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Yahoo
21-05-2025
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Venice pulls out 9-8 win over Sylmar on walk-off single in eighth inning
"Unreal." That was Canon King's reaction as he crossed home plate in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night to score the winning run on a walk-off single from Jesse Dominguez to give Venice a 9-8 comeback win over Sylmar and a spot in Saturday's City Section Open Division championship game against El Camino Real at Dodger Stadium. King went five for five on the night at Cal State Northridge and tied the score with an RBI double. The Gondoliers then loaded the bases with none out before Dominguez ended it with a single to left. Advertisement Three times, top-seeded Venice had to launch rallies, down 4-0, tying it 4-4, down 7-4, tying it 7-7, then down 8-7 in the eighth before winning it. Players in the dugout afterward were overjoyed. Venice hasn't won a City Section upper division title since 1973 and to get to play at Dodger Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m. is particularly satisfying for a team that has 16 seniors on its roster. El Camino Real is a nine-time champion. The Gondoliers repeatedly showed their grit. Even after Sylmar took an 8-7 lead in the top of the eighth on a wild pitch, the top of the order delivered, starting with a double from Eli Altamirano. 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
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Venice pulls out 9-8 win over Sylmar on walk-off single in eighth inning
'Unreal.' That was Canon King's reaction as he crossed home plate in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night to score the winning run on a walk-off single from Jesse Dominguez to give Venice a 9-8 comeback win over Sylmar and a spot in Saturday's City Section Open Division championship game against El Camino Real at Dodger Stadium. King went five for five on the night at Cal State Northridge and tied the score with an RBI double. The Gondoliers then loaded the bases with none out before Dominguez ended it with a single to left. Three times, top-seeded Venice had to launch rallies, down 4-0, tying it 4-4, down 7-4, tying it 7-7, then down 8-7 in the eighth before winning it. Players in the dugout afterward were overjoyed. Venice hasn't won a City Section upper division title since 1973 and to get to play at Dodger Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m. is particularly satisfying for a team that has 16 seniors on its roster. El Camino Real is a nine-time champion. The Gondoliers repeatedly showed their grit. Even after Sylmar took an 8-7 lead in the top of the eighth on a wild pitch, the top of the order delivered, starting with a double from Eli Altamirano.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Venice, Sylmar, El Camino Real and Birmingham baseball advance to City Section semifinals
Coming through with clutch hits, terrific defense and strong pitching, top-seeded Venice opened the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs on Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Chatsworth, letting everyone know the 27-2 Gondoliers are a deserving No. 1 seed. It helped that Venice took advantage of local knowledge on its home field that has high nets and short fences. Jesse Dominguez had an RBI double in the first inning by hitting the ball off the net in left field. Ryan Shepard had an RBI double in the second. Canon King hit a home run off the net in right field in the sixth. Advertisement Pitcher Noel Moreno (11-1) threw a complete game and was supported by his defense. Venice catcher Charlie Nisbet was involved in several plays, throwing out a runner trying to steal third in the first inning and tagging out a runner at the plate who tried to score from first base on a double in the fifth inning thanks to a great relay throw from shortstop Daniel Quiroz. There also was right-fielder Dylan Johnson throwing out a Chatsworth runner who failed to get back to first base while thinking of stretching it into a double. Venice advanced to play in the semifinals Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Cal State Northridge against Sylmar. El Camino Real will play Birmingham at 3 p.m. in the first game of the semifinal doubleheader. "It's all coming together," said King of the senior-dominated Gondoliers. Chatsworth reliever Luis Zaragoza threw seven strikeouts. Advertisement Sylmar 2, Cleveland 0: Alex Martinez threw a five-hit shutout with four strikeouts for Sylmar. Matthew Torres and Michael Andrade each had two hits. Birmingham 9, Poly 1: Sebastian Valadez had three hits and three RBIs for the Patriots. Allen Olmos threw six innings. The Patriots will face an El Camino Real team that recorded consecutive shutouts against them last week. El Camino Real 6, Granada Hills 2: The Royals used their two top pitchers in Luke Howe and Devin Gonor to advance to the Open Division semifinals. Luigi Tanner had an RBI triple and Gavin Farley had an RBI double to help El Camino Real break a 2-2 score. Howe added two hits and two RBIs. 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
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Venice, Sylmar, El Camino Real and Birmingham baseball advance to City Section semifinals
Coming through with clutch hits, terrific defense and strong pitching, top-seeded Venice opened the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs on Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Chatsworth, letting everyone know the 27-2 Gondoliers are a deserving No. 1 seed. It helped that Venice took advantage of local knowledge on its home field that has high nets and short fences. Jesse Dominguez had an RBI double in the first inning by hitting the ball off the net in left field. Ryan Shepard had an RBI double in the second. Canon King hit a home run off the net in right field in the sixth. Pitcher Noel Moreno (11-1) threw a complete game and was supported by his defense. Venice catcher Charlie Nisbet was involved in several plays, throwing out a runner trying to steal third in the first inning and tagging out a runner at the plate who tried to score from first base on a double in the fifth inning thanks to a great relay throw from shortstop Daniel Quiroz. There also was right-fielder Dylan Johnson throwing out a Chatsworth runner who failed to get back to first base while thinking of stretching it into a double. Venice advanced to play in the semifinals Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Cal State Northridge against Sylmar. El Camino Real will play Birmingham at 3 p.m. in the first game of the semifinal doubleheader. 'It's all coming together,' said King of the senior-dominated Gondoliers. Chatsworth reliever Luis Zaragoza threw seven strikeouts. Sylmar 2, Cleveland 0: Alex Martinez threw a five-hit shutout with four strikeouts for Sylmar. Matthew Torres and Michael Andrade each had two hits. Birmingham 9, Poly 1: Sebastian Valadez had three hits and three RBIs for the Patriots. Allen Olmos threw six innings. The Patriots will face an El Camino Real team that recorded consecutive shutouts against them last week. El Camino Real 6, Granada Hills 2: The Royals used their two top pitchers in Luke Howe and Devin Gonor to advance to the Open Division semifinals. Luigi Tanner had an RBI triple and Gavin Farley had an RBI double to help El Camino Real break a 2-2 score. Howe added two hits and two RBIs.
