Baseball: VIBL all-star games are Saturday

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The VIBL will hold its all-star baseball games on Saturday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Franklin Field complex in Encino, where North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake and Montclair Prep have stadiums.

The first game at the O’Malley Field will feature Kennedy East vs. Simi Valley West.

Among the players for Kennedy East are pitcher Ryan Cruz (Granada Hills Kennedy), infielder Scott Heineman (Crespi), catchers Ryan Tinkham (Royal) and Chris Mallon (Kennedy) and outfielder Aaron Brown (Chatsworth). Simi Valley West includes outfielder Edgar Montes (Alemany) and infielder Levi Shordon (Simi Valley).

The 1 p.m. game at Montclair Prep’s Hartunian Field will have West Ranch North against Chatsworth South. Catcher Josh Heinz (West Ranch), outfielder Justin Sheehan (Saugus), pitcher Kevin Torres (Birmingham), outfielder Steven Karkenny (Chatsworth) and catcher Chris Whitmer (El Camino Real) are among the players scheduled to participate.

-- Eric Sondheimer