Baseball Recap: Laguna Hills Has No Trouble Against Santa Ana Valley

Laguna Hills never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 21-0 margin over the Santa Ana Valley Falcons. The matchup marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season.

Jake Kahl

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/01/25 @ Santa Ana Valley	3
03/29/25 vs St. Anthony	1
03/22/25 vs Covina	1
03/03/25 vs Portola	1
02/18/25 @ Irvine	1

Christian Sigaty and Jake Kahl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Sigaty pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kahl pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Sigaty scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Kahl scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Laguna Hills is undefeated when Sigaty posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

In other pitching news, Chris Cooke looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Back at the plate, Truett Kordes was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Nate Medina was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Laguna Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .525. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The win made it two in a row for Laguna Hills and bumps their season record up to 9-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Santa Ana Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Coming up, Laguna Hills will face off against Tustin at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks are facing the Tillers at the right time seeing as the Tillers are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Santa Ana Valley, they will square off against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.