Sherman Oaks It was a successful week for Notre Dame’s baseball team. The newly tabbed No. 1 team in the Southern Section Division 1 coaches poll, the Knights completed a three-game sweep at Harvard-Westlake on Friday while handing pitcher Bryce Rainer his first loss in high school.
The Knights are 11-1 overall and 8-1 in the Mission League after a 9-4 road win over the Wolverines. Notre Dame sent Rainer off the mound in the third inning. He did not allow any runs this season in his return to pitching after going 9–0 as a freshman.
Crispy 13, Loyola 2: Diego Velazquez, Chris Arce, Luke Levy and Jeremiah Jones each had two hits in the Mission League win for the Crisps.
Bonita 2, Alta Loma 0: Justin Santiago threw a no-hitter for Bonita.
Bishop Alemanni 7, Chaminade 6: James Quinto had three hits and two RBI for Bishop Alemany. Greg Rangel had two hits and three RBI for Chaminade.
Granada Hills 5, El Camino Real 1: The Highlanders remained unbeaten in the battle for first place in the West Valley League. Juan Tirado had two hits for the Granada Hills.
Birmingham 7, Cleveland 2: Gavin Taylor had a home run and four RBI and Daniel Flores threw a complete game for Birmingham.
Huntington Beach 13, Newport Harbor 2: Aidan Espinoza hit two home runs for the Oilers.
Cypress 3, Tustin 0: Luke Matlock struck out eight in six innings while giving up five hits for Cypress.
Trabuco Hills 6, Colorado Legend 1: Joey Gray had three hits and three RBI for Trabuco Hills.
West Ranch 5, Saugus 1: Mickey Moore contributed two RBI for West Ranch. Jackson Banuelos drove in seven runs.
Heart 8, Golden Valley 1: Brayden Jefferies finished with four hits for Hart.
Los Alamitos 8, Laguna Beach 0: Cody Hearn had three RBI for Los Alamitos and Cole Tryba struck out 12 in six innings.
Servite 3, Orange Lutheran 2: Roman Martin contributed three hits for the Friars in the Trinity League victory.
Fullerton 16, Minden (Nev.) Douglas 4: Connor Sunderland had a home run and four RBI.
Calabasas 4, Camarillo 0: Jordan Kingston got the win in 4 1/3 innings.
Royal 6, Moorpark 2: Trevor Hansen struck out 12 in 6 2/3 innings for the Royals.
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El Camino Real 8, Marshall 0: Sarah Delgado struck out nine in six innings for the Royals.
Orange Lutheran 5, Santa Margarita 3: Brian Weiss scored 15 runs for the Lancers.