eric sondheimer
@latsondheimer
Eric Sondheimer has been covering high school sports for the Los Angeles Times since 1997 and in Southern California since 1976. City Section HOF 2019.
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I just want everyone to know my annual prediction column on Dec. 31 sometimes hits. If I only could pick horses.
Home run No. 19 for former Loyola star Augie Lopez giving USC a 5-1 lead over Texas A&M in the seventh.
Prep talk: Loyola freshman pitcher Sheriff Hall can be a slayer in Division 2 final
Prep talk: Previewing top Southern Section baseball finals
Loyola gets to face likely first-round draft pick Logan Schmidt of Ganesha on Saturday in a minor league ballpark in Rancho Cucamonga. Tough challenge but Cubs have faced top pitchers in the Mission League. And freshman Sheriff Hall will try to be the top sheriff.
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Prep talk: Mattias Di Maggio of Dos Pueblos enjoys one of the best freshman years ever
The stat of the year in high school baseball is Dos Pueblos freshman Mattias Di Maggio striking out once in 84 at-bats. Crazy.
The best freshman baseball player in Southern California lives in Santa Barbara. Mattias Di Maggio of Dos Pueblos has 34 hits, a .515 batting average, 9 home runs and four saves as a left-handed pitcher. He's struck out once in 66 at-bats.
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