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St. John Bosco wins Division 1 baseball championship on Miles Clark's walk-off single
To say that St. John Bosco and Santa Margarita engaged in a championship baseball game on Friday night that will be remembered for a lifetime would be an understatement. "This game was special, something I'll remember for the rest of my life. You really had to fight for it," said St. John Bosco left fielder Noah Everly. Advertisement It was a Southern Section Division 1 final filled with drama. Teenagers came through with big play after big play until finally in the bottom of the ninth inning, with the bases loaded, Miles Clark hit a walk-off single up the middle to give St. John Bosco a 3-2 victory and its first baseball championship before a sold-out crowd of 3,010 at Cal State Fullerton. "It hurts a lot," Santa Margarita coach Chris Malec said. "It was a great effort by both sides. There were so many amazing moments." Let's start with Santa Margarita pitcher Brennan Bauer, who threw five scoreless innings of relief and somehow escaped twice with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to keep the game going. First he had a 3-and-1 count to Everly and got a pop fly with one out. Then he had a 3-2 count with Moises Razo and got a fly out to the warning track. Advertisement "That's all Brennan," Malec said. In 22 1/3 playoff innings, Brenann won four games and gave up one earned run. Then there was Everly coming through with a stunning catch on the run in left field in the top of the ninth inning to prevent a Santa Margarita extra base hit with a runner on first. "That was an extraordinary catch," Malec said. Said Clark: "Oh my goodness, Noah came through." So did Clark against relief pitcher Ethan Russell in the bottom of the ninth. Bauer had run out of innings, having reached his 10-inning max after throwing five innings against Crespi in the semifinals. Russell walked Razo on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases, setting the stage for Clark. Advertisement "We were locked in the whole game," Clark said. "We didn't lose our mental focus. I kept telling my guys we have to stay focused." Razo had a two-run double in the first inning to give the Braves an early lead. Santa Margarita took advantage of an error and closed it to 2-1 in the second on Brody Schumaker's second hit. The Eagles tied tied it at 2-2 in the fifth with a squeeze bunt by Blake Ankrum, the third sacrifice of the game. After Gavin Cervantes started on the mound and freshman Brayden Krakowski pitched into the sixth inning, St. John Bosco turned to its closer, Jack Champlin, who was magnificent. In four scoreless innings, he allowed one hit with four strikeouts. At one point, a Santa Margarita batter appeared to challenge Champlin after the count went to 3-0. Champlin proceeded to strike him out, unleashing a fist pump. St. John Bosco ended up being the most consistent team in the Southland for the 2025 season. The Braves went 27-4 and became the first Trinity League champion to win a Division 1 title. All the other Trinity League teams that have won Division 1 never won the league title. And beating top-seeded Corona 2-0 on Tuesday was quite an accomplishment itself. Advertisement Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Four players to watch for Southern Section Division 1 baseball semifinals
There's no holding back for Tuesday's Southern Section Division 1 baseball semifinals. The quarterfinals were full of drama and close games. Now comes the real fun: Ace vs. ace, top team vs. top team. It will be St. John Bosco hosting Corona on its new field and Santa Margarita hosting Crespi. Here's four players who could be difference makers: Jackson Eisenhauer, Crespi. He started the season without allowing any earned runs in 51 innings. He missed Crespi's 2023 Division 2 championship season because of an injury. He throws strikes, has a sweeping curveball and is cool under pressure. Brennan Bauer, Santa Margarita. He has the most pitching wins in school history, going 22-4. He's good whether starting or relieving and will be needed at some point in a game that figures to be close and nerve-wracking. Anthony Murphy, Corona. The junior center fielder and lead-off batter has come on strong, batting .426 with a team high 11 home runs on a team filled with pro prospects. The only time the 28-2 Panthers have lost were by shutouts, so you either deal with Murphy or go down to defeat. Corona has 16 shutout victories and will have Seth Hernandez (18-0 in two years) on the mound. Noah Everly, St. John Bosco. The junior is batting .361 with three home runs and 26 RBIs. He also can pitch. When he has a big day at the plate, the Trinity League champs are tough to beat and he'll need to do something against Hernandez and his 98 mph fastball. The winners advance to the championship game at Cal State Fullerton to be Friday or Saturday. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
