Griffins win playoff opener over Lasers
- Updated: May 5, 2017
Grossmont readies for the game just moments prior to the start on Friday.
2017 GROSSMONT GRIFFINS BASEBALL
By Ramon Scott
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON – The fans came to see the Grossmont Griffins swing the bats and the home nine obliged with 12 hits in a 9-2 romp over Irvine Valley College in the first round of the CCCAA Southern California regional playoffs at Noel Mickelsen Field Friday afternoon.
The Griffins (29-7-1) took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series, which concludes here on Saturday. Game two is at 11 a.m., with a third game, if necessary, slated to start at 3.
Grossmont scored five runs in the second innings, thanks in part to a couple of errors of Irvine Valley, along with RBI singles from ERIC DE LA ROSA and MICAHEL DIFFLEY.
Irvine Valley got to Grossmont starter HAYDEN SHENEFIELD for a couple of runs in the fourth innings, but the Griffins came right back with a three-spot in the bottom half of the frame with three extra-base hits.
DAVID MALDONADO tripled home CABOT VAN TIL, JUSTIN BURKEY doubled down the left field line to drive in Maldonado, and TREVOR BEARD followed with another double down the left side to bring in Burkey.
Other than the slight blip, Shenefield (6-0) was able to strike out nine hitters overall, while allowing five hits and three walks in eight innings of work.
JAVIER DE LA TORRE retired the only two hitters he faced in the ninth, inducing a double play, one of four twin-killings by Grossmont on the afternoon.
Playoff scoreboard
| Los Medanos | 0 | San Mateo | 18 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Chabot | 2 | Sacramento City | 8 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Sequoias | 1 | Feather River | 6 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Reedley | 8 | Santa Rosa | 13 | Final | • | |
| Skyline | 2 | San Joaquin Delta | 8 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Fresno | 4 | Marin | 10 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Cypress | 9 | Santa Barbara | 0 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Santa Ana | 10 | Canyons | 5 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Saddleback | 2 | Long Beach | 1 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Palomar | 3 | LA Mission | 6 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Riverside | 11 | Pasadena City | 12 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Glendale | 1 | El Camino | 3 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Southwestern | 1 | Orange Coast | 8 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Irvine Valley | 2 | Grossmont | 9 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Cabrillo | 7 | Merced | 4 | Final | • | BX BX BX BX |
| Cosumnes River | 10 | Ohlone | 1 | Final | BX BX BX BX |
@ El Cajon, Calif. | Noel Michelsen
| Irvine Valley 2 |
Grossmont 9 |
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine Valley (19-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Grossmont (29-7-1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 12 | 1 |
Irvine Valley |
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Conroy 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Rafferty 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Odekirk ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Joy rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Wagner 1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Ceniceros 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Gaynor c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Espinosa dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt McGinnis lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Stack lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Jacobson cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Stevens p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brunst p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| BATTING | |||||||
| 3B: Tyler Odekirk RBI: Cole Joy GIDP: Ryan Rafferty; Ryan Gaynor; Nick Jacobson |
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| BASERUNNING | |||||||
| CS: Nick Jacobson | |||||||
| FIELDING | |||||||
| E: Colin Conroy 2 | |||||||
Grossmont |
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Maldonado cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reece Hernandez 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justen Burkey 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Noah Strohl 1b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Beard c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jale Sim dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Eric De la Rosa lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Diffley ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cabot Van Til rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Shenefield p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Gargas p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier De la Torre p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| BATTING | |||||||
| 2B: Justen Burkey; Trevor Beard; Jale Sim; Michael Diffley; Cabot Van Til 3B: David Maldonado RBI: David Maldonado; Reece Hernandez; Justen Burkey; Trevor Beard; Eric De la Rosa; Michael Diffley; Cabot Van Til |
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| BASERUNNING | |||||||
| SB: David Maldonado | |||||||
| FIELDING | |||||||
| E: Justen Burkey DP: Justen Burkey; Noah Strohl 3; Trevor Beard; Michael Diffley 2; Javier De la Torre |
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Irvine Valley |
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| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stevens (L, 5-6) | 5.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Brunst | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| Batters Faced: John Stevens 28; Eric Brunst 11 | |||||||
Grossmont |
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| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Shenefield (W, 6-0) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Dylan Gargas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier De la Torre (Sv, 4) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| PITCHING | |||||||
| Batters Faced: Hayden Shenefield 31; Dylan Gargas 4; Javier De la Torre HBP: Hayden Shenefield; Dylan Gargas |
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