baseball

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Animo Venice 9, Animo Robinson 7

CALS Early College 9, East College Prep 6

Smidt Tech 16, Alliance Ouchi 7

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aquinas 2, Linfield Christian 0

Alhambra 15, Mark Keppel 1

Arlington 7, Riverside Poly 2

Arrowhead Christian 15, Woodcrest Christian 5

Ayala 1, Diamond Bar 0

Baldwin Park 4, Garey 3

Banning 10, Desert Hot Springs 0

Bishop Amat 9, La Salle 8

Bishop Diego 16, Santa Clara 7

Camarillo 6, Oak Park 4

Canyon Springs 20, Riverside North 4

Capistrano Valley Christian 20, Webb 8

Carpinteria 4, Malibu 3

Castaic 9, Hart 8

Century 12, Westminster La Quinta 0

Cerritos 10, Glenn 1

Chaparral 5, Vista Murrieta 4

Charter Oak 9, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0

CIMSA 13, Silver Valley 3

Corona 21, Eastvale Roosevelt 6

Corona Centennial 11, Riverside King 6

Corona Del Mar 12, Marina 2

Costa Mesa 6, Fullerton 1

Covina 8, Rowland 3

Cypress 8, Santa Ana Foothill 5

Desert Mirage 13, Cathedral City 2

Dos Pueblos 5, Rio Mesa 1

Downey 3, La Mirada 2

Duarte 11, Nogales 1

Dunn 6, Villanova Prep 5

Edgewood 16, Workman 0

El Dorado 8, La Habra 2

El Modena 6, Crean Lutheran 1

Etiwanda 8, Chino Hills 5

Fillmore 6, Santa Paula 2

Gahr 13, Warren 0

Garden Grove Santiago 6, Magnolia 0

Glendora 13, Claremont 2

Golden Valley 3, Saugus 0

Great Oak 7, Murrieta Mesa 3

Hemet 9, Perris 1

Hesperia 4, Oak Hills 3

Hesperia Christian 8, Desert Christian 5

Highland 16, Antelope Valley 0

Hillcrest 11, Lakeside 3

Hueneme 7, Channel Islands 0

Katella 4, Ocean View 2

La Canada 3, San Marino 2

Laguna Beach 12, Irvine University 3

Lakewood 21, Compton 0

Lancaster 14, Knight 2

La Serna 13, Whittier 4

Liberty 4, Heritage 0

Loara 9, Savanna 1

Long Beach Wilson 11, Long Beach Jordan 0

Los Alamitos 7, Huntington Beach 4

Los Osos 5, Rancho Cucamonga 1

Lucerne Valley 11, ACE 0

Mayfair 13, Paramount 1

Miller 5, Loma Linda Academy 3

Mira Costa 10, West Torrance 3

Mission Viejo 4, El Toro 0

Monrovia 4, South Pasadena 1

Moreno Valley 11, Paloma Valley 3

Newbury Park 17, Calabasas 5

Newport Harbor 6, Fountain Valley 0

North Torrance 8, Peninsula 5

Northview 8, West Covina 1

Oaks Christian 11, Agoura 3

Oakwood 3, Santa Monica 2

Orange 15, Anaheim 0

Orange County Pacifica Christian 9, Western Christian 2

Oxnard 10, Ventura 0

Oxnard Pacifica 2, San Marcos 0

Oxford Academy 6, Whitney 2

Palmdale 16, Littlerock 6

Pasadena Marshall 7, Mountain View 5

Placentia Valencia 5, Westminster 2

Pomona 15, Bassett 10

Quartz Hill 26, Eastside 7

Ramona 10, Rubidoux 9

Rancho Alamitos 9, Saddleback 0

Rancho Christian 14, Citrus Hill 1

Rancho Verde 6, Vista del Lago 1

Redondo Union 22, El Segundo 7

Ridgecrest Burroughs 13, Serrano 5

Riverside Prep 16, Excelsior Charter 4

Royal 3, Simi Valley 0

San Bernardino 10, Pacific 8

Santa Ana 9, Godinez 0

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 6, Buena Park 2

Santa Barbara 4, Buena 1

Santa Clarita Christian 12, Valley Torah 0

Santa Fe 6, California 3

Santa Margarita 10, Orange Lutheran 9

Schurr 5, Montebello 4

Sierra Vista 11, Azusa 1

Southlands Christian 6, Avalon 3

St. Genevieve 7, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 3

St. John Bosco 10, Servite 0

St. Monica Academy 12, Cate 6

Sultana 14, Apple Valley 1

Temecula Prep 19, San Jacinto Leadership 0

Temecula Valley 10, Murrieta Valley 7

Torrance 6, Palos Verdes 1

Troy 10, Sunny Hills 9

Tustin 5, La Palma Kennedy 0

University Prep 14, Big Bear 3

Upland 9, Damien 5

Valencia 3, Canyon Country Canyon 0

Valley View 14, Orange Vista 9

Village Christian 4, Whittier Christian 3

Westlake 14, Thousand Oaks 4

Woodbridge 14, Portola 1

Yucca valley 8, Twentynine Palms 6

INTERSECTIONAL

Campbell Hall 12, Van Nuys 2

SOFTBALL

SOUTHERN SECTION

ACE 17, Lucerne Valley 3

Anaheim 22, Loara 4

Anza Hamilton 21, Sherman Indian 4

Apple Valley 25, Ridgecrest Burroughs 1

Azusa 11, Nogales 6

Cathedral City 17, Desert Mirage 1

Cerritos 11, Pioneer 0

Charter Oak 18, West Covina 0

CIMSA 10, Silver Valley 2

Colton 11, Miller 1

Corona 7, Corona Santiago 2

Costa Mesa 8, Tustin 5

Covina 13, Hacienda Heights Wilson 2

Downey 11, Lynwood 0

Duarte 5, Baldwin Park 1

Edgewood 10, Workman 9

El Monte 15, Rosemead 0

Fullerton 18, Garden Grove 0

Glendora 10, Diamond Bar 0

Hawthorne 17, Animo Leadership 0

Hemet 11, Canyon Springs 4

Hesperia Christian 24, Desert Christian 0

Hillcrest 2, Paloma Valley 1

JSerra 2, Mater Dei 0

Katella 21, Ocean View 4

Lakeside 8, Vista del Lago 4

La Palma Kennedy 11, Placentia Valencia 0

Liberty 11, Orange Vista 5

Los Amigos 12, Santa Ana Valley 0

Magnolia 14, Saddleback 4

Mountain View 22, Pasadena Marshall 7

Norco 11, Riverside King 1

North Torrance 6, El Segundo 2

Northview 12, Rowland 1

Oak Hills 15, Serrano 4

Oak Park 10, Buena 9

Orange lutheran 8, Santa Margarita 0

Oxnard Pacifica 5, San Marcos 4

Rancho Christian 17, Perris 4

Rancho Verde 17, Moreno Valley 1

Rio Mesa 4, Dos Pueblos 1

Riverside North 5, Arlington 0

Riverside Poly 10, Valley View 3

Samueli Academy 21, Vista Meridian 6

San Bernardino 22, Pacific 2

San Marino 24, Balir 1

Santa Ana 8, Laguna Hills 3

Sierra Vista 7, Garey 6

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 15, Long Beach Cabrillo 3

Sultana 17, Hesperia 10

Temecula Prep 16, San Jacinto Leadership 1

Temple City 4, Monrovia 3

University Prep 15, AAE 8

Ventura 8, Oxnard 3

Western Christian 20, Southlands Christian 4

West Torrance 6, South Torrance 3

INTERSECTIONAL

CSDR 16, Maryland School for the Deaf 15

CSDR 11, Texas School for the Deaf 7

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Bell 3, Garfield 1

Community Charter 15, Bert Corona 7

Diego Rivera 21, Los Angeles 11

Downtown Magnets 26, Central City Value 1

El Camino Real 5, Chatsworth 1

Franklin 8, Bravo 1

Fremont 7, King/Drew 1

Fulton 9, Chavez 8

LA Wilson 5, LA Marshall 3

Legacy 21, Huntington Park 0

Maywood CES 28, Maywood Academy 0

North Hollywood 5, Granada Hills Kennedy 3

Palisades 10, Westchester 0

Rancho Dominguez 6, Gardena 5

Santee 13, Angelou 5

Sotomayor d. Elizabeth, forfeit

Sylmar 10, Sun Valley Poly 0

Torres 3, Marquez 2

Triumph Charter 21, Valor Academy 1

Verdugo Hills 10, San Fernando 4

Wilmington Banning 17, Narbonne 3

WISH Academy 18, University Prep Value 3

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aliso Niguel 3, San Clemente 1

Alta Loma 2, South Hills 0

Ambassador 11, Animo Leadership 0

Bishop Montgomery 12, Bosco Tech 1

Bloomington 4, Carter 3

Burbank Providence 10, Buckley 0

Cajon 19, Redlands 0

Calabasas 7, Newbury Park 3

Citrus Valley 2, Beaumont 1

Crossroads 4, Brentwood 3

Desert Christian 13, St. Monica Academy 2

Elsinore 1, Tahquitz 0

Estancia 15, Garden Grove 1

Firebaugh 15, Dominguez 11

Fontana 10, Riverside Notre Dame 6

Grace 6, Thacher 1

Grand Terrace 3, Rialto 2

Great Oak 7, Murrieta Mesa 6

Heritage Christian 6, Cerritos Valley Christian 4

Indian Springs 18, Entrepreneur 2

Irvine 21, St. Margaret’s 4

Kaiser 12, Arroyo Valley 0

La Quinta 10, Xavier Prep 0

Lawndale 11, Lennox Academy 5

Los Altos 10, Colony 6

Mary Star of the Sea 18, Salesian 1

Mayfair 17, Segerstrom 7

Milken 12, YULA 7

Millikan 5, Long Beach Wilson 4

Muir 15, Glendale 0

New Roads 22, Vistamar 0

Oaks Christian 6, Agoura 5

Palm Desert 15, Palm Springs 2

Paraclete 20, St. Monica 1

Pasadena 4, Hoover 2

Pasadena Poly 6, Flintridge Prep 2

Quartz Hill 10, Vasquez 0

San Jacinto Valley Academy 12, Desert Christian Academy 0

Santa Rosa Academy 11, California Military 1

Sequoyah 24, Hillcrest Christian 14

Shadow Hills 4, Rancho Mirage 0

Shalhevet 11, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 0

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 8, Sierra Canyon 5

Silverado 6, Barstow 1

South El Monte 3, Gabrielino 0

St. Bonaventure 10, Nordhoff 3

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 2, LA Jordan 1

Summit 4, Jurupa Hills 3

Temecula Valley 8, Murrieta Valley 3

Temescal Canyon 8, Cornerstone Christian 2

Tesoro 2, Dana Hills 1

Thousand Oaks 4, Westlake 3

United Christian Academy 11, Anza Hamilton 3

Valley Christian Academy 5, SLOCA 4

Victor Valley 8, Adelanto 5

Villa Park 4, La Serna 0

Vista Murrieta 7, Chaparral 5

West Valley 8, San Jacinto 7

Whittier Christian 5, Village Christian 0

Windward 7, Viewpoint 2

Yorba Linda 12, Esperanza 1

Yucaipa 7, Redlands East Valley 2

INTERSECTIONAL

Caruthers 5, Coastal Christian 2

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Alliance Levine 27, Esperanza College Prep 5

Bernstein 10, Mendez 6

Bravo 6, Eagle Rock 5

Carson 4, San Pedro 3

East College Prep 22, CALS Early College 14

Garfield 19, Bell 0

Harbor Teacher d. Dorsey, forfeit

Hollywood 22, Contreras 9

Jefferson 21, Santee 14

King/Drew 17, Locke 1

LACES 4, Westchester 3

LA Roosevelt 11. South East 9

LA University 17, Fairfax 4

Legacy 13, Huntington Park 0

Maywood CES d. Elizabeth, forfeit

Orthopaedic 23, Downtown Magnets 13

Panorama 18, East Valley 14

Rancho Dominguez 15, Gardena 0

SOCES 12, Northridge Academy 3

Triumph Charter 26, Valor Academy 1

USC-MAE 17, Central City Value 4

Venice 10, Palisades 0

West Adams 12, Angelou 4

Wilmington Banning 9, Narbonne 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

Alemany 18, Marymount 0

Aliso Niguel 9, Tesoro 8

Anaheim Canyon 4, Garden Grove Pacifica 1

Aquinas 13, Linfield Christian 6

Arcadia 13, Muir 6

Anza Hamilton 3, United Christian Academy 0

Beckman 9, Dana Hills 3

Big Bear 10, ACE 0

Bishop Amat 21, Bishop Montgomery 1

Bloomington 14, Fontana 10

Burbank 14, Glendale 0

Downey 13, Mayfair 4

Cajon 4, Beaumont 1

California 4, La Serna 3

Calvary Baptist 23, Crossroads Christian 0

Camarillo 4, Simi Valley 1

Carter 15, Eisenhower 0

Cerritos Valley Christian 11, Heritage Christian 1

Chaminade 7, Sierra Canyon 4

Chino 10, Don Lugo 0

Chino Hills 7, Upland 6

Claremont 7, Bonita 6

Crean Lutheran 10, Sunny Hills 9

Crescenta Valley 4, Burbank Burroughs 2

Crossroads 22, Archer 20

Desert Christian Academy 15, San Jacinto Valley Academy 3

Diamond Ranch 3, Chaffey 2

Edison 15, Corona del Mar 0

El Modena 6, La Habra 4

El Rancho 11, Whittier 5

Etiwanda 28, Los Osos 1

Firebaugh 11, Lynwood 6

Flintridge Sacred Heart 21, Immaculate Heart 0

Grace 17, Bishop Diego 0

Hart 12, Golden Valley 0

Highland 10, Antelope Valley 0

Hueneme 24, Nordhoff 11

Huntington Beach 5, Fountain Valley 0

Irvine 6, Irvine University 3

Jurupa Hills 19, Arroyo Valley 1

La Canada 13, South Pasadena 1

Lancaster 6, Knight 5

La Salle 15, Mary Star of the Sea 4

Lennox Academy 14, HMSA 8

Los Alamitos 15, Newport Harbor 1

Los Altos 10, San Dimas 2

Murrieta Valley 25, Chaparral 7

Newbury Park 18, Calabasas 0

Norwalk 22, Dominguez 0

Oaks Christian 14, Agoura 0

Ontario 11, Montclair 2

Ontario Christian 12, Woodcrest Christian 5

Palos Verdes 10, Redondo Union 0

Paraclete 13, St. Paul 2

Paramount 18, Bellflower 0

Pasadena Poly 7, Mayfield 0

Redlands East Valley 10, Redlands 4

Rialto 6, San Gorgonio 0

Rosary 13, Woodbridge 2

Quartz Hill 9, Eastside 0

Riverside Notre Dame 6, Rim of the World 1

San Clemente 8, Capistrano Valley 1

San Jacinto 15, West Valley 10

San Marino 14, Ramona Convent 2

Santa Ana Foothill 14, Esperanza 0

Santa Clarita Christian 14, Desert Christin 4

Santa Fe 6, Lakewood St. Joseph 5

Santa Paula 12, Fillmore 1

Saugus 9, West Ranch 5

Schurr 13, Alhambra 1

Silverado 11, Barstow 0

South Hills 2, Colony 0

St. Bonaventure 3, Santa Clara 0

St. Monica 14, St. Anthony 4

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 26, Gardena Serra 8

Summit 15, Kaiser 3

Thousand Oaks 6, Westlake 5

Trabuco Hills 5, El Toro 2

Twentynine Palms 7, Yucca Valley 6

Valencia 7, Castaic 5

Vasquez 20, Trinity Classical Academy 2

Ventura 17, Canyon Country Canyon 1

Victor Valley 14, Adelanto 5

Viewpoint 11, Windward 2

Warren 3, Gahr 2

Whittier Christian 15, Village Christian 5

Wiseburn-Da Vinci 9, Hawthorne 1

Yorba Linda 11, Sonora 1

Yucaipa 7, Citrus Valley 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Burbank Providence 6, San Fernando 5

Victor Christian Academy d. Bostonia Global, forfeit

Sylmar coach Ray Rivera is smiling. His favorite major league team, the San Francisco Giants, beat the Dodgers twice this week with great pitching. And his favorite high school team, the Spartans, swept a two-game series from Sun Valley Poly with their own great pitching to move three games up in the Valley Mission League race with four to play.

Sylmar pitchers gave up no runs in 14 innings this week. After Matthew Torres threw a no-hitter on Monday against Poly, Alex Martinez took the ball Thursday and recorded six shutout innings in a 10-0 win over the Parrots. He gave up three hits and struck out five.

Tim Sepulveda finished with three hits. Sylmar is 17-6 and 10-1 in league.

Verdugo Hills 10, San Fernando 4: Anthony Velasquez had a two-run double and finished with three RBIs for the Dons.

El Camino Real 5, Chatsworth 1: Ryan Glassman had two hits and two RBIs and Shane Bogacz finished with two hits, including an RBI double, for El Camino Real. Hudson December gave up one hit in five innings.

Taft 5, Cleveland 2: Victor Jara had a two-run single to lead the Toreadors.

Bell 3, Garfield 1: Jayden Rojas struck out six in six innings. He also had two hits.

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 8, Sierra. Canyon 5: The Knights ended a six-game losing streak. Jake Noroian had three hits and Jacob Madrid homered.

Alta Loma 2, South Hills 0: Logan Stein threw a one-hit shutout.

Thousand Oaks 4, Westlake 3: Preston Lee contributed an RBI single to break a 3-3 tie in the seventh and lift Thousand Oaks to victory.

Oaks Christian 6, Agoura 5: The Lions scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to win. Ryan Sheffer tied it with an RBI single and KJ Henrich won it with an RBI single. Carson Sheffer finished with two doubles. Tyler Starling homered for Agoura.

Villa Park 4, La Serna 0: Logan Hoppie struck out six and gave up two hits in six innings.

Aliso Niguel 3, San Clemente 1: Chad Alderman threw a complete game and Henry Drews had three hits.

Softball

Anaheim Canyon 4, Garden Grove Pacifica 1: Kelsey Perez struck out 11 for Canyon.

Carson 4, San Pedro 3: Ashannalee Titialii had two hits and Simi Mafoe homered for Carson.

Chaminade 7, Sierra Canyon 4: Siena Greenlinger had two hits and two RBIs.

A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning in Beijing.

Now a robot named Ace has achieved another milestone for AI and robotics by defeating expert-level humans at table tennis in Tokyo, according to a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature.

What’s next, a robotic baseball player named Babe that swats 500-foot home runs and throws 120 mph pitches, eclipsing Shohei Ohtani’s real-life achievements and commanding a billion dollar contract?

It’s all fun and games until it isn’t.

Extraordinary athletic achievements by AI robots might seem innocuous, especially compared to far more grave threats described by various experts, including the landmark publication “An Overview of Catastrophic AI Risks” by the Center for AI Safety in 2023.

To name a few: Misinformation and social media manipulation; job displacement and economic inequality; cybersecurity threats; lethal autonomous weapons; environmental impact; psychological dependence; and ultimately, the existential risk to humanity of losing control of rogue AI systems.

For now, let’s get back to ping-pong.

Ace was developed by good, old Sony, the 80-year-old makers of gaming consoles, televisions, smartphones, cameras and audio equipment that we enjoy every day.

Of course Sony has an AI research division, and while most consumers were still going ga-ga over PlayStation 5 Pro 2TB, it developed the first robot to attain expert-level performance in a competitive physical sport that requires rapid decisions and precision execution.

Ace integrates nine synchronized cameras and three vision systems to track the spinning plastic ping-pong ball. Its lightning-fast processing time would be the envy of even Lightning, the humanoid robot that broke the world record in the half-marathon by nearly seven minutes.

“Here we present Ace, to our knowledge the first real-world autonomous system competitive with elite human table tennis players,” the study said. “Ace addresses the challenges of physical real-time interaction through a new, high-speed perception system using event-based vision sensors and a new control system based on model-free reinforcement learning, as well as state-of-the-art high-speed robot hardware.”

Ace showed out in matches that followed International Table Tennis Federation rules and were officiated by licensed umpires. Most of the matches took place in 2025 — before table tennis tale “Marty Supreme” even hit theaters — although Ace defeated professional players as recently as March.

One such human is Mayuka Taira, who said in comments provided by Sony AI to Reuters that the robot’s strengths are what one might expect: unpredictability and an absence of emotion.

“Because you can’t read its reactions, it’s impossible to sense what kind of shots it dislikes or struggles with, and that makes it even more difficult to play against,” Taira said.

Initial real-world applications of Ace-like robots likely would be in manufacturing and service industries, although untapped potential lies across sports, entertainment and safety-critical environments, according to the study.

“These results highlight the potential of physical AI agents to perform complex, real-time interactive tasks, suggesting broader applications in domains requiring fast, precise human–robot interaction,” the study said.

Those domains certainly could include baseball diamonds, basketball courts and gridirons. Hockey rinks could be lumped in provided robots can skate.

AI already is used in MLB. The vaunted Automated Ball-Strike system (ABS) uses AI-powered Hawk-Eye camera technology and computer vision to determine if pitches are strikes or balls. Twelve high-speed cameras track ball flight and AI delivers the definitive call to the scoreboard within seconds of a challenge.

A robotic batter facing a robotic pitcher with calls made by ABS might eliminate any disagreements over balls and strikes.

Terrifying.

Reuters contributed to this story.

It’s not every day that umpires decide a player used an illegal bat in a high school baseball game, so Wednesday’s Mission League game between host Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Sierra Canyon began with a bang. A Sierra Canyon batter in the first inning was declared out after the umpires inspected the aluminum bat following an appeal from Notre Dame.

Sierra Canyon coach Tom Meusborn had a brief discussion with the umpires but their decision was not reversed. The bat apparently had a crack, which caused a strange sound. So began a sometimes tense, nearly four-hour game for second place in the Mission League.

Sierra Canyon scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a one-run lead, keyed by an RBI double from Brayden Goldstein and a bases loaded walk. In the bottom of the seventh, the Knights received two walks with one out. Sierra Canyon brought in sophomore pitcher Milo Benattar, who got a fly out and force play to save a 3-2 victory.

Sierra Canyon is 8-3 in league and Notre Dame 7-4.

Harvard-Westlake 12, St. Francis 1: The Wolverines, ranked No. 1 in the Southern Section power rankings, received home runs and four RBIs each from James Tronstein and Ira Rootman. Evan Alexander struck out 10 in 4 1/3 innings.

Chaminade 7, Crespi 0: Jackson Schroeder struck out 11 and gave up one hit. Isaiah Hearn and Robby Morgan each hit home runs.

Loyola 11, Bishop Alemany 4: Bobby Rapp had three hits to lead the Cubs.

Simi Valley 8, Royal 3: The Pioneers handed their rivals a first Coastal Canyon League defeat. Ryan Whiston had three hits, including two doubles.

Garfield 3, Bell 1: The Bulldogs improved to 7-0 in the Eastern League with a nine-inning win, possibly locking up a City Section Open Division playoff spot. Michael Santillan broke the 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the ninth.

Cypress 1, Foothill 0: Jake DeLaquil had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning. Drew Slevcove struck out 13 in eight scoreless innings. Landon Smith pitched the final two innings for Cypress. Caden Lauridsen threw nine scoreless innings for Foothill.

St. John Bosco 6, Servite 3: Brayden Krakowski threw four innings of scoreless relief. Aaron Garcia had two RBIs.

Mater Dei 8, JSerra 5: Jack Reis hit a home run and Ezekiel Lara, Jaxon Olmstead and Emilio Young each had two hits for Mater Dei.

King 4, Corona Centennial 1: Eli Lipson had a two-run double and Jason Jones threw a complete game.

Corona 17, Eastvale Roosevelt 5: Adrian Ruiz had three hits and four RBIs.

Norco 3, Corona Santiago 2: After a scoreless game for five innings, Norco broke through for three runs in the sixth. Marcus Blanton had a two-run single. Santiago scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh before Jordan Ayala got the final out on a strikeout.

El Dorado 1, La Habra 0: Juilian Rodriguez struck out five and walked none in throwing the shutout. Brady Abner drove in the winning run in the sixth.

Gahr 9, Warren 1: Bryce Morrison gave up one run in five innings with six strikeouts and Andres Gonzalez had two hits and three RBIs.

San Clemente 2, Aliso Niguel 1: Easton Muraira threw a complete game for the Tritons.

Huntington Beach 4, Los Alamitos 2: Jared Grindlinger struck out eight in five innings.

Rancho Christian 10, Hillcrest 0: Jake Brande struck out 12 in five innings and gave up one hit. Hudson Abbe and Sean Downs each hit home runs.

Bishop Amat 4, La Salle 2: The Lancers clinched the Del Rey League title. Joaquin Ortiz went three for three.

Ayala 13, Diamond Bar 3: Easton Sarmiento finished with three hits and Dylan Wood added two hits and two RBIs.

Oaks Christian 2, Agoura 1: Justin Baird struck out eight in six innings for Oaks Christian. Carson Sheffer had two hits.

Mira Costa 7, West Torrance 1: Caden Ceman finished with three hits.

Torrance 4, Palos Verdes 3: Tessei Magori delivered a walk-off hit in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Softball

Norco 15, Corona Centennial 0: Peyton May gave up one hit and struck out 10 with no walks and Camryn May contributed three RBIs.

Birmingham never wins the West Valley League baseball championship. But the Patriots are certainly putting themselves within striking distance of first-place El Camino Real.

They remained one game behind El Camino Real after an 8-0 win over Granada Hills on Tuesday in which Carlos Acuna gave up one hit in six innings and struck out 11. He also had two hits. Sebastian Valadez and Toni Mendoza each had two hits and two RBIs.

El Camino Real and Birmingham play a two-game series beginning April 29.

Harvard-Westlake 2, St. Francis 0: Junior Justin Kirchner threw six scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts and Ira Rootman had a home run and two RBIs.

Loyola 9, Bishop Alemany 3: Sophomore Austin Junk had a three-run home run and double and Luca Marucci also homered in the Cubs’ Mission League win. Mikey Martinez homered for Alemany.

Chaminade 12, Crespi 5: Bronson Jackson, Isaiah Hearn and Robby Morgan each hit home runs in the Mission League win. Kystan Bell had three hits for Crespi.

St. John Bosco 6, Servite 0: Julian Garcia showed off overpowering stuff, striking out 12 with no walks while giving up two hits to help the Braves (17-5, 9-1) remain in first place in the Trinity League. Jaden Jackson had two hits and two RBIs.

Orange Lutheran 6, Santa Margarita 3: The top-ranked Lancers scored four runs in the seventh to overcome a 3-2 deficit. Hamilton Friedberg had three hits and three RBIs and CJ Weinstein added three hits.

Newbury Park 6, Calabasas 5: Jack Laubacher had two hits and three RBIs in the Panthers’ eight-inning win.

Westlake 5, Thousand Oaks 3: The Warriors stayed in first place in the Marmonte League. Jaxson Necklen hit two home runs and Blake Miller added a home run, double, single and two RBIs.

Newport Harbor 8, Fountain Valley 1: Gavin Guy threw six innings in the Sunset League win.

Huntington Beach 6, Los Alamitos 3: Jared Grindlinger hit two doubles to keep Huntington Beach unbeaten in the Sunset League.

Gahr 2, Warren 1: Andres Gonzalez hit a two-run home run in the first inning for Gahr.

La Mirada 6, Downey 1: Michael Burgueno went four for four and Jacob Oropeza contributed two doubles.

San Clemente 4, Aliso Niguel 1: Bob Erspamer gave up two hits with six strikeouts in a complete game.

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Bravo 5, Franklin 4

Canoga Park 9, Panorama 6

Carson 2, San Pedro 1

Cleveland 2, Taft 0

Collins Family d. Downtown Magnets, forfeit

Eagle Rock 7, Lincoln 2

El Camino Real 6, Chatsworth 2

Fremont 12, Dorsey 2

Fulton 4, AMIT 3

Granada Hills Kennedy 5, North Hollywood 4

Grant 6, VAAS 4

Jefferson 8, Manual Arts 0

LACES 16, Roybal 0

LA Hamilton 16, Fairfax 8

LA Jordan d. Hawkins, forfeit

LA Marshall 5, LA Wilson 3

Los Angeles 7, Diego Rivera 4

Maywood CES 23, Maywood Academy 0

Monroe 11, Arleta 2

Palisades 13, Westchester 2

Rancho Dominguez 4, Gardena 2

San Fernando 1, Verdugo Hills 0

Santee 1, Angelou 0

South East 5, LA Roosevelt 1

Sun Valley Magnet 6, Triumph Charter 5

Sylmar 7, Sun Valley Poly 0

Torres 2, Marquez 1

Van Nuys 8, Chavez 2

Venice 14, LA University 0

Washington Prep 15, Dymally 5

Wilmington Banning 4, Narbonne 3

WISH Academy 5, Stella 1

SOUTHERN SECTION

Arrowhead Christian 10, Woodcrest Christian 4

Arroyo 12, El Monte 0

Bethel Christian 18, NSLA 1

Balsa Grande 14, Western 9

Beaumont 7, Citrus Valley 6

Cajon 10, Redlands 1

Campbell Hall 12, Shalhevet 1

Castaic 5, Vasquez 2

Corona 16, Eastlake Roosevelt 6

Corona Centennial 15, Riverside King 8

Desert Christian 6, St. Monica Academy 2

Etiwanda 12, Chino Hills 11

Grace 5, Channel Islands 3

Hemet 18, San Jacinto Valley Academy 10

Heritage Christian 4, Cerritos Valley Christian 3

Hesperia Christian 6, Palmdale Academy 2

Jurupa Valley 5, Patriot 0

Laguna Hills 4, Irvine University 0

Los Altos 3, Colony 0

Millikan 6, North Torrance 3

Milken 10, YULA 3

Norco 3, Corona Santiago 1

Palm Desert 16, Palm Springs 2

Rancho Cucamonga 4, Los Osos 3

Rosemead 9, Gabrielino 7

Santa Clarita Christian 10, Valley Torah 0

Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 8, Ambassador 4

Shadow Hills 4, Rancho Mirage 3

South El Monte 6, Mountain View 0

South Hills 4, Alta Loma 3

Southlands Christian 23, Legacy College Prep 0

Sunny Hills 12, Bosco Tech 7

United Christian Academy 9, Sherman Indian 8

Upland 9, Damien 6

Yucaipa 23, Redlands East Valley 3

INTERSECTIONAL

Lennox Academy 14, Vistamar 3

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Bernstein 22, Contreras 9

Bravo 17, Franklin 1

Carson 24, Rancho Dominguez 0

Central City Value 14, Animo Bunche 2

Community Charter 22, Valley Oaks CES 5

Downtown Magnets 21, Annenberg 9

Eagle Rock 7, Lincoln 2

El Camino Real 3, Birmingham 1

Fremont 20, Locke 4

Garfield 15, Bell 0

Granada Hills 4, Chatsworth 1

Hollywood 21, Belmont 5

Jefferson 20, Manual Arts 3

LA Jordan 10, Hawkins 4

LA Roosevelt 18, South East 8

LA Wilson 5, LA Marshall 4

Legacy 13, Huntington Park 0

King/Drew 26, Dorsey 26

North Hollywood 20, Fulton 2

Northridge Academy 15, Grant 0

Orthopaedic 14, USC-MAE 10

Palisades 8, LACES 3

Port of LA 5, Harbor Teacher 2

San Fernando 10, Sylmar 1

San Pedro 13, Narbonne 0

Santee 17, Diego Rivera 9

Taft 13, Cleveland 3

Washington Prep 15, Dymally 3

Westchester 12, Fairfax 1

Wilmington Banning 19, Gardena 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

Azusa 11, Sierra Vista 3

Calvary Baptist 27, Crossroads Christian 0

Colton 5, Rancho Verde 2

Crean Lutheran 21, Portola 0

Duarte 12, Garey 2

El Monte 13, Arroyo 3

El Segundo 13, Culver City 1

Gabrielino 19, Rosemead 12

Immanuel Christian 12, Desert Christian 2

Leuzinger 9, St. Monica 2

Linfield Christian 6, Arrowhead Christian 0

Los Amigos 12, Santa Ana Valley 2

Millikan 14, Long Beach Cabrillo 0

North Torrance 12, Peninsula 1

Palos Verdes 3, Torrance 1

Patriot 12, Jurupa Valley 4

Riverside North 3, Ontario Christian 2

Samueli Academy 19, Godinez 9

Segerstrom 33, Estancia 0

Shadow Hills 8, Rancho Mirage 7

South El Monte 17, Mountain View 1

Thousand Oaks 7, Crescenta Valley 1

Westminster La Quinta 19, Saddleback 4

INTERSECTIONAL

Norwalk 3, Marquez 2

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SCORES

Saturday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Monroe 8, Gardena 6

San Fernando 13, Legacy 2

Sun Valley Poly 4, South East 1

Van Nuys 15, Sun Valley Magnet 3

SOUTHERN SECTION

Aquinas 7, Ontario Christian 0

Ayala 5, Torrance 2

Bloomington Christian 6, Morningside 0

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 7, Salesian 1

Castaic 8, Fillmore 1

Cerritos Valley Christian 9, Whittier Christian 2

Crescenta Valley 5, La Serna 0

Foothill Tech 8, Irvine University 4

Glendora 4, Monrovia 3

Grand Terrace 4, Jurupa Hills 0

Heritage Christian 11, Peninsula 1

Indian Springs 19, Xavier Prep 1

Lancaster 8, Trinity Classical Academy 7

La Salle 6, La Canada 4

Lawndale 11, Environmental Charter 0

Maranatha 9, Garden Grove Pacifica 5

Mayfair 6, Lakewood 3

Moorpark 4, Highland 2

Orange Lutheran 7, St. Mary’s 0

Paloma Valley 13, Riverside North 3

Pasadena Marshall17, Pasadena Poly 8

Rancho Verde 16, Perris 0

Righetti 6, Dos Pueblos 4

Rolling Hills Prep 18, Big Bear 0

Simi Valley 14, El Segundo 13

Sunny Hills 9, Placentia Valencia 6

Thacher 14, Cate 3

Valley View 17, Tahquitz 5

Whittier 11, Avalon 0

Yorba Linda 6, South Torrance 5

INTERSECTIONAL

Beverly Hills 8, LA University 3

Birmingham 15, Canyon Country Canyon 1

Garfield 5, Hueneme 3

Granada Hills Kennedy 5, Santa Paula 4

Palisades 8, Leuzinger 4

Sonora 5, LA Marshall 4

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Port of Los Angeles 7, Garfield 1

SOUTHERN SECTION

Avalon 25, Webb 3

Big Bear 11, Yucca Valley 1

Burbank Providence 5, Harvard-Westlake 4

Dos Pueblos 6, Burbank Burroughs 2

Flintridge Sacred Heart 11, Lancaster 3

Grand Terrace 2, Riverside Prep 0

Mira Costa 7, El Rancho 4

Monrovia 5, Arcadia 5

Norwalk 24, Hawthorne 6

San Clemente 17, Long Beach Wilson 5

Saugus 11, Highland 9

Village Christian 9, Muir 7

Westlake 9, Alemany 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Arleta 12, Lancaster 0

Burbank Providence 4, Verdugo Hills 1

Eagle Rock 10, Village Christian 3

Flintridge Sacred-Heart 10, Arleta 0

Glendora 4, Wilmington Banning 0

Granada Hills 3, Alemany 3

Harvard-Westlake 9, Verdugo Hills 3

Muir 8, Eagle Rock 3

South East 12, Peninsula 2

Westlake 3, Wilmington Banning 2

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

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

1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (16-3): Went 4-0, won Boras Classic championship game; 1

2. NORCO (18-2): Three-game series this week vs. Corona Santiago; 2

3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (17-4): Swept Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to take first place in Mission League; 3

4. ST. JOHN BOSCO (16-5): Big two home-run game for Noah Everly vs. Santa Margarita; 4

5. HUNTINGTON BEACH (16-4-1): 12-0 in Sunset League; 5

6. CORONA (15-4): Anthony Murphy raises home run total to seven this season; 6

7. SIERRA CANYON (16-4): Brayden Goldstein is delivering big hits; 8

8. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (14-6): Critical three-game series vs. Sierra Canyon this week; 7

9. LA MIRADA (17-4): Three-game series this week versus Downey; 9

10. ROYAL (18-2): So far, Highlanders have overcome pitching injuries; 10

11. BISHOP ALEMANY (15-5): A 14-13 win over Chaminade with seven runs in the bottom of the seventh was madness; 11

12. AYALA (18-2): Caleb Trugman (7-1) and Easton Sarmiento (6-1) are good pitching duo; 12

13. CYPRESS (17-5): Impressive three-game sweep of El Dorado; 13

14. OAKS CHRISTIAN (15-5): One game behind Westlake in Marmonte League title race; 14

15. GANESHA (15-1-1): Logan Schmidt hit two home runs, struck out 14 in single game; 15

16. SOUTH HILLS (17-4): Faces Alta Loma in three-game series this week; 16

17. SANTA MARGARITA (14-8): Faces No. 1 Orange Lutheran this week; 18

18. THOUSAND OAKS (15-6): Jake Ange continues to drive in runs; 19

19. GAHR (10-9-1): Important three-game series this week versus Warren; 20

20. NEWPORT HARBOR (16-6): Next up is Fountain Valley; 21

21. CORONA SANTIAGO (15-7): Troy Randall continues to hit and hit; 23

22. AQUINAS (14-7): Showdown with 18-4 Linfield Christian this week; 24

23. MATER DEI (11-7): Battling for automatic playoff berth in Trinity League; NR

24. VILLA PARK (14-7-1): Jack McGuire struck out 16 in win over Foothill; 25

25. SERVITE (13-8): Ends regular season with games versus St. John Bosco, Orange Lutheran, Cypress; 17

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES

Friday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION

Angelou 16, West Adams 1

Bell 1, LA Roosevelt 0

Birmingham 2, Chatsworth 0

Diego Rivera 22, Manual Arts 3

El Camino Real 5, Taft 3

Grant 4, VAAS 3

LACES 7, LA Hamilton 1

LA Marshall 10, Bravo 1

LA University 10, Westchester 0

LA Wilson 7, Eagle Rock 1

Monroe 11, Arleta 0

Northridge Academy 6, AMIT 3

Panorama 8, Reseda 6

San Pedro 5, Rancho Dominguez 2

Smidt Tech 12, Rise Kohyang 1

SOCES 16, Canoga Park 1

South East 8, Huntington Park 2

Venice 18, Fairfax 1

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 22, Lucerne Valley 1

Alhambra 13, San Gabriel 0

Alta Loma 12, Chaffey 0

Aliso Niguel 7, Capistrano Valley 4

Anaheim 8, Saddleback 6

Anaheim Canyon 1, Garden Grove Pacifica 0

Arlington 8, Paloma Valley 1

Artesia 16, Whitney 0

Azusa 17, Duarte 0

Banning 5, Desert Mirage 2

Bishop Amat 13, Gardena Serra 3

Burbank Burroughs 2, Arcadia 1

Cantwell-Sacred Heart 15, Pasadena Poly 5

Canyon Springs 5, Vista del Lago 1

Carpinteria 4, Santa Paula 2

Century 4, Loara 3

Cerritos 18, Pioneer 1

Chaparral 8, Murrieta Valley 4

Charter Oak 12, Northview 6

CIMSA 17, Victor Valley Christian 4

Claremont 5, Bonita 2

Coastal Christian 3, Valley Christian Academy 2

Corona 9, Corona Centennial 3

Corona Santiago 3, Riverside King 0

Covina 8, West Covina 4

Crossroads Christian 23, Grove School 2

Cypress 2, El Dorado 0

Desert Hot Springs 19, Cathedral City 13

Edgewood 10, La Puente 0

El Segundo 10, North Torrance 7

El Toro 8, San Juan Hills 3

Etiwanda 13, Damien 1

Gabrielino 26, El Monte 3

Ganesha 26, Pomona 0

Garden Grove 7, Placentia Valencia 3

Garden Grove Santiago 19, Western 12

Glendora 12, Diamond Bar 0

Golden Valley 9, Canyon Country Canyon 4

Hacienda Heights Wilson 8, Rowland 5

Harvard-Westlake 10, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 4

Hemet 3, Riverside North 0

Hesperia Christian 9, Big Bear 5

Highland 9, Eastside 0

Huntington Beach 11, Fountain Valley 1

Indian Springs 7, Pacific 3

Irvine 7, Sage Hill 1

Kaiser 3, Arrowhead Christian 0

Katella 9, Laguna Hils 3

La Canada 5, Temple City 1

Laguna Beach 10, Portola 1

Lakewood 7, Long Beach Cabrillo 3

La Mirada 9, Warren 1

Lancaster 11, Littlerock 2

La Serna 11, California 2

Liberty 9, Moreno Valley 8

Linfield Christian 9, Woodcrest Christian 6

Long Beach Wilson 5, Compton 0

Los Alamitos 4, Corona del Mar 1

Los Osos 7, Chino Hills 6

Magnolia 6, Santa Ana Valley 1

Malibu 7, Channel Islands 2

Maranatha 33, Village Christian 2

Marina 6, Edison 4

Mary Star of the Sea 16, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 2

Miller 13, San Bernardino 1

Millikan 11, Long Beach Jordan 0

Mission Viejo 2, Beckman 0

Montebello 10, Bell Gardens 2

Mountain View 11, Arroyo 4

Muir 6, Hoover 2

Newbury Park 7, Agoura 2

New Roads 11, Lennox Academy 0

Norco 18, Eastvale Roosevelt 0

Nordhoff 2, Fillmore 1

Norte Vista 4, Rubidoux 2

Northwood 4, Irvine University 3

Norwalk 13, Dominguez 1

Oak Hills 7, Serrano 6

Oaks Christian 7, Thousand Oaks 6

Orange 16, Bolsa Grande 2

Oxford Academy 9, Glenn 1

Oxnard Pacifica 14, Ventura 12

Palmdale 13, Antelope Valley 3

Palos Verdes 3, Mira Costa 2

Paraclete 11, Bosco Tech 0

Paramount 16, Firebaugh 0

Pasadena 8, Glendale 0

Quartz Hill 8, Knight 1

Redondo Union 8, West Torrance 3

Ridgecrest Burroughs 2, Apple Valley 1

Rio Hondo Prep 4, Flintridge Prep 4

Rio Mesa 7, Buena 6

Riverside Poly 9, Heritage 0

Rosemead 9, Pasadena Marshall 6

Salesian 13, Verbum Dei 0

San Marcos 8, Oxnard 5

Santa Ana 9, Westminster 4

Santa Rosa Academy 15, San Jacinto Leadership 0

Saugus 8, Hart 6

Savanna 3, Estancia 1

Schurr 14, Mark Keppel 11

Sierra Canyon 9, St. Francis 2

Simi Valley 4, Moorpark 3

Sonora 3, Sunny Hills 2

South Torrance 10, Santa Monica 1

St. Anthony 7, Cathedral 6

St. John Bosco 6, Santa Margarita 1

Sultana 11, Hesperia 7

Temecula Prep 7, Bethel Christian 6

Temecula Valley 9, Great Oak 5

Trabuco Hills 5, Dana Hills 2

Tustin 16, Segerstrom 5

University Prep 8, Excelsior Charter 4

Upland 6, Rancho Cucamonga 4

Valencia 6, West Ranch 0

Valley View 17, Lakeside 7

Vasquez 10, Valley Torah 3

Viewpoint 15, Army-Navy 2

Vista Murrieta 6, Murrieta Mesa 2

Western Christian 14, Webb 2

Westlake 9, Calabasas 6

Whittier 3, El Rancho 1

Woodbridge 15, St. Margaret’s 5

Yorba Linda 8, Troy 5

INTERSECTIONAL

Bishop Diego 10, Dunn 7

SLOCA 13, Shandon 1

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION

Animo Venice 14, Animo Watts 4

Arleta 10, Sun Valley Poly 0

Chatsworth 16, Cleveland 1

Downtown Magnets 19, Animo Bunche 18

Eagle Rock 7, LA Wilson 1

El Camino Real 14, Taft 2

Granada Hills 6, Birmingham 2

Granada Hills Kennedy 8, Chavez 6

Harbor Teacher 13, Gardena 2

Jefferson 19, West Adams 17

LA Hamilton 20, Fairfax 0

LA Marshall 7, Bravo 2

Lincoln 15, Franklin 8

Maywood Academy 18, Sotomayor 1

Maywood CES 24, Torres 23

Orthopaedic 14, Central City Value 4

Reseda 21, Monroe 3

San Fernando 8, Verdugo Hills 5

Triumph Charter 18, Sun Valley Magnet 8

Venice 10, LA University 0

Westchester 11, Palisades 10

SOUTHERN SECTION

AAE 10, Hesperia Christian 9

Anaheim 11, Los Amigos 2

Apple Valley 22, Serrano 2

Arrowhead Christian 1, Aquinas 0

Arroyo 23, Mountain View 3

Ayala 10, Bonita 8

Bethel Christian 15, Temecula Prep 2

Big Bear 25, Lucerne Valley 0

Bishop Montgomery 15, Long Beach Jordan 7

Bolsa Grande 26, Saddleback 5

Buena 9, Rio Mesa 8

Cathedral City 23, Desert Hot Springs 2

Charter Oak 22, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0

Colton 21, San Gorgonio 1

Corona Centennial 3, Corona Santiago 0

Costa Mesa 20, Godinez 7

Covina 14, Rowland 3

Duarte 21, Azusa 2

Edgewood 11, La Puente 0

El Monte 14, Gabrielino 6

Fullerton 10, Segerstrom 2

Ganesha 11, Pomona 0

Glendora 11, Walnut 0

Hemet 6, Paloma Valley 2

Heritage 13, Vista del Lago 10

Hesperia 12, Ridgerest Burroughs 4

Lakeside 16, Perris 0

Magnolia 31, Westminster La Quinta 14

Miller 10, San Bernardino 3

Monrovia 10, San Marino 0

Newbury Park 10, Fillmore 1

Nogales 12, Garey 10

Northview 8, West Covina 0

Oak Hills 13, Sultana 3

Ocean View 10, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 9

Orange 14, Century 0

Orange Lutheran 7, Mater Dei 1

Oxnard 13, San Marcos 1

Palos Verdes 10, Peninsula 0

Pasadena Poly 18, Westridge 4

Placentia Valencia 11, Troy 0

Rancho Christian 7, Citrus Hill 0

Redondo Union 10, Mira Costa 0

Rio Hondo Prep 11, Chadwick 1

Riverside King 12, Eastvale Roosevelt 2

Riverside Poly 9, Riverside North 5

Rosemead 16, Pasadena Marshall 3

Rubidoux 16, Norte Vista 1

Santa Clara 13, Del Sol 0

Santa Margarita 4, JSerra 3

Santa Paula 8, Village Christian 6

Sierra Vista 10, Baldwin Park 0

Simi Valley 8, Royal 0

Temple City 11, South Pasadena 1

Torrance 5, South Torrance 2

Tustin 2, Laguna Hills 0

University Prep 17, Excelsior Charter 1

Valley View 18, Liberty 14

Ventura 11, Oxnard Pacifica 1

INTERSECTIONAL

LA Roosevelt 16, Culver City 15

Garret Anderson, the often misunderstood and always lethal Angels slugger who starred in the 2002 World Series, has died of a heart attack. He was 53.

Anderson’s most memorable moment was belting a decisive three-run double in Game 7 of the only World Series ever played by the Angels. Yet consistency over 17 seasons — 15 with the Angels and one each with the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves — was the hallmark of the taciturn left fielder.

“The Angels Organization is mourning the loss of one of our franchise’s most beloved icons, Garret Anderson,” owner Arte Moreno said Friday in a statement. “Garret was a cornerstone of our organization throughout his 15 seasons and his stoic presence in the outfield and our clubhouse elevated the Angels into an era of continued success, highlighted by the 2002 World Series Championship.

Garret Anderson, who hit the game-winning three-run double, runs with the World Series championship trophy after the Angels beat the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the World Series in Anaheim on Oct. 27, 2002.

(Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press)

“Garret will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Angels fans for his professionalism, class, and loyalty throughout his career and beyond. His admiration and respect for the game was immeasurable.”

Nicknamed “G.A.,” Anderson is the Angels leader in games (2,013), at-bats (7,989), hits (2,368), total bases (3,743), extra-base hits (796), doubles (489) and runs batted in (1,292). And he achieved it all without fanfare.

“Garret didn’t seek the limelight,” said Mike DiGiovanna, The Times’ Angels beat writer throughout most of Anderson’s career. “A classic lunch-pail guy. He was a superstar, he just didn’t act like it.”

Fans occasionally booed Anderson for a perceived lack of hustle. He didn’t dive for fly balls and on rare occasions failed to run hard when he hit a ground ball.

His teammates, however, backed him without hesitation, saying he was one of the smartest players in baseball and made the game look easy through hard work.

“He doesn’t dive for balls because he gets there quicker than most guys,” center fielder Darin Erstad said in 2003.

Fans cheered in shock when Anderson made a diving catch against the Minnesota Twins in 2002.

“But, see, that’s what I’m talking about,” he said. “I never should have had to dive for that ball. I got a bad jump. I study hitters. I have an idea of where the ball is going. I don’t dive because I don’t have to.”

The Angels’ Garret Anderson watches the ball after hitting a two-run homer against the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning of a game in Anaheim on July 4, 2008.

(Mark Avery / Associated Press)

Anderson’s understated demeanor fit well in an Angels clubhouse stocked with young, rowdy personalities.

“We have so many emotional guys on this team, Garret is a calming force,” teammate Tim Salmon said in 2003. “He’s criticized for a lack of emotion, but I think it’s good.”

For his part, Anderson possessed a wry sense of humor and wasn’t above poking fun at himself.

“Interesting,” he told The Times Bill Plaschke with a faint smile. “I used to be called lazy. Now that we win a World Series, I’m called graceful.”

After Anderson retired in 2010, he worked as a television analyst for the Angels.

Garret Joseph Anderson was born June 30, 1972, in Los Angeles. He attended Granada Hills Kennedy High, where he starred in baseball and basketball. He remained close to his baseball coach, Manny Alvarado.

“I’ve lost a handful, some of them at a young age, but this one we had a relationship for a long time,” Alvarado said Friday. “I have a ton of memories, some of them from day one and some just recently. The one thing that comes to mind he was kind of an old soul. A lot of major leaguers have a lot to learn from him.

“He was very humble and always picked up the phone. He made it to a lot of alumni games, was very generous.”

Anderson was drafted in 1990 by the Angels in the fourth round and made his major league debut July 27, 1994 versus Oakland before going on to become one of the most productive players in franchise history.

Anderson had a stretch of eight consecutive seasons appearing in at least 150 games for the Angels and played in at least 140 games in 11 of his 17 major league seasons. He was inducted into the Angels’ Hall of Fame in 2016.

“Teammates and fans came to appreciate him for his consistency,” DiGiovanna said. “He was like a metronome.”

In addition to his World Series Game 7 heroics, Anderson batted .300 with four doubles, two home runs and 13 RBIs during the 2002 postseason. He finished fourth in American League Most Valuable Player voting that year.

In 2003, he became the first player since Cal Ripken Jr. to become both the Home Run Derby champion and MVP of the All-Star Game. Anderson batted .293 with 287 home runs in his career.

His final season came with the Dodgers in 2010. At age 38 he batted only .181 but provided a settling influence on young Dodgers stars Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier.

The Angels will honor Anderson by wearing a memorial patch on their jerseys the rest of the season. There will be a moment of silence and a tribute video before Friday’s game.

Anderson is survived by his wife, Teresa, daughters Brianne and Bailey and son Garret “Trey” Anderson III.

Times staff writers Eric Sondheimer and Bill Shaikin contributed to this story.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES

Thursday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION
Angelou 17, West Adams 6
Collins Family 26, Central City Value 1
Fremont 10, Port of Los Angeles 4
Granada Hills Kennedy 5, San Fernando 4
Hollywood 10, Los Angeles 2
King/Drew 13, Locke 0
LA Marshall 10, Bravo 0
Maywood CES 4, Torres 3
Sotomayor 11, Maywood Academy 0
Sun Valley Magnet 15, Valor Academy 1
Sun Valley Poly 3, North Hollywood 0
Sylmar 8, Verdugo Hills 4
Triumph Charter 25, Community Charter 8
Valley Oaks CES 9, Bert Corona 4

SOUTHERN SECTION
ACE 8, Silver Valley 5
Adelanto 5, Silverado 2
Agoura 4, Newbury Park 3
Anza Hamilton 11, Sherman Indian 1
Aquinas 10, Ontario Christian 0
Bloomington 2, Eisenhower 0
Buckley 6, YULA 0
Cajon 14, Redlands East Valley 0
Calvary Baptist 23, NSLA 0
Carter 10, Jurupa Hills 9
Castaic 5, Quartz Hill 4
Cerritos Valley Christian 6, Whittier Christian 1
Chaparral 3, Murrieta Valley 0
Chino 11, Chaffey 10
Citrus Valley 9, Redlands 5
Colton 6, Arroyo Valley 3
Corona del Mar 6, Los Alamitos 4
Desert Christian 12, PACS 11
Desert Christian Academy 12, SJDLCS 3
Elsinore 10, San Jacinto 0
Environmental Charter 12, Animo Leadership 7
Fontana 13, Rim of the World 0
Foothill Tech 9, Grace 0
Granite Hills 7, Victor Valley 6
Hillcrest 3, Citrus Hill 1
Indio 7, Yucca Valley 4
Kaiser 6, Rialto 1
La Quinta 3, Rancho Mirage 1
La Salle 10, Alhambra 0
Leuzinger 11, Hawthorne 0
Los Amigos 5, Rancho Alamitos 0
Maranatha 11, Village Christian 3
Milken 13, de Toledo 3
Montclair 5, Don Lugo 4
Norwalk 3, Long Beach Poly 2
Oaks Christian 19, Thousand Oaks 5
Ontario 4, Diamond Ranch 3
Orange County Pacifica Christian 1, Capistrano Valley Christian 5
Palm Desert 9, Shadow Hills 2
Palm Springs 13, Xavier Prep 1
Pasadena Poly 10, Chadwick 4
Royal 7, Camarillo 0
San Dimas 2, Los Altos 1
San Jacinto Valley Academy 2, Nuview Bridge 0
San Marino 15, South Pasadena 4
Santa Ana Foothill 4, Villa Park 3
Santa Fe 10, La Habra 3
Segerstrom 9, Godinez 5
South El Monte 21, El Monte 0
South Hills 3, Colony 0
St. Bernard 5, Culver City 3
St. Bonaventure 5, Buena 0
St. Monica 7, Bishop Montgomery 6
Summit 4, Grand Terrace 3
Temescal Canyon 10, West Valley 0
Torrance 4, Millikan 3
Trinity Classical Academy 5, Santa Clarita Christian 0
Twentynine Palms 6, Coachella Valley 4
United Christian Academy 10, California Lutheran 0
Vista Murrieta 7, Murrieta Mesa 2
Westlake 18, Calabasas 5
Yucaipa 5, Beaumont 2

INTERSECTIONAL
HMSA 15, Vistamar 11
Shalhevet 3, Ambassador 2

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION
Alliance Levine 22, East College Prep 7
Bert Corona 28, Valor Academy 11
Carson 11, Wilmington Banning 0
Fremont d. Harbor Teacher, forfeit
Garfield 7, LA Marshall 6
Hollywood 35, RFK Community 1
Lakeview Charter 18, Discovery 17
LA Roosevelt 12, Bell 7
Legacy 15, South Gate 4
Narbonne 23, Gardena 1
Northridge Academy 20, Panorama 1
Port of Los Angeles 14, King/Drew 0
San Pedro 15, Rancho Dominguez 0
Smidt Tech d. Rose Kohyang, forfeit
SOCES 23, Grant 0
South East 13, Huntington Park 3
VAAS 17, Vaughn 16

SOUTHERN SECTION
Agoura 11, Thousand Oaks 10
Alemany 6, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0
Alhambra 33, San Gabriel 0
Anaheim Canyon 7, Cypress 1
Antelope Valley 15, Palmdale 4
Anza Hamilton 20, California Lutheran 9
Arroyo Valley 6, San Gorgonio 0
Beaumont 6, Redlands East Valley 5
Bellflower 9, Firebaugh 4
Bishop Amat 11, San Dimas 8
Buena Park 15, Westminster 6
California 15, El Rancho 0
Calvary Baptist 27, NSLA 0
Camarillo 4, Royal 0
Capistrano Valley 5, Mission Viejo 3
Cerritos Valley Christian 12, Maranatha 2
Chaffey 8, Chino 5
Channel Islands 24, Hueneme 17
Citrus Valley 4, Cajon 2
Colton 8, Summit 7
Crescenta Valley 6, Arcadia 1
CSDR 13, Sherman Indian 12
Don Lugo 12, Montclair 1
Edison 6, Newport Harbor 0
Elsinore 16, West Valley 1
El Toro 4, Beckman 3
Environmental Charter 32, Lennox Academy 23
Esperanza 11, Crean Lutheran 5
Etiwanda 12, Rancho Cucamonga 2
Fillmore 17, Nordhoff 0
Flintridge Prep 10, Mayfield 0
Garden Grove Pacifica 3, El Modena 0
Glendale 17, Hoover 2
Great Oak 12, Chaparral 2
Hart 14, Valencia 3
Highland 10, Eastside 0
HMSA 17, Animo Leadership 1
Huntington Beach 15, Corona del Mar 0
Indio 11, Yucca Valley 0
Irvine 6, Northwood 3
Jurupa Hills 16, Eisenhower 0
Kaiser 6, Rialto 1
La Mirada 2, Gahr 1
La Salle 11, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 0
La Serna 6, Santa Fe 3
Leuzinger 10, Hawthorne 8
Linfield Christian 8, Ontario Christian 0
Long Beach Wilson 23, Long Breach Cabrillo 1
Los Altos 5, Colony 1
Lynwood 22, Dominguez 8
Marina 3, Fountain Valley 0
Marymount 15, Immaculate Heart 5
Mary Star of the Sea 10, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 9
Millikan 6, Long Beach Poly 1
Muir 22, Pasadena 2
Murrieta Mesa 3, Temecula Valley 0
North Torrance 9, West Torrance 5
Oaks Christian 23, Calabasas 0
Ontario 10, Diamond Ranch 4
Paraclete 11, Bishop Montgomery 0
Paramount 8, Norwalk 1
Quartz Hill 13, Knight 2
Riverside Notre Dame 16, Fontana 5
Rosary Academy 2, Irvine University 1
Sacred Heart of Jesus 6, St. Genevieve 1
San Clemente 4, Tesoro 0
San Jacinto Valley Academy 23, Nuview Bridge 1
San Juan Hills 13, Dana Hills 3
Santa Ana Foothill 10, Trabuco Hills 5
Santa Paula 18, Carpinteria 0
Saugus 9, Canyon Country Canyon 1
Schurr 21, Montebello 0
Shadow Hills 14, Palm Desert 8
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 7, Harvard-Westlake 4
Sierra Canyon 11, Louisville 0
Silverado 20, Adelanto 8
Simi Valley 4, Moorpark 1
Sonora 8, Brea Olinda 4
South El Monte 7, El Monte 1
South Hills 9, Alta Loma 4
St. Bonaventure 19, Bishop Diego 2
St. Monica 8, Ramona Convent 7
St. Paul 6, Lakewood St. Joseph 4
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 16, St. Mary’s Academy 4
Sunny Hills 9, Troy 2
Tahquitz 15, San Jacinto 12
Temecula Prep 18, California Military 0
Temescal Canyon 8, Ganesha 7
United Christian Academy 22, La Sierra Academy 2
Upland 5, Los Osos 1
Vasquez 15, Desert Christian 0
Victor Valley 9, Granite Hills 3
Viewpoint 10, Archer 0
Vista Murrieta 12, Murrieta Valley 10
Warren 7, Downey 0
Westlake 5, Newbury Park 2
West Ranch 19, Castaic 1
Whittier Christian 12, Heritage Christian 0
Windward 17, Oakwood 1
Yorba Linda 8, Villa Park 5
Yucaipa 14, Redlands 1

INTERSECTIONAL
Golden Valley 16, Van Nuys 6

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES

Wednesday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION
Crenshaw 16, Dymally 5
Diego Rivera 25, Manual Arts 2
East Valley 13, Panorama 2
El Camino Real 7, Taft 3
Fulton 18, Canoga Park 6
Garfield 6, Alhambra 5
LA University 11, Westchester 0
North Hollywood 4, Sun Valley Poly 2
Roybal 16, Hollywood 6
San Pedro 10, Rancho Dominguez 0
SOCES 14, Northridge Academy 2
South East 12, Huntington Park 1
South Gate 3, Legacy 1
Stella 17, Animo Venice 0
Sun Valley Magnet 15, Bert Corona 2
Vaughn 11, Arleta 0
Wilson 4, Eagle Rock 1

SOUTHERN SECTION
Aliso Niguel 4, Capistrano Valley 3
Anaheim 8, Godinez 0
Arlington 1, Paloma Valley 0
Arroyo 11, Rosemead 1
Ayala 3, Walnut 1
Big Bear 23, Hesperia Christian 12
Bishop Amat 13, Gardena Serra 0
Bonita 10, Claremont 3
California 9, La Serna 3
Canyon Springs 10, Vista del Lago 1
Charter Oak 4, Northview 3
Chino Hills 5, Los Osos 2
Corona 16, Corona Centennial 2
Corona Santiago 17, Riverside King 1
Covina 11, West Covina 4
Crossroads 7, Windward 6
Cypress 4, El Dorado 1
Dana Hills 7, Trabuco Hills 1
Desert Christian 20, Valley Torah 5
Downey 6, Bellflower 5
Duarte 11, Azusa 10
Edgewood 11, Pomona 0
El Rancho 10, Whittier 4
El Segundo 7, North Torrance 6
Esperanza 15, Bosco Tech 11
Etiwanda 5, Damien 3
Flintridge Prep 12, Shalhevet 2
Ganesha 15, Bassett 0
Garden Grove Pacifica 3, Anaheim Canyon 2
Golden Valley 10, Canyon Country Canyon 1
Glendora 5, Diamond Bar 1
Hesperia 4, Sultana 1
Highland 13, Eastside 1
Hillcrest 9, Citrus Hill 3
Huntington Beach 3, Fountain Valley 1
Indian Springs 10, Pacific 6
Laguna Beach 6, Portola 0
La Mirada 1, Warren 0
Lancaster 14, Littlerock 4
La Sierra 9, Patriot 0
Liberty 4, Moreno Valley 3
Loma Linda Academy 23, Desert Chapel 7
Long Beach Wilson 3, Long Beach Cabrillo 0
Malibu 8, Channel Islands 7
Marina 2, Edison 0
Miller 12, San Bernardino 2
Millikan 22, Compton 3
Mission Viejo 3, Beckman 2
New Roads 15, Lennox Academy 1
Nordhoff 16, Fillmore 0
Northwood 10, Irvine University 9
Oak Hills 21, Serrano 10
Ojai Valley 20, Hillcrest Christian 2
Orange 3, Westminster La Quinta 0
Palmdale 10, Antelope Valley 7
Pasadena Marshall 4, Gabrielino 3
Ramona 8, Jurupa Valley 1
Rancho Christian 10, Orange Vista 0
Rancho Cucamonga 3, Upland 2
Rancho Verde 16, Perris 4
Ridgecrest Burroughs 9, Apple Valley 4
Riverside Poly 11, Heritage 3
Royal 7, Camarillo 6
Rowland 3, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0
Rubidoux 4, Norte Vista 2
Sage Hill 1, Irvine 0
San Juan Hills 4, El Toro 3
Santa Rosa Academy 9, Temecula Prep 2
Saugus 9, Hart 1
Servite 9, Mater Dei 6
Simi Valley 10, Moorpark 0
St. Anthony 6, Cathedral 2
St. Francis 3, Sierra Canyon 2
St. John Bosco 8, Santa Margarita 1
Sunny Hills 3, Sonora 2
University Prep 14, Excelsior Charter 7
West Ranch 4, Valencia 2
Wiseburn-Da Vinci 5, Peninsula 2
Woodbridge 10, St. Margaret’s 1
Yorba Linda 18, Troy 2

INTERSECTIONAL
Brentwood 4, Palisades 3
Redlands Adventist Academy 9, Public Safety 1

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION
Angelou 8, Jefferson 6
Animo Venice 20, Animo Robinson 0
Birmingham 16, Chatsworth 1
Bravo 12, LA Wilson 2
Central City Value 17, Annenberg 4
Dymally 29, Crenshaw 6
Eagle Rock 16, Franklin 0
El Camino Real 20, Cleveland 1
Granada Hills 14, Taft 1
Granada Hills Kennedy 7, Arleta 2
LA Hamilton 15, LACES 4
LA University 20, Westchester 4
Lincoln 7, LA Marshall 6
Marquez d. Elizabeth, forfeit
Maywood Academy 27, Sotomayor 7
Maywood CES 14, Torres 8
North Hollywood 29, Monroe 4
Reseda 28, Fulton 8
Santee 26, Los Angeles 0
Stella 24, Animo Watts 14
Van Nuys 13, Canoga Park 1
Venice 28, Fairfax 1
Verdugo Hills 14, Sun Valley Poly 4
Washington Prep 19, Hawkins 7

SOUTHERN SECTION
Anaheim 15, Santa Ana Valley 0
Apple Valley 16, Oak Hills 13
Arrowhead Christian 15, Savanna 0
Arroyo 17, Rosemead 2
Ayala 15, Claremont 6
Azusa 9, Baldwin Park 3
Bolsa Grande 10, Westminster La Quinta 0
Bonita 12, Glendora 3
Burbank Providence 12, Mountain View 2
Burroughs Burbank 11, Burbank 1
Chadwick 10, Mayfield 1
Charter Oak, 5, Northview 2
Citrus Hill 11, Perris 1
Corona 14, Eastvale Roosevelt 6
Crean Lutheran 10, Corona del Mar 0
Diamond Bar 2, Walnut 0
Dos Pueblos 7, Saugus 2
Edgewood 18, Pomona 6
Fullerton 21, Placentia Valencia 0
Gabrielino 11, Pasadena Marshall 1
Ganesha 19, Bassett 0
Garden Grove Santiago 6, Los Amigos 3
Hemet 16, Moreno Valley 1
Hesperia Christian 7, AAE 6
Hillcrest 12, Rancho Verde 2
Lakeside 9, Heritage 4
Miller 8, San Bernardino 3
Oak Park 13, West Ranch 1
Paloma Valley 5, Canyon Springs 1
Pasadena Poly 15, Ramona Convent 9
Patriot 1, La Sierra 0
Pomona Catholic 15, St, Bernard 1
Ramona 6, Jurupa Valley 3
Rancho Alamitos 7, Orange 6
Rancho Christian 21, Vista del Lago 7
Redondo Union 24, Peninsula 0
Riverside Poly 15, Arlington 4
Riverside Prep 6, Downey 4
Rubidoux 12, Norte Vista 3
Samueli Academy 18, Webb 8
Santa Ana 11, Costa Mesa 10
Segerstrom 16, Garden Grove 6
Serrano 8, Hesperia 7
Sierra Vista 12, Nogales 1
South Torrance 10, El Segundo 0
Sultana 10, Ridgerest Burroughs 6
Tustin 16, Godinez 0
University Prep 18, Excelsior Charter 1
Valley View 15, Orange Vista 12
Ventura 11, Viewpoint 1
West Covina 11, Covina 6
Western Christian 20, Capistrano Valley Christian 1
Windward 17, Oakwood 1

INTERSECTIONAL
Paramount 11, South Gate 1

Wednesday was a day for big-time performances in the Big VIII League from Norco, Corona and Corona Santiago.

Jordan Ayala of Norco struck out 10 in five innings and finished with two hits and three RBIs in an 8-0 win over Eastvale Roosevelt.

Danny De La Rose went five for five with five RBIs in Corona’s 16-2 win over Corona Centennial. Logan Pascarella, Trey Ebel and Jesiah Andrade hit home runs.

Striker Pence hit a grand slam and finished with six RBIs in Corona Santiago’s 17-1 win over King. Troy Randall also homered and had two hits.

St. John Bosco 8, Santa Margarita 1: The Braves’ first four batters combined for nine hits. James Clark had three hits. Jaden Jackson homered.

Servite 9, Mater Dei 6: Eli Rubel contributed two hits and two RBIs for the Friars.

Orange Lutheran 3, JSerra 2: The No. 1 Lancers overcame a 2-0 deficit and won it on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the seventh.

St. Francis 3, Sierra Canyon 2: Jack Smith threw two innings of shutout relief to get the save for St. Francis. Cody Gallegos had two hits and two RBIs for Sierra Canyon.

Loyola 13, Crespi 4: Matthew Favela had two hits and three RBIs and Jack Murray drove in three runs for the Cubs.

Harvard-Westlake 1, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 0: Evan Alexander struck out 11 and gave up one hit to help the Wolverines pull into a first-place tie with the Knights.

Chaminade 7, Bishop Alemany 0: Jackson Schroeder struck out eight with no walks in six innings and Isaac Hearn had a double and triple for the Eagles.

Ganesha 15, Bassett 0: Logan Schmidt struck out 14 of the 15 batters and hit two home runs in front of scouts ready to make him a first-round draft pick this summer.

La Mirada 1, Warren 0: Kaden Corns threw five scoreless innings for La Mirada.

West Ranch 4, Valencia 2: A three-run rally in the seventh included a home run from Connor Clayton.

Banning 4, Carson 2: Jacob Fernandez hit a two-run single in the seventh to hand Carson its first Marine League defeat.

Palos Verdes 1, Mira Costa 0: Jonah Cohen threw the shutout striking out six with no walks.

Huntington Beach 3, Fountain Valley 1: Jared Grindlinger gave up two hits in five innings to keep the Oilers unbeaten in the Sunset League.

Birmingham 8, Chatsworth 3: Carlos Acuna threw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and Adian Martinez had two hits and three RBIs.

El Camino Real 7, Taft 3: RJ De La Rosa went three for three with two RBIs and Ryan Glassman had three hits and two RBIs to lead El Camino Real. Jackson Sellz threw a complete game, striking out six with no walks.

Cypress 4, El Dorado 1: Landon Smith threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for Cypress.

Garden Grove Pacifica 3, Anaheim Canyon 2: Jack Waeger had two hits and two RBIs.

Royal 7, Camarillo 6: Tristen Hogan broke a 6-6 tie with an RBI single in the seventh. Matthew Stout homered.

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and today is a very special day, so it’s time for the annual Jackie Robinson newsletter.

On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his major league debut at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field in front of crowd of 26,623. He walked and scored a run in the Dodgers’ 5–3 victory. Thus began one of the most amazing careers in sports history. Robinson broke the color barrier and faced challenges few major leaguers ever had to endure.

Some players on his team didn’t want to play alongside him, starting a petition saying they would rather not be his teammate. Manager Leo Durocher’s response: “I don’t care if the guy is yellow or Black, or if he has stripes like a … zebra. I’m the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What’s more, I say he can make all of us rich. And if any of you can’t use the money, I will see that you are traded.”

Players on other teams called him every racial insult. Some opposing managers were worse. Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names. And Robinson had, and could have, only one response: No response. Give in and lose his temper, then the racists would say “See, his kind aren’t strong enough to play in the majors.” It would be used as leverage to kick him out and keep the majors “pure.” For a good example of what Robinson endured, watch “42” starring the late, great Chadwick Boseman.

So, Robinson took it. But he not only had to take it, he also had to play at a high level to prove Black people could play in the majors. He ran the bases with abandon. He excelled as a fielder no matter where they put him. He led the Dodgers to victory after victory, including their first World Series title in 1955.

And let’s not forget his wife, Rachel, who will turn 104 in July. She was a source of strength for Jackie and underwent verbal abuse and threats herself. She is an amazing woman and deserves full credit for her role in all of this. I think it’s safe to say that Jackie wouldn’t have been the same without her.

Robinson was a standout player at whichever position the Dodgers played him. On the bases, he was a terror. He stole home 19 times in his career, tied with Bobby Bragan for the most since 1920.

Robinson was drafted into the Army in 1942. Stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., he was not allowed to play on the segregated camp baseball team. He was appointed morale officer for the Black troops at Fort Riley and later was re-assigned to Ford Hood, Texas. On July 6, 1944 he refused when a white bus driver told him to move to the back of the bus. The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial. He won the hearing and the Army decided to kick him out with an honorable discharge.

In 1945, Robinson joined the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League, which is where Branch Rickey found him and signed him. The rest is history.

After he retired from baseball, Robinson became a leader in the Civil Rights movement. He was hired to serve as a vice president for Chock Full O’Nuts, the first Black man to be named a vice president of a major American company. In 1964, he co-founded Freedom National Bank of Harlem, created to financially help Black communities. In 1970, he founded the Jackie Robinson Construction Company, which built housing for low-income people.

In perhaps the most famous steal of home in history, Jackie Robinson steals home in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series. For the rest of his life, Yankees catcher Yogi Berra said Robinson was out.

(John Rooney / Associated Press)

But let’s go back to his baseball career.

Imagine trying to do your job every day with thousands of people surrounding you, hurling racist taunts. Imagine going on the road and not being able to stay in the same place as your co-workers, but being forced to room with someone across town. Imagine having a wife and child who have to go through the same thing. Imagine a policeman coming into your workplace and threatening to arrest you and shut down your business unless you left, because they don’t appreciate “your kind” in their city. Imagine getting death threats every day in the mail.

Most people would not be able to do what Robinson did. He set the example that players such as Larry Doby of Cleveland, who broke the color barrier in the American League, were able to follow.

It’s sad that sometimes I will hear fans of other teams complain that Robinson’s No. 42 is retired and listed alongside the numbers of the legends from their team, because “he didn’t play for their team.”

Even now, some people try to find flaws that Robinson had to cut him down. What they don’t realize is that pointing out whatever flaws he had doesn’t make him seem less impressive — but even more impressive. It shows he was an imperfect man who performed one of the most perfect human achievements of all time.

But words don’t adequately describe what Jackie Robinson did or what he went through. They can’t. It’s embarrassing to even try.

What’s a good way to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day? Find anyone you know under the age of 18 and make sure they know who Jackie Robinson was and what he did. Don’t let his memory be forgotten. Show them the movie “42.” Give them a book on Robinson. Or sit down and talk to them about him. It’s the best gift you can give them.

In his own words

Some of the best quotes from Jackie Robinson:

“Plenty of times I wanted to haul off when somebody insulted me for the color of my skin, but I had to hold to myself. I knew I was kind of an experiment. The whole thing was bigger than me.”

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”

“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”

“Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.”

“There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.”

“During my life, I have had a few nightmares which happened to me while I was wide awake.”

“I’m grateful for all the breaks and honors and opportunities I’ve had, but I always believe I won’t have it made until the humblest Black kid in the most remote backwoods of America has it made.”

“Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.”

“Negroes aren’t seeking anything which is not good for the nation as well as ourselves. In order for America to be 100% strong — economically, defensively and morally — we cannot afford the waste of having second- and third-class citizens.”

“Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go through life walking a tightrope to prevent too much disillusionment.”

“It kills me to lose. If I’m a troublemaker, and I don’t think that my temper makes me one, then it’s because I can’t stand losing. That’s the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.”

Jackie Robinson joins a picket line in Cleveland in 1960 to protest discrimination against Black people at southern lunch counters.

(Associated Press)

“When I am playing baseball, I give it all that I have on the ball field. When the ballgame is over, I certainly don’t take it home. My little girl who is sitting out there wouldn’t know the difference between a third strike and a foul ball.”

“Pop flies, in a sense, are just a diversion for a second baseman. Grounders are his stock trade.”

“I guess you’d call me an independent, since I’ve never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label.”

“How you played in yesterday’s game is all that counts.”

“I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.”

“Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he’s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.”

“The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.”

In the words of others

”A credit to baseball and to America.”
—Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers

“To do what he did has got to be the most tremendous thing I’ve ever seen in sports.”
—Pee Wee Reese, teammate of Jackie Robinson

“The greatest moment in the history of baseball.”
—MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred

“He gave the Black community a sense of hope, a sense of pride.”
—John Lewis, civil rights leader

”I didn’t know baseball from pingpong. But the point was that he had broken in. I grew inches that day. I puffed out my chest. A Black person had made it against the most tremendous odds.”
—Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“Jackie’s character was much more important than his batting average.”
—Hank Aaron

”Jackie Robinson made his country and you and me and all of us a shade more free.”
—Roger Kahn, author of “The Boys of Summer”

“There’s a direct line between Jackie Robinson and me.”
—former President Barack Obama

“He knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of Blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous, overwhelming, and unbearable at times. I don’t know how he held up. I know I never could have. He was the greatest competitor I have ever seen.”
—Duke Snider, teammate

”There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker than Jackie Robinson.”
—Rickey

“After the game, Jackie Robinson came into our clubhouse and shook my hand. He said, ‘You’re a helluva ballplayer and you’ve got a great future.’ I thought that was a classy gesture, one I wasn’t then capable of making. I was a bad loser. What meant even more was what Jackie told the press, ‘Mantle beat us. He was the difference between the two teams. They didn’t miss DiMaggio.’ I have to admit, I became a Jackie Robinson fan on the spot. And when I think of that World Series, his gesture is what comes to mind. Here was a player who had without doubt suffered more abuse and more taunts and more hatred than any player in the history of the game. And he had made a special effort to compliment and encourage a young white kid from Oklahoma.”
—Mickey Mantle, on the 1952 World Series

”Jackie, we’ve got no army. There’s virtually nobody on our side. No owner, no umpires, very few newspapermen. And I’m afraid that many fans may be hostile. We’ll be in a tough position. We can win only if we can convince the world that I am doing this because you’re a great ballplayer, and a fine gentleman.”
—Rickey

“Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson .”
—Willie Mays

“Give me five players like Robinson and a pitcher and I’ll beat any nine-man team in baseball.”
—former Dodgers manager Chuck Dressen

“He led America by example. He reminded our people of what was right and he reminded them of what was wrong. I think it can be safely said today that Jackie Robinson made the United States a better nation.”
—American League president Gene Budig

”Jackie Robinson is the best I’ve seen. Robinson is the perfect blend of ballplayer. He has creativeness and imagination. Every move he makes from the minute he steps onto the field is designed to beat the other club. He’s constantly asking himself, at bat or on the bases, ‘what can I do to beat the other guy?’ That’s the kind of ballplayer that wins pennants.”
—Fresco Thompson, assistant farm director for the Dodgers when Robinson played his first game

“If I were in Jackie Robinson’s shoes, I probably never would have made it.”
—Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson

”Today we must balance the tears of sorrow with the tears of joy. Mix the bitter with the sweet in death and life. Jackie as a figure in history was a rock in the water, creating concentric circles and ripples of new possibility. He was medicine. He was immunized by God from catching the diseases that he fought. The Lord’s arms of protection enabled him to go through dangers seen and unseen, and he had the capacity to wear glory with grace. Jackie’s body was a temple of God. An instrument of peace. We would watch him disappear into nothingness and stand back as spectators, and watch the suffering from afar. The mercy of God intercepted this process Tuesday and permitted him to steal away home, where referees are out of place, and only the supreme judge of the universe speaks.”
—Jesse Jackson, delivering a eulogy for Robinson

For more on Robinson, I recommend visiting jackierobinson.org, where several of the above quotes and much more can be found.

And finally

Jackie Robinson is interviewed by Dick Cavett. Watch and listen here. And you can watch “42” for free on Youtube. Watch and listen here.

Until next time….

Have a comment or something you’d like to see in a future Dodgers newsletter? Email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com. To get this newsletter in your inbox, click here.

When you think of Oakwood School in sports, Mitchell Butler comes to mind. He put the basketball team on the map when getting a scholarship to UCLA and playing in the NBA.

Steve Smith, who coached basketball at Windward and in the WNBA, came on as athletic director and has been trying to raise the level of sports commitment at a school known for its academics and having parents in the entertainment business.

The baseball team is certainly showing passion and commitment this season with a 14-0 record, including wins over North Hollywood and Culver City.

Avery Ware, in his seventh season as coach, said, “It’s a lot of being selfless and versatile.”

Shortstop Jake Waco, who transferred from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame last season, has been effective as a fielder and hitter. He’s the son of David Waco, who was an All-City infielder for Chatsworth during the 1980s. He’s committed to Emory. The top pitcher is Trevor Jones, committed to Washington University.

If you believe Ware, the bus rides home have plenty of players singing, so someone might be capable of singing the national anthem before a game.

“We have a few kids with Hollywood ties,” Ware said.

Jones is a math whiz, also participating in competition with the STEM team. Other players are headed to Duke and Brown for academics.

“We’re making progress as a program,” Ware said. “For a lot of years, you could say baseball was a side note.”

Ware has his own celebrity ties. He and his brother, Anthony, were standouts at Hamilton. His cousins, Matt and Aaron Ware, were football stars at Loyola and Oaks Christian, respectively.

The team made an agreement to create a baseball field at North Hollywood Recreation Center next to the school.

And Ware appreciates Smith’s support.

“He’s able to create an environment of trust.”

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

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES

Tuesday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION
Collins Family 14, Animo Venice 6
Granada Hills 4, Cleveland 0

SOUTHERN SECTION
AAE 10, Lucerne Valley 1
Adelanto 9, Silverado 6
Alemany 10, Chaminade 6
Alhambra 11, San Gabriel 1
Aliso Niguel 4, Capistrano Valley 3
Anaheim 14, Saddleback 1
Animo Leadership 5, Ambassador 3
Anza Hamilton 8, United Christian Academy 7
Artesia 21, Whitney 0
Banning 11, Desert Mirage 5
Beckman 5, Mission Viejo 2
Bethel Christian 18, Grove School 1
Bishop Montgomery 7, St. Monica 0
Bloomington 18, Eisenhower 4
Burbank Burroughs 6, Arcadia 3
Cajon 1, Redlands East Valley 0
Calvary Baptist 11, Cornerstone Christian 1
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 10, Rosemead 9
Cerritos Valley Christian 6, Whittier Christian 4
Chaffey 3, Montclair 2
Chaparral 8, Murrieta Valley 4
Chino 12, Diamond Ranch 0
CIMSA 15, Victor Valley Christian 0
Citrus Valley 8, Redlands 0
Colton 6, Arroyo Valley 1
Corona del Mar 3, Los Alamitos 2
Costa Mesa 4, Ocean View 3
Crossroads 5, Windward 3
Culver City 14, Compton Centennial 2
Cypress 5, El Dorado 0
Don Lugo 15, Ontario 0
Edison 8, Marina 6
Elsinore 15, San Jacinto 2
El Toro 6, San Juan Hills 4
Esperanza 7, Anaheim Canyon 2
Flintridge Prep 14, Rio Hondo Prep 2
Fontana 13, Rim of the World 3
Foothill Tech 2, Grace 1
Garden Grove 1, Placentia Valencia 0
Garden Grove Santiago 10, Western 9
Granite Hills 7, Victor Valley 1
Harvard-Westlake 8, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 0
Hemet 8, Riverside North 2
Heritage Christian 9, Vasquez 6
Huntington Beach 16, Fountain Valley 4
Jurupa Hills 3, Carter 2
La Canada 7, Temple City 0
Laguna Hills 3, Katella 0
La Habra 3, El Modena 2
La Mirada 3, Warren 2
Lawndale 12, Inglewood 2
Leuzinger 9, Hawthorne 0
Loara 6, Century 2
Los Altos 4, San Dimas 0
Los Amigos 19, Rancho Alamitos 2
Los Osos 8, Chino Hills 7
Magnolia 15, Santa Ana Valley 0
Maranatha 8, Village Christian 0
Mary Star of the Sea 16, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 1
Mayfair 12, Lynwood 0
Milken 10, de Toledo 0
Montebello 15, Bell Gardens 1
Muir 12, Hoover 1
Newbury Park 7, Agoura 3
Norwalk 22, Dominguez 3
Orange 16, Bolsa Grande 1
Orange Lutheran 8, JSerra 3
Oxford Academy 11, Glenn 5
Paraclete 11, Bosco Tech 0
Paramount 15, Firebaugh 0
Pasadena 11, Glendale 0
Pasadena Poly 3, Chadwick 2
Rialto 2, Kaiser 1
Rio Mesa 4, Buena 2
Riverside Prep 11, Trinity Classical Academy 4
Salesian 16, Verbum Dei 1
San Marcos 3, Oxnard 2
San Marino 13, South Pasadena 4
Santa Fe 8, Buena Park 2
Santa Monica 6, Beverly Hills 2
Savanna 6, Estancia 1
Schurr 7, Mark Keppel 3
Sierra Canyon 4, St. Francis 1
Silver Valley 9, ACE 8
South Hills 17, Colony 0
Southlands Christian 11, Pomona 5
St. John Bosco 5, Santa Margarita 1
Summit 10, Grand Terrace 0
Tahquitz 8, Moreno Valley 5
Temecula Prep 19, California Military 2
Temecula Valley 5, Great Oak 3
Thacher 11, Cate 7
Thousand Oaks 15, Oaks Christian 10
Torrance 10, Long Beach Wilson 3
Trabuco Hills 3, Dana Hills 2
Tustin 5, Segerstrom 0
Ventura 4, Oxnard Pacifica 3
Villanova Prep 8, Santa Clara 1
Villa Park 2, Santa Ana Foothill 1
Vista Murrieta 14, Murrieta Mesa 6
Westlake 2, Calabasas 0
West Valley 4, Temescal Canyon 2
Westview 4, Fallbrook 2
Yucaipa 3, Beaumont 1
YULA 7, Buckley 0

INTERSECTIONAL
Bishop Union 13, California City 12
Boron 17, Frazier Mountain 7
California Lutheran 18, Sherman Indian 17
Immanuel Christian 22, Trona 7
Kern Valley 6, Rosamond 2
Lone Pine 18, Mojave 1

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION
Animo Robinson 14, LAAAE 2
CNDLC 20, Smidt Tech 18
Triumph Charter 17, Discovery 4

SOUTHERN SECTION
Agoura 5, Newbury Park 4
Aliso Niguel 5, Capistrano Valley 1
Alta Loma 17, Colony 6
Aquinas 4, Ontario Christian 0
Archer 11, Brentwood 1
Artesia 3, Pioneer 2
Big Bear 23, Lucerne Valley 0
Burbank 21, Pasadena 3
Burbank Burroughs 21, Hoover 0
Cajon 15, Redlands 4
California 5, El Rancho 0
Cathedral City 23, Desert Hot Springs 0
Cerritos 21, Glenn 1
Chaffey 24, Montclair 2
Chaminade 12, Harvard-Westlake 2
Chino 14, Diamond Ranch 6
Citrus Hill 17, Bethel Christian 14
Citrus Valley 7, Beaumont 6
Colton 16, Kaiser 6
Corona del Mar 26, Estancia 1
Crean Lutheran 9, Troy 2
Crescenta Valley 18, Glendale 0
CSDR 23, La Sierra Academy 14
Culver City 21, Compton Centennial 0
Don Lugo 12, Ontario 2
Eisenhower 20, San Gorgonio 7
El Dorado 4, Sonora 1
Elsinore 14, Tahquitz 1
Etiwanda 11, Chino Hills 9
Faith Baptist 14, Desert Christian 0
Fillmore 14, Carpinteria 0
Fontana 18, Rim of the World 2
Gahr 6, Mayfair 3
Garden Grove Pacifica 4, Cypress 3
Grand Terrace 5, Jurupa Hills 4
Granite Hills 13, Victor Valley 3
Great Oak 16, Chaparral 5
Hart 14, Canyon Country Canyon 1
Heritage Christian 23, Immaculate Heart 4
Highland 10, Knight 0
HMSA 14, Compton Early College 3
Huntington Beach 5, Edison 0
Indio 21, Yucca Valley 0
Irvine 15, Portola 0
Irvine University 8, Woodbridge 2
JSerra 10, Mater Dei 1
Katella 13, Westminster 2
La Habra 5, Anaheim Canyon 2
Lakewood St. Joseph 13, Bishop Montgomery 1
Lancaster 6, Eastside 5
La Salle 17, St. Anthony 0
Leuzinger 10, Hawthorne 9
Linfield Christian 18, Woodcrest Christian 6
Littlerock 23, Antelope Valley 4
Long Beach Poly 10, Lakewood 6
Long Beach Wilson 18, Long Beach Jordan 0
Los Alamitos 11, Fountain Valley 2
Marina 15, Newport Harbor 0
Mayfield 12, Westridge 1
Monrovia 8, South Pasadena 0
Moorpark 9, Oak Park 3
Muir 5, Arcadia 4
Norwalk 12, Firebaugh 2
Oaks Christian 6, Thousand Oaks 4
Orange Lutheran 13, Santa Margarita 0
Palos Verdes 9, Millikan 2
Paraclete 17, Bishop Amat 2
Paramount 19, Dominguez 0
Quartz Hill 10, Palmdale 0
Ramona Convent 5, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 3
Rancho Cucamonga 2, Los Osos 1
Rialto 15, Arroyo Valley 5
Riverside North 14, Liberty 5
Riverside Notre Dame 21, Bloomington 14
Rosary Academy 11, Northwood 3
San Clemente 6, Mission Viejo 1
San Jacinto Valley Academy 29, Nuview Bridge 6
San Juan Hills 4, Beckman 0
San Marcos 7, Oxnard 6
Santa Ana Foothill 7, Sunny Hills 2
Sante Fe 2, La Serna 1
Santa Paula 16, Hueneme 1
Saugus 10, Castaic 2
Schurr 13, Mark Keppel 0
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 14, Louisville 2
Silverado 9, Adelanto 8
South Hills 18, San Dimas 5
St. Bonaventure 23, Foothill Tech 4
St. Monica 11, Bishop Conaty-Loretto 4
St. Paul 13, Villa Park 2
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 15, St. Bernard 3
Temecula Prep 22, California Military 1
Temescal Canyon 12, West Valley 0
Temple City 18, Blair 0
Trabuco Hills 7, Dana Hills 5
Twentynine Palms 19, Coachella Valley 9
United Christian Academy 12, California Lutheran 0
Ventura 16, Oxnard Pacifica 2
Viewpoint 13, Oakwood 0
Village Christian 2, Maranatha 0
Vista Murrieta 14, Murrieta Valley 13
Warren 5, La Mirada 1
Western Christian 14, Southlands Christian 4
Westlake 16, Calabasas 0
West Ranch 28, Golden Valley 1
West Torrance 10, Torrance 7
Whittier Christian 6, Cerritos Valley Christin 3
Yorba Linda 11, Brea Olinda 9
Yucaipa 7, Redlands East Valley 1

INTERSECTIONAL
Alemany 3, Granada Hills Kennedy 1
Anza Hamilton 10, Sherman Indian 1
Camarillo 11, Birmingham 1
El Segundo 4, San Pedro 3

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. Last week it’s hot, this week it’s cold. I think the weather has the flu.

The Dodgers are 12-4, are on pace to win 122 games, have the best record in baseball and generally are off to the type of start everyone expected.

So, let’s check in and see how the players are doing. We will list in order from highest batting average to lowest. To see everyone’s complete stats, click here.

Dalton Rushing, .538/.571/1.308

It’s great to see him off to this start, but it has been only four games. He’s a much better hitter than he showed last season. He will cool off of course.

Andy Pages, .417/.453/.733

He was Dave Roberts’ pick to have a breakout season, and he’s certainly doing that, leading the majors in batting average, hits and RBIs (20).

Alex Call, .417/.563/.583

Just what you want out of your fourth outfielder. Solid defense and offense. The top three guys here won’t come close to finishing with these numbers of course, but you can realize that and acknowledge their incredible start.

Miguel Rojas, .357/.387/.429

Doing what he has done his whole career: Solid at-bats, strong fielding.

Teoscar Hernández, .314/.357/.549

It appears the 2024 version of Hernández has been re-introduced after consumers weren’t satisfied by the 2025 model.

Hyeseong Kim, .308/.412/.385

Kim was hitting the cover off the ball in his brief stint in the minors, and has continued to hit and field well in the majors. It’s only 13 at-bats, the same number as Rushing, but the Dodgers will have an interesting roster decision to make when Mookie Betts is ready to return.

Will Smith, .298/.400/.426

Best catcher in the game continues to prove it.

Freddie Freeman, .273/.324/.485

Batting average isn’t where it usually is, but, and stop me if you’ve heard this before, it’s still very early.

Shohei Ohtani, .267/.410/.533

I hear he can pitch a little too.

Kyle Tucker, .237/.352/.305

The first disappointment on the list. Two extra-base hits in 71 plate appearances. 16 strikeouts, nine walks. After 16 games last season, Michael Conforto was hitting .200/.333/.422 with six extra-base hits.

Max Muncy, .226/.317/.453

This is what Muncy does. Can look lost one game (striking out four homers Monday), just two days after hitting three homers in a game.

Alex Freeland, .220/.289/341

Had a great first game, but hasn’t quite found his groove since then. Will he eventually find it, or is he Miguel Vargas 2.0?

Mookie Betts, .179/.281/.429

Played eight games before he got injured. We are still waiting to see if last season was his new norm as a hitter, or just a down year.

Santiago Espinal, .154/.154/.231

Has had only 13 at-bats, but seems to be the last man on the bench. Does he go when Betts comes back?

Now we move on the pitching, listed in order of ERA:

Shohei Ohtani, 1-0, 0.00 ERA

I guess we could quibble a bit about his walk rate (three walks per nine IP).

Alex Vesia, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 save

Gives what he always gives, high emotion, high energy, good results.

Blake Treinen, 0-0, 0.00 ERA

Has struck out four and walked three in 5 1/3 innings. If the old Treinen is back, then the Dodgers will cruise to the NL West title.

Will Klein, 1-0, 1.17 ERA

The new fan favorite looks great out there, and it appears that amazing World Series performance elevated him to a different level.

Tanner Scott, 0-0, 1.17 ERA

Has pitched in more games than any other reliever (nine) and has given up five hits in 7 2/3 innings. Looks like his old self out there.

Justin Wrobleski, 2-0, 2.12 ERA

Who picked Wrobleski to have the best start as a Dodger so far this season?

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 2-1, 2.50 ERA

Is Ohtani the ace, or Yamamoto? A good problem to have.

Jack Dreyer, 1-0, 2.84 ERA

A key left-hander they go to early, Dreyer has done well and made trading Anthony Banda a little easier to swallow.

Tyler Glasnow, 1-0, 4.00 ERA

Has pitched into a little bad luck, as his FIP is 2.81. He has struck out 22, walked four and given up 13 hits in 18 innings.

Edgardo Henriquez, 1-0, 5.40 ERA

Henriquez has an electric arm, but his numbers never seem to reflect that.

Edwin Díaz, 1-0, 6.00 ERA, 4 saves

The problem with being a reliever is that a bad outing can ruin your ERA for a couple of weeks. As Maddie Lee reported Sunday, Díaz’s velocity has been down this season and Friday (when he had his first blown save), his fastball velocity sat at 95.5 mph and slider at 87.8, according to Statcast, 1.7 mph and 1.3 mph down from last season, respectively.

“Two miles an hour, that’s pretty significant,” Roberts said Sunday. “So I think that’s why we sort of flagged it. We wanted to have him down [Saturday] and kind of see what we get. Because a couple days ago there were a lot of throws in there too. So just trying to also, like we’ve done many times, play the long game with our guys.”

Roki Sasaki, 0-2, 6.23 ERA

The Dodgers have lost four games, and Sasaki is responsible for two of them. In his other outing, he gave up six runs in five innings. That about sums up his value so far.

Emmet Sheehan, 2-0, 6.60 ERA

Then you have Sheehan, who has pitched about as poorly as Sasaki but has two wins. Baseball is crazy.

Ben Casparius, 0-1, 9.64 ERA

Casparius wins the award for first pitcher to go on the IL. He was put on the 15-day IL on Monday because of shoulder inflammation. Kyle Hurt was brought up to replace him.

Where is Julio Urías?

There hasn’t been much news on former Dodger Julio Urías since he last pitched for the Dodgers in September 2023. He was investigated for domestic abuse and sat out the 2024 season, then was suspended for the first half of the 2025 season. He has been eligible to pitch since then, but unlike Trevor Bauer, who has pitched overseas after his suspension ended, Urías has not surfaced anywhere. And, according to his agent, Scott Boras, who talked to my colleague Bill Shaikin about him, that is by Urías’ choice.

“Teams ask me about him all the time,” Boras said. “With the pitching market in this world, Julio could play in a minute. But I think it’s about him deciding if it’s something he wants to go do right now.”

In case you missed it

How changes last year set up Dodgers’ Justin Wrobleski’s gem against Mets: ‘He was at a crossroads’

Whatever happened to Julio Urías? ‘Teams ask me about him all the time,’ agent says

It’s time for Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki to take next step

Dodgers are being careful with Edwin Díaz but don’t need him in loss to Rangers

Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan says honing timing was key to a breakthrough win over Rangers

Max Muncy caps his three-homer night with historic walk-off blast for Dodgers

Shaikin: Forget Team USA’s WBC lineup. The Dodgers’ 2026 lineup is baseball’s most elite

And finally

A Vin Scully hightlight reel. Watch and listen here.

Until next time….

Have a comment or something you’d like to see in a future Dodgers newsletter? Email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com. To get this newsletter in your inbox, click here.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SCORES
Monday’s Results

BASEBALL

CITY SECTION
Fremont 17, Locke 0
LACES 12, LA Hamilton 3
LA Jordan 16, Dymally 1
Maywood CES 3, Torres 2
Northridge Academy 7, Canoga Park 3
Port of Los Angeles 5, Harbor Teacher 3
SOCES 12, Hollywood 0
Stella 10, Animo Robinson 0
Sylmar 3, Verdugo Hills 0
Washington Prep 13, Crenshaw 12
West Adams at Los Angeles, postponed

SOUTHERN SECTION
Bishop Amat 7, Fullerton 6
Castaic 13, Oxnard 1
Cerritos 8, Santa Fe 7
Citrus Valley 8, Redlands 4
Corona Centennial 5, Corona 2
Corona Santiago 7, Riverside King 1
Damien 8, Etiwanda 5
Marina 7, Troy 1
Norco 10, Eastvale Roosevelt 3
Oakwood 2, Culver City 1
Paraclete 26, Santa Paula 1
Patriot 8, La Sierra 6
Ramona 2, Jurupa Valley 1
Rancho Verde 11, Orange Vista 1
Redlands Adventist Academy 16, Desert Chapel 8
Redlands East Valley 8, Cajon 1
San Dimas 5, Los Altos 0
Shalhevet 14, Compton Early College 2
South Hills 5, Colony 4
Upland 2, Rancho Cucamonga 1
Western Christian 5, Westminster La Quinta 0
Yucaipa 11, Beaumont 1

SOFTBALL

CITY SECTION
Animo Venice 15, AHSA 0
Carson 15, Narbonne 0
Harbor Teacher at Locke, postponed
LA Jordan 31, Dymally 4
LA Roosevelt 9, Bell 6
Legacy 11, South Gate 0
Mendez 25, RFK Community 13
Northridge Academy 19, VAAS 1
Port of Los Angeles 11, Dorsey 0
San Pedro 23, Gardena 0
South East 17, Huntington Park 1
Washington Prep 22, Crenshaw 1
Wilmington Banning 15, Rancho Dominguez 0

SOUTHERN SECTION
Alhambra 5, Bell Gardens 4
Anaheim 6, Whittier 1
Anza Hamilton 16, CSDR 3
Apple Valley 10, Sultana 5
Aquinas 16, Coachella Valley 0
Bonita 10, Walnut 0
Canyon Springs 15, Lakeside 5
Central City Value 22, Animo Bunche 2
Charter Oak 19, Covina 2
Corona Santiago 21, Costa Mesa 8
Duarte 13, Azusa 7
Edgewood 14, Mountain View 0
Faith Baptist 21, Trinity Classical Academy 7
Hillcrest 19, Moreno Valley 0
Ocean View 20, Estancia 1
Ramona 10, Jurupa Valley 0
Rubidoux 1, Entrepreneur 0
San Jacinto 18, Rancho Verde 1
Santa Ana 16, Oxford Academy 6
Santa Rosa Academy 26, Nuview Bridge 2
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 14, Simi Valley 6
South El Monte 16, Garfield 14
St. Bonaventure 10, Grace 6
Sunny Hills 10, Esperanza 4
University Prep 19, Katella 9
Vasquez 17, Desert Christian 4
Villa Park 6, Sonora 0

INTERSECTIONAL
Golden Valley 17, Discovery 6
Sierra Canyon 7, Granada Hills Kennedy 0

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. I’m Eric Sondheimer. It’s midseason in high school baseball, so let’s take a look at players producing results.

The producers

Sophomore Tyler George of Santa Margarita is 7-0 with an 0.85 ERA.

(Greg Townsend)

The mad rush to earn an automatic playoff berth in the Southern Section and earn the No. 1 seed in the City Section has begun in high school baseball. At midseason, Orange Lutheran is No. 1 in the Southern Section. El Camino Real or Bell are trending toward No. 1 in the City Section.

As far as players, sophomore Tyler George of Santa Margarita has had a dream season pitching. He’s 7-0 with an 0.85 ERA and just two walks in 41 1/3 innings.

Catcher Brady Murrietta has been like a superhero for Orange Lutheran behind the plate, leading, grinding and delivering.

Pitcher Dustin Dunwoody of Royal has an 0.18 ERA.

Here’s a list of players delivering big results at midseason.

Baseball

Orange Lutheran’s Ricardo Hurtado (left) and Blake Killinger were the offensive and defensive MVP of the Boras Classic.

(Nick Koza)

Orange Lutheran, which won the National High School Invitational in North Carolina, added the Boras Classic South to its resume, beating Norco 4-1 in the championship game. Here’s the report.

Orange Lutheran is No. 1 and Norco No. 1 in the new top 25 rankings by The Times.

Agoura freshman pitcher Zach Partee threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Calabasas, which came back to score four runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Chargers 10-9 on Friday.

Harvard-Westlake and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame play a three-game series this week that could decide the Mission League title.

Orange Lutheran will play St. Mary’s on Saturday at Santa Clara University for the Boras Classic title.

South Gate had the biggest upset of the week, handing Bell a rare defeat in the Eastern League 7-3.

El Camino Real has a one-game lead over Birmingham in the West Valley League. The Valley Mission League has Poly and Sylmar tied with 6-1 records and North Hollywood at 5-2. Poly and North Hollywood have a two-game series this week.

Carson is atop the Marine League at 5-0.

Softball

Norco’s Leighton Gray (left), Peyton May and Saddie Burroughs.

(Nick Koza)

Norco (17-2) got its revenge, beating Fullerton and JSerra, the two teams that have wins over the Cougars. Peyton May and Coral Williams continue to be solid pitchers for Norco.

Murrieta Mesa is rolling along with an 18-0 record. Sophomore Tatum Wolff leads the team with a .552 batting average, including 32 hits, 20 RBIs and five home runs.

Orange Lutheran won a tournament championship over Thousand Oaks 6-1. It was quite a week pitching and hitting for Rylee Silva. The Lancers resume Trinity League with a challenging two-game week facing Santa Margarita and Mater Dei. Coach Steve Miklos earned victory No. 600.

Granada Hills opened West Valley League play with an important 7-3 win over El Camino Real. The Highlanders are 7-8 overall after facing Southern Section teams.

Carson is 2-0 in the Marine League and has games against Narbonne, Banning and Long Beach Poly this week.

Here’s the top 20 Southland softball rankings.

Track

Olympian Quincy Wilson (center) cruises to victory in the 400-meter dash in a meet record 45.48 seconds.

(Steve Galluzzo / For The Times)

The chance to see Olympian Quincy Wilson run in the 400 on Saturday night helped draw a record crowd of more than 14,000 for two days of the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High.

Wilson broke Michael Norman’s meet record, running 45.48 seconds.

Servite’s 4×100 relay team put on quite a show, breaking its own state record with a time of 39.70.

It’s pretty amazing because the relay team is made up of three sophomores and a junior. Kudos goes to coach Brandon Thomas. Benjamin Harris won the 100 meters in 10.32 seconds.

Thomas also helps coach the sister school, Rosary, whose girls’ 4×100 relay team also went beyond fast.

Here’s the report from the Arcadia Invitational.

Golf

Junior Jake Norr of Palisades made a hole-in-one at Woodley Lakes earlier this week while going 6-under par in nine holes.

(Palisades High)

The week could not have gone better for Palisades golfer Jake Norr, who recorded two holes in one on different courses.

Here’s the report on his memorable week.

Santa Margarita is looking strong in the Southern Section after winning a tournament in Palm Springs. Brayden Jones of Mater Dei was the individual champion.

St. Francis sophomore golfer Jaden Soong is taking this week off from playing with his high school team to travel to Dallas to play in the U.S. vs. Sweden junior golf competition. Soong won the CIF state title as a freshman.

Lacrosse

Loyola’s lacrosse team took a trip to the University of Notre Dame to play several matches. The Cubs lost to Salesianum from Delaware 14-6. They defeated Seton Hall Prep 15-10. They return home to face Foothill on Wednesday.

Loyola continues to top the boys lacrosse rankings in the Southern Section with St. Margaret’s No. 2.

In the girls’ rankings, Santa Margarita and Mira Costa rank No. 1 and No. 2.

Volleyball

Mateo Fuerbringer of Mira Costa is a 6-foot-5 junior volleyball player committed to UCLA.

(Steve Galluzzo)

The No. 1 volleyball prospect in the nation from the class of 2027 is Mateo Fuerbringer of Mira Costa. Here’s a profile of the UCLA commit who comes from a volleyball family.

Mira Costa (28-2) traveled to Hawaii and won the Clash of the Titans tournament at Punahou, including a win over Southern California rival Huntington Beach.

Notes . . .

Former Pasadena High and Laker Michael Cooper is the new basketball coach at Cal State Los Angeles….

Bonita softball standout Koa Puppe has committed to Cal State Fullerton…

It looks like a strike threat in the Los Angeles Unified School District starting Tuesday will be resolved. UTLA reached a tentative agreement Sunday, one of the three unions seeking new contracts. A strike would have halted LAUSD sporting events. Some have been moved to Monday in case the strike begins….

Los Alamitos is scheduled to announce its new football coach this week….

Zafar Sarajzada is the new basketball coach at St. Genevieve. He’s been an assistant at Sierra Canyon….

The All-CIF boys basketball team is headed by Maxi Adams of Sierra Canyon. The All-CIF girls basketball team is led by Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian and Jerzy Robinson of Sierra Canyon….

Redondo Union guard Devin Wright has committed to Fairleigh Dickinson….

Redondo Union guard Chace Holley has committed to San Diego….

Defensive lineman Montana Toilolo of Mater Dei has committed to UCLA….

Receiver Charles Davis of Westlake has committed to Cal….

Former Narbonne basketball star Marcus Adams has committed to Hawaii. He’s played at CSUN and Arizona State….

Pole Moala, who was a standout defensive back at Leuzinger this past season, has committed to UCLA. He has since transferred to Santa Margarita….

Chris Paul will become an assistant coach at Campbell Hall, where his son plays.

From the archives: Gabriela Jaquez

Gabriela Jaquez in 2021.

(Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Former Camarillo standout Gabriela Jaquez celebrated a dream come true winning an NCAA women’s basketball championship for UCLA and starring in the championship game against South Carolina with 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Jaquez was a two-sport standout at Camarillo, also playing softball. She became a McDonald’s All-American and always wanted to follow brother Jaime to UCLA.

But UCLA didn’t offer Gabriela a scholarship until late in the recruiting process. Here’s a story from the 2022 that explains her late development and how dreams come true the hard way.

Recommendations

From Operations Sports, a look at the boycott by public schools in Nevada about playing Bishop Gorman’s football team.

From the Seattle Times, a story on Minnesota being sued for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.

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Until next time….

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

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

1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (12-3): Won Boras Classic South championship; 2

2. NORCO (15-2): Transfers Jacob Melendez and Codey Brown making big impact; 3

3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (14-4): Upcoming three-game series with Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; 5

4. ST. JOHN BOSCO (13-5): Braves got humbled with three-game losing streak; 1

5. HUNTINGTON BEACH (15-4-1): Big week of hitting for Ely Mason; 6

6. CORONA (13-3): Danie De La Torre leads team in hitting at .486; 4

7. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (14-3): It’s final test time versus Harvard-Westlake this week; 7

8. SIERRA CANYON (14-3): Upcoming three-game series with St. Francis; 8

9. LA MIRADA (14-4): If all goes well, Matadores should win out rest of regular season; 9

10. ROYAL (16-2): Dustin Dunwoody’s ERA is 0.18; 10

11. BISHOP ALEMANY (13-4): Upcoming three-game series vs. Chaminade; 11

12. AYALA (15-1): Went 3-1 in Boras Classic; 12

13. CYPRESS (14-5): Holding down first place in tough Crestview League; 13

14. OAKS CHRISTIAN (13-4): Upcoming three-game series vs. Thousand Oaks; 15

15. GANESHA (13-1-1): Westlake inflicted first defeat; 14

16. SOUTH HILLS (14-4): Upcoming three-game series vs. Colony; 16

17. SERVITE (12-6): Upcoming three-game series vs. Mater Dei; 17

18. SANTA MARGARITA (14-5): After week of rest, Eagles face St. John Bosco; 18

19. THOUSAND OAKS (14-4): Andrew Albrecht is 5-0 pitching; 20

20. GAHR (10-9-1): Took Orange Lutheran to eight innings before losing; 22

21. NEWPORT HARBOR (16-6): Rough week playing in Boras Classic; 19

22. FOOTHILL (14-6): Upcoming two-game series with Villa Park; 23

23. CORONA SANTIAGO (12-7): Upcoming three-game series with King; 24

24. AQUINAS (11-7): Made it to Boras Classic semifinals; NR

25. VILLA PARK (13-6-1): 31 hits for Justin Lopez; NR

Orange Lutheran (12-3) is the midseason No. 1 team in Southern California high school baseball.

The Lancers completed a four-game sweep at the Boras Classic South on Friday night, winning the championship game 4-1 over Norco.

Orange Lutheran’s pitching depth was impressive all week.

Ricardo Hurtado had a single and a home run and Brady Murrietta added two hits. Starting pitcher Blake Killinger was able to contain hot-hitting Norco (15-2), giving up five hits and one run in 5⅓ innings. Jacob Melendez hit his fourth home run for Norco since becoming eligible on March 27.

Orange Lutheran has won two prestigious tournaments in the same year — the Boras Classic South and the National High School Invitational in North Carolina. Perhaps the Southern Section’s computer rankings will reflect that feat after the Lancers were ranked No. 51 in this week’s Southern Section power rankings.

Orange Lutheran will face Northern California champion, St. Mary’s, next Saturday in the Boras Classic championship game at Santa Clara University.

Corona 7, Newport Harbor 5: A five-run fourth powered the Panthers. Joseph Flores Jr. had a two-run home run and Anthony Murphy added two hits and two RBIs for the Panthers.

Los Osos 4, JSerra 3: A four-run seventh helped Los Osos overcome a 3-0 deficit. The big hit was a three-run home run by Dominic Rodriguez.

St. John Bosco 2, Fountain Valley 1: James Clark had two hits, including an RBI single.

Ayala 6, Gahr 4: Easton Sarmiento contributed two hits, including a home run. Luke Payne threw 3⅔ innings of scoreless relief.

Mater Dei 6, Aquinas 5: The Monarchs opened a 6-0 lead and hung on. Ezekiel Lara had a three-run home run.

San Diego Patrick Henry 4, Huntington Beach 3: Ely Mason had two hits and two RBIs for Huntington Beach.

Arcadia 5, Corona Centennial 0: Andrew Cooper threw the shutout, giving up three hits. Jordan Vogel had a triple and single.

Royal 5, Moorpark 1: Dustin Dunwoody struck out 12 in 6⅔ innings.

Banning 9, San Pedro 2: AJ Herrera threw a three-hit complete game. He also had three hits.

El Camino Real 13, Cleveland 1: JJ Saffie had three hits and three RBIs and Jackson Sellz added three hits and two RBIs. Hudson December gave up one run in five innings.

Birmingham 4, Taft 3: The Patriots scored three runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to win a West Valley League game. Carlos Acuna hit the tie-breaking home run in the seventh. Aidan Martinez hit a three-run home run in the sixth and also struck out four in 1⅓ innings of relief. Nate Swinson had a two-run home run for Taft.

Granada Hills 6, Chatsworth 2: Max Szczech had a three-run double for the Highlanders.

Bell 4, South Gate 3: Gustavo Ramirez finished with three hits in an Eastern League win.

Garfield 6, Legacy 3: Doubles by Omar Martinez and Nathan Gaytan in the third sparked the Bulldogs.

Sierra Canyon 6, Sylmar 3: Carl McMullan contributed two hits and two RBIs for Sierra Canyon. Matthew Torres homered for Sylmar.

La Mirada 5, Servite 3: Ian Aguayo hit a two-run home run for La Mirada.

Etiwanda 19, Warren 9: Adam Ornales must have been a little tired after scoring six runs and getting three hits in Etiwanda’s win.

La Habra 2, Cypress 1: Bobby Brooks threw a complete game for La Habra.

Villa Park 12, El Dorado 2: Dominic Gutierrez hit a grand slam and Justin Lopez had four hits for Villa Park. Xavi Cadena contributed three hits for El Dorado.

Calabasas 10, Agoura 9: The Coyotes scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh, with Trevor Chang winning it on an RBI single.

Loyola 6, Providence 1: Jack Murray had a two-run home run for Loyola.

Softball

Orange Lutheran 11, Huntington Beach 0: Rylee Silver contributed three hits and also struck out six in five scoreless innings.

Norco 8, Eastvale Roosevelt 5: Coral Williams finished with 15 strikeouts for Norco.