West Ranch pitcher Hunter Manning (10) delivers a pitch during the sixth inning of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinal game against Etiwanda at West Ranch High School on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

West Ranch’s Manning named Foothill League baseball Player of the Year 

West Ranch senior Hunter Manning has been named the Foothill League baseball Player of the Year for the 2025 season after leading the Wildcats to the league title.  The ace of the West Ranch pitching staff, Manning finished with eight earned runs over 75 2/3 innings pitched, including the postseason. He struck out 112 batters and allowed just 42 hits. 

Saugus Catcher Owen Kreuzberger (25) makes the tag at home on Calvary Chapel base runner Joshua Anderson (4) for the out at Saugus on Friday, 050324. Dan Watson/The Signal

Calvary Chapel baseball takes out Saugus 

Calvary Chapel baseball was up for the task of cooling off the red-hot Saugus Centurions.   The Eagles beat the Centurions on the road, 6-2, in the CIF Division 5 playoff

Hart baseball secures 36th league title 

Hart baseball coach Jim Ozella had the nail gun ready to go on Thursday.   Ozella and the team made the latest addition to the Hart baseball league championship wall, adding

Trinity baseball finishes perfect  

Nineteen straight wins, the program’s third straight Heritage League title and an 11-strikeout performance from freshman Andrew Carlson clinched the perfect season for Trinity Knights baseball.   The Knights finished as

Hart baseball takes down West Ranch  

The Foothill League baseball race just got a lot tighter.   Dominant pitching and a monster day at the plate from senior Eddie Gutierrez led Hart Indians baseball to a tight

SCV alums light up COC and LA Mission baseball 

Over 30 Santa Clarita Valley alumni took the field last week in the College of the Canyons baseball home matchup with the LA Mission Eagles.  Twenty-nine former Foothill League stars

Hart baseball wins thriller over Castaic 

Another Foothill League baseball battle came down to the seventh inning on Wednesday as the Hart Indians looked to take down the hosting Castaic Coyotes.  Hart catcher Ryan De La

Canyon baseball walks off over Golden Valley 

Canyon Cowboys pitcher Warren Goenner became well-acquainted with bases-loaded jams in Thursday’s win over Golden Valley.   After escaping a pair of bases-loaded situations, the pitcher got his chance on the

Gillespie memorialized at COC 

College of the Canyons assistant baseball coach Len Mohney took to the podium and spoke about the late great coach Mike Gillespie.   “I once heard a person dies twice,” Mohney

Castaic baseball sweeps Golden Valley 

Castaic Coyotes baseball completed the sweep on Friday after defeating the visiting Golden Valley Grizzlies for the second straight game.  Castaic saw a ton of hitting from the middle of

Valencia baseball beats Saugus 

Valencia Vikings baseball rode a hot start to victory on Wednesday over the visiting Saugus Centurions.  The Centurions struck first but the Vikings were able to rally early and never

Hart players run out to the field to celebrate their win against Valencia on Friday, March 8. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hart baseball walks it off, sweeps Valencia 

Hart senior Taj Brar became the latest hero, or villain, in the historic Indians and Valencia baseball rivalry.   Brar, a Biola commit, fired an RBI single up the middle to