July 2, 2019
Compton, CA
The San Luis Obispo Blues swept a doubleheader today, winning 5-1 and 12-2 over the Academy Barons at the MLB Youth Academy.
Gabe Constantine (Rio Grande Valley) and Mitchell Scott (Cal) held the Barons to three hits over seven innings to lead the Blues in the first game. Constantine started on the mound for San Luis and retired three of the four batters he faced in each of the first three innings of his outing. He struggled a bit in the fourth, issuing three walks and striking out the only batter of his start, so the Blues turned to Scott who relieved him with the bases loaded and one out. An error on the first batter Scott faced allowed the only Barons run of the game to score, but Scott induced an inning-ending double play to limit the damage in the fourth and then went on to throw three more scoreless innings to close out the win, striking out one and allowing one hit. Taison Corio (Delta JC), who had a game-high three hits, scored the first run of the game for the Blues when he singled and scored on a Tanner Lindsly (Oral Roberts) single in the first inning. San Luis scored a single run in the fourth when Corio hit a sacrifice fly after three consecutive singles loaded the bases, and the Blues added three in the top of the seventh when Corio and TJ Rumfield (Texas Tech) hit singles to leadoff the inning, Dylan Beavers (Cal) reached base with one out on a dropped third strike and all three scored, Corio on a wild pitch, Rumfield on an RBI-single by Julian Bury (Columbia) and Rock on a fielder’s choice. Julian Jackson (Eastern Kentucky) was the starting pitcher in this game for the Academy and allowed one run on five hits while striking out two over three innings. Larry Barabino III (Southern) relieved Jackson to start the fourth inning, allowing one run on four hits with two strikeouts in two innings of work and JP Massey (Minnesota) pitched the last two innings, surrendering three runs on three hits while striking out two.
Hunter Swift (Oral Roberts) hit a three-run home run and had a game-high four RBI, Ford Sherrington (Hendrix) hit a two-run home run, Noah Huerta (Texas Tech) pitched five innings of one-hit baseball, striking out five, and he and four relievers combined to hold the Academy scoreless over the first eight innings to lead San Luis to a 12-2 win in the second game of the doubleheader today. Swift’s home run, which followed a two-run double by Ryan McCarty in the sixth inning, blew the game open, giving the Blues a 10-0 lead. But it was Swift’s two-out RBI-single in the third inning that got the San Luis offense rolling. Barons’ starting pitcher David Appleby (Michigan) had been cruising up until that point, retiring six of the first seven batters he faced and striking out two in a row in the third after the Blues’ leadoff hitter of the inning reached base on an error. Swift’s two out single broke the ice for the Blues and, although Appleby retired the last batter he faced in third and the first batter of the fourth, the next two batters reached base on a hit batsman and a walk, and a passed ball and Sherrington’s home run, all of a sudden, gave San Luis a four-run lead. That was plenty of run support for Huerta and the Blues relievers. Huerta was dominant throughout his five innings of work, retiring the first eight batters he faced in order before issuing his only walk allowed with two outs in the third, and facing only one batter over the minimum in five innings, assisted by a double-play in the fourth that erased the only hit he allowed. Brett Super (Pitzer) relieved Huerta to start the sixth and struck out two of the four batters he faced, Kai Janowicz (UC Davis) did the same in a scoreless seventh, striking out two, and Kyle Richardson (Texas A&M) pitched around two singles in the eighth to keep the shutout going. Beavers pitched the ninth inning for the Blues, surrendering a walk and a single to the first two batters and then striking out the next two before an error allowed two unearned runs to score. Beavers then struck out his third batter of the inning to close the game. Yuji Sakane (East LA JC), Josh Landry and Travis Lavendier (Chico St) each pitched an inning and two-thirds for the Barons in relief of Appleby, but only Lavendier could keep the Blues in check, retiring four of the five batters he faced with two strikeouts, entering the game with one out in the eighth inning after a Duke Pahukoa (UNLV) RBI-double. The Blues got their final run on a sacrifice fly hit by the first batter Lavendier retired in the eighth.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
Ryan Cash (Oral Roberts) had two hits and two RBI, Blake Hall (Oral Roberts) and Zach Presno (Fresno St) each hit RBI-doubles, and Cole Quintanilla (Texas) and six relievers combined to strikeout twelve as the Santa Barbara Foresters beat the Conejo Oaks 7-4 today at Sparky Anderson Field. Cash’s run production bookended the Foresters scoring today, driving in Presno who had reached on an error in the third inning for Santa Barbara’s first run, and driving in Presno, who had doubled in a run in the ninth, to score their last. Cash’s first hit was part of a three-run rally the Foresters mounted after Oaks’ starting pitcher Gerry Ramirez retired the side in order in both of the first two innings. An error started the rally and then Ramirez surrendered his first two hits, first by Spencer Jones (Vanderbilt), who had a game-high three hits, and second by Cash. Cash’s hit was compounded by another Oaks error that allowed a second runner to score, and a sacrifice fly made it 3-0. Santa Barbara then scored two in the fourth inning when Nick Bellafronto (Stanford) led off with a double and scored on Hall’s double, and Hall scored when Jones got his second hit of the game. That was all the run support Quintanilla and the Foresters relievers would need. Quintanilla started the game and had a mixed outing, retiring three of four with a walk and a strikeout in the first inning, allowing two walks and two singles, including an RBI-single by Tyler Odekirk (Cal St LA) in the second, retiring the side in order with two strikeouts in the third and allowing a walk and a single in the fourth before being relieved. Brock Helverson (West Virginia) relieved Quintanilla with two on and no outs in the fourth and retired the three batters he faced in order, but a passed ball allowed Conejo’s second run to score. Then Connor Curry (Nebraska) retired the next six batters in order, three by strikeout, Clayton Beeter (Texas Tech) struck out two and stranded the bases loaded in the seventh and Brad Demco retired three of four in a scoreless eighth. Drake Greenwood (Rice) started the ninth inning for Santa Barbara but an error allowed the leadoff hitter to reach base, a hit batter, a fielder’s choice and a walk loaded the bases and Ryne Yamashiro (Cal Lutheran) hit a two-run single to plate Conejo’s last two runs. Caden Monke (Arkansas) relieved Greenwood with two outs in the ninth and one on and, after allowing a single, retired the last batter on a lineout to close the Foresters win. Matthew Strother (UC Santa Barbara) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Ramirez for the Oaks, striking out two, Peyton Ebel (Greensboro) retired the side in order in the eight and Chris Torres (Moorpark JC) allowed two runs on two hits in the ninth to finish the Oaks pitching.
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Alameda, CA
The Lincoln Potters defeated the San Francisco Seals 12-4 tonight at Alameda College. Reports and statistics from this game were not available at post time.
June 30, 2019
San Luis Obispo, CA
Ryne Yamashiro (Cal Lutheran) hit a two-run, go-ahead home run with one out in the eighth inning to lead the Conejo Oaks to a 6-5 win over the San Luis Obispo Blues today at Sinsheimer Park. Yamashiro’s home run erased the Blues one-run lead and was setup when the second batter of the inning walked. It was not the first time in the game the Oaks had taken advantage of free bases. In fact, all four of their previous runs were scored in such circumstances. Conejo scored twice in the second inning when Jacob Castro (UC Irvine) walked to leadoff the inning, advanced to second on a Yamashiro single, advanced to third on another walk and scored on a wild pitch that also advanced Yamashiro, who scored shortly thereafter on a passed ball. They also scored two runs in the third inning when a Justin Ammons (Tennessee) bunt single and a hit batter put two runners on base with one out and, after Castro hit another single, an error on the play allowed both runners to score to give Conejo a 4-0 lead. Travis Weston, who started on the mound for the Oaks and opened with three scoreless innings, surrendered the only run of his five-inning outing when he walked the leadoff hitter to start the fourth inning and, after a single and another walk loaded the bases, a sacrifice fly made the score 4-1. Weston retired the side in order in the fifth inning and then turned the pitching duties over to Kyle Nicol (Cal Poly) to start the sixth. Nicol hit the first batter he faced, got two outs on a fielder’s choice and a line out but a two-run error and an RBI-double by Nick Hansen (Grand Canyon) tied the score 4-4. San Luis took the lead in their next at bat when a one-out walk put the go-ahead runner on base and a Taison Corio (Delta JC) RBI-single drove him in. Noah Huerta (Texas Tech), who relieved Blues starting pitcher Andrew Alvarez (Cal Poly) to start the fourth inning, and Evan Ingram (Hendrix) held the Oaks in check for four innings as the San Luis offense made their comeback. Huerta retired nine of the eleven batters he faced over three innings, allowing only one hit, and Ingram did similar in his one inning of relief of Huerta, allowing one two-out single in the seventh while retiring the three other batters he faced. Derek True (Cal Poly) pitched the last two innings for the Blues, striking out two and surrendering Yamashiro’s home run to suffer the loss. Aaron Suval (Glendale JC) pitched the seventh and eighth inning for Conejo and, after allowing the go-ahead run to score in the seventh and being spotted a one-run lead to start the eighth, Suval narrowly escaped allowing the Blues to tie the score when Tanner Lindsly (Oral Roberts) hit a leadoff single, advanced to second on a passed ball and, after Suval struck out the next two batters, Hunter Swift (Oral Roberts) singled to left field. Nico Lima (Oxnard CC), who fielded Swift’s single in left field, threw Lindsly out at home plate, however, to preserve the Oaks’ one-run lead and then Clay Rickerman (Cal Lutheran) pitched around two two-out singles in a scoreless ninth inning to close out the win for Conejo.
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Fairfield, CA
The Healdsburg Prune Packers swept a doubleheader today, beating the Solano Mudcats 11-6 and 8-3 today at Vanden High to extend their winning streak in league play to ten.
The Packers scored nine unanswered runs in their last two at bats to erase a 6-2 deficit to win 11-6 in the first game of the doubleheader. Seven Healdsburg batters in a row reached base safely with one out in the eighth inning, six of them scoring. Included in the rally was a two-run double Cal Conley (Texas Tech), an RBI-single by Jason Dicochea (Santa Clara) and three Solano errors. The Packers added three in the ninth on another Dicochea RBI-single and another Solano error to post the final score. Conley had plated the first run of the game with a fielder’s choice RBI in the second inning, but the Mudcats answered in their half of the inning, taking the lead 3-1 when Wesley Galloway (Sterling College) hit a two-run double and Wellington Balsley (Solano JC) hit a two-out RBI-single. Healdsburg got a leadoff home run from Cam Blake (Texas A&M) in the third inning to make the score 3-2, but Solano starting pitcher Caleb Hill (Savannah St) settled in to strand two runners on base in the third without incurring further damage and retired the last eleven batters he faced in his six-inning outing. By the time Hill left the game Solano was leading 6-2, having scored three two-out runs in the fifth inning on three singles, including an RBI-hit by Josh Medina (Sonoma St) and three walks. Healdsburg relief pitchers Chris Joaquim (UNLV), Devin Kirby and Jack Hinrichsen (Cal) held the Mudcats scoreless over the last four innings while waiting for the offense to mount a comeback, with Kirby picking up the win by pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Elijah Birdsong (Pacific) started on the mound for the Packers and struck out six over four innings and allowed three runs on three hits before Jackson Cunningham (Northridge) relieved him in the fifth.
The result was the same for Healdsburg in the second game of the doubleheader today, but the method was different, as the Packers led throughout the game in their 8-3 victory. Blake got things started for the Packers with a leadoff double to start the second inning and Joe Lampe (UC Davis) hit a two-run double two batters later to post a 2-0 lead. A Travis Turney (Portland) RBI-single in the third, a bases loaded hit batter and a wild pitch in the sixth, and a RBI-double by Dicochea, a sacrifice fly and Turney’s second RBI-single in the eighth accounted for the rest of Healdsburg’s runs. Trey Garlett (Texas Tech) started on the mound for the Packers and struck out four in five innings of work, allowing two runs when the first two batters of the third inning reached via a single and a walk, and both scored on an run-producing groundout and an RBI-single by Medina. Other than that two-run blemish, Garlett was stellar, striking out three of the four batters he faced in the first inning, retiring the side in order in the second and fifth innings, and pitching around the only other hit he allowed by retiring three of four batters in the fourth. Randy Polonia (UConn) relieved Garlett to start the sixth inning and went on to strikeout five over two scoreless innings, Spencer Hynes (Houston) pitched a scoreless eighth with one strikeout and Kevin Sandri (Pacific) pitched the ninth, allowing Solano’s third run on three hits, including Medina’s second RBI-single of the game. Nate Freeman (UC Davis) started on the mound for Solano and suffered the loss, allowing five runs on nine hits while striking out three in six innings. Ben Aguigui (Holy Names) pitched the last three innings and surrendered three runs on four hits.
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Compton, CA
Brooks Fuller (Auburn) retired the first ten batters he faced in order and threw four innings of one-hit baseball, Jake Burton (Arkansas) struck out the first three batters he faced and threw two hitless innings, Caden Monke (Arkansas) pitched a scoreless seventh inning and Brad Demco struck out the three batters he faced in the eighth to lead the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 6-3 win over the Academy Barons today at the MLB Youth Academy. The four Foresters pitchers held the Barons in check while the Santa Barbara offense scored six unanswered runs. Nick Bellafronto (Stanford) gave Santa Barbara the early lead with an RBI-double in the first inning, Connor Pavlony (Tennessee) singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch in the second, and two walks, a single and a hit batter in the third forced in another run to make the score 3-0. All three runs were surrendered by Barons starting pitcher Brandon Mitchell (New Orleans) who went three innings and allowed four hits to suffer the loss. Noah Owen relieved Mitchell to start the fourth inning and struck out three of the four batters he faced in that inning, struck out one more in a scoreless fifth and pitched around a pair of two-out singles to pitch a scoreless seventh. Trevor Sutt (Long Beach CC) struck out two in each of the last three innings, but surrender three Foresters runs, one in the seventh inning when Christian Franklin (Arkansas) led off with a triple and scored on an error, and two in the ninth when a two-out error and three singles gave Santa Barbara a 6-0 lead. The Academy scored all three of their runs in the ninth inning when two walks, an RBI-single by Allante Hall, a sacrifice fly and an error made the final score 6-3
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Pasadena, CA
The Orange County Riptide scored six runs on six hits in the tenth inning to beat the Arroyo Seco Saints 10-5 tonight at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Dylan Rock (UTSA), Andre Antone (UC Irvine) and Connor Aoki (Binghamton) led of the tenth inning with consecutive singles and Daniel Jung (Notre Dame) broke the 4-4 tie by hitting a bases loaded double that plated two runs. One out later, Trey Lipscomb (Tennessee) hit a two-run single and Carson Matthews (BYU) drove in one more with a single to give the Riptide a 10-4 lead. Desperate for pitching after playing a doubleheader yesterday in San Luis Obispo, Orange County turned to Antone and Lipscomb, who are primarily position players, to finish the game. Antone, appearing as a pitcher for the third time in CCL play, started the ninth inning and, after striking out the first batter he faced and retiring the second on a groundout, walked the next three batters and allowed one run on a passed ball before Lipscomb, appearing as a pitcher for the first time in CCL play, relieved Antone and struck out the only batter he faced to close out the win. The Riptide had gotten out to an early lead in this game, scoring two runs in their first at bat when an Antone RBI-single and an error gave them a 2-0 lead. Those two were the only runs allowed by Saints starting pitcher Hayden Harris (Georgia Southern) who threw three scoreless innings after the first and struck out four. Wesley Scott (Vanderbilt) was the starting pitcher for Orange County and threw three scoreless, hitless innings while striking out two before Devin Sutorius (Biola) relieved him to start the fourth inning. Thomas Luevano (USD) greeted Sutorius by hitting a home run to lead off the fourth, but Sutorius retired the next three batters, with the help of a double-play, to keep the Riptide in front 2-1. Matthews, who along with Luevano had a game-high three hits and three runs scored, walked and scored in the fifth inning to up the lead to 3-1, but an RBI-single by the Saints’ Andy Garriola (Old Dominion) and a sacrifice fly in the sixth knotted the game at 3-3. Both teams scored single runs in the seventh inning, Antonio Cruz (Rice) driving in Matthews from first base with a double for the Riptide, and Christian Scott (Tennessee) and Anthony Forte (Richmond) hitting consecutive singles, Scott stealing third base and scoring on a double-play groundball for the Saints. And both teams went hitless in the eighth and ninth innings to setup the extra-inning showdown. Taylor Pendley (Howard) and Noah Walker (Texas St) pitched two and three innings, respectively, for Orange County in relief of Sutorius, with Walker picking up the win as the pitcher of record when the six-run tenth inning rally happened. Alex Cornwell (USC), Grant Young (USF) and Luis Ramirez (Long Beach St) each pitched two innings for the Saints in relief of Harris, with Ramirez suffering the loss despite striking out the side in the ninth inning and notching two more in the tenth.
June 29, 2019
San Luis Obispo, CA
Blake Evans (Georgia Southern) went four-for-four with an RBI-double and a run scored, and Marrick Crouse thwarted a rally that featured three consecutive singles to leadoff the ninth inning to score one and put the tying run in scoring position with no outs to lead the Orange County Riptide to a 3-2 win over the San Luis Obispo Blues in the first game of a doubleheader tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Evans hit safely in each of his plate appearances in this seven-inning front end of the doubleheader, leading off the game with a single, driving in the Riptide’s first run in the third inning with a double that scored Chris Aubort (Hawaii-Hilo) who led off with a single, and scoring their second run in the same inning after an error to give Orange County a 2-1 lead. The Blues had scored first in the game, plating one run in their first at bat when Taison Corio (Delta JC), who had three hits in the game, drove in Ryan Cole (Notre Dame) who had singled to leadoff the first inning. Michael Defelippi (Pacific) stranded the bases loaded after Corio’s single, striking out the last batter of the inning to escape further damage and then threw two and third more innings scoreless before turning the pitching duties over to Andrew Davis who recorded the final out of the fourth inning, the first two of the fifth, but a single, a hit batter and a walk loaded the bases and Orange County turned to Crouse to hold what had become a two-run lead after Eric Bigani (UNLV) singled in the fourth inning, advanced to third on a two-base error and scored on a run-producing groundout. Crouse escaped the bases loaded situation in the fifth inning by retiring the first batter he faced and pitched a scoreless sixth before Hunter Swift (Oral Roberts), Corio and TJ Rumfield (Texas Tech) hit consecutive singles to lead off the seventh. Crouse struck out the next two batters after Rumfield got the Blues to within one and retired the final batter on a pop-out to close out the Riptide win. Braeden Gowdy started on the mound for San Luis and surrendered all three Orange County runs on five hits while striking out four in four innings of work to suffer the loss. Tyler Chivens relieved Gowdy to start the fifth inning and allowed three hits while striking out two over three scoreless innings.
The second game of the doubleheader tonight was suspended in the tenth innings due to city restrictions with the score tied 3-3. The game will be resumed July 19 prior to the previously scheduled next meeting of the same two teams. The recaps and stats of that game will be posted upon the game’s completion.
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Pasadena, CA
Thomas Luevano (USD) had three hits and drove in four runs, Pete Derkay (Tennessee) hit a grand slam and added an RBI-single, and Anthony Forte (Richmond) hit a two-run home run and had three RBI to lead the Arroyo Seco Saints to a 15-10 win over the Conejo Oaks tonight at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The three top performers for the Saints highlighted an 18-hit attack that scored runs in bunches tonight. They scored two runs in their first at bat when Luevano hit an RBI-double and scored on an Andy Garriola (Old Dominion) single, three in the second inning when Forte hit a run-producing groundout and Luevano hit a two-run single, seven in the fourth when Derkay and Forte hit their home runs and Nolan Tressler (Georgia Southern) added an RBI-single all before an out was recorded, and three in the seventh when David Reyna (Ark-Monticello), Garriola and Derkay had consecutive RBI-hits. The Oaks also scored runs in bunches and totaled an impressive eleven hits, but their ten-run offensive production was skewed a bit by five errors committed by the Saints in innings in which Conejo scored. In fact, the Oaks only recorded three run-producing hits, two RBI-singles by Gabe Baldovino (Ventura JC) and an RBI-single by Tyler Odekirk (Cal St LA). All seven of the other Conejo runs were scored via errors or run-producing groundouts. Michael Garza (Incarnate Word) was the starting pitcher tonight for Arroyo Seco and allowed seven runs on seven hits while striking out four in a five-inning stint. Oaks starting pitcher Carson Carter (Texas Tech) had a similar outing, allowing five runs on six hits while striking out one over three innings. The pitching highlights tonight belonged to the relievers. Zach Griggs (UTSA) struck out three in his one inning of work and Michael Hendricks (Lee) struck out two in one inning for the Saints, while Guillermo Pinedo threw three scoreless innings of relief for the Oaks.
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Healdsburg, CA
Jason Dicochea (Santa Clara) hit a pair of home runs and drove in seven runs, Kenny Haus (UConn) pitched five innings of one-hit baseball and he, Hunter Mayo (Houston) and Griffin Hattingh allowed a combined three hits over nine innings while they received 19 runs on 18 hits in support, including a five-for-five performance by Cal Conley (Texas Tech) and three-hit games from four others, to lead the Healdsburg Prune Packers to a 19-3 thrashing of the Solano Mudcats tonight at Recreation Park. Dicochea hit an RBI-double in his first at bat, a two-run home run in his second, a run-producing groundout in his third and a three-run home run in his fourth to amass the seven-run production. Haus started on the mound for Healdsburg and held the Mudcats hitless until two outs in his last inning of work when Eric Robles (Sterling College) doubled in the fifth. Haus allowed a total of six baserunners in five innings, four by walks, one by a hit batter and one on Robles’ hit, but escaped damage each time until the leadoff walk he issued in the fifth scored on Robles’ double. Mayo also only allowed one Solano hit in his two innings of relief of Haus, but surrendered two runs, one in the sixth when Isaiah Verret (UC Davis) doubled and later scored on an infield groundout, and one in the seventh when Mayo hit two batters and walked two batters to force in a run. Hattingh finished the dominant Healdsburg pitching by tossing two scoreless innings while allowing only the Mudcats third hit, a two-out single by Justin Banks (Coppin St) in the eighth. While this was going on the Packers offense was scoring runs in bunches. They scored five runs in their first at bat on RBI-doubles by Dicochea, Cam Blake (Texas A&M) and John Lagattuta (Cal), two in the second inning, two in the third, four in the fifth and seventh and one each in the sixth and eighth. Conley, who also walked once, reached base safely in all six of his plate appearances and scored five runs. He, Dicochea, Blake, Lagattuta and Joe Lampe (UC Davis) each finished the game with three or more hits.
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Santa Barbara, CA
Eric Kennedy (Texas) hit two home runs and a double to drive in five runs, Christian Franklin (Arkansas) homered, tripled and hit an RBI-single to drive in four, and Luke Taggert (Incarnate Word) struck out eight in a five-inning start to lead the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 12-6 win over the Academy Barons tonight at Pershing Park. Kennedy hit his first home run with two outs and nobody on in the third inning. It was the first hit Barons’ starting pitcher Elijah Pleasants allowed, having been spotted a two-run lead when Basiel Williams Jr. (Jones JC) hit a two-run home run in the first inning and a 3-1 lead after Williams hit a two-out RBI-double in the fifth. Pleasants had retired eight of the first nine batters he faced before Kennedy’s first homer and retired four of the next five before a one-out single by Tevin Tucker (West Virginia) started a four-run rally in the fifth inning for Santa Barbara. Kennedy’s second home run drove in Tucker with two outs to tie the score and, after an error extended the inning, Franklin hit his home run to give the Foresters a 5-3 lead. Taggert retired 14 of the 17 batters he faced between Williams’ first two hits, striking out seven and allowing two other hits, a two-out double by Christian Lucio (Eastern Kentucky) whom he stranded in the fourth, and a two-out single by Trent Anderson in the fifth, who scored when Williams hit his double. Taggert struck out the last batter he faced to end the fifth inning then turned the pitching duties over to Nico O’Donnell (Texas), who pitched a one-two-three sixth inning but issued a pair of walks to start the seventh and was relieved by Elijah Trest (Arkansas). Trest struck out two in the inning but a fielder’s choice and a Williams two-run single plated three and gave the Barons a 6-5 lead. The Foresters answered in their next at bat, however, tying the score when Franklin hit an RBI-triple, and taking the lead when two runs scored after an error and two wild pitches. Hunter Breault (Oregon) pitched the last two innings for Santa Barbara scoreless, striking out two in each inning to close out the win. The Foresters blew the game open with four runs in the eighth inning when Kennedy hit a two-run double, Franklin hit a run-scoring single and Conor McKenna (Oklahoma) hit an RBI-double.
June 28, 2019
San Luis Obispo, CA
Christian Scott (Tennessee) and Anthony Forte (Richmond) hit back-to-back RBI-doubles to erase a two-run deficit in the seventh inning, and Trevor Beer (UC Santa Barbara) pitched the last four innings scoreless to lead the Arroyo Seco Saints to a 5-4 victory over the San Luis Obispo Blues tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Trailing 4-2 heading into the seventh inning, Scott’s and Forte’s doubles were setup by a leadoff walk and a one-out single by Marco Martinez (Pasadena CC). Scott’s double plated one Saints run and put runners on second and third base, both of whom Forte drove in two pitches later to give Arroyo Seco the lead for the first time in the game. Beer, who entered the game to pitch to begin the sixth inning in relief of starter Eli Riechmann (Blinn), made the lead stick, pitching around a two-out double in the seventh inning by striking out the next batter, retiring the side in order in the eighth with two strikeouts, and pitching around a two-out single in the ninth to pick up the win. The Blues jumped out to the early lead against Riechmann, scoring twice in their first at bat when their first two batters reached base via a single and a walk and, after one out was recorded, Brett Harris (Gonzaga) hit a two-run double. Riechmann struck out two in a one-two-three second inning, struck out two more in a scoreless third and the Arroyo Seco offense got on the board in the top of the fourth on a run-producing groundout before the Blues struck again. Ryan McCarty drove in Reuben Mercado (San Jose St) who had led off the fourth with a single in an inning Riechmann struck out two, and San Luis scored again the fifth on a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-1. Mitchell Scott (Cal), who started on the mound for the Blues and matched Riechmann with six strikeouts, faced one over the minimum until the Saints scored their first run in the fourth and, after retiring the side in order in the fifth, Scott allowed Arroyo Seco’s second run when Forte hit the first of his two doubles in the game to leadoff the sixth and scored on a Drew Cowley (Cal Poly Pomona) RBI-single that made the score 4-2. Kai Janowicz (UC Davis) relieved Scott to start the seventh and suffered the loss, allowing three runs on four hits over two innings of work before Evan Ingram (Hendrix) struck out three of the four batters he faced to finish on the mound for the Blues. Cowley led all hitters in the game, recording a game-high three hits.
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Compton, CA
Noah Mattera (UNLV), Chris Torres (Moorpark JC) and Clay Rickerman (Cal Lutheran) combined to pitch four and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief, and Nico Lima (Oxnard JC) tripled and scored four runs to lead the Conejo Oaks to an 8-7 win over the Academy Barons tonight at the MLB Youth Academy. Mattera was the first reliever into the game for the Oaks, entering in the game with one out in the fifth inning in the middle of a Barons rally. At this point the Academy had already scored three times in the inning, getting their first five batters on base and scoring on a two-run triple by Basiel Williams Jr. (Jones JC) and an RBI-single by Channy Ortiz (Grand Canyon). Mattera, who was appearing in relief of Oaks starting pitcher Eric Ma (Whitman College), gave up a two-run single to the first batter he faced, Jaylen Heard (Heartland) that gave the Barons a 6-5 lead, but retired two of the next three batters, the last via strikeout, to limit the damage. After the Oaks tied the score in the top of the sixth inning when Lima reached on an error, advanced to third on a Jacob Castro (UC Irvine) single and scored on an RBI-groundout, Mattera struck out the first batter in the bottom half of inning and, after issuing a walk, was replaced by Torres who retired two batters to finish the sixth, and then Torres retired three of four batters to pitch a scoreless seventh. Rickerman entered the game to start the bottom of the eighth inning with the lead after Lima again got on base to start the inning, this time after being hit by a pitch, stole second base, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored with two outs on a wild pitch to make the score 8-7. Rickerman then stranded two runners in the eighth inning and pitched around a two-out error in the ninth to throw two scoreless innings and pick up the win. Conejo had jumped out to an early lead in tonight’s game, scoring three runs in the first inning when their first seven batters reached base safely and RBI-singles by Castro and Gabe Baldovino (Ventura JC) and a fielder’s choice plated their runs. The Oaks added their fourth run in the third inning when Lima hit his triple and scored on a Castro sacrifice fly, and their fifth in the fifth when a walk, an error and a wild pitch gave them a 5-1 lead. The Barons scored their first run after Ma had held them scoreless for the first three innings, retiring ten of the twelve batters he faced until Kyle Freeman (Pitzer) hit a one-out single in the fourth and scored on a Kendall Pettis (Oklahoma) two-out single. Noel Soto (Long Beach CC) was the starting pitcher for the Academy, pitching three innings and allowing four runs on six hits before being relieved by David Appleby (Michigan) who allowed two runs on two hits in two innings of work. Trevor Sutt (Long Beach CC) struck out four over two scoreless innings and JP Massey (Minnesota) struck out three while pitching the eighth and ninth innings, suffering the loss without surrendering a hit. The Oaks’ Justin Ammons (Tennessee) singled three times to finish with a game-high three hits.
June 27, 2019
Santa Barbara, CA
Christian Franklin (Arkansas) hit a leadoff home run in the first inning, Conor McKenna (Oklahoma) hit a two-run home run in the fourth, and Ryan Bergert (West Virginia) and four relievers combined to throw a five-hit shutout to lead the Santa Barbara Foresters to an 8-0 win over the San Luis Obispo Blues tonight at Pershing Park. Franklin’s home run, which followed a two-strikeout scoreless top of the first inning turned in by Bergert, gave Santa Barbara all the run production they would need. Bergert went four innings in his start and allowed only three baserunners, two singles by Hunter Swift (Oral Roberts) and a walk, while striking out six. By the time Elijah Trest (Arkansas) relieved Bergert to start the fifth inning, the Foresters had increased their lead by three, scoring once in the third inning on an RBI-triple by Blake Hall (Oral Roberts) and twice in the fourth on McKenna’s home run. Trest pitched around a two-out single by Dane Stankiewicz (Grand Canyon) to hold the Blues scoreless through five, then Caden Monke (Arkansas) and Jacob Burton (Arkansas) each pitched a scoreless inning before Brock Helverson (West Virginia) pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts to close out the win. The Foresters blew the game open with a four-run sixth inning, scoring on a run-producing groundout, a two-run single by Ryan Cash (Oral Roberts) and an RBI-single by Franklin. Noah Huerta (Texas Tech) started on the mound for San Luis and suffered the loss, allowing four runs on four hits while striking out five in his four-inning start. Gabe Constantine (Rio Grande Valley) relieved Huerta to start the fifth inning and allowed four runs on five hits before Brett Super (Pitzer) pitched a one-two-three seventh with one strikeout and Connor Wilford pitched a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts.
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Fairfield, CA
Eric Robles (Sterling College) singled with one out in the tenth inning, advanced to third base when the next two batters reached base via a hit batter and a walk, and scored the winning run when James Harwell (Sonoma St) hit a walk-off single to give the Solano Mudcats an 8-7 win over the San Francisco Seals today at Vanden High. Harwell’s game-winning single, his third of the game and his second RBI, came after the two teams each scored once on sacrifice flyballs in the ninth inning to send the game into extras. The Seals had the lead for most of the game today, scoring once in the second inning when Donny Bendo hit a leadoff home run and twice in the third on a two-run double by Robert Lujan (Cal St East Bay) before Solano got on the board in their half of the third, scoring once on a sacrifice fly. San Francisco increased their lead in their next at bat, scoring twice in the third when Nate Petrov (Vanguard) hit a two-run triple to make the score 5-1. William Moscato (Macalester) started on the mound for the Seals, pitching five innings and allowing one run on three hits while striking out three. As soon as Moscato left the game, however, the Mudcats rallied. Solano scored four runs on two walks and six singles, including RBI-hits by Jack Pridy (Sonoma St), Nick Peifer (Cal Poly Pomona) and a two-run single by Jason Pridy (Solano JC), to tie the score 5-5. Nate Freeman (UC Davis), the third Solano pitcher of the game, pitched around a two-out single and error, to pitch a scoreless seventh inning by striking out three, before the Mudcats took their first lead of the game in their half of the inning when Jack Pridy walked with one out and scored from first base on a double by Justin Banks (Coppin St). Diego Ramirez (Occidental) relieved Freeman to start the eighth and surrendered the first tying run to score like the second, on a sacrifice fly. Cody Switzer (Napa Valley JC) was the starting pitcher tonight for Solano, allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out six in four innings of work before turning the pitching duties over to Nik Dodson who pitched two scoreless and hitless innings. Peyton Barker (Alabama A&M) was the first reliever in for Moscato and the Seals and allowed six runs on eight hits over four innings before being relieved by Miles Minier who pitched the fateful tenth inning and suffered the loss.
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Pasadena, CA
Marco Martinez (Pasadena CC) hit a two-run double and Andy Garriola (Old Dominion) hit a two-run home run to break a tie ballgame in the bottom of the eighth inning and lead the Arroyo Seco Saints to a 10-6 win over the Academy Barons tonight at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The two go-ahead hits in the eighth inning were setup when the leadoff batter reached on an error, the next batter walked and a sacrifice moved them both into scoring position. The double was Martinez’ third hit and third RBI of the game and was immediately followed by the home run by Garriola who was appearing as a pinch hitter for his only at bat of the game. Alex Cornwell (USC), who entered the game to pitch for the Saints with one out in the top of the eighth inning after the Barons scored once on two walks and a pair of wild pitches, struck out the first batter he faced, walked one to load the bases and got a groundball out to preserve the tie in the eighth, then pitched around a leadoff walk and a two-out single to strand two more runners on base in the ninth inning by striking out three to earn the win. Colin King (Regis) started on the mound for Arroyo Seco tonight, working five innings and allowing one unearned run on three hits while striking out four. King left the game with a comfortable 6-1 lead after the Saints scored twice in their first at bat on a run-producing groundout and a Martinez RBI-single, three times in the third inning when David Reyna (Ark-Monticello) hit a double to lead off the inning and scored on a Evan Russell (Tennessee) RBI-single, and two more singles, a bases loaded hit batter and a run-producing double-play scored the other two, and once in the fourth on a Reyna RBI-single. When King left the game, however, the Barons rallied. Christian Lucio (Eastern Kentucky) hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning off of Jeremy Taylor (Cal Poly Pomona) to make the score 6-4, and after Taylor walked two batters with one out in the seventh and was relieved by Zach Griggs (UTSA), Basiel Williams Jr. (Jones JC) hit an RBI-single that got the Academy within one. Griggs struck out the last two batters he faced in the seventh inning to limit the damage but after surrendering three walks and one run in the eighth, turned the pitching duties over to Cornwell. Yuji Sakane (East LA JC) was the starting pitcher tonight for the Academy and allowed five runs on five hits over three innings before turning the pitching duties over to AJ Stinson II (Lawson State JC) who also went three innings, allowing one run on four hits, and Larry Barabino III (Southern), who pitched the last two innings, allowing four runs on four hits and suffering the loss.
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Healdsburg, CA
Ian Villers (Cal) struck out eight in a five-inning start, Randy Polonia (UConn) struck out three in two hitless innings, and Spencer Hynes (Houston) and Devin Kirby each pitched a scoreless inning to lead the Healdsburg Prune Packers to a 4-1 win over the Lincoln Potters tonight at Recreation Park. Villers retired 12 of the first 14 batters he faced tonight, allowing only a two-out single to Matt Lopez in the first inning and a two-out walk in the fourth. He received all the run support the Packers would need in the bottom of the first inning when Kevin Sandri (Pacific) and Justin Dicochea (Santa Clara) led off the inning with consecutive singles and scored on a one-out RBI-single by Cam Blake (Texas A&M) and a sacrifice fly. Villers carried that lead all the way until the fifth inning when three consecutive Lincoln singles by Jordan Berry (Cochise JC), Jake Plecas (Utah Valley) and Thomas Greely (Long Beach St) and an error allowed the Potters only run to score unearned. Villers struck out the last three batters he faced in the inning to limit the damage and then turned the pitching duties over to the Healdsburg bullpen. Jakob Frederick (San Joaquin JC) was the starting pitcher tonight for Lincoln and pitched four scoreless innings with two hits allowed after giving up the first two runs in the first inning. Grant Woodside relieved Frederick to start the sixth inning and allowed one run in that inning when Cole Brodnansky (UConn) tripled and scored on a run-producing groundout, and one in the seventh when Connor Mack (Cal), who hit the sacrifice fly in the first inning for his first RBI, hit an RBI-single to plate the Packers fourth run. Tyler Mead (Biola) pitched around a single in the eighth to finish with a scoreless inning in relief of Woodside.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
Today’s game between the Orange County Riptide and the Conejo Oaks was suspended due to darkness in the ninth inning with the Riptide leading 10-6. The game will be resumed prior to the previously scheduled meeting between the teams July 13, at which point the recap and stats will be posted to the CCL website.
June 26, 2019
Thousand Oaks, CA
Jacob Flores (San Diego St) pitched six innings of no-hit baseball, striking out nine, and he Charlie Bielenson (Brown) and Clay Rickerman (Cal Lutheran) combined to shutout the San Luis Obispo Blues 2-0 today at Sparky Anderson Field. Flores struck out seven of the Blues hitters the first time he faced them today, retired the first twelve he faced in order and 18 of 20 overall. The only blemishes on his six-inning performance were walks issued in the fifth and sixth innings. Bielsenson started the seventh inning for the Oaks and picked up where Flores left off, retiring the side in order in the seventh before surrendering the Blues first hit, a single by Nick Hansen (Grand Canyon) to lead off the eighth. Hansen was thrown out trying to steal second base and Bielenson retired the next two batters he faced to preserve the shutout through eight innings, and Rickerman did the same in the ninth, pitching around a two-out single by Hunter Swift (Oral Roberts) by striking out the last batter to close out the win for Conejo. Andrew Alvarez (Cal Poly) was the starting pitcher tonight for San Luis and had a very strong pitching performance as well. At one point between the second and fifth innings, Alvarez retired twelve straight and, overall, struck out five in five and a third innings of work. Alvarez wasn’t scored upon until the sixth inning when Justin Ammons (Tennessee) led the inning off with a double, advanced when Tyler Odekirk (Cal St LA) bunted for a single and an error on the play allowed Ammons to score and Odekirk to end up at third base. Odekirk then scored on a passed ball to give the Oaks a 2-0 lead. Alvarez struck out the last batter he faced in the sixth and then handed the ball to Pierson Ohl (Grand Canyon), who pitched the last two and two-thirds innings scoreless with a strikeout and one hit allowed. The only other hits in the game were a two-out triple by Nico Lima (Oxnard JC) in the first inning and a one-out single by Ryne Yamashiro (Cal Lutheran) in the seventh.
Before today’s regularly scheduled game, the Oaks and Blues completed yesterday’s game that was suspended after nine innings due to darkness with the score 5-5. It took three innings for the game to be decided and it ended in the twelfth when Taison Corio (Delta JC) led off with a single, advanced to second base on fielding error that put two runners aboard, advanced to third base on a double-steal, and scored on a dropped third strike when the out was recorded at first. Derek True (Cal Poly), who pitched all three innings of this game for San Luis, escaped trouble in the tenth inning when his three walks loaded the bases with one out by striking out one and getting the next batter to groundout. He stranded two more runners on base in a scoreless eleventh and then retired the side in order in the twelfth to pick up the win. Angus Denton (Arkansas) started the extra-innings contest for the Oaks and pitched around three singles in two scoreless innings before turning the pitching duties over to Noah Mattera (UNLV) who allowed one unearned run on one hit while striking out two to suffer the loss. The Blues led yesterday’s game all the way until the last inning, having scored once in their first at bat on a Corio RBI-single, twice in the fourth inning on two-out RBI-hits by Brady Lindsly (Oklahoma) and Dylan Beavers (Cal) and twice in the ninth inning on a Julian Bury (Columbia) RBI-single. During this time, the Oaks’ batters had gone down in order in all eight previous innings at the hands of Braedon Gowdy, Tyler Chivens and Kyle Richardson (Texas A&M), who allowed a combined three baserunners over the first eight innings, all of whom reached via singles and all of whom were erased on the bases as part of a double-play or a caught stealing. But in the ninth inning against the fourth Blues pitcher Brett Super (Pitzer), the Oaks rallied for five runs on five hits, including RBI-doubles by Ammons and Lima and an RBI-singles Trent McKinney and Jacob Castro (UC Irvine) to tie the score 5-5 and send it for completion today.
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Compton, CA
The Santa Barbara Foresters took advantage of three walks and a two-run double by Jacob Katzfey (Wichita St) to score four runs in the fourth inning and went on to beat the Academy Barons 5-4 tonight at the MLB Youth Academy despite being outhit 12-3. The four-run rally erased a 3-1 Barons lead and included two of the Foresters three hits in the game. Two walks to leadoff the inning started the rally and, after an Eric Kennedy (Texas) single loaded the bases, another walk forced in a run, Katzfey hit his double and a balk gave Santa Barbara a 5-3 lead. Barons starting pitcher Julian Jackson (Eastern Kentucky) had limited the Foresters up until that point, striking out six over the first four innings, allowing one run when a pair of walks to leadoff the fourth inning put a runner in scoring position and, after Jackson struck out the next two batters, Spencer Jones (Vanderbilt) hit a two-out RBI-single to get Santa Barbara on the board. The Academy took their only lead of the game in their half of that same inning, notching four consecutive two-out hits, including an RBI-double by Trent Anderson and a two-run single by Channy Ortiz (Grand Canyon). That would be the only scoring the Barons had until their last at bat as four Santa Barbara relievers combined to hold the Academy hitters to one run on four hits over the last five innings. Nico O’Donnell (Texas) relieved Santa Barbara starting pitcher Jake Jackson (Nevada) to start the fifth inning and threw two scoreless innings, allowing one hit. Brad Demco struck out the first two batters he faced in the seventh inning and retired the side in order. Hunter Breault (Oregon) pitched around a one-out single by striking out the last two batters he faced in a scoreless eighth, and Connor Woods (UNLV) closed out the win despite allowing a one-out double to Ortiz, his third hit and second double of the game, and an RBI-single by Basiel Williams Jr. (Jones JC) that brought the Barons to within one with the tying run aboard. The game ended when Woods struck out the last batter he faced and Williams, who had advanced into scoring position on an error, was thrown out trying to steal third base. Travis Lavendier (Chico St) pitched the fifth and sixth innings for the Barons, allowing four runs on two hits while striking out three to suffer the loss. Noel Soto (Long Beach JC) pitched the seventh, striking out two and retiring the side in order, and Elijah Pleasants pitched the last two innings scoreless, retiring six of the seven batters he faced, three via strikeout.
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Irvine, CA
Thomas Luevano (USD) had three hits, including a solo home run, and scored three runs, Andy Garriola (Old Dominion) hit a two-run home run, and Cade Bullinger (Texas St) and Jamie Robertson (Emory) retired the side in order in six of nine innings to lead the Arroyo Seco Saints to a 10-5 win over the Orange County Riptide tonight at Great Park Stadium. Both Luevano’s and Garriola’s home runs came before an out was recorded in the sixth inning and the Saints trailing 3-1. Luevano led off the inning with his home run, Evan Russell (Tennessee) singled and Garriola hit his home run to give the Saints a brief 4-3. The lead was brief because the Riptide, who had scored three times in the fourth inning on a single, a walk, two errors, an RBI-single by Chad Crosbie (Miami) and a run-producing groundout, scored twice more in their half of the sixth on a two-run double by Connor Aoki (Binghamton) to take back the lead 5-4. The Saints answered right back, however, scoring four runs before an out was recorded in the seventh inning on a walk and three singles, including Russell’s second RBI of the game, and two more with two outs after two walks an error and a wild pitch to post the final score. Robertson, who relieved Bullinger to start the seventh inning, held the Orange County hitters in check the rest of the way, retiring the side in order with one strikeout in the seventh, pitching around a hit batsman and a single to pitch a scoreless eighth and striking out the three batters he faced in the ninth inning to close out the Arroyo Seco win. Bullinger, who notched five strikeouts in his six-inning outing, retired the first nine batters he faced in order and, between the innings he allowed the Riptide’s runs, retired the side in order in the fifth inning as well to earn the win. DJ Sutorius (Biola) was the starting pitcher for Orange County tonight and allowed one run on five hits while striking out four before turning the pitching duties over to five Riptide relievers. The only run Sutorius allowed came in the fourth inning when Luevano led off with the first of his game-high three hits, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Russell sacrifice fly.
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June 25, 2019
Irvine, CA
Connor Aoki (Binghamton) homered and hit an RBI-single in consecutive at bats and Andre Antone (UC Irvine) hit a solo home run, singled and scored the winning run in consecutive at bats as the Orange County Riptide scored five runs in their last two at bats to erase a four-run deficit and beat the Santa Barbara Foresters 5-4 tonight at Great Park Stadium. Stymied for the first six innings by the dominant outing of Foresters starting pitcher Isaac Coffey (Oral Roberts), the Riptide rallied for four runs as soon as Coffey left the game. Antone started the comeback right away, leading off the seventh inning with a solo home to get Orange County on the board. The second batter of the inning, Daniel Jung (Notre Dame), singled and then Aoki hit a two-run home run to get the Riptide within one. Joshua Solomon (Columbia) then walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a productive groundout and scored the tying run when Blake Evans (Georgia Southern) singled him in. Marrick Crouse, who entered the game in relief of Sean Higgins (Columbia) to start the seventh inning, retired the side in order in the eighth and, after Antone and Jung again got things stated for the Riptide with one out in their half of the inning by hitting one-out singles, Aoki singled to drive Antone in with what proved to be the winning run. Crouse then pitched around Ross Cadena’s (Wichita State) third single of the game to lead off the ninth inning, stranding Cadena at second base after he advanced on a wild pitch by getting two fly outs and striking out the last batter to close out the win. The Orange County comeback spoiled a masterful pitching performance by Coffey. The righthander struck out nine in his six-inning outing and allowed only three singles, two of whom were erased on the bases in the third inning via a caught-stealing and a line drive double play. Coffey faced the minimum three batters in four of his six innings, struck out the side in the second inning and had two or more strikeouts in four innings. Tyler Booth started on the mound for Orange County and surrendered all four of the Foresters runs in three and two-thirds innings while striking out five and allowing five hits. Cadena got Santa Barbara on the board with an RBI-single in the third inning and, after two walks, a single and two errors pushed another run across in the fourth, Cadena hit a two-out two-run single to give the Foresters a 4-0 lead. Higgins, who surrendered Cadena’s second hit after relieving Booth, retired the next batter he faced to end the fourth inning and went on to strand runners in scoring position for two scoreless innings before turning the pitching duties over to Crouse, who pitched a scoreless seventh and retired nine of the next ten batters he faced.
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Compton, CA
Drew Cowley (Cal Poly Pomona) hit a three-run home run, Andy Garriola (Old Dominion) hit a solo home run and Thomas Luevano (USD) hit a ninth inning, two-out, two-run single to lead the Arroyo Seco Saints to an 8-6 win over the Academy Barons tonight at the MLB Youth Academy. Cowley’s home run came in the sixth inning with the Saints trailing 5-1 after the Barons scored three times on three singles in the first inning, once in the second on a Christian Poche (New Orleans) two-out double and once in the third after Logan Pollack (Michigan) hit a leadoff double and eventually scored on a run-producing groundout, and the Saints scored once in the fifth on a Matt Thomas (Harvard) RBI-single. Cowley’s home run all but erased the outstanding pitching performance of Barons’ starting pitcher Brandon Mitchell (New Orleans). Mitchell retired the first eight batters in order, four by strikeouts, and eleven of the first twelve, allowing only one baserunner in his first four innings via a two-out walk in the third. The only blemish to Mitchell’s outing came after allowing his second walk to leadoff the fifth inning. That runner scored after stealing second base and Mitchell struck out his sixth batter when Thomas got his RBI-hit. Drew Atherton (Cal Poly Pomona) was the starting pitcher for the Saints and surrendered all five of the Barons’ runs over two and two-thirds innings, giving up eight hits while striking out five. Race Gardner (Hawaii-Hilo) entered the game to pitch in relief of Atherton with the bases loaded and two outs in the third inning, retiring the next batter to limit the damage, and went on to retire the side in order in three of the next four innings to finish his performance with four and a third scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Gardner did not figure in the final decision because the Saints only tied the score while he was the pitcher of record when Garriola hit his home run in the seventh to make the score 5-5. It wasn’t until the ninth inning that the Saints took the lead and, again it was Garriola getting things going. Garriola singled to lead off the inning, stole second base, advanced to third on an error and, with two outs, scored the go-ahead run when Cowley walked with the bases loaded. Luevano then hit his two-run single to put the Saints up by three. Chris Burnette (Cal Poly Pomona), who relieved Gardner with one out and one on in the eighth inning, stranded the bases loaded in that inning without allowing a run, but could not close out the win in the ninth, surrendering a single and hitting two batters before handing the ball to Michael Hendricks (Lee) with the bases loaded and two outs to get. Hendricks walked the first batter he faced to allow the Barons sixth run but struck out the next two to save the win for the Saints.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
Today’s game between the San Luis Obispo Blues and the Conejo Oaks was suspended after nine innings with the score tied 5-5 due to darkness. The game will be resumed tomorrow at 4:30pm prior to the previously scheduled game between the same two teams at Sparky Anderson Field. Recaps of both games will be reported tomorrow night.
The CCL’s annual Prospect Game is set for 7pm July 10, 2019 at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, CA and will be televised live to a national audience by Fox Sports. Game time is 7pm. Players invited to participate in this showcase event will be the players the CCL team managers feel are the top professional prospects in the league, not necessarily the top performers (all-stars) halfway through the season. An individual skills workout for MLB scouts will be held at 4pm.
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Tickets can also be purchased the day of the event at the front gate. Gates open at 3:30pm.
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MLB Youth Academy
901 E Artesia Blvd
Compton, CA 90221
June 23, 2019
San Luis Obispo, CA
Derek True (Cal Poly) and Mitchell Scott (Cal) combined to strikeout eight of the first nine batters they faced, Reuben Mercado (San Jose St) hit a two-out RBI-single in the seventh inning, Taison Corio (Delta JC) hit a two-out RBI-single in the eighth and Evan Ingram (Hendrix) came into the game with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the ninth inning and got the final two outs on two pitches to lead the San Luis Obispo Blues to a 2-1 win over the Conejo Oaks today at Sinsheimer Park. True and Scott led a staff of six pitchers who held the Oaks to their one run on five hits. True started the game for San Luis and allowed only a bunt single to Will Picketts (Cal St. Bakersfield) with two outs in the second inning. Scott relieved True to start the third inning and after striking out the side, surrendered what would be Conejo’s only run of the game in the fourth when Kevin Graham (Ole Miss) doubled with one out and Nico Lima (Oxnard JC) singled hm in to give the Oaks the lead 1-0. Travis Weston started on the mound for Conejo and outpaced True and Scott, retiring 13 of the 17 batters he faced, at one point retiring ten in a row, and allowed only two singles while striking out four over five innings. Chris Torres (Moorpark JC) relieved Weston and, after retiring the side in order in the sixth inning, surrendered a leadoff walk to Corio in the seventh. Corio then stole second base and advanced to third on an error and, after Torres was lifted for Kyle Nicol (Cal Poly), Mercado drove Corio in with a single to tie the game. Torres retired the last batter he faced in the seventh to avoid further damage and got two quick outs to start the eighth inning before Julian Bury (Columbia) reached base on a bunt single. John Vergara (UC Irvine) relieved Torres and, after issuing a walk that advanced Bury to second base, surrender Corio’s hit that proved to be the game winner. Pierson Ohl (Grand Canyon) picked up where True and Scott left off and held the Oaks scoreless over three innings, retiring nine of ten with two strikeouts before turning the pitching duties over to Kai Janowicz (UC Davis) who pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Dylan Beavers (Cal), who started the ninth with a strikeout but allowed two singles and a walk that loaded the bases with one out for the Oaks. That’s when Ingram entered the game. Ingram closed out the win by inducing a groundball double-play on his second pitch thrown.
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Healdsburg, CA
Bryson Hill (Houston) hit a two-run home run and had a game-high four RBI, Blake McDonald (Santa Rosa JC) had a game-high four hits and drove in three runs, and Cole Brodnansky (UConn) hit an RBI-double and a two-run single to lead the Healdsburg Prune Packers to a 16-7 win over the Solano Mudcats today at Recreation Park. Today’s game started out as a slugfest with Solano scoring three times in the their first at bat on an RBI-double by Angelo Zorn (Occidental), a run-scoring single by Christian Harkey (Savannah St) and a sacrifice fly, and Healdsburg followed suit, scoring three times on RBI-doubles by McDonald and Brodnansky and a run-scoring single by Hill. The Mudcats scored three times again in the second inning on an RBI-double by Josh Medina (Sonoma St) and a two-run single by Harkey, and again Healdsburg answered, this time scoring six runs on a McDonald RBI-single, a two-run error, Hill’s two-run home run and another error to lead 9-6. Shamus Lyons (UC Riverside), who started on the mound for Healdsburg, stopped the back and forth scoring by pitching two scoreless innings before handing the ball over to the Packers bullpen. Andrew Hansen (St. Mary’s) relieved Lyons to start the fifth inning and, after retiring five of the first six batters he faced, allowed three walks and a single to surrender the Mudcat’s seventh run in the sixth. Elijah Birdsong (Pacific), Ian Villers (Cal) and Nick Roth each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the Packers’ win. Leading 9-7 Healdsburg blew the game open in the seventh inning, scoring seven times on seven walks and RBI-singles by McDonald, Connor Mack (Cal) and Brodnansky.
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Santa Barbara, CA
Brooks Fuller (Auburn), Kevin Larson (Fresno St), Hunter Breault (Oregon) and Connor Woods (UNLV) combined for ten strikeouts and five hits allowed, and the Santa Barbara Foresters offense scored four times in the fourth inning with the help of two errors in route to beating the Orange County Riptide 4-1 today at Pershing Park. Fuller started on the mound for Santa Barbara and struck out two over three innings of work and surrender the Riptide’s run in the second inning when Connor Aoki (Binghamtom) hit a leadoff single, advanced to third on two wild pitches and scored on a Michael Peabody (UC Irvine) single. Fuller retired three straight batters in the third inning and Larson came into pitch two scoreless in the fourth and fifth, retiring six of seven batters he faced, two by strikeout. Breault struck out three in a perfect sixth inning and Woods pitched the last three innings scoreless, allowing two hits but getting two double-plays turned behind him to close out the win. Michael Defillipi (Pacific) was the starting pitcher today for Orange County and threw three scoreless innings before Quentin Selma (Cal) and Nick Bellafronto (Stanford) singled and doubled, respectively, to start the fourth inning and two errors and a fielder’s choice allowed Santa Barbara to take a 4-1 lead. Devin Sutorius (Biola) relieved Defillipi to get the final out of the fourth inning and then retired the side in order in the fifth. Andrew Davis, Taylor Pendley (Howard College) and Noah Walker (Texas St) pitched the last two and two thirds innings scoreless for the Riptide, allowing only one hit between them.
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Compton, CA
Noel Soto (Long Beach CC) and Noah Owen each struck out five batters, Soto in a five-inning start and Owen in two innings of relief, to lead the Academy Barons to a 6-3 win over the Arroyo Seco Saints tonight at the MLB Youth Academy. Spotted to a 2-0 lead after Logan Pollack (Michigan) hit a two-out two-run single in the first inning, Soto retired the next six batters in a row, three via strikeout and, after Basiel Williams Jr. (Jones JC) drove in the third Barons run in the third, Soto retired three straight after issuing a leadoff walk to start the fourth. In their half of the inning, the Barons extended their lead when Allante Hall hit an RBI-single to make the score 4-0. Only the fifth inning was a blemish on Soto’s outing as David Reyna (Ark-Monticello) led off with a triple and scored on a Thomas McCarthy (USF) single, but Soto finished the inning, and his outing, strong by striking out the next batter and retiring McCarthy on the bases at the front end of an inning-ending double play. Owen relieved Soto to start the sixth inning and retired the side in order, striking out two, and in the seventh struck out three more, although he did surrender a leadoff solo home run to Andy Garriola (Old Dominion) that made the score 4-2. The Barons offense answered right back, however, scoring twice in their half of the seventh on Williams’ second RBI-single of the game and an error, and then Yuji Sakane (East LA JC) and David Appleby (Michigan) combined to hold the Saints to one unearned run over the last two innings to secure the win. Grant Young (USF) started on the mound for Arroyo Seco and suffered the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out one over four innings. Michael Garza (Incarnate Word) relieved Young to start the fifth inning and struck out six in three innings of work, allowing two runs on two hits before turning the pitching duties over to Alex Cornwell (USC) who struck out two of the three outs he recorded in the eighth.
June 22, 2019
Healdsburg, CA
Connor Mack (Cal) singled with one out in the bottom of the ninth of a tie ballgame, advanced to third on a single by Aaron Beaulaurier (Rice) and scored a walk-off run on a wild pitch as the Healdsburg Prune Packers beat the Solano Mudcats 6-5 tonight at Recreation Park. Mack and Beaulaurier were not only instrumental in the Packers winning the game, they were key to Healdsburg even having a chance as both players and Tyler Thornton (St. Mary’s) hit two-out RBI-singles as part of a four-run rally in the seventh inning that erased a 5-1 deficit. Healdsburg was down after Solano posted a four-run rally of their own in the sixth inning, loading the bases with no outs on two walks and a single and then scoring on another walk, two run-scoring groundouts and a two-out RBI-single by Hunter Dorraugh (Sac St.). Kenny Haus (UConn), who entered the game to pitch for the Packers in relief of Elijah Birdsong (Pacific), held the Mudcats scoreless over the final three innings, striking out three and pitching around a single and a walk in each inning while the Packers offense made their comeback. Trey Garlett (Texas Tech) started on the mound tonight for Healdsburg and threw three shutout innings with two strikeouts before turning the pitching duties over to Cole Stilwell (Texas Tech) who pitched two innings and allowed Solano’s first run in the fourth inning when the leadoff hitter reached base after being hit by a pitch and eventually scored on a two-out single by James Harwell (Sonoma St). Nate Freeman (UC Davis) was the starting pitcher for Solano, striking out three over his five-inning start and allowing one run when Bryson Hill (Houston) doubled to lead off the second inning and scored two outs later on a Kevin Sandri (Pacific) single. Diego Ramirez (Occidental) relieved Hill to start the sixth inning and allowed five runs on nine hits while striking out five to suffer the loss.
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Santa Barbara, CA
Zach Kaminkow (West Texas A&M) hit a pair of two-run doubles and four pitchers combined to strand 14 runners on base to lead the Conejo Oaks to an 8-5 win over the Santa Barbara Foresters tonight at Pershing Park. Kaminkow’s first double came in the second inning and was the big hit in a five-run rally that gave Conejo the early lead. Jacob Castro (UC Irvine) and Ryne Yamashiro (Cal Lutheran) ignited the rally with consecutive singles to leadoff the inning and, after an error plated the first Conejo run, Kaminkow hit his double, advanced to third on a Gabe Baldovino (Ventura JC) single and scored on an RBI-groundout, and then Baldovino scored on a Will Pickets single. The rally gave the Oaks a 5-1 lead after Santa Barbara scored once in their first at bat on an error. Conejo added a run to their lead in the fourth inning when Steele Ledford (UC Santa Barbara) led off with a double and scored on a two-single by Justin Ammons (Tennessee). The Foresters started inching their way back into the game, scoring once in their half of the fourth inning on the first of three Diego Harris singles, twice in the fifth without the benefit of a hit, scoring on an error and a sacrifice fly, and once in the seventh when Ross Cadena (Wichita St) doubled, advanced to third on a single by Connor McKenna (Oklahoma) and scored on a sacrifice fly to get Santa Barbara within one, 6-5. The Oaks added insurance runs in the eighth inning when they got two runners on base via a walk and hit batsman and, with two outs, Kaminkow doubled again to post the final score. Clay Rickerman (Cal Lutheran) held the Foresters scoreless over the last two innings in relief of Noah Mattera (UNLV) who picked up the win, pitching three and a third innings of relief with three strikeouts. Carson Carter (Texas Tech) started on the mound for Conejo and allowed one run on one hit in two innings of work before turning the pitching duties over to Peyton Ebel (Greensboro). Luke Taggart (Incarnate Word) was the starting pitcher for the Foresters and suffered the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits over four innings. Nico O’Donnell (Texas) struck out three over three scoreless innings and Brock Helverson (West Virginia) pitched the last inning and two-thirds scoreless with three strikeouts in relief of Connor Curry (Nebraska).
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San Luis Obispo, CA
Noah Huerta (Texas Tech), Kyle Richardson (Texas A&M), Andrew Alvarez (Cal Poly) and Connor Wilford combined to hold the Arroyo Seco Saints to three runs on only four hits and lead the San Luis Obispo Blues to a 7-3 win today at Sinsheimer Park. Huerta, who struck out two over four innings and allowed only one hit, a Thomas Luevano (USD) home run to lead off the fourth inning, was the beneficiary of ample run support. The Blues scored six unanswered runs to start the game: Once in their first at bat when Ryan Cole (Notre Dame) hit a leadoff single and scored on a Taison Corio (Delta JC) single, four times in the second inning on a Dylan Beavers (Cal) solo home run, a two-out two-run single by Hunter Swift (Oral Roberts) and a first-and-third double steal of home, and once in the third when Julian Bury (Columbia), who had doubled in his first at bat, hit an RBI-single to put the Blues up 6-0. The Blues then scored their final run of the game immediately after the Saints scored their first, scoring once in the fourth inning when TJ Rumfield (Texas Tech) hit a single to drive in Cole who reached on a bunt single, stole second base and scored for the third time in the game. Richardson relieved Huerta to start the fifth inning and struck out the side in the fifth and struck out one more in the sixth to pitch two scoreless. Alvarez pitched the eighth inning an allowed an unearned run when an error allowed Luevano, who had singled and stole second base, to score. Wilford also allowed one hit and one run, surrendering a leadoff double in the ninth inning to Evan Russell (Tennessee) who would eventually score on a run-producing groundout to post the final score. Luis Ramirez (Long Beach St) started on the mound for Arroyo Seco and allowed five runs on six hits to suffer the loss. Hayden Harris (Georgia Southern) relieved Ramirez to start the third inning and went on to strikeout seven in five innings before Michael Hendricks (Lee) came in to pitch a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts.