Griffins turn win into hitting exhibition
- Updated: April 11, 2017
2017 GROSSMONT GRIFFINS BASEBALL
By Ramon Scott
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON – The Grossmont College baseball team bashed their way to another victory on Thursday, scoring four runs in each of the first two innings on the way to a 19-11 non-conference mashing of West LA at Noel Mickelsen Field.
Sophomore CABOT VAN TIL became the third Griffin this season to have a huge RBI day, driving in six runs from the leadoff spot.
Van Til, a Patrick Henry High grad, homered, as did sophomore DAVID MALDONADO, who has been the Griffins’ predominant No. 1 hitter this season.
Sophomore SEAN CROSBY, out of Valhalla High, got a hit, walked three times and scored three runs for Grossmont (23-6-1).
Grossmont has another non-conference game this Friday at Long Beach before the oh-so-crucial three-game Pacific Coast Athletic Conference series with second-place Palomar.
The home-away-home set for the Griffins is sure to decide the conference championship.
Grossmont is 17-1 in the PCAC, while the Comets are 15-1, giving the Griffins technically a one-game edge for the time being.
The Griffins have now won eight-straight and 18 of their last 19. Including a tie, GC has lost only one of its last 22 games.
Freshman NIKO NAVARRO had three hits and scored three times for the Griffs.
SDSU-bound sophomore MICHAEL DIFFLEY tripled in two runs in Grossmont’s four-run first.
West LA actually closed to within 4-2 after 1 1/2, but the Griffins responded with another four-spot, including a two-run shot down the right field line by Van Til.
Crosby drove in two with a double in Grossmont’s five-run fifth, then Van Til singled to left center for two more.
Seven Griffins toed the slab, including starter and winner ANDREW MITCHELL (6-1).
Freshman TIM HOLDGRAFER, who dealt in the 3rd and 4th innings, struck out four.
@ El Cajon, Calif. | Noel Michelsen
| West LA 11 |
Grossmont 19 |
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West LA (6-25) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 |
| Grossmont (23-6) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 19 | 15 | 2 |
West LA |
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pollard dh | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Dixon rf | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Madden Laing 1b | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cristian Amador 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Engelo Sanchez ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Craddolph ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Landry 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaelin James 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Vasquez lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Reuben Hill ii cf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Laurington Williams c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jagger Acosta p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin DeHennis p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hutchinson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Alexander p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Ounjian p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| BATTING | |||||||
| 2B: Grant Craddolph HR: Gary Dixon RBI: Paul Pollard 2; Gary Dixon; Madden Laing 2; Cristian Amador; Grant Craddolph; Jaelin James 2 GIDP: Gary Dixon |
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| BASERUNNING | |||||||
| SB: Paul Pollard; Madden Laing | |||||||
| FIELDING | |||||||
| E: Laurington Williams DP: Madden Laing; Cristian Amador; Robert Landry |
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Grossmont |
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot Van Til rf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justen Burkey 3b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Miller 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Strohl 1b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Bostedt lf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Maldonado cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Beard dh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cyrus Fullen ph | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Diffley ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chase Titlah ss | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Niko Navarro c | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric De la Rosa cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jale Sim rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Crosby 2b | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mitchel p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Holdgrafer p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Johnson p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foster McNary p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier De la Torre p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Gargas p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Barr p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 10 |
| BATTING | |||||||
| 2B: Trevor Beard; Sean Crosby 3B: Michael Diffley HR: Cabot Van Til; David Maldonado RBI: Cabot Van Til 6; Noah Strohl; Robert Bostedt; David Maldonado; Trevor Beard 2; Michael Diffley 2; Niko Navarro; Sean Crosby 2 Sac fly: Cabot Van Til; Robert Bostedt GIDP: Justen Burkey |
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| BASERUNNING | |||||||
| SB: Sean Crosby | |||||||
| FIELDING | |||||||
| E: Mitchell Miller 2 DP: Mitchell Miller; Noah Strohl; Sean Crosby |
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West LA |
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| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagger Acosta (L, 1-4) | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dustin DeHennis | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Hutchinson | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Alexander | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Ounjian | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| PITCHING | |||||||
| Batters Faced: Jagger Acosta 10; Dustin DeHennis 13; Hunter Hutchinson 11; Joey Alexander 7; Nicolas Ounjian 12 HBP: Hunter Hutchinson |
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Grossmont |
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| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mitchel (W, 6-1) | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Holdgrafer | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Corey Johnson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Foster McNary | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier De la Torre | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Gargas | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Barr | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| PITCHING | |||||||
| Batters Faced: Andrew Mitchel 15; Tim Holdgrafer 8; Corey Johnson 6; Foster McNary 5; Javier De la Torre 7; Dylan Gargas 3; Jeremiah Barr 5 HBP: Andrew Mitchel |
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| SCORING SUMMARY |
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| WEST LA – TOP 1ST |
| C. Amador singled up the middle, RBI; P. Pollard scored. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 1ST |
| N. Strohl singled to center field, RBI; J. Burkey scored. |
| M. Diffley tripled to left center, 2 RBI; T. Beard scored; N. Strohl scored. |
| N. Navarro advanced to second on a wild pitch; M. Diffley scored on a wild pitch. |
| WEST LA – TOP 2ND |
| R. Vasquez scored on a wild pitch. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 2ND |
| C. Til homered down the rf line, 2 RBI; S. Crosby scored. |
| T. Beard singled, RBI; N. Strohl advanced to third; J. Burkey scored. |
| N. Navarro singled down the lf line, RBI; T. Beard advanced to second; N. Strohl scored. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 3RD |
| R. Bostedt flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; C. Til advanced to third; S. Crosby scored. |
| T. Beard doubled down the lf line, RBI; N. Strohl advanced to third; C. Til scored. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 4TH |
| C. Til flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; E. la advanced to third; N. Navarro scored. |
| WEST LA – TOP 5TH |
| G. Dixon homered to center field, RBI. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 5TH |
| N. Navarro advanced to second on a balk; C. Titlah advanced to third on a balk; R. Bostedt scored on a balk. |
| S. Crosby doubled to center field, 2 RBI; J. Sim advanced to third; N. Navarro scored; C. Titlah scored. |
| C. Til singled to left center, 2 RBI; S. Crosby scored; J. Sim scored. |
| WEST LA – TOP 6TH |
| P. Pollard singled to shortstop, RBI; L. Williams advanced to second; R. ii scored. |
| WEST LA – TOP 7TH |
| J. James singled to first base, advanced to second, RBI; M. Laing scored. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 7TH |
| C. Til singled to center field, RBI; J. Sim advanced to second; N. Navarro scored. |
| M. Miller reached on a fielder’s choice to second base; C. Til out at second 2b to ss; J. Sim advanced to third; C. Titlah scored. |
| WEST LA – TOP 8TH |
| P. Pollard singled up the middle, RBI; L. Williams advanced to second; R. ii scored. |
| M. Laing singled to right field, RBI; L. Williams scored. |
| G. Craddolph doubled down the lf line, RBI; C. Amador advanced to third; M. Laing scored. |
| J. James singled to third base, RBI; G. Craddolph advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 3b, unearned; C. Amador scored. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 8TH |
| D. Maldonado homered to left field, RBI. |
| WEST LA – TOP 9TH |
| M. Laing reached first on a throwing error by 3b, RBI; P. Pollard scored, unearned. |
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: El Cajon, Calif. Stadium: Noel Michelsen |
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