May 19, 2024

OC Sports Zone: Community First

All three PCL baseball games Friday postponed; some other big games going on Friday in OC

This week’s rains continue to play havoc with local high school baseball teams.

One game Thursday between Foothill and Yorba Linda, scheduled for 3 p.m. at Foothill, has been rescheduled for Monday at 3 p.m., according to Foothill coach Vince Brown. The field at Foothill is too wet to play on.

The Huntington Beach vs. Newport Harbor game was moved to JSerra Thursday at 3:15 p.m. JSerra has an all-weather baseball field.

Beckman Coach Kevin Lavalle said Thursday that because of wet grounds the Beckman vs. Woodbridge Pacific Coast League game, scheduled for Friday at Beckman, has been rescheduled for Monday at 3:30 p.m. at Beckman. (To read more about Beckman and the PCL race please click here)

Two other PCL games scheduled for Friday: Portola at Northwood and Irvine at University have been moved to Monday. The Northwood field was not playable. The University field was playable, according to Coach Michael Thompson. The Uni JV will play the Irvine JV there Friday, he said.

(Please click here to read the PCL rule on rainouts)

One other game was postponed Thursday. Corona del Mar coach Kevin McCaffrey said the Sea Kings game at Los Alamitos has been postponed. No makeup date has been set.

The Sea Kings will host Fountain Valley Friday at 3 p.m., McCaffrey said.

There’s also an important Orange League match-up Friday night at Century. According to Athletic Director Matt Cavanaugh, Century’s new athletic complex, including the baseball field, has lights and Katella and Century will play at 7 p.m. for first place.

Century is ranked fourth in Division 5 and shares the league lead with Katella. Both teams are 3-0.

Cypress, the top ranked team in Division 1, is also at home hosting Mission Viejo Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the opening round of the El Dorado Steakhouse Tournament.

In other game Friday, Segerstrom, which shares the Golden West League lead with Ocean View, plays at Garden Grove at 2:30 p.m.

Coaches and team representatives: Please report your scores to OC Sports Zone. We need top hitters and pitchers (first and last names please) and we welcome pictures. Please send the information to: timburt@ocsportszone so we can share your news.

-Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com

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