Marcus Alvarado resigns as baseball coach at Chatsworth, citing parental complaints

Marcus Alvarado, saying he had lost his love for baseball after dealing with constant complaints from parents, has resigned as baseball coach at Chatsworth High, where he guided the Chancellors to a 2022 City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium.

“I’m just tired about hearing parents complain,” he said Friday. “We call it travel ball mentality now. That’s not me.”

He said he intends to spend more time with his wife and daughter while waiting to see if he can regain his enthusiasm for coaching.

“It took the love out of the game,” he said. “I hope to regroup.”

He previously coached at Kennedy, where his father, Manny, was a longtime successful coach.

Chatsworth and El Camino Real have won the most City Section baseball titles with nine each. Eight were won by coach Tom Meusborn, who’s now at Sierra Canyon.

Another longtime coach is out at Sun Valley Poly, where Gabe Cerna was replaced by assistant Freddy Flores, who will serve as an interim coach. Cerna was head coach since 2009 but the school decided to go a different direction for a coach.

Also, Doug Bledsoe announced he has resigned after one season as football coach at Narbonne. The Gauchos went 0-10 and are banned from the playoffs for three years because of rules violations.