Former Huntington Beach baseball stars take center stage in NCAA tourney matchup
ASU starting pitcher, junior left-hander Ben Jacobs delivers a pitch against Kansas this season. (Photo courtesy Nate Astalos for Inferno Intel). Over the past few years, UC Irvine senior catcher Blake Penso and Arizona State junior left-handed pitcher Ben Jacobs have taken different paths to grow into the all-conference collegiate Read More
Estancia baseball team looks to bring home another CIF championship Saturday
Estancia players look on during warm-ups before a game with Segerstrom this season. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Estancia High School’s baseball team will be out to bring home the second CIF title for the program in four years when it faces Marshall in the CIF Division 6 finals Read More
Estancia baseball team looks to bring home another CIF championship Saturday
Estancia players look on during warm-ups before a game with Segerstrom this season. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Estancia High School’s baseball team will be out to bring home the second CIF title for the program in four years when it faces Marshall in the CIF Division 6 finals Read More
University softball team continues historic run with CIF finals match-up Friday
University’s softball team after Saturday’s CIF semifinal playoff victory. (Photo courtesy University athletics). University High School’s softball team is out to make more history Friday morning at Deanna Manning Stadium. The Trojans (15-10) will take on Rio Hondo Prep in the CIF Division 6 final Friday at 10 a.m. It Read More
OC well represented in NCAA baseball tourney; full list of players participating
Former Servite standout Roman Martin leads UCLA in the Los Angeles Regional. (Photo courtesy UCLA Athletic Communications). The NCAA baseball tournament kicks off this weekend with 64 teams competing for the chance to go to Omaha to play in the College World Series. Scattered across these rosters are a plethora Read More
CIF softball finals schedule for OC teams this weekend at Deanna Manning Stadium
Deanna Manning Stadium, home of the CIF softball finals this weekend. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). All games at Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine, 4 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine. Friday, May 30 DIVISION 6 Rio Hondo Prep vs. University, 10 a.m. DIVISION 3 Westlake vs. Marina, 4 p.m. DIVISION Read More
CIF baseball semifinal Orange County scores and schedule for championship games
DIVISION 1 Santa Margarita 12, Crespi 0: Coach Chris Malec’s Santa Margarita Eagles (20-12) move on to the finals Friday at 7 p.m. at Goodwin Field on the Cal State Fullerton campus vs. St. John Bosco in an All-Trinity League final. Senior Brennan Bauer earned the win, striking out two Read More
Top-seeded Northwood starts fast, but St. Anthony rallies and earns trip to CIF finals
Fifteen Northwood seniors meet for the final time as a team following Tuesday’s playoff game in Long Beach. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). It was a promising start for Northwood High School’s baseball team Tuesday in the CIF Division 5 semifinals against St. Anthony High at the school’s athletic Read More
Estancia grinds out victory over Rancho Mirage, advances to CIF Division 6 final
Estancia juniors, starting right-handed pitcher Nico Viramontes (left) and catcher Sawyer Atkinson (right) after Tuesday’s win (PHOTOS: Adam Kunin, For OC Sports Zone). In a CIF Division 6 semifinal matchup featuring two gritty squads, Estancia High School’s baseball team edged Rancho Mirage 4-3 at home on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles Read More