Time Warner Cable’s High School Sports Rewind camera crews will be coming out to tape highlights of the following VIBL games-

Monday, July 6 – Chatsworth @ Birmingham

Wednesday, July 8 – Calabasas @ West Ranch

Thursday, July 9 – Crespi @ Harvard Westlake

Friday, July 10 – Westlake @ Chaminade

The Wildcats got solid pitching from Allen Sarkissian, Ryan Keller, and Ryan Lau to roll past Burroughs 18-2 on Wednesday night. Sarkissian earned his 4th win of the summer striking out 7 in 4 innings of work.  Keller struck out 4 in 2 innings.  Lau pitched a scoreless 7th inning.  The offense scored in every inning.  Jared Ortiz was 4 for 6 with 3 RBIs.  Josh Heinz was 3 for 3, with 3 doubles, and 4 RBIs.  Cody Howard, Sarkissian, Chris Caldwell, Michael Alvarez, and Keller each had 2 hits.  The Wildcats are now 11-0 to start the summer.

Congratulations to the following players who will represent West Ranch in the 2009 VIBL All-Star game on Saturday, July 11th.  Game will be held at Birmingham HS at 6:30pm.

Ryan Keller

Nico Rusconi

Jared Ortiz

Cody Howard

Coaches Casey Burrill and Brady Burrill will be coaching the team with the Taft High School coaching staff.

The Wildcats earned their 10th win of the summer with a  16-9 win over Notre Dame.  Matt Blake got the win going 3 innings and allowing no earned runs.  JC Cloney pitched well in relief.  The Wildcat offense had a big night with 19 hits and a 10 run second inning.  Allen Sarkissian and Nico Rusconi were both 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored.  Jared Ortiz had a double, a triple, and 5 RBIs.  Randy Poe and Cody Howard each had 2 hits. JC Cloney had a 3 run home run.

LA Times mentions the VIBL and the solid start for West Ranch. Follow link below to read the article-

View LA Times VIBL Article

After 6 innings Hart held the lead 6 - 3.  The Wildcats rallied to score 6 runs in the 7th to steal the game.  In the top of the 7th, Cody Howard reached on an error. Josh Heinz singled in Howard.  Matt Blake then hit a two run home run to tie the game.  Chris Caldwell walked and Michael Alvarez moved him to second with a sac bunt.  Jared Ortiz followed with an RBI single.  Randy Poe added a run with an RBI single and then scored on an error.  Josh Heinz and Matt Blake each finished the game with 2 hits.  Allen Sarkissian pitched the last 2 innings for West Ranch allowing no runs while striking out 2 Indian batters.  He earned his third win of the summer.  Michael Silva started for the Cats on the hill and went 3 innings allowing just 1 earned run.  The Wildcats are now 9 - 0 to start the VIBL season.

This summer's schedule features games against league rivals Hart and Golden Valley.  There are match-ups with highly ranked Royal, Simi Valley, Burroughs, Crespi, Notre Dame, Westlake, and several others. Should be another great summer of baseball!  Below is information about the 2009 summer baseball season.

View VIBL and JVIBL Summer Game Schedules

The 2009 summer baseball camp will start Monday June 15. We will meet each day 7:30am - 9:30am to work on baseball fundamentals. We will not have camp on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays. Last day of camp will be July 16. All returning players must enroll in this camp. This is also the camp that all new incoming Freshmen need to take.

Download Summer Baseball Camp Registration Packet (PDF File)

As always, contact Coach Casey Burrill with any questions.

View VIBL and JVIBL Summer Game Schedules