Prep roundup: Corona High’s Seth Hernandez strikes out seven in season debut

There were two food trucks, spotless jerseys, polished cleats and so many cameras on the field and in the stands for the baseball season opener Saturday at Corona High that anyone who wasn’t taking a photo looked out of place.

There were more than two dozen professional scouts who showed up to watch a Panthers team with potentially three first-round draft picks this summer. Certainly the player who had radar guns pointed at him for every pitch was Seth Hernandez, who struck out seven in three innings during a 2-0 victory over Los Osos. His fastball was at 97 or 98 mph depending on the device.

The expectations are so high for Corona, the defending Southern Section Division 1 champion, that scoring a mere two runs might be considered a disappointment. Give credit to Los Osos junior Gavin Loeb-Keene, who struck out four and walked none over five innings.

Joshua Sur had an RBI single for Corona and finished with two hits. Hernandez gave up two light singles in the first inning, then became dominant by using a slider and curveball. He started to smile, which is the best indication of a player having fun while so many people are focused on his talented arm.

Vista Murrieta 9, Banning 3: The Broncos (3-0) received three hits from Gavin Kramer.

Royal 9, Canyon 0: Dean Barkman struck out 10 over five innings and gave up one hit.

San Fernando 5, Burroughs 4: The Tigers won in the eighth inning. Mario Miranda and Alex Torres each had two hits.

Arcadia 8, Bishop Amat 4: Home runs from Avery Truesdale and Tyler Brereton powered the Apaches to victory.

Edison 7, St. Mary’s 0: Hayden Cato had a two-run single and Grady Fischer contributed a two-run double for Edison.

Village Christian 9, Glendale 0: Nick Garcia struck out nine in four innings and also had three hits for Village Christian. Joseph Tapia had two hits for Glendale.

La Habra 3, El Modena 1: Alex Haro struck out six in 4 2/3 innings for La Habra (3-0).

Los Alamitos 10, Rowland 0: Three pitchers didn’t allow any hits in five innings. Jake Lorenz struck out five in three innings.

Bonita 4, South Hills 2: Cody White contributed two hits for 2-0 Bonita.

St. Augustine 7, Maranatha 3: Zack Strickland struck out five and allowed two hits in four shutout innings for Maranatha in defeat. Anthony Tompkins had three hits and three RBIs for St. Augustine.

Santa Monica 7, Windward 6: Isaac Liberman went three for three to lead Santa Monica.

Villa Park 11, Millikan 8: Anthony Pack had three hits and five RBIs in defeat for Millikan. Nate Lewis led Villa Park with three RBIs.

Cypress 3, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 0: Aiden Franco and Tate Belfanti combined on the shutout. John Short had two hits.

La Mirada 9, Etiwanda 2: The Matadores opened their new stadium with a victory. Jason Rodriguez had two hits and two RBIs and Jacob Oropeza struck out eight in four innings. Ryan Severns homered for Etiwana.

Softball

Granada Hills 9, Villa Park 6: Lainey Brown had three hits, including a home run, and four RBIs for Granada Hills.

Hart 1, Louisville 0: Freshman Hannah Cook struck out eight for Hart, and Bella Marquez homered.