BOYS

Alberto Flores

SCHOOL: Birmingham

SPORT: Baseball

YEAR: Senior

SEASON AT A GLANCE: The Braves’ 6-foot-1 right-hander is off to his best start in three varsity seasons. He has pitched in nine of Birmingham’s 18 games and has a 4-2 record with two saves and a 1.33 earned-run average. A shortstop when he doesn’t pitch, Flores is batting .360.

WEEK AT A GLANCE: Flores opened the week with a one-hitter in a 1-0 victory over San Fernando in a Northwest Valley Conference game. He struck out nine and faced one batter over the minimum. On Thursday, Flores pitched two hitless innings in relief against the Tigers--striking out four--to earn the save in a 7-6 victory.