No Games on Saturday

Due to disruptions (and lingering smoke) caused by the Topanga fire, all games scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed. Sunday's games, however, will be played as scheduled.

The Weekend Schedule

Malibu's varsity team will play on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. against Calabasas at Calabasas. The JV team plays on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. at Pepperdine against Monclair.

Back to Wednesday

Practice for the varsity fall ball team will be on Wednesday this week at 4:00 p.m. This will allow coaches the opportunity to go to Back to School Night on Thursday. (It will also allow players more time to surf on Thursday after the early out.)

Calabasas 4, Malibu 3

Malibu dropped the first game of the fall season to Calabasas on Saturday, 4-3. In spite of strong pitching performances by Colbie Bell, Jared Weinstock, Wesley Semkin, and Jacob Perrin, a series of defensive lapses leading to three unearned runs combined with a failure to get timely hits with runners in scoring position led to the loss.

Jace Dispenza hits for Malibu.

Leadoff hitter Greg Kernodle provided most of the offense for Malibu. Kernodle was 3-for-4 on the day. Weinstock, Perrin, and Nate Schoenbrun also had one hit each.

Jared Weinstock delivers in the fourth inning.

Stephen Williams awaits the play at first base.

Malibu returns to Calabasas for a rematch on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

Jerseys

If you have a spare black jersey, please turn it in so incoming players will have one to use this fall. Coach Gallo will be at the field today at 1:00 and can redistribute jerseys then. Alternatively, you may bring whatever you've got to the first game. The uniform for both teams throughout the fall season is black caps, black jerseys, grey pants, and black socks. Washing the uniform occasionally would be a nice touch.

Schedule Change for Saturday

Saturday's varsity game will be at noon against Calabasas, not 3:00 p.m. as stated in yesterday's post. As a reminder, tomorrow's practice will be at 4:00 p.m.

For more schedule information, see the Westhills Baseball site here. (Please note: Schedule changes are a common occurrence during fall ball. We'll always post the latest schedule information available here.)

You've Got to Pay to Play

Just a reminder: If you haven't already paid your share of the fall baseball registration fee ($130 per player), please do so on Thursday. Checks may be made payable to Robert Williams.

Saturday at Calabasas

The first game of the fall season for the Malibu High varsity team will be 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, at Calabasas High.

The next practice will be on Thursday, September 22, at 4:00 p.m. Please note that school is out at 12:35 p.m. that afternoon.

Fall Schedules Coming

Westhills Baseball fall league schedules for both the varsity and junior varsity teams should be available Tuesday night. I'll post Malibu's schedules here within twenty-four hours. Complete schedules should also be available soon on the Westhills Baseball web site.

Meanwhile, workouts for the varsity team are scheduled for every Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. (Stay tuned for an announcement about practice times on shortened days.) The junior varsity is working out every Friday after school until further notice.