
Trumbo part of special night for Ryan Lemmon Foundation: Angels infielder Mark Trumbo says some of his best baseball memories were playing for his high school team at Villa Park High. Trumbo and others in the baseball community want to make sure those oppo... Full story; More stories from this category »

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Paralyzed Hahn fights through challenges: By MARCIA C. SMITH; With every new day for Cory Hahn comes another challenge and another triumph, one that we won't read about in the baseball box scores or newspaper sports pages that once chronicled the supreme talents of this former Mater Dei All-America outfielder a... Full story

Ocean View dominates Little League World Series debut: By CHRIS MASSE; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Ryan McCormick knocked down Braydon Salzman. But New England could do nothing to knock out Ocean View. Salzman nearly took a wicked McCormick third-inning line drive in the face, but quickly recovered and ended Rhode Island... Full story

Little League celebrates; now play ball: Slide show: Ocean View Little League took part in today's opening ceremony at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. There also was a parade Wednesday night through the streets of the town. Click through the slide show to see the... Full story

2011 All-County baseball team: By STEVE FRYER; BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ty Moore Mater Dei Click here to read more about Moore. FIRST TEAM Henry Owens, Edison, Pitcher, Sr. -- This 6-foot-7 left-hander concluded his senior year by being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first supplemen... Full story

CIF baseball semifinal preview capsules: By STEVE FRYER; TUESDAY'S CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL SEMIFINALS DIVISION 1 LONG BEACH WILSON (26-6) VS. ESPERANZA (22-10) Site, time: Blair Field (Long Beach), 7 p.m. Outlook: The last time Esperanza played in the Division 1 semifinals, in 2007, the Aztecs we... Full story

Pacifica stumbles with game on the line: By DAMIAN CALHOUN; GARDEN GROVE - The Pacifica Mariners were agonizingly close to slipping past visiting Arcadia in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal game. The Mariners had the lead-off batters reach base in the sixth and the seventh, but they couldn&rsquo... Full story

OCVarsity Hot Shots from Tuesday’s games: By DAMIAN CALHOUN AND CARLOS ARIAS; Slide show: Check out the action from the CIF-SS baseball and softball playoffs on Tuesday.... Full story

OCVarsity Hot Shots: Thursday’s playoff games: By STEVE FRYER AND CARLOS ARIAS; Slide show: Check out all of our photos of the action from the baseball and softball playoffs on Thursday.... Full story

2010 All-County baseball team: Find the top players and coach for the 2010 season.; By STEVE FRYER; Baseball Player of the Year: Cory Hahn of Mater Dei (read story) Baseball Coach of the Year: Kevin Lavalle of Beckman (read story) FIRST TEAM TJ Kendzora, El Toro, Pitcher, Sr. Kendzora started the season impressively, throwing a no-hitter wi... Full story

Mater Dei's Hahn is the baseball player of the year: The senior, who led the Monarchs to the CIF-SS Division 1 title, is selected as the top O.C. player for the 2010 season.; By STEVE FRYER; He pitched a two-hitter over five shutout innings, struck out four, was 2 for 3 with an RBI and made a diving catch in center field. Then Cory Hahn got really serious. Four days after that effort against Royal of Simi Valley in the semifinals, Hahn... Full story