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Welcome to the 2012 La Mirada Baseball Website Home of the Suburban League Champion Matadores League Champs CIF Finalists CIF Champions 76-79-87-88-91-92 88-91-96-97-07 88-96 96-99-00-01-02-03 04-05-06-07-09-10 11
Wednesday, April 25
Incoming Freshmen Baseball Camp is Coming Up!!!!
On June 25th - 28th, the La Mirada Matadore Baseball Program coaching staff will be hosting a four day camp for all incoming freshmen interested in playing baseball next season. Times will be from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The baseball program is asking for a $50 donation for the camp. Each player will receive a LM Baseball t-shirt and hat. The camp will consist of skill development, evaluation, and an overview of high school baseball here at La Mirada. For more information you can contact: Coach Brooks at kbrooks@nlmusd.org or Coach Zurn at jzurn@nlmusd.org
GO MATS!!!!! Monday, May 21
Youth Camp Fast Approaching
The annual youth baseball camp will be held June 25th thru June 28th at the varsity field for all kids age 7-13. Times will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. each day. Lunch will not be provided so plan accordingly. 1st day registration will take place at 8:30 in coach Brooks room (470). Cost of the camp is a $75 donation to La Mirada Baseball Thursday, May 17
Mats Season Ends With Wild Card Loss
La Mirada lost Tuesday 5-2 in the wild card round against Damien of La Verne. La Mirada trailed 4-0 entering the bottom of the 6th when they got 2 runs to cut the lead in half. However, it was not enough as Damien held the young Mats scoreless in the seventh to move on to the next round and end La Mirada's season. The program would like to say goodbye to the 10 graduating seniors and thank them for there time, dedication and effort throughout their careers. They are: Garrett Yniguez, Jason Soto, Michael Hemenway, Angelo Cantu, Chad Clark, Luis Montalvo, Anthony Rodriguez, Boone Woods, Austin Rojo, and Ali Anthony. Tuesday, May 15
CIF playoffs start for Matadores Baseball
Come out Tuesday May 15th @ 3:15pm for the start of CIF playoff game against Damien HS. Support the varsity team at our field today by wearing our colors; blue and gold. Good luck!!
Freshman Dominate Suburban League!!!!
It's been awhile so here is one BIG recap for Freshman Matadores. In Tommy Zurn's final season as head coach for the Freshman squad, the young Mats took to league with one mission....win Suburban League Title. Along the way the Mats started to gel as a unit and they got on a roll, to say the least. Behind solid pitching from Tyler Charlton, Joe Montoya, Ernie Guzman, Brian Sholty and excellent bullpen work from Zach Albers, Jake Fox and Ryan Edwards; the Mats consistently held down Bellflower, Norwalk and Mayfair. And when I say held down, I'm talking about 124 runs scored to 37 runs given up over 14 games. With power surges from Sholty (2 homeruns) and Kyle Hotarek (1 HR) and timely hitting from Nicko Carrasco, Nicholas Salazar, Jordan Gutierrez, JT Bale, Ryan Ponce De Leon, Kristian Puga, Sebastian Avalos and Luis Fajardo mounted to such an offensive display against league rivals. Let us not forget our excellent defense which all year help/bailed out our pitching; Jacob Sawyer, Johnny Rivera, Steven Castro and Jorge Menendez and the whole team which lead the young Mats to a PERFECT 14--0 record in league play and are champions of the Suburban league. After it is all said and done, these young men played the game they way they were coached/taught to by Tommy Zurn. The season was a success in so many ways and this next generation of ballplayers owe alot to Coach Zurn, so farewell and THANK YOU.
Thanks Coach Tommy.....
Tuesday, May 8
JV and Frosh Teams Claim League Championships
Congratulations to Coach Ramon Poncedeleon, his staff and players, as well as Coach Tom Zurn, his staff and players, for winning outright Suburban League Championships this season!!!!! Tuesday, May 1
LM vs. Mayfair... Enough Said
All the preseason hype that favored Mayfair as the Suburban League's most title-ready baseball squad to dethrone perennial league champion La Mirada has been accurate. The Monsoons are 18-4 overall and 8-0 in league play, including a sweep over Bellflower last week. But as the saying goes, "to be the man, you've got to beat the man," and the Monsoons face "the man" in a two-game series this week. They are at La Mirada Wednesday and then host the Matadores on Friday with a title possibly at stake. La Mirada (12-12, 6-2) dropped its series with Norwalk last month and put itself in an unfamiliar role of playing catch-up with Mayfair. In addition to all the drama in a championship week, the bitter rivals are meeting for the first time since last year's ugly scene at La Mirada that saw campus security escorting Mayfair to its bus. Longtime La Mirada skipper Kim Brooks and then first-year Mayfair coach Joe Magno accused the other of disrespectful behavior directed at each other's teams. But both men said they hope that is history and it's back to just baseball. "We're really hoping adults on both sides will act like adults and allow the kids to decide the outcome in a hard-played, but respectful way towards both programs," Magno said. "We have a lot of respect for the success La Mirada has had in this league and we know that to win a championship, you have to go through La Mirada to get it." The Matadores' Ali Anthony (5-3, 0.45 ERA) and either Cody Kruip (2-5, 3.08) or Austin Rojo (4-1, 1.66) will oppose Mayfair's Jordan Aboites (3-2, 0.80) and Greg Humbert (6-0, 1.29) in a battle of the league's two best pitching staffs. Humbert also leads the Suburban League with a .455 average and 30 hits. "The key to beating La Mirada is to jump on top early and not give them any chance to rally," Humbert said. "We are focused on being undefeated. On the mound, I have to get ahead early in the count and take control of the game, and give my defense chances to make plays. "We need to stay focused on winning and nothing else. If we stay within ourselves, we will come out with two victories and a league championship."
-Press Telegram Wednesday, April 25
Casino Night 2012
Thank you to all the families and friends that supported La Mirada Baseball and attended our Annual Casino Night. This event is one of our largest fundraisers and your support was so important for the success of our program. Thank you to the committee for all your hard work. What a fun and successful evening!Tuesday, April 24
Varsity Game Schedule this Week
This week is the Mats bye week from league play. They will be traveling to Long Beach Wilson on Thursday to makeup a rainout in the Redondo Tournament. The game is scheduled for a 3:15 start. On Saturday the Mats will conclude the Redondo Tournament by playing Palos Verdes High School at 3 pm. The game will be played at Redondo Union High School. Thursday, April 19
Mats Take Opener from Pioneers
La Mirada 9, Artesia 2 La Mirada got a strong six innings from Ali Anthony (6-2) allowing only two hits and fanning six as La Mirada improved to 11-10-1 and 5-2 in league play. Eric Tapper pitched a solid inning in relief allowing no hits and striking out two. The Matadores got 11 hits with Johnny Hills leading the way going 2 for 4 with two doubles. Cody Kruip chipped in going 2 for 3 with three RBIs and a double and Austin Rojo rounded out the offense for La Mirada going 2 for 4 with three RBIs and three stolen bases. Christian Ramirez provided all of the offense for Artesia with a two run homerun. With the loss, Artesia drops to 5-12 and 1-4 in league play Monday, April 16
Anthony Continues Domination
Wednesday, April 18
JV Schedule updates
Sat. 4/14/2012 JV vs Penninsula High School there 2pm. (Carson Tourney) Wed. 4/18/2012 JV vs Artesia Home 3pm. (league game) Fri. 4/20/2012 JV vs Artesia Away 3pm. (league game) Sat. 4/21/2012 JV vs Los Alimitos Away 11am (Redondo Tourney) BYE Week Make-up Game.... Wed. 4/25/2012 JV vs LB Wilson away at 3:15pm (Redondo Tourney)
Saturday, April 7
Mats Bounce Back with Sweep of Glenn
The young upstart Matadores bounced back nicely this week by sweeping the John Glenn Eagles 5-1 on Tuesday and 5-2 on Thursday. On Tuesday Sophomores Blake Wilson and Jeff Murray each went 3 for 3 as the Mats collected 10 hits. Junior Trevor Lancaster had 3 RBI's for the Mats. Senior Austin Rojo pitched 6 solid innings allowing just 1 run on 4 hits. Thursday saw senior Ali Anthony pitch 5 dominate innings allowing 0 runs on 2 hits. Leading the way offensively was Junior Cody Kruip who went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI's, and senior Anthony Rodriguez, who had a huge pinch hit double in the seventh. Junior Johnny Hills collected 3 of the Mats 7 stolen bases on the day. With the win LM now hold a 4-2 league record. Monday, April 2
Mats Look to Rebound Against Glenn
After a tough week in a sweep against Norwalk, La Mirada looks to rebound this week as plays host to Glenn on Tuesday. The Mats lost two tough one run games against the Lancers dropping them to 2-2 in league play. Wednesday, March 28
Make-up Games Announced
The JV's will make up their game away at LB Wilson on April 25 at 3:15. The varsity will make up their game away at LB Wilson on Thursday April 26 at 3:15. (added note... ) JV game vs St John Bosco will be made up on Tuesday April 10th, 3pm at Bosco. (added note...) JV game for Saturday April 7th (Carson tourney) has been cancelled.
Matadores roll through Bellflower.....
League started this week with Bellflower on Wednesday. Behind Ali Anthony's pitching and Jeff Murray's big bat the Mats win 7-0 in front of a sold out crowd. On Friday, the Mats travel to Bellflower for game two. Cody Kruip on the bump kept Bellflower at bay and again Jeff Murray and Ali Anthony continued their hot hitting with two hits each, lead the Mats to a 5-3 victory and a clean sweep of Bellflower. To close out the week, the Mats played North High School. Sophomore Eric Tapper pitched a complete game shutout 2-0. Senior Austin Rojo went 3 for 4 to jump start the offense. Great week for the Mats! Thursday, March 22
La Mirada Opens Up League With 7-0 Win
Friday, March 16
La Mirada baseball team's miscues prove costly in loss to Lakewood Read more: La Mirada baseball team's miscues prove costly in loss to Lakewood -
Another tough loss...
This past week started off against Kennedy and a 3-2 loss. Then came Edison HS and great pitching by Senior Ali Anthony, lead the way to a 2-1 victory. So Saturday the Mats go to University HS in Irvine and have an offensive blow out with 11 hits. Taking the game to 9 innings, the Mats fall short 8-7. Next up, powerhouse Lakewood HS on wednesday.
Friday, March 9
Mats Rally Late to Beat Chargers
La Mirada got a huge hit in the 6th inning by Junior Cody Kruip and a masterful complete game performance by Senior Ali Anthony to get a big 2-1 road victory against host Edison. The Mats found a way to win despite only mustering 3 hits. The team will conclude tournament play Saturday when they travel to University High School in Irvine. This will be a 2 p.m. start!!!! Wednesday, February 22
Mats Tabbed #2 in WDN Poll
Tuesday, February 21
Mats open up No. 10 in Division 2 pre-season poll
Wednesday, February 8
Varsity Schedule 12
Wednesday, February 8
Loara Tournament website link (click here)
Directions and information for LB Wilson High School click here Wednesday, February 15
Athletes Guide to College
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