Baseball: Here comes Redlands

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Section Section Division 2 in baseball is looking as strong as Division 1, and one team on the rise is Redlands, which is 11-1 after a successful Arizona trip.

Junior pitcher Angel Landazuri, on varsity since he was a freshman, struck out 13 against Arizona Notre Dame Prep.

Second baseman Brian Ruhm leads the state with 22 RBIs. Catcher Jacob Nottingham, a junior committed to Oklahoma, caught fire at the plate in Arizona.

And senior pitcher Matt Johnston is 3-0.

Coach Estevan Valencia said of Landazuri (3-0), ‘What makes him tough is he has command of all four of his pitches.’

Redlands is ranked No. 2 in Division 2, behind No. 1 Alemany and above No. 3 Harvard-Westlake.

-- Eric Sondheimer