Inland Area Prep Baseball Top 10

1. Yucaipa (0-0) — This may be something of a golden age for Yucaipa’s baseball program. Coach Jeff Stout’s team was a CIF-Southern Section Division 2 finalist last season, and returns eight seniors with title game experience. Senior P Kevin Davidson (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) will be the ace and is among the team’s most fearsome hitters. … Continue reading

FOMB NOTES: 1/6/11

Fontana Summit WR Devon Blackmon’s gaffe Wednesday night proved why he is not a sure-thing at the next level. Oft-injured and inconsistently brilliant, Blackmon, who has committed to the University of Oregon, caught a touchdown pass and also dropped a probable TD pass at the Under Armour All-America game. According to sportswriter John Murphy on his HSGameTime blog, Blackmon’s miscue had one broadcaster laughing: “He caught … Continue reading

Betten Best Bet For Cal Poly Pomona

Randy Betten, a fixture in the Inland Area college baseball scene since the mid-’90s, will be named Cal Poly Pomona’s head coach today, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Betten, an assistant baseball coach at Riverside Community College, Cal Baptist University and UC Riverside, is taking over a Broncos program steeped in history (three NCAA Division II titles) created by legendary … Continue reading