Prep Predictions: CIF-SS Division 2

BASEBALL 2012 PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND Thursday, May 17 Ventura (-3) at No. 1 Harvard-Westlake — Host Wolverines (23-4-1) ranked 7th in state Placentia Valencia (-5) at Lakewood Mayfair — Monsoons (22-5) hit .351 as team, host Tigers (18-3) Tustin (-2) at Crescenta Valley — Tillers (13-16) take to road to face Falcons (20-7) Chino Hills … Continue reading →

FOUR & MORE: Best 1st Round Games

PREP BASEBALL 2012 PLAYOFFS 1. Riverside King at Vista Murrieta — Wolves (17-11) visit Broncos (17-9) in what could be an Inland Area pitching matchup for the ages. Senior RHP Eric Geiger (9-2) takes to the bump for King, the No. 2 team from the Big VIII League. Junior Tyler Russell (10-4) will start for … Continue reading →

POWER RANKINGS: California League

WEEK SIX 1. San Jose (25-14) — Giants establishing themselves as Cal League best, 3.43 team ERA 2. Bakersfield (23-15) — Blaze have won three in a row behind CL Pitcher of the Week Chad Rogers 3. High Desert (21-17) — Mavericks batting CL-leading .305 but just 5-5 over their last 10 games 4. 7. … Continue reading →