Community Colleges: Week of April 6-12

By Nick Pellegrino
Updated: April 11, 2025

Off the blocks at the 2024 3C2A state championships at Orange Coast College

Baseball, Softball are below swim

2025 COMMUNITY COLLEGES
April 6-12

East County Sports.com

Women’s Swimming

FLETCHER HILLS – Grossmont College sophomore Camille Seiley, a product of Steele Canyon HS, is the California state leader in swimming head into the 3C2A California Championships, slated for May at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Earlier this season, Seiley dominated in meets held at Mt. San Antonio and Golden West community colleges, earning first-place awards in the 509 free and 100 free events.

Camille Seiley / GC photo

Her current state-leading time is 24.09 seconds in the 50 free, while she rabks third in at 100 free at 53.52 secibds.

Also at the Golden West Invitational in Huntington Beach, Seiley was a top finished in the women’s Waterman Pentathlon, officially making her the of the contenders to beat at Santa Rosa, to be held May 1-3.

For her efforts, Seiley was one of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference’s athlete sof the month for February.

At the 2024 3C2A state meet at Orange Coast, Seiley captured the state championship in the 50, plus second in the 100, and 7th in the 200.

— Nick Pellegrino, ECS Senior writer

Baseball

Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Fri., Apr. 11
Grossmont College 8, Imperial Valley 5 BOXSCORE

FLETCHER HILLS – Grossmont College third baseman Nico Newhan moved into contention for the state lead in home runs, while Marland Jorgensen pitched three innings of shutout relief, leading the Griffins to an 8-5 triumph over Imperial Valley in Pacific Coast Athletic Association action Friday (Apr. 11) at Noel Michelson Field.

Newhan, a sophomore out of Granite Huills Hugh, smacked a rwo-run shot to left field in the second inning, when Grossmont scored four times to build a 5-0 cushion.

Imperial Valley batlled back to within three runs by the sixth, but Jorgensen entered the shut the door. He struck out foyr Arabs batters and allowed just a pair of singles for his second save of the season.

Newhan now had 15 home runs this year, one behind 3C2A state leader Justin Tillar of Cypress.

The Griffins (24-9 overall, 14-5 PCAC) within a half-game of conference leading Palomar (14-4), which was idle but will travel to play Southwestern on Saturday when the G-House is off.

Following the weekend, all schools will have six PCAC contests remaining.

Grossmont closes the regular season with three game swings against San Diego Mesa and San Diego City, but will the roadf team for 2-out-of-3 in both sets.

Palomar owns the clear advantage, meeting both of the conferecne’s last place teams in IVC and San Diego City. Thus, the Comets contest at Southwestern on Sasturday will be critical for Grossmont in order to gain at least a share of the PCAC crown.

Thurs., Apr. 10
Grossmont College 9, at Imperial Valley 7 – GCV scores 4 in 9th BOXSCORE
San Diego Mesa 7, San Diego City 2
Palomar 15, Southwestern 10

IMPERIAL – With a major scheduling disadvantage facing Grossmont College, the Griffins nearly blew any hopes of a PCAC championship, yet barely came through in the end.

Trailing all afternoon, the Griffins were down to their final out, but Nico Newhan bombed a go-ahead, 3-run homer in the ninth inning, when they scored four times to stun the Arabs, 9-7, at John A. “Buck” DePaoli Sports Complex, located east of El Centro.

An error and a ground ball out by pinch-hitter Colby Corlett trimmed the deficit to 7-6. However, the error also turned over the batting order.

Two batters later, Newhan clubbed a 3-run homer with two down. All the runs were unearned, yet Grossmont avoided a IVC curse.

In the history of the PCAC, no team that lost even one game in a season series to the Arabs has ever caputred the conference title.

Trevor Morgan registered the final four outs in relief to garner the victory.

Tue., Apr. 8
Grossmont College 13, Imperial Valley 6 BOXSCORE
Southwestern 8, Palomar 3
San Diego Mesa 6, San Diego City 3

FLETCHER HILLS – Imperial Valley opned with three runs in the first, but after Grossmont College moved to with 3-2, they scored seven runs in the sixth inning in downing the Arabs, 13-6.

Second baseman Noah Manasan and right fielder Noah Libed paced the offense with three RBI, while catcher Anthony Thomas and center fielder Jacob Embleton each finished with two RBI.

Libd andf Embleton slugged home runs, along with first baseman M.J. Sweeney and shortstop Logan Aguilar.

The pitching win went to Johnny Nuanez (4-2), who streuck out five Arabs batters over 6.1 innings.

PCAC Standings thru Apr. 6
Palomar 13-3 (22-9), Grossmont College 11-5 (20-9), Southwestern 10-6 (19-12), San Diego Mesa 8-8 (17-14), Imperial Valley 4-12 (*11017), San Diego City 2-14 (7-20).

Softball

Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Tue., Apr. 8
Imperial Valley 3, at Grossmont College 2 BOXSCORE
San Diego Mesa 2, San Diego City 0
Palomar 8, Southwestern 0
Palomar

Thurs., Apr. 10
Southwestern 8, Grossmont College 0 (6 inn., walk-off) BOXSCORE
Palomar 8, San Diego Mesa 0 (5 inn., walk-off)
Imperial Valley 6, at San Diego City 4

Fri., Apr. 11
Cerro Coso at Grossmont College, DH, noon

Sat., Apr. 11
Grossmont College at Glendale (Calif.), DH, noon

PCAC Standings thru Apr. 6
Palomar 9-0 (27-3), San Diego Mesa 6-2 (16-13), Imperial vllwy 4-5 (7-19), Southwestern 3-7 (8-23), Grossmont College 2-5 (6-17), San Diego City 2-7 (12-18).