June 12, 2016
Ventura, CA
The Ventura Halos scored three runs in their last two at bats today to beat the San Luis Obispo Blues 5-4 in a CCL matchup at Ventura College. Ben Skinner (Harvard) drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a two out double in the eighth. Also for the Halos, Nic Bereaud hit a run-scoring triple in the second and Cody Phillips (Princeton) had three hits. See the boxscore/recap here.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
The Santa Barbara Foresters scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning and held off the Conejo Oaks for the last three outs to avoid their fourth straight league loss with a 6-5 win today at Sparky Anderson Field. Colby Barrick (UCSB) drove in the tying run in the ninth and then scored the game winner on a single by Bret Boswell (Texas). Boswell drove in two runs on the day and had three hits, and Trevor Abrams (Sonoma State) also had two RBI, one coming on his first home run of the season. See the boxscore/recap here.
Irvine, CA
Playing their fifth game in three days the Southern California Catch showed no signs of weakness as they swept a CCL doubleheader on the road today at Concordia University, beating the Orange County Riptide 6-3 and 6-2. Nate Pecoda (William Jewel) hit a two-out two-run single in the sixth inning to lead the Catch in the first game, and Josh Rojas (Hawaii) and Zach Malis (Grand Canyon) each had two RBI to lead the Catch in the second game.
See the boxscore/recap of Game 1 here.
See the boxscore/recap of Game 2 here.
June 11, 2016
Redwood City, CA
Each time Menlo Park’s Turner Bishop (Old Dominion) came to bat in today’s game against the Walnut Creek Crawdads there were runners in scoring position, and each time Bishop found a way to drive the runs in. Finishing the game with seven RBI, Bishop had a run-scoring double in the second, a sacrifice fly in the third and fourth innings, and then a bases loaded triple in the fifth to plate three more. It was a standout performance that may have gone unnoticed today because just about every Menlo Park hitter was driving in runs as the Legends pounded the Crawdads 21-1 at Canada College. The Legends also got great offensive performances from Sean Watkins (4-for-5, 3 RBI), Justin Jacobs (Gonzaga) (2-for-4, 3 RBI) and Patrick McColl (Harvard) (2-for-4, 3 RBI), and starting pitcher Tanner Disibio (Faulkner) pitched five innings of one-hit ball to pick up the win. See the boxscore/recap here.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
The Conejo Oaks handed the Santa Barbara Foresters their third straight league defeat today at Sparky Anderson Field, scoring twice on Foresters’ errors to win 2-1. Four Oaks pitchers combined to hold the Foresters in check, scattering seven hits and striking out seven. Isaiah Campbell (Arkansas) started the game with five shutout innings to pick up the win. See the boxscore/recap here.
Long Beach, CA
The game between the Long Beach Legends and the Orange County Riptide was suspended after 11 innings due to darkness. The game will be resumed prior to the next regularly scheduled game between the two teams at the same location. See the boxscore/recap here.
Ventura, CA
The Southern California Catch and the Ventura Halos split a doubleheader today at Ventura College with identical scores. The Catch took the first game 7-3 and the Halos turned the tables and beat the Catch 7-3 in the second game. Stats for these games were not available at post time.
The CCL’s annual all-star game and prospect showcase is set for 7pm July 13, 2016 at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, CA and will be televised live to a national audience by Fox Sports. Game time is 7pm. The Prospect Showcase for MLB scouts will be held at 3pm.
Online ticket shop is now closed. Please purchase tickets at the front gate. Gates open at 2:30pm.
Location:
MLB Urban Youth Academy
901 E Artesia Blvd
Compton, CA 90221
June 10, 2016
La Mirada, CA
Nick Cumpston (Eastern Kentucky) pitched six innings of one-hit ball today at Biola University, striking out seven to lead the Southern California Catch to a 7-1 win over the Santa Barbara Foresters. The Catch managed to score runs in each of the first six innings and got multiple-hit games from Jeff Murray (Santa Ana JC), Zach Malis (Grand Canyon) and Caleb Potter (West Virginia). One of Murray’s hits was a solo home run in the second inning. Today’s result marks the third loss in four league games for the Foresters. See the boxscore/recap here.
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Redwood City, CA
The Menlo Park Legends beat the Alameda Merchants for the second night in a row, 5-0, in nonleague action. See the boxscore/recap here.
Los Angeles, CA
The Long Beach Legends beat the Ventura Pirates 4-1 in nonleague action at Pote Field in Griffth Park, highlighted by the three-hit games of Nick Olvera (La Salle) and Francisco Padulo (Cornell). See the boxscore/recap here.
June 9, 2016
Compton, CA
The Orange County Riptide offense exploded tonight at the MLB Urban Youth Academy amassing 15 runs on 21 hits as the Riptide beat the Academy Barons 15-7 in CCL action. Dillon Kelley (Chico State) led the Riptide with a perfect six hits in six at bats, including a home run and three RBI. Ray Land (Concordia) also had a big night, collecting four RBI on three hits. The game’s end result does not indicate how close it was played. In fact, the Barons had a 5-2 lead after the 1st inning and the two teams were tied 7-7 going into the ninth inning, but the Riptide scored eight times in the ninth and put the game out of the Barons reach. Aaron Cisneros (UC Riverside) had 3 RBI for the Barons. See the boxscore/recap here.
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Santa Barbara, CA
The Healdsburg Prune Packers took the third and deciding game of their series against the Santa Barbara Foresters, winning 8-7 at Westmont College. Jake Steiner (Santa Rosa JC) and Dan James (USF) each hit home runs for the Pakcers, with James’s coming with two-out and nobody on in the ninth inning, which proved to be the winning margin. The Foresters threatened in the bottom of the ninth, putting the tying and winning run in scoring position with one out, but Packers reliever Anthony Bender (Northridge) got a strikeout and a ground out to save the win. Bret Boswell (Texas) homered for the Foresters for the second game in a row and teammate Trevor Abrams (Sonoma State) had four hits. See the boxscore/recap here.
Ventura, CA
The Neptune Beach Pearl beat the Ventura Halos in a CCL matchup today at Ventura College. See the boxscore/recap here.
June 8, 2016
Santa Barbara, CA
Colby Barrick (Hancock JC/UCSB) and Bret Boswell (Texas) hit back-to-back home runs in the 1st inning, and Barrick added a two-run single in the second, as the Santa Barbara Foresters handed the Healdsburg Prune Packers a 5-3 loss today at Westmont College. Kyle Johnston (Texas) had six strikeouts over five-plus innings to pick up the win. Billy Wilson (LMU) had two hits for Healdsburg, including a lead-off home run to start the game. See the boxscore/recap here.
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Long Beach, CA
Zach Clinton (Liberty) pitched six innings of shutout ball today for the Southern California Catch, and the three relievers that followed him into the game did the same as the Catch blanked the Long Beach Legends 3-0 in a CCL matchup at Long Beach City College. Jaiden France continued his two-way excellence this summer by collecting two hits while playing third base and earning the save by closing out the final inning from the mound. See the boxscore/recap here.
Irvine, CA
Ernie de la Trinidad had three hits and three RBI to lead the Academy Barons to a 10-3 win over the Orange County Riptide tonight at Concordia University. Jonah Dean Hargroves (Jackson St) added two hits and scored three times for the Barons, while Chris Prescott (Michigan) had three hits for the Riptide. See the boxscore/recap here.
June 7, 2016
Oakland, CA
RJ Perkins (Chabot JC) hit a two-out 3-run double in the eighth inning to put the final touch on a 5-1 win for the Walnut Creek Crawdads over the Menlo Park Legends in CCL action tonight at Laney College. Connor Caspersen had two hits and Alex Fernandez (Academy of Art) pitched seven innings with five strikeouts to lead the Crawdads. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also tonight:
Santa Barbara, CA
On their first roadtrip to Santa Barbara since joining the CCL this season the Healdsburg Prune Packers beat the summer powerhouse Foresters 4-1 today at Westmont College. The Packers scored twice on wild pitches and added RBI singles by Jake Scheiner (Santa Rosa JC) and Jamey Smart (LMU) to secure the win. Trevor Horn scattered 3 hits over five innings to pick up the win. See the boxscore/recap here.
June 5, 2016
San Luis Obispo, CA
The San Luis Obispo Blues amassed 16 hits in eight at bats to overwhelm the Walnut Creek Crawdads today at Sinsheimer Park. Led by Wyatt Hogan’s (Hendrix College) four hits and four RBI, the Blues scored six times in the fifth inning to break open a 1-1 deadlock, then added three more runs in the sixth inning to put the game away 12-3. Five Blues hitters had multiple hits on the day. See the boxscore/recap here.
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Ventura, CA
The Ventura Halos swept a doubleheader from the Long Beach Legends in the first league contests for both teams at Ventura College today, winning the first game 2-1 and the second 8-2. Long Beach threatened in their last at bat, loading the bases on three walks, but Caden Maher (N. Colorado), the fifth Halos’ pitcher of the game, got the final out on a grounder to second to pick up the save. See the Game 1 boxscore/recap here.
In the second game, the Halos’ offense came alive with 13 hits, led by Dustin Demeter’s three RBI. Dylan Francis pitched five innings, allowing two runs on three hits to pick up the win. See the Game 2 boxscore/recap here.
Healdsburg, CA
The Healdsburg Prune Packers finished off a three-game sweep of the Auburn Wildcats in nonleague action today scoring four times in their last four at bats to erase a 3-0 deficit to claim a 4-3 victory. See the boxscore/recap here.
Thousand Oaks, CA
The Conejo Oaks beat the Academy Barons 14-2 today in the first CCL game for each team. Stats for the game were not available at post time.
Palm Springs, CA
Despite scoring five runs in the final four innings the SoCal Catch came up short against the Palm Springs Power losing 9-6 in a nonleague contest in Palm Springs. Austin Bull (Grand Canyon) and Zach Davis (UAB) each had two hits to lead the Catch. See the boxscore/recap here.
June 4, 2016
San Luis Obispo, CA
Trailing 9-1 going into the bottom half of the seventh inning the San Luis Obispo Blues erupted for 6 runs in the seventh and then added five more in the eighth to take the second contest of a three-game series against the visiting Walnut Creek Crawdads 12-9. After the first two batters in the seventh inning failed to get on, the Blues strung together four consecutive hits, followed by three straight walks, then one more hit to score six runs and get within striking distance. Then, in the bottom of the eight, the Blues offense batted-around again, scoring five runs and securing the win. Not to be lost in the offensive outburst was the relief pitching of Justin Goosen-Brown, who pitched the final 4 2/3 innings for the Blues to pick up the win, allowing only 1 hit while striking out eight. The same two teams meet in the series finale tomorrow at 1pm. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also today:
Palm Springs, CA
Jaiden France (Grambling St) was the man tonight for the SoCal Catch, hitting a two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to break an 8-8 tie against the Palm Springs Power and, when the Power threatened to erase that extra-inning lead, France came into the game to pitch mid-inning with two runners on and no outs and retired three of the four batters he faced to pick up the save in an 10-9 win. Josh Rojas (Hawaii) hit his second home run of the season, a 3-run blast in the 5th. See the boxscore/recap here.
Redwood City, CA
The Menlo Park Legends opened their 2016 season with their bats red hot, posting 12 hits, including home runs by Chandler Bengston (Columbia), Cristopher Castillo (De Anza JC), Turner Bishop (Old Dominion), and Philip Caulfield (LMU), in a 10-4 win over the visiting San Mateo Rounders at Canada College. See the boxscore/recap here.
Long Beach, CA
The Long Beach Legends won their fifth straight, beating the Signal Hill Oilers 8-4 in nonleague action. See the boxscore/recap here.
Ventura, CA
The Ventura Halos opened their 2016 season with a walk-off win against the SoCal Halos 4-3. Stats were not available at post time.
June 3, 2016
San Luis Obispo, CA
The Walnut Creek Crawdads beat the San Luis Obispo Blues 5-3 in the first CCL game of the 2016 season. The Crawdads scored three times in the top of the eighth inning to claim the win, highlighted by a two-RBI single by Alex Tsuruda (Chapman) and a run-scoring double by Brady Weiss (Paradise Valley JC). See the boxscore/recap here.
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Valencia, CA
The Long Beach Legends pounded out ten runs on 14 hits to beat the Orange County Surf 10-3 in a nonleague contest. Oliver Jackson (Colorado State) led the Legends offense with 5 RBI, including his first home run of the summer, and John Montgomery (Eastern Michigan) had four hits, including a solo home run in the 7th. See the boxscore/recap here.
Palm Springs, CA
The Southern California Catch lost in a nonleague contest to the Palm Springs Power 11-3. See the boxscore/recap here.
Healdsburg, CA
The Healdsburg Prune Packers kept winning at home beating the Auburn Wildcats tonight 13-3. Stats were not available at post time.