Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

Irvine’s Drake Brito joins elite group after tossing two consecutive baseball no-hitters

Irvine senior Drake Brito following Irvine’s final regular season game Thursday. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Many high school pitchers dream about throwing one no-hitter in their career. Irvine High School senior Drake Brito accomplished the remarkable feat twice in a span of a week. The senior right-hander hurled Read More

Three Irvine baseball players receive Casey Dumont Character Scholarship Award

Irvine baseball coach Gabriel Cota with scholarship winners (from left) Hudson Hall, Adam Valencia and Owen Featherston. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Three Irvine High School baseball players received the Casey Dumont Character Scholarship Award this week during the Vaqueros final regular season game. Irvine won the Pacific Coast Read More

Segerstrom varsity baseball players ruled eligible to play by school district officials

(PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Segerstrom High School’s varsity baseball players, who have been ineligible to play for the past couple weeks, are now eligible to compete in the final two games of the season, according to Fermin Leal, chief communications and community relations officer for Santa Ana Unified Read More

Irvine’s Drake Brito throws second straight no-hitter; Costa Mesa and Fullerton also win

Scores and highlights from Tuesday, April 29. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE IRVINE 2, ST. MARGARET’S 0: Irvine senior Drake Brito hurled his second consecutive seven inning no-hitter leading the Vaqueros to a Pacific Coast League victory over St. Margaret’s Tuesday night in San Juan Capistrano. Brito struck out 18 and walked Read More

PHOTOS: Century captures outright league title with come-from-behind win over Estancia

Century High School’s baseball players and coaches celebrate after Tuesday’s win that clinched the outright league title. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Century High School’s baseball team clinched the outright inaugural Coast League title Tuesday with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Estancia and making it extra special, the Centurions Read More