July 9, 2016
Healdsburg, CA
After a dismal start to the CCL season the Menlo Park Legends are inching their way up the CCL standings in large part because of their offense which ranks at or near the top of every league category. Today the Legends used that offense in one game and then turned to pitching and defense in the second, highlighted by the two-way talents of Jacob Wilcox (UT Arlington), as they swept a doubleheader from their North Division rival Healdsburg Prune Packers 12-5 and 3-0 at Recreation Park. The wins allowed Menlo Park to leap over the Packers to second place in the North with a 9-8 record to Healdsburg’s 9-9.
In the first game today both Wilcox and Sean Watkins had three hits and four RBI to lead the Legends offense. Clayton Casey (Houston) also had three hits and scored three times, as did RJ Williams (UT Arlington). Tyler Ivey (Grayson CC) pitched a complete game (seven innings) six-hitter while striking out five to earn the win. Elias Orona (Northridge) had a two-run home run for Healdsburg. See the boxscore/recap here.
In the second game of the doubleheader, Wilcox started on the mound and pitched six shutout innings to pick up the win before handing the ball over to Ryan Lefner (St Louis) who pitched three shutout innings of his own. Vijay Patel (William Jewel) allowed all three Legends runs in his four-plus innings of work and suffered the loss despite striking out seven. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also in the CCL today:
Long Beach, CA
The Southern California Catch and the Long Beach Legends split a doubleheader today at Long Beach City College, Long Beach shutting out the Catch 9-0 in the opener, and the Catch winning the second game 5-2.
In the first game, Justin Lewis (Cornell) who will represent the Legends at the CCL All-Star Game Wednesday, pitched a complete game (seven innings) shutout, striking out nine and allowing only three hits and one walk. The offense for Long Beach was top-heavy as the first three hitters in the lineup combined for a seven-for-nine game with five runs scored, leadoff hitter Joe Van Marter’s (Houston Baptist) two doubles and two RBI being the highlight. See the boxscore/recap here.
In the second game, it was the Catch’s leadoff hitter’s turn to get hot. Austin Bull (Grand Canyon), himself an All-Star, had a four-for-four game to up his average on the summer to .414, but it was Johnny Weeks’ (Hawaii) three-run double in the third that produced the runs for a 5-2 victory. Starting pitcher Jimmy Gallarda (Biola) had five strikeouts in five innings to earn the win. With the split the Catch’s record stands at 12-11 and the Legends at 9-15. See the boxscore/recap here.
San Luis Obispo, CA
The Conejo Oaks hitters racked up 16 hits and their pitchers recorded 12 strikeouts to beat the San Luis Obispo Blues 8-5 tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Chad Spanberger (Arkansas) hit his seventh homer of the summer, added a double and finished with three RBI, and Codi Santana (Hawaii Pacific) had three hits to lead the Oaks. Isaiah Campbell (Arkansas) picked up his fifth win of the summer against zero losses, pitching the first four innings, striking out six, before turning the ball over to Jacob Patterson (Texas Tech) and Tyson Quolas who had five strikeouts while throwing three shutout innings to close out the win. See the boxscore/recap here.
Compton, CA
Cody Den Beste (Prairie View A&M) hit two home runs and Aaron Cisnernos (UC Riverside) had three RBI to lead the first place Academy Barons to a 7-0 win over the Orange County Riptide at the MLB Urban Youth Academy. Den Beste, who is one of four Barons hitters elected to the CCL All-Star Team, hit a solo homer to lead off the second inning, and did the same in the eighth, giving him four on the summer. Sebastian Sanchez started on the mound for the Academy and scattered five hits over seven shutout innings before hading the ball over to Josh Bravin (Eastern Michigan) and Ryan Paramo (Stanislaus St) each of whom added one hitless and scoreless inning. The win was the Barons third straight in league and improves their record to 15-5, two and a half games in first. With the loss Orange County falls to 8-15. See the boxscore/recap here.
July 8, 2016
San Luis Obispo, CA
Martin Teague (Hope Int) hit a three-run home run to lead the first place Academy Barons to a 4-3 win over the San Luis Obispo Blues tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Teague’s fifth homer this summer (fourth in league) upped his league-leading RBI total to 25 (35 overall) and came off of Blues’ starting pitcher Matt Mogollon (Chapman) who otherwise was outstanding on the mound, striking out 11 Barons hitters in five innings. Five pitchers for the Barons combined to limit the Blues hitters to three runs despite allowing eleven hits. Connor Newell (George Fox) had three hits to lead the Blues. With the win tonight the Barons improved to 14-5 in league, while the Blues fell to 10-9. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also in the CCL today:
Thousand Oaks, CA
Kaleb Denny (Texas) hit a three-run home run and the Orange County Riptide withstood a seven-run inning by the Conejo Oaks to take the first game of the doubleheader between the two teams 10-9 today at Sparky Anderson Field. Denny’s blast came off of Oaks starting pitcher Andrew Lowe (Ole Miss) and was part of a seven-run outburst the Riptide had in the second and third innings to take a 7-1 lead. The Oaks, however, had their own outburst, scoring once in the third inning and seven times in the fourth to retake the lead 9-7. Orange County reclaimed the lead for good in the sixth inning with three more runs which, ultimately, settled the final score. Jake Hazard (UC Irvine) had three hits, including a triple, two RBI and two runs scored to lead the Riptide. Jake Arledge (Arkansas) had a three-for-three game with two triples and three runs scored to lead the Oaks. See the boxscore/recap here.
In the second game today between the Riptide and the Oaks, Andrew Carrillo (Chico State) had three hits and two runs scored, and Chase Goldwater (Mississippi State) had a double, single and RBI to lead Orange County to a 7-4 win and a sweep of the doubleheader. Orange County, which has a modest three-game winning streak, improves to 8-14, while Conejo, losers of four straight, falls to 13-11. See the boxscore/recap here.
La Mirada, CA
Sam Mrstik (Dallas Baptist) homered and had three RBI and Josh Rojas (Hawaii), Caleb Potter (West Virgina) and Zach Malis (Grand Canyon) each had two hits to lead the Southern California Catch to a 8-7 win over the Long Beach Legends today at Biola University. Robert Bultena (Orange Coast College) added a triple for the Catch, which improved its league record to 11-10. Tyler Place (Cal St San Marcos) had a four-for-five day at the plate, with two RBI and two runs scored, Joe Van Marter (Houston Baptist), Trevor Casanova (El Camino College) and Chris Williams (Clemson) each added two hits to pace the Legends, which fell to 8-14 in league. See the boxscore/recap here.
Santa Barbara, CA
Matt Hartman (Arizona) stepped in to pitch for the Santa Barbara Foresters today in an unexpected relief role and threw five-plus innings with five strikeouts to pick up a 2-1 win over the Ventura Halos at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Hartman, who stepped in for starting pitcher Reagan Todd (ASU) in the second inning, allowed one unearned run on three hits before handing the ball to Jackson Sigman (West Virginia) and Blake Smith (Mississippi State) both of whom blanked the Halos over the last two-plus innings, allowing a combined one hit and recording three strikeouts. Hank LoForte (Cal St Fullerton) and Evan Cassolato (UC Irvine) had the two run-scoring hits for the Foresters, which improved their record to 15-9, one and a half games behind the Academy Barons for first place in the CCL. The Halos record fell to 10-12. See the boxscore/recap here.
July 7, 2016
Santa Barbara, CA
The Academy Barons scored three times in their first at bat today in Santa Barbara and that was more than enough for their pitching staff as the Barons beat the Foresters 4-2. Coming into the game the Academy trailed the Foresters by a half-game for the top spot in the CCL standings but starting pitcher Henry Omana, who pitched six innings, scattering four hits and striking out two, kept Santa Barbara at bay before turning the ball over to Oscar Munoz (two innings, no hits and three strikeouts) and Reece Buska (one run on two hits) to close the game out and vault the Academy into first place. The Barons jumped on Santa Barbara’s starting pitcher Kyle Johnston (Texas) right from the start. James Stea (Valparaiso) laced the second pitch of the game into the right-center gap for an opening triple and Ernie De la Trinidad reached base after being hit on an 0-2 pitch. Johnston got the next two hitters before allowing a RBI single by Cody De Beste (Prairie View A&M), and then the Foresters defense allowed two more runs to score, the first on an error and the next on a passed ball. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also in the CCL today:
Redwood City, CA
The Walnut Creek Crawdads scored three runs in their first at bat today at Canada College but, just to show how the game would turn out, the Menlo Park Legends scored seven in theirs and go on to blowout the Crawdads 14-4. The Legends scored their seven first inning runs on four walks and four hits, the biggest of which was a two-run home run by Miguel Pimentel (Lee U), the first of his four hits in the game. Chadler Bengston (Columbia) hit a two-run home run of his own the following inning and Justin Jacobs (Gonzaga) added three hits to help lead Menlo Park’s 14-hit attack. See the boxscore/recap here.
La Mirada, CA
Jake Lochner (Missouri State) pitched six innings of shutout baseball and struck out nine as the Southern California Catch blanked the Conejo Oaks today 6-0 at Biola University. Daniel Ramirez (Mt. SAC) hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and added two singles later, and Caleb Potter (West Virginia) had two hits and two RBI to lead the Catch offense. See the boxscore/recap here.
San Luis Obispo, CA
The San Luis Obispo Blues beat the Healdsburg Prune Packers for the second night in a row, winning the series between the two teams 2-1, with a 5-4 win tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Luke Eigsti (Alabama Birmingham) had three hits and Garrett Dodd (Louisiana Tech) scored four times to lead the Blues. Jamey Smart (Loyola Marymount) had three hits in a losing cause for Healdsburg. Graham Ahlrich (Louisiana Tech) picked up the win on the mound for the Blues, pitching three innings of relief while striking out four. See the boxscore/recap here.
July 7, 2016
Santa Barbara, CA
The California Collegiate League announced the rosters of its annual all-star teams today, selecting 54 of this season’s top performers and top prospects to participate in the nationally-televised 2016 CCL All-Star Game and Prospect Showcase. The players representing the 12 CCL teams were selected by the CCL head coaches and will compete as two teams, the CCL South and the CCL North.
Kenny Landreaux (Academy Barons) and Bill Pintard (Santa Barbara Foresters) will be the head coaches of the CCL South and CCL North teams, respectively, having earned the honor by virtue of compiling the two best winning percentages in league play as of July 1.
The CCL All-Star Game will be played at the MLB Urban Youth Academy, 901 E Artesia Blvd, Compton, CA 90221. Game time is 7PM. Fox Sports West will broadcast the event live to a national audience and replay the broadcast several time regionally in July and August (check your local listings for tune-in instructions).
Online ticket shop is now closed. Please purchase tickets at the front gate. Gates open at 2:30pm.
Before the game, the 54 players will also participate in a pregame workout for scouts and college coaches. Start time for the scouting combine is 3PM.
July 6, 2016
San Luis Obispo, CA
RJ Hassey hit a solo home run and Gene Wood (Alabama) had a pair of triples to lead the San Luis Obispo Blues to a 7-3 win over the Healdsburg Prune Packers tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Brendan Nail (Western Carolina) started on the mound for the Blues and, despite giving up three first inning runs to the Packers, pitched effectively for six innings, striking out nine, to earn the win. Parker Mushinski (Texas Tech) relieved Nail in the seventh and completely shut down the Packers offense, throwing three hitless innings while striking out six. Despite the loss, Healdsburg’s starting pitcher Steven Wilson (Santa Clara) also had a strong outing, striking out ten Blues over five innings of work. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also in the CCL today:
Santa Barbara, CA
With inning run totals of three, six, four and one the Santa Barbara Foresters scored in bunches today in a 14-2 win over the Southern California Catch at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Santa Barbara’s hitters compiled 15 hits in the game, led by Dylan Paul (Texas State) and Hank LoForte (Cal St Fullerton) who each had three hits, and Tyler Adkison (San Diego State) who had a double, triple and three RBI. In all, six Forester hitters had at least two hits in the game, and four had at least two RBI. Tanner Lawson (Houston) started on the mound for Santa Barbara and picked up the win by allowing only two runs in five innings with one strikeout. Evan Sandmann’s (Dallas Baptist) solo home run to lead off the fourth inning was the bright spot for the Catch. See the boxscore/recap here.
Thousand Oaks, CA
With the score tied at 5-5 Trevor Casanova (Lane JC) led the top of the ninth inning off with a double and scored what would be the winning run on an error as the Long Beach Legends beat the Conejo Oaks 6-5 today at Sparky Anderson Field. In the bottom of the inning Legends pitcher Bryce Dydra (USC), who had given up the tying run in the eighth after coming in to pitch from the first base position where he started the game, walked the first batter of the inning to put the tying run on but got the next three hitters to earn the win. John Montgomery (Eastern Michigan) had two hits and three RBI to lead the Legends offense along with Casanova, who ended up with two hits in the game, Dydra (two hits) and Joe Van Marter (Houston Baptist), who also had two hits and scored twice. Gabe Gunter (Cal Lutheran) had two doubles and two RBI to pace the Oaks. See the boxscore/recap here.
July 5, 2016
Compton, CA
During the first month of this season the Academy Barons offense was racking up double digit hit totals and pounding teams into submission en route to the top spot in the CCL, but as the second month of the season got underway tonight at their home field it was the hitters of the Orange County Riptide that did the pounding, beating the Barons 13-4 at the MLB Urban Youth Academy. The Orange County offense racked up 18 hits against the Barons with Chris Prescott (Michigan), three hits including a home run and double; Andrew Carrillo (Chico State) three hits; Dillon Kelley (Chico State) three hits; and Griffin Barnes (Grand Canyon) three RBI, leading the way. Orange County’s pitchers had a good day too. Starter Tannery Murphey had nine strikeouts in five innings to earn the win, and three relievers Sean Wymer (TCU), Austin Boyles (TCU) and Aaron Pinto (Stoneybrook) pitched one-hit, shutout ball over the final four innings. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also in the CCL today:
San Luis Obispo, CA
Billy Wilson (Loyola Marymount) hit his fifth home run of the summer and his first triple, and his college teammate Jamey Smart (Loyola Marymount) had five hits in six at bats and four RBI to lead the Healdsburg Prune Packers to a 14-3 thrashing of the San Luis Obispo Blues tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Healdsburg’s offense, which totaled 19 hits tonight, had four hitters with three or more hits, and Wilson and Jake Sheiner (Santa Rosa JC) each scored three times as well. Jake Steffens (Santa Clara) pitched five innings in the starter’s role, earning the win while striking out four, and was followed by Alec Rennard who recorded four strikeouts in two innings of relief. Korey Anderson (Western Carolina) was saddled with the loss after allowing five runs on 11 hits in five innings, despite striking out eight. See the boxscore/recap here.
Long Beach, CA
Max Weinstein (Cal Lutheran) stayed hot at the plate, collecting three or more hits for the third consecutive game, and Chad Spanberger (Arkansas) homered for the second straight game as the Conejo Oaks beat the Long Beach Legends tonight 9-5 at Long Beach City College. Weinstein, who has 11 hits in his last 15 at bats, went three-for-five tonight with a triple and two RBI and, in total, four of the Oaks hitters had multiple hit games and seven drove in at least one run. Cody Thompson (San Diego State) started on the mound for Conejo and struck out seven in five innings. Oliver Jackson (Colorado State) had a solo home run for the Legends. See the boxscore/recap here.
La Mirada, CA
The Southern California Catch and the Ventura Halos exchanged shutouts today in a doubleheader at Biola University, the Catch winning the first game 4-0 and the Halos winning the second 3-0. Zac Filos (Riverside CC) pitched a complete game shutout (seven innings) for the Catch in the opener, scattering four hits and striking out three, and the Catch’s three runs in the first inning, on RBI singles by Caleb Potter (West Virginia) and Evan Sandmann (Dallas Baptist) and a sacrifice fly by Zach Malis (Grand Canyon) proved to be plenty enough offense. See the boxscore/recap here.
In the second game, the Catch outhit the Halos 11 to 10, but they also left more men on base, 14 to 12, as the Halos turned the table and shutout the Catch 3-0. Drew Van Winkle (Lamar) started on the mound for Ventura and pitched around eight hits in five innings to hold the Catch scoreless, stranding seven Catch baserunners in the process. Cody Phillips (Princeton), Joseph Moran (Oklahoma Baptist), Chaneng Varela (Lamar) and Adisson Pelupessy each had two hits for the Halos, while Josh Rojas (Hawaii) and Nate Pecota (William Jewel) each had three hits for the Catch. See the boxscore/recap here.
Oakland, CA
Noah Gotsis (Regis) struck out seven over six scoreless innings and his teammate from college Andrew Bryniarski (Regis) had a double and two RBI to lead the Neptune Beach Pearl to a 5-0 win over the Walnut Creek Crawdads tonight at Laney College. Both teams only managed four hits apiece for the game and only Baylor Rowlett (Oklahoma State) managed two. Rory D’Alleva-Keane (UC Santa Barbara) picked up seven strikeouts over six innings in a losing cause. See the boxscore/recap here.
July 4, 2016
Santa Barbara, CA
Jacob Patterson (Texas Tech) threw six shutout innings and Chad Spanberger (Arkansas) hit a two-run home run to lead the Conejo Oaks to a 6-0 win over the Santa Barbara Foresters today at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. With the win the Oaks record in league play improves to 13-7, one half-game better than Santa Barbara who falls to 13-8. More details of the game will be added as they become available. Stats coverage of CCL games is currently unavailable. See related story
July 3, 2016
Santa Barbara, CA
The Santa Barbara Foresters broke their two-game losing streak against the Neptune Beach Pearl, winning today in the final piece of the three-game series between the two teams 15-9 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Santa Barbara broke out with 15 runs on 15 hits, scoring early and often, taking a 14-2 lead into the fifth inning. The Forester’s were paced by Hunter Williams (Tulane) who went three-for-three with two RBIs, Lex Kaplan (Tulane) who had two hits and four RBIs, Evan Cassolato (UC Irvine) two hits and two RBI, and Stephen Coe (UCSD), who had three hits and two RBI. Miles Sandum (USD) started the game and pitched five innings for the win, improving Santa Barbara’s league record to 13-7. Casey Douglas (Kansas) took the loss in a starting role for the Pearl, who fell to 9-5 in league. Tristen Hildebrandt (Cal St Fullerton) hit a solo home run and added another run-scoring hit to lead the Neptune Beach offense. Stats coverage of CCL games is currently unavailable. See related story
Also in the CCL today:
Healdsburg, CA
The Healdsburg Prune Packers beat CCL North rival Walnut Creek Crawdads 8-1 tonight at Recreation Park. Starting pitcher Andrew Vaughn (Cal) earned tonight’s win, recording eight strikeouts in five innings of work while allowing only one run. Elias Orona (Cal St Northride) had a four-for-five night at the plate, driving in three runs, and Brandon Shearer (Loyola Marymount) had two hits and an RBI to lead the Packers offense. With the win Healdsburg improves to 8-4 in league play. Walnut Creek falls to 4-12. Stats coverage of CCL games is currently unavailable. See related story
Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Legends starting pitcher Mason Perryman (USC) pitched a complete game shutout and Nathan Keavy (Loyola Marymount) provided all the offense needed with a solo home run as the Legends beat the visiting Ventura Halos in the first game of today’s doubleheader between the two teams at Long Beach City College. Ventura’s Cody Phillips (Princeton) extended his hitting streak to eight games and Adisson Pelupessy allowed only one run on five hits but it was to no avail. In the second game, Joey Notch (Long Beach State) had a three-for-four game with an RBI to lead the Legends to a 5-2 sweep of the doubleheader. Ventura’s fielders committed two errors in the bottom of the third inning that allowed three unearned runs to score for Long Beach. With the two wins Long Beach improved to 7-12 in CCL play while Ventura fell to 9-11. Stats coverage of CCL games is currently unavailable. See related story
San Luis Obispo, CA
The San Luis Obispo Blues swept the three-game series this weekend against the Menlo Park Legends, winning 6-2 tonight at Sinsheimer Park. Starting pitcher Matt Walker (UCLA) threw seven shutout innings and recorded six strikeouts to improve his record to 2-1 on the season. Blake Johnson (Alabama-Birmingham) had a three-for-four night at the plate and scored three runs, and Wyatt Hogan (Hendrix) had two hits and two RBI to lead the Blues. Menlo Park’s starting pitcher Tanner Disibio (Faulkner) suffered the loss, allowing three runs in six innings of work. San Luis Obispo improved to 7-7 in league and Menlo Park fell to 4-7. Stats coverage of CCL games is currently unavailable. See related story
July 2, 2016
Long Beach, CA
Jacob Hathaway (USF) got a two-out, two-run single off of Justin Lewis (Cornell) in the seventh inning as the Southern California Catch beat the Long Beach Legends today 2-1 at Long Beach City College. Lewis had been cruising up to that point, putting up six scoreless innings for Long Beach while striking out six, walking one and allowing only three hits. He finally got some run support in the bottom of the sixth when Trevor Casanova (Lane JC) led off with a single, stole a base and scored on a fielder’s choice. But when the Catch came up to bat in the next frame, Caleb Potter (West Virginia) led off with a single and, after a fielder’s choice, Sam Mrstik (Dallas Baptist) singled and stole a base to setup Hathaway’s two-out hit. Nick Cumpston (Eastern Kentucky) started on the mound for the Catch and allowed one run on three hits over six innings, then turned the ball over to relievers Chandler Dale (Louisville), Brandon Gilson and Nick Wernke (West Virginia) who combined to hold Long Beach hitless over the last three innings to preserve the win. With the win, the Catch improve their record to 7-8, while Long Beach falls to 5-12. See the boxscore/recap here.
Also in the CCL today:
Santa Barbara, CA
For the second night in a row the Neptune Beach Pearl beat the Santa Barbara Foresters, winning 5-3 tonight at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Details of the game were not available at post time due to a program error with the stat service used in the CCL. (Teams all over the country were experiencing similar problems with the stats program). The win gives the CCL North Division leading Pearl a 9-4 record. The Foresters fall to 12-7.
San Luis Obispo, CA
For the second night in a row the San Luis Obispo Blues and the Menlo Park Legends played a one-run ballgame and for the second night in a row the Blues came out on top beating the Legends 9-8 in 12 innings at Sinsheimer Park. Details of the game were not available at post time due to a program error with the stat service used in the CCL. (Teams all over the country were experiencing similar problems with the stats program). The win gives the Blues a 6-7 record and the Legends fall to 4-6.
July 2, 2016
Compton, CA
For the second time in three days the Academy Barons took on the US Collegiate National Team in an exhibition game, and for the second time the pitching for the National Team was nearly unhittable, and totally “unscoreable”. Just as they were Thursday at Angels Stadium, the Barons, who have been the most productive and consistent hitting team in the CCL this summer, were shutout today by the National Team 10-0 at the MLB Urban Youth Academy. Brendan McKay (Louisville) started on the mound for the National Team and set what would become the tone of the game, pitching three innings without allowing a hit and striking out three. Alex Lange (LSU), Darren McCaughan (Long Beach St), Zach Warren (Tennessee) and David Peterson (Oregon) followed in relief of McKay and matched his dominance, allowing a combined four hits with eight strikeouts. The Barons did manage a bit of a rally against McCaughan in the fifth inning with three consecutive singles by Aaron Cisneros (UC Riverside), Martin Teague (Hope Int) and Trent Hammond (Illinois), but McCaughan struck out two and got a weak grounder to keep the National Team’s scoreless inning streak alive. In the last three games and a portion of a fourth, the National Team’s pitchers have strung together a 32 inning scoreless streak which, if your rooting for the National Team as it heads overseas for matchups against Chinese-Taipei, Japan and Cuban, that’s exactly what you would want. The Barons, however, are looking forward to returning to CCL play, where they are sitting atop the league standings at 12-4, Wednesday against the Orange County Riptide. See the boxscore/recap here.