VH Dons Baseball

[L.A. in a Minute @LaInaMinute]

One of the best traditions in L.A. is the City Section baseball Championship game at Dodger Stadium.

This year, two champions were crowned, following in the footsteps of legends who also competed in what might be the best tradition in the LAUSD.

Let's get into it!

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

Prep Rally: Dodger Stadium is the new favorite place for Birmingham and Verdugo Hills https://t.co/Yo99zv115o

[Alexis "Agent Ubeda" Ubeda @AgentUbeda]

#BOOM!!!! #818STRONG 💪🏽💪🏽 #UNITETHEVALLEY 😎@VHDonsBaseball #CONGRATULATIONS 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

How @VHDonsBaseball found their way after early struggles and turned 2026 into a historic end at Dodger Stadium.
https://t.co/LP7yGyfuVY

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Duran brings in on an infield single. Smith who reached on an error at short, the mistake comes back to haunt Taft.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Incredible catch by Victor Jara doing his Max Muncy impression along the third base line near the railing!

Top play nominee. @SCNext

@SoCalVarsity

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

D'Angelo Duran makes a good defensive play at third backhanded stab.

End of two: Verdugo Hills 1, Taft 0.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Taft's turn to hit.

Verdugo Hills leads 1-0 going bottom first.

Early pressure for the Toreadors.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Cuttor Fannon 2-ball approach rips a double into left that scores Rodriguez.

Well studied approaches by the Dons.

Verdugo Hills 1, Taft 0 two outs top first.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Velasquez works a 2-out walk for Verdugo Hills. Patient.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Verdugo Hills in away black jersey and red numbering.

Taft in cream colored uniforms with yellow numbers with slight red shading.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Winning at Dodger Stadium is 65% playing catch.

The team who makes the routine plays, pounds the strike zone and plays clean is the team that wins.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

FINAL: Verdugo Hills 3, Taft 1.

[Ethan Hanson @EthanAHanson]

Live from Dodger Stadium where high school baseball dreams are made!

CIF City Section Championships.

Game 1: No. 13 seed Verdugo Hills (13-18) vs. Taft (13-17) Division I

Game 2: No. 2 seed El Camino Real (21-9) vs. No. 1 seed Birmingham (26-4).

[CIF LA City Section @CIFLACS]

⚾🧢 Congratulations to Verdugo Hills High School, our 2026 CIF Los Angeles City Section Division I Baseball Champions! ⚾🧢

[Tarek Fattal @Tarek_Fattal]

WEB GEM: Taft’s Victor Jara with a great catch in traffic hanging over his own dugout.

🎥: NFHSNetwork

[Tarek Fattal @Tarek_Fattal]

Verdugo Hills' unexpected hero pitches 1-hitter to win City title at Dodger Stadium
https://t.co/ml4MPQRSqf

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

The Field of Dreams is ready for Taft, Verdugo Hills, Birmingham and El Camino Real. Enjoy. The reward for playing baseball in the City Section.

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

When the coaches are taking photos of themselves you know it’s a nice site.

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

What a memory for Verdugo Hills.