The Angels won’t play there for a while, it seems, but baseball still will be played at Angel Stadium this spring. 1 in the CIF-SS Division 1 rankings, and Servite is at No. JSerra coach Brett Kay is recovering from COVID-19 so he is not attending this week’s games. The Orange Lutheran-JSerra series continued Wednesday at Hart Park in Orange and concludes Friday with a 6 p.m.

Sophomore outfielder Derek Curiel went 1 for 2 with an RBI and two walks and sophomore outfielder Ben Reiland had two hits with an RBI. Senior pitcher Louis Rodriguez, who signed with Texas Chrstian University, threw six scoreless innings in which he gave up four hits and struck out seven. Orange Lutheran started its Trinity League-opening three-game series against JSerra with a 9-0 win Tuesday. “We’ve got a really good combination of talent this year,” Pines said of the Lobos, who so far have used that talent to win games and, like their coach, confront the challenges. Pines thinks the Lobos just might be able to stay there.

1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 rankings. Freshman third baseman Steven Esteves is one of their better hitters, Pines said. He is the catcher when Gutierrez pitches. Josiah Alvarez, a senior, is the Lobos’ No. He plays shortstop when he is not pitching, and hits second in the batting order. Los Amigos sophomore pitcher JP Gutierrez is 4-0 with three complete games. He’s there every day to run the show when I can’t be there.” “Marvin Reyes, our assistant coach, has been amazing how he’s picked up the slack. He’s 73 and he threw all four rounds of batting practice yesterday, and once or twice a week he drives me to my appointments at the City of Hope (in Duarte). Their father, Myron Pines, was the head coach at Santiago for many years and now is an assistant coach for Aaron at Los Amigos. Los Amigos beat Rancho Alamitos in the two Pines vs. Greg was the Rancho Alamitos baseball coach last season. Pines’ brother, Greg Pines, is an athletic director at Rancho Alamitos. The Lobos are home for league games Friday against Santiago and Tuesday against La Quinta. Los Amigos won its Garden Grove League opener against Loara 6-4 on Friday and on Tuesday beat Bolsa Grande 15-4 in a league game.

Alphabet Amigos by Angel M. Alvarez