HS BASE: It's the biggest day of the year in City baseball

It's a beautiful day here at Dodger Stadium, and there is a buzz of excitement in the air, as El Camino Real readies for the City Section championship against San Pedro. First pitch is 1 p.m.

El Camino Real is trying to become the 18th consecutive City champion from the San Fernando Valley, a streak that started in 1993 and includes five El Camino Real championships, the last in 2005

Mitch Bluman is taking the mound for El Camino Real, and he's a hard-throwing left-hander and also a top hitter with nine home runs. Let's see if he can hit one over the wall here at Dodger Stadium; what a thrill that would be the Conquistadores.

-- Gerry Gittelson