2024 Baseball News
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Four baseball players are named all-Orange Empire ConferenceApril 30, 2024Irvine Valley has right-handed pitcher Caden Byers selected first team all-conference and center fielder Shane Stafford, catcher Aaron Serrato and right fielder Kade Murray picked second team all-OEC on Monday.
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Baseball team comes up short vs. Saddleback at homeApril 25, 2024Irvine Valley gets down early, fights back, but loses, 9-8, to Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference game on Thursday at home. IVC finishes the regular season on Friday, playing on the road at Saddleback at 1 p.m.
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Baseball team takes down Saddleback in first game of seriesApril 23, 2024Irvine Valley gets strong pitching from Caden Byers and Tyler Eastham and beats Saddleback, 8-4, in the first game of a three-game Orange Empire Conference series on the road Tuesday. The two teams play again Thursday.
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Baseball team drops series to strong Golden West squadApril 20, 2024Irvine Valley falls in the three-game Orange Empire Conference series to Golden West this week. The Lasers dropped the final game at home on Saturday at home to the Rustlers, 10-3. IVC finishes the season vs. Saddleback.
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Baseball team scores 3-2 victory, wins the series over FullertonApril 12, 2024Irvine Valley scores the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by Chase Quezada and closer Colin Rhee shuts the door to give the Lasers a 3-2 Orange Empire Conference win over Fullerton Friday.
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Baseball team gets big flies from Snitko and Stafford in winApril 09, 2024Irvine Valley's Jackson Snitko hits a three-run home run, Shane Stafford adds a solo shot and Caden Byers pitches six solid innings in Irvine Valley's 6-3 Orange Empire Conference win over Fullerton on Tuesday at home.
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Baseball team gets star outing from Zack Marker in 8-0 winApril 06, 2024Irvine Valley earns the final game of the Orange Empire Conference series with Riverside on Saturday at home, beating the Tigers, 8-0. Freshman righthander Zack Marker deals 107 pitches in a complete-game, shutout win.
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Baseball team rallies for 9-4 win at LA Harbor on WednesdayMarch 26, 2024Irvine Valley scores the final nine runs of the game and defeats LA Habor, 9-4, on Wednesday at home. The teams split the two-game, spring break series. IVC is back in action on Thursday afternoon, hosting Ventura at 2 p.m.
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Baseball team drops spring break home game to LA HarborMarch 25, 2024Irvine Valley, in nonconference action took on LA Harbor at home on Tuesday. The Lasers couldn't get enough going at the plate and fell, 3-2, in the home contest. The Lasers play at LA Harbor on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Baseball team loses OEC series finale to Cypress on FridayMarch 22, 2024Irvine Valley falls, 10-6, to Cypress in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road on Friday afternoon. The Lasers see their record fall to 9-16 overall and 1-8 in conference play. IVC hosts LA Harbor on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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Baseball team takes down Cypress, 8-3, to even seriesMarch 21, 2024Irvine Valley scores five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 5-1 lead and goes on to an 8-3 Orange Empire Conference win over Cypress on Thursday afternoon at home. IVC is at the Chargers on Friday at 1 p.m.
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Baseball team drops second game of conference series to DonsMarch 14, 2024Irvine Valley falls behind early and loses to No. 1 in the state Santa Ana, 12-5, on Thursday at home in an Orange Empire Conference contest. The Lasers take on the Dons Saturday at Santa Ana in the finale of the three-game set.
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Baseball team falls at Santa Ana, 7-6, late in OEC actionMarch 12, 2024Irvine Valley has the lead late against the top team in the state, Santa Ana, in Orange Empire Conference play Tuesday. But the Dons score four runs in the seventh and one in the eighth in a 7-6 victory over the Lasers.
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Baseball team gives up lead late in OEC opening gameMarch 05, 2024Irvine Valley falls to Orange Coast, 7-4, on Tuesday afternoon at home in the first Orange Empire Conference game for both schools. The Lasers led, 3-2, heading into the eighth inning, but gave up five runs in the final two frames.
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Baseball team bounces back from tough defeat with solid victoryMarch 01, 2024Irvine Valley lost a lead late and fell, 3-1, in extra innings at LA Valley on Thursday, but the Lasers responded with a 9-6 win Friday afternoon at home. Freshman righty Kade Murray pitched three solid innings to earn his first victory.
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Baseball team drops second straight, falls to LA Valley at homeFebruary 27, 2024Irvine Valley's saw its record slip to 7-7 overall after a 5-1 loss to LA Valley at home on Tuesday. The Lasers battled, but fell behind, 2-0, through four innings and couldn't get closer than one run. IVC is at LA Valley on Thursday.
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Baseball team has two-game win streak snapped by SD MesaFebruary 25, 2024Irvine Valley falls to San Diego Mesa, 9-4, on Saturday at home. The Lasers see their record drop to 7-6 overall. Four different players have two hits for IVC. Irvine Valley plays Tuesday at home against LA Valley at 1 p.m.
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Baseball team explodes for 13 runs in the sixth in a 16-9 winFebruary 23, 2024Irvine Valley's baseball team beat Grossmont, 16-9, Friday afternoon at home to move two games over .500. IVC scored 13 runs in the bottom of the inning - all with two outs - to take control. The Lasers host Mesa on Saturday.
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Strong pitching, runs late lead to 7-1 win for baseball teamFebruary 22, 2024Irvine Valley gets a strong efforts on the mound from starter AJ Roettger and reliever Zack Marker in a 7-1 victory Thursday. Marker picks up his second win of the year. Nomar Vasquez puts the game away with a three-run double.
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Baseball splits games this week, headed up North nextFebruary 14, 2024Irvine Valley goes on the road and wins its fifth game of the season on Tuesday with an 8-0 shutout at College of the Desert. Irvine Valley returns home and falls to Compton, 7-6, in 11 innings at home on Wednesday afternoon.
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Baseball team cruises in 11-2 victory over Rio Hondo at homeFebruary 09, 2024Irvine Valley improves its record to 4-2 overall with an 11-2 win over Rio Hondo on Friday. There were contributions all around, including pitcher Caden Byers and position players Chase Quezada, Nomar Vasquez and Drew Seidel.
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Baseball team drops crazy and wild, 19-15 game to GrossmontFebruary 04, 2024Grossmont scores four runs in the top of the 11th inning to earn in the win in an four hour and 55 minute contest. Kade Murray has four hits and Shane Stafford and Jackson Snitko each have three hits for the Lasers in the defeat.
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Baseball team wins third game of the year, Byers shines outFebruary 02, 2024Irvine Valley improves its record to 3-1 overall with a 4-3 nonconference win over San Diego City on Friday at home. Caden Byers pitches seven shutout innings with six strikeouts. And Colin Rhea shuts things down for the save.
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Baseball team scores early and often in 11-0 win over VikingsJanuary 30, 2024Irvine Valley scores 10 runs in the first four innings and goes on to beat West LA, 11-0, Tuesday at home. Shane Stafford hits two home runs to lead the offense and Chris Cody pitches seven shutout innings on the mound.
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Baseball team falls behind early, drops game to Long Beach CityJanuary 28, 2024Irvine Valley gives up five runs in the first inning and was down, 9-0, after three innings in a 12-1 loss to Long Beach City on Saturday in the home opener. The Lasers (1-1) play again Tuesday, hosting West LA at 1 p.m.
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Baseball team starts 2024 season with win at Long BeachJanuary 26, 2024Irvine Valley gets strong pitching and scores single runs in the top of the sixth, seventh and ninth innings to earn a 6-4 win in its 2024 opener at Long Beach City on Friday afternoon. The Lasers host the Vikings Saturday at noon.