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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
El Camino Real heading to Dodger Stadium after walk-off single in seventh inning
For senior JuJu Haim, it's part of baseball lore in the City Section to dream of getting the game-winning hit to send your team to Dodger Stadium. It happened on a scorching Tuesday at Cal State Northridge, where El Camino Real rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Birmingham 4-3 to earn a spot in Saturday's City Section Open Division championship game at Dodger Stadium. Haim delivered his walk-off single with one out. Luke Howe had tied the score with his own clutch RBI single. Advertisement Birmingham had been leading much of the game after taking a 3-2 lead in the third inning on an RBI double by Isaac Monterrubio and a wild pitch. Freshman pitcher Carlos Acuna kept escaping jams with clutch pitches. There was a strikeout with the bases loaded in the fourth and a double play in the third. Coach Matt Mowry went with senior Allen Olmos in the fifth and he appeared ready to send the Patriots to Dodger Stadium after striking out the side in the sixth. But Jackson Sellz reached on a hit batter to start the seventh. After a sacrifice, Howe singled to tie the score, Troy Shaw singled and Haim ended it with a joyous victory celebration on the field. "It's the best feeling," Haim said. "I'm excited already." Advertisement "We lived dangerously all day," Birmingham coach Matt Mowry said. "We got out of some tough jams but couldn't do it one more time." El Camino Real has been considered the best team in the City because of its one-two pitching duo. Howe didn't have his best stuff but he still struck out seven with no walks over six innings. Devin Gonor struck out two in an inning of relief. Both should be ready to go in Saturday's 1 p.m. game against either Venice or Sylmar. 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
El Camino Real heading to Dodger Stadium after walk-off single in seventh inning
For senior JuJu Haim, it's part of baseball lore in the City Section to dream of getting the game-winning hit to send your team to Dodger Stadium. It happened on a scorching Tuesday at Cal State Northridge, where El Camino Real rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Birmingham 4-3 to earn a spot in Saturday's City Section Open Division championship game at Dodger Stadium. Haim delivered his walk-off single with one out. Luke Howe had tied the score with his own clutch RBI single. Birmingham had been leading much of the game after taking a 3-2 lead in the third inning on an RBI double by Isaac Monterrubio and a wild pitch. Freshman pitcher Carlos Acuna kept escaping jams with clutch pitches. There was a strikeout with the bases loaded in the fourth and a double play in the third. Coach Matt Mowry went with senior Allen Olmos in the fifth and he appeared ready to send the Patriots to Dodger Stadium after striking out the side in the sixth. But Jackson Sellz reached on a hit batter to start the seventh. After a sacrifice, Howe singled to tie the score, Troy Shaw singled and Haim ended it with a joyous victory celebration on the field. 'It's the best feeling,' Haim said. 'I'm excited already.' 'We lived dangerously all day,' Birmingham coach Matt Mowry said. 'We got out of some tough jams but couldn't do it one more time.' El Camino Real has been considered the best team in the City because of its one-two pitching duo. Howe didn't have his best stuff but he still struck out seven with no walks over six innings. Devin Gonor struck out two in an inning of relief. Both should be ready to go in Saturday's 1 p.m. game against either Venice or Sylmar.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: It's all about trying to challenge Birmingham in City Section baseball
Prep talk: It's all about trying to challenge Birmingham in City Section baseball Birmingham's 7-0 start in the West Valley League has the Patriots as the favorites to win the City Section Open Division championship. The final game will be played May 24 at Dodger Stadium. But there's lots of teams jockeying to knock off the Patriots. Advertisement El Camino Real has been gaining momentum with six straight West Valley League victories while showing enough good pitching and defense to be a factor. Birmingham has not won a league title in Matt Mowry's 19 seasons as coach and plays El Camino Real in a two-game series to end the regular season May 6 and 8. Sun Valley Poly is 7-0 in its first year in the Valley Mission League. Sophomore Fabian Bravo has turned in some top pitching performances against good teams. Poly and Sylmar will meet this month to decide the league championship. Venice is 14-1 and running away with the Western League title with a veteran team that has 16 seniors. Noel Moreno is 6-1 on the mound. Banning holds a one-game lead over Narbonne and Carson in the Marine League. Advertisement Defending champion Bell has been inconsistent but still is favored to win the Eastern League. Jayden Rojas, the reigning City player of the year, is starting to build up his arm strength. Garfield is putting up a challenge to Bell with a 7-0 league mark. The two teams play April 28 and May 1 to decide the league title. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email 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
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: It's all about trying to challenge Birmingham in City Section baseball
Birmingham's 7-0 start in the West Valley League has the Patriots as the favorites to win the City Section Open Division championship. The final game will be played May 24 at Dodger Stadium. But there's lots of teams jockeying to knock off the Patriots. El Camino Real has been gaining momentum with six straight West Valley League victories while showing enough good pitching and defense to be a factor. Birmingham has not won a league title in Matt Mowry's 19 seasons as coach and plays El Camino Real in a two-game series to end the regular season May 6 and 8. Sun Valley Poly is 7-0 in its first year in the Valley Mission League. Sophomore Fabian Bravo has turned in some top pitching performances against good teams. Poly and Sylmar will meet this month to decide the league championship. Venice is 14-1 and running away with the Western League title with a veteran team that has 16 seniors. Noel Moreno is 6-1 on the mound. Banning holds a one-game lead over Narbonne and Carson in the Marine League. Defending champion Bell has been inconsistent but still is favored to win the Eastern League. Jayden Rojas, the reigning City player of the year, is starting to build up his arm strength. Garfield is putting up a challenge to Bell with a 7-0 league mark. The two teams play April 28 and May 1 to decide the league title. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
