Read more about the article Cents baseball coach clarifies his decision to resign
After 12 years of coaching Saugus baseball, John Maggiora announced his resignation earlier this week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Cents baseball coach clarifies his decision to resign

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…

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Read more about the article Foothill baseball roundup: Hart holds off Saugus
Hart's Cole Roederer (7) watches his home run fly over the fence in right field before rounding the bases during a baseball game at Saugus this season. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Foothill baseball roundup: Hart holds off Saugus

The Hart-Saugus one-run phenomenon is impervious, it appears, even to a five-run lead. The Indians built a head-for-the-exits advantage at Saugus High on Wednesday, but the Centurions rattled off four…

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Read more about the article Foothill baseball roundup: West Ranch scores early win, Saugus cruises
West Ranch's Nico Valdez is greeted by Austin Hernandez after scoring a run in the third inning. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal

Foothill baseball roundup: West Ranch scores early win, Saugus cruises

West Ranch baseball’s Nico Valdez had to be patient in his first at-bat on Thursday. Strike. Ball. Ball. Home run. Valdez set the tone for the Wildcats, who took down…

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Foothill baseball roundup: Valencia beats West Ranch for tournament title

As righty Chase Farrell continued to deal and his Valencia High teammates scraped together a two-run lead, diverging storylines wrote themselves. Would the Vikings nail this one down? Or would…

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Read more about the article How do Foothill League teams halt trend of opponents scoring in bunches?
Hart's Brendan Henry (18), left, and Grant Thuente (8), right, high-five teammate Cole Roederer (7) after Roederer's home run in the fourth inning during a Foothill League baseball game at West Ranch on Friday, March 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

How do Foothill League teams halt trend of opponents scoring in bunches?

The definition of a big inning in baseball depends on who you talk to. The impact of said innings – whether three, four, five or more runs are scored –…

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