June 16, 2017
The San Luis Obispo Blues score five times in the top of the ninth and the Healdsburg Prune Packers score once in the bottom to send tonight's game between the perennial CCL powers from the Central and North Divisions, respectively, into extra innings before
Price Visintainer (Ala-Birmingham) drove in
Andrew Ramos (Cumberlands) in the top of the 13th with the game-winner and a 7-6 victory for the Blues tonight at Recreation Park. The five-run outburst by the Blues erased Healdsburg's 5-1 lead going into the ninth inning, and featured a double, five singles and a run-scoring groundout as San Luis batted around in the frame.
Bryce Nagata (Sonoma St) doubled with one out in Healdsburg's half of the ninth and scored on an single by
Cole Brodnansky (Santa Rosa JC), who also had a two-run double in the seventh.
Mac Lardner (Gonzaga) started on the mound for San Luis, finishing with seven strikeouts in six and two-thirds innings, and Visintainer's five hits in seven at bats were the lead performances for the Blues. Nagata and
Cameron Warren (Texas Tech) each had three hits to lead the Prune Packers.
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Elsewhere in the CCL:
Auburn, CA
Greg Vaughn, Jr. (LIU) had a four RBI game, including a two-run home run in the first inning, and
Daniel Costello (Oklahoma City) hit a solo home run in fourth, to lead the Auburn Wildcats to a 12-5 victory over the Walnut Creek Crawdads tonight at James Field. Auburn's 14-hit team attack, which featured at least one hit from nine of the eleven Wildcats to make a plate appearance, overshadowed the individual performance of Walnut Creek's
Alex Baeza (Hawaii) who hit a home run in consecutive at bats, a two-run version in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth. Baeza's fifth inning homer was also the second half of back-to-back home runs shared with
Kevin Whitaker (Laney), who had hits in his first three consecutive at bats.
Connor Caspersen also hit a solo home run for the Crawdads, and
Hayden Houts (Northern St) had a three-for-three game for Auburn.
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La Habra, CA
Four run-scoring hits, including a two-run home run by
Tobias Johnson (Arkansas St) , drove in all eight runs in the Southern California Catch's 8-0 victory over the Long Beach Legends today at Biola University. Three Catch pitchers,
Chris Vargas (UC Irvine), Tucker Thomason (Fresno CC) and Conner Davis (Creighton) combined for the shutout, limiting Long Beach to five hits while striking out six.
Grant Robbins (UNLV) had a game-high three hits, scored twice and drove in two to lead the Catch, and
Grant Gamble (Azusa Pacific) had two hits to lead the Legends.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
Dayton Provost (Canyons JC) singled and scored on a
Michael Tillman single with the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning as the Ventura Halos overcame a 6-4 deficit in their last two at bats en route to a 7-6 victory over the Conejo Oaks today at Sparky Anderson Field.
Rudy Aguilar (Ventura JC) had the big hit in the eighth inning, driving in two with a single, his second and third of the game, to tie the score at 6-6.
Max Weinstein (Cal Lutheran) had a four hit game, including a double, and
DJ Miller (Ole Miss) had a two-run triple and two singles in his last three at bats to lead Conejo.
Irvine, CA
Dominic Fletcher (Arkansas) hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning and a two-run single in the fourth to lead the Orange County Riptide to a 13-2 win over the Arroyo Seco Saints today at Concordia University. Fletcher,
Logan Pouelsen (Hawaii) and Beau Phillip (San Joaquin JC) each had three hits in the game, and Phillip and
Will Proctor (Georgia) each drove in three runs to join Fletcher in highlighting the Riptide 15-hit attack.
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Fairfield, CA
Tonight's game between the Neptune Beach Pearl and the Rockville Rock Hounds at Yarbrough Stadium was suspended due to darkness with the score 19-18 in the Pearl's favor. The game will be resumed tomorrow before the regularly scheduled game between the same two teams at Yarbrough beginning at 1pm.