Top stars, best performances last week in Southern California high school baseball and softball (Mar. 14-Mar. 19)
The spring sport season is well underway across Southern California and that means our weekly roundups and our Athlete Of The Week voting are now dedicated to spring sports for the rest of the 2021-22 school year.
Here’s a quick look at some of the top stars and individual performances from Southern California standouts.
Note: Entries are based on information provided by coaches, statisticians, media members and high school sports fans. Don’t see any details for your team’s game? Email some notes and/or stats to bodie@scorebooklive.com.
SOCAL TOP STARS (Mar. 14-19)
Jose Mariano, Valencia baseball: Mariano hit two home runs and drove in seven runs in Saturday's win over Chatsworth.
Alejandro Rangel, Jurupa Hills baseball: Rangel was 8-13 with four doubles in four game last week for the Spartans.
Gabriel Hernandez, Barstow baseball: Hernandez struck out 12 batters for the second consecutive game in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Victor Valley.
Trevor Hansen, Royal baseball: Hansen pitched six innings and allowed one hit while striking out ten in Tuesday's 6-0 win against St. Bonaventure.
Ryan Spshyock, Dos Pueblos baseball: Spshyock tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out 15 batters and also hit a solo home run in Friday's win over Central Valley Christian.
Solomon Margolis, Milken baseball: Margolis allowed three hits, one run, and struck out 15 in last week's win over Oakwood.
Jordan Davis, Baldwin Park baseball: Davis went 5-5 with two doubles in Thursday's 11-1 win over Chino.
Ryan Rivera, San Marcos baseball: Rivera went 3-5 with a home run, two doubles, and eight runs batted in against San Pasqual last week.
Sam Garewal, Canyon Crest baseball: Garewal tossed a two-hitter and struck out 16 batters to help the Ravens take down Torrey Pines, 2-0, on Monday.
Kian Sanchez, Canyon Crest baseball: Sanchez homered in both games last week, helping the Ravens beat Torrey Pines and Classical Academy.
Gabe Camacho, La Costa Canyon baseball: Camacho went 3-4 with a home run, double, and two runs batted in against San Pasqual on Thursday.
Alex Leyva, Morse baseball: Leyva went 10-11 at the plate last week to help the Tigers win three games.
Carlos Cerda, Olympian baseball: Cerda tossed a four-hit shutout and struck out 11 in Monday's 1-0 win over Coronado.
Jade Ignacio, El Camino softball: Ignacio homered in back-to-back games last week against Ramona and San Dieguito.
Sophia Ramuno, Helix softball: Ramuno struck out 11 batters in only five innings during Saturday's 11-1 win over Olympian.
Candace Tarle, Cathedral Catholic softball: Tarle struck out ten batters and allowed only one hit in Saturday's win over Clairemont.
Cambria Salmon, Beaumont softball: Salmon allowed one hit and stuck out 15 batters in Saturday's 1-0 win over Rancho Cucamonga.
Peyton Rohr, Viewpoint softball: Rohr threw a no-hitter and struck out 14 in Friday's win over Crossroads.
Dani Jackman, University Prep softball: Jackman had four hits including three home runs and a double in last week's win over United Christian Academy.
Mira Olvera, Rancho Mirage softball: Olvera had 12 hits and seven stolen bases across five games last week.
Jaelin Haynes, Citrus Valley softball: Haynes had four hits and five stolen bases in last week's 9-4 win over Los Osos.
