DICKS SPORTING GOODS SEMIFINALS
Wednesday’s semifinals
Bonita vs. La Puente, 3:30 p.m.
South Hills vs. West Covina, 7 p.m.
Final: Saturday’s championship at Bonita, 7 p.m.
GARZA CHASING HISTORY: Bonita’s Cal State Fullerton-bound pitcher Justin Garza is chasing history. After blanking Damien for six innings in the season opener, he threw a one-hit shutout over Covina (which included 7ks) on Saturday to run his record to 2-0 and stretch his winning streak to 18 dating back to the 2010 season, which moves Garza on the CIF-SS all-time top ten list for consecutive wins, with four players tied at 18. There are not enough games for Garza to catch Mike Pill (Edgewood) and Richard Hunter’s (Lindfield) all-time record of 33 straight, but he could finish third all time which is currently held by El Segundo’s Scott McGregor and Cornerstone’s Aaron Roth, who won 25 straight. As is stands now, Garza’s 18 consecutive wins is second all-time in SGV history behind Pill, arguably the greatest high school baseball player the SGV has ever produced. If Bonita defeats La Puente, Garza’s next start will be in the Dicks Sporting Goods final Saturday night against the West Covina-South Hills winner at Bonita at 7 p.m.
CIF-SS RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE WINS
No. Player/School Year(s)
33 Mike Pill, Edgewood 1974-77
33 Richard Hunter, Linfield 1990-93
25 Scott McGregor, El Segundo 1971-72
25 Aaron Roth, Cornerstone Christian 2009-10
21 Dale Cook, San Bernardino 1934-35
21 Ian Kennedy, La Quinta/Westminster 2002-03
20 Jeff Pries, Corona del Mar 1979-81
20 Don Jamieson, El Dorado 1993-95
19 Greg Gregory, Millikan 1990-91
18 Scott McGregor, El Segundo 1971
18 Scott Davison, Redondo 1988
18 Gerardo Sanchez, Central 1990-91
18 Justin Garza, Bonita, 2010-Present
DICKS SPORTING GOODS SEMIFINALS The Dicks Sporting Goods preseason tournament round robin concludes with Damien playing on Monday, but Wednesday’s semifinals are set. The tiebreaker used fewest runs scored for La Puente and West Covina to advance out of their groups. Bonita and West Covina should have met in the semifinals, but the tournament decided beforehand that two league teams would not face each other before the finals, so Bonita will take on La Puente and South Hills will face West Covina in an all-area Final Four on Wednesday. See you there..
Dicks Sporting Goods Preseason Baseball Tournament Standings
Pool A: Bonita (3-0), Tahquitz (2-1), Covina (1-2), Damien (1-1), Paloma Valley (1-0), Arroyo (0-3)
Pool B: West Covina (2-0-1), Los Osos (2-0-1), Fullerton (1-1-1), Northview (1-1-1), Claremont (1-2), Keppel (0-3).
Pool C: La Puente (2-1), Orange Lutheran (2-1), Charter Oak (2-1), Alta Loma (2-1), Los Altos (0-3).
Pool D: South Hills (3-0), Crescenta Valley (2-1), Yucaipa (1-2), Rancho Cucamonga (1-2), Chaffey (0-3).
Monday’s final round-robin game
Paloma Valley vs. Damien at UC Riverside, 7 p.m.
FOR RESULTS OF PREVIOUS GAMES, CLICK THREAD
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Bonita 2, Arroyo 1
Damien 12, Tahquitz 2
Paloma Valley 6, Covina 5
Claremont 1, Northview 0
Los Osos 10, Fulleton 6
West Covina 7, Keppel 1
Crescenta Valley 4, Yucaipa 0
South Hills 4, Rancho Cucamonga 0
La Puente 2, Chaffey 1
Friday’s results
Los Osos 8, Claremont 2
Orange Lutheran 6, Los Altos 2
South Hills 4, Yucaipa 3
Crescenta Valley 7, Rancho Cucamonga 0
Saturday’s Results
Northview, 7, Keppel 1
West Covina 7, Fullerton 7
Charter Oak 3, La Puente 1
Bonita 1, Covina 0
Tahquitz 12, Arroyo 0
Alta Loma 8, Chaffey 1
PREVIOUS RESULTS
Last Friday’s game
Bonita 6, Damien 0
Last Saturday’s games
Tahquitz6, Paloma Valley 2
Covina 20, Arroyo 1
West Covina 2, Claremont 1
Orange Lutheran 9, Alta Loma 1
Fullerton 13, Keppel 5
La Puente 10, Los Altos 1
South Hills 7, Crescenta Valley 3
Yucaipa 5, Charter Oak 3
Northview 3, Los Osos 3, 14 inn
Yesterday’s games
Rancho Cucamonga 9, Chaffey 6
Alta Loma 5, Los Altos 2
