José Soriano and Logan O’Hoppe lead Angels to win over Astros
José Soriano pitched 6⅔ strong innings and Logan O’Hoppe hit a pair of two-run shots to end a long home run drought and help the…
Dodgers pitchers give up five home runs in loss to Nationals
Dodger Stadium is the proud owner of the most home runs in baseball this season. The long-ball trend might not be an anomaly.On Saturday night,…
Orioles overpower Angels for narrow victory
BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins and Gary Sánchez hit back-to-back home runs to give Baltimore the lead and Félix Bautista finished off the Orioles’ 6-5 victory over the…
Angels’ struggles at the plate return in shutout loss to Orioles
BALTIMORE — Charlie Morton struck out a season-high 10 batters in five innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Ramón Laureano hit home runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the…
Teoscar Hernández homer lifts Dodgers to series win over Padres
SAN DIEGO — There was a one-handed finish. A slow stroll out of the batter’s box. And a leisurely, long-awaited trip around the bases.It’d been a while…
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…