The La Cañada High School varsity baseball team defeated visiting Muir High of Pasadena 8-6 in a nonleague game on Feb. 15.
Junior Tyler Breckhemier went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, two steals and a walk, while sophomore Will Park slugged a solo home run. Sophomore Logan Wong went 2-for-2 with two runs and two walks, while freshman Joe Bell went 2-for-2 with two steals, an RBI and a run. Junior Leon Chen tallied a hit, a run and a walk, junior Cash Carroll and freshman Austin Loughrin each registered one RBI and one walk, and sophomore Finn Flowerhogan walked once, scored one run and stole two bases. Sophomore Scott Burns pitched four scoreless innings with three strikeouts, two hits and no walks, while junior Seth Larsen struck out three batters and allowed one hit in one inning of relief.
The Spartans posted a 21-1 season-opening victory at Burbank on Feb. 13. Bell allowed one run on two hits and no walks with six strikeouts over five innings, while junior Shan Gupta struck out two batters in one perfect inning of relief.
Chen went 3-for-3 with five runs, three RBIs and three steals, while Park went 2-for-5 with a double, four RBIs, two runs, a stolen base and a walk. Breckhemier went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run, while Flowerhogan went 2-for-5 with two runs, one RBI and a walk. Larsen registered a double, two RBIs, two runs and two walks, junior Flynn Lewis and Loughrin each finished with a hit, two runs and an RBI, and sophomore Ryan Talbert tallied a hit, an RBI and a run. Sophomore Matt Miller scored two runs and walked once, while Wong stole a base and scored a run. Burns scored a run and walked once, while Carroll walked once and stole a base.
La Cañada (2-0 overall) will host San Luis Obispo for a nonleague game on Feb. 23 at 3:30 p.m. before hosting Excelsior Charter of Victorville on Feb. 26.
ST. FRANCIS
The Golden Knights shut out host Grace Brethren School in Simi Valley 3-0 in an Easton Tournament game on Feb. 17.
Senior Lucas Favretto tossed four shutout innings with seven strikeouts while allowing four hits and no walks to earn the win. Senior Kal-El Holguin allowed just one hit and no walks while striking out six batters across three innings of relief work to earn the save.
Senior Holden Deitch went 3-for-3 with a run and a stolen base, junior Dane Shepard recorded a hit and a run, and junior Jayden Kim tallied a base hit. Senior Brody Ruyle scored once, sophomore JT Martin walked twice and junior Samuel Rodriguez walked one.
The Golden Knights secured a 4-2 victory over visiting Saugus in a tournament game on Feb. 15.
Senior John Calmette earned the win after tossing a pair of hitless and scoreless relief innings with three strikeouts and two walks. Junior Noah Aguilar-Tanphanich allowed two unearned runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Deitch went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run and a walk, while Ruyle finished with a double, two RBIs, a run and a walk. Shepard registered a double and an RBI, while senior Jordan Viramontes produced a double. Sophomore Nick Kriebs tallied a hit, a run, a stolen base and a walk, junior Jordan Lewallen recorded a hit, a run and a walk, and senior Aaron Hernandez had a hit and a walk.
St. Francis picked up a 6-4 victory at Santa Paula in a tournament game on Feb. 13.
Sophomore Aiden Mahoney struck out six batters over three innings on the mound. Holguin pitched two hitless and scoreless innings with a strikeout, senior James Mishler had one strikeout in one inning on the mound, and Caysen Sullivan pitched a perfect inning of relief.
Deitch went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a stolen base, while Lewallen went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Ruyle went 2-for-4 with an RBI, while senior Kalani Quiroz went 2-for-4 with a run. Kim tallied a double, while Viramontes had a base hit. Junior Dominik Hidalgo and Calmette each walked once, while Aguilar-Tanphanich stole a base.
The Golden Knights (3-1) will host Thousand Oaks for a nonleague game on Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. before opening Mission League action at Alemany High in Mission Hills on Feb. 27.
FLINTRIDGE PREP
The Wolves picked up a narrow 2-1 victory at Temple City in a Dave Moore Tournament game on Feb. 17.
Junior Will Koh, who went 2-for-3 at the plate, allowed one run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts across four innings on the mound.
Sophomore Will Grable, who had a hit and a walk at the plate, pitched three scoreless innings with five strikeouts, one hit and no walks.
Senior George Hayes recorded a hit and a run, sophomore Nathan Sanok finished with a hit and a walk, and junior Rowan Schaeffer, junior Calvin Chen and freshman Nicholas Aparicio each had a base hit. Junior Ethan Park scored a run, while junior Matthew Chino walked once.
Flintridge Prep was shut out by visiting Village Christian High of Sun Valley 5-0 in a tournament game on Feb. 16.
Schaeffer allowed five runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts, junior Brian Xu, Sanok and Aparicio each tallied a base hit, and Chino and Park each walked once.
The Wolves (2-1) will open Prep League action at Palos Verdes Chadwick on Feb. 27 at 3:30 p.m. before traveling to Providence High in Burbank on Feb. 28.
First published in the February 22 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
