SGV/Whittier Prep Sports Zone: Morning Briefing, March 17, 2023
La Mirada sweeps a doubleheader from Bellflower in baseball; Bonita's Brooklyn Shroyer tosses a no-hitter against Colony.
La Mirada pitcher Eric Jeon threw five hitless innings in La Mirada’s 8-0 win over Bellflower in game 1 of the doubleheader. (Escarcega)
BASEBALL
GATEWAY LEAGUE
Game 1
La Mirada 8, Bellflower 0
Bellflower 0 1 3
La Mirada 8 10 1
WP: Eric Jeon 5IP, 0H, 4BB, 5K
LP: Michael Lopez, 3IP, 5H, 3ER, 2BB, 2K
2B: Russell (LM), 3B; Haller (LM), Aguayo (LM)
Recap: In the front end of a Gateway doubleheader, Columbia University signee Eric Jeon sparkled on the mound as he held the Buccaneers hitless in five innings on the mound and fanned five hitters to pick up the win. Bellflower’s only hit came off of Cameron Trevino by Ernesto Garcia with a line drive single to right field in the sixth inning. Sophomore Maverek Russell, a UCLA verbal commit who is ranked seventh in the state for the class of 2025 by PrepBaseballReport.com, had a nice day as he went 2 for 4 with a double and drove in three runs. Aiden Haller banged out three hits and drove in a run.
Game 2
La Mirada 1, Bellflower 0
Bellflower 0 3 0
La Mirada 1 3 0
WP: Donald Murray, 7IP, 3H, 0ER, BB, 9K
LP: Solgadom 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 4K
Recap: The Matadores swept a doubleheader from the Buccaneers on the strength of another stellar performance from Donald Murray, who threw a complete-game three-hitters and struck out nine. La Mirada scored their only run when Ben Kim scored on a wild pitch thrown in the third inning. La Mirada is on a three-game winning streak.
Maverek Russell had two hits and drove in three runs in La Mirada's 8-0 win over Bellflower in first game of a doubleheader. (Escarcega)
PALOMARES LEAGUE
Ayala 10, Colony 0
Colony 0 5 1
Ayala 10 12 1
WP: Jeremy Byers, 5IP, 4H, 0ER, BB, 2K
LP: Steven Gonzales 4IP, 8H, 6ER, BB, K
2B: Hernandez (A), Ybanez (A), Smith (C); HR: Galvan (A)
Recap: On the opening day of Palomares League action, Jeremy Beyers proved to be a tough customer on the mound as he held the Titans scoreless and gave up four hits in five innings of work to pick up the decision for the Bulldogs. Marcus Galvin hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning and Ethan Nunez went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs. Sophomore Aiden Erlandsen also had two hits and drove in two runs.
PREP LEAGUE
Flintridge Prep 8, Chadwick 3
Chadwick 3 2 1
Flintridge Prep 8 7 1
WP: Evan Yoon 5IP, 2H, 3ER, 4BB, K
LP: Mooney, 5.2IP, 7H, 7ER, 5BB, 4K
2B: Takahashi (C), Brunngraber (FP), Koh (FP), Xu (FP)
Recap: The Wolves scored five runs in the second inning and two more in the fourth inning to easily turn back the Dolphins in Prep League action. Brian Xu was one of the offensive stars of the game as he went 2 for 2 with a triple and drove in three runs. Evan Yoon yielded three runs on two hits to pick up the decision.
Other Scores
Pomona 12, Bassett 8
Yorba Linda 3, Sonora 1
Claremont 7, Glendora 6
SOFTBALL
ALMONT LEAGUE
San Gabriel 14, Montebello 3, 5 innings
San Gabriel 14 10 1
Montebello 3 1 4
WP: Shelly Torres, 5IP, 1H, 0ER, 10K, 2BB
LP: Benegas, 5IP, 10H, 6ER, 9BB, 6K
2B: Chivara (SG), Torres (SG) 2
Recap: The Matadores broke open a 2-1 game by scoring four runs in the third inning and five more in the fourth to easily dispatch the Oilers Shelly Torres was the player of the game as she struck out 10 hitters and gave up one hit in a complete-game effort in the circle. She also went 4 for 4, with two doubles, and drove in three runs.
DEL REY LEAGUE
St. Paul 4, Bishop Amat 1
Bishop Amat 1 3 0
St. Paul 4 9 1
WP: Elisa Gulfin 7IP, 3H, 1ER, 2K
LP: Anaiyah Jimenez, 4.1IP, 7H, 4ER, 2K
2B: Munoz (SP), Detrinidad (SP), Moreno (SP)
Recap: The beat goes on for the Swordsmen as they won their 10th consecutive game in a row with a home win over the Lancers. Nebraska University signee Elisa Gulfin continues to show tremendous improvement in the circle as she allowed one run on three hits and struck out two in a complete game effort to pick up the win. Julissa Detrinidad, Daina Munoz, and Hannah Moreno each banged out two hits with Munoz driving in two runs. Both teams will play again on Friday at Bishop Amat.
DEL RIO LEAGUE
La Serna 16, Whittier 0, 5 innings
La Serna 16 16 0
Whitter 0 2 0
WP: Olivia Torres, 2IP, 0H, 0ER, 2K
LP: Savannah Gonzalez, 1IP, 10H, 11ER, BB
2B: Ocampo (W), Baruch (LS), Perez (LS), Bustamante (LS), Guerrero (LS); HR: Serna (LS), Guerrero (LS)
Recap: Another day and another win for La Serna, this time on the road at Whittier as they scored seven runs in the first inning and four more in the second to easily capture the win. Elisa Guerrero and Fabiola Serna hit home runs and four different players had a double. Starting pitcher Olivia Torres struck out two hitters in two innings of work in the circle to pick up the win.
PALOMARES LEAGUE
Bonita 3, Colony 0
Colony 0 0 1
Bonita 3 5 0
WP: Brooklyn Shroyer, 7IP, 0H, 0ER, BB, 14K
LP: Isabella Lopez, 6IP, 5H, 3ER, 3BB, K
HR: Scott, Doucette
Recap: The main story was the pitching performance of senior Brooklyn Shroyer as she tossed a no-hitter and struck out 14 hitters to pick up the win. It was the second no-hitter that she has thrown this season. Alyssa Doucette hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning and Kailey Scott connected on a solo home run in the sixth inning. Bonita will take on host Glendora on Friday at 3:15.
Bonita’s Brooklyn Shroyer. (Photo: Instagram @madeby.taeg)
Other scores
Edgewood 12, Garey 1
Whittier Christian 6, Sonora 5