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EAST COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL — 2012
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El Capitan catcher Jordan Abruzzo
led the Vaqueros to the 2003 CIFSDS
Division II baseball championship.
(East County Sports file photo)
POSTSEASON

Abruzzo selected to replace Vickery

By Bill Dickens
© East County Sports.com
LAKESIDE (8-25-12/Updated 8-27-12) — El Capitan High alum JORDAN ABRUZZO has accepted the major challenge of attempting to fill the shoes of record-breaking coach STEVE VICKERY as he accepted the varsity coaching position late last week.

“I think he is a great selection as he knows our program and our community very well,” noted Vickery, who is the second all-time winningest baseball coach in the San Diego CIF with a mark of 647-345-5 (.651).

Abruzzo is a 2003 graduate of El Capitan . In his final two yearsm the Vaqueros catcher batted a combined .444 (99-for-223) with 15 home runs and 89 RBI. He was a member of the Vaqueros 2003 San Diego Section Division II championship ballclub, twice earning first-team All-East County honors with the Vaqueros in 2002 and 2003.

“Jordan has a great background in the game and has a passion for teaching players at the high school level,” Vickery said.

Abruzzo was a four-year starter at the University of San Diego where he set and still holds several baseball records. He played 3 1/2 years in the NY Mets farm system.

Last year, he served as an assistant on head coach JAMES DAVIS' staff at Granite Hills.

“Jordan possesses the quality and attributes needed to run a successful program,” Vickery said. “We’re glad to have him aboard.”


Young accepts SDCC offer
Eichhorst also signs with Hawks

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EL CAJON (8-21-12) — The San Diego Christian College Hawks picked up another local signee when MARK YOUNG accepted a baseball scholarship.

A 6-foot, 165-pound left-hander out of Helix High, Young will be pitching for former Major League stars Chris Bando (Cleveland, Detroit, Oakland) and Doug Jones (Milwaukee, Cleveland, Baltimore, Oakland, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago Cubs).

A year ago, Young posted a 5-2 record with one save, a 2.46 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 48.1 innings as a senior for the Highlanders (21-11 overall).

Hawks happenings – TAYLOR EICHHORST has been signed off the roster of the San Diego Stars semipro baseball team to continue his collegiate career at San Diego Christian, which is a member of the Golden State Atheltic Conference.
Wolverines sign Romano

By Bill Dickens
© East County Sports.com

EL CAJON (8-17-12) — Versatile Valhalla High senior RAMSEY ROMANO has accepted a baseball scholarship to the University of Michigan.

“I’m really excited about it,” said Romano, the Norsemen’s varsity quarterback, shortstop and closer.

Romano was taken by surprise when he was approached by Wolverines head coach Erik Bakich at the Area Code tryouts early this summer.

“That is where they first saw me,” Romano said. “Nobody said anything to me that day.”

His next contact with Michigan was at a Los Angeles Angels elite tryout camp at Anaheim Stadium.

After that he was offered a recruiting trip to the Ann Arbor campus last weekend (Aug. 11-12). It was at that point that he made a verbal commitment to Michigan .

“They recruited me as a shortstop,” Romano said. “This is going to be a great experience. There is no University of Michigan on the West Coast. That’s what makes me proud to be a kid from Southern California getting a chance like this.”

Bottom line is few athletes from SoCal get a crack at Big 12 competition in any sport.

“ Ann Arbor is a college town for a big school which is what I’ve always been looking for,” Romano said. “I want to play in the big time... where sports is of major importance.”

And so he will.


Rustich selected to Area Code Games competition

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LONG BEACH (7-30-12) — Grossmont High senior pitcher/ corner infielder DEREK RUSTICH is the only East County athlete selected to participate in the Area Code Games which begins a six-day run on Sunday (Aug. 5) at Blair Field.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Rustich is one of nine San Diego CIF athletes playing for the Texas Rangers-sponsored ballclub in the national tryout camp. He will play his college ball at Texas Tech.

More than 100 pro scouts and college coaches are expected to attend the event.


Monte Vista skipper tabbed to head Hillers

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EL CAJON (7-26-12) — One of East County’s most prestigious baseball coaching jobs was filled on Wednesday (July 25).

Monte Vista High baseball coach CHAD WILLIAMS, an athletic standout at Granite Hills and Chico State during his playing days, has left his Monarchs post after two seasons to take the Foothillers’ reins, according to Grossmont High vice principal DONNIE CARROLL.

“We got the guy we wanted to lead our program,” said Carroll, who was a second round draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers during his playing days at Granite Hills. “He’s a good one.”

You belong in the City
Christian Patriots relocated

By Nick Pellegrino
© East County Sports.com

HILLCREST (7-27-12) — The San Diego City Conference, following the lead of other conferences throughout the CIF San Diego Section, will soon divide its 20-member schools from three leagues to four in many sports for the 2012-13 school year. Most notably, baseball will split up, meaning Christian High will be placed in a new league.

The City Conference will keep its three long-standing leagues – Eastern, Western and Central – while adding the new City League. In baseball, those teams will feature Christian, Serra, Coronado, Lincoln and Clairemont.

"The Eastern League will be the power league with all of the city's largest schools by enrollment or the most competitive schools," noted Serra baseball coach SCOTT "Hoppy" HOPGOOD. "Those teams are Patrick Henry, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Cathedral Catholic and St. Augustine."

Many argued for years that because private schools have an advantage since they are allowed to recruit, perhaps they should be placed in a higher division for CIF playoff competition, despite official enrollment figures. The first step to such realignment has been taken by City Conference officials with the new "power" league.

The Western League will
remain relatively intact with La Jolla, Point Loma, Mission Bay, University City, Madison, and Point Loma. The Central League features Crawford, Hoover, Kearny, Morse and San Diego.

Meeting the CIF minimum of five teams in all four leagues, the conference is also guaranteed at least four CIF playoff berths with four league champions, which could affect which schools gain first-round home games.

The North County Conference went to four leagues recently, while the Metro Conference (South Bay schools) now has three leagues in football.


Recipients of Patsy Earley Scholarships
for 2012 are Will Soto (left) and Jon
Howarth (right), sandwiched around
former Foothillers coach Jim Earley.
(Photo by Tim Soto)
Soto, Howarth named Earley scholars

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EL CAJON (7-8-12) — The annual Patsy Earley Scholarship winners have been announced. WILL SOTO and JON HOWARTH each received financial awards which will go toward furthering their educations. Both graduated from Grossmont High in 2011.

The scholarships are given to Grossmont High baseball players “who embody the qualities my mom loved – strong work ethic, hard work, family values and selflessness,” said former Foothillers baseball coach JIM EARLEY.

Funds are raised through donations and activities each year to support the scholarships, which were created in memory of Earley’s mother, who for many years ran the Foothillers’ concession stand, which has been named “Patsy’s Place.”

Hipolito takes West Hills baseball post

By Bill Dickens
© East County Sports.com

SANTEE (7-8-12) — CORDELL HIPOLITO is familiar with East County and Grossmont Conference baseball. That’s why he should be a perfect fit as head coach of the West Hills High baseball program.

Hipolito replaces JASON FOWLER, who resigned after three seasons with a composite 38-50 record. His club finished 18-15 in the rugged Grossmont Hills League last year.

“The move to West Hills made a lot of sense for me,” Hipolito said. “My son played for Coach Fowler and graduated in 2011. Through my son's experiences I have witnessed the tremendous growth of the program under Fowler. My daughter has been a member of the Wolf Pack softball program and will be going into her senior season. With both my kids having developed through Little League and ASA in Santee we have always been a part of this community.

A year ag,o Hipolito led University City to the Division V championship of the Lions Tournament, and the San Diego CIF semifinals before being eliminated by eventual champion Cathedral Catholic.

“We were ranked as high as No. 13 in the county, and as high as No. 4 in Division III (during the regular season),” Hipolito noted.

Other stops during Hipolito’s coaching career include San Diego Mesa College (1996-2002) and UCSD (2003-04). As an assistant coach, Hipolito helped lead the Tritons to the first CCAA conference tournament appearance in school history.

“I served as the hitting instructor and developed and implemented the offense that broke the program record for hits in a season,” Hipolito said.

UCSD was ranked as high as No. 13 in the country for NCAA Division II that year.

Hipolito moved over to Southwestern College (2005-09).

“We made an incredible run of four playoff appearances that included two super regionals and a state championship game in 2008,” Hipolito recalled of the Jaguars, who finished ranked No. 2 in California and No. 12 in the country for 2008.

In a return to UCSD (2010-2011), Hipolito helped the Tritons, the No. 1-ranked Division II team in the country, reached the NCAA national championship game in 2010. UCSD finished with a remarkable 51-9 record in 2010. UCSD was the CCAA champion in 2010 and 2011. The Tritons reached the regionals in 2011, two wins shy of a third consecutive college world series appearance.

“I have been a major contributor in every program I have been a part of,” Hipolito said. “It has not been a coincidence that each one of the programs has shown marked improvement during my tenure. I have left all the programs in better condition than when I got there.”


Patriots among Top Chiefs

Special to East County Sports.com
EL CAJON (6-24-12) — The San Diego Chiefs, a team made up mostly of Patrick Henry High baseball players, had a tough road in capturing the silver medal of the Quality Baseball Tournament this weekend, The Chiefs had to play three games on Sunday (June 24) to defeat Silvas Academy and No. 1 seed San Diego Legacy to reach the finals. Coach Nick Farren’s Chiefs lost to the Bonita Vice, 12-11, in the title game.

The Bonita Vice, under head coach George Lara, drew a bye in the first round on Sunday (June 24), then defeated the Southern California Bandits in the semis to make it to the championship.

The Chiefs had standout performances from center fielder Garret Jarvis and right fielder C.J. Cauzza. Andrew Lopez led the attack for the Bonita Vice with a 3-run home run and a solid 5-inning pitching performance.

In the 16U division of the same event, the San Diego Monsters walked away with a championship without allowing a single run in the tournament. All three of the Monsters games ended early via the mercy rule. The runner-up in the 16U division was the San Diego Legacy (2-2).

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Conyers named among state's best by Cal-Hi Sports

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STOCKTON (6-23-12) — The dominant year for high school baseball in the CIF San Diego Section was reflected in the California state players of the year, as announced Friday (June 22) by Cal-Hi Sports, a division of ESPNHS.

Heading the list is El Capitan High senior TROY CONYERS, the Medium Schools player of the year.

Conyers was the runner-up for the award and for Juniors Classic player of the year to Bishop Amat's Rio Ruiz in 2011. A blood clot ended the season early for Ruiz, but Conyers was already in the midst of an outstanding senior season.

Although Ty Moore of Santa Ana-Mater Dei and Luke Eubank of Newbury Park were the primary two finalists for Mr. Baseball, Conyers was not far behind. He was named the CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year for a second straight season after leading El Capitan to the Division III title game.

Conyers batted .394 with five homers and 26 RBIs. He also went 9-2 on the mound with a 1.02 ERA and whiffed 131 batters in 82 innings.

In his prep career, Conyers was a four-year pitching ace, broke a school record with 313 strikeouts and played on two Team USA summer squads that won gold medals in international competition.

The last medium schools’ player of the year from San Diego was Ryan Wilkins of Cathedral Catholic in 2009.

Meanwhile, Moore was tabbed Mr. Baseball in California for 2012 by Cal-Hi Sports, the leading authority for high school sports in the state.

In the Small Schools division, Santa Fe Christian pitcher Nolan Gannon was tabbed the state's best. The right-hander was the top San Diego County player selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft earlier in the month after leading the Eagles to the CIFSDS Division IV championship.

There have been only four State Small Schools Player of the Year picks from the San Diego Section since 1960, but all four are somewhat recent. The other three are Nick Noonan of Francis Parker (2007), BRIAN SCHROEDER of Christian (2003) and Ben Cordova from Marian Catholic (1998).

In the state by year in school, Vista 's Brett Seeburger was tabbed Junior or the Year, while catcher Alex Jackson of Rancho Bernardo was Sophomore of the Year.


Smith ticketed to UCSB

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EL CAJON (6-21-12) — One of the most versatile athletes in Helix High history, KACY SMITH has cast his future by accepting a baseball scholarship to the University of California at Santa Barbara.

The highly decorated football-baseball player who stands in at 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, realizes his future is in baseball.

“Santa Barbara is getting a really great baseball player,” said Helix head coach COLE HOLLAND. “He’s a highly skilled athlete who can play either sport – does every thing you want as a player. While baseball is his game, he’s a tremendous student athlete and fortunately for the baseball coaches he chose their sport.”

A three-time first team selection for All-East County and All-Grossmont Hills League, Smith was also named All-SDCIF as a junior and a senior.

His football endeavors include being named the All-SDCIF Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. The hard-hitting linebacker also earned first team defense as a junior and Defensive Player of the Year in the Grossmont Hills League as a senior.

“You won’t find a better student athlete than Kacy Smith,” said Holland of the 3.50 GPA student.

Retiring El Capitan baseball coach Steve Vickery
named Cal-Hi Sports' California Coach of the Year

© Special to East County Sports.com
STOCKTON (6-18-12, 5:05 p.m.) — In 33 years of coaching high school baseball, STEVE VICKERY of El Capitan has won many awards, including the 2011 California Interscholastic Federation Model Coach award and the 2011 California Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year honors.

Now, after leading his Vaqueros to a school record 31 wins (seven losses) and a runner-up finish in the CIF San Diego Section Division III playoffs, the affable Vickery, who is retiring with 647 victories, has been named the 2012 ESPN Cal-Hi Sports State Coach of the Year.

Vickery joins his younger brother, retired Santana of Santee girls basketball coach WADE VICKERY, as the winningest siblings in California prep history. Wade had 610 victories in 26 years, giving the brothers 1,257 wins combined.

Wade’s name is already on the list of winningest girls basketball coaches in the Cal-Hi Sports state record book. Now the elder Vickery will get his name in the book on the list for most career wins in baseball. He joins San Diego Rancho Bernardo’s Sam Blalock, the 1989 State Coach of the Year, now retired San Diego Mission Bay ’s Dennis Pugh, the 1996 State Coach of the Year, and Dick Serrano, who retired from the old San Diego University. Vickery’s win total trails only Blalock.

Since 1933, the year Cal-Hi Sports chose to start naming a state coach of the year for baseball through research at the state library, Vickery is the ninth from the CIF San Diego Section. The last CIFSDS winner was ROB PHILLIPS of Grossmont League rival El Cajon Grossmont after the 2008 season.

During his career, the 60-year old Vickery has captured 12 league titles, four section titles, and four runner-ups. This group, which includes 6-foot-5, 229-pound four-year varsity left-handed pitcher and University of San Diego-bound TROY CONYERS, who won two of those titles before finishing second to San Diego Cathedral Catholic the last two seasons.

“Not only is he a great coach but he’s a great person,” said longtime San Diego area prep sports writer Steve Brand.

Best team?
“It could have been a tad better season but I have no complaints. These kids were winners. Just by accomplishment, they have to be my best four-year group. It’s hard to beat what this group has done,” said Vickery, who wanted to talk more about his players than being honored.

“Conyers (9-2 record, 131 strikeouts) was the winning pitcher in the CIF title game his freshman and sophomore years, and lost last year, but we had to use him against St. Augustine ( San Diego ) so he wasn’t available this year. We had complete confidence in SHANE COLEMAN (8-2 record) since he had beaten Cathedral Catholic and D1 ( San Diego ) Rancho Bernardo this season.”

Other players Vickery wanted to mention are senior pitcher KEVIN GINKEL, a two-year varsity player that went 9-0 last year and 8-2 this season; three-year starter and clutch-hitting senior centerfielder CURREN FACER, and junior three-year varsity catcher and third-baseman ERIC LOZANO.

Not just baseball
For his first five years as a coach, Vickery was at Valhalla. Prior to that and right out of college he assisted in baseball, football and basketball at Valhalla.

“Wade and I went to El Capitan so I was looking for an opportunity to come back, and I’ve never regretted the move,” said Vickery, who between Valhalla and El Capitan was also a football assistant coach for 20 years.

On being honored
“It’s an absolute great honor to be named coach of the year, but I didn’t go into coaching chasing honors or wins. I went into it because I have a passion for the game and the relationships made.”

The relationships
“They had a retirement party for me and a couple of my old players flew in. It really touched me that they made that kind of effort. When you’ve touched a lot of lives it makes you feel pretty good about what you’ve done for 33 years.

JIM MARCHESE, a 1989 grad that was drafted by St. Louis, flew in from Las Vegas. NATE PORTER, a 1995 alum who played in college and is now a preacher in Colorado, flew in with his father. Several players from Vickery’s early years at Valhalla also attended.

Best players ever
Only two of his players donned Major League uniforms, 2002 grad KYLE PHILLIPS, who was with the Padres last season, and his brother and 1995 alum JASON PHILLIPS, who played for the Mets and Dodgers.

“My best player ever was MATT LACHAPPA, a left-handed pitcher from 1993 that was drafted in the second round by the Padres. He had a heart attack in the bullpen in A ball. He’s alive, but he’s a quadriplegic and confined to a wheelchair. He was going places. What a tragedy.”

Family support
“I could never have done this without my wife Debbie (Vickery). We’ll be married 40 years on July 1st. She’s been a blessing and a great supporter. She knew I had a passion. What a trooper.”

Steve and Debbie have four grown children, including three sons he coached in football, and nine grandchildren.

Not totally retired
Vickery is leaving coaching but won’t fully retire until next year. The El Capitan athletic director and math and algebra teacher is actually taking on more, since he’ll be the math department chair in the fall.

“I didn’t want the shock of retiring all at once.”

When one of his granddaughters asked him what he would do in retirement, grandpa had the perfect answer.

“‘Maybe I’ll have time to coach girls softball’ I told her, and attend all the grandkids’ baseball and softball games.”


HALL OF CHAMPIONS'
ALL-CIF SAN DIEGO SECTION TEAM

San Diego Hall of Champions'
2012 All-CIF San Diego Section Team
FIRST TEAM
Pos., Name, School, Yr.

P  Troy Conyers, El Capitan, Sr.
P  Brett Seeburger, Vista, Sr.
P  Nolan Gannon, Santa Fe Christian, Sr.
P  Ian Clarkin, Madison, Jr.
P  Zack Wickham, Rancho Buena Vista, Sr.
P  Luc Rennie, Torrey Pines, Sr.
C  Alex Jackson, Rancho Bernardo, So.
C  Thomas Eshelman, Carlsbad, Sr.
Inf  Gosuke Katoh, Rancho Bernardo, Jr.
Inf  Jackson Willeford, Ramona, Sr.
Inf  Corey Oswalt, Madison, Sr.
Inf  Bobby Zarubin, Santa Fe Christian, Sr.
OF  Stephen Gonsalves, Cathedral Catholic, Jr.
OF  Billy Roth, Vista, Sr.
OF  Trenton Brooks, Granite Hills, Jr.
Player of the Year: Troy Conyers, El Capitan
Coach of the Year: Rick Lepire, Vista
SECOND TEAM
Pos.  Name, School, Yr.

P  Jake Newberry, Mira Mesa, Sr.
P  Everardo Tovar, Montgomery, Jr.
P  Russell Harmening, Vista-Calvary Christian, Sr.
P  Kevin Grendell, San Pasqual, Sr.
P  Kevin Ginkel, El Capitan, Sr.
P  Austin Ott, Vista, So.
P  Anthony York, Chula Vista, Sr.
C  Josh Estill, Santa Fe Christian, Sr.
C  Charles Moorman, El Capitan, Sr.
Inf  Kevin Newman, Poway, Sr.
Inf  Daniel Starwalt, Granite Hills, Sr.
Inf  Danny Martin, La Costa Canyon, Sr.
OF Kacy Smith, Helix, Jr.
OF Andrew Calica, Eastlake, Sr.
OF Robert Bostedt, Granite Hills, So.
Conyers repeats as Player of the Year

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BALBOA PARK (6-8-12) — For just the fifth time in CIF San Diego Section history, a baseball player – El Capitan High's TROY CONYERS – has repeated as the player of the year in media voting announced by the San Diego Hall of Champions.

Conyers, who led the Vaqueros to a fourth straight CIF championship game appearance (with a pair of titles), will play for the University of San Diego next spring. He joins Mike Correia (USDHS, 1980-81), Eric Chavez (Mt. Carmel, 1995-96), Adrian Gonzales (Eastlake, 1999-2000), and Matt Bush (Mission Bay 2003-04) as two-time winners of the prestigious award.

He is also this season's East County player of the year, taking honors after the left-hander posted a 9-2 record with two saves and a 1.02 to go with a .394 (39-for-99) batting average.

Despite such lofty credentials, Conyers and his family asked Major League Baseball teams not to select him in this week's First-Year Player Draft due to new salary and slotting cap regulations. Every area scout indicated that Conyers could easily be selected among the first 10 rounds, but because of deep commitment to attend the University of San Diego, did not want to burn any ballclub which might select him.

Conyers will again become draft-eligible in 2015.

East County's other first team pick was outfielder Trenton Brooks of Grainte Hills by the media panel for the San Diego Hall of Champions.


MLB FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
CSUSM’s Renteria tabbed
in 39th Round by Padres

By Nick Pellegrino
© East County Sports.com

SAN MARCOS (6-6-12) – Cal State San Marcos left fielder Anthony Renteria was chosen by the hometown San Diego Padres in the 39th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball FIrst-Year Player Draft, it was announced Wednesday (June 6). The senior out of Temecula was the 1,185th overall selection.

Renteria, the son of fifth-year Padres bench coach Rick Renteria, was selected by the Friars in the 32nd round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Great Oak High before electing to attend college. After spending two seasons at Palomar College, the younger Renteria started 40 of 48 contests in 2011 for the Cougars, hitting .336 with 29 RBI, four home runs and eight doubles.

In 2012, he was an all-conference first team honoree after he batted .331 with 12 home runs, 46 RBI and a .630 slugging percentage.

Renteria is the fourth CSUSM player drafted in the past two seasons. The first Cougars ballplayer to even be drafted was former Granite Hills High standout JOHNNY OMAHEN to the Florida Marlins (35th round) in 2011.

Moorman tops list of four East County draftees

By Andrew Smith
© East County Sports.com

LAKESIDE (6-6-12) — Courtney Hawkins, the first-round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox, left general manager Kenny Williams holding his breathe after doing his patented back flip in a jersey, slacks and dress shoes on stage at the MLB Television studios after becoming the 13th overall selected at this week's First-Year Player Draft.

Indeed, for every kid that grows up playing baseball, the dream of one day playing in the big leagues is the ultimate goal. For four East County players, a similar emotion was shared after hearing their names called on Wednesday's (June 6) third day of the selection process. Included were El Capitan catcher CHARLES MOORMAN, Grossmont College reliever MICHAEL FLORES, former Christian High product CODY POTEET, and Granite Hills starting pitcher DANIEL STARWALT.

Moorman was the first local player to hear his named called, taken in the 17th round (No. 546 overall) by the Texas Rangers.

A four-year varsity player, Moorman helped the Vaqueros pitching staff to four straight CIF championship appearances, winning twice. As a senior, the catcher called the pitches for every game for one of the top pitching staffs in the entire CIF San Diego Section while batting .346 at the plate. He also added five home runs and 24 RBI to the Vaqueros' cause.

“Chuck is very excited about being picked and will probably sign,” noted retiring El Cap head coach STEVE VICKERY.

At 6-foot-9, 235 pounds, it came as no surprise that Flores, Moorman's teammate from his 2011 campaign, was tabbed by the Atlanta Braves in the 24th Round (No. 749 overall) after spending just one season as a relief pitcher in the Griffins bullpen.

Following his senior year at El Cap, Flores was a All-East County second team pick and an unanimous Grossmont Valley League first team selection, going 6-2 boasting a 1.90 ERA and had almost a 9-1 strikeout ratio posting 44 K's to just 5 walks.

Poteet was taken by the Washington Nationals with the 27th round with the 834th overall pick.

In his junior season with the Patriots, Poteet led all of East County batting with an absurd .509 batting average and also ranked number one in runs and hits capping it all by placing fourth in stolen bases with 20. But his obvious future is in his right pitching arm.

With a scholarship offer in hand to attend UCLA, Poteet took a huge risk by not playing with his fellow high school classmates, choosing to play in an alternate league. For a lot of scouts, that raised a big red flag and surely his status suffered come draft time. Not turning 18 until early July, he's tagged as a very young talent that is wise beyond his years on the mound, yet has excellent command of three pitches, thus most scouts project him as a starting pitcher in the majors.

Starwalt, the ace of the Granite Hills pitching staff, was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 37th round with the 1,148th pick. The location was lower than originally expected after the 6-foot-3, 211-pound right-hander missed the majority of senior season with an L3 vertebrae stress fracture, yet he continued to make an impact on the mound while impressing scouts along the way.

As a junior, the lanky ace was named to the Under Armour All-American game at Wrigley Field, an event with only 35 other players in the nation taking part in. As a senior, he was an overwhelming obvious choice for All-East County first team after posting a 5-5 record with a 2.58 ERA, while tossing 5 complete games. He also batted .396 in only 91 at-bats, while playing solid defense at first base.

One of the reasons the pro scouts may have shied away from Starwalt is he has a baseball scholarship to Stanford and indicated he was leaning that way.


2012 ALL-EAST COUNTY™ TEAM

El Capitan High pitcher-slugger Troy Conyers (14) earned a second consecutive
East County player of the year citation. The left-hander posted a 9-2 pitching record,
with a 1.02 earned-run average, while also batting .394 this season for the Vaqueros.
(File photo by Nathan Price, youatplay.com)

El Capitan senior Troy Conyers
(File photo by Frank Price, youatplay.com)
Conyers captures second consecutive
East County player of the year award
State-ranked El Capitan dominates picks

By Bill Dickens
© East County Sports.com

EL CAJON (6-5-12) — The East County post-season awards bounty belonged to the El Capitan Vaqueros, who captured their third Grossmont Valley League championships with a composite 35-1 record.

El Capitan pitcher-first baseman TROY CONYERS was named East County Sports Player of the Year. The gifted left-hander posted a 9-2 record with two saves and a 1.02 to go with a .394 (39-for-99) batting average.

Other East County Sports award winners include Rookie of the Year Granite Hills’ JORDAN VERDON, most improved player Santana’s BRIAN ASHWILL, unsung hero Grossmont’s NICO MAIDA and coach of the year JASON BABINEAU of Mount Miguel.

2012 All-East County™ Team
Selected by East County Sports.com staff
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
  Name, School
Ht. Wt. Yr.
LHP/1B
RHP
RHP
LHP
RHP/1B
RHP/OF
RHP/INF
RHP/UTL
RHP/UTL
LHP
C
C
INF
INF
OF
OF
OF
UTL
  Troy Conyers, El Capitan
Kevin Ginkel, El Capitan
Brandon Delaney, West Hills
Shane Coleman, El Capitan
Daniel Starwalt, Granite Hills
Juwun McCray, Mount Miguel
Sean Walker, Granite Hills
Brian Ashwill, Santana
Paul O’Connor, Monte Vista
Trenton Brooks, Granite Hills
Michael Randel, Steele Canyon
Chuck Moorman, El Capitan
Tanner Perry, Steele Canyon
Javier Gonzalez, El Capitan
Robert Bostedt, Granite Hills
Kacy Smith, Helix
Ray Peterson, Helix
Ramsey Romano, Valhalla
6-5 229 12
6-3 187 12
6-2 170 12
6-2 210 12
6-3 211 12
6-2 160 12
6-2 170 11
6-2 190 12
6-0 180 11
5-11 160 11
6-0 195 12
5-11 205 12
5-7 160 10
5-11 182 12
5-10 155 10
5-10 180 12
5-9 155 11
6-1 170 11
Player of the Year
Troy Conyers, El Capitan
Rookie of the Year
Jordan Verdon, Granite Hills
Most Improved Player
Brian Ashwill, Santana
Unsung Hero Award

Nico Maida, Grossmont
Coach of the Year
Jason Babineau, Mount Miguel
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
  Name, School
Ht. Wt. Yr.
LHP
RGP/INF
LHP/OF
LHP
LHP/INF
C
C
1B
INF
INF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
UTL
UTL
DH
  Mark Young, Helix
Romello Carbuccia, Helix
Frank Califano, Steele Canyon
Michael Kaufman, Christian
Frankie Nunez, Helix
Diego Reynoso, Helix
A.J. Gregorovic, Christian
Garrett Gandolfo, Steele Canyon
Eric Lozano, El Capitan
Abner Garcia, El Cajon Valley
Austin Hensley, Valhalla
Curren Facer, El Capitan
Stewart Forrester, West Hills
Josh Rose, Granite Hills
Brett Stone, Grossmont
Brad Moreno, Mount Miguel
Trevor Tinney, Foothills Christian
Jordan Verdon, Granite Hills
6-0 165 12
5-11 170 12
5-11 170 12
6-4 200 12
5-9 165 11
5-9 175 12
5-9 190 11
6-1 215 12
5-11 172 11
5-10 205 12
6-1 210 12
6-2 222 12
5-9 185 12
5-10 172 11
6-1 175 11
5-8 148 10
5-8 145 11
5-10 155 9


2012 Coaches' All-League Teams
Grossmont Hills League
Grossmont Valley League
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Name, School
Yr.
RHP/1B
LHP/OF
RHP
LHP
UTL/RHP
SS
C
CF
OF
OF
Daniel Starwalt, Granite Hills
Trenton Brooks, Granite Hills
Brandon Delaney, West Hills
Mark Young, Helix
Sean Walker, Granite Hills
Tanner Perry, Steele Canyon
Michael Randel, Steele Canyon
Kacy Smith, Helix
Ray Peterson, Helix
Robert Bostedt, Granite Hills
12
11
12
12
11
10
12
12
11
10
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Name, School
Yr.
LHP/1B
RHP/OF
RGP/UTL
RHP/1B
RHP
C
INF
3B
OF/LHP
OF
Troy Conyers, El Capitan
Juwun McCray, Mount Miguel
Paul O’Connor, Monte Vista
Brian Ashwill, Santana
Kevin Ginkel, El Capitan
Charles Moorman, El Capitan
Javier Gonzalez, El Capitan
Eric Lozano, El Capitan
Kyle Gasner, Santana
Curren Facer, El Capitan
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
Player of the Year
Trenton Brooks, Granite Hills
Pitcher of the Year
Sean Walker, Granite Hills
Rookie of the Year
Jordan Berdon, Granite Hills
Coach of the Year
James Davis, Granite Hills
Player of the Year
Troy Conyers, El Capitan
Coach of the Year
Steve Vickery, El Capitan
Pitcher of the Year
none selected
Rookie of the Year
none selected
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
Name, School
Yr.
RHP/INF
LHP
RHP/INF
C
C
1B/C
SS
INF
OF
DH
Romello Carbuccia, Helix
Frank Califano, Steele Canyon
Frankie Nunez, Helix
Charlie St. Clair, Granite Hills
Diego Reynoso, Helix
Hunter Stratton, Grossmont
Nico Maida, Grossmont
Hayden Schilling, West Hills
Josh Rose, Granite Hills
Jordan Verdon, Granite Hills
12
12
11
12
12
10
11
10
11
9
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
Name, School
Yr.
RHP/OF
RHP/INF
LHP
RHP/INF
SS
INF
INF
OF
OF
UTL
Brad Moreno, Mount Miguel
John Balajadia, Monte Vista
Shane Coleman, El Capitan
Matt De Rosier, El Capitan
Abner Garcia, El Cajon Valley
Dominik Sawyer, Mount Miguel
Tyler Weiss, Santana
Johnny Wright, Mount Miguel
John Butz, El Capitan
Mychal Lopez, Monte Vista
10
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
Honorable Mention
Grossmont Hills League – Granite Hills:
Noah Cummings (Jr.), Doug Brannvall (Sr.). Grossmont: none. Helix: Brandon Lewis (12), Austin Hopwood (12), Alex Britschgi (11). Steele Canyon: Ameer Hindi (12), Taylor Vukotich (12), Garrett Gandolfo (12). Valhalla: Austin Hensley (12), Ramsey Romano (11). West Hills: Cameron Howell (12), Tyler Sotelo (12), Stewart Forrester (12).
Grossmont Valley League – El Capitan: Jessie Burns (11), Spencer Nielsen (12). Monte Vista: Richie Balajadia (12), Luis Lebron (12). Mount Miguel: Dustin Burke (12), Fernando Dominguez (12). Santana: Tommy Logan (12), Cody Conner (12). El Cajon Valley: none.
Eastern League
Citrus West League
FIRST TEAM
Name, School
Yr.
Kiko Garcia, St. Augustine
Elliott Stepanof, St. Augustine
Travis Wilkie, St. Augustine
Jake Newberry, Mira Mesa
Joey Portugal, Mira Mesa
Austin Erb, Mira Mesa
Pat Britt, Serra
C.J. Burdick, Serra
Grant Fennell, Scripps Ranch
Alberto Bulco,a Patrick Henry
10
11
10
12
11
12
10
11
10
12
FIRST TEAM
Name, School
Yr.
Russell Harmening, Vista-Calvary Christian
Caleb Whitley, Vista-Calvary Christian
Trevor Tinney, Foothills Christian
David Carpenter, Vista-Calvary Christian
Jordan Kirby, Lutheran
Zach Tomlin, Foothills Christian
Matt Hartman, Vista-Calvary Christian
Sam Sheehan, Vista-Calvary Christian
Misha Tripp, Lutheran
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
12
12
Player of the Year
Jake Newberry, Mira Mesa
Pitcher of the Year

C.J. Burdick, Serra
Coach of the Year
none selected
Player of the Year
Russell Harmening, Vista-Calvary Christian
Pitcher of the Year
David Carpenter, Vista-Calvary Christian
Coach of the Year
Dave Lewis, Foothills Christian
SECOND TEAM
Name, School
Yr.
Eliot Lowell, St. Augustine
Taylor Ahearn, St. Augusiine
Matt Edmond, Mira Mesa
Bradley Trousdale, Serra
Nick Vildbill, Scripps Ranch
Adam Cantor, Patrick Henry
Andrew Schultz, Patrick Henry
Jordan Ramirez, Morse
Michael Kaufman, Christian
12
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
SECOND TEAM
Name, School
Yr.
Isaac Conover, Vista-Calvary Christian
Derek Brown, Foothills Christian
Connor Raisor, Guajome Park
Josh Ollier, Ocean View Christian
Robby Blackwelder, Lutheran
Nathan High, Guajome Park
Daniel Luckett, Foothills Christian
Sam Hebert, Vista-Calvary Christian
Casey Anderson, Guajome Park
12
12
12
11
10
12
9
12
11
Honorable Mention
Eastern League – Christian:
A.J. Gregorovic (Jr.), Kyle Harris (Sr). Mira Mesa: Trey Lomax, Micalangelo, Gaspin. Morse: Brian Koons. Serra: Nick Beraud. St. Augustine: Nick Ruppert, Austin Shives, Lars Leweck, Tyler Herburger, AJ Gerick, Bobby Kinslow. Citrus West League – Foothills Christian: Eric Cannon (Jr.), Ryan Quinn (Fr.).

Hillers seek baseball mentor

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EL CAJON (5-29-12) — Grossmont High School is seeking a Varsity Baseball Head Coach. No teaching position. Applicants send resume to athletic director Frank Foggiano by EMAIL.

Wolf Pack's Fowler resigns

By Bill Dickens
© East County Sports.com

SANTEE (6-3-12) — After three seasons as West Hills High’s baseball coach, Wolf Pack alum JASON FOWLER has resigned his position for personal reasons.

Fowler, who also holds a teaching position and performs a football coaching role at Madison High, basically has too many irons in the fire. He and his wife Tabitha are expecting their first child the first week of football season in August.

The fact that Fowler has a teaching position and could not land the same at West Hills no doubt figured in the decision.

The youthful Fowler figures to continue his duties as an assistant football coach for the Warhawks and someday hopes to return to the baseball arena.

In his three seasons at West Hills, the Wolf Pack only got better. Best of his three seasons was an 18-15 overall record and a 4th place finish in the rugged Grossmont Hills League this season.

Fowler is the third East County baseball coach to step down since the end of the 2012 season. El Capitan legend STEVE VICKERY coached his final game of a 33-year career in Saturday’s (June 2) San Diego CIF Division III against Cathedral Catholic. Grossmont’s JIM EARLEY resigned at the end of the regular season.

Applicants interested in the West Hills job should contact Wolf Pack athletic director DON RUTLEDGE by EMAIL.


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2012 STANDINGS
Grossmont Valley League
School
W
L
T
W
L
T
El Capitan
12
0
0
31
7
0
Santana
7
4
1
11
14
2
Mount Miguel
5
6
1
13
12
2
Monte Vista
5
7
0
10
16
0
El Cajon Valley
0
12
0
1
23
0

Grossmont Hills League
School
W
L
W
L
x-Granite Hills
12
3
21
11
Helix
11
4
21
11
Steele Canyon
9
6
17
14
West Hills
8
7
18
15
Valhalla
5
10
15
20
Grossmont
0
15
8
22
x-rec'd. forfeit win from Mira Mesa
Eastern League
School
W
L
W
L
St. Augustine
11
1
27
8
Patrick Henry
9
3
18
12
Scripps Ranch
8
4
18
12
Serra
6
6
13
12
Christian
5
7
18
15
Morse
3
9
5
22
y-Mira Mesa
0
12
14
17
y-forfeited 11 league games, and CIF game to Granite Hills (ineligible player)
Citrus West League
School
W
L
W
L
Vista-Calvary Christian
8
0
28
6
Foothills Christian
5
3
16
11
Guajome Park
4
4
11
11
Lutheran
3
5
12
10
Ocean View Christian
0
8
3
11

Frontier League
School
W
L
W
L
River Valley (Lakeside)
1
7
4
14

CIFSDS Championships
Tue., May 22
Play-In Round
Division 1

Carlsbad 4, Otay Ranch 0
Mira Mesa 5, Chula Vista 3
Poway 10, Easklake 9 (8 inn.)
Patrick Henry 12, San Pasqual 5
Division 2
San Marcos 4, Bonita Vista 2
Westvew 4, El Centro-Southwest 0
Valhalla 6, Scripps Ranch 2
Ramona 5, Hilltop 1
Division 3
Brawley 6, La Jolla 0
Clairemont 2, Montgomery 1
West Hills 4, Mount Miguel 3
San Dieguito 4, Santana 1 (10 inn.)
Division 4
Imperial 4, Mater Dei 3
Francis Parker 12, Mountain Empire 0
Escondido Charter 5, Holtville 2
Coronado 5, The Bishop's 4
Division 5
San Diego Jewish 9, Julian 8
Tri-City Christian 7, Maranatha Christian 3
Lutheran 6, Borrego Springs 3

Wed., May 23
First Round
(Start DoubleElimination)
Division 1
Vista 15, Poway 0
Torrey Pines 3, Carlsbad 1
 Mira Mesa 5, Granite Hills 4
Rancho Buena Vista 4, Patrick Henry 2
Division 2
Rancho Bernardo 11, San Marcos 1
Steele Canyon 3, Westview 0
Valhalla 17, Helix 1
La Costa Canyon 5, Ramona 4 (9 inn.)
Division 3
Cathedral Catholic 2, Brawley 0
University City 13, Clairemont 0
St. Augustine 3, West Hills 0
El Capitan 4, San Dieguito 0
Division 4
Santa Fe Christian 8, Imperial 0
Valley Center 3, Francis Parker 2
La Jolla Country Day 12, Escondido Charter 5
Madison 10, Coronado 0
Division 5
Vista-Calvary Chr. 18, San Diego Jewish 1
Horizon 5, Foothills Christian 0
Christian 14, Tri-City Christian 0
The Rock 15, Lutheran 0

Fri., May 25
Second Round
Division 1
Winners Bracket
Vista 1, Torrey Pines 0
Mira Mesa 5, Rancho Buena Vista 3
Losers Bracket
Carlsbad 4, Poway 3
Granite Hills 7, Patrick Henry 4
Division 2
Winners Bracket
Rancho Bernardo 9, Steele Canyon 1
La Costa Canyon 7, Valhalla 2
Losers Bracket
Westview 6, San Marcos 0
Helix 13, Ramona 3
Division 3
Winners Bracket
Cathedral Catholic 8, University City 2
St. Augustine 4, El Capitan 3
Losers Bracket
Clairemont 4, Brawley 2
West Hills 5, San Dieguito 3
Division 4
Winners Bracket
Santa Fe Christian 10, Valley Center 1
Madison 15, La Jolla Country Day 7
Losers Bracket
Imperial 3, Francis Parker 1
Escondido Charter 7, Coronado 5
Division 5
Winners Bracket
Vista-Calvary Christian 10, Horizon 3
The Rock 5, Christian 0
Losers Bracket
Foothills Christian 8, San Diego Jewish 2
Tri-City Christian 12, Lutheran 4

Sat., May 26
Third Round

Division 1
Carlsbad 4, Torrey Pines 2 (8 inn.)
Rancho Buena Vista 4, Granite Hills 0
Division 2
Westview 4, Steele Canyon 3
Valhalla 5, Helix 3
Division 3
University City 7, Clairemont 6
El Capitan 2, West Hills 0
Division 4
Valley Center 6, Imperial 0
La Jolla Country Day 7, Escondido Charter 3
Division 5
Christian 8, Tri-City Christian 4
Horizon 11, Foothills Christian 5

Tue., May 29
Fourth Round

Division 1
Carlsbad 1, Vista 0
Rancho Buena Vista 1, Mira Mesa 0, forfeit (self-reported ineligible player)
Division 2
Rancho Bernardo 13, Westview 4
La Costa Canyon 9, Valhalla 3
Division 3
Cathedral Catholic 2, University City 1
El Capitan 7, St. Augustine 5
Division 4
Santa Fe Christian 5, Valley Center 0
Madison 8, La Jolla Country Day 3
Division 5
Vista-Calvary Christian 7, Horizon 6
The Rock 3, Christian 0

Thurs., May 31
Fifth Round /Playback Finals
Division 1

Vista 3, Carlsbad 1
Division 3
El Capitan 3, St. Augustine 1

Fri., June 1
Championship,
at Eastlake
Division 5

Vista-Calvary Christian 8, The Rock 4

Sat., June 2
Championships
At San Diego State
Division 4

Santa Fe Christian 3, Madison 2
Division 3
Cathedral Catholic 3, El Capitan 1
Division 2
La Costa Canyon 7, Rancho Bernardo 6 (10 inn.)

Mon., June 4
Championship
Division 1

Vista 1, Rancho Buena Vista 0


Wed., Feb. 29
Whittaker Classic

St. Augustine 4, Chula Vista 3 (8 inn.)

Thurs., Mar. 1
Non-League

Calvin Christian 8, River Valley 0
St. Augustine 5, San Marcos 4 (8 inn.)
Vista-Calvary Chr. 14, Crawford 0

Sat., Mar. 3
Foothiller-Aztec Classic

Helix 12, Santana 9
Grossmont 15, Mater Dei Catholic 2
Steele Canyon 11, Coronado 1
Eastlake 8, Monte Vista 1
Montgomery 10, Serra 2
Non-League
CV-High Tech 17, Foothills Christian 9 (game one; second game, ccd.)
Falcon-Pirate Classic
Scripps Ranch 13, El Camino 8
Santa Fe Christian 7, Vista-Calvary Chr. 2
Whitaker Classic
St. Augustine 12, University City 4

Tue., Mar. 6
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial

Mount Miguel 5, Clairemont 0
West Hills 4, La Jolla 1
Patrick Henry 14, Mission Hills 2
Mira Mesa 8, Olympian 2
Castle Park 10, Morse 2
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Poway 2, Valhalla 1
El Capitan 7, Rancho Buena Vista 6
Granite Hills 13, La Costa Canyon 6
Christian Patriot Invitational
Christian 5, Lincoln 3
Horizon 16, El Cajon Valley 0
Pirate-Falcon Tournament
Canyon Crest 3, Scripps Ranch 1
Whitaker Classic
St. Augustine 10, Francis Parker 3

Wed., Mar. 7
Foothiller-Aztec Classic

Eastlake 3, Helix 1
Grossmont 8, Coronado 7
Vista 5, Steele Canyon 3
Montgomery 7, Monte Vista 1
Santana 9, San Ysidro 6
Serra 3, Ramona 2
Non-League
Guajome Park 4, Calvin Christian 1
Vista-Calvary Christiann 6, El Camino 5
Crawford 7, River Valley (Lakeside) 1

Thurs., Mar. 8
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Granite Hills 9, Rancho Bernardo 5
La Costa Canyon 9, Valhalla 3
Bonita Vista 4, El Capitan 2
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial

Mount Miguel 6, Mar Vista 5
Otay Ranch 3, West Hills 1
Morse 8, Sweetwater 4
Madison 10, Patrick Henry 4
Mira Mesa 1, Mt. Carmel 0
Christian Patriot Invitational
Christian 4, Horizon 2
Mtn. Empire 19, El Cajon Valley 1
Eagles Classic
Foothills Christian 9, SD-High Tech 6
Whitaker Classic
St. Augustine 5, Mission Bay 3
Falcon-Pirate Tournament
Scripps Ranch 3, Fallbrook 2
Non-League
River Valley 16, Ocean View Christian 6 (first win by Leopards since 2009)

Fri., Mar. 9
Foothiller-Aztec Classic

Helix 6, La Jolla Country Day 4
Grossmont 13, San Ysidro 6
Santana 9, Steele Canyon 8 (8 inn.)
Ramona 6, Monte Vista 4 (9 inn.)
Non-League
Guajome Park 10, Julian 0
Lutheran 13, Vincent Memorial 4

Sat., Mar. 10
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial

Mount Miguel 10, Kearny 0
Madison 8, West Hills 6
Patrick Henry 11, La Jolla 2
Mira Mesa 17, Mar Vista 6
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Hilltop 2, Valhalla 0
Rancho Buena Vista 5, Granite Hills 4
El Capitan 6, Rancho Bernardo 5
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Coronado 2, Santana 0
Helix 13, Ramona 11 (10 inn.)
Steele Canyon 16, Mater Dei 1 (6 inn.)
Vista 7, Grossmont 3
San Ysidro 11, Monte Vista 6
Christian Patriot Invitational
Holtville 15, El Cajon Valley 4 (5 inn.)
Christian 15, Mtn. Empire 14
Eagles Classic
Foothills Christian 3, Guajome Park 2
Falcon-Pirate Tournament
Fallbrook 9, Vista-Calvary Christian 0
Whitaker Classic
St. Augustine 7, Mission Bay 5

Mon., Mar. 12
Non-League

Foothills Christian 14, Calipatrio 8
River Valley 9, Borrego Springs 6

Tue., Mar. 13
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial

SD-Southwest 11, Mount Miguel 3
West Hills 5, Patrick Henry 4
Mira Mesa 2, Madison 0
Mar Vista 8, Morse 3
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Cathedral Catholic 6, Valhalla 0
El Capitan 2, Hilltop 0
Granite Hills 2, Bonita Vista 1 (8 inn.)
Christian Patriot Invitational
Christian 33, El Cajon Valley 1 (5 inn.)
Pirate-Falcon Tournament
Oceanside 11, Scripps Ranch 0

Wed., Mar. 14
Foothiller-Aztec Classic

Helix 3, Monte Vista 1
Grossmont 8, Santana 3
Steele Canyon 5, Serra 2
Eagles Classic

Foothills Christian 6, Calvin Christian 0

Thurs., Mar. 15
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial

Mount Miguel 21, Hoover 0 (3 inn., Hoover vacated)
West Hills 5, Olympian 4
Mira Mesa 3, Otay Ranch 2
Patrick Henry 10, Mt. Carmel 1
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Rancho Bernardo 10, Valhalla 3
El Capitan 5, Granite Hills 0
Christian Patriot Invitational
Lincoln 11, El Cajon Valley 2
Holtville 6, Christian 3
Non-League
Santa Fe Christian 8, Scripps Ranch 2
Lutheran 16, SD-Calvary Christian 4

Fri., Mar. 16
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Championship
El Capitan 3, Cathedral Catholic 0
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial
West Hills at Madison, ccd. (continuation of protested game from Mar. 10 will not be played)
Championship: Mira Mesa 2, Westview 1
Non-League
St. Augustine 11, Mater Dei 1

Sat., Mar. 17
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial

Championship, moved to Fri., Mar. 16
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Championship, moved to Fri., Mar. 16
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Championship: Vista vs. Eastlake, at Grossmont, ppd., rain
Christian Patriot Invitational
Championship: Lincoln at Christian, ppd., rain
Eagles Classic
Foothills Christian at CV-High Tech, ppd., rain (moved to Mar. 24)

Mon., Mar. 19
City Conference Tournament

Christian at Kearny, ppd., rain (moved to Sat., Mar. 24, 10 a.m.)

Tue., Mar. 20
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

El Capitan 6, Valhalla 0
West Hills at Monte Vista, ppd., wet grounds (moved to Wed., Mar. 21)
Helix at Steele Canyon, ppd., wet grounds (moved to Wed., Mar. 21)
Grossmont at Mount Miguel, ppd., wet grounds (moved to Wed., Mar. 21)
Granite Hills at Santana, ppd., wet grounds (moved to Fri., Mar. 23)
Non-League
El Cajon Valley vs. River Valley, at Santee Sportsplex USA, ppd., wet grounds (moved to Mar. 21)

Wed., Mar. 21
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Mount Miguel 12, Grossmont 11 (from Mar. 20)
Steele Canyon 8, Helix 7 (from Mar. 20)
Monte Vista 5, West Hills 1 (from Mar. 20)
Eagles Classic

Tri-City Christian 4, Foothills Christian 3
City Conference Tournament
Christian 11, Hoover 0
Non-League
El Cajon Valley 10, River Valley 2 (from Mar. 20)

Thurs., Mar. 22
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

Granite Hills 9, Mount Miguel 2
West Hills 6, Steele Canyon 5
Valhalla 5, Santana 1
El Capitan 8, Helix 4
Grossmont 10, Monte Vista 1

Fri., Mar. 23
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

Granite Hills 6, Santana 3 (from Mar. 20)
City Conference Tournament
Christian 7, Lincoln 2
St. Augustine 2, Point Loma 1
Coronado 2, Scripps Ranch 1
Clairemont 3, Serra 2
La Jolla 14, Morse 1
Cathedral Catholic 2, Mira Mesa 0
University City 8, Patrick Henry 5
Non-League
Foothills Christian 12, El Cajon Valley 1 (5 inn., darkness)
North County Tournament
Vista-Calvary Christian 3, Mt. Carmel 1

Sat., Mar. 24
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

Mount Miguel 3, West Hills 2
Valhalla 5, Steele Canyon 1
El Capitan 2, Granite Hills 1
Grossmont 12, Santana 1
Helix 13, Monte Vista 2
City Conference Tournament
Kearny 4, Christian 3 (from Mar. 19)
Cathedral Catholic 3, St. Augustine 2 (8 inn.)
Cathedral Catholic 2, Mira Mesa 0
Patrick Henry 14, Coronado 1
Eagles Classic
CV-High Tech 11, Foothills Christian 8 (from Mar. 16)

Mon., Mar. 26
City Conference Tournament
Christian at Morse, ppd., wet grounds (moved to Thurs., Mar. 29)
Non-League

Foothills Christian at Julian, ppd., rain/wet grounds (moved to Thurs., Mar. 29)

Tue., Mar. 27
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

West Hills 4, Santana 3
Monte Vista 8, Valhalla 2
Grossmont 7, El Capitan 2
Steele Canyon 3, Granite Hills 0
Mount Miguel at Helix, ppd. (moved to Mar. 28)
City Conference Tournament
Serra 10, Kearny 0
Scripps Ranch 7, Point Loma 1
Non-League
Mira Mesa 14, Eastlake 6
River Valley 15, El Cajon Valley 5 (5 inn.)

Wed., Mar. 28
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

Helix 13, Mount Miguel 1 (from Mar. 27)
City Conference Tournament

Clairemont 3, Christian 1

Thurs., Mar. 29
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

Valhalla 2, Mount Miguel 1
El Capitan 5, West Hills 4 (8 inn.)
Monte Vista 4, Granite Hills 1
Helix 6, Santana 1
Grossmont 8, Steele Canyon 6
City Conference Tournament
Christian 9, Morse 3 (from Mar. 26)
Patrick Henry 5, Mission Bay 4
St. Augustine 6, University City 0
Citrus West League

Guajome Park 8, Ocean View Christian 1
Non-League

Foothills Christian at Julian, ppd. (from Mar. 26; new date TBA)
Borrego Springs 7, River Valley 2

Fri., Mar. 30
Non-League

Foothills Christian 29, CV-Calvary Chr. 2

Sat., Mar. 31
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament

Championship
El Capitan 11, Grossmont 6 (11 inn.)
City Conference Tournament
Championships
Madison 4, Clairemont 1
Cathedral Catholic 8, St. Augustine 4

Mon., Apr. 2
62nd Annual Lions Tournament

Classic Division
El Capitan 1, Elk Grove 0
LV- Silverado 8, Granite Hills 6
Torrey Pines 3, Grossmont 1
Rancho Bernardo 4, Helix 0
Premier Division
Valhalla 11, Point Loma 7
Division 6A
Patrick Henry 6, Monte Vista 1
Temecula Valley 3, Steele Canyon 2
Division 5A
West Hills 5, Visalia-El Diamante 4
Division 4A
Granada Hills 2, Santana 0
Mount Miguel 1, Broomfield (Colo.) 0
Division 3A
Christian 11, Sweetwater 2
Division 2A
Imperial 14, El Cajon Valley 0
Division 1A
Chatsworth-Sierra Canyon 3, Foothills Christian 2

Tue., Apr. 3
62nd Annual Lions Tournament

Classic Division
Helix 8, Fresno-Bullard 2
Granite Hills 2, Kennedy 1
El Camino Real 3, Grossmont 2
La Costa Canyon 3, El Capitan 2
Premier Division
Eastlake 4, Valhalla 3
Division 6A
Rancho Buena Vista 5, Monte Vista 2
Steele Canyon 10, El Camino 1
Santa Fe Christian 2, Patrick Henry 0
St. Augustine 12, Mission Hills 1
Division 5A
West Hills 21, Calexico 2 (6 inn.)
Escondido 7, Serra 4
Division 4A
Santana 1, Palm Springs 0
Mount Miguel 11, Lincoln 5
Division 3A
Christian 3, The Bishop’s 0
Vista-Calvary Christian 10, LV-Del Sol 1
Division 2A
Brentwood 9, El Cajon Valley 2
Morse 4, Guajome Park 1
Division 1A

Foothills Christian 15, Crawford 10

Wed., Apr. 4
62nd Annual Lions Tournament

Classic Division
El Capitan 3, LV-Green Valley 2 (8 inn.)
Montgomery 7, Grossmont 1
Granite Hills 10, Poway 1
Cathedral Catholic 4, Helix 3 (8 inn.)
Premier Division
Valhalla 5, Pacific Palisades 1
Division 6A
Steele Canyon 15, Mission Bay 0
Rancho Buena Vista 7, Patrick Henry 3
Monte Vista 12, Santa Fe Christian 4
Mira Mesa 3, Vista 1
St. Augustine 11, Nevada Union 5
Division 5A
West Hills 12, Mar Vista 5
Serra 3, Oceanside 2
Division 4A
Hilltop 6, Mount Miguel 0
Santana 10, Olympian 2
Division 3A
Christian 8, Capistrano Valley Christian 5
Vista-Calvary Christian 3, Valley Center 2
Division 2A

SD-Southwest 15, El Cajon Valley 1
Cabrillo 18, Morse 11
Division 1A
Mountain Empire 4, Foothills Christian 2

Thurs., Apr. 5
62nd Annual Lions Tournament

Classic Division, at Point Loma Nazarene

Semi: El Capitan 5, Granite Hills 4
Semi: Cathedral Catholic 5, Torrey Pines 4
Final: Cathedral Catholic 4, El Capitan 1
Premier Division – at Grossmont College
Semi: Valhalla 16, Temecula-Chaparral 6
Semi: Scripps Ranch df. San Diego HS
Final: Valhalla 21, Scripps Ranch 10
Division 6A – at Hickman Field
Semi: Rancho Buena Vista 1, St. Augustine 0
Semi: Vista 4, Temecula Valley 0
Final: Vista 8, Rancho Buena Vista 1
Division 5A – at Cathedral Catholic
Semi: Oceanside 4, West Hills 3
Semi: University City df. Taft
Final: University City 13, Oceanside 3
Division 4A – at Coronado
Semi: Granada Hills df. Hilltop
Semi: Westview 3, La Jolla 2
Final: Westview 8, Granada Hills 0
Division 3A, at Alliant Int'l. Univ.
Semi: Vista-Calvary Christian 3, Christian 2
Semi: Francis Parker 5, EC-Southwest 1
Final: Vista-Calvary Chr. 6, Francis Parker 1
Division 2A – at Grossmont High
Final: Linfield Christian 3, Cabrillo 0
(Semis not reported)
Division 1A – at San Diego High
Final: Sierra Canyon 10, Enterprise 1
Consolation Games
Classic Division

LV-Green Valley 6, Grosmsont 3
Helix 21, San Ysidro 0

Mon., Apr. 9
Eastern League

St. Augustine 10, Christian 0
Mira Mesa 10, Scripps Ranch 3
Patrick Henry 13, Morse 6
Serra, bye
Non-League
Monte Vista 9, Kearny 1
Crawford, 9, River Valley 8

Tue., Apr. 10
Non-League

Eastlake 8, Santana 8, tie (8 inn., darkness)

Wed., Apr. 11
Eastern League

Christian vs. St. Augustine, ppd.,, wet grounds (moved to Apr. 16, Hickman Field, 3 p.m.)
Patrick Henry 8, Morse 2
Mira Mesa at Scripps Ranch, ppd., wet grounds
Non-League
Mount Miguel 3, Eastlake 3, tie (14 inn., darkness)
Serra at Bonita Vista, ppd., wet grounds
SD-High Tech at River Valley, ppd., wet grounds

Thurs., Apr. 12
Citrus West League

Foothills Christian 14, Ocean View Chr. 5
Non-League
El Capitan 9, Point Loma 2
Francis Parker 7, Christian 1
Vista-Calvary Christian 17, Horizon 1

Fri., Apr. 13
Eastern League

Patrick Henry 10, Serra 0
Christian at Morse, ppd., rain (moved to Mon, Apr. 30, 3 p.m.)
Non-League
Monte Vista at Mira Mesa, ppd., rain

Sat., Apr. 14
Grossmont Hills League

Steele Canyon 5, Valhalla 4 (second game, ppd., rain)
Granite Hills 14, West Hills 2 (second game, ppd., rain)
Helix at Grossmont (DH), ppd., rain (moved to Fri ., May 4.; and Mon, May 14, both at 4 p.m.)
Grossmont Valley League

Monte Vista at Santana, ppd., rain (moved to Mon, May 14, 4 p.m.)
Mount Miguel at El Cajon Valley, ppd., rain (moved to Apr. 18, 4 p.m.)
Non-League
El Capitan 4-0, La Jolla Country Day 3-1
Foothills Christian 10, Calvin Christian 1

Mon. Apr. 16
Eastern League
St. Augustine 7, Christian 0 (from Apr. 11)
Patrick Henry 10, Serra 0
Non-League
Ocean View Christian 13, River Valley 9

Tue., Apr. 17
Grossmont Hills League

Steele Canyon 12, West Hills 5
Granite Hills 8, Grossmont 1
Helix 3, Valhalla 1
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 23, El Cajon Valley 3
Monte Vista 6, Santana 2

Wed., Apr. 18
Eastern League

Christian 9, Morse 2
St. Augustine 11, Scripps Ranch 5
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 14, El Cajon Valley 0 (6 inn.) (from Apr. 14)
Non-League
Foothills Christian 9, Tri-City Christian 2
Citrus West League
Guajome Park 5, Lutheran 1
Frontier League
Gompers Prep at River Valley, no report

Thurs., Apr. 19
Grossmont Hills League

Steele Canyon 7, West Hills 1
Granite Hills 8, Grossmont 3
Helix 5, Valhalla 3
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 16, Santana 0
Monte Vista 23, El Cajon Valley 0
Citrus West League
Vista-Calvary Chr. 12, Ocean View Chr. 0
Guajome Park 5, Lutheran 1

Fri., Apr. 20
Eastern League
Patrick Henry 10, Christian 4
Serra 7, Scripps Ranch 0
Mira Mesa 5, Morse 3
Citrus West League

Foothills Christian 9, Lutheran 0
Vista-Calvary Chr. 9, Guajome Park 0 (6 inn.)
Frontier League
CV-High Tech 12, River Valley 11

Sat., Apr. 21
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 10, Valhalla 1
Helix 10, Granite Hills 5
Steele Cyn. 12, Grossmont 1
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 6, Santana 1
Monte Vista 26, ECVHS 4
Non-League
Patrick Henry 2, San Diego HS 1

Mon., Apr. 23
Eastern League

Patrick Henry 5, Christian 4 (9 inn.)
Mira Mesa 14, Morse 2
Scripps Ranch 13, Serra 7

Tue., Apr. 24
Grossmont Hills League

Valhalla 6, West Hills 2
Granite Hills 4, Helix 1
Steele Canyon 10, Grossmont 0
Grossmont Valley League
Monte Vista 19, Mount Miguel 2
El Capitan 22, El Cajon Valley 0
Citrus West League
Guajome Park 14, Ocean View Christian 1
Non-League
Lutheran 7, San Diego Jewish 6

Wed., Apr. 25
Citrus West League

Vista-Calvary Christian 7, Foothills Christian 0
Eastern League
St. Augustine 9, Morse 3
Mira Mesa 10, Serra 1
Scripps Ranch 9, Patrick Henry 5
Frontier League
The Rock df. River Valley, forfeit
Non-League
Escondido Charter 6, Christian 5

Thurs., Apr. 26
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills at Grossmont, ppd., wet grounds (to Fri., Apr 27)
Valhalla at Granite Hills, ppd., wet grounds (to Fri., Apr 27)
Steele Canyon at Helix, ppd., wet grounds (to Mon., Apr 30)
Grossmont Valley League
El Cajon Valley at El Capitan, ppd., wet grounds (to Fri., Apr 27)
Non-League
Oceanside 5, Vista-Calvary Christian 1
Tri-City Christian 8, Guajome Park 4

Fri., Apr. 27
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 5, Grossmont 1 (from Apr.26)
Granite Hills 4, Valhalla 3 (from Apr.26)
Grossmont Valley League

El Capitan 13, El Cajon Valley 0 (from Apr. 26)
Mount Miguel 3, Monte Vista 3 (At Petco Park)
Citrus West League

Foothills Christian df. Ocean View Christian, forfeit
Lutheran df. Guajome Park, forfeit
Eastern League
Scripps Ranch 12, Patrick Henry 5
St. Augustine 25, Morse 1
Frontier League
River Valley at SD-High Tech, no report

Sat., Apr. 28
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 7, Grossmont 3
Valhalla 3, Granite Hills 2
Helix 4, Steele Canyon 1
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 12, Mount Miguel 1
Santana 27, El Cajon Valley 0
Eastern League
Mira Mesa 2, Serra 1 (8 inn.)
Non-League
St. Augustine 8-8, Santa Fe Christian 7-5

Mon., Apr. 30
Grossmont Hills League
Helix 7, Steele Canyon 1 (from Apr. 26)
Eastern League

Christian 9, Morse 2 (from Apr. 13)
Non-League

Crawford 7, Foothills Christian 4

Tue., May 1
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 4, Helix 3 (9 inn.)
Granite Hills 7, Steele Canyon 5 (9 inn.)
Valhalla 4, Grossmont 3
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 6, Mount Miguel 3
Santana 19, El Cajon Valley 0
Eastern League
Mira Mesa 9, Scripps Ranch 2

Wed., May 2
Eastern League

Mira Mesa 9, Christian 4
St. Augustine 9, Patrick Henry 3
Serra 9, Morse 1
Citrus West League
Guajome Park 3, Foothills Christian 2
Vista-Calvary Christian 5, Lutheran 0
Frontier League
Maranatha Christian at River Valley, no report

Thurs., May 3
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 5, Helix 1
Valhalla 6, Grossmont 4
Granite Hills 2, Steele Canyon 1
Grossmont Valley League

El Capitan 2, Monte Vista 1
Santana 6, Mount Miguel 6, tie (12 inn., darkness)
Eastern League
St. Augustine 7, Scripps Ranch 1

Fri., May 4
Grossmont Hills League
Helix 10, Grossmont 9 (from Apr. 14)
Steele Canyon 11, Valhalla 5 (from Apr. 14)
Granite Hills 5, West Hills 1 (from Apr. 14)
Eastern League

Mira Mesa 2, Christian 0
Patrick Henry 2, St. Augustine 0
Serra 13, Morse 7
Citrus West League
Vista-Calvary Chr, 23, Ocean View Chr. 1
Non-League
Foothills Christian 2, El Cajon Valley 1

Sat., May 5
Grossmont Valley League

Santana 8, Mount Miguel 0
El Capitan 3, Monte Vista 0
Non-League
Brawley 10, Patrick Henry 8

Mon., May 7
Non-League

Scripps Ranch 7, Rancho Buena Vista 2
Frontier League
River Valley 14, Marantha Christian 1

Tue., May 8
Grossmont Hills League

Helix 5, Grossmont 4 (10 inn.)
Granite Hills 13, West Hills 6
Steele Canyon 8, Valhalla 7
Grossmont Valley League
Santana 5, Monte Vista 4
Mount Miguel 21, El Cajon Valley 3 (5 inn.)
Citrus West League
Lutheran 8, Ocean View Chrisitan 3

Wed., May 9
Eastern League

Serra 13, Christian 1
St. Augustine 4, Mira Mesa 3 (8 inn.)
Scripps Ranch 16, Morse 1
Citrus West League
Vista-Calvary Chr.14, Foothills Christian 0

Thurs., May 10
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 5, Steele Canyon 4
Helix 9, Valhalla 6
Granite Hills 10, Grossmont 3
Grossmont Valley League

El Capitan 9, Santana 0
Monte Vista 17, El Cajon Valley 0

Fri., May 11
Eastern League

Christian 5, Serra 4
Mira Mesa 2, St. Augustine 1
Morse 8, Scripps Ranch 7
Citrus West League
Foothills Christian 2, Lutheran 1 (9 inn.)
Vista-Calvary Christian 6, Guajome Park 0
Citrus East League
Mountain Empire 24, Borrego Springs 6
Frontier League
The Rock 21, River Valley 0

Sat., May 12
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 7, Valhalla 1
Granite Hills 8, Helix 1
Steele Canyon 7, Grossmont 1
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 4, Monte Vista 0
El Capitan 24, El Cajon Valley 1 (6 inn.)
Christian Patriots Tournament

Championship
Christian 13, Lincoln 8 (from Mar. 17)
Non-League
Horizon 7, Morse 6
Julian 7, River Valley 0

Mon., May 14
Eastern League

Scripps Ranch 8, Christian 7
Mira Mesa 6, Patrick Henry 3
St. Augustine 12, Serra 0
Grossmont Hills League
Helix 10, Grossmont 1 (from Apr. 14)
Grossmont Valley League
Santana 4, Monte Vista 1 (from Apr. 14)

Tue., May 15
Grossmont Hills League

West Hills 6, Grossmont 4
Helix 3, Steele Canyon 2
Granite Hills 5, Valhalla 0
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 12, Mount Miguel 3
Santana 15, El Cajon Valley 0 (5 inn.)
Citrus West League
Vista-Calvary Christian 5, Lutheran 0

Wed., May 16
Eastern League

Scripps Ranch 6, Christian 5
St. Augustine 8, Serra 1
Mira Mesa 3, Patrick Henry 2
Citrus West League
Foothills Christian 13, Guajome Park 2

Thurs., May 17
Grossmont Hills League

Helix 5, West Hills 2
Valhalla 4, Grossmont 2
Steele Canyon 7, Granite Hills 6
Grossmont Valley League
Santana 10, Mount Miguel 3
El Capitan 7, Monte Vista 1 (8 inn.)
Non-League
Vista-Calvary Chr. 4, La Jolla Country Day 3
Lutheran 15, San Diego Jewish 5
END REGULAR SEASON