SCV baseball players make their marks in major leagues
Conner Menez, pictured here at The Master's University, made his Major League debut for the San Francisco Giants in July. Photo by Tony Berru

SCV baseball players make their marks in major leagues

Making his MLB debut on July 21 against the New York Mets, San Francisco Giants pitcher and The Master’s University alumnus Conner Menez got the nod once again, starting in…

Vikes baseball alumnus Keston Hiura named NL Player of the Week
Valencia baseball alumni Keston Hiura at Valencia High School on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

Vikes baseball alumnus Keston Hiura named NL Player of the Week

By Signal Staff  The Milwaukee Brewers second baseman and former Valencia Vikings Keston Hiura was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday. The rookie had an 11-game…

Valencia alumnus Keston Hiura makes MLB debut
Valencia baseball alumnus Keston Hiura at Valencia High School on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia alumnus Keston Hiura makes MLB debut

Former Valencia baseball player and Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Keston Hiura was promoted on Tuesday morning and made his MLB debut in Philadelphia against the Phillies. Leading off the top…

SCV pair, USA Baseball 12U National Team roll over competition in Taiwan
Valencia resident Greg Pierantoni earned the win on the mound against Germany on Wednesday for the USA Baseball 12U National Team in the Baseball World Cup. Photo courtesy USA Baseball

SCV pair, USA Baseball 12U National Team roll over competition in Taiwan

As Kai Caranto’s double found grass down the left field line, Greg Pierantoni hurtled home. It was a Santa Clarita resident driving in a Valencia resident in a seven-run first…

5 from SCV sign with pro baseball teams
Valencia High grad Keston Hiura, middle, fields questions from reporters at an introductory press conference in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Kirk Hiura

5 from SCV sign with pro baseball teams

Subtle chuckling permeated the room. Milwaukee Brewers Amateur Scouting Director Tod Johnson smirked. Keston Hiura smiled. Asked at a press conference Wednesday what kind of relief it was to learn…

Valencia grad Hiura picked by Brewers at No. 9
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of last week's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics

Valencia grad Hiura picked by Brewers at No. 9

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…

SCV boasts two of MLB Draft’s top prospects and host of others
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of Monday's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics

SCV boasts two of MLB Draft’s top prospects and host of others

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…

MLB Draft Q&A: Valencia grad Keston Hiura
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of Monday's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics

MLB Draft Q&A: Valencia grad Keston Hiura

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…

Valencia grad Hiura a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of Monday's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics

Valencia grad Hiura a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award

In a meaningless late-May game, between two teams with sub-.500 records, UC Irvine junior Keston Hiura still finished his season, and maybe his college career, in a spectacularly fitting way.…

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