Daily News baseball Top 10 (plus five more to watch), April 1
DAILY NEWS BASEBALL TOP 10
(Records through Sunday, March 31)
1. Harvard-Westlake (14-2-1 overall, 10-1-1 Mission League)
A bounce-back win over Chaminade last week got the Wolverines on track again. The Eagles scored three late runs to beat Harvard-Westlake on March 26, but the Wolverines beat them 4-1 the next day, thanks in part to a standout performance by pitcher Duncan Marsten. Harvard-Westlake has a rematch with Orange Lutheran on Wednesday. The Lancers won 4-3 back in mid-February.
@haleymsawyer Harvard-Westlake baseball is still on top of the Mission League and beat Chaminade on Wednesday. Full recap at dailynews.com! #journalist #sports #reporter #baseball #highschoolbaseball #pitcher #pitching #wakeforest #studiocity #westhills #privateschool
2. Chaminade (12-5, 8-4 Mission League)
The Eagles worked their way up the rankings after taking a game from Harvard-Westlake last week. Vinny Van Der Wel was 1 for 3 at the plate with a run and an RBI and Matt Churchill was 1 for 2 with an RBI. Caydin Wilson also drove in a run.
3. Calabasas (10-6, 4-2 Marmonte League)
There’s a three-way tie for first place in the Marmonte League between Calabasas, Westlake and Oaks Christian. The Coyotes beat Newbury Park by scores of 11-1 and 2-1, then lost to the Panthers 8-3 in their most recent league series. This week offers some nonleague games as the Marmonte League teams prepare for their final stretch of games to determine who will be the champion.
4. Westlake (13-2, 4-2 Marmonte League)
The Warriors rebounded from two losses to Calabasas to beat Thousand Oaks three games in a row. Westlake beat the Lancers 1-0 on Wednesday in 11 innings, a game in which Dylan Volantis threw seven innings. The senior gave up four hits and no runs and struck out 10 hitters. Jack Braddell scored the winning run for Westlake.
Another game, another LONG box score. Hats off to T.O. in 11 inning marathon.
D Volantis 7IP 4H 0R 10K
K Youmans 4IP 0H 4K W(1-0)N Stead 2H
J Braddell H GW run@vcspreps @TheAcornSports @Tarek_Fattal @latsondheimer @haleymsawyer pic.twitter.com/OETCWeMxJL— Wally Barnett (@wbarnett805) March 28, 2024
5. West Ranch (13-3-1, 7-1 Foothill League)
Valencia handed the Wildcats their only loss in league play last week. West Ranch lost 3-2 then came back to shut out the Vikings 3-0 on Thursday. Hunter Manning threw a complete game, allowed three hits and no runs and recorded 12 strikeouts in seven innings.
6. Sierra Canyon (9-6-2, 4-4-2 Mission League)
The Trailblazers are coming off a one-week break and will resume play with nonleague game against Warren, Saugus and Burbank this week.
7. Hart (15-5, 4-2 Foothill League)
Hart lost two straight games to Saugus last week before heading into a bye week.
8. Burroughs (14-2, 7-1 Pacific League)
The Bears are tied for second place in league behind unbeaten Arcadia and are coming off of 11-1 and 8-0 wins over Glendale.
9. Notre Dame (9-6-1, 5-4-1 Mission League)
There was only one game for Notre Dame last week, which was an 11-0 win over Camarillo. The Knights scored runs in the second, third and fourth innings and John Trainor was 3 for 3 at the plate with three runs. Brett Binkley was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and one run.
10. Birmingham (9-5-1, 4-0 West Valley League)
The Patriots dropped two tournament games in San Diego but can reset this week against Chatsworth. Richard Barrera hit a home run in Birmingham’s 7-6 loss to Rancho Bernardo on Thursday.
The next 5 to watch: Granada Hills Charter (9-4, 4-1 West Valley League); Oaks Christian (8-5, 4-2 Marmonte League); Newbury Park (8-6, 3-3 Marmonte League); Royal (14-6, 3-3 Coastal Canyon); Trinity Classical Academy (13-0, 6-0 Heritage League)