This day got here way quicker than I ever thought possible. Although I'm sad to see this chapter come to an end, I'm even more excited to watch you take on the world in a different way. It was never about where you ended up - it was about who you became getting to this point.
Sylmar's baseball team re-entered the Valley Mission League title race by defeating Sun Valley Poly 2-0, marking Poly's first league loss. Martinez's performance was recognized as he struck out nine batters.
"After going down three runs in the first inning, Valley Christian stormed all the way back and had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the seventh."
Last year, he stepped into a role where he was a float - just being the best athlete on the field wherever I needed him. This year, we knew he was going to be the guy on the mound we would give the ball to every third or fourth day and get six innings out of and be our No. 3 hitter and play right field. - Shaker coach Jonathan Washock