7, Charter Oak 4
Coachella Valley 6, Banning 5
Dana Hills 8, Great Oak 6
Desert Hot Springs 7, Desert Christian Academy 3
Eastvale Roosevelt 14, Patriot 0
El Rancho 4, Whittier 0
El Segundo 3, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 1
Elsinore 3, Maranatha Christian 2
Etiwanda 4, Rancho Cucamonga 1
Fullerton 19, Segerstrom 2
Glendora 4, Downey 1
Grace 10, Oak Park 0
Hart 15, Canyon Country Canyon 2
Harvard-Westlake 6, Sierra Canyon 0
Hemet 3, Canyon Springs 2
Highland 7, Palmdale 1
Hueneme 8, Fillmore 0
Huntington Beach 13, Edison 3
Irvine University 13, St. Margaret’s 0
Knight 10, Eastside 7
Lakeside 3, Orange Vista 2
Lakewood 14, Westminster 1
Lancaster 13, Antelope Valley 0
La Serna 12, California 2
La Sierra 11, San Gorgonio 0
Linfield Christian 5, Murrieta Valley 2
Long Beach Cabrillo 6, Bosco Tech 4
Long Beach Poly 7, Cerritos 6
Los Alamitos 9, Fountain Valley 5
Loyola 8, Chaminade 0
Miller 13, Norte Vista 4
Mira Costa 6, Torrance 4
Moreno Valley 14, Heritage 2
Murrieta Mesa 8, Fallbrook 4
Newport Beach 11, Marina 2
Nogales 5, Baldwin Park 4
Norco 3, Gahr 0
North Torrance 12, New Roads 3
Northwood 5, Irvine 3
Paloma Valley 7, Riverside Poly 6
Pioneer 14, El Monte 1
Quart Hill 17, Littlerock 0
Rancho Alamitos 20, Garden Grove Santiago 15
Rancho Christian 13, Hillcrest 0
Rancho Mirage 2, Beaumont 1
Rancho Verde 7, Riverside Notre Dame 2
Redlands Adventist 13, Desert Chapel 3
Riverside King 10, Riverside North 3
San Clemente 7, Vista Murrieta 3
Santa Monica 3, Newbury Park 1
Santa Paula 12, Malibu 1
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6, St. Francis 2
South Torrance 5, Peninsula 4
St. John Bosco 11, Damien 0
Sunny Hills 5, Orange 1
Thousand Oaks 11, Camarillo 1
Upland 5, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 1
Valley View 7, Citrus Hill 1
Vista del Lago 13, Perris 9
West Covina 15, Rosemead 5
West Ranch 15, Golden Valley 1
Woodbridge 3, Laguna Beach 2
Woodcrest Christian 11, Rialto 2

INTERSECTIONAL
Campbell Hall 21, Grant 1
United Christian Academy 14, Public Safety Academy
West Torrance 7, Venice 1

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION
Birmingham 25, SOCES 0
Eagle Rock 9, Cleveland 5
Fairfax 22, Contreras 21
Franklin 8, Orthopaedic 4
LA Wilson 18, Narbonne 10
Marquez 5, Port of LA 4
Middle College 33, Discovery 15
Newbury Park 17, Van Nuys 0
Sun Valley Poly 9, Taft 3
West Adams 17, RFK Community 2

SOUTHERN SECTION
Agoura 3, Oak Park 0
Arroyo 15, Rowland 12
Azusa 14, Garey 3
Baldwin Park 20, Nogales 8
Buena 30, Hueneme 1
Buena Park 14, Loara 4
Chaparral 19, Woodrest Christian 6
Claremont 7, Chino 3
Colony 23, Fontana 0
Colton 12, University Prep 0
Corona Santiago 17, San Dimas 16
CSDR 18, Indian Springs 17
Desert Hot Springs 18, Desert Christian Academy 8
Eastvale Roosevelt 8, Arlington 1
Flintridge Sacred Heart 7, Flintridge Prep 5
Glendora 10, Muir 2
Huntington Park 7, Gahr 3
Lakeside 29, California Military Institute 2
Lakewood 6, Hemet 3
Lawndale 33, Hoover 10
Los Osos 8, Northview 1
Lynwood 17, Animo Leadership 5
Maranatha 8, Culver City 6
Monrovia 15, West Covina 5
Ocean View 12, Westminster La Quinta 2
Orange 22, Godinez Fundamental 5
Pacific 14, Norte Vista 10
Paloma Valley 8, San Jacinto 0
Patriot 8, Canyon Springs 1
Peninsula 27, Beverly Hills 2
Rancho Cucamonga 30, Miller 1
Redondo Union 25, Long Beach Jordan 0
Riverside Poly 13, Orange Vista 3
RSCSM 28, Noli Indian 3
San Bernardino 12, Visa del Lago 2
San Juan Hills 3, Capistrano Valley 2
Sierra Vista 12, Duarte 6
Southlands Christian 9, El Monte 7
Temescal Canyon 10, Murrieta Valley 9
Tesoro 5, Northwood 4
Vasquez 15, Westridge 4
Western Christian 16, Summit 5
Yucaipa 14, Liberty 9

INTERSECTIONAL
Animo Watts 13, Locke 3
El Camino Real 7, La Canada 3
Newbury Park 17, Van Nuys 0
Palos Verdes 8, San Pedro 0
Pasadena Marshall 18, Fulton 1
Santa Monica 2, Carson 1
South Torrance 8, Venice 2
United Christian Academy 22, Public Safety Academy 0
West Torrance 9, Wilmington Banning 2
Wilmington Banning 10, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 0

HOUSTON — Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic.

The U.S. is done with pool play at Houston’s Daikin Park and needs the Italians to beat Mexico Wednesday night to be guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals. If Mexico beats Italy, the three teams will be knotted at 3-1 and the winners will be determined by a tiebreaker, with the team that allowed the most runs eliminated.

Italy starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings to keep the Americans off balance.

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and drove in four runs, and Gunnar Henderson added a solo shot for the U.S., but the rally came up short when Greg Weissert struck out Aaron Judge with a runner on to end it.

Crow-Armstrong’s second homer, a shot to the second deck in right field, cut the lead to 8-6 with one out in the ninth. Bobby Witt Jr. singled and Henderson struck out before Judge whiffed to start the Italian celebration.

The U.S. was down by 8-1 with two out in the seventh when Crow-Armstrong hit a majestic three-run homer to right field.

Kyle Schwarber and Will Smith hit back-to-back singles with two out in the eighth before Roman Anthony’s RBI single on a line drive to left field. But Ron Marinaccio retired pinch-hitter Bryce Harper on a fly ball to end the inning.

Teel’s home run to the Crawford boxes in left field gave Italy an early lead with two out in the third. McLean then plunked Caglianone before Antonacci’s homer to the bullpen in right-center made it 3-0.

Caglianone’s two-run shot off Ryan Yarbrough pushed the lead to 5-0 with no outs in the fourth.

The Italians added a run on an error, another on a sacrifice fly and a third on a wild pitch by Brad Keller to push the lead to 8-0 in a sloppy sixth by the U.S.

The U.S. finally got on the board with Henderson’s homer in the sixth.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES
Tuesday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION
Birmingham 9, Verdugo Hills 0
Downtown Magnets 10, University Prep Value 9

SOUTHERN SECTION
Agoura 10, Simi Valley 1
Alemany 12, Crespi 3
Alhambra 20, Mark Keppel 1
Alta Loma 6, Walnut 3
Apple Valley 4, Granite Hills 3
Arcadia 9, Muir 0
Ayala 15, South Hills 4
Bolsa Grande 4, Artesia 2
Brentwood 11, Crossroads 4
Buckley 2, de Toledo 1
Buena Park 4, La Palma Kennedy 2
Burbank Burroughs 17, Glendale 1
Calvary Baptist 26, Pomona 1
Carter 8, Colton 2
Cathedral 3, Bosco Tech 1
Chaminade 6, Loyola 2
Chaparral 7, Yorba Linda 5
Chino 4, Ontario 0
CIMSA 15, ACE 6
Claremont 6, Victor Valley 3
Colony 12, Patriot 2
Cornerstone Christian 17, California Lutheran 0
Corona Santiago 8, Bonita 1
Crescenta Valley 13, Hoover 1
Culver City 11, Lawndale 2
Diamond Bar 2, Esperanza 1
Dominguez 10, Lynwood 3
Don Lugo 16, Chaffey 5
Dos Pueblos 14, Buena 3
Downey 5, Ontario Christian 4
Eisenhower 15, Arroyo Valley 5
El Modena 7, Sonora 1
Etiwanda 13, Dana Hills 6
Flintridge Prep 6, Mountain View 1
Fontana 14, Rubidoux 5
Foothill tech 15, Milken 7
Fullerton 5, Costa Mesa 0
Garden Grove 12, Godinez 0
Glenn 11, Saddleback 4
Hawthorne 7, Beverly Hills 5
Heritage Christian 5, Grace 3
Hesperia Christian 10, Loma Linda Academy 4
HMSA 10, Vistamar 0
Huntington Beach 6, Edison 3
Jurupa Hills 7, Bloomington 0
Jurupa Valley 10, San Bernardino 0
Kaiser 5, Rialto 2
Laguna Hills 2, Estancia 1
La Habra 5, Capistrano Vallet 4
La Salle 11, Bishop Amat 1
Leuzinger 16, Inglewood 0
Linfield Christian 5, Redlands East Valley 0
Long Beach Wilson 4, Anaheim Canyon 2
Los Alamitos 2, Fountain Valley 0
Los Altos 22, Downey Calvary Chapel 0
Lucerne Valley 19, Packinghouse Christian 5
Magnolia 7, Rancho Alamitos 2
Maranatha 2, Valencia 2
Mayfair 14, Firebaugh 0
Montebello 2, Schurr 1
Newport Harbor 3, Marina 0
Northview 2, La Quinta 1
Ocean View 5, Katella 3
Orange 7, Placentia Valencia 0
Oxnard Pacifica 3, Oxnard 2
Paramount 4, Norwalk 3
Pasadena 16, Burbank 6
Pasadena Poly 19, Pasadena Marshall 4
Pioneer 9, Santa Ana 8
Rancho Cucamonga 7, Ramona 2
Ridgecrest Burroughs 15, Barstow 0
Rowland 8, Gabrielino 2
Royal 7, North Torrance 5
San Gorgonio 11, Pacific 1
San Jacinto Valley Acacemy 7, Redlands 6
San Juan Hills 10, Northwood 1
San Marcos 10, Rio Mesa 4
San Marino 10, Village Christian 0
Santa Ana Foothill 1, El Dorado 0
Santa Barbara 4, Ventura 0
Santa Margarita 20, Trabuco Hills 3
Santa Monica 18, Compton Centennial 0
Santa Rosa Academy 16, Cathedral City 0
Savanna 17, Big Bear 8
Serrano 11, Silverado 3
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 4, St. Francis 2
South El Monte 4, Edgewood 3
South Pasadena 8, Temple City 3
St. Anthony 3, St, Monica 0
St. Bonaventure 2, Fillmore 0
St. John Bosco 13, Los Osos 1
St. Paul 6, Gardena Serra 3
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 12, Verbum Dei 2
Sultana 6, Adelanto 3
Summit 6, Grand Terrace 0
Tahquitz 11, West Valley 0
Temecula Prep 11, Anza Hamilton 1
Temescal Canyon 10, San Jacinto 0
United Christian Academy 6, Southlands Christian 1
University Prep 6, Palm Springs 2
Villa Park 5, Garden Grove Pacifica 1
Western Christian 12, Webb 3
Westminster La Quinta 4, Los Amigos 3
West Torrance 13, Rolling Hills Prep 9
Whittier Christian 10, Trinity Classical Academy 0
Windward 4, Viewpoint 3

INTERSECTIONAL
Alliance Ouchi 22, CNDLC 0
Boron 28, Trona 1
Mammoth 10, Lone Pine 6
Monrovia 5, Garfield 0
Palo Verde Valley 5, Needles 0

SOFTBALL

SOUTHERN SECTION
AAE 8, Hesperia 7
Adelanto 9, CIMSA 8
Agoura 5, South Torrance 4
Alemany 6, Village Christian 5
Aliso Niguel 10, Rosary Academy 0
Anaheim 18, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 8
Anaheim Canyon 7, Yorba Linda 2
Apple Valley 8, Canyon Springs 1
Arcadia 17, Hoover 0
Arlington 6, Citrus Valley 1
Arrowhead Christian 8, Redlands 4
Bonita 13, San Dimas 12
Burbank Burroughs 9, Glendale 1
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 7, Ramona Convent 5
Chaminade 25, Calabasas 0
Chino 3, Ontario 1
Chino Hills 10, Ayala 4
Coachella Valley 13, Yucca Valley 10
Compton Early College 29, Compton 3
Corona del Mar 7, Los Amigos 6
Costa Mesa 24, Downey Calvary Chapel 3
CSDR 13, Desert Mirage 3
Dana Hills 5, Villa Park 3
Del Sol 24, Carpinteria 12
Diamond Ranch 11, Montclair 1
Don Lugo 4, Chaffey 3
Dos Pueblos 10, Buena 0
Downey 3, Paramount 0
Eastside 15, Palmdale 4
Edison 14, Mayfair 4
El Dorado 4, St. Paul 2
El Segundo 10, Mira Costa 3
Elsinore 5, Jurupa Hills 4
Etiwanda 5, California 4
Firebaugh 11, HMSA 0
Flintridge Sacred Heart 10, Mayfield 0
Fontana 24, Rubidoux 2
Glendora 8, La Palma Kennedy 0
Glenn 12, Samueli Academy 11
Grand Terrace 8, Los Osos 1
Granite Hills 19, Arroyo Valley 14
Heritage Christian 22, Rosemead 1
Hesperia Christian 17, Loma Linda Academy 0
Highland 13, Lancaster 3
Indio 8, San Bernardino 0
Jurupa Valley 14, Bloomington 4
Katella 14, Placentia Valencia 2
Knight 26, Littlerock 16
La Habra 13, Gahr 3
Lakewood St. Joseph 15, Bishop Montgomery 0
La Salle 14, St. Anthony 0
Linfield Christian 11, Heritage 5
Long Beach Cabrillo 14, Bolsa Grande 13
Monrovia 26, Blair 5
Moreno Valley 14, San Gorgonio 6
Muir 13, Burbank 4
Newport Harbor 9, Capistrano Valley Christian 6
North Torrance 9, Leuzinger 3
Northview 9, Alta Loma 8
Oak Park 7, Santa Paula 1
Ontario Christian 6, Covina 5
Orcutt Academy 11, Coastal Christian 0
Oxnard 12, Oxnard Pacifica 1
Quartz Hill 19, Antelope Valley 1
Rancho Alamitos 25, Estancia 13
Ridgecrest Burroughs 16, Santa Ana Foothill 4
Rio Hondo Prep 5, Alhambra 2
Rio Mesa 3, San Marcos 2
Riverside North 18, Rialto 1
Riverside Prep 5, Corona Centennial 3
Royal 11, Grace 2
San Juan Hills 10, Irvine 0
Santa Ana Valley 13, Century 0
Sante Fe 5, Whittier 0
Santa Margarita 10, San Clemente 0
Santa Maria 18, Valley Christian Academy 2
Santa Ynez 8, Santa Clarita Christian 5
Saugus 12, Harvard-Westlake 1
Segerstrom 22, Troy 2
Serrano 6, Silverado 5
Simi Valley 13, Santa Monica 1
South Pasadena 4, San Marino 3
St. Bonaventure 15, Foothill Tech 3
St. Monica 10, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 4
St. Pius X-St, Matthias Academy 18, St. Bernard 6
Sunny Hills 20, Fountain Valley 10
Torrance 17, Culver City 0
Trabuco Hills 2, Irvine University 1
Twentynine Palms 12, Desert Hot Springs 2
Valley View 9, Sultana 1
Ventura 18, Faith Baptist 2
Walnut 18, Hacienda Heights Wilson 3
Warren 14, Long Beach Wilson 11
West Torrance 8, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 0
West Valley 14, Bevies Bridge 3

INTERSECTIONAL
Agoura 4, Venice 0
Canyon Country Canyon 13, San Fernando 4
Granada Hills 4, Louisville 0
San Pedro 24, Long Beach Jordan 0
San Pedro 4, Redondo Union 3
Simi Valley 4, Carson 2

Bell’s baseball team has started in a similar fashion as it did in 2024, when the Eagles surprised everyone by winning the City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium.

The Eagles are 8-1 with wins over Palos Verdes and West Torrance. Gustavo Ramirez had a grand slam last week in a mercy-rule win over Granada Hills Kennedy.

Many of the players who were sophomores on the 2024 team are coming through this season, led by pitcher/infielder Jayden Rojas, who’s 2-0 on the mound and hitting .385.

Bell won the 2024 City title at Dodger Stadium.

(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Senior pitcher Adolfo Esquivel is 3-0 with 22 strikeouts in 17 innings. He also leads the team with 10 hits.

Bell faces San Pedro in its next nonleague game on Wednesday against San Pedro.

This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email eric.sondheimer@latimes.com.

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Daikin Park on Monday night.

The U.S. improved to 3-0 and will meet Italy (2-0) on Tuesday night, seeking to secure a spot in the quarterfinals in Houston this weekend.

Jarren Duran homered twice for Mexico (2-1), which will face Italy Wednesday night in the last game of Group B play.

The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 41,628 that was decidedly pro-Mexico.

Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes gave up one hit and struck out seven in four innings as the U.S. avenged an 11-5 loss to Mexico in the 2023 WBC.

The U.S. led by three entering the eighth inning before Duran took Matthew Boyd deep for his second homer. Boyd then hit Randy Arozarena on the arm with a pitch before striking out Jonathan Aranda.

Griffin Jax took over and induced a double-play grounder from Alejandro Kirk to end the inning.

Bryce Harper singled on a ball that hit reliever Jesus Cruz on the leg with no outs in the third inning. Judge followed with his drive to right field to put the Americans up 2-0 and give him two home runs in the tournament.

Kyle Schwarber singled and Cal Raleigh was hit by a pitch with one out before Anthony’s homer to right-center pushed the lead to 5-0.

Duran homered for a second straight game with his solo shot off Boyd that cut the lead to 5-1 with one out in the sixth. There were two on and two outs when Joey Meneses singled in a run to make it 5-2.

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Eagle Rock 11, Fairfax 4

El Camino Real 5, Narbonne 2

Fremont 8, Gardena 4

Huntington Park 9, Jefferson 4

LA Hamilton 4, Franklin 3

Maywood CES 15, King/Drew 3

North Hollywood 8, Chavez 4

Port of Los Angeles 2, Bravo 0

Reseda 12, Bert Corona 3

Triumph Charter 6, Fulton 5

VAAS 17, Valley Oaks CES 2

SOUTHERN SECTION

Bellflower 9, Mayfair 1

Brea Olinda 4, Cajon 1

Burbank Providence 16, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 0

Citrus Valley 2, Rancho Cucamonga 1

Compton 11, Lennox Academy 3

Crossroads Christian 15, Sherman Indian 2

Desert 15, Immanuel Christian 0

Faith Baptist 17, Valley Torah 4

Garden Grove Santiago 6, Westminster La Quinta 5

Gladstone 10, Immanuel Christian 0

Grace 2, Oak Park 1

Great Oak 4, Etiwanda 3

Hillcrest 8, La Sierra 3

La Canada 11, Chino Hills 9

Los Altos 7, West Covina 0

Monrovia 4, Covina 3

NSLA 17, Packinghouse Christian Academy 12

Oak Hills 11, Don Lugo 4

Oakwood 11, YULA 0

Pasadena Poly 5, Sage Hill 3

Perris 3, San Jacinto 1

Rancho Christian 9, Arrowhead Christian 4

Rancho Verde 5, Nuview Bridge 4

Riverside King 8, Jurupa Hills 4

Rowland 7, Rosemead 0

Rubidoux 10, Temecula Prep 0

Santa Clarita Christian 10, PACS 8

Santa Maria St. Joseph 4, Oaks Christian 3

Santa Ynez 6, Channel Islands 2

St. Anthony 6, Cerritos 2

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 14, Workman 4

Thousand Oaks 5, St. Bonaventure 1

Troy 7, Arroyo 3

Western Christian 8, Apple Valley 7

Whitney 12, Westminster 5

Windward 7, New Roads 6

Wiseburn-Da Vinci 4, El Rancho 2

INTERSECTIONAL

Canyon Country Canyon 21, Van Nuys 2

Elsinore 3, Carlsbad 1

LACES 6, Crossroads 1

Salesian 21, Locke 0

Taft 4, St. Bernard 3

WISH Academy 10, Shalhevet 4

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Bell 12, Fremont 7

Eagle Rock 7, Garfield 5

Harbor Teacher 26, Santee 1

LA Roosevelt 10, Lincoln 0

North Hollywood 11, Rancho Dominguez 3

South East 18, Mendez 1

Sylmar 13, Arleta 9

USC-MAE 21, Diego Rivera 9

Verdugo Hills 10, Cleveland 8

West Adams 23, Hawkins 21

Wilmington Banning 14, Port of Los Angeles 3

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 23, NSLA 1

Anaheim 11, Ocean View 1

Arcadia 7, Chino 0

Arroyo 20, Edgewood 4

Baldwin Park 16, Bassett 1

Cajon 3, Ontario Christian 2

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 8, Nogales 6

Chaparral 17, San Jacinto 16

Colony 17, Patriot 12

Colton 10, Jurupa Hills 3

Corona 10, Redlands East Valley 0

Dos Pueblos 17, Santa Clara 4

Edison 6, Sunny Hills 4

Gahr 8, Cypress 5

Ganesha 14, Claremont 1

Garden Grove 16, Oxford Academy 0

Glendale d. Lynwood, forfeit

Heritage Christian 12, Burbank 9

Hesperia Christian 20, ACE 0

Hillcrest 6, Lakeside 3

Indio 4, Aquinas 2

Linfield Christian 7, Temecula Valley 2

Los Altos 5, Sonora 2

Los Amigos 19, Bolsa Grande 2

Mission Viejo 14, Northwood 2

Moorpark 8, Thousand Oaks 4

Newbury Park 6, Sierra Canyon 1

Oxnard Pacifica 11, Fillmore 0

Paraclete 4, Bishop Amat 2

Rancho Mirage 8, Banning 7

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 12, Granada Hills Kennedy 2

South El Monte 16, Sierra Vista 10

Temecula Prep 18 Rubidoux 6

Temescal Canyon 3, Riverside Poly 2

Torrance 16, Maranatha 2

Western Christian 8, Kaiser 4

West Ranch 14, Royal 3

Workman 17, Rosemead 6

INTERSECTIONAL

Chatsworth 20, Golden Valley 1

LA Hamilton 11, Brentwood 6

Pasadena Marshall 9, Monroe 18

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 12, Granada Hills Kenedy 2

Triumph Charter 31, Fulton 18

Valencia 3, El Camino Real 2

A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the third week of the season:

Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week

1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (2-0): Jack Champlin is back to being the best closer in California; 1

2. CORONA (4-0): Panthers begin league play this week vs. King; 3

3. ORANGE LUTHERAN (2-1): Lancers went 1-1 on trip to Las Vegas; 2

4. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (4-0): Knights start Mission League vs. St. Francis; 4

5. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (5-1): It’s showdown time this week vs. Sierra Canyon; 5

6. GAHR (3-2): 1-0 losses to Harvard-Westlake, St. John Bosco; 8

7. NORCO (4-1): Next up is Gahr on Wednesday; 9

8. SIERRA CANYON (5-1): Young pitchers to get tested by Harvard-Westlake; 10

9. HUNTINGTON BEACH (1-2-1): Rivalry game vs. Edison on Tuesday; 6

10. ROYAL (5-1): Face Moorpark on Friday; 7

11. MATER DEI (4-1): Ezekiel Lara is providing lots of offense; 11

12. EL DORADO (5-2): Xavi Cadena is smashing baseballs; 14

13. AQUINAS (2-0): Four shutout innings from junior Dorian Valencia; 15

14. OAKS CHRISTIAN (6-1): Aquinas ended six-game win streak 8-4; 12

15. SOUTH HILLS (6-0): Win No. 500 for coach Darren Murphy; 17

16. SANTA MARGARITA (5-1): Eagles on a four-game win streak; 20

17 . JSERRA (4-2): Lions get doubleheader sweep of Buchanan; 21

18. CYPRESS (4-3): Two-game series with JSerra this week; 13

19. LA MIRADA (4-2): 4-3 loss to South Hills; 16

20. CORONA CENTENNIAL (5-2): Aiden Simpson is nine for 18 hitting; 18

21. AYALA (4-1): Caleb Trugman continues to impress on the mound 23

22. NEWPORT HARBOR (5-0): Austin Gillies is six for 11; NR

23. VILLA PARK (5-2-1): 13 hits in eight games for Justin Lopez; 24

24. SOUTH TORRANCE (6-0): Kuturo Kita came through with three hits vs. El Segundo; NR

25. CHAMINADE (6-1): Open Mission League play vs. Loyola this week; NR

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Bell 11, Granada Hills Kennedy 0

Chavez 10, Sun Valley Magnet 3

San Pedro 15, Verdugo Hills 8

Sylmar 3, LA Roosevelt 2

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aliso Niguel 2, Citrus Valley 0

Aquinas 8, Oaks Christian 4

Baldwin Park 6, Edgewood 5

Barstow 7, Apple Valley 4

Bosco Tech 10, Mountain View 2

Canyon Country Canyon 2, Nordhoff 1

Carter 16, Norte Vista 2

Cerritos Valley Christian 15, Campbell Hall 7

Chadwick 4, Indian Springs 3

Colony 6, Oxford Academy 1

Compton 7, Whitney 6

Corona del Mar 4, Irvine University 3

Culver City 2, El Segundo 1

Dos Pueblos 9, Foothill Tech 7

El Dorado 13, Yorba Linda 2

Elsinore 6, Sage Creek 4

Fontana 15, Silverado 14

Ganesha 6, Woodbridge 3

Golden Valley 5, Eastside 1

Granite Hills 15, Pasadena Poly 1

Hemet 15, Lakeside 3

Hueneme 28, Santa Clara 3

Irvine 4, Costa Mesa 3

Jurupa Hills 12, Eisenhower 3

Lennox Academy 7, Hawthorne 1

Linfield Christian 2, Walnut 0

Loara 7, Flintridge Prep 6

Los Altos 13, Glendora 8

Los Osos 3, Great Oak 2

Maranatha Christian 3, Murrieta Mesa 1

Mary Star of the Sea 9, Estancia 6

Mira Costa 10, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 6

Mission Hills 3, Hart 1

Mission Viejo 7, Marina 3

Monrovia 15, Pasadena Marshall 3

North Torrance 10, Whittier Christian 3

Ocean View 10, Westminster La Quinta 6

Orange Vista 12, Arroyo Valley 2

Palm Desert 3, Cajon 0

Palm Springs 10, Pioneer 0

Quartz Hill 10, Adelanto 5

Redlands 3, Ramona 1

Royal 16, St. Margaret’s 1

San Jacinto 11, Big Bear 10

Santa Ana 4, Garden Grove Santiago 1

Santa Ana Foothill 2, Servite 0

Santa Monica 10, Capistrano Valley Christian 5

Santa Paula 1, Oxnard Pacifica 0

St. Anthony 6, Ontario Christian 5

Temescal Canyon 7, Woodcrest Christian 6

Thousand Oaks 22, Buena 2

Torrance 9, Lakewood 3

Trabuco Hills 7, La Habra 5

Trinity Classical Academy 12, Fillmore 0

Tustin 10, Magnolia 6

Victor Valley 2, Hesperia 1

Villanova Prep 17, SLOCA 16

West Ranch 7, Bakersfield Centennial 1

West Valley 16, Xavier Prep 5

INTERSECTIONAL

El Rancho 8, South Gate 4

Gardena 11, Environmental Charter 7

Gladstone 10, Big Pine 2

JSerra 7, Buchanan 4

LA University 15, Animo Leadership 2

Orange Lutheran 8, Las Vegas Bishop Gorman 5

Palos Verdes 10, Narbonne 7

Rancho Bernardo 4, Hart 0

South El Monte 4, LA Marshall 3

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Birmingham 4, Granada Hills Kennedy 2

SOUTHERN SECTION

Anaheim Canyon 12, Saugus 2

Arcadia 15, Montebello 0

Artesia 14, Ocean View 1

Arroyo 11, Flintridge Prep 8

Artesia 14, Avalon 3

Bishop Amat 12, Lakewood 7

Bonita 8, Whittier Christian 5

Brea Olinda 11, Aliso Niguel

Buena 8, Jurupa Hills 7

Burbank Burroughs 5, Royal 0

Burbank Burroughs 10, Oxnard 2

Camarillo 9, Hart 5

Capistrano Valley 5, La Palma Kennedy

Charter Oak 6, La Salle 4

Chino Hills 7, Bonita 3

Corona del Mar 7, Capistrano Valley Christian 4

Diamond Bar 10, Diamond Ranch 1

Don Lugo 5, Los Osos 1

Downey 3, Corona Santiago 1

Downey 5, Capistrano Valley 0

El Segundo 8, Rosary Academy 5

Flintridge Prep 8, Irvine 2

Fullerton 3, Norco 2

Garey 23, Yucca Valley 19

Glendora 7, Riverside North 1

Glendora 2, Santa Fe 2

Highland 10, Royal 2

Irvine University 13, Corona del Mar 1

JSerra 5, La Mirada 2

Jurupa Hills 9, Santa Paula 5

Lakewood St. Joseph 11, Lakeside 0

Lakewood St. Joseph 20, Lakeside 5

La Habra 7, Los Alamitos 6

La Mirada 8, Garden Grove Pacifica 5

La Palma Kennedy 5, Corona Santiago 2

Los Alamitos 8, Cypress 6

Maranatha 20, Laguna Hills 9

Maranatha 4, Fountain Valley 2

Marina 7, Villa Park 0

Murrieta Mesa 7, Garden Grove Pacifica 2

Murrieta Mesa 2, JSerra 1

Newport Harbor 6, Long Beach Wilson 4

Norco 2, Agoura 0

Northview 11, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0

Ontario Christian 16, West Covina 6

Oxnard 11, Highland 6

Paloma Valley 12, Chaparral 1

Paraclete 3, Quartz Hill 0

Paramount 3, Mira Costa 1

Paramount 11, Lompoc Cabrillo 0

Pasadena Poly 12, Duarte 8

Placentia Valencia 14, Capistrano Valley Christian 4

Redlands East Valley 6, Riverside Prep 3

Redlands East Valley 7, Don Lugo 0

Righetti 19, Westminster 0

San Clemente 12, Trabuco Hills 2

San Dimas 15, Norwalk 1

Santa Fe 2, Yucaipa 0

St. Genevieve 21, Bishop Diego 4

Westlake 8, South Torrance 0

Whittier 5, Kaiser 2

Yucaipa 6, Riverside North 2

INTERSECTIONAL

Brea Olinda 6, Campo Verde 3

Chavez 14, Canyon Country Canyon 3

Chino Hills 5, Perry (AZ) 1

El Segundo 11, San Leandro 2

Firebaugh 20, Fremont 1

Glendale 16, Van Nuys 6

Hemet 21, Bayfront Charter 1

Laguna Hills d. Clark (NV), forfeit

Legacy 7, Irvine 3

O’Connor 14, Saugus 6

Rio Rancho (NM) 15, Schurr 8

Westlake 5, Las Vegas Centennial 1

West Ranch 9, El Camino Real 3

West Torrance 22, Rio Rancho 10

Whittier Christian 15, Prairie Grove (AR) 8

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Diego Rivera 14, Animo Venice 2

East Valley 13, Reseda 3

El Camino Real 1, San Fernando 0

Fremont 10, Fairfax 1

Granada Hills Kennedy 13, South East 10

Hollywood 12, Roybal 4

Northridge Academy 3, Fulton 2

RFK Community 25, Contreras 7

SOCES 18, AMIT 2

Sun Valley Magnet 11, Grant 9

Sylmar 7, Legacy 1

Westchester 14, Gardena 13

SOUTHERN SECTION

Alhambra 18, San Gabriel 0

Aliso Niguel 9, Irvine 4

Antelope Valley 1, Desert 0

Apple Valley 4, Palmdale 1

Arcadia 24, Glendale 1

Ayala 7, San Dimas 1

Azusa 4, Nogales 1

Baldwin Park 9, Duarte 3

Barstow 5, Hesperia Christian 3

Bishop Amat 13, Gardena Serra 2

Bishop Union 6, Desert Christian 1

Bloomington 3, Fontana 1

Bonita 9, Los Osos 8

Burbank 6, Hoover 4

Burbank Burroughs 10, Pasadena 3

California City 18, Eastside 5

Camarillo 5, Fillmore 0

Canyon Springs 24, San Bernardino 2

Castaic 11, Heritage Christian 0

Century 2, El Toro 0

Claremont 3, Western Christian 2

Cornerstone Christian 21, Grove School 0

Corona Centennial 19, Eastvale Roosevelt 3

Corona Santiago 5, Crean Lutheran 4

Crespi 3, Saugus 2

Diamond Ranch 17, Pomona 2

Dos Pueblos 9, Ventura 5

Downey Calvary Chapel 8, Whitney 7

Dunn 19, Coastal Christian 6

El Modena 10, Garden Grove Pacifica 1

El Rancho 9, California 2

Entrepreneur 16, Packinghouse Christian 10

Firebaugh 10, Lynwood 2

Fullerton 1, Chaparral 0

Gabrielino 11, Long Beach Jordan 5

Gladstone 16, Bloomington Christian 4

Gladstone 18, Morningside 8

Godinez 6, Santa Ana Valley 0

Hemet 10, Beaumont 2

Heritage 10, Perris 0

Hillcrest 6, Savanna 3

Jurupa Hills 2, Liberty 0

Jurupa Valley 18, Bassett 0

Katella 5, Long Beach Poly 2

Laguna Beach 5, Downey 0

Laguna Hills 10, Portola 5

La Quinta 1, Beckman 0

La Salle 17, Temple City 0

La Serna 7, Santa Fe 3

Linfield Christian 3, Summit 1

Lone Pine 15, Silver Valley 2

Long Beach Cabrillo 5, La Sierra 0

Magnolia 11, Glenn 5

Mayfair 1, Norwalk 0

Montclair 19, Hacienda Heights Wilson 2

Montebello 10, Bell Gardens 0

North Torrance 7, Wiseburn-Da Vinci 5

Northview 12, Rancho Cucamonga 0

Orange County Pacifica Christian 3, Sage Hill 2

Palos Verdes 8, West Torrance 0

Paraclete 2, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 0

Paramount 12, Dominguez 0

Patriot 11, Riverside North 5

Placentia Valencia 7, Garden Grove 1

Righetti 14, Pasadena Marshall 5

Rio Mesa 15, Oxnard 3

Riverside King 14, Paloma Valley 8

Rubidoux 11, Pacific 1

San Jacinto 17, Cathedral City 0

San Marcos 1, Buena 0

San Marino 4, Glendora 3

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 4, Northwood 3

Santa Margarita 1, Damien 0

Schurr 10, Mark Keppel 0

Serrano 6, PACS 0

Servite 6, Anaheim Canyon 1

Sierra Canyon 12, West Ranch 1

Sierra Vista 7, Garey 5

Simi Valley 8, Newbury Park 5

Sonora 21, La Palma Kennedy 1

South Torrance 4, El Segundo 3

St. Bonaventure 21, Channel Islands 2

St. John Bosco 1, Gahr 0

Sultana 11, Rialto 0

Sunny Hills 7, Charter Oak 7

Temescal Canyon 12, Citrus Hill 2

Torrance 4, Redondo Union 3

University Prep 14, ACE 2

Valley View 7, Big Bear 0

Villa Park 6, Capistrano Valley 4

Vista del Lago 10, Twentynine Palms 5

Vista Murrieta 24, Moreno Valley 1

Walnut 7, Whittier Christian 3

Warren 3, Millikan 1

West Covina 13, La Canada 7

Westminster 8, Santa Ana 2

Whittier 5, Rosemead 4

Xavier Prep 3, Anza Hamilton 2

Yucaipa 10, Kaiser 6

INTERSECTIONAL

Basic (NV) 4, Orange Lutheran 2

Burbank Providence 18, Collins Family 2

Dana Hills 10, Buchanan 3

El Dorado 10, Granada Hills 4

Flintridge Prep 12, Maywood CES 2

King/Drew 15, Compton Early College 11

Loyola 14, Venice 1

Mater Dei 15, Rockwall (TX) 1

Murrieta Mesa 4, Carlsbad 1

Taft 10, Oak Park 0

Valencia 12, Chatsworth 0

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Huntington Park 19, Maywood CES 17

LA Roosevelt 20, Narbonne 6

Reseda 22, Fulton 9

SOCES 27, Fairfax 2

Taft 10, North Hollywood 0

Torres 12, Jefferson 9

VAAS 27, Valley Oaks CES 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

ACE 9, CIMSA 6

Agoura 2, Saugus 0

Alhambra 7, Sacred Heart of Jesus 6

Alta Loma 16, Claremont 6

Anza Hamilton 20, Xavier Prep 8

Apple Valley 15, Laguna Hills 2

Bishop Montgomery 10, Chadwick 0

Brea Olinda 6, Lakewood 4

Brentwood 12, Westridge 1

Capistrano Valley Christian 16, Artesia 5

Canyon Springs 13, San Bernardino 2

Citrus Hill 9, West Valley 8

Colton 19, Banning 8

Corona del Mar 14, Westminster La Quinta 1

Cypress 8, Brea Olinda 0

Don Lugo 11, West Covina 6

Dos Pueblos 7, Ventura 4

Eastvale Roosevelt 6, Colony 2

Eisenhower 11, Moreno Valley 10

Eastside 10, California City 8

Elsinore 11, Orange Vista 1

Fontana 16, Miller 6

Garden Grove Pacifica 4, Anaheim Canyon 2

Garden Grove Pacifica 6, Orange Lutheran 2

JSerra 4, Bonita 1

JSerra 2, Norco 0

La Mirada 14, Whittier Christian 0

Liberty 5, Hemet 1

Lone Pine 26, Silver Valley 15

Los Alamitos 7, Marina 0

Los Amigos 9, Bolsa Grande 4

Monrovia 18, Mayfield 5

Murrieta Mesa 3, Chino Hills 2

Murrieta Mesa 6, Agoura 1

Ontario 16, Nogales 6

Ontario Christian 3, Los Osos 0

Orange 12, Long Beach Cabrillo 0

Placentia Valencia 12, Ocean View 5

Portola 20, Oxford Academy 11

Ramona 7, Arlington 4

Redlands 13, Palm Springs 6

Redlands East Valley 3, Diamond Ranch 0

Redondo Union 9, Santa Monica 5

Righetti 10, Newbury Park 0

Riverside Poly 7, Rancho Cucamonga 2

Riverside Prep 5, Diamond Bar 0

San Marcos 13, Buena 11

Santa Margarita 8, Maranatha 5

Saugus 5, Chino Hills 0

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 15, Culver City 0

South Pasadena 3, Rio Hondo Prep 1

University Prep 4, Serrano 2

Valley View 13, Kaiser 2

Villa Park 9, Lakewood 2

Walnut 5, Sierra Vista 3

Westminster 12, St. Pius X-St, Matthias Academy 11

INTERSECTIONAL

Arizona Charter Academy 11, Whittier Christian 1

Castaic 8, Chatsworth 0

La Habra 3, Cibola (AZ) 1

Los Alamitos 3, Las Vegas (NV) Mountain View Christian 2

Orange Lutheran 7, Perry (AZ) 1

Schurr 11, Cibola (AZ) 3

South Torrance 8, Las Vegas (NV) Arbor View 4

Tehachapi 10, Bishop Union 0

Valley Christian 17, San Leandro 2

Vasquez 17, Castle Park 2

Westlake 6, Las Vegas (NV) Arbor View 3

Westlake 11, River Valley (AZ) 1

Two top City Section baseball teams, El Camino Real and San Fernando, faced off Friday in a pitcher’s duel that went eight innings.

Senior Ray Pelayo of San Fernando kept throwing strikes, keeping El Camino Real off balance for 7⅔ scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. But then came a balk that scored the winning run in El Camino Real’s 1-0 victory.

Hudson December threw six scoreless innings for El Camino Real and Andrew Katzman struck out three in two scoreless innings.

South Torrance 4, El Segundo 3: In a battle of unbeaten Pioneer League teams, South Torrance (6-0) received a walk-off single from Owen Rhodes in the bottom of the seventh. El Segundo tied it 3-3 in the top of the seventh on a two-out, three-run home run by Chase Mattoon. Issac Orozco struck out nine in five innings and also homered for the Spartans.

Crespi 3, Saugus 2: Justin Kim had two RBIs for the Celts.

Sylmar 7, Legacy 1: Rickee Luevano threw a two-hitter with nine strikeouts.

Sierra Canyon 12, West Ranch 1: Isaias Tirado hit a three-run home run and four pitchers combined to give up five hits.

Mater Dei 15, Rockwall-Heath (Texas) 1: Ezekiel Lara had three hits and five RBIs in Texas. Earlier, the Monarchs gave up seven runs in the third inning of an 8-1 loss to Rockwall-Heath.

St. John Bosco 1, Gahr 0: Star closer Jack Champlin got a strikeout to end the game, finishing two shutout innings of relief. Champlin drove in the game’s only run with an RBI double in the sixth inning. Julian Garcia struck out six with no walks in five innings for St. John Bosco.

San Juan Hills 11, Cypress 0: Garrett Gandolfo threw five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and Clay Riggs contributed three RBIs for San Juan Hills.

Santa Margarita 1, Damien 0: Warren Gravely IV had the only RBI in the Eagles’ win. Tyler Unter struck out six in five shutout innings.

Garfield 9, Cleveland 7: Omar Martinez had three hits and Victor Alvarez drove in three runs for Garfield. Joshua Pearlstein finished with three hits for Cleveland.

Palos Verdes 8, West Torrance 0: Kai Van Scoyoc struck out nine in five innings and Asher Friedman had a home run and a double for Palos Verdes.

Valencia 12, Chatsworth 0: An eight-run second inning helped lead the Vikings to a five-inning win.

Bishop Amat 13, Gardena Serra 2: Joaquin Ortiz finished with three hits and four RBIs.

Corona Centennial 19, Eastvale Roosevelt 3: Devin Bishop and Emiliano Castaneda each hit home runs for Centennial. Ethan Miller had a double and triple.

Servite 6, Anaheim Canyon 1: Mickey Cabral went three for four and Cole Grothues struck out three in 2⅓ innings of scoreless relief.

Corona Santiago 5, Crean Lutheran 4: Jonathan Thorton delivered three hits and two RBIs for the Sharks.

Fullerton 1, Chaparral 0: Garrett Wrightman threw four innings of scoreless relief and Caleb Brown had an RBI double in the third inning for Fullerton.

Edison 11, Tesoro 7: Ben Wilson hit a grand slam and finished with five RBIs for Edison.

El Dorado 10, Granada Hills 4: Lorenzo Favela hit a three-run home run to lead El Dorado.

Ayala 7, San Dimas 1: Caleb Trugman struck out nine with zero walks in a complete game.

Loyola 14, Venice 1: Wyatt Clougherty had three hits and Luca Marucci contributed three RBIs for Loyola.

Softball

JSerra 2, Norco 0: In Arizona, the Lions knocked off No. 1-ranked Norco behind Liliana Escobar, who struck out 13 in six innings.

Norco 5, Torrance 0: Coral Williams struck out 10 in six innings. Leighton Gray and Rae Logue hit home runs.

Garden Grove Pacifica 4, Anaheim Canyon 2: Natalia Amezquita had a two-run single for Pacifica, which later defeated Orange Lutheran 6-2.

Orange Lutheran 7, Perry 1: Mia Scott had four RBIs for the Lancers.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 15, Culver City 0: Ellayne Tellez-Perez had three hits and five RBIs.

HIGH SCHOOL SCORES

Thursday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Animo Leadership 18, Animo Venice 4

Birmingham 10, Sylmar 0

Monroe 25, Triumph Charter 0

Port of Los Angeles 2, Torres 1

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 14, NSLA 0

Animo Leadership 18, Animo Venice 4

Banning 9, Arroyo Valley 4

Beckman 4, La Quinta 3

Beverly Hills 6, Ambassador 1

Bloomington 4, Montclair 3

Calvary Baptist 15, Southlands Christian 0

Carter 9, Xavier Prep 1

Cerritos 6, Long Beach Poly 5

Chaminade 8, Foothill Tech 1

Chino Hills 8, Don Lugo 0

Colony 4, Buena Park 1

Colton 10, Ontario 1

Compton Centennial 25, Dorsey 9

Costa Mesa 5, Estancia 3

Covina 8, Arroyo 2

Crossroads Christian 17, Bethel Christian 1

Culver City 5, West Torrance 3

Diamond Ranch 13, United Christian Academy 0

Esperanza 20, Westminster La Quinta 3

Excelsior Charter 13, Silver Valley 1

Garden Grove 9, Garden Grove Santiago 2

Glendale 8, Inglewood 5

Hesperia 21, Silverado 2

Highland 11, Serrano 9

Indian Springs 6, San Gorgonio 4

Indio 8, Desert Mirage 3

Irvine University 1, San Juan Hills 0

La Habra 6, Woodbridge 2

Lawndale 12, Environmental Charter 1

Loara 8, New Roads 0

Lucerne Valley 3, Redlands Adventist Academy 2

Malibu 6, Grace 1

Mayfair 7, Northwood 4

Mission Viejo 5, San Clemente 4

Monrovia 11, Righetti 3

Moreno Valley 10, Jurupa Valley 1

Nordhoff 17, Bishop Diego 8

Nuview Bridge 11, Desert Christian Academy 0

Oakwood 12, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 1

Ontario Christian 6, La Palma Kennedy 5

Orange County Pacifica Christian 11, Ocean View 0

Palm Springs 12, Yucca Valley 1

Rancho Alamitos 12, Westminster 0

Redlands East Valley 5, Oak Hills 3

Ridgecrest Burroughs 14, Adelanto 0

Riverside Notre Dame 10, Eisenhower 0

Rolling Hills Prep 11, Vistamar 3

Rubidoux 20, Entrepreneur 1

San Jacinto Valley 13, Perris 2

Santa Monica 8, Long Beach Wilson 7

Santa Ynez 12, Santa Clara 0

Segerstrom 7, Bosco Tech 3

Shalhevet 10, Hawthorne 7

SLOCA 10, Villanova Prep 2

South Hills 4, La Mirada 3

St. Anthony 1, Bishop Montgomery 1

St. Monica Academy 14, Valley Torah 13

Sultana 4, Granite Hills 2

Temecula Prep 10, California Lutheran 0

Temecula Valley 4, Yucaipa 0

Trinity Classical Academy 15, Canyon Country Canyon 2

Tustin 6, Orange 5

Upland 7, Diamond Bar 1

Vasquez 2, Santa Clarita Christian 0

Victor Valley 12, St, Margaret’s 9

Viewpoint 6, Brentwood 1

Village Christian 12, Milken 7

Walnut 2, Alta Loma 1

Western 11, Saddleback 3

West Valley 16, Rim of the World 1

INTERSECTIONAL

Compton Centennial 25, Dorsey 9

Gladstone 4, Bloomington Christian 4

Hoover 13, Eagle Rock 6

Mater Dei 13, Marcus (TX) 1

Oceanside El Camino Real 2, Elsinore 1

Poway 7, Chaparral 6

Troy 3, South Gate 2

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Bravo 13, LA University 7

Dorsey 8, USC-MAE 6

Dymally 13, Alliance Bloomfield 3

El Camino Real 3, Garfield 1

Fulton 25, Bert Corona 6

Hollywood 30, VAAS 19

Middle College 38, Alliance Ouchi 0

Sun Valley Poly 14, Sylmar 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 9, Granite Hills 4

Adelanto 10, Ridgecrest Burroughs 9

Alhambra 3, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 1

Ayala 14, Upland 4

Azusa 19, Edgewood 2

Bell Gardens 18, Glendale 8

Bethel Christian 36, Crossroads Christian 1

Bloomington 7, Montclair 2

Bolsa Grande 22, Samueli Academy 6

Brea Olinda 6, South Torrance 2

Buena Park 11, Pioneer 0

California 8, Sunny Hills 5

Chaminade 2, Oak Park 1

Colton 15, Ontario 0

Corona 20, Arroyo Valley 0

Corona del Mar 9, Santa Ana 0

Costa Mesa 21, Estancia 2

Crean Lutheran 5, Newport Harbor 4

CSDR 10, Entrepreneur 0

Cypress 8, Schurr 6

Desert Christian Academy 27, Nuview Bridge 21

Diamond Bar 3, Redlands East Valley 1

Don Lugo 1, Ontario Christian 0

Downey 19, Eastvale Roosevelt 0

Eastside 25, Rosamond 20

El Dorado 15, Segerstrom 0

El Toro 7, West Torrance 4

Etiwanda 13, Beaumont 1

Firebaugh 21, Lennox Academy 6

Fontana 7, Big Bear 6

Garey 13, Baldwin Park 4

Heritage Christian 17, Trinity Classical Academy 7

Hesperia 14, Silverado 7

Hesperia Christian 6, Rancho Mirage 5

Highland 13, Canyon Country Canyon 0

Hillcrest 5, Patriot 3

Hueneme 15, Bishop Diego 15

Irvine University 11, Ocean View 0

JSerra 8, Westlake 4

JSerra 1, Los Alamitos 0

Jurupa Valley 17, Tahquitz 3

Katella 15, Anaheim 6

La Mirada 6, Brea Olinda 0

La Puente 18, Calvary Baptist 9

La Salle 17, Duarte 2

La Salle 5, Monrovia 4

Los Altos 17, Rowland 2

Los Amigos 5, Portola 1

Los Osos 9, West Covina 3

Magnolia 12, Western 11

Millikan 4, Redondo Union 0

Murrieta Mesa 7, Aliso Niguel 0

Murrieta Valley 14, Linfield Christian 8

Newbury Park 21, Nordhoff 0

Norwalk 13, Hacienda Heights Wilson 7

Northview 20, Ramona Convent 0

Orange Lutheran 3, El Toro 2

Paraclete 12, Apple Valley 7

Pomona Catholic 17, Redlands Adventist Academy 16

Quartz Hill 13, Oak Hills 6

Redlands 8, San Gorgonio 6

Rio Hondo Prep 4, Arroyo 2

Riverside North 15, Serrano 0

Riverside Prep 10, Diamond Ranch 1

San Jacinto Valley 13, Perris 3

San Marcos 11, Foothill Tech 0

San Marino 10, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 5

Santa Fe 10, San Dimas 5

Santa Margarita 9, Tesoro 1

Santa Ynez 16, Carpinteria 3

Saugus 3, El Modena 0

Sierra Canyon 2, Burbank Burroughs 0

Simi Valley 11, Grace 1

Sonora 19, Troy 2

Southlands Christian 16, Savanna 0

Temecula Prep 24, California Lutheran 1

Temple City 11, Covina 8

Thousand Oaks 6, Righetti 1

Trabuco Hills 13, Woodbridge 0

Trona 10, Desert Christian 8

United Christian Academy 13, Banning 0

Valencia 5, Crescenta Valley 3

Ventura 23, Calabasas 0

Viewpoint 4, Louisville 3

Warren 3, Chino 0

Western Christian 6, Beckman 3

Whittier 14, El Monte 7

Whittier Christian 9, Cypress 6

Yorba Linda 11, Santa Ana Foothill 5

Yucca Valley 15, Moreno Valley 4

INTERSECTIONAL

Animo Venice 24, Animo Leadership 7

Chino Hills 4, Salpointe Catholic (AZ) 0

Crossroads 19, Elizabeth 7

Downey 19, LA Roosevelt 0

Hawthorne 18, LA Jordan 0

Leuzinger 18, LA Hamilton 7

Long Beach Poly 8, Wilmington Banning 5

Mira Costa 7, Venice 0

Oaks Christian 11, Granada Hills 0

O’Connor (AZ0 11, Villa Park 0

San Leandro 3, Rosary Academy 0

Saugus 5, Cibola (AZ) 0

Smidt Tech 21, Esperanza College 13

Torrance 8, River Valley(AZ) 3

Verdugo Hills 6, Golden Valley 4

Village Christian 19, Canoga Park 0

West Ranch 16, Chavez 6

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell reminding you we are only 22 days away from the season opener.

Clayton Kershaw appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday and had this to say about Shohei Ohtani:

“With Shohei, he’s got to pitch and he’s got to hit, and he’s a monster in the weight room, and he’s so fast, all these things,” Kershaw said. “So it’s amazing what Shohei does. And as far as secrets, I don’t know how he does it. I have no idea. I’ve watched him for a few years, still have no idea how he does it.

“I think with the media circus that follows him everywhere and all the Japanese reporters that are in L.A., as a team, we don’t see that. He does such a good job of handling all that and still being a good teammate and still playing really well. So, like I said, it all bakes into the formula … I don’t know how he does everything that he does, because he literally does have a country watching him every second of the day.

“We played opening day in Tokyo last year and that was wild. I think it was probably like what the Beatles were. It’s kind of like that’s what I would experience, just being around Shohei and being on the Dodgers. That was once in a lifetime to see him in Tokyo last year.”

“And he’s funny. He speaks a lot of English, which I don’t know if he lets on to the media too much. But Shohei’s great, and he’s been a great addition to the clubhouse.”

Do Spring Training games matter?

The Dodgers are 8-3 in exhibition games. But does it mean anything? Let’s take a look at the team with the best spring training record since 2016 and also how the Dodgers did each year:

2016
Best spring record: Washington, 19-4, .826
Season record: 95-67, .586

Dodgers: 13-17, .433
Season record: 91-71, .562

World Series winners: Chicago Cubs
Their spring record: 11-19

2017
Best spring record: NY Yankees, 24-9, .727
Season record: 91-71, .562

Dodgers: 18-17, .514
Season record: 104-58, .642

World Series winners: Houston Astros*
Their spring record: 15-15

*-Astros cheated to win the 2017 World Series.

2018
Best spring record: Boston, 22-9, .710
Season record: 108-54, .667

Dodgers: 17-15, .531
Season record: 92-71, .564

World Series winners: Boston Red Sox

2019
Best spring record: Oakland, 14-8, .636
Season record: 97-65, .599

Dodgers: 14-15, .483
Season record: 106-56, .654

World Series winners: Washington Nationals
Their spring record: 17-12

2020
Best spring record: Philadelphia, 15-6, .714
Season record: 28-32, .467

Dodgers: 13-7, .650
Season record: 43-17, .717

World Series winners: Dodgers

2021
Best record: Miami, 14-5, .737
Season record: 67-95, .414

Dodgers: 13-11, .542
Season record: 106-56, .654

World Series winners: Atlanta Braves
Their spring record: 15-13

2022
Best spring record: Angels, 11-6, .647
Season record: 73-89, .451

Dodgers: 5-9, .357
Season record: 111-51, .685

World Series winners: Houston Astros
Their spring record: 8-5

2023
Best spring record: St. Louis, 17-7, .708
Season record: 71-91, .438

Dodgers: 14-13, .519
Season record: 100-62, .617

World Series winners: Texas Rangers
Their spring record: 13-15

2024
Best spring record: Baltimore, 23-6, .793
Season record: 91-71, .562

Dodgers: 14-7, .667
Season record: 98-64, .605

World Series winners: Dodgers

2025
Best spring record: San Francisco, 21-6, .778
Season record: 81-81, .500

Dodgers: 14-9, .609
Season record: 93-69, .574

World Series winners: Dodgers

As you can see, only once has the team with the best spring record gone on to win the World Series. Four times, the team with the best spring record had a losing record in the regular season. The last time the Dodgers had a losing spring record, they went on to win 111 games. So, just enjoy the exhibition games for what they are, meaningless fun.

Or, as Andrew Friedman told my colleague Bill Shaikin about spring training games, “It’s always fun to win. That is always way more fun than losing. But so much of spring training is, just don’t get a call from our trainer. Keep guys healthy.”

Blake Snell unlikely to be on opening day roster

Dave Roberts said that Blake Snell won’t appear in a spring training game this season, which would seem to indicate he won’t be on the opening day roster.

“He’s not on a mound right now. He’s not in games,” Roberts told reporters. “The odds of him starting the season are probably zero…. I think he’s working through it in the sense of, last year he was on a new team. He pushed through things to start the season healthy, which is understandable. And you learn from it, he was never right all year. I think that this year, he’s going to make sure that he is ready to go.”

Gavin Stone sidelined

Gavin Stone, who sat out last season after shoulder surgery, has had a setback.

“Stone threw the inning and then he had a bullpen the next day, and then his shoulder flared up and was sore,” Roberts told reporters Monday. “And so right now, we put him on ice, and trying to let the soreness dissipate. So, given everything that he’s gone through with the shoulder, we wanted to make sure that we kind of pushed pause, so I don’t know when he’s going to start throwing again, but I think it is a setback unfortunately.”

Stone had an MRI on Tuesday that showed no structural damage, just inflammation, which is the best possible news. He will stop all throwing activities for two weeks and be re-evaluated.

WBC schedule

The World Baseball Classic starts today, and five Dodgers are participating: Will Smith for the U.S., Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Japan, Edwin Díaz for Puerto Rico and Hyeseong Kim for Korea. Former Dodger (how weird does that sound) Clayton Kershaw is also on the U.S. team. Three Dodger minor leaguers are participating: pitcher Antonio Knowles for Great Britain, infielder Jake Gelof for Israel, and pitcher Shawndrick Oduber for Netherlands.

Here is the schedule for the U.S. games. You can find the entire schedule by clicking here.

Friday
5 p.m.: USA vs. Brazil, Fox

Saturday
5 p.m.: Great Britain vs. USA, Fox

Monday
5 p.m.: Mexico vs. USA, Fox

Tuesday
6 p.m.: Italy vs. USA, FS1

Quarterfinals are March 13-14
Semifinals are March 15-16
Title game is March 17 at 5 p.m. on Fox

In case you missed it

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Shaikin: Will Klein isn’t surprised he saved the Dodgers’ World Series dynasty

Shaikin: Clayton Kershaw’s ‘perfect’ ending has one final chapter in WBC

‘That’s what I expect.’ Dodgers’ Mookie Betts seeks to regain his All-Star form

For pitching prospect Jackson Ferris, Dodgers organization is ‘a breath of fresh air’

Shaikin: In L.A. and in Cooperstown, Freddie Freeman will forever be a Dodger, not a Brave

Edwin Díaz is unquestionably the Dodgers’ closer. How the rest of the bullpen shapes up

‘Maybe you’re in the wrong business.’ Blake Treinen fires back at Dodgers’ spending critics

Shaikin: Dodgers hype time: How many games will they win in 2026?

‘Just go out and pitch.’ Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow is efficient in his first spring start

‘Things I need to work on.’ Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki struggles in first Cactus League start

After ‘a normal offseason,’ Freddie Freeman drives in two in Cactus League debut

SoCal product Pete Crow-Armstrong disses Dodgers fans with a curious comment

‘Pretty healthy’ Kyle Tucker content to fit in among Dodgers’ galaxy of stars

And finally

Maury Wills hits a walk-off single to win the 1966 All-Star game for the NL. Watch and listen here.

Until next time….

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Monday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Diego Rivera 11, Washington Prep 10

Fulton 24, Bert Corona 4

LACES 10, LA Wilson 3

Monroe 7, Arleta 1

North Hollywood 8, Legacy 4

Rancho Dominguez 11, Eagle Rock 0

Sherman Oaks CES 9, Sun Valley Magnet 3

WISH Academy 6, RFK Community 6

SOUTHERN SECTION

Alhambra 3, Schurr 2

Alta Loma 3, Diamond Bar 2

Ambassador 8, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 3

Anaheim 6, Garden Grove Santiago 4

Antelope Valley 16, Desert 6

Barstow 17, ACES 0

Beaumont 6, Colton 5

Bell Gardens 3, Mark Keppel 2

Bethel Christian 21, Grove School 3

Corona Centennial 4, Eastvale Roosevelt 0

Edison 5, Katella 2

Glendora 15, Riverside Notre Dame 2

Grace 11, Windward 0

Grand Terrace 5, Redlands East Valley 0

Highland 10, Ridgecrest Burroughs 3

Jurupa Hills 5, Citrus Hill 3

Lancaster 14, Serrano 4

Littlerock 11, Boron 5

Long Beach Poly 7, Cerritos Valley Christian 1

Mary Star of the Sea 18, Rolling Hills Prep 1

Montebello 19, San Gabriel 0

Mountain View 9, Webb 7

Northwood 10, Buena Park 5

Oak Hills 8, Carter 1

Oakwood 12, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 1

Ontario 15, Garey 2

Pacific 25, NSLA 0

Redlands Adventist Academy 26, Weaver 0

Rialto 10, Banning 1

Riverside King 11, Ramona 2

Rosemead 10, Workman 0

San Marino 4, Downey 1

Santa Clarita Christian 5, Vasquez 1

Santa Rosa Academy 17, United Christian Academy 7

Upland 12, Jurupa Valley 0

Valley View 10, Moreno Valley 2

Venice 5, San Pedro 4

Walnut 3, West Covina 2

Whitney 8, La Puente 4

Woodbridge 5, Cerritos 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Animo Leadership 17, Alliance Ouchi 5

Bell 9, Peninsula 2

Capistrano Valley Christian 7, South Gate 1

El Camino Real 2, Valencia 1

Maywood CES 5, Salesian 3

North Torrance 9, Narbonne 4

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Bravo 10, South Gate 0

Carson 5, Venice 4

Chatsworth 9, San Fernando 3

Port of Los Angeles, 14 Chavez 5

Rancho Dominguez 14, Jefferson 1

South East 23, LA University 14

Sylmar 15, Cleveland 5

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aquinas 13, El Rancho 9

Arlington 10, Hemet 9

Azusa 6, Calvary Baptist 3

Charter Oak 10, Monrovia 1

Citrus Hill 14, Desert Hot Springs 0

Costa Mesa 15, Savanna 5

Crean Lutheran 20, United Christian Academy 2

Duarte 5, Flintridge Sacred Heart 4

Garden Grove Santiago 11, Westminster 0

Hillcrest 7, Riverside North 3

Immaculate Heart 22, Pasadena Marshall 21

Indio 5, Shadow Hills 1

La Canada 11, La Salle 1

Lakeside 14, Chaparral 12

Lancaster 13, Ridgecrest Burroughs 2

Los Altos 16, Walnut 0

Nogales 21, Gabrielino 10

Northview 13, Duarte 0

Peninsula 18, Mary Star of the Sea 3

Rancho Mirage 12, West Valley 5

Rialto 14, Loma Linda Academy 3

San Dimas 11, Don Lugo 7

Santa Ana Valley 15, Long Beach Cabrillo 0

Santa Clara 26, Nordhoff 3

Southlands Christian 10, Garey 4

St. Genevieve 14, HMSA 4

St. Monica 7, Heritage Christian 5

Summit 15, Canyon Springs 1

Twentynine Palms 14, Rubidoux 0

Valencia 14, Oak Park 8

Villa Park 7, Edison 1

Valley View 11, Rancho Cucamonga 2

Village Christian 14, Arrowhead Christian 13

Yorba Linda 8, Corona Santiago 5

INTERSECTIONAL

Bishop Conaty-Loretto 22, Santee 5

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 13, Bernstein 0

Whatever shortstop Roch Cholowsky does these days for UCLA’s No. 1-ranked baseball team never surprises those around him, so when he hit a two-out, two-run home run in the ninth inning Sunday to tie the game against Mississippi State, it was just another example of his power in clutch moments.

UCLA (9-2) went on to break the tie with three runs in the top of the 10th inning and held on for an 8-7 victory at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. It was the third consecutive ranked team beaten by the Bruins during a memorable weekend of collegiate baseball. Mississippi State was ranked No. 4 and the Bruins’ other wins came against previously unbeaten teams from No. 23 Texas A&M and No. 20 Tennessee.

UCLA took the lead in the 10th on a wild pitch and drove in two more runs on a triple from former Huntington Beach standout Aidan Espinoza.

The Bruins held an 8-5 lead, but Mississippi State closed to 8-7 on a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th by Reed Stallman, his second of the game. UCLA used six pitchers. Will Gasparino hit his 10th home run of the season.

The Bruins return to Jackie Robinson Stadium for a midweek home game against Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday before traveling to open Big Ten Conference play against Ohio State in a three-game series starting Friday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Much has been made of the Dodgers’ exorbitant spending, magnified by a pair of World Series titles for the franchise, as Major League Baseball enters the final year of the current collective bargaining agreement.

The Dodgers open 2026 with a record $381 million payroll, while having over $1 billion in deferrals. As if signing Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernández and Blake Snell, and extending Tyler Glasnow and Will Smith weren’t enough, the club once again opened up its wallet this winter, spending a combined $309 million on four-time All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker and three-time reliever of the year Edwin Díaz.

Relief pitcher Blake Treinen, one of the longest-tenured players on the Dodgers heading into his seventh season with the team, did not mince words when asked about how outsiders view the organization.

“Perception is built from the media and maybe owners that don’t like what the Dodgers are doing because they would have to do something similar,” Treinen said earlier this week. “And I say to that, ‘Maybe you’re in the wrong business.’”

Treinen thinks more teams should spend the way that the Dodgers do.

“Is it a bad thing that the people who pay our checks and our salaries want a winning product?” Treinen said. “If you’re going to complain about a team willing to do what it takes to win, then I think you’re in the wrong business. And, if you win, to say that you lose money by winning is a wild statement, so I think the perception is more or less if you don’t like what the Dodgers are doing, either take a look in the mirror or look at the people who aren’t putting a product on the field.”

Treinen went on to say that teams don’t necessarily need to be lavish spenders in order to compete, pointing to how the Milwaukee Brewers posted baseball’s best record a season ago, with the 22nd-highest payroll. The Brewers bested the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central by five games, despite having a payroll nearly $100 million lower than their rival, and reached the National League Championship Series.

“You don’t always have to spend money to be great, look at the Brewers,” Treinen said. “But to say that you can’t compete — like they did — is a wild thing, because [they had] the best record in baseball last year. Draft and development is a big deal, a lot of teams have leaned into it. So, if you either invest heavily in one or the other, and the Dodgers have done a great job of doing both and that’s why players sign here. If you don’t like it, then maybe find a new business model.”

How the Dodgers operate has garnered some praise — the Padres’ Manny Machado and the Phillies’ Bryce Harper weighed in on the subject early in spring training — but the front office wasn’t really seeking it out.

“We’re not looking externally for validation,” Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said earlier this month at Camelback Ranch. “The validation is winning championships and putting out as good a team as we can each and every year, and all we’re trying to do is get a little bit better each and every season, with the goal of winning championships. [Our] coaching staff, our players I think view it as that. Good, bad or indifferent, the external stuff is something we can’t worry about.”

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, speaking at Cactus League media day earlier this month, said the fixation on the money spent makes people miss the things they do well.

“It does get lost, the things that we do well,” Roberts said. “Scouting and player development, I think we do as well as anybody in baseball … to get superstars to play well every night, to put out a good product every single night, I think we do a good job at that.”

“That’s why the biggest conversation should be that instead of a payroll question,” Roberts added. “Why are we good for baseball? Because our players play the game the right way.”