2019 All-SCV Baseball Team
By Dan Lovi and Diego Marquez For Valencia’s Davis Cop, the 2019 baseball season couldn’t have ended any better. Perhaps the only thing that could have made it better was…
All CIF-SS First Team selections released for baseball, softball and boys volleyball
The CIF-Southern Section released its annual All-CIF lists and eight Santa Clarita Valley athletes were honored in their respective sport and division. In baseball, Valencia’s Davis Cop and West Ranch…
Valencia's Davis Cop hits a double in the fourth inning against West Ranch earlier this season. Dan Watson/The Signal
Davis Cop named Foothill League Player of the Year, JD Callahan is Pitcher of the Year
Valencia’s Davis Cop and West Ranch’s JD Callahan have been playing against each other since their days in Pony baseball. As their playing careers go on, though, the similarities between…
Saugus pitcher Bobby Garcia (13) throws against West Ranch at Saugus High School on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Saugus baseball beats West Ranch in pitchers’ duel
Tuesday’s baseball game between Saugus and West Ranch featured two pitchers who brought their best stuff to the mound. Saugus’ Bobby Garcia and West Ranch’s JD Callahan battled all afternoon,…
West Ranch senior pitcher J.D. Callahan fires to the plate in a Foothill League matchup with Valencia at West Ranch High School Tuesday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal
West Ranch baseball scores two runs early to defeat Valencia
Throughout the game, West Ranch pitcher JD Callahan had to endure the chants and noise coming from the Valencia dugout. “I really just tried to keep it in the zone,”…
Callahan throws complete game in West Ranch win over Canyon
For the first five innings of the game between West Ranch and Canyon at Canyon High School on Wednesday, it was a battle of the pitchers as the Wildcats’ JD…
Twelve-year-old Jackson Banuelos makes some adjustments before throwing a pitch at Throwzone Academy. Haley Sawyer/The Signal
Throwzone Academy home to current, future pitching greats
Jim Wagner couldn’t get to his cowbell fast enough. After over two hours of practice, then-Hart pitcher Aaron Hamilton was having his velocity measured when he dealt a throw that…
Foothill League baseball roundup: Hart seals late win over West Ranch in Foothill League opener
With rain coming down, the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Hart baseball’s Rocco Saldivar approached the plate. “I was just trying to stay…
West Ranch JD Callahan (26) earns a save as he pitched two scoreless innings in the game against Golden Valley. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal
West Ranch baseball’s Callahan picks UC Santa Barbara
When you watch JD Callahan stride onto the mound at West Ranch High, there’s no doubt he looks like a Division-1-baseball-pitcher-to-be. He’s 6-foot-4 and lanky with an electric arm. UC…
