The Eagles (4-3) rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 4-2
before pouring on the coal.
Trailing 3-0 the Eagles fought back on singles by DILLAN
SHRUM, NATE NGUYEN, an RBI single by ROBERT BOSTEDT
and a run-scoring single by JORDAN VERDON.
The Wolverines (6-7) tacked on 2 runs in the 4th inning
to make it 5-2.
That’s when Granite Hills’ offense caught
fire, scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the 4th. In the
Eagles’ breakout inning JUSTIN MITCHELL led off
with a triple and scored on a double by ANDY LOWRY.
Shrum then doubled in Lowry. Nguyen singled and MICHAEL
DIFFLEY doubled in a run. Bostedt then whacked a 2-run
triple to give the Eagles the lead.
Verdon then cashed in
Bostedt with a double, giving the Eagles an 8-5 advantage.
Granite Hills continued the onslaught in the 5th inning
as Lowry slugged his second double and scored on Shrum’s
second 2-base hit of the game. Diffley then cashed in
Shrum with a base hit.
After the Wolverines punched in 3 runs in the top of
the 6th, the Eagles had to return to the offense.
JAYSON ROSE doubled and stole home on a double steal.
Everybody in the Granite Hills lineup had more than
one hit, including Bostedt who was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI
and Shrum who was 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Pitching was hardly exceptional for Granite Hills,
although DANIEL VASQUEZ got the victory and ADRIAN ANDREWSON
got the save.
The Eagles will now face Bishop Amat on Wednesday (Apr.
2) at Santa Ana Mater Dei at 6 p.m.
FRANCIS PARKER 8, CHRISTIAN 4 – It's a
general rule of thumb that whenever Francis Parker and
Christian get together on the diamond it’s always
a close battle, usually resulting in a one-run contest.
For six innings of Monday's (Mar. 31) battle that stayed
true to form, but with five straight hits in the top
of the seventh, the Lancers opened up an 8-4 lead to
take home the City Conference Tournament win.
“We've really been in a funk lately for the last
week,” said head coach MIKE MITCHELL. “Fortunately
the schedule wasn't too tough so we were able to get
away with it.”
“But when you play a team that plays baseball
the way it's supposed to be played and executes the
way Parker did today, we implode. They're a good, solid
team and we have to start playing better baseball if
we want to make a name for ourselves this season.”
The Patriots plated a run in the first to take the
early lead on a NICK JARVIS single, but Grant Shives
buckled down and gained control, eventually exiting
the game in the sixth with 4-2 lead.
“I had a shaky start to the game,” Shives
admitted after improving his record to 3-0 and lowering
his earned run average to 1.03. “But I was able
to limit the damage and then really settle down. I just
have faith in my defense behind me and let them do all
the work.”
Christian (7-3) had at least one man on in every inning,
but two double plays and a few base running blunders
limited them to only four markers. WILLIAM HAIL paced
the Patriots’ attack, going 4-for-4 with a trio
of singles and a double and scored half their runs.
CHRISTIAN MEZA was the only other Patriot with multiple
hits, going 2-for-3.
On the other hand, the Lancers played one of the most
fundamentally sound games you'll ever see at this level
of competition. They moved runners along when needed
with sacrifices. Were successful on their steal attempts
– Jonah Davis stole second in the third and then
one batter later stole home for a 2-1 lead – and
Jake Wiegand went 3-for-4 with his third and fourth
triple of the year to go along with a two-run single.
Christian ace KYLE STOWERS was chased after four innings
due to a high pitch count, but the Patriots only trailed
5-4 headed into the seventh before the Lancers jumped
on their bullpen. Freshman Nick Allen had 3 RBI for
Parker and Jonathan Vizcaino went 2-for-4 with a run-scoring
double in the final frame.
“That's on me,” Stowers said of the loss.
“I can't walk as many guys as I did...especially
at the bottom of their order. I'll get it right next
time.”
— Andrew Smith
CYPRESS 7, GROSSMONT 1 – The Grossmont
Foothillers self-destructed by issuing six walks and
three errors in Wednesday’s (Mar. 31) lopsided
loss to Cypress in the Boras Classic Tournament at Santa
Ana Mater Dei.
The Foothillers’ offense was limited to a solo
home run by PEYTON LINDSAY in the 6th inning after the
game was all but over.
Lindsay had two hits for the Foothillers, while TIGER
GUERRERO, HUNTER STRATTON and RYAN BARNES had a base
hit apiece.
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Steele Canyon
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El Cap stops Steele Canyon
in battle of BDGCT pool leaders
The Vaqueros looked to sophomore DYLAN WANNAMAKER to silence
the Cougars (5-3) in his first start, where he allowed
only 4 hits and one earned run.
“He passed a pretty tough test,” noted El Capitan
coach JORDAN ABRUZZO. “This was his first start and
he proved he was up to the challenge.”
TRISTAN DUNCAN came in a closed the door in the Vaqueros’
7-2 victory by recording the final rwo outs.
El Capitan put this game away by scoring 5 runs in
the 2nd inning.
JOHNATHAN SUMMERS was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI to ignite
the El Capitan attack.
Eight of the nine starters for the Vaqueros contributed
to the 14 hit onslaught.
Steele Canyon avoided the shutout when WYATT LOGAN
blasted solo home run in the 5th inning. He also scored
on a base hit by MACKEY BOWERS in the 3rd inning.
The Vaqueros pounded out 14 hits against three Steele
Canyon pitchers to post their 3rd win in 8 decisions.
VALHALLA 8, SANTANA 5 – Valhalla stretched
its winning streak to 5 in a row with Saturday’s
(Mar. 29) victory over Santana in the Bill Dickens Grossmont
Conference Tournament.
The Norsemen, who began the season with three straight
losses, had to scramble to stuff the Sultans by scoring
4 runs in the 7th inning.
Credit Santana (5-4) for making the most out of 3 hits
against the Norsemen. The Santee squad was playing catch-up
from the 1st inning on.
Seven Norsemen contributed to a 9-hit attack.
Four Valhalla pitchers helped silence the Sultans.
FOSTER McNARY got the win and BROCK MOSIER got his 2nd
save.
WEST HILLS 9, MOUNT MIGUEL 2 – West Hills
scored 7 runs in the 1st inning of Saturday’s (Mar.
29) Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament action,
and the Matadors never recovered.
The opening frame was a nightmare for the Matadors.
CHASE PARSONS got a base hit for the Wolf Pack and
moved to second and third on wild pitches. After a pop-out
HAYDEN SCHILLING walked and stole second, then BRYCE
GIBSON walked to load the bases.
D.J. LEWIS walked to drive in the first run. The walk
parade continued with three free passes for the Pack.
JOEY KRUG hit an RBI single and DALLAS SIEGAL slugged
a sacrifice fly. The inning was capped by an RBI single
by catcher JOHNNY ESPINOZA.
Mount Miguel leadoff man BRAD MORENO was 2-for-3 with
a run scored, and KENNY STEWART drove in the Matadors
only 2 runs with a base hit in the 3rd inning.
One of the high points for Mount Miguel was the relief
pitching of ENRIQUE KELLER, who surrendered only one
earned run and 3 hits in six innings out of the bullpen.
HELIX 4, MONTE VISTA 1 – Making his first
start of the season, LEE MUTTER turned in a complete
game shutout as Helix knocked off Monte Vista in Saturday’s
(Mar. 29) Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
contest.
Mutter, usually the third baseman for the Highlanders,
allowed only 3 hits and no earned runs while striking
out 4 in his pitching debut.
The Highlanders (5-3) made the most of 3 hits as JORGE
GARCIA and MIGUEL ARMANDARIZ each picked up an RBI.
DaSHAWN KEIRSEY did not collect a hit but scored twice
and stole 3 bases in the leadoff spot for Helix.
Monte Vista also were limited to 3 hits by REILLY DIAZ,
ANDREW GONZALES and XAVIER CHAVOYA.
AUSTIN CAOLE scored the Monarchs’ only run in
the 1st inning.
On the hill Caole allowed 2 hits and no earned runs
over 4 2/3 innings.
GLENDORA 5, GRANITE HILLS 1 – Visiting
Granite Hills pulled one of the greatest collapses in
school history during the 7th inning in Saturday’s
(Mar. 29) Boras Classic Tournament against Glendora
.
With one out and leading 1-0 the Eagles booted a routine
ground ball in the 7th inning. Glendora (8-2) followed
with a walk but the Eagles were in position to escape
as they caught a second out fly ball to center field.
With two outs and two runners on base, Kevin Watson
doubled in the tying run. A hit batter loaded the bases.
Then back-to-back walks brought in 2 runs, giving Glendora
a 3-1 lead. Herrera slugged a 2-run double to put the
game away.
Granite Hills’ only run came in the 5th inning
as BILLY CUMMINGS walked and advanced to second on NATE
NGUYEN’s sacrifice bunt. MICHAEL DIFFLEY singled
and ROBERT BOSTEDT lined a base hit to score the Eagles’
lone run.
Granite Hills wasted the pitching of JAYSON ROSE, who
allowed only 3 hits and no earned runs while striking
out 8 in 6 2/3 innings.
The Eagles will play the winner of San Dimas/Alieso
Miguel on Monday (Apr. 1) at Junipero field at 3 p.m.
VALENCIA 2, GROSSMONT 1 – Grossmont High
wasted a sterling complete game pitching performance
by BRANDON WEED in the opening round of Saturday’s
(Mar. 29) prestigious Boras Classic Tournament at Mater
Dei Santa Ana.
While Weed pitched a 7-hitter, the Foothillers’
offense stalled, producing only 5 hits.
After Valencia (7-5) scored 2 runs in the first three
innings the Foothillers cut the lead in half in the
bottom of the 3rd as FREDDY WALKER walked and was eventually
cut down on a ground ball force play by HUNTER REED.
It didn’t matter though as Stratton stroked an
RBI single, which cut the Valencia lead to 2-1. But
then PEYTON LINDSAY banged into an inning-ending double
play.
Grossmont will play Buena Cypress on Monday (Apr. 1)
at Junipero Serra at 3 p.m.
CLASSICAL ACADEMY 5, FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 3 –
The Foothills Christian Knights hit a sour note against
Classical Academy during Saturday’s (Mar. 29) Eagles
Classic encounter at Barona.
Classical Academy (7-2) did all of its scoring in the
1st inning, leaving the Knights (5-3) to play catch-up
the remainder of the afternoon.
After falling behind Foothills Christian punched across
a run in the 2nd inning on a sacrifice fly by TIM GRAY.
The Knights added another run in the 4th inning as
RYAN QUINN tripled and scored on a wild pitch.
In the 5th inning TAYLOR BANKHEAD tripled and scored
on a single by CALEB HOFFMAN.
“We had a couple of base running mistakes that
cost us,” noted Knights coach DAVE LEWIS. “And
we also had seven called 3rd strikes.”
Christian, which is 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the City
Conference Tournament, scored all 6 runs after two outs.
NATE JARVIS’ RBI double tied the game 1-1. ZACH
HOGUEISSON doubled in Jarvis, giving Christian a lead
it would not lose.
After NATHAN JARVIS was hit by a pitch to keep the
inning alive, KYLE STOWERS singled home Hougueisson.
TREVOR HOWELL singled to load the bases, and then WILL
HAIL slashed a 2-run single.
An RBI single by CHRISTIAN MEZA capped the big inning.
Stowers paced the Patriots with a single, a triple
and 3 RBI.
Nick Jarvis scattered 5 hits and allowed one earned
run over four innings to pick up his 2nd win without
a loss. JOE ROSS blanked the Tigers on 2 hits over the
final three frames to pick up his first save.
It was the second time Christian had beaten Morse as
they blanked the Tigers 7-0 in the 19th Annual Patriots
Invitational.
Christian will face one of its toughest opponents of
the season on Monday (Mar. 31) when the Patriots host
Francis Parker in a City Conference Tournament game.
Their latest conquest was a 2-1 victory over visiting
Monte Vista in the 3rd Annual Bill Dickens Grossmont
Conference Tournament on Thursday (Mar. 27).
This one came to one swing – a long ball poke
by shortstop TANNER PERRY with MACKEY BOWERS aboard
in the 3rd inning that gave Steele Canyon a 2-0 lead.
These Cougars (5-2) are playing pretty good ball right
now.
In their latest victory over Monte Vista TREVOR ROW
came out of the bullpen to pitch 5 powerful innings
and earn the pitching nod for Steele Canyon . Row allowed
only one hit and struck out 6.
The Cougars’ bullpen finished the job as WILL
SULLIVAN and CHRIS BARKEY protected the narrow lead.
Barkey was awarded the save as he retired the last 4
batters.
The Cougars stole 5 bases, three by COLE FLINT and
two by Bowers.
SANTANA 1, WEST HILLS 0 – Senior ALAN STRONG
continued to live up to his namesake as he mowed down
host West Hills on 5 hits in Thursday’s (Mar. 27)
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament action.
The 6-foot-2 right-hander walked one and struck out
6 as he registered a complete game in his 2nd game in
three decisions.
“He got in several jams but always managed to
get out of trouble,” said Sultans coach RIGO LEDEZMA.
Strong was bolstered by a nifty Santana double play
in the opening frame.
West Hills’ JOHNNY ESPINOZA, who was 2-for-3 in
the game, was cut down in the 1st inning double play
that definitely had momentum in the game. HAYDEN SCHILLING
ripped a shot at Santana first baseman DAULTON BARRY,
who fired to shortstop TOMMY LOGAN for the second out.
Logan then unleashed a perfect throw to pitcher Strong
covering first base to erase a possible big 1st inning
for the Wolf Pack.
“That was a major league caliber play,” Ledezma
said.
West Hills returned the favor in the bottom of the
1st. Santana put runners at the corners with nobody
out. Barry then walked to load the bases. West Hills
pitcher WILLIE BENNET struck out the next batter then
served up a double play ball to shut down the Sultans
in the opening frame.
The pitchers kept the handcuffs on until the 5th inning
when Santana (5-3) finally broke through. RYAN BROWNING
was hit by a pitch (for the second time in the game).
He moved up 90 feet on a sacrifice bunt by REECE HERNANDEZ
and scurried to third on a ground out by NOAH NUNEZ.
That set the stage for Logan ’s game-winning single
to left.
HELIX 7, MOUNT MIGUEL 2 – Helix’s
JORGE GARCIA drove in 3 runs with 3 hits as the Highlanders
toppled visiting Mount Miguel in Thursday’s (Mar.
27) Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament contest.
In his last two games Garcia has 5 hits and 5 RBI.
“No doubt we need his bat,” said Helix coach
COLE HOLLAND.
Holland noted that the Highlanders collected 30 hits
in their last three games “against good pitching.”
In their latest conquest of Mount Miguel , the Highlanders
teed off against Matador ace BRAD MORENO for 7 runs
and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
DaSHAWN KEIRSEY and NICO ALCOSER each had 2 hits to
support the complete game pitching of JEREMIAH WYLIE,
who needed only 78 pitches to post his 3rd win without
a loss.
ISBELL had a triple and scored a run for Helix.
VALHALLA 9, EL CAPITAN 5 – JORDAN QSAR
was 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI to catapult Valhalla
past visiting El Capitan at Eric Turgeon Field in Thursday’s
(Mar. 27) Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
action.
The Norsemen (4-3) battled their way to a 7-0 lead
after four innings.
That was more than enough for Valhalla senior left-handed
ace MITCH COOMBS, who surrendered 7 hits and 3 earned
runs in five innings while striking out 6.
COREY ZIMMERMAN was 3-for-3 with 2 runs scored and
an RBI for Valhalla , while COLE HENDERSON was 3-for-4
with 2 RBI.
El Capitan, which raked three Valhalla pitchers for
11 hits, was led by JOHNATHAN SUMMERS, who went 2-for-4
with 2 RBI. CLAY CROMWELL also had 2 RBI for the Vaqueros.
The 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior has been next to perfect.
He’s made three starts and boasts a 3-0 record,
including a 7-1 victory over visiting Kearny in a City
Conference Tournament game on Wednesday (Mar. 26). He
allowed only two hits in the complete game effort while
walking only one and striking out nine.
“The best thing about it is the kid throws strikes,”
said Patriots coach MIKE MITCHELL. “It took him
only 72 pitches to go all the way.”
The Patriots (6-2) jumped in front of the Komets in
the 3rd inning on an RBI single by CHRISTIAN MEZA and
a Kearny error.
Leading 2-1 Christian broke the game open with four
runs in the 5th inning. Meza provided the strike with
a triple that dropped between two outfielders and wound
up in the right field corner.
KYLE STOWERS got hit by a pitch and stole second. TREVOR
HOWELL followed with a base hit to score Meza and Stowers.
The left fielder booted the ball on the play and Howell
eventually scored on a wild pitch.
Next up for Christian is a City Conference Tournament
visit to Morse on Friday (Mar. 28) at 3:30.
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 12, TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN 3 –
Foothills Christian raced to a 10-0 lead after four innings
then cruised to the finish line in a Wednesday (Mar.
26) Eagle Classic contest contest at MiraCosta College.
CALEB HOFFMAN opened the game with a walk, stole second
and scored on a triple by JOSH LEWIS. DANIEL LUCKETT
was hit by a pitch and RYAN QUINN walked to load the
bases. NOAH GULA then followed with a 2-run double.
Foothills Christian broke the game open in the 2nd
inning as Quinn doubled in two.
All nine Foothills Christian starters contributed to
the 13-hit attack.
MARK PROFETA was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.
“We hit the ball really, really well,” said
Knights coach DAVE LEWIS. “Profeta was the hitting
star and Caleb Hoffman in leadoff scored 3 runs. When
he’s in leadoff he ignites the offense. He makes
us go. We’re averaging 12-13 runs a game.”
Lewis pitched the first 4 innings to notch his 2nd
win in as many decisions for the Knights (5-1).
Next up for Foothills Christian is a meeting with Classical
Academy on Saturday (Mar. 29) at Barona at 3 p.m.
It was a day for defense in
Spring Valley. Top:
Monte Vista first baseman Jose Arroyo applies
the tag for the pickoff of a Valhalla runner.
Later, a rundown eliminates another Norsemen. (Photos by Don DeMars Photography) ADDITIONAL
PHOTOS HERE
Valhalla third baseman Cole
Henderson
with the back-hand grab off the wide hop. (Photos by Don DeMars Photography)
It took Keaton only 70 pitches to blank the Monarchs
over six innings as Valhalla claimed a 2-0 victory and
Keaton raised his personal record to 2-1, walking two
and striking out six.
“There are two ways of pitching,” said Keaton,
a 6-foot, 270-pound right-hander. “If I get out
in front of somebody 0-2 I’ll go for the punch
out. But honestly, I’d rather get guys out on either
the first or second pitch.”
MATT GREEN pitched the final shutout inning in the
bottom of the 7th to earn the save for Valhalla (3-3),
which posted its 3rd straight win.
Keaton said he wasn’t afraid
to go for strikeouts if that’s what it took to
win.
“It’s strictly an evaluation of the team
you’re pitching against,” he said. “I
got a lot of quick outs in this game and it certainly
helped me.”
The Norsemen took the lead 1-0 in the 3rd inning as
CHRIS HUDGINS singled to left and advanced to second
on a wild pitch. He kept on running after that, and
moved to third on a wild pitch. He eventually scored
on a ground out by FOSTER McNARY.
Valhalla added a second run in the 6th inning when
JEFF HOUGHTBY grounded out with the bases loaded.
Victory didn’t come easily for Keaton, as Monte
Vista put five runners on base in the first two innings.
Four of them were in scoring position, but Keaton was
able to escape the jam.
\ HELIX 8, SANTANA 4 – The Helix Highlanders
pounded out 10 hits, giving them 20 in their last two
games. The latest rally was a first round game of the
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament on Tuesday
(Mar. 25) in Santee when the Highlanders triumphed over
the Sultans.
“We had only three guys strike out and six walks,”
Helix coach COLE HOLLAND said. “We stressed putting
the ball in play, and I think we did a pretty good job
of it.”
The Highlanders scored in 5 of their 7 turns at-bat,
but even so they had to rally as Santana led 4-1 after
three innings.
“The thing about this game I liked is we never
stopped,” Holland said. “We kept pounding
away.”
Helix picked up a run in the 4th inning on an RBI single
by HERNANDEZ and a double by JORGE GARCIA, which tied
the game at 4-4.
Helix took the lead in the 6th as NICO ALCOSER singled
and skated to third on sacrifice bunts by AUSTIN and
ISBELL. He scored on a base hit by KINOSHI.
The Highlanders put the game on ice with 3 runs in
the 7th. Garcia and LEE MUTTER singled, Alcoser then
slashed a 2-run double and scored on a base hit by Austin
.
More stellar defense from Soring
Valley finds Mount Miguel outfielders
Daniel Saavedra (left) in center field and Eric
De La Rosa crashing into
the right-field fence making solid grabs for the
Matadors. (Photos by Frank Price) ADDITIONAL
PHOTOS HERE
STEELE CANYON 4, MOUNT MIGUEL 0 – In an
airtight pitching duel, visiting Steele Canyon claimed
the edge in Tuesday’s (Mar. 25) opening round of
the Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament in
Spring Valley .
JOSH MEDERIOS pitched a complete game 3-hit shutout
for the Cougars (4-2). He walked two and struck out
seven.
The Cougars took command when junior AUSTIN ELLERY
slashed a 3-run homer in the 2nd inning.
The hardluck loser was Mount Miguel ’s DANIEL
RONK, who turned in a complete game 5-hitter. He walked
4 and struck out 3.
“The game was decided on a couple of pitches,”
said Matadors coach JASON BABINEAU. “However, you
can’t win if you don’t score, and our approach
to the ball was not effective today.”
El Cap second baseman Dawson
McClanahan
turns the double play against West Hills. (Photo by Ruth Mims) ADDITIONAL
PHOTOS HERE
EL CAPITAN 9, WEST HILLS 6 – Junior SAM MELERO
belted a grand slam home run in the 4th inning to catapult
host El Capitan past West Hills in Tuesday’s (Mar.
25) opening round of the Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference
Tournament.
That blast was enough to support the pitching of TRISTAN
DUNCAN and CHANCE COLSON. Duncan pitched 6 2/3 innings
and posted his first win in three decisions. Colson
got the final out for his first save.
The Vaqueros (2-4) made it look easy early on as they
claimed an 8-1 lead after four innings.
“That was more than enough for Duncan ,”
said El Capitan pitching coach STEVE VICKERY. “It
seemed like it took us forever for us to get that final
out, but we finally got it after giving up 4 runs.”
Melero finished the evening 3-for-3 with 3 runs and
4 RBI.
West Hills, which scored 4 runs in the final frame
in a belated comeback, was led by HAYDEN SCHILLING and
BRYCE GIBSON, who each scored 2 runs and drove in a
pair apiece. But it was much too little, too late.
WILL HAIL, the Patriots’ junior catcher, riddled
the Cavers for 3 doubles, driving in 4 runs in Christian’s
5-4 victory over the Cavers.
It was Hail’s third double of the contest that
drove in pinch runner MATT HOPKINS in the 7th inning
for what proved to be the winning run.
In the 5th inning Hail laced a 2-run double to tie
the contest at 4-4.
He also plated a run with a 2-bag shot, scoring TREVOR
HOWELL in the 3rd inning to give Christian a brief 2-1
lead. Howell also had an RBI single in the frame.
Howell finished the contest 3-for-3 with a double.
NATHAN JARVIS retired 9 of the 10 batters he faced
in three innings of relief to earn the victory.
“This was a very emotional victory for us, coming
off our 10-inning loss to Madison (in the Patriots’
Invitational),” said Patriots coach MIKE MITCHELL.
“It also had a major impact considering both teams
play in Division III.”
Fact is, they mowed down Mar Vista 8-1 to capture the
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial championship
on Saturday (Mar. 22) at Otay Ranch while running their
record to 5-1.
Mount Miguel jumped out to a quick start, scoring three
runs in the opening frame.
Winning pitcher BRAD MORENO provided the spark with
a triple. JOEL SANDOVAL walked and the next two Matadors
struck out.
No problem, DANIEL RONK tripled in 2 runs and scored
on a single by CONNOR WHITE.
The Matadors tacked on 2 more runs in the 3rd inning.
ENRIQUE KELLER led off with a double and advanced to
third on a base hit by Ronk. White then slashed a double
to score both runners.
The Mount Miguel onslaught continued in the 4th. Sanders
and Moreno hit back-to-back singles and advanced on
a wild pitch. Keller then laced a 2-run double and eventually
scored on a base hit by KENNY STEWART.
That was more than enough offense for senior Moreno
, who allowed only one earned run, scattered 6 hits
and struck out 12 in six innings.
Keller blanked the Mariners in the final inning.
Mount Miguel pounded out 12 hits, including 3 by Keller,
who raised his average to .591 (13-for-22). He also
raised his RBI count to 10 and has 4 doubles and a home
run on the season.
“Keller is really coming along,” said Matadors
coach JASON BABINEAU. “He has seven two strike
RBI.”
MADISON 4, CHRISTIAN 3 (10 inn.) – If Christian
High coach MIKE MITCHELL had his druthers, he’d
like to keep the Madison Warhawks off his schedule.
These two teams have met twice in the 19th Annual Christian
Patriots Invitational with Madison winning both times.
Credit the Patriots (4-2) for taking the Warhawks 10
innings before succumbing in Saturday’s (Mar. 22)
championship game. In the first meeting between the
two, Madison rolled 8-2.
In the championship bout Christian wasted an overpowering
pitching performance by sophomore KYLE STOWERS. In an
8-inning stint he surrendered just 2 runs, 6 hits and
struck out 5.
“Stowers is really going to be something in the
future,” Mitchell observed. “Since last season
he’s put on 20 pounds of muscle and grew an inch,
and now measures 6-foot-2, 195 pounds.”
The game slipped away from the Patriots in the bottom
of the 10th when the Warhawks pushed across the winning
run with one out.
Christian took the early lead. With two outs in the
1st inning the Patriots scored on a ground rule double
by BRYCE JURRIES.
“If the ball hadn’t bounced over the fence
we would have had 2 runs on Jurries’ hit,”
Mitchell said.
Christian scored again in the 2nd inning on a double
by TREVOR HOWELL.
Madison (7-0) tied the game with 2 runs in the bottom
of the 2nd.
The Patriots took the lead in the top of the 9th. WILL
HAIL singled and JASON LYON pinch ran for him. JOE ROSS
singled and Lyon galloped to second. Stowers then hit
a ground ball right through the shortstop’s legs
and Lyon raced to the plate to give Christian the lead.
Madison refused to fold, however, scoring single runs
in the bottom of the 9th and 10th against reliever NATHAN
JARVIS.
The Patriots pounded out 7 hits, including 2 each by
Hail, Ross and Howell. BRANDON TARDIFF had the other.
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 12, BORREGO SPRINGS 10 –
Foothills Christian scored 2 runs in the 7th inning
to bounce Borrego Springs in Saturday’s (Mar. 22)
Eagles Classic in the desert.
The victory gave Foothills Christian its 4th win in
5 decisions, while the Rams fell to 3-2.
Despite losing to Castle Park 5-4 in Thursday’s
(Mar. 20) final round of the same tournament, Mount
Miguel earned a berth in tournament finals.
The Matadors (4-1) suffered their first loss of the
season when DANIEL RONK allowed 3 earned runs in six
innings.
Trailing 2-0, Mount Miguel took the lead in the 3rd
inning when JOEL SANDOVAL scored on an error and ENRIQUE
KELLER drove in 2 runs with a single.
The Matadors added a 4th run in the 6th but surrendered
3 in the bottom of the 6th to suffer their first loss
of the season.
Keller was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for Mount Miguel.
The Matadors wasted the complete game pitching of Ronk.
GRANITE HILLS 3, LA COSTA CANYON 0 – DANIEL
VASQUEZ, who threw a no-hitter in the championship game
of last year’s Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
against Rancho Bernardo, proved on Thursday (Mar. 20)
that he hasn’t lost his touch for big-time pitching.
The junior right-hander scattered 6 hits against La
Costa Canyon while walking none and striking out 9.
The Eagles (3-2) took a 1st inning lead as MICHAEL
DIFFLEY led off with a single and ROBERT BOSTEDT followed
with a double. JORDAN VERDON slashed a single to score
Diffley, and JAYSON ROSE plated Bostedt on an infield
grounder.
Granite Hills added an insurance run in the 3rd inning.
Diffley and Bostedt hit back-to-back singles, and Verdon
followed with a 3rd base hit to drive in Diffley. Granite
Hills had the bases loaded with nobody out at that point,
but the rally stalled there with two strikeouts and
a ground out.
Granite Hills, along with Grossmont, won’t play
again until they compete in the Boras Classic Tournament
on Saturday (Mar. 29) at Santa Ana Mater Dei.
VALHALLA 10, HILLTOP 0 – CHRIS HUDGINS,
who is bound for Cal State Fullerton, slugged 2 homers
and drove in 4 runs in Thursday’s (Mar. 20) Hilltop
Lolita’s Tournament as the Norsemen buried visiting
Hilltop.
MITCH COOMBS pitched a complete game 2-hit shutout
for Valhalla (2-3), which rebounded from losing its
first three games of the season.
Valhalla pounded out 11 hits, including a single and
a double by JUSTIN JAIME-GARCIA.
It was a pitchers’ duel for the first three innings
as Valhalla led 1-0. After that the Norsemen turned
the game into a blowout.
COREY ZIMMERMAN was 2-for-3 with a pair of singles,
a run and an RBI.
SANTANA 2, MT. CARMEL 1 – Led by pitcher
RYAN BROWNING, Santana won a pitching duel over Mt.
Carmel in the final round of Thursday’s (Mar. 20)
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament.
The senior right-hander went the distance, scattering
5 hits and allowing one earned run while striking out
6, running his record to 2-0.
The Sultans took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning as JACOB
ODENKIRK led off with a line drive double, scooted to
third on a bunt single by Browning and scored on a sacrifice
fly by NOAH NUNEZ.
Santana doubled its advantage in the 4th inning.
TOMMY LOGAN got a single on a 2-strike pitch and advanced
to second on a sacrifice bunt by REECE HERNANDEZ. With
two outs CALEB STUFFLE slashed an RBI single to make
it 2-0.
That would be more than enough for Santana to improve
its record to 4-2.
OTAY RANCH 4, MONTE VISTA 1 – Otay Ranch’s
Adrian Tovalin pitched a complete game 3-hitter against
visiting Monte Vista in Thursday’s (Mar. 20) Bully’s
East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament.
Two of the Monarchs’ 3 hits came in the 6th inning.
ANDREW GONZALES got a base hit, advanced to second
when JOSE ARROYO’s bunt was booted. XAVIER CHAVOYA
reached base on a fielder’s choice. With two outs
Chavoya scored on a base hit by AUSTIN CAOLE.
The only other base hit was a single by Chavoya.
Monte Vista wasted strong pitching by REILLY DIAZ and
Caole, who each surrendered 5 hits and 2 runs. Diaz
was tagged with his second setback in three decisions.
POWAY 11, EL CAPITAN 2 – TRISTAN DUNCAN’s
2-run double in the 7th inning helped El Capitan avoid
a shutout loss in Thursday’s (Mar. 20) Hilltop
Lolita’s Tournament action.
The youthful Vaqueros (1-4) started one senior, one
junior and the rest sophomores against powerhouse Poway
(4-1).
Poway put scored 11 runs in the middle three frames
to turn the game into a blowout.
Joey Fiske hit a 3-run homer in the 4th and Kyle Dean
hit a grand slam in the 6th for Poway .
Tommy Brunansky pitched a complete game 4-hitter for
the Titans.
MATT STROMAN pitched 3 2/3 strong innings for the Vaqueros,
then the wheels fell off. After that the rout was on.
The Cougars slashed four Mater Dei pitchers for 17
hits, including three by AUSTIN ELLERY, who plated 4
runs on a pair of doubles and a single.
Leadoff man MACKEY BOWERS also blasted a pair of doubles
to drive in 4 runs for the Cougars (3-2), who scored
in all six innings.
“We batted around in the 4th,” said Cougars
assistant coach SEAN TUCKER, as the Cougars extended
their lopsided lead to 13-0.
KENNETH BAGDASAR banged in 2 runs with a pair of doubles,
while WYATT LOGAN chased home 2 more with a base hit.
The batting merry-go-round also included JOEY GIRARDI,
who drove in a pair of runs for the Cougars.
Hillers catcher Hunter Stratton
makes the tag and show the ball to the umpire,
but the baserunner from Vista was rules safe for
the Panthers' lone run. (Photos by Linda Byerline)
GROSSMONT 12, VISTA 1 – Visiting Vista
won its first four games but was merely cannon fodder
for host Grossmont in Wednesday’s (Mar. 19) Foothiller-Aztec
Classic encounter.
The Foothillers put this one on ice when they scored
10 runs in the 1st inning.
HUNTER STRATTON blasted his 2nd home run of the season
with a man aboard to lead the charge and also doubled
in a run later in the contest. HUNTER REED had a bases-loaded
double in the 1st that included 5 hits, 3 walks, 2 errors
and one hit batter.
PEYTON LINDSAY was 3-for-3 with 3 doubles and 2 RBI.
MATT LUJAN was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored,
while CAMERON HENDERSON also drove in a run for Grossmont.
Starting pitcher Weed picked up the win as he allowed
one run on 3 hits in five innings. Lindsay and MATT
WINET each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
“It was nice to see us swing the bats together,”
said Foothillers coach CHAD WILLIAMS. “I mean,
the whole lineup.”
It was the 3rd straight win for Grossmont but the Foothillers
fell one win short of playing in their own championship
game.
CHRISTIAN 7, MORSE 0 – On Wednesday (Mar.
19) SAM GERSHOW pitched a 3-hit shutout to hurl Christian
High into the championship round of the 19th Annual
Christian Patriots Invitational slated for Saturday
(Mar. 22) at 2 p.m. The Patriots will face Madison High.
Christian took an early lead on a passed ball and burst
into a 4-0 lead on a 2-run triple by KYLE STOWERS. The
Patriots pushed across 3 more runs in the 5th inning
as NICK JARVIS hoisted a sacrifice fly, CHRISTIAN MEZA
laced a 2-run double down the left field line and WILL
HAIL singled to left to drive in a run.
“Gershow threw 77 total pitches, of which 62 were
strikes,” said Patriots coach MIKE MITCHELL. “He
never had a 2-ball count on any hitter as he walked
none and fanned 5 in a complete game effort.”
TREVOR HOWELL was 3-for-4 for the Patriots, while Meza
was 2-for-3 as was Hail, and they each had an RBI.
HELIX 3, CORONADO 1 – JEREMIAH WYLIE scattered
9 hits as he posted his 2nd win as Helix stretched its
winning streak to three in a row as part of Wednesday’s
(Mar. 19) Foothiller-Aztec Classic action.
The Highlanders hammered out 10 hits, including 2 apiece
by DASHAWN KEIRSEY, MATTHEW HENDERSON, NICO ALCOSER
and LEE MUTTER.
The key hit of the game was Mutter’s 2-run single
in the 3rd to give the Highlanders a 2-0 lead.
Freshman MATTHEW RICHARDSON singled in freshman KONNOR
KONISHI in the 6th inning.
“Our freshmen are really standing out,” noted
Helix coach COLE HOLLAND. “Obviously that’s
gonna help us in the future.”
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 9, MARANATHA CHRISTIAN 3
– DANIEL LUCKETT slugged a 3-run homer in the 3rd
inning of Wednesday’s (Mar. 19) Eagles Classic
contest to give Foothills Christian a 3-run lead it
would not lose.
Luckett finished the game 2-for-2 with a double and
4 RBI.
Junior JOSH LEWIS pitched 4 1/3 innings and allowed
only one earned run to earn the victory. He also had
3 hits in 4 at-bats as he scored 3 runs. He also stole
2 bases.
RYAN QUINN was 2-for-4 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI,
including a pair of doubles and 2 stolen bases.
MONTGOMERY 10, WEST HILLS 5 – An 8-run
third inning spelled doom for visiting West Hills (2-3)
in Wednesday’s (Mar. 19) Foothiller-Aztec Classic
contest at Montgomery.
West Hills’ HAYDEN SCHILLING was 3-for-4 and just
missed the cycle with a double and a triple to go with
a stolen base. He also had one RBI as did COLE PENDLETON.
Overall West Hills had 12 hits.
BRYCE GIBSON was 2-for-4 with a double, while DONOVON
McCRYSTAL was 2-for-2.
“We just didn’t have any pitching, and played
like a bunch of newcomers,” said Wolf Pack coach
MIKE HARWELL.
SERRA df. EL CAJON VALLEY – No report on
this 19th Christian Patriots Invitational game. El Cajon
Valley record (1-4).
It was the first win for Valhalla in four starts, while
RBV fell to 2-2.
“It’s been frustrating because we have played
some of the best teams in San Diego – Poway, Cathedral
and Bonita Vista,” noted Valhalla coach MIKE WILSON.
“Today everybody relaxed and did what we needed
to do.:
“Today I was really proud of the kids. We just
hit – we just hit with guys in scoring position.
“
“It’s easy to hang your head when you start
the season 0-3. We’ve had the toughest schedule
in San Diego .”
“We just weren’t playing well. Today we played
well – in all three phases: we pitched, we hit
and we played defense. It was just a good day.”
The Norsemen knocked out 15 hits and turned the game
into a runaway when they scored 9 runs in the 5th inning.
The key blow was the grand slam home run by JUSTIN
JAIME-GARCIA in the 5th inning.
The Norsemen took the early lead on a bases-loaded
triple by FOSTER McNARY in the 1st inning.
After that Valhalla played pile on.
JORDAN QSAR was 1-for-3, a double, 3 RBI and 3 walks.
COLE HENDERSON was 3-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 3
RBI.
That was plenty of firepower for Norsemen pitchers
BRENT KEATON, MATT GREEN and GARRETT McPIKE.
GRANITE HILLS 6, BONITA VISTA 3 (8 inn.) –
Granite Hills pulled off a victory at Bonita Vista by
scoring 3 runs in the top of the 8th inning of Tuesday’s
(Mar. 18) Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament contest.
The Eagles took the lead on a single by MICHAEL DIFFLEY,
a single by JORDAN VERDON and a 2-run double by JAYSON
ROSE. JUSTIN MITCHELL brought in a third run on a base
hit.
Rose led the Granite Hills offense with 2 hits in 4
at-bats and 4 RBI. DANIEL VASQUEZ also had 2 RBI.
Rose struck out 11 batters in 5 2/3 innings while allowing
only one earned run.
ADRIAN ANDREWSON held the Barons hitless over the final
2 1\3 innings for the Eagles (2-2).
MOUNT MIGUEL 21, SD-SOUTHWEST 3 – The Matadors
scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning to take a 10-0 lead
over the Raiders of San Diego-Southwest in Tuesday’s
(Mar. 18) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament
encounter.
Overall Mount Miguel (4-0) totaled 21 hits, led by
DANIEL RONK, who was 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored and
3 RBI.
Mount Miguel also slammed 2 home runs, including a
solo shot by winning pitcher BRAD MORENO and a 2-run
shot by ENRIQUE KELLER.
“We hit more home runs in the 1st inning (2) than
we hit in my first two seasons as coach,” said
Matadors mentor JASON BABINEAU.
Moreno, who posted his 2nd win in as many decisions,
was 3-for-4 with 3 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBI.
JACOB CASTILLO was 2-for-5 with 3 RBI, while ERIC DE
LA ROSA was 2-for-3 with 5 RBI.
KENNY STEWART hit 2 doubles, as did De La Rosa.
PATRICK HENRY 7, MONTE VISTA 5 (10 inn.) –
Monte Vista gained a 4-4 tie in the 7th inning and then
fell in the 10th inning to Patrick Henry of Tuesday’s
(Mar. 18) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament.
The Monarchs attempted to rally as REILLY DIAZ doubled
in the bottom of the 10th and ANDREW GONZALES singled
to score Diaz as Monte Vista fell to 1-4.
“In the 7th we had AUSTIN CAOLE at third and JUAN
DAVALOS hit a line drive to first, that the baseman
make a diving play to catch it. If that thing squeezed
through, we win it,” said Monarchs coach MATT ATKINSON.
“Our freshman CONNOR WHITE threw 8 innings of
really good baseball,” added the coach.
Caole was 3-for-4 and Diaz was 3-for-5.
LA JOLLA 3, SANTANA 2 – Santana wasted
the overpowering pitching of ALAN STRONG and NOAH NUNEZ
as the Sultans fell to the visiting Vikings in Tuesday’s
(Mar. 18) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament
action.
Poor base running killed Santana. The Sultans left
two runners on in the 7th inning, which led to Santana’s
second loss in five decisions.
Strong pitched 5 powerful innings, allowing only 2
earned runs while striking out 6. Nunez did not allow
a hit or a run and struck out 2 in the final two frames.
The Sultans missed three scoring opportunities.
“Our situation hitting was very poor,” said
Sultans coach RIGO LEDEZMA.
CHRISTIAN MENDEZ crashed a home run in the 5th inning,
which cut La Jolla ’s lead to 3-1.
RANCHO BERNARDO 16, EL CAPITAN 1 (8 inn.) –
Rancho Bernardo steamrollered El Capitan in Tuesday’s
(Mar. 18) Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament contest.
The Vaqueros were limited to 4 hits and the game was
decided after two innings when Rancho Bernardo led 6-0.
SAM MELERO, TRISTAN DUNCAN, MYLES EMMERSON and DAWSON
McCLANAHAN each had a hit for the Vaqueros.
Of course Christian wanted to win the game, but in
the end it was an overall lesson to be learned for a
Patriots' squad that has the potential to be great.
Madison was chirpy, no doubt. Scouts sat behind home
plate with radar guns pointed right at the mound and
the pressure of it all could be a little overwhelming,
especially facing off with a team that's physically
much bigger than you.
“Intimidation is a big factor for our team,”
Madison head coach Robert Lovato admitted. “We're
big in stature and for a lot of young kids that can
get into their heads trying to make them over-throw
pitches or swing a little harder than necessary.”
TREVOR HOWELL had a strong game for Christian as the
only Patriot to collect two hits against Madison 's
ace Carson Hermosillo, but was just as equally impressive
at his shortstop position with 11 assists. In the top
of the first he and KYLE STOWERS pulled off a double
steal for the Patriots’ first run and then he scored
again in the third following his second swiped bag of
the game.
“With all the hoopla going on outside of the field
I think we came out a little timid,” said Patriots'
skipper MIKE MITCHELL. “We took way too many first
strikes as a team and BRYCE (JURRIES) fell behind a
lot of hitters when usually all he does is throw strikes.”
The good news is that if both teams take care of business
– like they're expected to – the rest of the
week the two teams will lock up once again on Saturday
(Mar. 22) for the 19th Christian Patriot Invitational
tournament championship and the Pats shouldn't be bothered
by the size or smack talk headed in their direction.
Being such a young team the only real way to show you
belong with the best is to learn from your mistakes,
put them behind you and prove all the doubters wrong.
On Saturday (Mar. 15). Grossmont faced off against
La Jolla Country Day's southpaw ace Alfonso Rivas, running
away with a 4-2 victory in the Foothiller/Aztec Classic
thanks to timely hitting down the stretch.
“It was really a well pitched game on both sides,”
said Hillers coach CHAD WILLIAMS. “Rivas is a beast,
but we did a great job of battling against him to keep
ourselves in it.”
The Torreys jumped in front 2-0 thanks to a home run
by Brandon Wachs that measured close to 420' but HUNTER
STRATTON responded in the next frame with an RBI-triple
to cut that lead in half.
Center fielder FREDDY WALKER drew a walk to start a
6th inning rally, but before that he saved a run by
gunning down a man trying to score from second on a
base hit with a laser point throw to home.
“This really is just the starting point for the
rest of our season, “said Walker afterward. “Our
team has passion and we love to play the game so we
will never give up until the final strike. We're only
going to build off these last two games.”
DAVID "Tiger" GUERRERO followed with a single.
CAMERON HENDERSON laid down a sacrifice bunt, but was
safe on fielder's indifference and then PEYTON LINDSAY
drove in the eventual game-winning run on a laser to
left field for a single.
Rivas had to exit stage left for the Torreys after
four dominant innings – due to a minor injury –
and that's when Grossmont took the game over, scoring
3 runs in the final two innings. Just for good measure
they sent their closer BRADEN BARR out on the mound
to seal the victory.
“He gives us an extra amount of energy when he
gets on the mound. It's indescribable,” said Guerrero.
“We really get juiced up and excited to see him
out there because we know we have the best closer around
and we all feed off of the energy...it's like a second
wind when you're not expecting it.”
— Andrew Smith
STEELE CANYON 5, POINT LOMA 2 – Steele
Canyon rode an overpowering pitching performance by
ALEX VESIA and JOSH MEDERIOS to a 5-2 victory over Point
Loma in Saturday’s (Mar. 15) Foothiller-Aztec Classic
action.
Vesia allowed only one hit in five shutout innings
while striking out 5 and earning his first win of the
season.
The Cougars (2-2) took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning
as JOEY GIRARDI walked with the bases loaded.
In the 4th inning Steele Canyon tacked on another run
as BRANDON PEARCE scored on a wild pitch to make it
4-0.
Steele Canyon put the game away in the 6th inning on
an RBI single by BRANDON BROWN and a double by TANNER
PERRY.
MACKEY BOWERS was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and 2
stolen bases.
BRANDON BROWN was 2-for-4 with a run scored, one RBI
and a double.
MOUNT MIGUEL 9, HOOVER 6 – Head coach JASON
BABINEAU is not one to brag about numbers, but he’s
pretty darn proud of his Matadors who have begun the
season 3-0.
“We’re not making any wild predictions, we’re
just trying to win ballgames,” he said.
After falling behind 5-1 after two innings of Saturday’s
(Mar. 15) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament
game, the Matadors rallied from the deficit with 3 runs
in the 3rd, 4 runs in the 5th and another in the 6th.
The Matadors made the most of 5 hits as winning pitcher
KENNY STEWART drove in 3 runs and ENRIQUE KELLER drove
in 2 more.
“It wasn’t our best game of the year, that’s
for sure,” said Babineau.
Stewart slashed a sacrifice fly and drove in 2 runs
with a base hit in the 5th inning.
Keller and DANIEL RONK also had RBI singles for Mount
Miguel .
EASTLAKE 6, HELIX 3 – The Helix Highlanders
issued 9 walks and one hit batter on Saturday (Mar.
15) as they lost to Eastlake in a Foothiller-Aztec Classic
contest.
Junior Isaac Vargas hand-cuffed the Highlanders on
a 4-hitter.
But the Highlanders were their own worst enemies with
the free passes.
Helix avoided a shutout as MATTHEW RICHARDSON hit a
sacrifice fly and LEE MUTTER drove in 2 more with a
base hit.
“I have to really say good things about MICHAEL
VARGASON,” said Helix coach COLE HOLLAND. “He
came in and threw strikes and kept us in the game.”
Too little, too late.
VISTA 4, WEST HILLS 1 (8 inn.) – West Hills
starter WILLIE BENNETT blanked Vista over 7 2/3 innings
but eventually gave up 10 hits and 3 earned runs that
cost the Wolf Pack the victory in Saturday’s (Mar.
15) Foothiller-Aztec Classic encounter.
The Wolf Pack was limited to 4 singles by COLE PENDLETON,
JOHNNY ESPINOZA, DALLAS SIEGAL and ALEC SCALCO, but
was it was not nearly enough as the Panthers pulled
out a 4-1 win in 8 innings.
DEL NORTE 5, MONTE VISTA 3 (9 inn.) – The
Monte Vista Monarchs wasted 9 innings of superior pitching
as they fell to the Nighthawks of Del Norte in
Saturday’s (Mar. 15) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez
Memorial Tournament.
Monte Vista took the lead in the 4th inning on a single
by REILLY DIAZ, a double by JUAN DAVALOS and a single
by SEAN WHITE, which drove in both runs.
In the 5th inning AUSTIN CAOLE singled and scored on
a double by Diaz, giving Monte Vista a 3-1 lead.
Del Norte tied the game in the bottom of the 7th on
a sacrifice fly by Dillon Kidwell.
In the bottom of the 9th the Nighthawks put the game
away as Kidwell doubled and scored on a 2-run homer
by Tyler Plantier.
PATRICK HENRY 10, SANTANA 7 – The Sultans
rallied from an 8-0 deficit in Saturday’s (Mar.
15) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament,
battling back with 3 runs in the 5th and 4 in the 6th
to make it a 2-run game.
NOAH NUNEZ was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, one
run scored and one RBI.
TOMMY LOGAN was 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and
a stolen base.
RYAN BROWNING was 1-for-3 with 2 RBI for Santana (3-1).
BONITA VISTA 8, VALHALLA 5 – Senior JEFF
HOUGHTBY, a heavily recruited Division I pick, had a
double and a home run for the Norsemen but it wasn’t
enough to allow Valhalla to keep pace with Bonita Vista
in Saturday’s (Mar. 15) Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament.
Houghtby is being recruited by Tennessee , Oregon ,
UCLA, USD, Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine among others.
FOSTER McNARY was 2-for-3 with a double for Valhalla
.
Those who would be watching this game might think it
was a bean-ball battle. Four Norsemen were hit by pitches
and 3 Barons were plunked by enemy serves.
RANCHO BERNARDO 5, GRANITE HILLS 2 – Rancho
Bernardo scored 4 runs in the first inning and Granite
Hills could not recover in Saturday’s (Mar. 15)
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament contest at Poway .
JAYSON ROSE doubled in a run and DANIEL VASQUEZ drove
in another for The Eagles, who otherwise were blanked
for the rest of the afternoon.
Granite Hills used four pitchers to hold the Broncos
to 4 earned runs.
“You can’t get away with four walks and an
error in the 1st inning,” noted Eagles coach JAMES
DAVIS.
LA COSTA CANYON 11, EL CAPITAN 1 – El Capitan
couldn’t find home plate until the 7th inning when
the Vaqueros scored 1 run in Saturday’s (Mar. 15)
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament action.
(Due to ECS computer problems no further information
was available.)
HIGH TECH CV 11, FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 10 –
No further information reported for this non-league
game.
Grossmont pitcher Brandon Weed
with
the final pitch in the Foothillers' 4-3
come-from-behind win over Coronado. (Photo by Linda Byerline)
The Christian Patriots had rumors swirling around them
that they were quietly going to have a fantastic season.
Albeit their competition was sub-par through two games
and they won by a combined 45-0, but they faced their
first true test of the season – in their 19th annual
Christian Patriots Invitational tournament – on
Friday (Mar. 14) against Horizon and passed with flying
colors, as the Patriots beat down the visiting Panthers
(2-2) rather easily, 10-1.
“We got embarrassed by them last year,” sophomore
southpaw KYLE STOWERS said of the 18-2 loss in the Lions
Tournament championship game. “It felt really good
to come back and get revenge on them today.”
Everyone knew the Patriots (3-0) could hit...the real
question was can they pitch?
After allowing a leadoff double to begin the game Stowers
was nearly perfect, allowing only two hits in six innings,
while fanning nine to earn the victory.
Out of the seven spot in the lineup BRYCE JURRIES got
the Pats on the board in the second with an RBI-single.
After three errors and a wild pitch he added another
run-scoring single in the bottom half of the third and
it was quickly 4-0.
“Our offense is definitely better than last year,”
boasted clean-up hitter NICK JARVIS after finishing
the day 3-for-4 with three runs scored and 2 RBI. “We
had a lot of older kids that moved on from that team
and the bottom of our lineup is really a force to be
reckoned with.”
Batting 9th senior JOE ROSS went 2-for-3 and started
a fourth inning rally with a single to right. TREVOR
HOWELL and BRANDON TARDIFF each had two hits on the
day and each scored along with Ross in that frame to
make it 7-1 before they added three more runs in the
sixth.
“This lineup we have can really swing the bat,”
skipper MIKE MITCHELL said afterwards. “We pressure
teams all the way through the lineup because 1-9 we
can hit."
So just how good are this year's Patriots? Are they
in the upper echelon within the likes of the 1997 squad
that went 31-2 and won a CIF championship in extra innings
at Qualcomm Stadium or are they simply just beneficiaries
of an early season schedule.
More will be known after they face off with fourth-ranked
Madison on Monday. Mitchell has seen it all throughout
his 20-year career and has a theory of where they stand...
“Right now we're San Diego 's best kept secret.”
GROSSMONT 4, CORONADO 3 – The staggering
Foothillers of Grossmont could not find their offense
until the final two frames as they pulled out their
first victory against Coronado in Friday’s (Mar.
14) Foothiller-Aztec Classic game at Coronado .
Grossmont jumped in front on a 2-run double by BRADEN
BARR that broke a scoreless tie in the top of the 6th
inning.
But that still wasn’t good enough as the Islanders
bounced back with 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th.
Grossmont pulled out the victory in the top of the
7th as DAVID "Tiger" GUERRERO singled, moved
up a bag on a sacrifice bunt by HUNTER REED and scored
when the Coronado center fielder dropped a fly ball
laced by PEYTON LINDSAY.
With two outs, junior RYAN BARNES ripped a single to
drive in Guerrero with the go-ahead run, and the Foothillers’
bullpen made it stand up.
BRANDON WEED worked the final two innings, allowing
only one earned run as he picked up the victory.
Starter DANIEL ROLF allowed only one run and 4 hits
over five innings.
WEST HILLS 7, MATER DEI CATHOLIC 6 – West
Hills barged in front of visiting Mater Dei Catholic,
6-1, after six innings of Friday’s (Mar. 14) Foothiller-Aztec
Classic contest.
TRENT TOPLIKER worked the first four innings and was
tagged with 3 unearned runs.
JOEY KRUG came out of the bullpen surrendered just
3 hits and one unearned run as he picked up the victory.
JOHNNY ESPINOZA was 1-for-3 with a 2-run double to
ignite the West Hills offense.
D.J. LEWIS was 1-for-2 with 2 runs scored and 3 stolen
bases for the Wolf Pack (2-1).
STEELE CANYON 6, LA JOLLA COUNTRYDAY 5 –
After back-to-back losses Steele Canyon broke into the
win column in Friday’s (Mar. 14) Foothiller-Aztec
Classic encounter.
It appeared that the Cougars were going to cruise to
an easy victory as they led 6-1 after six innings.
But in the top of the 6th the wheels came off as La
Jolla Country Day scored 4 runs before CHRIS BARKLEY
came on to get the final out and save the victory for
the Cougars.
TANNER PERRY slashed his second home run of the season
and scored 3 runs for the Cougars.
KENNETH BAGDASAR was 2-for-4 with a double for Steele
Canyon , while JOEY GERARDI was 2-for-2 with 3 RBI.
MONTGOMERY 5, HELIX 0 – The Helix Highlanders
continue to struggle offensively, especially in the
middle of their batting order where DASHAWN KEIRSEY,
GEORGE GARCIA and LEE MUTTER were a combined 3-for-26
in the Highlanders’ first three games.
“It’s pretty hard to win games when the meat
of your order produces nothing,” said Helix coach
COLE HOLLAND.
Once again Helix wasted a fine pitching performance
by Mutter and RYAN CROSSLEY in a loss to Montgomery
in Friday’s (Mar. 14) Foothiller-Aztec Classic
contest.
The Highlanders have allowed only 5 earned runs in
three games, resulting in a 1-2 record for their ballclub.
Of the five Helix hits, MATTHEW RICHARDSON collected
2.
LINCOLN df. EL CAJON VALLEY – No report
received for this 19th Christian Patriots Invitational
game.
The game-winning knock was delivered by MYLES EMMERSON,
who hit a 2-out walk-off line drive to left field to
give the Vaqueros (1-1) the victory.
Granite Hills (1-1) took a 2-1 lead into the 5th inning.
That’s where the Vaqueros burned them on JOHNATHAN
SUMMERS’ 3-run home run, making it 4-2.
Granite Hills tied the game an inning later with a
pair of runs, but succumbed in the 8th inning.
El Capitan was led by leadoff man Summers who 2-for-4
with 4 RBI.
Granite Hills pounded 5 doubles with MICHAEL LEDESMA
going 3-for-4.
SANTANA 7, OTAY RANCH 2 – RYAN BROWNING
pitched a complete game victory, allowing only one earned
run while striking out 6 as Santana cut down host Otay
Ranch in Wednesday’s (Mar. 13) Bully’s East/Andy
Sanchez Memorial Tournament contest.
Browning was a double threat as he was also 3-for-4
at the plate with a double, a run scored, an RBI and
a stolen base.
The Sultans took a 2-1 lead in the 2nd inning but the
game wasn’t decided until the 7th when Santana
scored 5 runs to snap a 2-2 tie.
The key hit in the inning was delivered by NOAH NUNEZ,
who slashed a 2-run double. JACOB OEDEKIRK ripped an
RBI double to spark the 7th inning comeback.
“The thing about this game is our kids did a really
good job hitting with two strikes,” said Sultans
coach RIGO LEDEZMA.
MOUNT MIGUEL 6, KEARNY 2 – The Matadors
shored up their defense by committing only a single
error in Wednesday’s (Mar. 13) Bully’s East/Andy
Sanchez Memorial Tournament encounter in Spring Valley,
and it definitely made a difference.
Mount Miguel scored all the runs it needed in the 2nd
inning.
KENNY STEWART had an RBI single, BRAD MORENO had a
run-scoring single, ADAM McCLANAHAN had a sacrifice
fly and ERIC DE LA ROSA singled in a run.
The Matadors picked up a single run in the 5th when
ENRIQUE KELLER doubled, advanced to third on a wild
pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Stewart.
In the 6th the Matadors loaded the bases on an error,
a walk and a base hit by Keller. McClanahan then walked
to force in another run.
DANIEL RONK pitched 6 innings and scattered 8 hits
while walking one and striking out 7.
Keller finished the job by striking out the side in
the 7th.
MONTE VISTA 2, WESTVIEW 1 – Left-hander
REILLY DIAZ pitched a 4-hitter and did not allow an
earned run in a complete game effort on Wednesday (Mar.
13) in a Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament
game against Westview.
The Monarchs did all their scoring in the 4th inning.
AUSTIN CAOLE lined a single to left to lead off the
4th, Diaz was hit by a pitch and SEAN WHITE walked to
load the bases.
JUAN DAVALOS singled in Caole. ANDREW GONZALES then
hit into a double play that scored Diaz to give the
Monarchs a 2-1 lead they would not lose.
Davalos was 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a stolen
base. Caole was 2-for-3, but he did his best work on
the defensive side.
In the 5th inning center fielder Caole threw out a
Westview runner at the plate as he attempted to score
from second base.
In the bottom of the 7th Caole put his arm on display
again as he scooped up a base hit and fired it to RICKY
DUPREE at second base. Dupree whirled and fired to third
baseman Gonzales for the out.
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC 4, VALHALLA 2 – The
Valhalla Norsemen wasted a strong pitching performance
by MITCH COOMBS in Wednesday’s (Mar. 13) Hilltop
Lolita’s Tournament contest at Valhalla .
The senior left-hander allowed only 2 earned runs in
six innings while striking out 4.
Trailing 4-0, Valhalla (0-2) took a bite out of the
Cathedral lead, scoring twice in the bottom of the 6th.
CHRIS HUDGINS singled to left and GIUSEPPE CASTANOS
was hit by a pitch. Two ground outs permitted Hudgins
to score. ANDY VAN ANTWERP singled to left to score
Castanos.
JUSTIN GARCIA-JAIME was 3-for-3 and Hudgins was 2-for-3
as the Norsemen totaled 7 hits against the pitching
of the Dons.
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 10, MARANATHA CHRISTIAN 7 (8
inn.) – Foothills Christian scored 4 runs in
the 8th inning of Thursday’s (Mar. 13) non-league
game in North County to knock off Maranatha Christian
in 8 innings.
Catcher DANIEL LUCKETT sliced a triple and a solo home
run as he scored four times while going 2-for-2 with
an RBI. He also ripped a sacrifice fly for the game-winning
RBI.
RYAN QUINN was 1-for-4 with a key 2-run double in the
8th inning.
CALEB HOFFMAN was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored, a double
and 2 stolen bases for the Knights (2-0).
Grossmont's Freddy Walker
(Photo by Linda Byerline)
LUKE PETERSON was 3-for-3 with an RBI to pace the Pack.
West Hills jumped in front 4-0 in the 2nd inning and
turned the game into a blowout with 5 in the 4th.
The Pack finished with 10 hits.
BRYCE GIBSON allowed only 2 hits and struck out 7 in
six innings as he picked up the victory.
STEVEN TILLEY pitched the final frame, striking out
one to complete the job.
Other standouts for West Hills included CHASE PARSONS,
who was 1-for-2 with 2 RBI.
Catcher JOHNNY ESPINOZA was 1-for-2 with 2 runs scored.
CHRISTIAN 17, MOUNTAIN EMPIRE 0 – Including
their scrimmage, Christian has played 19 innings and
has scored in all 19 (totaling 55 runs in two games
and a scrimmage).
In Wednesday’s (Mar. 12) 19th Annual Christian
Patriots Invitational encounter, the Patriots had 12
of their 13 batters get a hit. The only one who didn’t
was hit by a pitch and is injured so he only pinch hits.
MATTHEW HOPKINS, in three at bats this year has been
hit all three times.
“We call him our ‘team target,” said
Patriots coach MIKE MITCHELL.
“We had 18 singles today,” Mitchell continued.
“We just kind of bled them to death. It was slow,
methodical pressure in every inning.”
Christian has outscored its opponents 35-0, and that
doesn’t count the 20 runs they scored in their
scrimmage.
Against Mountain Empire the Patriots pounded out 24
hits, including a 4-for-6 effort by BRANDON TARDIFF
that punched in 3 earned runs.
Eight of the Patriots had multiple hit games against
the Redhawks.
MITCHELL GRIFFIN drove in 3 runs, while KYLE STOWERS
plated 2 and BRYCE JURRIES drove in 2.
Christian will have a challenging game against Horizon
on Friday (Mar. 14) at home at 3:30.
MATER DEI CATHOLIC 3, HELIX 2 – Helix let
a Foothiller-Aztec Classic game slip through their fingers
on Wednesday (Mar. 12) when Mater Dei put together a
double by Amaya and a single by Valle in the bottom
of the 7th with one out to steal the victory from the
Highlanders.
Helix wasted a powerful pitching performance by freshman
left-hander CONNOR KONISHI, who allowed only 3 hits
and no earned runs in a six inning stint.
The Highlanders produced only 4 hits, which further
put pressure on their pitchers.
“Konishi – I’m so proud of him because
he did what it takes to win the game at Helix,”
said Helix coach COLE HOLLAND.
EASTLAKE 7, GROSSMONT 6 – Visiting Grossmont
High appeared on its way to an easy victory in Wednesday’s
(Mar. 12) Foothiller-Aztec Classic encounter with host
Eastlake, as the Hillers took a 6-0 lead in the top
of the 1st inning.
It was all downhill after that for the Foothillers
(0-2), as the Titans eventually won the game on a walkoff
home run by Tucker Torano with two outs in the bottom
of the 7th.
The Foothillers scored all their 6 runs in the first
frames, buoyed by five consecutive walks.
MATT LUJAN had a base hit to drive in a run, NICK DALEY
did as well and so did FREDDY WALKER to capitalize on
all the walks.
SAN YSIDRO 10, STEELE CANYON 6 – Steele
Canyon fell behind San Ysidro 7-0 after two innings
of Wednesday’s (Mar. 12) Foothiller-Aztec Classic.
Ironically the Cougars outhit San Ysidro 9-to-8 but
their timeliness was not on track.
Steele Canyon attempted a comeback when TANNER PERRY
blasted a solo homer in the 4th inning. The Cougars
went on to load the bases but did not score again in
that frame.
In the 5th inning the Cougars punched in 3 runs, thanks
to the wild pitching of San Ysidro.
Steele Canyon added 2 more runs in the 7th but it was
too little, too late.
BRANDON BROWN finished 2-for-4 with one run and one
RBI.
MADISON 24, EL CAJON VALLEY 1 – No report
received for this 19th annual Christian Patriots Invitational
game.
“This has happened to us three years in a row,”
said Valhalla coach MIKE WILSON.
The latest game between these two teams lasted more
than 4½ hours before Poway claimed a 5-4 victory
in the 15 frame.
In their two previous meetings Valhalla lost in the
final inning.
“It seems like we always find a way to come up
short in the opener of this tournament,” Wilson
said. “I’ve never been involved in a 15-inning
game before – as a player or as a coach. I’m
sure this is a game that our kids will never forget.
It was that close.”
SANTANA 3, MISSION HILLS 1 – Senior ALAN
STRONG delivered an overpowering pitching performance
as the Sultans stunned No. 7 ranked Mission Hills in
Tuesday’s (Mar. 11) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez
Memorial Tournament encounter.
Strong walked one and struck out 12 while scattering
4 hits in a complete game effort for the Sultans’
victory.
Santana took a 3-1 lead, scoring single runs in the
4th and 5th on an RBI double by NOAH NUNEZ and a single
by REESE HERNANDEZ.
MOUNT MIGUEL 4, SWEETWATER 2 – Mount Miguel
opened the season behind the pitching of BRAD MORENO,
who pitched a complete game 3-hitter while allowing
only one earned run and struck out 12 in Tuesday’s
(Mar. 11) Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial Tournament
action.
The Matadors took the lead 2-0 in the 1st inning on
a RBI groundout by ENRIQUE KELLER and a double by KENNY
STEWART.
In the 3rd inning the Matadors extended their lead
on an RBI single by Stewart.
Mount Miguel put the game away in the 7th inning on
an RBI single by Keller.
GRANITE HILLS 4, RANCHO BUENA VISTA 1 –
JAYSON ROSE pitched 5 innings of shutout ball and struck
out 8 against visiting Rancho Buena Vista in Tuesday’s
(Mar. 11) Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament contest.
But the Eagles wound up scrambling for the victory.
Junior DANIEL VASQUEZ keyed the go-ahead rally in the
4th inning as he singled and stole second base. He scored
on a base hit by ROBBIE AGERBEEK, which at the time
tied the game 1-1.
In the 5th inning Granite Hills took control. MICHAEL
DIFFLEY was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a
base hit by JORDAN VERDON. Diffley scored on a double
by Rose to put the Eagles on top to break the tie.
Vasquez then singled to score Verdon to make it 3-1
for Granite Hills.
Verdon finished the game 3-for-3 with one run scored
and one RBI, while Agerbeek was 2-for-3 with an RBI
and a double.
BONITA VISTA 1, EL CAPITAN 0 – Sophomore
TRISTAN DUNCAN pitched a complete game 5-hitter, walked
none and stuck out 6 but was denied the victory in Tuesday’s
(Mar. 11) Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament game against
Bonita Vista.
The Vaqueros (0-1) were limited to 5 singles, and 2
stolen bases by SAM MELERO.
“We had runners in scoring position in 5 of the
7 innings,” said Vaqueros coach JORDAN ABRUZZO.
With the Vaqueros trailing 1-0 in the final frame,
JAKE MEDFORD was hit by a pitch. DAWSON McCLANAHAN sacrificed
him to third. SAM MELERO got a base hit and stole second,
but the game ended on a strikeout.
LA JOLLA 7, MONTE VISTA 2 – Host Monte
Vista could not generate any offense to back up its
pitching Tuesday (Mar. 11) as the Monarchs tumbled for
the second time in the Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez
Memorial Tournament.
The Monarchs surrendered 14 hits and could not recover.
They wasted the pitching of RICKY DUPREE and AUSTIN
CAOLE. Caole was the only Monarch to muster a multiple
hit game as he was 2-for-3.
KYLE STOWERS laced a 2-run homer in the Patriots’
11-run first inning.
BRYCE JURRIES and TREVOR HOWELL scored 4 runs each
as Christian scored in every inning and pounded out
24 hits in the process.
SAM GERSHOW, Ross and Stowers combined on a 2-hit shutout.
“Not much to say about it,” said Patriots
coach MIKE MITCHELL. “They are improved , but we
swing the bats really well and are just not a good match-up
for them to start the year.”
JEREMIAH WYLIE blanked the Pointers on 2 hits through
the first six innings before LEE MUTTER closed out the
7th inning.
The Highlanders’ offensive assault came in the
5th when KONNOR KONISHI singled to lead off the pivotal
inning. MIGUEL ARMENDARIZ followed with a single and
MATTHEW RICHARDSON tapped into a fielder’s choice,
scoring Konishi.
DASHAWN KEIRSEY singled in a run to make it 2-0. Then
Mutter slashed a two-out single to drive in Richardson
and Keirsey to make it 4-0.
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN 20, MOUNTAIN EMPIRE 7 –
Visiting Foothills Christian pounded Mountain Empire
on 15 hits in a lop-sided non-league victory Saturday
(Mar. 8) in the mountains.
MARK PROFETA set the tone for the Knights with 4 runs
scored and 2 RBI. DANIEL LUCKETT was 3-for-4 with 4
RBI, including two stolen bases.
RYAN QUINN was 3-for-3 with 4 RBI, including two doubles.
NOAH GULA was 3-for-5 with 4 RBI, a double and a triple.
EASTLAKE 7, WEST HILLS 6 – The Wolf Pack
let a victory slip away by surrendering runs to Eastlake
in the 5th and 6th innings in Saturday’s (Mar.
8) opening round of the Foothiller-Aztec Classic at
Grossmont High.
It was a bitter defeat for West Hills, as DALLAS SIEGAL
drove in 2 runs as did BRYCE GIBSON.
CHASE PARSONS was 2-for-4 for the Wolf Pack.
SAN YSIDRO 9, GROSSMONT 4 – The Grossmont
Foothillers blew a 4-4 tie in the final frame of Saturday’s
(Mar. 8) opening round of the Foothiller-Aztec Classic
at Joe Gizoni Field.
San Ysidro scored 5 runs in the top of the 7th to pull
out a victory. The key hit was a grand slam by Daniel
Tellez in the final frame.
Grossmont wasted the pitching of BRANDON WEED, who
allowed 3 earned runs in four innings while striking
out five for the Foothillers.
CALVIN FARRIS allowed only one run and one hit in 2
1/3 innings of relief for Grossmont.
HUNTER STRATTON slugged a solo home run in the 3rd
inning for the Foothillers, who went hitless after the
final four innings.
VISTA 5, STEELE CANYON 1 – Steele Canyon
received a sparkling pitching performance from left-handed
pitcher ALEX VESIA, who allowed only two earned runs
in 5 2/3 innings on the hill in Saturdays’ (Mar.
8) non-league season opener.
Although he pitched well enough to win his offense
was meager, to say the least.
The Cougars created only 4 hits, including an RBI single
by WYATT LOGAN, which tied the game 1-1 in the 2nd inning.
After that the Steele Canyon offense stalled, spoiling
the pitching of Vesia.
OLYMPIAN 15, MONTE VISTA 4 – The visiting
Olympian Eagles scored 13 runs in the 5th and 6th innings
to submarine host Monte Vista in Saturday’s (Mar.
8) non-league game in Spring Valley .
Six errors helped lead to the Monarchs’ demise.
XAVIER CHAVOYA, RICKY DUPREE and REILLY DIAZ each had
2 hits apiece for Monte Vista.
Dupree, SEAN WHITE and ANDREW GONZALES each had an
RBI.
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Vickery returns to coaching, but as Vaqueros assistant
Vickery is replacing JARED ABRUZZO as the Vaqueros’
pitching coach following a 33-year stint – 28 of
them at El Capitan – in which he compiled a 647-345-5
record as a head coach.
“I have never had, nor will I have, a desire to
be a head coach again,” Vickery said. “That’s
Jordan ’s job. I’m just going to help him
any way I can.”
Former pitching coach CHRIS WHITMORE will also join
the Abruzzo staff.
Vickery coached both Abruzzos and Whitmore during his
lengthy stint as El Capitan ’s mentor.
“It should be a lot of fun because all I have
to worry about is baseball and coaching kids,”
Vickery said.
Naturally Abruzzo is pleased to have Vickery on his
staff.
As a junior, Tardiff batted .369 (31-for-84)
with a home run and 16 RBI. He was a second
team All-East County pick and a first team
All-Central League choice.
Outfielder Josh Rose will begin his career at Utah
this season, while his junior brother Jayson will finish
his high school career this spring before moving on
to the Salt Lake City university in 2015.
In other East County baseball moves, Monte Vista pitcher-infielder
PAUL O’CONNOR has signed with Azusa Pacific and
will begin his career this season at the collegiate
level.
Christian High catcher ANDREW GREGOROVIC has signed
with Cal Lutheran and will play for the Kingsmen this
spring.
Six-foot-3 right-handed pitcher TRENTOR TOPLIKER of
West Hills has committed to UC Riverside where he’ll
begin his career with the Highlanders in 2015.
Josh Rose, who can also play in the infield, batted
at a .400 clip (38-for-95) with 4 home runs, 15 doubles
and 28 RBI, should challenge for a starting berth in
his freshman season.
His younger brother Jayson Rose is coming off a junior
season where he batted .337 (35-for-104), and posted
a 5-3 pitching mark with a 3.48 ERA and 50 strikeouts
in 46.1 innings.
O’Connor, who was dogged by injuries most of the
year, batted .465 (33-for-71), could wind up being a
pitcher for the Cougars, but was limited in his mound
appearances for the Monarchs due to injuries.
Topliker figures to increase his pitching appearances
on a regular basis in this, his senior season for the
Wolf Pack.
Recently signing NLI papers for scholarships
are
Helix pitcher Jeremiah Wylie (to San Jose State)
and Grossmont's Peyton Lindsay (to Metro State) (Courtesy photo)
Wylie, a 6-foot-2, 165-pound right-hander, has cast
his fate with San Jose State.
Lindsay, a 6-foot-2, 191-pound utility man who specializes
in first base and the outfield, will attend Metro State
University in Denver.
As a junior Wylie posted a 4-4 record with one save,
and a 2.36 ERA. He struck out 28 in 56.1 innings. He
also pitched for the Mad Dogs baseball club in the off-season
where he was clocked in the mid-80s.
Lindsay batted at a .367 clip (36-for-98) with 3 home
runs and 25 RBI for the Foothillers as a junior. Although
he didn’t pitch last season, his repertoire says
he’s capable of throwing and likely will this season.
Valhalla saw three members of its
Class of '14 sign college scholarship
papers, including (top-to-bottom)
Mitchell Coombs to Sonoma State,
Chris Hudgins to Cal State Fullerton,
and Jordan Qsar with Papperdine. (Courtesy photos)
Hudgins, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound backstop, batted .321
with 10 doubles, 3 home runs and 22 RBI as a junior.
Coombs, a crafty 6-foot-1, 170-pound left-hander, was
a very deceiving 3-6 last season as a junior. Nonetheless
he posted a 2.75 ERA with five complete games. He struck
out 47 batters in 56 innings.
Earlier JORDAN QSAR signed his national letter of intent
to play baseball at Pepperdine University.
These guys are three of the reasons why the Norsemen
finished 20-16 last season, including 3-2 in Division
I of the San Diego Section playoffs, with their two
losses coming to eventual champion Grossmont.
Thus, with their experience things look even brighter
because they have one more year of high school competition.
At Sonoma State, Coombs will join a Seawolves roster
which includes former Grossmont College and San Diego
Stars semipro ballclub outfielder WESLEY
WALLACE.
Lewis, who is currently a standout in football, is
also a mainstay in basketball and a golden glove centerfielder
for the Wolf Pack baseball team.
On the basketball court Lewis was also a playmaker
as a junior, and put the charge in the Wolf Pack attack.
Now as he finishes his football career Lewis proves
he is a talented athlete across the board.
The K-State Wildcats are the defending Big 12 champions
and are coming off a season in which they reached the
NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in school history.
Garcia will represent California during the Home Run
Derby featuring 130 of the most prolific amateur prospects
from around the country. He will also play in the All-American
Classic game featuring the top 40 2014 graduates in
an East vs. West match-up on January 2-5, 2014 in Miami,
FL at the Marlins Stadium.
Garcia is a member of coach COLE HOLLAND’s Helix
Highlanders as well as a member of coach Damian Jackson’s
Travel Team, San Diego GameFace.
Jorge’s Athletic awards and honors include: Union
Tribune’s H.S. Players to Watch list, All East
County First Team, All-Grossmont Hills League Team,
MVP Under Armour Team One National Teams, Silver Medalist
in 14u Junior Olympics, and Bronze Medalist with Mexican
National Team in the boys World Tournament.
“It is a distinct pleasure to talk and refer to
a great young man that I have coached for 3 years,”
said Jackson . “Jorge Garcia is a great young man
that would be a benefit to anyone’s program/ball
club! He’s a good respectful kid on and off the
field. Jorge is a person that goes about his business
the right way. This gentleman is being raised with great
morals and always takes his actions into consideration.
“Jorge, the ball player, is very unique in many
ways. He being a “bigger kid,” has always
had to hurdle obstacles… Which I think is the reason
he is the way he is. I personally have grown to know
a great player, student, and worker of the game of baseball.
I like the fact that he listens and is easily coachable.
He learns from his mistakes on offense, defense, and
on the bases. He hits for average and power… Which
is a quality that’s hard to find.”
To learn more about Garcia and the POWER SHOWCASE All-World
& All-American Classic, dates and the official selection
process, visit www.powershowcase.com. The event is streamed
lived worldwide.
The left-handed pitcher who authored his perfecto in
1986 under Eagles coach GORDY THOMPSON, went on to pitch
two seasons at Grossmont College for legendary coach
EDDIE OLSEN, and then continued his career at William
Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for his final two
seasons.
Nerat was drafted out of Grossmont College by the Oakland
A’s and pitched two seasons with the Oakland A’s
organization at Southern Oregon and Modesto in 1992.
“I did a lot of other jobs, like working for Home
Depot and Best Buy, but my passion for baseball has
never stopped,” said Nerat. “I figured I wouldn’t
probably get another chance. I was teaching private
pitching and hitting lessons at the San Diego School
of Baseball, and that intensified my fire for returning
to the diamond.”
Nerat inherits a senior laden team in the Cougars.
“I want these kids to have a positive experience,”
he said. “That’s my job.”
A graduate of Morse High, Harwell has been playing
baseball for 25-plus years and currently plays for several
teams in the adult baseball league. Harwell was given
his first high school coaching job at Serra as an assistant
football coach. He was given an opportunity to join
the Conquistadors baseball program. When the dust settled
he was nicknamed “Cougar” since he was once
a “T-Town Cougars” football coach in Tierrasanta,
and that seemed to stick.
Harwell has coached at the semipro baseball level,
which has only heightened his coaching knowledge.
Building character and leadership, Harwell said he
and his coaching staff hammer players with six simple
core principles, “Trustworthiness, respect, caring,
fairness, responsibility and good citizenship.”
Cal-Hi Sports has named the Eagles’ two-way star
to its all-state first team. Brooks hit .435 at the
plate and posted a 7-2 record with 96 strikeouts on
the mound. The lefty is headed for the University of
Nevada to continue his career.
Grossmont catcher HUNTER STRATTON also received accolades.
Stratton was tabbed as a second team all-state catcher
for underclassmen. Stratton hit .371 with 4 homers and
32 RBI's as a junior for the Division I CIF champion
Foothillers.
San Diego County players dotted the map in the Cal-Hi
rankings, including five of the 30 first team selections.
In addition to Brooks, first team all-state selections
included San Diego CIF player of the year Ian Clarkin
of Madison, Alex Jackson and Gosuke Katoh of Rancho
Bernardo and Brett Seeburger of Vista.
Ian Clarkin, the San Diego Section Player of the Year,
was selected 33rd overall by the New York Yankees in
the MLB draft, and has signed with the club. Clarkin
won 9 games for Madison High, striking out 133 batters
while posting a 0.95 ERA.
As a junior catcher, Rancho Bernardo's Alex Jackson
pounded 14 homers and led the Broncos to a 30-5 season
and the inaugural San Diego Section CIF Open Division
Championship.
Gasuke Katoh hit .429 with 10 homers as a senior at
Rancho Bernardo. He was selected 66th overall by the
New York Yankees and has signed with the club. Katoh
had signed a letter of intent to attend UCLA.
Seeburger was 9-4 with a 1.40 ERA and 93 K's for Vista
as a senior. Seeburger has committed to San Diego State
University .
Clarkin and Katoh were chosen All-Americans by Baseball
America magazine.
This is one of the premier junior class showcases
in the nation. Among those to have played
in this event in the past include Boston ’s
Dustin Pedroia, Jim Edmonds, Shawn Green,
Ricky Henderson, Randy Johnson, Phil Nevin
and CC Sabathia.
A double-header will be played on Saturday
(June 15) and a single game on Sunday (Jun
16) afternoon.
Rust, who was a two-sport standout for the Vaqueros
as a football quarterback –kicker, accepted a football
scholarship to New Mexico State out of high school.
Rust challenged for the quarterback job but was too
far down the line for his liking and became the Aggies’
all-Western Athletic Conference punter. He quickly shifted
his athletic interests to baseball, where he was originally
a shortstop but became a catcher. It didn’t take
long for him to realize his future was behind the plate,
as scout LEW GRAHAM (Granite Hills graduate) noted.
Rust continued his baseball career in the Alaska Baseball
League in 2011-12, playing for the Alaska Oilers and
the Anchorage Bucs.
CIFSDS PLAYOFFS
Championships
Sat., June 7 (at USD)
Division 4
Olympian 5, Mar Vista 4
Division 2
Bonita Vista 4, El Camino 0
Open Division
Granite Hills 3, La Costa Canyon 0
Fri., June 6
Division 5 (at CSUSM) Classical Academy 7, Mission Vista 6 (11 inn.)
Division 3 (as USD)
Francis Parker 6, Mt. Carmel 4 (10 inn.) Division 1 (at USD) Grossmont 6, Valhalla 4 Fifth Round
Thurs., June 5
Division 2
Bonita Vista 5, Santa Fe Christian 4
Fourth Round
Tue., June 3
Open Division
(2) Granite Hills 7, (3) Cathedral Catholic 6
(4) La Costa Canyon 3, at (1) Rancho Bernardo 2 Division 1 (6) Grossmont 3, at (2) Ramona 1 (9) Helix 8, at (5) Valhalla 0 Division 2
(1) El Camino 3, (5) Eastlake 2
(2) Bonita Vista 4, Santa Fe Christian 3 Division 3
(4) Francis Parker 6, at (1) Santana 1
(2) Mt. Carmel 3, (10) Mount Miguel 1
Division 4
(4) Mar Vista 5, (9) SD-Southwest 4
(3) Calexico 4, at (2) Olympian 2
Third Round
Sat., May 31
Open Division
(1) Rancho Bernardo 12, (8) Mira Mesa 3
(3) Cathedral Catholic 3, (6) Vista 2 Division 1 (9) Helix 8, (1) St. Augustine 7
(2) Ramona 18, (10) Steele Canyon 6 Division 2
(5) Eastlake 10, (4) La Jolla 5
(2) Bonita Vista 4, (5) Scripps Ranch 2 Division 3 (1) Santana 5, (8) Vista-Calvary Christian 1 (10) Mount Miguel 8,at (3) Canyon Crest 6 Division 4
(3) Calexico 8, (10) SD-High Tech 4
(9) SD-Southwest 4, (1) EC-Central 2 Division 5
(1) Calvin Christian 5, (8) Maranatha Christian 4
(6) Borrego Springs 8, at (3) Hoover 3
Second Round
Fri., May 30
Open Division
(4) La Costa Canyon 10, (8) Mira Mesa 1
(1) Rancho Bernardo 8, (5) Carlsbad 2 (2) Granite Hills 3, (3) Cathedral Catholic 2 (8 inn.)
(6) Vista 6, (7) Rancho Buena Vista 3 Division 1 (5) Valhalla 3, at (1) St. Augustine 2 (6) Grossmont 7, (10) Steele Canyon 6 (8 inn.) (9) Helix 7, at (4) Otay Ranch 5
(2) Ramona 5, (3) Poway 1 Division 2
(1) El Camino 7, (4) La Jolla 2
Thurs.: (3) Santa Fe Christian 3, (2) Bonita Vista 0
(5) Eastlake 6, (9) West Hills 5
(6) Scripps Ranch 7,(7) San Marcos 6 Division 3
(4) Francis Parker 6, (1) Santana 1
(2) Mt. Carmel 4, (3) Canyon Crest 2
(8) Vista-Calvary Christian 3, (5) Christian 0 (10) Mount Miguel 5, (6) Coronado 3 Division 4
(4) Mar Vista 17, (9) SD-Southwest 0
(2) Olympian 6, (3) Calexico 4
(1) EC-Central 11, (5) Imperial 1
(10) SD-High Tech 3, (11) Holtville 2
Thurs., May 29
Division 2
Santa Fe Christian 3, Bonita Vista 0
Division 5
Mission Vista 24, Borrego Springs 2
Classical Academy 8, Calvin Christian 2
Hoover 7, El Cajon Valley 4
Maranatha Christian 11, Calipatria 5
Wed., May 28
First Round
Open Division (8) Mira Mesa 5, (1) Rancho Bernardo 4
(4) La Costa Canyon 9, (5) Carlsbad 3
t (3) Cathedral Catholic 8, (6) Vista 6
(2) Granite Hills 9, (7) Rancho Buena Vista 2 Division 1
(1) St. Augustine 3, (9) Helix 0
(5) Valhalla 5, (4) Otay Ranch 3
(6) Grossmont 7, (3) Poway 4
(10) Steele Canyon 5, (2) Ramona 4 Division 2
(1) El Camino 1, (9) West Hills 0
(4) La Jolla 5, (5) Eastlake 3
(3) Santa Fe Christian 1, (6) Scripps Ranch 0
(2) Bonita Vista 6, (7) San Marcos 0 Division 3
(1) Santana 13, (8) Vista-Calvary Christian 3
(4) Francis Parker 5,(5) Christian 2
(3) Canyon Crest 10, (6) Coronado 3
(2) Mt. Carmel 3, (10) Mount Miguel 1
Division 4
(9) SD-Southwest 1, (1) EC-Central 0
(4) Mar Vista 6, (5) Imperial 2
(3) Calexico 7, (11) Holtville 0
(2)Olympian 10, (10) SD-High Tech 0 Tue., May 27
Play-In Round
Division 1
(9) Helix 1, (8) Montgomery 0
(5) Valhalla 7, (12) Madison 1
(6) Grossmont 4, (11) El Capitan 3
(10) Steele Canyon 10, (7) Patrick Henry 2 Division 2
(9) West Hills 10, (8) San Ysidro 2
(5) Eastlake 2, (12) Hilltop 0
(6) Scripps Ranch 3, (11) San Pasqual 2
(7) San Marcos 4, (10) Del Norte 3 Division 3
(8) Vista-Calvary Chr. 3, (9) Oceanside 2
(5) Christian 6, (12) San Diego HS 2
(6) Coronado 6, (11) Horizon 0
(10) Mount Miguel 7, (7) Serra 6 Division 4
(9) SD-Southwest 5, (8) The Bishop's 1
(5) Imperial 4, (12) Escondido Charter 1
(11) Holtville 6, (6) Palo Verde Valley 1
(10) SD-High Tech 2, (7) Sweetwater 1 First Round Division 5
(1) Calvin Christian 2, (9) Maranatha Chr. 1
(4) Classical Academy 10, (5) Calipatria 0
(6) Borrego Springs 5, (3) Hoover 2
(2) Mission Vista 14, (7) El Cajon Valley 7
Fri., Mar. 7
Non-League
El Cajon Valley 7, Gompers 1
Sat., Mar. 8
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Helix 4, Point Loma 2
San Ysidro 9, Grossmont 4
Eastlake 8, West Hills 6 Non-League
Foothills Christian 20, Mountain Empire 7
Vista 5, Steele Canyon 1
Olympian 5, Monte Vista 4
Santana df. King-Chavez, forfeit
Mon., Mar., 10
19th Christian Patriots Invitational
Christian 28, El Cajon Valley 0 (5 inn.)
Tue., Mar 11
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial
Santana 3, Mission Hills 1
Mount Miguel 4, Sweetwater 2 Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Bonita Vista 1, El Capitan 0
Granite Hills 4, Rancho Buena Vista 1
Poway 5, Valhalla 4 (15 inn.) Non-League
La Jolla 7, Monte Vista 2
Wed., Mar 12
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Mater Dei Catholic 3, Helix 2
Eastlake 7, Grossmont 6
San Ysidro 10, Steele Canyon 6
West Hills 9, Coronado 0 19th Christian Patriots Invitational
Christian 17, Mountain Empire 0
Madison 24, El Cajon Valley 1
Thurs., Mar. 13
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial
Santana 7, Otay Ranch 2
Mount Miguel 6, Kearny 2
Monte Vista 2, Westview 1 Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
El Capitan 5, Granite Hills 4 (8 inn)
Cathedral Catholic 4, Valhalla 2 Non-League
Foothills Christian 10, Maranatha Christian 7 (9 inn.)
Fri., Mar. 14
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Montgomery 5, Helix 0
Grossmont 4, Coronado 3
West Hills 7, Mater Dei Catholic 6
Steele Canyon 6, La Jolla Country Day 5 19th Christian Patriots Invitational
Christian 10, Horizon 1
Lincoln df. El Cajon Valley, score not reported
Sat., Mar. 15
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Grossmont 4, La Jolla Country Day 2
Eastlake 6, Helix 3
Vista 4, West Hills 1 (8 inn.)
Steele Canyon 5, Pt. Loma 2 Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial
Mount Miguel 9, Hoover 6
Patrick Henry 10, Santana 7
Del Norte 5, Monte Vista 3 (9 inn.) Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Bonita Vista 8, Valhalla 5
La Costa Canyon 11, El Capitan 1
Rancho Bernardo 5, Granite Hills 2 Non-League
High Tech-CV 11, Foothills Christian 10
Mon., Mar. 17
19th Christian Patriots Invitational
Madison 8, Christian 2
Morse df. El Cajon Valley, score not reported
Tue., Mar. 18
Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial
Mount Miguel 21, SD-Southwest 3
La Jolla 3, Santana 2
Patrick Henry 7, Monte Vista 5 (10 inn.) Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Rancho Bernardo 16, El Capitan 1 (6 inn.)
Valhalla 19, Rancho Buena Vista 6
Granite Hills 6, Bonita Vista 3 (8 inn.)
Wed., Mar. 19
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Helix 3, Coronado 1
Grossmont 12, Vista 1
Steele Canyon 18, Mater Dei Catholic 4
Montgomery 10, West Hills 5 19th Christian Patriots Invitational
Christian 7, Morse 0
Serra df. El Cajon Valley Eagles Classic
Foothills Christian 9, Maranatha Christian 3
Thurs., Mar. 20
Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Poway 11, El Capitan 2
Valhalla 10, Hilltop 0
Granite Hills 3, La Costa Canyon 0 Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial
Otay Ranch 4, Monte Vista 1
Santana 2, Mt. Carmel 1
Castle Park 5, Mount Miguel 4
Sat., Mar. 22 Bully’s East/Andy Sanchez Memorial
Championship
Mount Miguel 8, Mar Vista 1 19th Christian Patriots Invitational
Championship
Madison 4, Christian 3 (10 inn.)
Foothiller-Aztec Classic
Championship
Vista 2, Montgomery 1 Hilltop Lolita’s Tournament
Championship
Poway 2, Rancho Bernardo 0 Eagles Classic
Foothills Christian 12, Borrego Springs 10
Mon., Mar. 24
City Conference Tournament
Christian 5, at San Diego 4
Tue., Mar. 25
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Valhalla 2, Monte Vista 0
El Capitan 9, West Hills 6
Helix 8, Santana 4
Steele Canyon 4, Mount Miguel 0 Non-League
El Cajon Valley 20, King-Chavez 0 (first win by shutout by ECV since
3-20-2008)
Wed., Mar. 26
City Conference Tournament
Christian 7, Kearny 1 Eagles Classic
Foothills Christian 12, Tri-City Christian 3 Non-League
El Cajon Valley 7, Lutheran 0
Thurs., Mar. 27 Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Valhalla 9, El Capitan 5
Santana 1, West Hills 0
Helix 7, Mount Miguel 2
Steele Canyon 2, Monte Vista 1 Non-League
El Cajon Valley 18, Liberty Charter 3
Fri., Mar. 28
City Conference Tournament
Christian 11, Morse 2
Sat., Mar. 29
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Valhalla 8, Santana 5
Helix 4, Monte Vista 1
West Hills 9, Mount Miguel 2
El Capitan 7, Steele Canyon 2 Boras Classic
Valencia 2, Grossmont 1
Glendora 5, Granite Hills 1 Eagles Classic
Classical Academy 5, Foothills Christian 3
Mon., Mar. 31
City Conference Tournament
Francis Parker 8, Christian 4 Boras Classic Tournament
Cypress 7, Grossmont 1
Granite Hills 11, Aliso Niguel 8
Tue., Apr. 1
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Helix 3, El Capitan 0
Valhalla 4, Mount Miguel 0
Steele Canyon 6, Santana 2
West Hills 7, Monte Vista 1 Non-League
El Cajon Valley 9, Crawford 5
Wed., Apr. 2
City Conference Tournament
Christian 6, The Bishop’s 0
Eagles Classic
Foothills Christian 13, Lutheran 6
Boras Classic Tournament At Santa Ana-Mater Dei
Grossmont 10, Gardena-Junipero Serra 2
La Puente-Bishop Amat 3, Granite Hills 0
Thurs., Apr. 3
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Semifinals
Helix 4, Santana 1
Valhalla at El Capitan, ppd. (police action), moved to Apr. 4
Consolation
Steele Canyon 10, Monte Vista 4
Mount Miguel 8, West Hills 5
Fri., Apr. 4
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Semifinals
Valhalla 3, El Capitan 1 (from Apr. 3)
Boras Classic Tournament
Granite Hills 4, Cypress 3 (8 inn.)
Aliso Niguel 3, Grossmont 0
Non-League
Foothills Christian 16, El Cajon Valley 2
Sat., Apr. 5
Bill Dickens Grossmont Conference Tournament
Championship
Valhalla 6, Helix 4
Eagles Classic
Championship:
Foothills Christian 10, Calvin Christian 8
City Conference Tournament
Championships
Div. 1: Cathedral 4, St. Augustine 3
Div. 2: Serra 5, Coronado 1
Mon., Apr. 7
Non-League
Foothills Christian 11, Crawford 2
Tue., Apr. 8
Grossmont Hills League
Granite Hills 6, West Hills 1
Helix 10, Grossmont 2
Steele Canyon 4, Valhalla 2
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 1, Mount Miguel 0
Santana 16, El Cajon Valley 0 (5 inn.)
Wed., Apr. 9
Central League
Christian 22, Lincoln 2
Serra 14, Clairemont 4
Thurs., Apr. 10
Grossmont Hills League
Valhalla 9, Steele Canyon 1
Granite Hills 7, West Hills 2
Grossmont 8,. Helix 5
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 4, El Capitan 3
Santana 14, El Cajon Valley 1
Non-League
Monte Vista 10, Chula Vista 3
Foothills Christian 5, Sweetwater 2
Fri., Apr. 11
Central League
Coronado 11, Christian 3
CLairemont 4, Lincoln 2
Non-League
Escondido 6, Serra 0
Mon., Apr. 14
Lions Tournament
Classic Division
Granite Hills 4, Green Valley (Nev.) 2
Grossmont 13, Madison 3
Otay Ranch 5, Valhalla 4
Premier Division
Steele Canyon 4, Silverado (Nev.) 3
El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) 3, Helix 2
Division 1
Kodiak (Alaska) 10, Foothills Christian 6
Division 3
Mount Miguel 7, Mar Vista 1
Christian 10, Taft (Woodland Hills) 0
Division 4
West Hills 5, Granada Hills 3
Mt. Carmel 2, Monte Vista 1
Division 5
Tamalpias (Mill Valley) 3, Santana 2 (8 inn.)
Division 6
El Capitan 6, San Marcos 1
Tue., Apr. 15
Lions Tournament
Classic Division
Valhalla 10, Clovis 1
Granite Hills 12, Vista 2
Poway 10, Grossmont 2
Premier Division
Helix 4, LV-Rancho 3
Steele Canyon 7, Granada Hills-Kennedy 2
Division 1
Lincoln 14, Foothills Christian 9
Division 3
Christian 2, Mount Miguel 0
Division 4
West Hills 9, El Centro-Central 7
Monte Vista 1, Lompoc 0
Division 5
Santana 6, Brawley 5
Division 6
El Capitan 3, Santa Fe Christian 1
Wed., Apr. 16
Lions Tournament
Classic Division
Mayfair 8, Grossmont 7
Valhalla 1, Carlsbad 0
Granite Hills 6, Cathedral Catholic 5
Premier Division
Steele Canyon 7, Mira Mesa 5
Helix 5, Rancho Buena Vista 0
Division 1
Foothills Christian 17, The Rock 5
Division 3
Mount Miguel 3, Woodland Hills-Taft 1
Mar Vista 4, Christian 3
Division 4
West Hills 6, Point Loma 1
Monte Vista 7, L.A.-Roosevelt 0
Division 5
Santana 3, Canyon Crest 0
El Capitan 4, L.A.-Birmingham 0
Thurs., Apr. 17
Lions Tournament
Classic Division
Semifinals
Granite Hills 5, Madison 1
Championship
Rancho Bernardo 6, Granite Hills 0
Premier Division
Semifinals
Helix 2,, Ramona 1
Steele Canyon 3, Eastlake 0
Championship
Helix 1, Steele Canyon 0
Division 3
Semifinals
Escondido 8, Christian 6
Division 4
Semifinals
Mt. Carmel 6, West Hills 1
Division 5
Semifinals
Santana 5, Bonita Vista 4 (8 inn.)
Championship
Santa Ana-Foothill 7, Santana 0
Division 6
Semifinals
El Capitan 2, El Camino 1 (10 inn.)
Championship
Patrick Henry 4, El Capitan 2
Consolation Games
Grossmont 2, San Ysidro 0
Valhalla 1, Montgomery 1, tie (10 inn.)
Mon., Apr. 21 Central League
Serra 11, Lincoln 5
Coronado 12, Clairemont 0
Tue., Apr. 22
Grossmont Hills League
Steele Canyon 19, West Hills 3
Valhalla 7, Helix 3
Grossmont 4, Granite Hills 3 (8 inn.)
Grossmont Valley League
Santana 4, Mount Miguel 0
El Capitan 5, Monte Vista 3
Wed., Apr. 23
Central League
Christian 6, Clairemont 4
Serra 6, Coronado 0
Non-League
Borrego Springs vs. Foothills Christian at Barona, ppd. (moved to
Apr. 24)
Thurs., Apr. 24
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 3, Monte Vista 1
Non-League
Foothills Christian 13, Borrego Springs 4 (from Apr. 23)
Fri., Apr. 25
Central League
Serra 2, Christian 1 (9 inn.)
Coronado 4, Lincoln 1
Non-League
Foothills Christian 5, Julian 4
Sat., Apr. 26
Grossmont Hills League
Granite Hills 3-5, Steele Canyon 2-3 (second game, 12 inn.)
Grossmont 0-1, Valhalla 4-0
West Hilla 6-4, Helix 5-2
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 9, Santana 1
Monte Vista at El Capitan, ccd.
Citrus League
Foothills Christian at Vista-Calvary Christian, ppd. (moved to Apr.
29)
Non-League
Coronado 4, Mar Vista 3
Tue., Apr. 29
Grossmont Hills League
Steele Canyon 8, West Hills 4
Valhalla 12, Helix 0
Granite Hills 6, Grossmont 3
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 12, El Cajon Valley 0
Santana 7, Monte Vista 1
Citrus League
Vista-Calvary Chr. 12, Foothills Christian 0
Non-League
El Capitan 10, Mission Hills 5
Wed., Apr. 30
Central League
Christian 10, Lincoln 2
Serra 11, Clairemont 3
Thurs., May 1
Grossmont Hills League
Steele Canyon 6, Grossmont 4
Granite Hills 6, Helix 0
West Hills 15, Valhalla 2
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 13, El Cajon Valley 0
Monte Vista 3, Santana 2
Fri., May 2
Central League
Christian 7, Lincoln 4
Serra 18, Clairemont 2
Citrus League
Foothills Christian 7, Classical Academy 6
Vista-Calvary Chr. 21, Lutheran 0
Sat., May 3
Grossmont Hils League
Grossmont 10, Steele Canyon 2
Granite Hills 2, Helix 0
Valhalla 7, West Hills 6
Grossmont Valley League
Monte Vista 9, El Cajon Valley 0
Santana 5, El Capitan 4
Non-League
Mount Miguel 6, Chula Vista 0
Francis Parker 6, Christian 0
Mon., May 5
Central League
Christian 1, Coronado 0
Clairemont 1, Lincoln 0
Non-League
Mater Dei Catholic 6, Mount Miguel 3
Tue., May 6
Grossmont Hills League
Helix 1, Steele Canyon 0
Grossmont 9, West Hills 8
Granite Hills 7, Valhalla 5
Grossmont Valley League
Monte Vista 3, El Cajon Valley 1
Santana 2, El Capitan 0
Citrus League
Vista-Calvary Chr. 2, Classical Academy 0
Wed., May 7
Central League
Christian 6, Coronado 2
Clairemont 5, Lincoln 4
Citrus League
Foothills Christian 12, Lutheran 2
Non-League
Serra 3, Vista-Calvary Christian 2
Thurs., May 8
Grossmont Hills League
Helix 7, Steele Canyon 5
Grossmont 2, West Hills 0
Granite Hills 3, Valhalla 2
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 3, Monte Vista 1
El Capitan 11, El Cajon Valley 2
Fri., May 9
Citrus League
Vista-Calvary Chr. 10, Foothills Christian 5
Classical Academy 11, Lutheran 0
Central League
Serra 16, Lincoln 3
Coroando 13, CLairemont 8
Sat., May 10
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 8, Monte Vista 0
El Capitan df. El Cajon Valley, forfeit
Non-League
4-11, SD-High Tech 2-1
Mon., May 12
Non-League
El Cajon Valley 3, Ocean View Christian 2
Central Legaue
Serra 8, Lincoln 4
Coronado 9, Clairemont 2
Tue., May 13
Grossmont Hills League
Granite Hills 2, Steele Canyon 1
Valhalla 13, Grossmont 1
Helix 7, West Hills 6 (10 inn.)
Grossmont Valley League
Santana 8, Mount Miguel 4
El Capitan 4, Monte Vista 2
Citrus League
Vista-Calvary Christian 17, Lutheran 2
Wed., May 14
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 7, Mount Miguel 2
Central League
Christian 12, Clairemont 1
Coronado 5, Serra 1
Citrus League
Foothills Christian at Classical Academy, ppd., fire
Thurs., May 15
Grossmont Hills League
Valhalla at Steele Canyon, ppd. (moved to May 19)
West Hills at Granite Hills, ppd. (moved to May 19)
Helix at Grossmont, ppd. (moved to May 19)
Grossmont Valley League
El Cajon Valley at Santana, ppd. (moved to May 21)
Fri., May 16
Central League
Christian at Clairemont, ppd. (moved to May 17)
Citrus League
Foothills Christian vs. Lutheran, at Sweetwater LL, ppd. (moved to May
21)
Sat., May 17
Grossmont Hills League
West Hills 13, Steele Canyon 6
Valhalla 3, Helix 1
Granite Hills 10, Grossmont 1
Grossmont Valley League
Santana 3, Monte Vista 2
Central League
Christian 8, Clairemont 4 (from May 16)
Citrus League
Foothills Christian 13, Classical Academy 3
Non-League
Castle Park at El Capitan, ccd,
Lutheran at CV-High Tech, ppd. (moved to May 19)
Mon., May 19
Central League
Christian 15, Serra 3
Coronado 7, Lincoln 0
Grossmont Hills League
Granite Hills 3, West Hills 2 (from May 15)
Grossmont 6, Helix 1 (from May 15)
Steele Canyon 4, Valhalla 0 (from May 15)
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 8, El Cajon Valley 0
Citrus League
Vista-Calvary Chr. 7, Classical Academy 0
Non-League
CV-High Tech 10, Lutheran 9
Tue., May 20
Grossmont Hills League
Steele Canyon 4, Grossmont 3
Granite Hills 4, Helix 3
West Hills 12, Valhalla 11
Grossmont Valley League
Monte Vista 11, El Cajon Valley 0
Santana 4, El Capitan 1
Non-League
High Tech-SD 9, Foothills Christian 6
Wed., May 21
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 11, Monte Vista 5
Santana df. El Cajon Valley, forfeit (from May 16)
Central League
Christian 6, Serra 3
Coronado 3. Lincoln 0
Citrus League
Foothills Christian 20, Lutheran 5 (from May 16)
Thurs., May 22
Grossmont Hills League
Helix 10, Steele Canyon 9
Valhalla 2, Granite Hills 0 (9 inn.)
Grossmont 8, West Hills 2
Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 17, El Cajon Valley 0
Non-League
Foothills Christian 5, Lincoln 1
END REGULAR SEASON
