No. 1 St. John Bosco baseball begins season with shutout
Published on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at 4:09 pm
BELLFLOWER — The top-ranked Braves wasted no time reminding everyone why they sit atop the Southern Section Division 1 throne, opening the 2024 campaign with an emphatic 8-0 blanking of La Serna on Friday afternoon at St. John Bosco.
Making his first varsity appearance since an arm injury sidelined him for the entire 2023 season, senior right-hander Julian Garcia looked every bit the ace, firing four no-hit innings with five strikeouts and zero walks. Closer Jack Champlin polished off the Lancers in tidy fashion, recording the final two outs—one via strikeout—to preserve the shutout.
Offensively, the Braves pounced early and never relented. Noah Everly set the table with three hits, while James Clark supplied the thunder, driving in two runs on a pair of base knocks.
The victory extends St. John Bosco’s winning streak dating back to last season’s championship run and sends an early message to the rest of Division 1: the Braves have no intention of relinquishing their crown.
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Source: latimes
