Community Colleges: Week of Apr. 1-6

By Nick Pellegrino
Updated: April 3, 2025

Grossmont College spiker Joshua Pineda (O'Farrell Charter)vss. Orange Coast / Photo by Nick Pellegrino

2025 COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Week of Apr. 1-6

East County Sports.com

Baseball

Anthony Thomas, circa 2023 at Fallbrook High

Thurs.,Apr. 3
Grossmont College 5, Southwestern 2 BOXSCORE
San Diego City 12, Imperial Valley 2
Palomar at San Diego Mesa

FLETCHER HILLS – The Grossmont College Griffins moved into a second-place deadlock with Southwestern following their second straight victory o ver the Jaguars, taking a 5-2 deicision Thursday at Noel Mickelson Field… Pitcher Trevor Morgan posted his finest stint in relief all season, going the final 6/2 innngs to collect the victory, allowing just one run on five hits… The Grossmont offense was supplied by the bottom half of the batting order, inckuding three RBI by catcher Anthony Thomas, the No. 9 hitter, with a career-best three RBI. Included was a go-ahead solo homer in the 5th inning, then a 2-run shot in his next at-bat in the 6th.

Sat., Apr. 5
San Diego Mesa at Palomar, 1 p.m.
San Diego City at Imperial Valley, 1L05 p.m.
Grossmont College at Southwestern, 2 p.m.

Nico Newhan, the CCCAA state leader with 12 home runs

Tue., Apr. 1
Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Grossmont College 15, at Southwestern 5 BOXSCORE
San Diego Mesa 5, at Palomar 3
Imperial Valley 16, San Diego City 10

CHULA VISTA – Grossmont College mounted a 9-0 lead, then posted six additional runs in the 7th inning to make it 15-0 in a pounding of the host Jaguars… Griffins pitcher Johnny Nuanez fired 6.1 innings of shutout ball, allowing a mere four hits in his seven frames. He was also backed by a double play… On offense, try five extra-base hits among the team total of 18, featuring a home run by M.J. Sweeney, who collected five RBI, including a 3-run shot in the third for a 5-0 lead… Triples: Jacob Embleton and Noah Manasan; Doubles: Nico Newhan, and Manasan… Meanwhile, SD Mesa won at first-place Palomar, to really tighten the PCAC standings: Palomar 11-3, Southwestern 10-4, Grossmont 9-5, SD Mesa 806.

Softball

Thurs., Apr. 3
G1: East L.A. 3, at Grossmont College 0 BOXSCORE
G2: Grossmont College 8, East L.A. 1 BOXSCORE

Katelynne Parent

FLETCHER HILLS – Grossmont College infielder Katelynne Parent slugged a solo home run, pasrt of a 13-hit attack, as the Griffins salvaged a split of a re-scheduled double-header from the East Los Angeles Huskies. For Parent, the second baseman, the homer to center field was her first of the season for the product of Grossmont High… The first four hitters for Grossmont went a composite 7-for-14, including two hits by Mariah Mata, Kate Manes and Kaitlyn Ours… Meanwhile, Gracie Johnston tossed a 4-hitter to garner the victory.

Wed., Apr. 2
Orange Coast 7, at Palomar 0
East L.A. 8, at San Diego City 1
Mt. San Jacinto 3, San Diego Mesa 2

‘Tue., Apr. 1
Palomar 8, Grossmont College 0 (5 inn.) BOXSCORE