Boys Baseball

First-timers aplenty on 2009 baseball roster

By JASON PETERSON

Last month’s All-EYL selections set the precedent that Monache and Porterville were both rosters chock full of baseball talent worthy of recognition. This year’s All-Orange Belt Team reaffirms that fact as six of the 12 named to the... Full story

Villarreal earns ESL Co-MVP, Vail lands on 1st team

By SAM ROBINSON

Rarely does a player on a team that didn’t come within a game of a league title get a sniff of the MVP award. Though Lindsay does have some experience with this occurrence with Seth Townsend earning ESL basketball MVP honors despite the... Full story

West pitchers rock East All-Stars

By JASON PETERSON

The Tulare-Kings Counties East-West All-Star Game is usually a chance for some of the best hitters in the Central Valley to display their wares. But in this year’s edition, which took place Saturday night in Exeter’s Lions Field, the... Full story

9 Orange Belters lead East All-Stars

By JASON PETERSON

They’ve dominated the competition at the local league levels. Now, the Orange Belt’s brightest baseball stars will see how they stack up against All-Stars like themselves. Though 11 players were selected from among Porterville,... Full story

Rivals’ infielders gobble up EYL awards

By JASON PETERSON

Most questions were answered when coaches from the East Yosemite League gathered at the round table to hash out this year’s All-EYL baseball awards. As with most nominations and selections, however, a few questions tend to pop up. Five... Full story

Corcoran gets best of Lindsay again

By JASON PETERSON

CORCORAN — They tempted fate once by surprising No. 2 Bakersfield Christian in the second round of the Division V Valley playoffs. Then fate went out the window in the semis, when Lindsay’s baseball squad ran smack into their old ESL... Full story

Lindsay-Corcoran IV

Familiar foe stands in Cardinals’ way

By SAM ROBINSON

The Cardinals were ecstatic. They beat Division V’s No. 2 seed in their biggest win in recent memory. Their reward for knocking off Bakersfield Christian: a trip to their own personal haunted house. To say Corcoran’s home field has... Full story

Panthers’ late rally falls short

By JASON PETERSON

The current group of six seniors on Porterville’s baseball squad helped pace the Panthers all the way to the Division III semis in 2008 as juniors, falling to eventual champions McLane. So, naturally, a group that is one year older and one... Full story

Wildcats snuff Grizzlies out of 1st round

By JASON PETERSON

Granite Hills got what they wanted — a shot at the playoffs after baseball coach David Camargo pleaded his squad’s case. They just couldn’t pull it off in a 4-2 loss to No. 6 Taft, Wednesday. Granite had finished the season with... Full story

Orange Belt Power Rankings: Baseball, May 20

1. Porterville - 14-9-1 (8-4 EYL) Stumbled against Monache in the regular-season finale but still secured a No. 4 seed and a bye in the D-III playoffs. Finished the regular season winning six of their last eight and host the winner of Madera... Full story

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