2025 Prep Baseball Scores / Highlights

By Nick Pellegrino
Updated: March 3, 2025

2025 EAST COUNTY PREP BASEBALL

WEEK TWO
Mon., Mar. 3 – STORY
Christian 12, at San Diego HS 3
Grossmont 10, Vista 1
Helix 4, at Westview 3
Mount Miguel 13, at Castle Park 5
West Hills 4, Madison 3
Coronado 6, at Monte Vista 1
Santa Fe Christian 3, Valhalla 2
LJCDS 8, El Capitan 2
University City 5, at Steele Canyon 1

Tue., Mar. 4
Desert Mirage at Borrego Springs, 2:30 p.m.
Granite Hills at Rancho Buena Vista, 3 p.m.
CV-High Tech at Foothills Christian, site TBA, 3 p.m.
Liberty Charter at Coastal, 3 p.m.
Santana at Poway, 3 p.m.

Wed., Mar. 5
Grossmont at Mater Dei Catholic, 3 p.m.
Hilltop at Santana, 3 p.m.
Monte Vista at Christian,3 p.m.
West Hills at Coronado, Silver Strand Elementary School, 3 p.m.
Montgomery at Helix, 3:30 p.m.
San Diego HS at Valhalla, 3:30 p.m.
Santa Fe Christian at El Capitan, Hostetler Field, 3:30 p.m.
Steele Canyon at Madison, 3:30 p.m.
Torrey Pines at Patrick Henry, 3:30 p.m.

WEEK ONE
Sat., Mar. 1
Foothills Christian 4, Sweetwater 3 (9 inn.) – On the openbing day of the Dennis Pugh Memorial Tournament held by Mission Bay HS, Foothills Christian needed 9 innings to slip past Sweetwater, 4-3, The ballgame was contested at University City HS.

The Red Devils handed the victory to the Knights.. Starting the ninth at the top of the batting order, sophomore Jonah Nottoli walked, moving to second base on a ground out. The next batter also walked, then a pair of wild pitches brought Nottoli home.

The Knights (1-2 overall) built a 2-0 lead in the first on a 2-run triple by over the left fielder’s head by sophomore 16 Trevor Cochrum. The lead reached 3-1 before Sweetwater scored twice in the sixth to force extra innings.

However, FCHS relief pitcher “Captain” Jack Morgan finished his outing with 3.1 innings of shutout ball to gain the win from out of the bullpen. Starting pitcher Jr. Merino, a freshman right-hander, struck out six Red Devils in his 5-plus innings.

SuHi (1-1) moved even on a 2-run double by senior Daniel Vidal.

With their first win, the Knights are seeking a fifth straight winning season.

Fri., Feb. 28
Santana 4, Classical 2 = Santana freshman Israel Sanchez drove in a pair of runs, as Santana built a 4-0 lead to take a biite out of the Caimans.
Mountain Empire at Calipatria, late

Thurs., Feb. 27
Liberty Charter 26, at ECVHS 1 (4 inn.)
Lincoln 8, Foothills Christian 7
SD-Southwest 12, Mount Miguel 5
Holtville 10, River Valley (Ariz.) 2

Wed., Feb. 26
Ramona 16, at Valley Center 1 – The Bulldogs scored 7 times in the second inning to mount a 10-09 advantage that evetually reached 12 runs.

Tue., Feb. 25
Mountain Empire def. Warner, forfeit
CAMPO — What we know: At the start of the U.S. Civil War in 1861, stagecoach service in Warner Springs was discontinued and the Union Army established Camp Wright, a cavalry outpost at the ranch to protect the route from Southern California to Fort Yuma (thanks Wikipedia).

What we don’t know: the reason the arner ildcats forfeited their baseball season opener to the Mountian Empire RedHawks (1-0).

SD-High Tech 8, Mount Miguel 1
SPRING VALLEY — Mount Miguel senior Braylon Cardwell slugged an RBI double in his first career at-bat for the school’s varsity ballclub, but the Matadors fell to the Storm of San Diego-High Tech, 8-1, in Tuesday’s (Feb, 23) season opener.

The drive by Cardwell, a pinch-hitter, brought home another late-inning substitute in Pierson . Williams to avoid the shutout in the seventh.

The batting standout was Nano Acevedo, batting 4-for-4 with a triple, double, 2 RBI and scored all four times for the Strom (1-0).

Orange Glen 23, ECVHS 2 (5 inn.)
EL CAJON – The Patriots from southeast Escondido scored 11 times in the first inning, then 8 more times in the fifth.

OG;s Jacob Morales collected five RBI on 3-for-4 hitting, with a triple and four runs scored.

SD-Southwest 17, Liberty Charter 5
NESTOR – By the time the Liberty Charter Lions tallied four times in the fifth inning, they already were trailing 14-0 to the Southwest Raiders in Tuesday’s (Feb. 23) opener.

Raiders sophomore Aaron Diaz drove in three runs, as SW scored fives time in the third, then nine times in the fourth.

This was the first-ever meeting between the schools.

Mon., Feb. 24
Mar Vista 4, Foothills Christian 1

IMPERIAL BEACH – Foothills Christian opened the 2025 campaign with a bang when sophomore J.J. . Jansen Granillo slugged a double, eventually scoring for a 1-0 lead in the firts inning.

Unfortunately for the Knights, it was their lone basehiot of the ballgame, as host Mar Vista tooka 4-1 decision on Monday (Feb. 22).

Mariners pitchers Peter Thomas and Jake Leslie combined on the 1-hitter.

Noah Esqueda provided the key hit was an RBI triple, when Mar Vista scored al

Ramona 5, at Otay Ranch 5, tie (7 inn., darkness)

OTAY MESA – Ramona raced to a 5-0 lead on opening day, but Otay Ranch rallied, inculduing a pair of Mustangs runs in the fofth inning in a 5-5 draw on Monday (Feb. 24). The ballgame was called after seven innings due to darkness.

Four different Bulldogs knocked in runs, including a solo home run by sophomore Derek Taylor. who provided three of the Dagws four hits.

For Otay Ranch, Nick Mendoza smacked an RBU double, when the M’s scored all four of its runs in the fourth.

Among the pitchers, Ramona’s Jakob Coxen tossed a pair of shutout innings. The Otay Ranch bullpens featured five shutout frames by Luis Sachez (3 IP) and Moyses Salido (2 IP).