Prep baseball/softball roundup: Catcher Carson Sheffer lives up to expectations in opener
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The preseason scouting report on senior catcher Carson Sheffer of Oaks Christian was that he’s an elite defensive player with an electric arm. Little did anyone know how much work he did in the offseason getting stronger and improving his hitting.
On Wednesday in a season baseball opener, Sheffer showed his improved power at the plate, delivering two doubles, while also showing off his speed with an infield single and stolen base. Oaks Christian came away with a 2-0 victory over host Valencia.
Sheffer is an Oklahoma State commit but also a pro prospect. Last season the Lions had Quentin Young, who became a second-round draft pick. Coach Rick Hirtensteiner said Young dealt with the pressure by just trying to have fun, and Sheffer, playing with his younger brother, Ryan, a starting shortstop, appeared to do just that Wednesday.
Sheffer had an RBI double in the third and Luke Puls had an RBI single in the seventh.
Connor Shahagun threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings to start the game and Gavin Geyer added 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Castaic 10, Cleveland 0: Aiden Arroyo had two RBIs and Andrew Bond gave up one hit for Castaic.
Santa Margarita 7, Crespi 0: Sophomore Tyler George made an impressive debut, striking out nine in five innings for the Eagles.
Servite 5, West Ranch 3: John Sullivan had two hits and two RBIs for the Friars.
St. Francis 6, Hueneme 3: JT Martin, Daniel Izaguirre and Landon Pure each had two hits for St. Francis.
Loyola 5, Huntington Beach 5: The Cubs scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth on RBI singles by Bobby Rapp and Wyatt Clougherty to settle for a tie because of darkness.
Mira Costa 3, Oxnard Pacifica 2: Garrett Jacobs, a UCLA commit, threw a complete game with four strikeouts and no walks. Connor Collins homered for Mira Costa.
Sierra Canyon 7, Texas Marcus 0: Sophomore shortstop Theo Swafford and junior catcher Dezi Delgado each had three hits for Sierra Canyon. Freshman Jordan Leon had two hits in his high school debut. Armando Solorio struck out eight in four innings.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 2, Texas Southlake Carroll 1: The Knights scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to win. Beckett Berg struck out 10 in 3 2/3 innings. Three Knights pitchers combined for 18 strikeouts.
Softball
Norco 12, Great Oak 0: Peyton May struck out nine and gave up one hit in five innings. Sadie Burroughs and Sasha Pham each hit home runs. Norco also defeated Riverside Poly 10-0. UCLA commit Coral Williams struck out eight and gave up two hits. Leighton Gray had three hits.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 15, El Segundo 1: Kelsey Luderer had two hits and five RBIs and Nadia Ledon had four RBIs in the Knights’ five-inning opener under the lights at Valley College.
