Prep baseball playoffs: Boston Bateman is overpowering in Camarillo's 9-0 victory

Camarillo’s Boston Bateman celebrates after striking out a Dos Pueblos batter with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of the Scorpions’ 9-0 playoff win Thursday. The first thing you notice about left-hander Boston Bateman is his size. He’s 6 feet 8 with lots of hair sticking out from the back of his Camarillo High hat. There’s high expectations whenever he pitches because he rarely gives up hits. Four times this baseball season, he has combined on no-hitters while giving up six hits in 48 innings with 102 strikeouts. So...