NCAA super regionals: UCLA baseball surges late to win Game 1
Texas San Antonio wasn’t going to be a team UCLA could walk over.Just a week ago, the Roadrunners made a mockery of the Austin Regional…
Angels can’t complete sweep, Ceddanne Rafaela hits walk-off home run
BOSTON — Ceddanne Rafaela curled a home run around the Pesky Pole in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday and the Boston Red Sox rallied…
USC baseball loses, will play Oregon State again in regional final
CORVALLIS, Ore. — USC baseball wanted to be aggressive knowing it was entering a hostile environment, playing in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,347 at Goss…
Granada Hills finally beats Carson to win City softball title
Addison Moorman could finally breathe. The senior pitcher couldn’t hold her emotions back. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she embraced her teammates on Cal…
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…
Prep talk: Top-seeded Norco goes for seventh Southern Section softball title
Norco High’s softball program under coach Richard Robinson has been setting the standard for excellence in the Southern Section for years. The top-seeded Cougars will…
Prep talk: SoCal products begin play in NCAA baseball playoffs
The NCAA Division I college baseball playoffs begin this week, and there are several graduates from Southern California high schools representing in the college ranks.Freshman…
Angels upbeat about the future despite losing back-to-back games
Angels manager Ron Washington knew his team needed cultural adjustments.It wasn’t just handling the 40-man roster general manager Perry Minasian assembled. The 73-year-old skipper, in…
Logan O’Hoppe homers twice as Angels win sixth in a row
SACRAMENTO — Logan O’Hoppe hit two home runs and drove in three runs, Jo Adell and Zach Neto also homered and the Angels beat the Athletics 10-5…
Jackie Morales hits three home runs in Notre Dame upset win
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High was supposed to be a year or two away from softball prominence with its collection of six talented freshmen.Well, the…
The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings
A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland at the end of the regular seasonRk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last…
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame clinches baseball playoff berth
A high school baseball regular season that began with Sherman Oaks Notre Dame learning its No. 1 pitcher wouldn’t be available is ending with the…
The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings
A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 11.Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week1. CORONA (26-2); 88…
How the Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages bond is helping the Dodgers
When the Dodgers called up Andy Pages to the majors early last season, one of the first things co-hitting coach Aaron Bates did was seek…
Dodgers call up utilityman Hyeseong Kim, will join the team in Atlanta
ATLANTA — The other notable international acquisition of the Dodgers’ offseason this winter is on the verge of his major league debut.South Korean utilityman Hyeseong Kim is…
Dodgers’ Max Muncy hopes first home run is ‘something to build on’
The celebration was simple. But the relief was immense.In the bottom of the second inning Wednesday afternoon, on the last day of what had been…
Mike Trout injured during Angels’ loss to Mariners
SEATTLE — J.P. Crawford hit a tie-breaking two-run single in a six-run seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners won their seventh straight series with a 9-3 victory…
The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings
A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 10.Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week1. CORONA (23-2); Anthony…
Teoscar Hernández and Kiké Hernández power Dodgers past Pirates
\The Dodgers entered Saturday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on a three-game losing streak with hits and runs increasingly difficult to muster. Home runs,…
Shohei Ohtani’s struggles continue as Dodgers are swept by Cubs
CHICAGO — So often when the Dodgers needed it last year, Shohei Ohtani bailed them out.During stretches in which they were scuffling at the plate, or battling…