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Dodgers finish with 18 runs and 21 hits in blowout win over Yankees
It was a statement, a reminder and a warning all wrapped into one. The Dodgers might not have been playing their best baseball entering this weekend’s World Series rematch against the New York Yankees. But in a ceaseless offensive onslaught in the opening two innings on Saturday, things seemed to suddenly, profoundly and perhaps permanently…
James Castagnola leads UC Irvine baseball to win over Fresno State
UC Irvine bounced back from an NCAA tournament regional opening loss, rolling to an 8-3 win over Fresno State on Saturday at UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium. James Castagnola led the Anteaters at the plate, delivering a home run and three RBIs. Winning pitcher Riley Kelly tossed 52 strikes, allowing four hits and two runs during…
St. John Bosco wins Division 1 baseball title on walk-off single
To say that St. John Bosco and Santa Margarita engaged in a championship baseball game on Friday night that will be remembered for a lifetime would be an understatement. “This game was special, something I’ll remember for the rest of my life. You really had to fight for it,” said St. John Bosco left fielder…
Prep softball: Marina wins Southern Section Division 3 championship
Marina won the Southern Section Division 3 softball championship with an 8-1 win over Westlake in Irvine on Friday. Aviana Valbuena had three hits and four RBIs. Sister Mia Valbuena struck out 13 with one walk. Marina improved to 19-13. Los Alamitos won the Division 2 championship with a 3-0 win over JSerra that took…
UCLA baseball crushes Fresno State in NCAA regional opener
Michael Barnett flipped a weighted baseball into his hand and threw it against the side of the strength-training room next to UCLA’s clubhouse. Jostling through folding tables, water coolers, television stands and a postgame news conference podium, he resumed his starting pitcher routine, as he would for any start, moving inside the weight room to…
UCLA defeats Oregon on walk-off homer at Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jessica Clements had been here before. In April, against Oregon pitcher Elise Sokolsky, when the UCLA center fielder hit a home run in the first game of a three-game series in Eugene. Clements found herself in a similar position as Thursday night turned into Friday morning at the Women’s College World Series. Only this…
Dodgers’ bullpen melts down as trip ends with loss to Guardians
CLEVELAND — The Dodgers got five good innings out of Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday. Then they let it go to waste in a five-run eighth inning. Despite leading most of the day at Progressive Field, seeking to end their East Coast road trip with a three-game sweep against the Cleveland Guardians, the Dodgers instead lost 7-4 after…
Jack Kochanowicz shows potential in Angels’ loss to Yankees
Jack Kochanowicz mowed through his first three innings against the Yankees on Monday night. The 6-foot-7 sinkerballer was doing all of what manager Ron Washington asked of him before the game: pitch to contact and let his defense do the work. “Just be Jack,” Washington said. “Throw his sinker, change, eye-level, put the ball in…