MLB Draft picks keep coming for SCV
June 14, 2017
On Wednesday afternoon, Valencia High and College of the Canyons baseball product Cole Kleszcz sat with his dad and his uncle at his temporary home in Alaska, where he is
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Grizzlies baseball grounded by Cents
June 14, 2017
Saugus High baseball beat Golden Valley 22-7 in a VIBL summer game on Wednesday at Golden Valley. The Centurions’ Tony Jacob, Jr. led the way, going 4-for-4 at the plate
Two SCV products picked on MLB Draft’s 2nd day
June 13, 2017
Jared Oliva and JC Cloney said what you’d expect fellow Santa Clarita Valley products and college baseball teammates to say on a day MLB teams drafted both players. “The Pirates
Valencia grad Hiura picked by Brewers at No. 9
June 12, 2017
Valencia High baseball coach Mike Killinger remembers Keston Hiura as an even-tempered player, never too high or too low. Maybe that’s why Hiura initially remained seated as a roomful of
Foothill baseball roundup: Canyon freshman throws no-hitter
June 12, 2017
Summer baseball continued for four Foothill League teams on Monday evening. Canyon High baseball beat Royal High of Simi Valley 4-1 on the road for a second consecutive win. Freshman
Stevenson Ranch resident Greene goes No. 2 to the Reds
June 12, 2017
Weeks before Monday’s MLB First-Year Player Draft, in the middle of another interview, shortly after another question, Hunter Greene received a call. Go ahead and answer it, Russell Greene encouraged
SCV boasts two of MLB Draft’s top prospects and host of others
June 10, 2017
By all accounts, the Santa Clarita Valley has a rich history in the MLB First-Year Player draft both in quantity and quality. Sixty SCV products have been selected just since
Canyon baseball pulls off win in 9th inning
June 9, 2017
Canyon High baseball won its summer league game over Golden Valley 3-2 at home on Friday. With two outs and a runner on first, freshman Aydan Litz hit a walkoff
Einstein baseball’s Sam Stulman is the alpha of the Omega
June 9, 2017
Going into the 2017 baseball season, Albert Einstein Academy baseball’s Sam Stulman was a solid pitcher, at least physically. But what was going on in his head was a different
MLB Draft Q&A: Valencia grad Keston Hiura
June 8, 2017
In a 2016 interview with The Signal, UC Irvine coach Mike Gillespie might have best summed up Keston Hiura’s situation in 2017 with the MLB Draft looming on Monday. At
MLB Draft Q&A: Stevenson Ranch resident Hunter Greene
June 8, 2017
Stevenson Ranch resident Hunter Greene had just spent three days filming a day-in-the-life piece for MLB Network, hours studying for high school finals and an afternoon espousing anti-bullying at a
Valencia baseball opens summer play with win
June 7, 2017
Last summer, Valencia baseball’s Nick Tanis was in a similar situation to the one he was in during the Vikings’ 5-4 summer league win over Bishop Alemany High of Mission
West Ranch batter, Valencia pitcher elevate their games to win Foothill honors
June 7, 2017
The transitions took place on the same side of the valley. But 60 feet, 6 inches apart. The transitions were both dramatic. But in dramatically different ways. The Foothill League’s
Cents baseball coach clarifies his decision to resign
May 30, 2017
The decision John Maggiora said he was forced into before stepping down as Saugus High’s baseball coach involved changes to his coaching staff, Maggiora told The Signal this week. Maggiora
TMU baseball wins World Series opener
May 26, 2017
Statistically speaking, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma checked all the boxes of a dominant baseball team. The Drovers hit for average. They hit for power. They pitch.
All-Foothill League baseball teams released
May 25, 2017
Foothill League Player of the Year Christos Stefanos, Jr., West Ranch Foothill League Pitcher of the Year Chase Farrell, Sr., Valencia All-Foothill League First Team Jovan Camacho So. West Ranch
Einstein baseball’s playoff run ends
May 23, 2017
For the second straight game, Coast Union of Cambria sent a Santa Clarita Valley baseball team into a summer of what ifs. Five days after slipping by Trinity Classical Academy
Mason Nesbitt: A reminder of how special ’15, ’16 baseball seasons were
May 20, 2017
The first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs Thursday evoked sadness, shock and disbelief. And that was just inside The Signal’s office. Baseball season over for every
SCCS baseball pitched from playoffs
May 19, 2017
Garrick Moss has been the coach of Santa Clarita Christian baseball since 2000. In that time, he’s won a CIF title and he’s seen hundreds of pitchers. Before Friday, though,
SCV Sports Report: Einstein baseball advances
May 18, 2017
Albert Einstein Academy baseball beat Shalhevet of Los Angeles 13-3 on Thursday at the Hart complex in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 playoffs. Sam Stulman had