June 15, 2018
Thousand Oaks, CA
Cade Smith (Hawaii) pitched five scoreless innings and Daniel Jung (Notre Dame) hit a two-run home run and an RBI-single to lead the Southern California Catch to 7-2 victory over the Conejo Oaks today at Sparky Anderson Field. Smith allowed only three baserunners, two on singles by Michael Tillman (Cal St LA) and Sam Shaikin (Valparaiso), and one runner reach on an error. Other than that, Smith was perfect, retiring the Oaks hitters in order three of his five innings, and striking out three. Jung opened the scoring for the Catch in the first inning, getting on base via a walk, advancing to third on a single and a walk, before scoring on a sacrifice fly. After the Catch scored twice more in the second inning, taking advantage of two Conejo errors, Jung hit a two-out two-run home run to make the score 5-0. Then, after the Oaks scored an unearned run of their own in the seventh inning, Jung came through again in the eighth inning, driving in the seventh run for the Catch with a single. Bart West (USC) hit a two-out RBI-single in the bottom of the eighth inning to post the final 7-2 score. Anthony Mayorga, Zac Filos and Tayt Smith (Azusa Pacific) struck out four batters over the last four innings in relief of Smith to secure the Catch win.
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Fullerton, CA
Chase Sebby (Ball State) singled with one out in the ninth inning and scored the tying run on a Aaron Simpson (Ball State) two-out single and, when the throw from the outfield caromed off the second base bag, Paul Gomez (Missouri), who had reached on a walk and had gone first-to-third on Simpson’s hit, scored the winning run and the Orange County Riptide posted a 5-4 walk-off win over the Arroyo Seco Saints today at Fullerton College. The Saints had a 4-3 lead heading into the final inning, having taken advantage of two Riptide errors, two walks, a hit batsmen and an RBI-single by Jacob Jenkins (MidAm Nazarene) to score three times in the second inning, and added their fourth run when Drew Cowley (Cal Poly Pomona) doubled to lead off the fifth inning, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Orange County scored their three earlier runs in the fourth inning when Steve Curry (Georgia Southern) singled and Matthew Cooper (Clemson) walked to lead off the inning and, when Austin Sojka (Ok Wesylan) followed with a single, an error allowed both Curry and Cooper to score and Sojka to end up at third base from where he would score on an RBI-groundout. Bryce Verplank (Texas) started on the mound for Orange County striking out eight batters in four innings before turning the pitching over to the Riptide bullpen. Corey Dawson (Westmont College), after allowing Cowley’s leadoff double and run, retired the next six batters in order, two on strikeouts. Daniel Zimmerman followed Dawson with two scoreless innings and Jacob Parker (Georgia Southern) pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the win, escaping a one-out bases load situation by striking out the final two batters he faced. Cameron Brown (Notre Dame) started on the mound for Arroyo Seco, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out three, Reed Osborn (Howard JC) notched five strikeouts in three-plus innings in relief of Brown, and Joey Steele (USF) recorded four of his five outs via the strikeout before falling victim to the ball that hit second base and was credited with the loss.
June 13, 2018
Compton, CA
Paul Gomez (Missouri) hit a two-out, bases-clearing three-run double, Shaq Robinson (Long Beach St) hit a pair of RBI-doubles and starting pitcher Colin Townsend (St. Louis) threw four scoreless innings with four strikeouts to lead the Orange County Riptide to an 8-4 victory over the Academy Barons tonight at the MLB Urban Youth Academy. Gomez’ double opened the scoring for the Riptide in the first inning and followed singles by Steve Curry (Georgia Southern) and Luke Bandy (Dallas Baptist) and a walk to give Orange County an early 3-0 lead. Bandy again set the table in the third inning, hitting the second of his and Curry’s game-high three hits and scoring on Robinson’s first double. In the fifth inning it was Curry’s turn to single and score on a Robinson double to make score 5-0. Meanwhile, Townsend was holding the Barons offense in check, allowing only two hits and one walk before turning the pitching duties over to the bullpen. After Matthew Cooper (Clemson) tripled with one out in the sixth inning and scored on a groundout to up the Riptide lead to 6-0, the Barons offense got on the board in the seventh when lead-off hitter Cameron Dean (Rockhurst) singled, advanced to third on a Trevor Mattson (Arcadia) double. Both runners would score on run-producing outs and the Academy would score twice more in the ninth inning on a Daniel Harris (Eastern Kentucky) RBI-triple and another RBI-groundout to produce their four-run total. Robinson drove in Curry in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game to set the final score at 8-4. Spencer Hereford (Dominguez Hills) had three strikeouts in two innings of scoreless relief to highlight the Barons pitching.
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Pasadena, CA
John Jensen (UC Irvine) hit a grand-slam, doubled and singled, and Logan Allen (Arkansas-Ft. Smith) scored three times and doubled in a pair of runs to lead the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 9-3 win over the Arroyo Seco Saints tonight at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Jensen’s slam came in the third inning with the Foresters already leading 1-0 after Chase Illig (West Virginia) doubled and scored in the second, and followed a lead-off double by Christian Gambale (Air Force) and two walks to give the Foresters a 5-1 lead they would not relinquish. The Saints had tied the score in the bottom of the second inning when consecutive singles by Mitch Kerner and Nic Lacayo (Michigan St) got the Saints’ offense moving. Santa Barbara’s starting pitcher Dane Acker (Rice) limited the damage by getting a couple of groundouts and a baserunner was caught stealing to end the threat. Acker recorded three strikeouts over the first four innings before handing the ball to a trio of relievers who held Arroyo Seco scoreless in four of final five innings, Kerner’s RBI-double and a RBI fly ball by Lacayo in the sixth inning being the only exception. Logan figured in each of the Foresters last four runs of the game. He singled, stole second base, advanced to third on an error and scored on an RBI-groundout in the fifth inning; walked, stole second again, advance to third on a passed ball and scored on a Jensen single producing his fifth RBI of the game; and then Logan doubled home two runners who had reached via a walk in the eighth. Jensen and Kerner each finished with a game-high three hits.
June 10, 2018
San Luis Obispo, CA
The Arroyo Seco Saints scored runs in seven of nine innings, notched 13 hits and took advantage of nine walks to beat the San Luis Obispo Blues 14-6 today at Sinsheimer Park. Drew Cowley (Cal Poly Pomona) led the way offensively for the Saints, driving in five runs with a two-run double, a two-run single and an RBI-double, Christian Moya (USC) hit a two-run home run in the second inning and Tristan Peterson added a solo home run in the ninth. Cameron Brown (Notre Dame) started on the mound for Arroyo Seco, recording eight strikeouts in four innings of work to earn the win before turning pitching duties over to Michael Gomez (Cal Poly Pomona), Joey Steele (USF) and Reed Osborn (Howard JC) who combined to strikeout another eight Blues batters over the final five innings. Slade Heggen (Gonzaga) had a three-hit game, Justin Lutes (Pepperdine) had an RBI-single and a solo home run, and Josh Andrews (Grand Canyon) struck out five of the six outs he recorded to highlight the Blues performance today.
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Compton, CA
The Academy Barons scored three runs on four consecutive two-out singles and utilized four pitchers to allow only one run as the Barons beat the Conejo Oaks 3-1 today at the MLB Urban Youth Academy. Trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning, Joseph Argumedo (Lynn), Hunter Lewis (Indiana State), Andrew Wilson (Marymount-NAIA) and Trevor Mattson (Arcadia) either drove in a run or kept the two-out rally going to take over the score 3-1. Anthony Nettles (Clark) started on the mound for the Barons, notching five strikeouts in five innings of work before turning the pitching duties over to Gavin Stroud, Joshua Stephens (Beaufort) and Kris Keach (Cal State LA) who allowed only one hit in four innings combined. The only blemish on the scoreboard against the Barons came in the second inning when Michael Tillman (Cal St LA) led off with a double, advanced to third on a fielder’s choice and scored on a sacrifice fly. Wilson had a game-high three hits, Lewis and Joshua Banuelos (Peru St) each had two, and no Oaks player had a multiple-hit game. Brandon Ponticelli (Kansas) started on the mound for Conejo and was saddled with the loss, recording four strikeouts in two-plus innings before being relieved in the third inning by Dylan Francis (Cal Poly Pomona) who threw three-plus scoreless innings while striking out five.
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Santa Barbara, CA
Brett Standlee (Oklahoma State) notched six strikeouts in three innings, Chase Illig (West Virginia) had three hits, including a solo home run in the third inning and a two-out RBI-single to drive in the first run of the game as the Santa Barbara Foresters beat the Healdsburg Prune Packers 11-7 today at Pershing Park. Isaac Coffey (Oral Roberts) had three hits, Luke Ritter (Wichita St) hit a two-run double and John Jensen (UC Irvine) hit a two-run triple to lead the Foresters 14-hit attack. Trailing 7-1 heading into the sixth inning, Healdsburg rallied for five runs to get within one, taking advantage of two walks, an error and a Cole Brodnansky RBI-double to make the score 7-6, but Santa Barbara answered right back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, sparked by a lead-off double by Andrew Wiss (Air Force) and Ritter’s two-run double. Healdsburg’s Quentin Selma (Cal) hit three singles to match Illig and Coffey for game-high honors.
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La Mirada, CA
Six Southern California Catch pitchers combined to throw a three-hit shutout, recording ten strikeouts, and Grant Robbins (UNLV) hit a two-out RBI-double in the first inning to lead the Catch to a 3-0 win over the Orange County Riptide today at Biola University.
June 8, 2018
Thousand Oaks, CA
Erik Gutierrez (Lipscomb) recorded eleven strikeouts over four innings of relief pitching, and Hunter Lewis (Indiana State) and Kyle Salley (Duke) each had big RBI-hits to lead the Academy Barons to a 5-2 win over the Conejo Oaks today at Sparky Anderson Field. Gutierrez, who came into the game in relief of Barons’ starting pitcher Nikelle Galatas (Jackson St), was virtually untouchable over the four innings he pitched to close out the win. Gutierrez struck out the first three batters he faced to get through the sixth inning; retired three straight again in the seventh, adding one strikeout; struck out four batters in order in the eighth, one advancing to first on a dropped third strike; and then, after the first batter he faced in the ninth reached on an error, capped his outing with three more strikeouts, each coming on three pitches.
“Erik was painting the outside part of the plate. He just had the feel for that spot today,” said Kenny Landreaux, the Manager of the Barons. “Yes, he struck out three guys on nine pitches to end the game, and he struck out four guys in one inning. Yeah, it was pretty special.” Galatas recorded five strikeouts of his own over five innings and got credited with the win after the Barons offense broke out of a 1-1 tie by scoring three runs in the fourth. With one out and the bases loaded, Lewis hit the first pitch he saw for a two-run single, and two batters later Salley drove in another run with a single of his own.
Bart West (USC) doubled and scored the first run of the game for the Oaks in the second inning, scoring on a Michael Tillman (Cal St LA) single. Sam Shaikin (Valparaiso) doubled home Conejo’s second run in the fifth inning, driving in Zach Kaminkow (UNLV) who had led off the inning with a single.
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San Luis Obispo, CA
Cole Brodnansky had three hits, including a bases-clearing three-run double and an RBI-single, Kevin Sandri (Pacific) and Luke Fegen (Indiana State) hit back-to-back RBI doubles, and starting pitcher Arman Sabouri (Cal) struck out six batters in four innings of work to lead the Healdsburg Prune Packers to a 9-2 win over the San Luis Obispo Blues tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Brodnansky’s big hit came in the fifth inning off San Luis Obispo starting pitcher Cole Tucker, who struck out six batters in four-plus innings and had retired the first two hitters he faced to start the fifth. But an error, a single by Ryan Ruley (Loyola Marymount) and a walk set the stage for Brodnansky, who finished with a game-high three hits and four RBI. Jackson Cunningham (Cal St Northridge) and Sam Reinertsen (Pacific) combined for five shutouts in relief of Sabouri to secure the win for Healdsburg.
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Fullerton, CA
Thomas Delgadilo had four hits and played a central role in generating the first three runs of the Orange County Riptide’s 7-3 win over the Arroyo Seco Saints today at Fullerton College. Delgadilo singled and scored the first run of the game in the third inning, scoring from third on an infield ground out and, in the fourth inning, got a crucial two-out single to load the bases for Bradley Jekich (Pacific) who drove in two with an RBI-single. Delgadilo added an RBI-single in the fifth inning, again with two outs, as part of a three-run rally that gave the Riptide the lead for good. Orange County starting pitcher Jason Farese (Irvine Valley JC) pitched three hitless innings with three strikeouts, before turning pitching duties over to Bryce Verplank (Texas) who recorded five strikeouts in two-plus innings but allowed three runs to score, two on RBI-singles by Colin Shepherd (Miami-Ohio) and John Thomas (USC). Issac Gonzales and Daniel Zimmerman (Michigan) combined to hold the Saints scoreless for the final three and two-thirds innings and secure the win for Orange County.
June 6, 2018
Compton, CA
Mason McWhorter (Georgia Southern) hit a grand slam and a two-run home run in the top of the first inning to lead the Orange County Riptide to a 13-3 win over the Academy Barons tonight at the Urban Youth Academy. McWhorter’s remarkable feat highlighted a ten-run outburst that saw the first eight Orange County batters reach base and score before an out was recorded. Brad Jeckich (Pacific) tripled in Austin Sojka (Ok Wesylan) with the first run of the game and scored when McWhorter followed with his first home run. Nine batters later, after a Shaq Robinson (Long Beach St) RBI-double, a pair of hit batters and two outs were recorded, McWhorter came up to bat again in the first inning with the bases loaded and hit his grand slam for a total of six RBI in the inning. He would add a seventh RBI with a two-out single in the seventh inning to score Josh Nicoloff (Columbia) who had singled. In all, the Riptide offense totaled 17 hits in the game and had five batters with two or more hits. Hayden Pearce (Pacific) started on the mound for Orange County and pitched four scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn the win. The Barons, who totaled eleven hits in the game, were led by a three-hit game by Joshua Banuelos (Peru St) and Joseph Argumedo (Lynn), who doubled and singled.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
The Conejo Oaks scored six runs in the fourth inning on five hits, including a bases-clearing three-run triple by Bryce Vitt and a pair of two-out RBI hits by Andrew Lucas (Northridge) and Tanner Wright (Cal Lutheran) en route to a 7-4 win over the San Luis Obispo Blues today at Sparky Anderson Field. Vitt’s triple came on the heels of a double by Brandon Lewis (UC Irvine), a single by Bart West (USC) and a walk, and erased an early 2-1 lead San Luis Obispo had posted after one inning of play. Wright, who reached base all five times he came to the plate today (three singles, two walks), and West, who plated Wright with a double in the first inning to post the Oaks first run of the game, each finished with a game-high three hits. Five Conejo pitchers appeared in the game, highlighted by three scoreless innings by Eric Ma (Whitman College) who picked up the win in relief of starter Brandon Ponticelli (Kansas). Jay Charleston (Tennessee), who tripled for the second straight game, and Conagher Sands (Cal Poly) each had two hits to lead the Blues offense.
April 9, 2018 – Santa Barbara, CA
The Ventura County Pirates have formalized an agreement to play an affiliated schedule against seven of the nine CCL teams for the 2018 summer. The affiliated status guarantees the Pirates a 13-game schedule against some of the best summer collegiate teams in the country, including the Santa Barbara Foresters, San Luis Obispo Blues, Academy Barons, Southern California Catch, Arroyo Seco Saints, Conejo Oaks and Orange County Riptide, and opens the door for the Pirates to seek full membership in the CCL (and a full competitive schedule) in the years to come. The affiliated schedule has some limitations, however, as Ventura County players will not be eligible for consideration in the 2018 Prospect Game or in post-season honors, and the Pirates will not be eligible to compete in the CCL playoffs.
August 14, 2017
The CCL announced its 2017 All-League Team today and Dominic Fletcher (Arkansas) the center fielder for the league champion Orange County Riptide was named the league’s Most Valuable Player, and Chase Gardner, the left-handed pitcher on his way to start his DI career at UConn and the ace on the league runner-up Healdsburg Prune Packers pitching staff, was named the Most Valuable Pitcher. Fletcher posted a .385 average in league play, hitting 6 HR and driving in 27 runs in 26 games, and shined when it counted, recording multiple-hit games in each of the Riptide’s four playoff games. Gardner, who was the marquee starting pitcher of the televised CCL All-Star game July 12, finished league play with a 4-0 record, striking out 38 batters in 31 innings while posting a 1.42 ERA, and also starred in the playoffs, posting a dominate nine strikeout, six inning performance to lead Healdsburg to an opening round playoff win. Gardner edged out Tanner Lawson, a left-handed pitcher from St. Edwards who pitched for the Santa Barbara Foresters, for the top pitching honors. Lawson led the league with a 0.57 ERA, also posted a 4-0 record, and struck out 34 batters with only six walks in 31 innings.
A full listing of the 2017 All-CCL team, which was selected by the 14 managers of the league, can be viewed here.
July 30, 2017
CCL Playoffs
Friday Jul 28-30
MLB Youth Academy
901 E Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90221
Four-team double-elimination tournament
Schedule
Friday Jul 28
Game 1: Neptune Beach Pearl 4, Orange County Riptide 5 Boxscore of Game 1
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Game 2: Conejo Oaks 5, Healdsburg Prune Packers 9 Boxscore of Game 2
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Saturday Jul 29
Game 3: Neptune Beach 2, Conejo 8 (Neptune eliminated) Boxscore of Game 3
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Game 4: Orange County 7, Healdsburg 1 Boxscore of Game 4
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Game 5: Conejo 7, Healdsburg 8 (Conejo eliminated) Boxscore of Game 5
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Sunday Jul 30
Game 6: Orange County 3, Healdsburg 4 Boxscore of Game 6
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Game 7: Orange County 5, Healdsburg 3 (Orange County Champions!) Boxscore of Game 7
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Tickets
Tickets to attend the CCL Playoffs can be purchased at the front gate. Admission is $5 per person, children 12 and under free. No reserved seating. General admission only.
Parking is $3 per day on the El Camino Compton College campus. Get your parking pass in one of the kiosks.
Viewing/Replaying the CCL Playoffs
Every game of the CCL Playoffs will be available for live viewing via Stretch Internet. Look for the green “Live-stream” text in the schedule above next to the game you want to view and click to be directed right to the broadcast. The coverage will begin 15 minutes before the start time of the game and can be replayed on demand.
Both Chris Cadeau and Josh Schaefer are students at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and have broadcast experience with several sports in the ASU program, most notably the tradition-rich ASU Sun Devils baseball program.
July 25, 2017
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jack Schneider (Grand Canyon) pitched a complete game shutout and the San Luis Obispo Blues scored two runs without the benefit of a hit and a third on an error to beat the Ventura Halos 3-0 tonight at Sinsheimer Park to keep their hopes of reaching the CCL playoffs alive. Schneider, who notched six strikeouts and scattered six hits, used 101 pitches to complete the game, right on the mark of the Pitch Smart limits established by USA baseball to govern summer competition, benefitting from two double-plays turned by his defense and runner a thrown out trying to steal second base. The Blues offense manufactured one run in the first inning when leadoff hitter Ricky Martinez (Sacramento St) reached base after being hit by a pitch, stole second base, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Ramos (Cumberlands). They manufactured a run in the second inning when Marco Murillo (Campbellsville) drew a lead-off walk, stole second base, moved to third on a passed ball and scored on an RBI-ground out by Tate Samuelson (Cal Poly). Martinez then scored again in the sixth inning after hitting a lead-off double and, one out later, scoring on an two-base throwing error to post the final score. The win moves the Blues to within one half game of the Conejo Oaks in the race for the final berth to the CCL playoffs beginning Friday at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton. The Oaks travel to Sinsheimer Park tomorrow night for a final meeting between the two teams. If the Oaks win, they clinch a berth to the playoffs. If the Blues win, they will still have to win their game Thursday night against the Arroyo Seco Saints in Pasadena to clinch a playoff berth.
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Oakland, CA
The Healdsburg Prune Packers scored 15 runs in each game of their doubleheader with the Walnut Creek Crawdads, winning 15-1 and 15-7 today at Laney College. Alec Rennard (Michigan), Nolan Bond Houston), Chrit Rudkin and Alex Waldsmith (Santa Clara) combined to strikeout eleven in the first game, with Rennard starting the game by striking out five of the six batters he faced. The four pitchers allowed a combined five hits without issuing a walk and the only run they allowed came in the ninth inning when Max Gray hit a leadoff home run. Offensively, the Packers collected 17 hits as a team, with every member of the starting lineup notching at least one hit and six of them having multiple-hit games. Clay Koelzer (Texas Tech) hit a three-run home run and two RBI-singles to finish with a game-high five RBI, Nickolas Oar (Stanford) hit a solo home run and an RBI-double, Cameron Warren (Texas Tech) drove in three runs and Dane Tofteland (Indiana St) had three hits to lead Healdsburg.
In the second game, the pitching rotation of Dillon Brown (Cal St Fullerton), Jared Noonan, Edward O’Bannon III (Pacific) and Nick Vega (Sonoma St) did not dominate as much as their teammates in the first game, but the offense didn’t miss a beat. Recording another 16 hits as a team, this time Healdsburg had seven players collecting hits and five finishing with multiple-hit games. Oar hit another home run, this time a two-run shot, and added an RBI-single and a double, Jamey Smart (LMU) had a pair of two-run doubles and a run-scoring ground out to finish with a game-high five RBI, Esteban Martinez (Ottawa) had three hits and two RBI, Bret Bautista (San Jose St) hit two triples and a double, and Bryce Nagata (Sonoma St) had three hits to lead the Packers. The Healdsburg pitching foursome collected eight strikeouts and walked only one batter, but allowed twelve hits, including a three-run home run by Daylen Calicdan (Hawaii), who totaled three hits in the game, and the pitchers allowed run-scoring singles by Joshua Nelson (Holy Names), Kevin Whitaker (Laney), Darrel Quiroz and Edwin Garcia.
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La Mirada, CA
Andreas Kim (So Carolina Upstate) hit a three-run home run and two singles, Gabe Chavez (Rio Hondo) had a four-for-four game, and Alex Briggs (LIU Brooklyn) hit a two-out two-run double to lead the Arroyo Seco Saints to an 11-10 win over the Southern California Catch today at Biola University. Omar Ortiz (Pacific) hit two home runs for the second consecutive game, Steven Garrett (Azusa Pacific) hit a home run and a two-run double, and Evan Sandmann (Dallas Baptist) added a solo home run to lead the Catch. The Saints used five pitchers in the game, including Gabe Golob (NYU) and Gunnar Friend (Avila) who retired the side in order in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, to preserve the win. The Catch used six pitchers, including Joseph Hanley (North Central) who struck out three in two innings of work.
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Fairfield, CA
Jason Wutsch (College of Marin), Nathan Gutierrez (Solano CC) and Kenney Quilitan (Solano CC) combined for 15 strikeouts, Max Smith (UNLV) hit two doubles, two singles and drove in three runs and Dominic Foscalina (Utah) had four run-generating at bats, including a solo home run, two sacrifice flies and a two-run single to lead the Rockville Rock Hounds to an 11-6 win over the Auburn Wildcats today at Yarborough Stadium. Wutsch started on the mound for Rockville, recording six strikeouts in five innings, but allowed five runs, including four in the first on an RBI-double by Justin Glover (Eckerd) and a three-run double by Gaige Howard (Kenyon), and a solo home run by Glover in the third. Gutierrez entered the game to pitch in the sixth inning and struck out six over two and two-thirds innings to pick up the win, and Quilitan pitched the last inning and a third, striking out three, to close out the game.
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Compton, CA
Jonah Dean-Hargroves (Jackson St) reached base on an error to lead off the ninth inning with the score tied, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored the game winning run on another error to lead the Academy Barons to a 6-5 walk-off win over the Long Beach Legends today at the MLB Youth Academy. Trailing 5-0 after Long Beach scored four in the first inning on an RBI-ground out, a bases loaded walk and a two-run double by Joe Caparis (Pepperdine), and once in the second on a run-scoring single by Jake Sahagian (Sonoma St), the Barons scored four times in the fourth inning on an RBI-single by Jason Wallace and three bases loaded walks and once in the fifth when Joseph Argumedo (Lynn) led off with a double and scored on an error to tie the score 5-5. Aaron Soto (Marymount), Sebastian Sanchez, Joseph Mercado (Dominguez Hills) and Tyler Tungate (Faulkner) shutout the Legends the last seven innings in relief of starter Tyler Witt (Wake Forest), allowing only three hits and no walks while striking out seven, with Tungate picking up the win. Evan May (Hawaii-Pacific) was saddled with the loss despite pitching the last three and one third innings hitless and striking out five.
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July 23, 2017
Compton, CA
Omar Ortiz (Pacific) hit a pair of two-run home runs to lead the Southern California Catch to a 5-1 win over the Academy Barons today at the MLB Youth Academy. The third and fourth home runs in league play this summer, Ortiz hit his first homer today in the second inning, driving in Steven Garrett (Azusa Pacific) who had hit a leadoff double, to post an early 2-0 lead. Then, in the eighth inning, after singling in both the fourth and sixth innings and the Catch leading 3-0 after Garrett hit a solo home run to lead off the sixth inning, Ortiz homered again, this time driving in Jonathan Ducoff (Houston Baptist) who had reached on a walk, to make the score 5-0. During this span, Catch starting pitcher Zac Whittaker (Fresno CC) had thrown seven shutout innings, allowing only a walk, two singles and two hit batsmen while striking out five, including three straight in the seventh inning. The Barons did score on Whittaker in the eighth inning, however, when Garrett Ouellete hit a two-out single to drive in Javier Garcia (Compton JC) who had reached on a fielder’s choice. Garrett came in to pitch the ninth inning for the Catch, striking out two to close out the win. Solomon Bates (USC) started on the mound for the Academy, striking out eight over seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits to suffer the loss.
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Santa Barbara, CA
Blair Henley (Texas) allowed only one baserunner in seven innings pitched, retiring the first 16 batters he faced, 20 of 21 overall and struck out nine as he, Kyle Smith (Cal Poly) and Colton Follett combined to throw a two-hit shutout to lead the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 7-0 win over the San Luis Obispo Blues today at Pershing Park. In other words, Henley was throwing a perfect game until one out in the sixth inning when Ricky Martinez (Sacramento St) hit a triple. Henley then fielded a ground ball for the second out, left Martinez stranded at third with a strikeout, and retired the Blues in order in the seventh inning before turning the pitching duties over to Smith and Follett who completed the shutout with one inning each. The Foresters scored the only run they would need in the third inning when David Hamilton (Texas) hit a leadoff double and scored later on a wild pitch. John McMillon (Texas Tech) hit a two-out, three-run home run in the sixth inning after Spencer Steer (Oregon) drove in one with a sacrifice fly, Austin Todd (Texas) hit a run-scoring ground rule double in the seventh and Steer added a solo home run in the eighth to complete the scoring. Josh Goldberg (San Jose St) started on the mound for San Luis Obispo, allowing five runs on six hits while striking out three to suffer the loss. The loss moves the Blues one and a half game behind the Conejo Oaks, who were idle today, for the last berth to the CCL playoffs beginning Friday at the MLB Youth Academy. With the Blues having three games remaining, one versus the Oaks, and the Oaks having only two games remaining, the elimination number for the Blues is now one: One San Luis Obispo loss or one win by the Oaks and the Blues are eliminated from playoff contention.
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Long Beach, CA
Joey Parente hit a two-run single in the second inning, Chase Sebby hit an RBI-single in the third, and Jake Pulcheon (Houston Baptist) drove in two in the fourth with a single to lead the Orange County Riptide to a 5-2 win over the Long Beach Legends today at Long Beach City College. Tanner Murphey started on the mound for the Riptide, allowing one run on four hits while striking out three over three innings before turning the ball over to Timothy Holdgrafer who also allowed a run on four hits but struck out five over four innings. Kaz Akamatsu (UC Irvine) and Josh Carpenter (Louisiana Tech) each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the win. Jason McLellan (Concordia) pitched four scoreless innings in relief of Long Beach starting pitcher Jacob Alcorn, who gave up all five Orange County runs to suffer the loss. Long Beach scored their first run in the fourth inning on an RBI-ground out by Joe Caparis (Pepperdine) and their second in the fifth on an RBI-single by Zack Chan (Hawaii). Parente and Sebby each finished with a game-high three hits.
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Ventura, CA
The Arroyo Seco Saints scored 12 runs on 17 hits to beat the Ventura Halos 12-4 today at Ventura College. Scottie Graham (LMU) had a game-high three RBI on a single and a two-run double, Blake Burton (Washington) hit a pair of doubles, Gabe Chavez (Rio Hondo JC) doubled and hit three singles to finish with a game-high four hits and three runs scored and Tyler Durna (UC San Diego) hit an RBI-double and two singles to highlight the Arroyo Seco offense. Tim Turner (George Mason) started on the mound for the Saints, striking out four in four innings of work and allowed two of the Halos’ runs on a two-run single by Dalton Duarte (Dominguez Hills) in the third inning. Lowell Schipper (Richmond) pitched three innings in relief of Turner, striking out four and allowed the other two Ventura runs in the sixth inning on a two-run home run by Daniel Edson (USC), which drove in Calvin Farris (Brown) who had tripled. Brennan McKenzie (Cal Poly Pomona), who had a pair of RBI-singles, Burton and Durna all finished with two RBI, one behind Graham, for the Saints.
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Oakland, CA
Andrew Davis (Texas Tech) and Caleb Freeman (Texas Tech) combined to throw a six-hit shutout and posted eleven strikeouts between them, Jordan Williams (Diablo Valley JC) hit a three-run home run and Jacob Chappell (Oklahoma St) had doubles in consecutive at bats to lead the Neptune Beach Pearl to a 9-0 win over the Walnut Creek Crawdads tonight at Laney College. Davis started the game for Neptune and threw six innings with seven strikeouts, at least one in each inning pitched, before turning the ball over to Freeman who struck out four over the last three innings, including the last two batters of the game. The Pearl scored single runs in the third, when Tim Lichty (Texas A&M) tripled and scored on a Williams ground out; the fourth, when Cooper Morrison (Reedly JC) drove in Kai Moody (Cabrillo JC) who led off the inning with a single; and in the fifth, when Williams and Chappell went double-double with two outs to put the score at 3-0. The flood gates opened in the sixth and the Pearl scored six runs that included doubles by Morrison, Travis Wacker (Oklahoma St) and Chappell and capped by Williams’ three-run homer.
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