Baseball: A 10-RBI day for Redlands’ Brian Ruhm
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What an opening day for Brian Ruhm of Redlands. He hit two home runs and finished with 10 RBIs as Redlands defeated Rancho Verde, 14-0, in an opening game of the Redlands Invitational. Angel Landazuri threw a one-hitter.
Defending Division 1 champion Riverside North opened with a 15-3 win over Victor Valley. Gabe Franca had two doubles and Justin Gheorghe went three for five with a double and triple.
Justin Garza, unbeaten last season for La Verne Bonita, threw six shutout innings with nine strikeouts in Bonita’s 6-0 win over Damien. Santa Barbara defeated Pioneer Valley, 2-0. Kees t’Sas threw a four-hitter and had two hits.
Junior JJ Muno is known for his tackling at linebacker for the Sherman Oaks Notre Dame football team, but he also is an all-league baseball player. He had a home run, double and single in the Knights’ 10-0 victory over Canyon Country Canyon in the Southern California Invitational.
Buena defeated Granada Hills, 2-1. Oxnard defeated Palisades, 3-0. Defending City champion San Fernando got seven strikeouts in five innings from sophomore Alonzo Garcia and a grand slam from Carlos Robles in an 11-1 win over Westchester.
Taft defeated Roosevelt, 7-1. Nick Gendian threw a two-hitter and also hit a home run. Ramsey Abushahla hit a two-run home run. Birmingham defeated Sun Valley Poly, 6-2. Steven Rodriguez threw a complete game.
Aaron Landecker struck out nine in four innings and went three for three to help Sierra Canyon defeat Manual Arts, 17-2. Kyle Weber added three hits.
-- Eric Sondheimer