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2005 REGULAR SEASON
O'Sullivan belts four home runs in two days to close
out Valhalla's third-straight championship
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EL CAJON: The Valhalla Norsemen secured a share
of their third straight Grossmont South League championship
Thursday (May 19) with a regular-season ending 12-1
conquest of host Mount Miguel.
For the second time in 24 hours, Valhalla senior SEAN
O'SULLIVAN belted a pair of home runs, raising his
season total to 11 and career count to 33. He passed
Monte Vista's LEO DIAGLE and now stands third
on the Grossmont Conference all-time list, trailing
only El Capitan's CHRIS WALSTON (43) and Monte
Vista's JOEY METROPOULOS (35). O'Sullivan is
tied for 7th on the San Diego CIF all-time career long-ball
ledger topped by Marian Catholic's Ismael Salas
(46).
In addition to belting the Matadors (0-28, 0-15) with
his bat, O'Sullivan also fired six innings of one-hit
ball, striking out 10 en route to his sixth win in seven
decisions.
Senior catcher CHRIS MOORE of Valhalla also delivered
a last day batting bonanza. Moore laced three doubles
and a single to drive in 3 runs and score 3 for the
No. 5-ranked Norsemen (21-7,13-2).
CHAD WILSON also feasted on Mount Miguel pitching
with three hits in as many at-bats.
Mount Miguel dodged a no-hitter when KEITH GREEN
hammered a solo home run in the second inning.
The Norsemen must now turn their attention to the post-season
where they will duel Western League champion Mission
Bay (21-8) and Santana (23-7) for the top-seeding position
in the Division III playoffs. That will be determined
Friday (May 20) as will all division seedings. East
County figures to land seven post-season berths.
CHRISTIAN 3, CRAWFORD 0: The late-season
lift JOEL McGRANAHAN has supplied Christian High
may become the lifeline the Patriots need to make a
run at the San Diego CIF Division IV playoffs.
The senior southpaw has won his last three starts, including
a 4-hit shutout of visiting Crawford in Thursday's (May
19) Harbor League finale which enabled the Patriots
(16-9, 8-4) to finish second place, one notch ahead
of the Colts (10-14, 7-5).
McGranahan, who was unable to shoulder much of the Patriots'
pitching load until the final stretch of the season
due to an arm maladies, struck out 7 and walked only
one as he tamed the Colts.
Freshman EDDIE YOUNG gave Christian the early
lead when he hammered his first varsity home run in
the 2nd inning.
SHANE STANOVIC continued his torrid hitting with
a pair of doubles and a single in three at-bats, elevating
his East County leading batting average to .507 (36-for-71).
The Patriots are coiled for a No. 3 seed behind Horizon
and Francis Parker in the San Diego CIF Division IV
seeding which takes place Friday night (May 20).
END OF REGULAR SEASON
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Grossmont North League
NORSEMEN 12, MATADORS 1
VALHALLA ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi
J.Brown ss 4 1 1 1 Seavello 2b 3 0 0 0
R.OSullivan 3b 3 0 1 1 Calafato ss 3 0 0 0
S.OSullivan p 5 3 3 3 Newborn cf 3 0 0 0
Baum 1b 3 1 1 0 Plunkett 1b 2 0 0 0
Moore c 5 3 4 3 White c 3 0 0 0
G.Garcia 2b 4 1 1 1 Array lf 3 0 0 0
Sopata cf 3 0 0 0 Green 3b-p 3 1 1 1
Melendez lf 3 0 0 0 Vanderhyde p 1 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 1 3 1 Cannon lf 2 0 0 0
LeValley ph 0 0 0 0 Sandoval 1b-p 1 0 0 0
Smith 3b 2 1 1 0
M.Young 1b-p 1 1 1 0
A.Brown cf 1 0 0 0
Wilkins ph 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 12 16 10 TOTALS 24 1 1 1
Valhalla (21-7, 13-2) 112 215 0 - 12 16 1
Mount Miguel (0-28, 0-15) 010 000 0 - 1 1 2
GWRBI: S.OSullivan (6).
E: Calafato 2, G.Garcia. DP: MM 1. LOB: MM 2, Val 9. 2B: J.Brown, R.OSullivan, Baum, Moore 3.
HR: S.OSullivan 2(10,11): 1st, solo and 3rd, solo; Green (2) 2nd, solo. SB: J.Brown, Newborn.
PITCHING SUMMARY
VALHALLA ip h r er bb so
S.OSullivan W(6-1) 6.0 1 1 1 0 10
M.Young 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
MOUNT MIGUEL
Vanderhyde L(0-7) 4.0 9 6 6 1 2
Green 1+ 7 6 6 3 0
Sandoval 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Green faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.
HBP: by Green (Wilkins), by S.OSullivan (Plunkett, Seavello).
*
Harbor League
PATRIOTS 3, COLTS 0
CRAWFORD ab r h bi CHRISTIAN ab r h bi
Ventura 3b 3 0 0 0 Perry rf 4 0 0 0
Preciado cf 3 0 1 0 Stanovic cf 3 1 3 0
K.Burkhead 2b 3 0 1 0 Hart c 3 1 1 1
Newman 1b 3 0 0 0 Plum dh 3 0 1 0
J.Burkhead rf 2 0 0 0 T.Jones 3b 0 0 0 0
Wright p 2 0 0 0 Rossitto 1b 2 0 0 0
Jacobs ss 2 0 2 0 E.Young ss 3 1 1 1
Ja.Newman c 2 0 0 0 McGranahan p 3 0 0 0
Laster lf 2 0 0 0 Dossett lf 2 0 0 0
Abell ph 1 0 0 0
Schroeder lf 0 0 0 0
N.Adams 2b 1 0 0 0
O⤙Donnell ph 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 22 0 4 0 TOTALS 25 3 6 2
Crawford (10-14, 7-5) 000 000 0 - 0 4 3
Christian (16-9, 8-4) 010 020 x - 3 6 1
GWRBI: E.Young (4).
E: Ji.Newman, Ja.Newman 2, Rossitto. DP: Chr 1. LOB: Craw 2, Chr 7. 2B: Stanovic 2, Hart, Preciado.
HR: E.Young (1) 2nd, solo.
PITCHING SUMMARY
CRAWFORD ip h r er bb so
Wright L(2-5) 6.0 6 3 2 1 3
CHRISTIAN
McGranahan W(3-1) 7.0 4 0 0 1 7
HBP: by Wright (N.Adams, Rossitto). WP: Wright, McGranahan. PB: Ja.Newman.
(05-19-05)
 Grossmont Foothillers
pitcher A.J. Griffin (5) pitched a 2-hit shutout
against West Hills on Monday. (5-16-05/Photo by Ernie
Pile)
Valhalla plays usual long-ball to crush Cougars
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RANCHO SAN DIEGO: If you're searching for statistical
leaders, the Valhalla High roster is dotted with frontrunners,
including shortstop JAVIER BROWN and versatile
freshman RYAN O'SULLIVAN who rank at the top
of the Grossmont Conference batting and pitching charts.
This is not to overlook Norsemen greybeards such as
SEAN O'SULLIVAN and TOMMY McCLAIN.
One name you might not recognize on the conference leaders
list is that of senior CHRIS MOORE. However,
his hustle helped determine Wednesday's (May 18) Grossmont
South League contest at Steele Canyon. Moore ended an
0-for-16 slump by slugging one of four homers belted
by Valhalla, pacing the Norsemen to a 9-2 conquest of
Steele Canyon.
"The team has stayed together, and if you do, you
usually do a pretty good job," noted Moore, who
also added a double in a 2-for-4 performance, then executed
a pair of diving catches in the outfield. "I know
I was fighting on my second at-bat, but finally got
my hands moving faster to drive the ball out."
Moore, who hopes to walk-on at San Diego State in the
fall, sent his shot off an 0-2 pitch to leadoff the
4th inning, giving Valhalla a 3-0 lead. In the 5th,
O'Sullivan drilled his second homer of the game over
the centerfield fence, capping a 5-run rally to finally
put away the Cougars.
However, with the game still on the line, Moore came
up big on defense after Steele Canyon halved a four-run
Valhalla lead to 4-2 in the 4th. He charged forward
to make a diving stab at a low liner to rob GARRETT
JENNER. Moore repeated the effort on a similar play
an inning later to deny DANNY HARRIS.
"Chris is a 100-percenter and loves to play,"
noted Norsemen coach STEVE PERDUE. "We don't
have to worry about him, which is why he's in the lineup.
With his kind of heart, if we had 10 guys like him,
I'd like our chances to win every ballgame."
Meanwhile, Valhalla pitcher Ryan O'Sullivan overcame
a sloppy 4th, which allowed the Cougars to get close,
setting down 12 of the final 13 Steele Canyon batters
to all-but-guarantee Valhalla a share of the GSL crown.
"After giving up those two hits, I was really upset
with the way I was pitching," noted the freshman
right-hander, who struck out three and scattered eight
hits without yielding a walk. "I was leaving everything
up, so I just went right after them after that."
The pitcher's lone mistakes came on the first three
batters of the 4th, as MIKE LANGE registered
a ground-rule double, and scored on a ROSS EPPERSON
base hit. Epperson moved to third on an error, then
scored on a sacrifice fly by DAVID LEWIS.
However, O'Sullivan quickly regained his focus, with
the sac-fly starting a string of 11 consecutive batters
he would retire.
Of course, young O'Sullivan has done a masterful job
of retiring batters in each of his six Grossmont Conference
starts, all of which have resulted in victories. He's
allowed only 3 earned runs in 34 1/3 innings. To boot,
Ryan has jumped on conference pitching for a .429 batting
average (24-for-56), while driving 22 runs and scoring
23.
"Ryan was hitting his spots so well, so it didn't
matter what the catcher was doing," noted Moore,
who rotated to become the catcher for the final two
innings. "His curveball was hitting spots, his
fastball was hitting spots -- he pitched a great ballgame."
Javier Brown, who is also battering conference pitchers
at a .429 clip (24-for-56), led off the contest with
a home run to left off an 0-2 pitch.
Two batters later, Sean O'Sullivan drove a ball
over the center field fence for a quick 2-0 lead. In
the 4th, following Moore's lead homer, GREG GARCIA
and CHAD WILSON registered doubles for a
4-0 advantage.
Arguably, Steele Canyon should have kept Valhalla off
the scoreboard in the 6th, but a pair of minor misplays
by the Cougars took them out of contention.
Following Moore's lead double, Garcia (3-for-3) was
called safe at first on his sacrifice bunt, as the umpire
ruled the defender covering first base never had his
foot on the bag. Two batters later, the same hardluck
defender caught a line drive for an out, but his attempt
at a double play saw the ball thrown out of bounds,
allowing a run to score.
Valhalla took advantage of the extra out, as Ryan O'Sullivan
tagged a two-run double, then older brother Sean followed
with a two-run homer to put the game away. Sean O'Sullivan
now has nine home runs, tying him with Granite Hills'
NICK MONETTE for second behind leader DONNIE
SNOW of Grossmont who has 14.
Both of these teams will be going to the San Diego CIF
playoffs - Steele Canyon (16-11, 10-5 GSL) in Division
II and Valhalla (20-7, 12-2 GSL) in Division III.
But first, the Norsemen are slated to play the final
regular season Thursday (May 19) at Mount Miguel at
4 p.m.
SANTANA 2, GROSSMONT 1: Santana senior
right-hander JEFF WOODS silenced host Grossmont
in Wednesday's (May 18) regular season finale as the
Sultans forced the Foothillers to share second place
in the Grossmont North League.
Woods (8-3), who was the hard-luck loser the last time
he visited Grossmont's Joe Gizoni Field on Friday, May
6, avenged a defeat that centered around a couple of
controversial calls in the 7th inning of a 3-2 Grossmont
win.
"The scenario was so similar," Santana coach
JERRY HENSON said. "Jeff even hit the first
batter he faced in the 7th like he did the last time."
Only in Wednesday's rematch, Santana did not commit
a "three-base throwing error" nor was there
a bang-bang play at first base that resulted in a game-winning
single.
Woods scattered six hits and struck out 7 as he logged
his 5th complete game.
"Once again, Woods proved he is a big-time player
in a big game," Grossmont coach ROB PHILLIPS
said. "He deserves all the credit."
Santana spoiled an otherwise brilliant pitching performance
by Grossmont sophomore TAYLOR WOHLWEND by parlaying
a walk, singles by BRANDON HALEY and Woods, a
groundout and an error into 2 runs in the 3rd inning.
Grossmont's run came on a 5th inning home run by sophomore
NICK LONGMIRE.
Other than those two innings, the game belonged to the
pitchers.
"These are two good ballclubs and all three of
our games have been like this one today," Henson
said.
Grossmont (22-8, 8-4) is hoping to gain a No. 2 seed
in the SDCIF Division II playoffs, while Santana (23-7,
8-4) is eying a No.1 seed in Division III. Where these
teams begin the playoffs will be determined at the Friday
night (May 20) seeding meeting.
"Based on the whole year, we should be No. 2 behind
El Capitan in our division," Phillips said. "Over
the last couple weeks we've been consistently inconsistent.
Our approach at the plate hasn't been aggressive like
it has been most of the year. We've been swinging at
too many pitchers' pitches. Hopefully, with a little
break now, we can turn that around going into the playoffs."
EL CAPITAN 9, WEST HILLS 1: Seniors
BRYAN PAUKOVITS and NIK GARCIA
combined to spin a 3-hitter at visiting West Hills in
Wednesday's (May 18) Grossmont North League finale.
The Vaqueros' duo totaled 12 strikeouts, with Paukovits
notching 10 during his six-inning stint.
This has been quite a turnaround for an El Capitan squad
that staggered out of the gate with losses in five of
its first six starts. Since that sluggish beginning,
the Vaqueros (19-11, 11-1 GNL) have compiled three winnings
streaks of four or more, including a regular-season
ending six consecutive victories.
El Capitan's STEVE VICKERY has achieved numerous
milestones during his coaching career. Some obviously
are greater than others. But the Vaqueros' skipper was
pleased that this year's crew matched the 11-1 finish
of El Capitan's 2001 Grossmont North League champions.
"I'm really proud of that record," said Vickery,
whose Vaqueros used a rare three-game sweep of Santana
and a 2-1 edge over El Capitan to achieve that mark.
"This is a tough league."
The Vaqueros, who were guided by multiple-hit games
from AUSTIN RAUCH, JASSON KSIAZEK and
Nik Garcia, expect to be awarded the No.1 seed
in the San Diego CIF Division II playoffs. The Vaqueros
have captured the last two SDCIF Division II titles.
West Hills, which surprised the so-called experts with
a couple of stunning victories and overall competitive
manner, finished the campaign 9-18. The good news is
all but one of the Wolf Pack players return next spring.
"We wanted to earn respect each time we came to
play," West Hills' first-year coach SCOTT HOPGOOD
said. "If you ask the other teams in our league
I think we accomplished that goal."
GRANITE HILLS 10, MONTE VISTA 0: Eleven
Eagles contributed to Granite Hills' 14-hit attack in
Wednesday's (May 18) Grossmont South League finale at
Monte Vista.
Hard-nosed NICK MONETTE blasted his 9th home
run with a man aboard to give Granite Hills a 6-0 lead
in the 2nd inning.
RYAN MARQUIS broke out of a lengthy slump with
a pair of hits and two RBI for the 4th-ranked Eagles
(25-5, 13-2).
Monte Vista pitched in eight walks, five of them coming
in a 4-run Granite Hills 1st inning that featured just
two hits.
"We came into the season with four team goals,"
Granite Hills coach JAMES DAVIS said. "We
wanted to win 25 games (check), win at least one tournament
(the Eagles claimed the Grossmont North-South trophy),
win our league (co-champions with Valhalla) and win
CIF (Division I). So far, we've met three out of four."
Monte Vista, which was limited to three hits, finished
the year 7-20.
"It was a learning year for us," Monte Vista
coach LARRY RINEHART said. "I have a great
group of kids. There was no bickering, arguing or finger-pointing."
HELIX 8, MOUNT MIGUEL 3: Neither
of these teams will be going to the SDCIF playoffs.
Despite winning two of their final three games, the
Highlanders will have to be satisfied with their 12-16
finish.
"We're Division I, so there is no way we'll get
in," Helix coach COLE HOLLAND said. "We
don't deserve to go this year. But that's OK. We've
said all along that this club is a year away."
Ten of Helix's losses came by three runs or less. Six
times the Highlanders were beaten by a single run.
"That's the mark of an inexperienced team,"
Holland said.
After ZACH TANIDA's bases-loaded walk gave Helix
a 1-0 edge in Wednesday's (May 18) finale, RAUL RITCHIE
drilled a three-run double in the 3rd inning propelling
the Highlanders to a comfortable lead.
RANDY PEREZ and JEREMY PETERSON added
RBI singles in the 5-run 3rd and Tanida closed the Helix
scoring with a 2-run double in the 6th.
Mount Miguel (0-27,0-14) avoided a fourth shutout with
3 runs in the 6th inning. DEXTER SEAVELLO's 2-run
single was the key blow.
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2005
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Grossmont North League
SULTANS 2, FOOTHILLERS 1
SANTANA ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi
Haley c 3 1 2 0 Ferrara 2b 4 0 0 0
Woods p 4 0 1 0 Berry rf 4 0 1 0
Helmholtz 1b 3 0 0 0 Pieczynski c 2 0 0 0
Hermansen cf 4 0 0 1 Griffin 3b 3 0 0 0
Martin ss 3 0 0 0 Snow dh 3 0 1 0
Brosnan lf 3 0 0 0 Phillips ss 3 0 2 0
Basnight 3b 1 0 0 0 A.Williams cf 2 0 0 0
Diaz ph 1 0 1 0 Haar lf 2 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 2 0 1 0 Sobel ph 1 0 0 0
N.Miller rf 2 1 0 0 Longmire 1b 2 1 2 1
TOTALS 26 2 5 1 TOTALS 26 1 6 1
Santana (23-7, 8-4) 002 000 0 - 2 5 0
Grossmont (22-8, 8-4) 000 010 0 - 1 6 1
GWRBI: Hermansen (2).
E: Griffin. DP: Gro 2. LOB: Sant 8, Gro 6. HR: Longmire (1) 5th, solo.
SB: Haley, Martin, Martinez. S: Martinez.
PITCHING SUMMARY
SANTANA ip h r er bb so
Woods W(8-3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 7
GROSSMONT
Wohlwend L(7-2) 6.0 5 2 1 3 6
T.Adams 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
HBP: by Woods (Pieczynski, A.Williams). WP: Wohlwend.
*
VAQUEROS 9, WOLF PACK 1
WEST HILLS ab r h bi EL CAPITAN ab r h bi
Gagnon c 2 0 0 0 Hostetler rf 3 1 1 2
Parker c 2 0 0 0 Russo 2b 4 1 1 0
Mello cf 2 0 0 0 Rauch c 3 2 2 1
Carley cf 2 0 0 0 Royer ph 1 1 1 0
Stoner ss-p 2 0 1 0 Ksiazek ss 3 1 2 0
Richardson rf 2 0 0 0 Sullenger ss 1 0 1 0
Skinner rf 0 0 0 0 N.Garcia 1b-p 2 1 2 1
Strasburg p 1 0 0 0 D.Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
Eddy p 1 0 0 0 Erickson dh 3 1 1 1
Hoffard p 1 0 0 0 Paukovits p 0 0 0 1
Irvin 2b 2 0 0 0 Walston cf 2 0 0 0
Drescher ph 1 1 1 0 Nazzal cf 1 0 1 0
Pichette dh 1 0 0 0 Griffith lf 2 1 1 1
Maldonado 1b 1 0 0 0 Hensen ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Hall 3b 2 0 1 0 C.Garcia 3b 2 0 0 0
Hooper lf 1 0 0 0 McCarthy 1b 0 0 0 0
Thomason lf 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 25 1 3 0 TOTALS 29 9 13 7
West Hills (9-18, 3-9) 000 000 1 - 1 3 1
El Capitan (19-11, 11-1) 150 021 x - 9 13 2
GWRBI: None.
E: Gagnon, Russo 2. LOB: WH 7, EC 8. 2B: N.Garcia. 3B: Erickson. HR: Hostetler (3) 2nd, one on.
SB: N.Garcia, Russo. SF: Paukovits.
PITCHING SUMMARY
WEST HILLS ip h r er bb so
Strasburg L(1-0) 3.0 7 6 6 4 1
Eddy 2.0 3 2 2 1 3
Stoner 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
EL CAPITAN
Paukovits W(7-2) 6.0 2 0 0 4 10
N.Garcia 1.0 1 1 0 0 2
WP: Strasburg. PB: Gagnon 2.
*
Grossmont South League
NORSEMEN 9, COUGARS 2
VALHALLA ab r h bi STEELE CANYON ab r h bi
J.Brown ss 4 2 1 1 Minich dh 4 0 2 0
R.OSullivan p 4 1 1 2 Harris 2b 3 0 0 0
S.OSullivan dh 4 2 2 3 Inzone rf 3 0 2 0
Baum 1b 3 0 0 0 Rice cf 3 0 0 0
McClain c 3 0 0 0 Lange 1b 3 1 0 0
Sopata ph-cf 1 0 1 0 Epperson ss 3 1 1 1
Moore lf-c 4 2 2 1 Lewis lf 2 0 1 1
G.Garcia 2b 4 2 3 0 W.Murray c 3 0 1 0
D.Smith 3b 2 0 0 0 Jenner 3b 3 0 1 0
Wilson cf-rf 3 0 1 1
Melendez rf-lf 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 9 11 8 TOTALS 27 2 8 2
Valhalla (20-7, 12-2) 200 205 0 - 9 11 1
Steele Canyon (16-11, 10-5) 000 200 0 - 2 8 2
GWRBI: J.Brown (1).
E: Jenner, Wilson, Harris. DP: Val 1. LOB: Val 7, SC 5. 2B: W.Murray, Minich, G.Garcia, Wilson, Moore, R.OSullivan.
HR: Brown (2), 1st, solo; S.OSullivan 2:(8,9) 1st, solo and 6th, one on; Moore (1), 4th, solo. S: D.Smith. SF: Lewis.
PITCHING SUMMARY
VALHALLA ip h r er bb so
R.OSullivan W(8-1) 7.0 8 2 1 0 3
STEELE CANYON
Johnson L(4-4) 7.0 11 9 9 1 6
HBP: by Johnson 3 (D.Smith, Wilson, Baum). PB: McClain.
*
HIGHLANDERS 8, MATADORS 3
HELIX ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi
Ra.Perez ss 4 1 2 1 Seavello ss 3 0 2 2
Tanida c 4 0 1 3 Newborn p 3 0 0 0
Peterson 1b-p 4 0 2 1 Sandoval lf 4 0 0 0
Valles cf 0 1 0 0 White c 2 1 0 0
Ponce rf-p 5 1 1 0 Green 2b 4 1 1 0
Rosenthal lf 3 1 0 0 Plunkett 3b 2 0 1 0
Ritchie 3b 2 1 2 3 Freeman-Bolden ph 1 0 0 0
Beltran dh 2 1 0 0 Cannon rf 2 1 0 0
Webb ph 1 0 0 0 Vanderhyde 1b 2 0 0 0
Wenham ph 1 0 0 0 Calafato ph 1 0 0 0
Rohmer 2b 1 2 1 0 Array cf 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 8 9 8 TOTALS 27 3 4 2
Helix (12-16, 4-11) 015 002 0 - 8 9 2
Mount Miguel (0-27, 0-14) 000 003 0 - 3 4 3
GWRBI: Tanida (2).
E: Ritchie 2, Plunkett, Sandoval, Green. DP: MM 2. LOB: Helix 13, MM 6. 2B: Peterson, Tanida, Ritchie.
SB: Seavello, Ponce.
PITCHING SUMMARY
HELIX ip h r er bb so
Schuler 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Runions W(1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Ponce 2.0 2 3 3 2 3
Peterson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
MOUNT MIGUEL
Newborn L(0-1) 7.0 9 8 8 12 1
HBP: by Schuler (White), by Ponce (Cannon), by Newborn (Valles 2, Peterson). WP: Runions. BK: Ponce.
*
EAGLES 10, MONARCHS 0
GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi
Decker ss 4 0 1 1 Palacios 2b 1 0 1 0
Sabala ph 1 0 0 0 Starling 2b 1 0 0 0
Humphries rf 3 1 2 0 DeAnda rf 2 0 0 0
T.Williams rf 2 1 2 1 Lopez lf 1 0 0 0
Crawford dh 2 2 1 1 Messenger rf 0 0 0 0
Harkins dh 1 0 1 0 Rodriguez 1b 3 0 1 0
Russell 1b 1 0 1 0 Sopher 1b 2 0 0 0
Monette c 2 2 1 2 Leboffe cf-p 2 0 1 0
Roberts c 2 0 1 0 Simmons dh 3 0 0 0
Taijeron lf 3 1 1 0 Cooper c-p 3 0 0 0
Boltz lf 2 0 0 0 Mendiola c 1 0 0 0
Anderson 1b-p 2 1 0 0 Croft ss 2 0 0 0
J.Miller ph 1 0 0 0 Hale 3b 2 0 0 0
Cazares 2b 2 0 0 0
Gay ph 1 0 1 0
Marquis cf 2 1 2 2
Horner 3b 2 1 0 1
Coleman 3b 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 10 14 8 TOTALS 23 0 3 0
Granite Hills (25-5, 13-2) 430 020 1 - 10 14 0
Monte Vista (7-20, 5-10) 000 000 0 - 0 2 2
GWRBI: Crawford (4).
E: Cooper, Dailey. DP: MV 1. LOB: GH 11, MV 4. 2B: Humphries. HR: Monette (9) 2nd, one on. SB: Marquis.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GRANITE HILLS ip h r er bb so
Krause W(9-1) 5.0 2 0 0 1 4
Sylvester 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Anderson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
MONTE VISTA
Dailey L(0-1) 1.1 5 6 6 6 1
Leboffe 4.2 6 4 3 2 4
Cooper 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
WP: Dailey 2.
(05-18-05)
Griffin provides Foothillers' spark in final week
of season
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SANTEE: Grossmont junior A.J. GRIFFIN could
be a starting pitcher for any team in East County. For
the Foothillers, though, the junior right-hander remains
a premier reliever, a spot starter and a nugget at third
base. Hoping to improve their San Diego CIF Division
II seeding position, Grossmont coach ROB PHILLIPS
knew coming in to the final week of the regular season
that his ballclub needed a two-game sweep. He called
on Griffin to provide the spark in Monday's (May 16)
Grossmont North league trial at West Hills.
GROSSMONT 3, WEST HILLS 0: The 6-foot-4,
205-pound Griffin pitched a 2-hit shutout, retiring
the final 16 West Hills batters in succession as the
Foothillers (22-7, 8-3) posted a 6th win in their last
8 starts.
"We're playing to get that second seed (in the
San Diego CIF in the Division II) playoffs," Phillips
said. "We have 22 wins and a chance at 23, so we
deserve that No. 2 seed. If we can get that we will
have a home field advantage throughout the playoffs
to the championship game (June 4 at SDSU's Tony Gwynn
Stadium)."
Griffin was in playoff form against the Wolf Pack, stumbling
only briefly in the 2nd inning. Other than that frame,
Griffin retired West Hills in order in each of the other
six innings, striking out 8 and walking none.
West Hills' only hint of an offensive assault came in
the 2nd inning when STEPHEN STRASBURG doubled
into the right field corner leading off the 2nd inning.
Two outs later AARON GAGNON laced one into left
field that Grossmont freshman left fielder BRIAN
HAAR hauled in on a single bounce. Thus Strasburg
stopped at third and Gagnon put the brakes on at first.
Griffin responded to the challenge with an inning-ending
strikeout. Those were the only Wolf Pack runners to
reach base.
"I didn't have my best fastball, but I made up
for it with my curveball and changeup," said Griffin
(5-2), who logged his third complete game in six starts.
"A couple of times I think my changeup must have
been down around the 50 miles per hour range. And that
only made my 80 miles per hour fastball appear that
much faster."
West Hills junior southpaw AARON RICHARDSON has
dealt better stuff in the past, but managed to make
what he had at his fingertips keep Grossmont's high-powered
offense in check.
"Aaron didn't have his usual velocity on his fastball,
but managed to keep them with his split-finger and curveball,"
West Hills coach SCOTT HOPGOOD said.
A couple of youngsters helped Grossmont break into the
scoring column.
Haar led off the 3rd with a double. First baseman NICK
LONGMIRE followed with a nifty bunt, putting runners
at the corners. But when Richardson decided he had a
play on Longmire at first base, his throw sailed off
the mark permitting Haar to jog in with the first run
of the game.
Grossmont made it 2-0 in the 6th as AUGIE WILLIAMS
spanked a two-out double and scored on NICK SOBEL's
triple.
Longmire's double and MIKE MEDINA's bloop RBI
single handed the Foothillers a 3-0 advantage in the
7th.
"I was getting tired around the 4th inning, so
I went with more curveballs and changeups and it seemed
to work," Griffin said. "The main thing was
my defense was there behind me."
A cornerstone in the Grossmont defense was the glove
work done by neophyte Longmire at first base.
"Nick came up big picking those balls out of the
dirt," Griffin said. "On top of that he started
hitting like he did in winter league."
Phillips noted that Longmire was sent down to the junior
varsity level to gain some playing time a couple of
weeks ago. Last Friday, Longmire hit for the cycle with
a single, two doubles, a triple and a home run against
El Capitan.
"Like I've always maintained, if you hit, I'll
find a spot for you," Phillips said.
West Hills (9-17, 3-8) could easily have short-circuited
Grossmont's playoff plans. The Wolf Pack was in the
Foothillers' faces in all three league encounters, losing
3-2, 3-1 (in 11 innings) and 3-0.
The Wolf Pack's final shot was diluted by the strong-arm
pitching off Griffin.
"I knew this was a pivotal game for us, and I was
going to do whatever it took to make us win."
STEELE CANYON 9, HELIX 8: The Cougars of
Steele Canyon still have a reasonable shot at making
the San Diego CIF Division II playoffs. But the downtrodden
Highlanders nearly spoiled Steele Canyon's post-season
chances.
A 6-run 4th inning gave Helix (11-16, 3-11) an 8-4 advantage.
Noting proudly that his team "got down but they
came back," Mittry confessed he missed some of
the 4th inning when Helix scored their 6 runs -- "I
was throwing things around in the dugout."
But the Highlanders were unable to maintain their grip
as the Cougars eventually snatched victory from the
jaws of defeat as JOE INZONE's three-run double
erased an 8-6 deficit in the bottom of the 6th inning.
"Joe gave us that big double in the left field
gap, and we had some fast guys on base," said Steele
Canyon coach PHIL MITTRY. "DANNY (HARRIS)
reads the ball well off the bat, and I had him going
from the get-go."
Harris, of late, has taken up permanent residence on
the base paths. He's compiled a six-game hitting streak,
producing a .706 batting average (12-for-17) along the
way.
Clutch relief pitching by sophomore ANDREW BRUDER,
who allowed only 2 hits in 3 1/3 innings, held Helix
at bay while Steele Canyon recoiled its offense. Better
than that, Bruder earned his 5th win in 7 decisions.
ANDREW VALLES was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for Helix.
SANTANA 4, EL CAJON VALLEY 1: The
Sultans displayed their pitching depth in Monday's (May
16) Grossmont North League encounter in Santee.
Seniors CHRISTIAN SPICER and ERIK MEDRUD combined
to spin a 4-hitter as Santana (23-4, 8-2) slithered
past El Cajon Valley in Monday's (May 16) Grossmont
North League game to reach the San Diego CIF Division
III playoffs.
Santana senior JEFF WOODS was on line to have
a big day as he doubled and scored on the front-end
of a double steal in the 1st inning and appeared to
have hit his 3rd home run a few innings later except
for the leaping catch by El Cajon Valley junior center
fielder CLIFTON THOMAS.
"Woods hit a ball five feet over the fence in center
field and Thomas made a spectacular play - went over
the fence and brought it back," said an amazed
Santana coach JERRY HENSON. "He could start
for anyone. He can go get a ball, whether it's over
the fence or in the gap.
Thomas came into this game batting at a .395 clip.
"Thomas has got a real chance, could definitely
play at the next level - if he'll take the mustard off
the hotdog," Henson said. "He's that good.
He could be better at the plate but discipline would
take care of that. As for his defensive skills, I haven't
seen any better."
Santana took a 1-0 edge in the 1st inning as Woods doubled,
advanced to third on KYLE HELMHOLTZ's single
and scored on the front end of a double steal.
RYAN BROSNAN's third home run over the left fence
made it 3-0 in the 2nd inning.
The Sultans were far from home, however, as JONATHAN
MANZO's RBI single in the 3rd cut the Santana lead
in half.
Santana tacked on a pair of runs in the 4th inning thanks
to an El Cajon Valley passed ball and JOHN BASNIGHT's
sacrifice fly.
"Helmholtz swung the bat well and Brosnan showed
some power today," Henson said.
GRANITE HILLS 19, MOUNT MIGUEL 2:
No. 4 Granite Hills slammed a season-high 5 home runs,
racked up 21 hits and won its 9th straight in Monday's
(May 16) Grossmont South League demolition of the visiting
Matadors .
"This is what I thought we would hit like this
season," Granite Hills coach JAMES DAVIS
said. "I felt our strength would be hitting and
our pitching would be suspect."
For the most part, it's been just the opposite. Solid
starting pitching has been the Eagles' strength.
"That's why it was good to hit the ball so well
in this game," Davis said. "If we can get
our bats, pitching and defense going in synchronization
like I think we can, we could be pretty tough come (San
Diego CIF Division I) playoff time."
Not surprisingly, catcher NICK MONETTE set the
pace for the Eagles' offensive fireworks, driving in
four runs with a 2-run single in the 3rd and his 8th
home run with a man aboard in the 4th.
BRANDON DECKER also enjoyed an offensive jubilee,
hammering his 5th home run, a double and a single, while
scoring 4 runs and cashing in a pair from his leadoff
post.
A classic inning for Granite Hills (24-5, 12-2) was
the 4th when the Eagles put together back-to-back doubles
by Decker and BRIAN HUMPHRIES, an RBI single
by CODY CRAWFORD and back-to-back home runs by
Monette and TRAVIS TAIJERON.
It was more of the same in the 5th when Granite Hills
poured on 10 more runs. Decker and NICK BOLTZ
banged back-to-back home runs and after JOSH MILLER
walked, pinch-hitter MATT ROBERTS walloped the
third home run of the inning.
DARREN GAY (8-0) enjoyed the offensive serenade,
allowing just three hits and two runs.
Mount Miguel's DEXTER SEAVELLO and BILLY PLUNKETT
spoiled Gay's outing with solo home runs.
VALHALLA 19, MONTE VISTA 6: If nothing
else, credit host Monte Vista for providing the playoff-bound
Norsemen a bit of resistance in Monday's (May 16) Grossmont
South League contest in Spring Valley.
Only three teams have scored more against 5th-ranked
Valhalla (19-7, 11-2) than did these Monarchs (7-19,
5-9), who fell behind 13-0 before breaking through for
5 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning.
Only Eastlake (7), El Dorado (11) and Grossmont North
League-champion El Capitan (12) have scored more on
Valhalla's talented pitching staff.
The Norsemen teed off on four Monte Vista pitchers for
20 hits, including a 5-for-6 effort by senior shortstop
JAVIER BROWN that hoisted his season average
to a Grossmont Conference-best .500.
"All of his hits were rockets, nothing cheap,"
Valhalla coach STEVE PERDUE said. "He's
been a solid, aggressive hitter who has been there
for us all season."
Sophomore GREG GARCIA enjoyed one of his better
games with the bat, driving in three runs with a double
and a pair of singles.
"He takes some pretty good hacks for a little guy
(5-foot-7, 155)," Perdue said of his slick fielding
second baseman. "He's not flashy, but he is steady."
Valhalla's ERIC JULIENNE blanked the Monarchs
over five inning before the Monarchs jumped on him for
a two-run double by ALAN SOPHER and a three-run
home run by CORY COOPER.
 Collision at the plate between Christian
catcher Matt Hart (10) and Hoover's Jeff Martinez
in a Harbor League game earlier this season.
(Courtesy photo)
Patriots' game is rough outing at Crawford
EastCountySports.com
SAN DIEGO: Christian High baseball coach MIKE MITCHELL
hates playing baseball games at Crawford High. No doubt
part of the reason is due to the Patriots' lack of success
on the Colts diamond. Well, it's not really a diamond.
It's more of a rough, one of those old-time designs
that one has to see to believe. Fact remains, though,
Christian lost for the third straight year at Crawford
on Tuesday (May 17), falling in the Colts' corral 3-2.
The loss left the two teams tied for second place in
the Harbor League with one game remaining.
"We don't play well on that field - it's a weird
field," Mitchell fumed. "There are two fences
in the outfield at Crawford. The first one is really
close (about 220 feet) and about 10 feet high. If you
hit a ball over it it's a ground rule double. Any other
field and it's an out."
That regular-season finale will match these same two
teams Thursday (May 19) at Christian at 3 p.m.
Mitchell will be pleased to conduct the rematch on his
home soil. This will actually mark the fourth meeting
between these teams, with the Patriots (15-9, 7-4) holding
a 2-1 series advantage. Both wins - during a tournament
- came at Christian.
Crawford (10-13, 7-4) capitalized on a Christian throwing
error and a pair of bloop doubles to take a 2-0 edge
in the 1st inning on Tuesday. Neither of the doubles
was hit hard off Christian starting and losing pitcher
TODD JONES.
The Colts made it 3-0 in the 3rd inning before Christian
finally broke through in the 4th on JOEL McGRANAHAN's
2-run double.
That blow stretched McGranahan's hitting streak to six
games. He is batting at a .619 clip (13-for-21) during
that span.
On the other side of the coin, SHANE STANOVIC
saw his 9-game hitting streak come to an end.
The loss also halted Christian's 4-game winning skein.
"Today everything went against us," Mitchell
said. "If we win on Thursday it shouldn't hurt
us. If we lose, we could end up going on the road in
the (San Diego CIF Division IV) playoffs."
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Harbor League
COLTS 3, PATRIOTS 2
CHRISTIAN ab r h bi CRAWFORD ab r h bi
Perry rf 3 0 1 0 Ventura 3b 3 1 1 0
Stanovic cf 3 0 0 0 Preciado cf 3 0 1 0
Hart c 3 1 1 0 Love p 2 2 0 1
Plum 3b 2 0 0 0 Newman 1b 3 0 0 0
Rossitto 1b 3 0 1 0 BBurkhead rf 2 0 1 1
EYoung ss 2 1 0 0 Wright c 3 0 1 1
Abell pr 0 0 0 0 Jacob ss 3 0 0 0
McGranahan dh 3 0 1 2 CBurkhead 2b 3 0 2 0
Schroeder lf 2 0 0 0 Latau lf 2 0 0 0
Dossett lf 1 0 0 0
Adams 2b 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 2 4 2 TOTALS 24 3 6 3
Christian (15-9, 7-4) 000 200 0 - 2 4 2
Crawford (10-13, 7-3) 201 000 0 - 3 6 0
GWRBI: None.
E: E.Young, Adams. LOB: Chr 6, Craw 7. 2B: Ventura, McGranahan. SB: B.Burkhead, Perry, Stanovic.
PITCHING SUMMARY
CHRISTIAN ip h r er bb so
Jones L(4-3) 6.0 6 3 2 4 5
CRAWFORD
Love W(6-3) 7.0 4 2 2 5 5
WP: Jones, Love 2.
(05-17-05)
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Grossmont North League
FOOTHILLERS 3, WOLF PACK 0
GROSSMONT ab r h bi WEST HILLS ab r h bi
Ferrara 2b 2 0 0 0 Mello cf 3 0 0 0
Griffin p 2 0 0 0 Irvin 2b 3 0 0 0
Pieczynski c 3 0 1 0 Stoner ss 3 0 0 0
Snow rf 2 0 0 0 Strasburg dh 3 0 1 0
Medina rf 2 0 1 1 Maldonado 1b 0 0 0 0
Phillips ss 4 0 1 0 Pichette c 3 0 0 0
AWilliams cf 2 1 1 0 Richardson p 2 0 0 0
Sobel 3b 2 0 1 1 Gagnon c 2 0 1 0
Haar lf 3 1 1 0 Hall 3b 2 0 0 0
Longmire 1b 3 1 2 0 Hooper rf 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 25 3 8 2 TOTALS 23 0 2 0
Grossmont (22-7, 8-3) 000 011 1 - 3 8 0
West Hills (9-17, 3-8) 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
GWRBI: None.
E: Richardson.
DP: WH 2. LOB: Gro 7, WH 2. 2B: Strasburg, Pieczynski, Haar, A.Willliams. 3B: Sobel. S: Ferrara, Griffin.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GROSSMONT ip h r er bb so
Griffin W(5-2) 7.0 2 0 0 0 8
WEST HILLS
Richardson L(3-5) 6.0 8 3 3 4 5
HBP: by Richardson (Ferrara).
*
SULTANS 4, BRAVES 1
EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi SANTANA ab r h bi
Thomas cf 3 1 1 0 Haley c 3 0 0 0
Dyer 2b 3 0 0 0 Woods ss 3 1 1 0
Manzo lf 3 0 1 1 Helmholtz 1b 3 0 2 0
Abbod 3b 2 0 0 0 Hermansen cf 2 1 1 0
D.Perez c 3 0 0 0 Diaz rf 1 0 1 0
Mansfield 1b 2 0 1 0 Martin 3b 2 1 0 0
L.Perez p 2 0 0 0 Brosnan lf 2 1 1 1
Vega rf 2 0 0 0 Wylie lf 1 0 0 0
Myer rf 1 0 1 0 Basnight dh 1 0 1 1
Padilla ss 3 0 0 0 Schaub dh 0 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 2 0 1 0
NMiller rf 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 1 4 1 TOTALS 22 4 8 2
El Cajon Valley (4-23, 0-12) 001 000 0 - 1 4 0
Santana (22-7, 8-3) 110 200 x - 4 8 1
GWRBI: None.
E: Woods. DP: ECV 1, Sant 1. LOB: ECV 5, Sant 4. 2B: Woods, Basnight. HR: Brosnan (3) 2nd, solo.
SB: Thomas, Woods, Helmholtz, Hermansen, Diaz, Martinez. SF: Basnight.
PITCHING SUMMARY
EL CAJON VALLEY ip h r er bb so
L.Perez L(2-5) 6.0 8 4 4 2 0
SANTANA
Spicer W(4-0) 5.0 3 1 1 1 5
Medrud Sv(1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
HBP: by L.Perez (Martinez), by Spicer (Mansfield). WP: L.Perez. PB: D.Perez.
*
Grossmont South League
COUGARS 9, HIGHLANDERS 8
HELIX ab r h bi STEELE CANYON ab r h bi
Ra.Perez ss 4 1 1 0 Minich ss 4 2 1 1
Tanida c 3 2 1 1 Harris 2b 2 3 2 0
Peterson 1b 5 1 1 0 Inzone rf 3 0 2 3
Valles cf 4 1 2 3 Rice cf 4 0 0 1
Ponce rf 3 2 2 0 Lange 1b 3 1 2 1
Ritchie 3b 3 0 0 0 Klopp pr 0 0 0 0
Rosenthal lf 1 0 1 1 Epperson p 2 0 1 1
Deharo lf 1 0 0 0 Bruder p 2 0 1 0
Beltran dh 3 0 0 0 Lewis lf 4 1 1 0
Rohmer 2b 4 1 0 0 WMurray c 3 1 1 0
Wenham p 0 0 0 0 Jenner 3b 2 0 1 1
Runions p 0 0 0 0 Jacobsmeier pr 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 31 8 8 5 TOTALS 29 9 12 8
Helix (11-16, 3-11) 011 600 0 - 8 8 2
Steele Canyon (16-10, 10-4) 301 203 x - 9 12 4
GWRBI: Inzone (3).
E: Minich 4, Peterson, Rohmer. LOB: SC 9, Helix 9. 2B: Minich, Lange, Valles, W.Murray, Harris, Inzone.
SB: Tanida, Valles.
PITCHING SUMMARY
HELIX ip h r er bb so
Wenham L(3-5) 5.0 12 9 7 3 0
Runions 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
STEELE CANYON
Epperson 3.2 6 8 4 3 2
Bruder W(5-2) 3.1 2 0 0 0 1
Wenham faced 4 batters in the in the 6th inning.
HBP: by Epperson (Ponce, Beltran), by Bruder (Tanida).
*
EAGLES 19, MATADORS 2
MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi
Seavello 2b 3 1 1 1 Decker ss 4 4 3 2
Newborn cf-p 2 0 0 0 Sylvester 1b 1 0 1 1
Calafato ss 3 0 1 0 Humphries rf 2 2 2 2
White c 3 0 0 0 Boltz rf 2 1 1 1
Sandoval rf 2 0 0 0 Crawford dh 3 1 1 2
Plunkett 3b-1b 2 1 1 1 J.Miller dh 1 1 0 0
Vanderhyde 1b-p 2 0 0 0 Monette c 4 1 3 4
Green p-3b 2 0 0 0 Roberts c 1 1 1 2
Array lf 2 0 0 0 Taijeron lf 3 1 1 1
T.Williams lf 1 1 1 0
Anderson 1b 3 0 1 0
Krause 2b 1 1 1 1
Cazares 2b 2 0 0 0
Harkins 3b 2 2 2 0
Marquis cf 4 1 1 1
Horner 3b 2 1 1 0
Coleman ss 1 1 1 2
TOTALS 21 2 3 1 TOTALS 37 19 21 19
Mount Miguel (0-26, 0-13) 000 1 1 0 - 2 3 2
Granite Hills (24-5, 12-2) 103 5(10) - 19 20 0
Game called after 5Â12 innings.
GWRBI: Crawford (3).
LOB: MM 2, GH 7. 2B: Sylvester, Decker, T.Williams, Coleman.
HR: Seavello (3) 4th, solo; Monette (8) 4th, one on; Taijeron (6) 4th, solo;
Decker (5) 5th, one on; Boltz (1) 5th, solo; Plunkett (1) 5th, solo; Roberts (2) 5th one on.
SB: Newborn, Monette, Crawford, Decker 2.
PITCHING SUMMARY
MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb so
Greene L(0-1) 3.2 7 6 5 1 3
Vanderhyde 0.1 5 5 5 1 0
Newborn 1.0 8 8 8 1 1
GRANITE HILLS
Gay W(8-0) 5.0 3 2 2 0 7
Russell 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Vanderhyde faced 5 batters in the 5th.
*
NORSEMEN 19, MONTE VISTA 6
VALHALLA ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi
J.Brown ss 6 2 5 3 Palacios 2b 3 0 2 0
R.OSullivan dh 3 2 1 2 DeAnda lf-p 3 0 1 0
S.OSullivan 3b 2 2 1 2 Lopez 1b-rf 2 0 0 0
Baum 1b 3 2 2 2 Rodriguez p-1b 4 1 1 0
McClain c 4 1 2 1 Leboffe cf 4 1 2 1
G.Garcia 2b 4 3 3 3 Simmons 3b-p 3 1 2 0
Sopata cf 3 2 1 1 Sopher dh 4 1 2 2
Melendez lf 3 1 1 1 Cooper c 3 1 1 3
Wilson rf-cf 3 1 2 3 R.Garcia lf 1 0 0 0
Smith 3b 2 2 1 0 Mendiola 2b 1 0 0 0
M.Young 1b 2 1 1 0 Hale 3b 1 1 1 0
LeValley rf 1 0 0 0 Messenger rf 2 0 0 0
Wilkins c 1 0 0 0 Haase p-lf 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 6 12 6 TOTALS 37 19 20 18
Valhalla (19-7, 11-2) 100 165 6 - 19 20 1
Monte Vista (7-19, 5-9) 000 005 1 - 6 12 1
GWRBI: None.
E: Palacios, S.OSullivan. LOB: MV 7, Val 8. 2B: J.Brown, S.OSullivan, Baum, G.Garcia, Hale.
HR: Cooper (1) 6th, two on. SB: S.OSullivan, Baum. SF: Wilson.
PITCHING SUMMARY
VALHALLA
Julienne W(5-1) 5.1 9 5 5 0 6
Stangyl 1.2 3 1 1 0 2
MONTE VISTA ip h r er bb so
Rodriguez L(2-10) 4.2 8 6 6 3 3
Haase 0.0 2 2 2 3 0
DeAnda 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Simmons 2.0 9 11 11 3 2
Haase faced 5 batters in the 5th.
HBP: by Simmons (Baum, Smith, R.OSullivan), by Julienne (Simmons). PB: Wilkins 2, Cooper 3.
Fair ball called foul... a critical play
in Friday's Grossmont South League championship game
at Valhalla. Granite Hills' Cody Crawford
(12) races for home as Norsemen Sean O'Sullivan
(12), Ryan O'Sullivan (15) and catcher Tommy
McClain (13) watch the ball.
(5-13-05/Photo by Adolfo Villanueva)
Eagles' Anderson deals shutout in big win over Valhalla;
Vaqueros get two home runs from Rauch in clinching win
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON: It was championship Friday (May 13)
in East County. On the Grossmont North League side,
the El Capitan Vaqueros secured their 9th league title
under the tutelage of coach STEVE VICKERY by
turning back Grossmont 5-4 in a battle of home runs.
Meanwhile, on the Grossmont South side, Granite Hills
was edging Valhalla 2-0 in a premier pitching duel that
created a probable co-championship in that league.
Granite Hills' Donnie Anderson pitched a 3-hit
shutout as the Eagles defeated defending Grossmont South
champion Valhalla 2-0 on Friday. (5-13-05/Photo
by Adolfo Villanueva)
GRANITE HILLS 2, VALHALLA 0: For the record,
Valhalla coach STEVE PERDUE concedes that visiting
Granite Hills earned Friday's (May 13) key Grossmont
South League victory.
Yet, the focus of Friday's title bout was on a misguided
call by the plate umpire that left the No. 5 Norsemen
angry, Valhalla coach Perdue ejected and the 4th-ranked
Eagles trying to conceal their delight at their unexpected
good fortune.
Things were going as expected as Valhalla's SEAN
O'SULLIVAN and Granite Hills' DONNIE ANDERSON
were dealing donuts until the top of the 3rd when the
Eagles received a break they hadn't counted on.
With runners at first and second and two outs in the
Granite Hills 3rd inning, Eagles batter TRAVIS TAIJERON
raised a popup midway between home plate and third base.
Valhalla catcher TOMMY McCLAIN and third baseman
RYAN O'SULLIVAN began tracking the ball, but
neither called the other off. Thus, the ball handed
in fair territory, and eventually rolled foul some 50
feet from 3rd base.
An obvious foul ball, or so it would seem.
That's when the chaos began. Thinking the ball was foul,
the Norsemen were in no hurry to step and fetch. At
the same time, the Eagles' CODY CRAWFORD was
running full tilt from third to score the game's first
run as Taijeron turned a big league popup into an RBI
double.
"All I wanted them (the umpires) to do was get
the call right," said Perdue, who was eventually
ejected for insisting the umpire had made the wrong
ruling.
Valhalla coach Steve Perdue isn't buying
what he's hearing. (Photo
by Adolfo Villanueva)
Dissatisfied with the plate umpire's weak-kneed interpretation
of the play, Perdue turned to the veteran base umpire
to gain his take on the play.
"I said 'I don't mean to embarrass your buddy,
but (said Perdue, restating the play), is that a fair
ball or a foul ball?' He said, '"Yes, that is a
foul ball.'"
Hours later the umpires changed their story, which more
than likely will keep Perdue from registering his planned
protest.
"I'm going ahead with the protest no matter what
they say," Perdue said. "I believe in integrity
and I don't think (the umpires association) is on the
same page. Who are those guys accountable to?"
Politics aside, the Eagles' 6-foot-4, 200-pound Anderson
is at the pinnacle of his game. The senior right-hander
rationed Valhalla (18-7, 10-2 GSL) to three hits, two
of them coming from leadoff man JAVIER BROWN.
Anderson, most experienced of a blossoming Granite Hills
pitching staff, blanked the Norsemen on 3 hits for his
6th win in 7 decisions.
"Beating Valhalla and O'Sullivan in the same game
is certainly a bonus," said Granite Hills senior
catcher NICK MONETTE, who burned the Norsemen's
ace with an RBI double in the 5th inning.
Monette was 2-for-2, while freshman teammate BRIAN
HUMPHRIES was 3-for-4.
"Monette has had an MVP year," Perdue said.
Anderson was more reserved in his post-game comments.
Granite Hills' Louis Cazares (3) starts
a double play as Valhalla's Sean O'Sullivan (12)
slides. (5-13-05/Photo
by Adolfo Villanueva)
"We just had to come in here and shut them down,"
Anderson said. "My curveball was working great
and I was placing my fastball pretty good, too. Yeah,
this was my best game of the season."
Only once did the Norsemen advance a runner as far as
third base against Anderson, who has beaten Valhalla
twice this season.
"I think they were guessing a lot today because
I did a good job of mixing my pitches," said Anderson
(6-1).
Granite Hills coach JAMES DAVIS believed Anderson
was dealing at his best.
"It's hard to imagine that Donnie can pitch any
better," Davis said.
Granite Hills (23-5, 11-2 GSL) has assured itself of
its first league title since 2002. Valhalla, winner
of the previous two league titles, can still grab a
share of this flag by sweeping its final three regular
season games.
Not to be overlooked was the pitching of O'Sullivan,
who was tagged with his first loss despite pitching
his finest game of the season. He struck out 11.
"O'Sullivan got better as the game went on,"
Davis said. "That's the best fastball I've seen
him throw all year. He's so hard to judge because he
throws three or four different fastballs as far as velocity
goes. When he wants to, he can really pump it up."
Gossip among the scouts had O'Sullivan consistently
throwing between 89-to-93 miles per hour.
Over the final two frames, O'Sullivan was bringing it
like he did a year ago. He mowed down five of the final
seven batters he faced on strikes.
If there was a knock against O'Sullivan it was that
he went to his curveball too many times.
"I think five of our hits came on breaking balls,"
Davis said. Three of those Granite Hills safeties
came off the bat of Humphries.
Valhalla was clearly keyed for the rubber match of this
series with archrival Granite Hills.
"I've never seen a Valhalla team so animated,"
Davis said. "That's the most 'up' I've seen them
all year."
Once settled down and focused on the ballgame at hand,
Perdue realized that Friday's contest was a classic
showdown between two of East County's finest.
"I told our guys not to hold their heads down,"
Perdue said. "There is no shame in losing to a
good team. And Granite Hills is a good team. Take away
the bad call and they still beat us."
El Capitan's Austin Rauch (18) hit two home runs
as the Vaqueros defeated Grossmont 5-4 on Friday to
clinch the Grossmont North League championship. (5-13-05/Photo
by Ernie Pile)
EL CAPITAN 5, GROSSMONT 4: The once
forgotten Vaqueros, who opened the season with five
losses in their first six games, are celebrating a Grossmont
North League championship this weekend. Victories in
10 of the last 13 games, including a current five-game
winning streak helped El Capitan clinch its second straight
Grossmont North League flag.
El Capitan junior catcher AUSTIN RAUCH slammed
two of the six home runs hit in Friday's (May 13) showdown,
both for key insurance runs, helping the Vaqueros prevail.
Rauch lifted an opposite field shot to right to mount
a 4-1 advantage in the 5th inning, but the Foothillers
struck back in the home-half of the frame when AUGIE
WILLIAMS smacked a two-run blast to trim the lead
to 4-3.
However, Rauch answered back by launching a monster
shot to left in the 7th - the ball traveling well over
400 feet as it landed on the JV diamond - to push the
lead back to two runs.
"You always try to get some extra runs for insurance,"
noted Rauch, who opened his 4-for-4 performance with
a pair of singles before going deep. "And it looked
like we needed them today."
El Capitan starting pitcher CRISTIAN GARCIA tossed
a complete-game, 6-hitter, striking out 9 as he raised
his personal pitching mark to 7-3.
"This was a huge win for us," El Capitan coach
STEVE VICKERY said. "Anytime you win a league
championship, it's special. We are feeling pretty good
right now."
No. 6 Grossmont (21-7, 7-3) pushed the game to the brink
after three batters stayed alive when there were two
strikes and two outs on each of them in the bottom of
the 7th.
Grossmont leadoff man, catalyst TIM FERRARA, lifted
a 1-2 pitch over the wall for his first home run of
the season. He was the third Foothillers batter to go
the opposite way in clearing the barriers of Joe Gizoni
Field.
Late-inning substitute NICK SOBEL coaxed a walk
to bring the potential winning run to the plate. However,
Garcia registered the final of his nine strikeouts to
seal the championship for the Lakesiders.
Danny Pieczynski hits a home run for Grossmont against
El Capitan Friday (photo by Ernie Pile)
"You just accept it as a pitcher that the ball
will go out of this park, suck it up and keep pitching,"
explained Garcia. "Because this league is so tough,
winning it is better than the playoffs."
Garcia set down eight consecutive batters in the early
going, baiting the Hillers to climb the ladder on strikeout
pitches well above the strike zone. Later on, he went
down and away for his out pitch.
"Cristian threw all of his pitches well - any time,
any count," added Rauch. "We just tried to
mix it up and get different sequences of pitches."
Meanwhile, Grossmont stayed close throughout with some
timely infield defense by turning three double plays,
although one resulted in a 3rd-inning run when El Capitan
had runners at the corners with nobody out. The grounder
made it 3-0 after GRIFF ERICKSON belted a 2-run
homer to open the scoring in the 2nd.
The Foothillers, who used the long ball to account for
all four runs, began their comeback on a solo homer
by catcher DANNY PIECYZNSKI in the 4th.
Ferrara (2-for-4) had the only multiple-hit outing for
Grossmont, while THOMAS HOSTETLER went 2-for-4
for the Vaqueros, sending Hillers starter TAYLOR
WOHLWEND to his first loss in eight decisions.
Even with the league pennant firmly secured by the two-time
defending SDCIF Division II champion Vaqueros, a 4th
meeting could be in offing as both teams figure to make
legitimate challenges for prominent playoff positions
when the seeing committee convenes on Friday, May 20.
So far, El Capitan owns a 2-1 series edge.
HELIX 5, MONTE VISTA 1: With their
San Diego CIF playoff chances flickering at best, the
Highlanders finally caught fire in Friday's (May 13)
Grossmont South League encounter in La Mesa.
Helix seniors MIKE SCHULER and MATT WENHAM
combined to twirl a 5-hitter at the visiting Monarchs
(7-18, 5-8) in a must-win situation for the Highlanders
(11-15, 3-10).
"Our pitching has been there for us most of the
season," Helix coach COLE HOLLAND said.
"Just look at the job Schuler has done for us with
literally no run support. The guy is 2-5 with an ERA
under three (2.82 to be exact) and he's walked only
five in 54 2/3 innings. He's deserved better."
Schuler included 55 strikes in his 79 pitches against
the Monarchs. He walked none and did not allow an earned
run.
For one of the few times in more than a month, the Highlanders
finally produced some timely offensive blows with the
game on the line.
Sophomore RAUL RITCHIE broke a 1-1 tie with an
RBI single in the 4th inning.
"That was a 2-strike hit, something we haven't
been getting most of the year," Holland said.
JEREMY PETERSON belted a 2-run home run - his
third - to extend the Helix lead to 4-1 in the 5th inning.
"He's been our main source of power," Holland
said of the 6-foot-5, 250-pound sophomore first baseman.
"Twenty of his 26 hits have gone for extra bases
(17 of them doubles). His home run was the big blow
for us today."
Monte Vista started out fast as DAVID PALACIOS
and DAN DeANDA banged back-to-back singles in
the opening frame. But a double-play killed that budding
rally.
"We just cruised from there," Holland said.
STEELE CANYON 8, MOUNT MIGUEL 1:
While heavyweights Granite Hills and Valhalla have been
hogging the headlines in their bid for the Grossmont
South League pennant, coach PHIL MITTRY's Cougars
(15-10, 9-4) have been lurking only a few strides back
in third place.
To be sure, Steele Canyon has a firm grip on the "show"
ticket in what has been primarily a three horse race
in the Grossmont South.
Junior second baseman DANNY HARRIS has been the
driving force behind the Steele Canyon charge of late.
In his last four starts, Harris has compiled a .667
batting average (10-for-15).
Harris opened Friday's (May 13) game at Mount Miguel
with a double that led to a 4-run 1st inning. MIKE
LANGE, ROSS EPPERSON, WILL MURRAY and JESSE JACOBSMEIER
punched out RBI singles.
A triple by JOE INZONE and an RBI single by MATT
KNAUST stretched Steele Canyon's advantage to 5-0.
Then it was Harris' turn again. His two-run single keyed
a 3-run 6th inning as the Cougars slapped a clap on
any comeback plans the Matadors (0-25, 0-12) might have
been entertaining.
"Harris has been hot for the last week or so,"
Mittry said. "He started to heat up at the right
time. This is when you want to be peaking."
The SDCIF playoffs begin on Tuesday (May 24) and Steele
Canyon figures to be a longshot in Division III.
Sophomore ANDREW BRUDER turned in a powerful
five innings on the mound, limiting the Matadors to
one hit while striking out six.
Mount Miguel, meanwhile, avoided being shutout for the
fourth time this season as BUD NEWBORN
followed a pair of walks by the Steele Canyon relief
corps with an RBI single.
"Those kids really play hard for him (Matadors
coach BYRON GRIGSBY)," Mittry said. "They've
only got 10 guys, and they all hustle. They are out
there busting their butts for the very last out of the
game."
WEST HILLS 8, EL CAJON VALLEY 1: SHAIN
STONER drove in three runs with a double and a single
Friday (May 13) to carry host West Hills to an easy
Grossmont North League victory over El Cajon Valley.
Perhaps the biggest news on the West Hills front was
that hard-luck STEPHEN STRASBURG chalked up his
first win in 10 decisions. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound junior
right-hander scattered 8 hits and struck out six during
a 6-inning stint to silence the Braves (4-22, 0-11).
"Strasburg had a key 1st inning - threw only 11
pitches," said West Hills coach SCOTT HOPGOOD.
"It helped him to settle down."
It also set an economical pattern as Strasburg needed
just 82 pitches to sail through six innings.
"Strasburg was in charge from the start,"
said El Cajon Valley coach WAYNE WEIGHTMAN.
"We've had problems with injuries and eligibilities
all season. We had a great practice yesterday but today
we were flat. But these guys are fighters - they haven't
given up all season."
Hopgood agreed.
"El Cajon's been playing tough," Hopgood noted.
"We wanted to get on them early and take momentum
from them. We executed in every phase of the game. We
really swung the bats well, and we were very aggressive
on the bases."
For West Hills (9-16, 3-7) it was only the third time
the Wolf Pack had logged back-to-back victories. The
playoff-hopeful Pack plays its final regular games against
Grossmont and El Capitan.
"We know we need to finish with four wins - we're
halfway there," Hopgood said.
Valhalla shortstop Javier Brown attempts to complete
a double play after forcing Granite Hills' Louis
Cazares at second base. Watching in the background
is Greg Garcia.
(5-13-05/Photo by Adolfo Villanueva)
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Grossmont North League
WOLF PACK 8, BRAVES 1
EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi WEST HILLS ab r h bi
Thomas cf 4 1 1 0 Mello cf 2 2 0 0
Dyer 2b 4 0 1 0 Parker cf 0 0 0 0
Manzo lf 3 0 2 1 Irvin 2b 2 2 1 1
Abbod 3b 3 0 0 0 Stoner ss-p 3 1 2 3
L.Perez rf 3 0 0 0 Strasburg p 3 0 1 2
Aquiningoc 1b 3 0 2 0 Dresher 2b 0 0 0 0
D.Perez c 3 0 1 0 Richardson dh 1 0 1 0
Padilla ss 2 0 0 0 Maldonado 1b 0 0 0 0
Mansfield ph 1 0 0 0 Eddy dh 2 0 1 1
Myer p 3 0 1 0 Gagnon lf 3 0 0 0
Pichette c 3 0 2 1
Hall 3b 3 0 0 0
Hooper rf 3 2 2 0
Hoffard ph 1 0 0 0
Carley pr 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 29 1 8 1 TOTALS 26 8 10 8
El Cajon Valley (4-22, 0-11) 001 000 0 - 1 8 2
West Hills (9-16, 3-7) 103 400 x - 2 10 0
GWRBI: Irvin (3).
E: Padilla 2. DP: WH 1. LOB: ECV 7, WH 5. 2B: Irvin, Stoner. SB: Mello, Carley, Hooper 3. SB: Eddy, Strasburg.
PITCHING SUMMARY
EL CAJON VALLEY ip h r er bb so
Myer L(1-6) 3.2 8 8 7 3 2
L.Perez 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Abbod 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
WEST HILLS
Strasburg W(1-9) 6.0 8 1 1 1 6
Stoner 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
HBP: by Myer (Mello). WP: Strasburg. PB: D.Perez 3.
*
VAQUEROS 5, FOOTHILLERS 4
EL CAPITAN ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi
Hostetler rf 4 0 2 0 Ferrara 2b 4 1 2 1
Russo 2b 4 1 1 0 Griffin 3b 2 0 0 0
Rauch c 4 2 4 2 Sobel 3b 0 0 0 0
Ksiazek ss 3 0 0 0 Snow dh-p 4 0 0 0
N.Garcia 1b 3 1 0 0 Pieczynski c 3 1 1 1
D.Garcia pr 0 0 0 0 Phillips ss 2 0 1 0
Erickson dh 2 1 1 2 Cusumano pr 0 0 0 0
Walston cf 2 0 1 0 Berry rf 3 0 0 0
Sullenger ph 0 0 0 0 Passanini 1b 3 1 1 0
Griffith 3b 2 0 0 0 Williams cf 3 1 1 2
Henson ph 1 0 0 0 Haar lf 2 0 0 0
Nazzal lf 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 25 5 9 4 TOTALS 26 4 6 4
El Capitan (18-11, 10-1) 021 010 1 - 5 9 1
Grossmont (21-7, 7-3) 000 120 1 - 4 6 1
GWRBI: Erickson (2).
E: Ferrara, Ksiazek. DP: Gro 3. LOB: EC 6, Gro 5. 2B: Russo, Passanini.
HR: Erickson (1), 2nd, one on; Pieczynski (8), 4th, solo; Rauch 2(3,4) 5th, solo, and 7th, solo;
A.Williams (5), 5th, one on; Ferrara (1), 7th, solo. SB: Cusumano.
EL CAPITAN ip h r er bb so
C.Garcia W(7-3) 7.0 6 4 4 3 9
GROSSMONT
Wohlwend L(7-1) 5.0 7 4 3 1 3
Snow 2.0 2 1 1 3 3
PB: Pieczynski.
*
Grossmont South League
EAGLES 2, NORSEMEN 0
GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi VALHALLA ab r h bi
Decker ss 4 0 0 0 J.Brown ss 3 0 2 0
Humphries cf 4 1 3 0 R.OSullivan 3b 3 0 0 0
Crawford dh 4 1 0 0 S.OSullivan p 2 0 0 0
Horner 3b 0 0 0 0 Baum 1b 3 0 0 0
Monette c 2 0 2 1 McClain c 2 0 0 0
Taijeron lf 3 0 1 1 Moore lf 3 0 0 0
Anderson p 2 0 0 0 LeValley dh 2 0 0 0
Cazares 2b 2 0 1 0 Wilson rf 1 0 0 0
Boltz rf 3 0 0 0 G.Garcia 2b 1 0 0 0
Russell 1b 3 0 0 0 Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Sopata cf 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 27 2 7 2 TOTALS 23 0 3 0
Granite Hills (23-5, 11-2) 001 010 0 - 2 7 1
Valhalla (18-7, 10-2) 000 000 0 - 0 3 0
GWRBI: Taijeron (4).
E: Decker. DP: GH 2, Val 1. LOB: GH 7, Val 5. 2B: J.Brown, Taijeron, Monette.
SB: Crawford, S.OSullivan, Humphries.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GRANITE HILLS ip h r er bb so
Anderson W(6-1) 7.0 3 0 0 3 4
VALHALLA
S.OSullivan L(5-2) 7.0 7 2 2 2 11
HBP: by S.OSullivan (Anderson).
*
HIGHLANDERS 5, MONARCHS 1
MONTE VISTA ab r h bi HELIX ab r h bi
Palacios 2b 4 0 1 0 Perez ss 3 1 0 0
DeAnda rf 3 0 1 0 Tanida c 3 1 2 0
Lopez 1b 3 0 0 0 Peterson 1b 3 1 1 2
Rodriguez dh-p 3 0 0 0 Valles cf 3 2 2 0
Sopher lf-p 3 1 2 0 Ponce rf 2 0 2 0
Leboffe p-cf 3 0 0 0 Ritchie 3b 3 0 1 1
Hale 3b 1 0 0 0 Rosenthal lf 1 0 0 0
Messenger dh 1 0 0 0 Schuler p 2 0 0 0
Cooper c 1 0 1 0 Beltran ph 1 0 1 0
Simmons ph 1 0 0 0 Deharo pr 0 0 0 0
Croft ss 2 0 0 0 Wenham p 0 0 0 0
Haase cf-lf 0 0 0 0 Rohmer 2b 3 0 1 0
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 25 1 5 0 TOTALS 24 5 10 3
Monte Vista (7-18, 5-8) 010 000 0 - 1 5 1
Helix (11-15, 3-10) 100 130 x - 5 10 2
GWRBI: Ritchie (2).
E: Croft, Rohmer, Peterson. DP: MV 1, Helix 1. LOB: MV 7, Helix 7. 2B: Sopher, Ritchie.
HR: Peterson (3) 5th, one on. SB: Perez, Tanida.
PITCHING SUMMARY
MONTE VISTA ip h r er bb so
Leboffe L(3-4) 3.1 4 2 1 2 1
DeAnda 1.0 4 3 3 1 2
Lopez 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Sopher 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
HELIX
Schuler W(2-5) 6.0 5 1 0 0 4
Wenham Sv(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
HBP: by (Schuler (Cooper, Hale). PB: Cooper. BK: DeAnda.
*
COUGARS 8, MATADORS 1
STEELE CANYON ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi
Minich ss 5 1 1 0 Seavello 2b 1 0 0 0
Harris 2b 5 2 3 2 Freeman-Bolden 1b 1 0 0 0
Inzone rf 4 1 1 0 Newborn cf 2 0 1 1
Knaust 1b 3 1 2 1 Califato ss 3 0 1 0
Lange dh 2 1 1 1 White c 3 0 0 0
Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 Green 3b-p 3 0 0 0
Epperson 3b 4 1 2 2 Plunkett 1b-2b 3 0 1 0
W.Murray c 4 0 2 1 Cannon rf 3 0 0 0
Jacobsmeier cf 4 0 2 1 Vanderhyde p 2 0 0 0
Klopp lf 4 1 1 0 Array lf 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 36 8 15 8 TOTALS 22 1 3 1
Steele Canyon (15-10, 9-4) 400 013 0 - 8 15 0
Mount Miguel (0-25, 0-12) 000 001 0 - 1 3 0
GWRBI: Lange (1).
DP: SC 1. LOB: SC 9, MM 2. 2B: Minich, Harris. 3B: Inzone. SB: Newborn, Array.
PITCHING SUMMARY
STEELE CANYON ip h r er bb so
Bruder W(4-2) 5.0 1 0 0 0 6
West 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Jenner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
MOUNT MIGUEL
Vanderhyde L(0-6) 5.0 9 5 5 1 2
K.Green 2.0 6 3 3 0 2
HBP: by Bruder (Newborn), by Vanderhyde (Lange).
*
(05-13-05)
Stanovic has five hits as Christian crushes Kearny
again
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SAN DIEGO: Junior SHANE STANOVIC extended
his hitting streak to nine games with a 5-hit outbreak
spearheading the Christian High Patriots in a 19-4 romp
over host Kearny in Saturday's (May 14) Harbor League
action.
Stanovic slugged a triple and four singles in six at-bats
against the Komets (2-22, 1-9). The only time he made
an out was in the 1st inning when he lined into a double
play.
"What can I say - the guy is hot," Christian
coach MIKE MITCHELL said. "In his last at-bat
today his swing hit the catcher's glove. It was
going to called catcher's interference except Shane
managed to hit the ball into left field for a single.
Since the rule says he gets his choice, Shane naturally
took the hit. You know your luck is good when stuff
like that happens."
Stanovic has 20 hits in 32 at-bats for a .625 average
over his last nine games.
JOEL McGRANAHAN whacked a pair of doubles in
five trips to push his batting streak to five games.
The senior standout is batting at a .667 clip during
that stretch with a dozen hits.
In addition to wielding a hot bat, McGranahan also pitched
four innings to earn his second win in three decisions.
CHAD O'DONNELL blanked the Komets on one hit
over two innings of relief and KELLEN ROSSITTO finished
the job by spinning a scoreless 7th.
The Patriots staged a six-run rally with two outs in
the 1st inning and never looked back. EDDIE YOUNG's
3-run double and a 2-run double by NICK ADAMS
were the key blows. Adams smacked another 2-run double
in Christian's 5-run 4th that gave the Patriots a 12-0
lead.
Christian out-scored Kearny 47-9 in a three-game series
sweep.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Harbor League
PATRIOTS 19, KOMETS 4
CHRISTIAN ab r h bi KEARNY ab r h bi
Perry rf 2 1 1 0 Reed 3b-cf 3 0 1 0
W.Murray rf 3 1 1 2 K.Richey ss-2b 3 1 0 0
Stanovic cf 6 3 5 1 Neeleman lf 1 0 0 0
Hart c-ss 6 1 3 1 Sarantopolous lf 1 1 0 0
Plum dh 2 2 1 1 Bell 1b-cf 3 0 0 0
T.Jones 3b 3 0 0 0 A.Whyte p 3 1 3 1
Rossitto 1b 2 2 1 1 T.Richey c 3 1 1 1
O'Donnell p-1b 2 0 1 1 Alcon 2b 1 0 0 0
E.Young ss 4 3 3 3 Johnson 2b 2 0 1 2
McGranahan p-1b 5 2 2 1 Marsh p 1 0 0 0
Dossett lf 2 1 0 0 J.Whyte 3b 2 0 0 0
Schroeder lf 2 2 1 2 Heyenga rf 3 0 0 0
N.Adams 2b 3 0 2 4
Abell c 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 43 19 21 17 TOTALS 26 4 6 4
Christian (15-8, 7-3) 610 513 3 - 19 21 1
Kearny (2-21, 1-9) 000 400 0 - 4 6 3
GWRBI: E.Young (3).
E: Reed, K.Richey, Abell. DP: Kearny 2. LOB: Chr 8, Kearny 2. 2
B: Hart, E.Young 2, McGranahan 2, Schroeder, N.Adams. 3B: A.Murray, Stanovic. SB: Plum, Hart.
PITCHING SUMMARY
CHRISTIAN ip h r er bb so
McGranahan W(2-1) 4.0 5 4 4 1 2
O'Donnell 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Rossitto 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
KEARNY
Marsh L(1-8) 3.2 12 12 9 2 1
A.Whyte 3.1 9 7 6 1 1
HBP: by Marsh (Plum, Dossett), by A.Whyte (E.Young). WP: McGranahan, O'Donnell, Marsh.
(05-14-05)
Patriots rack up 18 runs in rout of Kearny
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EL CAJON - Christian High coach MIKE MITCHELL
likes to think of the Patriots' final five games of
the regular season as fine-tuning for the San Diego
CIF Division IV playoffs. The Patriots (14-8, 6-3) seem
to have their offense in synch, rolling up 30 runs,
34 hits and a pair of Harbor League victories.
SHANE STANOVIC led the charge in the 18-2 crunching
of Kearny's Komets on Thursday (May 12). The junior
southpaw extended his current hitting streak to eight
games with a pair of singles and scored three runs.
Stanovic is batting at a .577 clip (15 for 26) over
that stretch.
Christian High senior JOEL McGRANAHAN has a modest
four-game hitting skein. His numbers during that span
- 10 hits in 13 at-bats - are equally as eye-catching.
He went 3-for-3 with a double, three runs and one RBI
against Kearny.
Stanovic also picked up the pitching nod, checking the
Komets (2-21, 1-8) on 3 hits while striking out 10 over
four innings.
One baseball oddity involved Christian for the second
time this season. It had no impact on the game except
to embarrass the umpires.
"They struck out (TODD) JONES on two strikes,"
said an amazed Mitchell. "And we even told (the
plate umpire) what the pitches were and the sequence
they were thrown in. It didn't matter. He still rung
Jones up."
Earlier in the year, ADAM PERRY was subjected
to the two-strike out.
If this continues, they'll have to change the words
to "Take Me Out To The Ballgame."
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Harbor League
PATRIOTS 18, KOMETS 2
KEARNY ab r h bi CHRISTIAN ab r h bi
Alcon 2b 2 0 0 0 Perry cf 3 4 3 2
Neeleman 2b 2 0 0 0 Stanovic p 2 3 2 0
Reed 3b 2 1 1 0 O'Donnell p 3 1 1 1
Bell p 2 0 0 0 Hart c 3 1 3 2
J.Whyte p 1 0 0 0 Abell c 2 0 1 0
A.Whyte cf 3 0 2 1 Plum dh 3 0 1 0
K.Ritchey ss 3 0 0 0 Jones 3b 1 0 0 0
Heyenga rf 3 1 1 0 Rossitto 1b 2 1 0 1
T.Ritchey c 3 0 0 0 EYoung ss 2 0 0 0
Sarantopolus lf 3 0 1 0 AMurray 2b 1 2 1 3
Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 McGranahan rf 3 3 3 1
Schroeder lf 1 1 0 0
Dossett lf 2 1 1 1
NAdams 2b-ss 3 1 1 3
TOTALS 26 2 5 1 TOTALS 31 18 17 14
Kearny (2-21, 1-8) 110 000 0 - 2 5 1
Christian (14-8, 6-3) 225 207 x - 18 17 3
GWRBI: None.
E: A.Whyte, Schroeder, Hart, Jones. DP: Chr 1. LOB: K 5, Chr 11.
2B: O'Donnell, Hart, A.Murray, McGranahan, N.Adams, Reed. 3B: Abell.
SB: Reed, Perry 2, Plum 3, Rossitto, McGranahan. S: Adams. SF: Rossitto, Dossett.
PITCHING SUMMARY
KEARNY ip h r er bb so
Bell L(1-6) 2.0 5 6 6 4 3
J.Whyte 3.2 7 9 8 4 2
Marsh 0.1 5 3 3 0 0
CHRISTIAN
Stanovic W(2-1) 4.0 3 2 1 1 10
O'Donnell 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Allen 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
HBP: by Bell(Perry, Schroeder), by J.Whyte (Perry, Rossitto). WP: Bell, Stanovic. BK: Bell, Stanovic.
(05-12-05)
Valhalla's Steven LeValley (18) smacks his 3rd
home run in as many games as the Norsemen beat Helix
13-5. Helix catcher is Zach Tanida (11). (5-11-05/Photo
by Gary Sopata)
Vaqueros complete season sweep of Sultans
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EL CAJON - El Capitan registered its first series sweep
of Santana in 13 years, DONNIE SNOW broke the
Grossmont High record for home runs in a season, Granite
Hills sophomore ERIC KRAUSE won his 8th game,
Helix's head coach COLE HOLLAND was handed down
a four-game suspension and Monte Vista had two key pitchers
return to its rotation during Wednesday's (May 11) Grossmont
Conference activity. Meanwhile, all the favorites won
Wednesday, thus setting the stage for Friday's (May
13) Grossmont North League championship encounter between
El Capitan and Grossmont at Gizoni Field, and the Grossmont
South League title bout matching two-time defending
champion Valhalla and challenger Granite Hills on Norsemen
soil. First-place goes up for grabs beginning at 4 p.m.
at both sites.
EL CAPITAN 13, SANTANA 9: Tradition-rich
El Capitan has been a perennial force in these parts
for so long it's hard to imagine any opponent holding
an overall series advantage over the Vaqueros. Not when
it comes to league competition anyway.
Yet, there are two Grossmont Conference baseball programs
that do possess an all-time series edge - Helix (44-32)
and Santana (60-42).
Perhaps that is why El Capitan coach STEVE VICKERY
relished Wednesday's (May 11) come-from-behind Grossmont
North League victory over Santana. The win gave the
Vaqueros a three-game sweep of the league series - the
first time El Capitan has blanked Santana since 1993.
"I couldn't put my finger on when it happened the
last time, but I knew it had been a long time since
we took all three games from Santana in the same season,"
Vickery said. "I wanted our guys to know that this
just doesn't happen, that Santana would be so fired
up 'you better be ready to match their energy.'"
Vickery was right on both fronts. The visiting Sultans
(21-7, 6-4 GNL) batted a round in the opening inning,
putting up 5 runs before 10th-ranked El Capitan could
take its first swing.
"It was looking like a long day when we went down
by five and had the prospects of facing (Santana ace
JEFF) WOODS," Vickery admitted.
To their credit, the Vaqueros (17-11, 9-1 GNL) climbed
off the deck to pull the rug out from under the Sultans'
planned magic carpet ride.
A three-run double by GRIFF ERICKSON in the 1st
and a two-run homer by LOUIE RUSSO in the second
pulled El Capitan even at 5-5.
El Capitan eventually broke the game open with a six-run
burst in the 5th inning that gave the Vaqueros a 13-7
lead. Once again Erickson was at the forefront of the
onslaught with a two-run single and one run scored.
It must be mentioned that Santana contributed to its
demise with an error, two hit batters and a pair of
walks in the fateful 5th.
Erickson drove in a career high 5 runs while Russo was
4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
"We were a little bit scared at the beginning,"
Russo admitted. "Then we started hitting and things
started looking up from there. We're a pretty good team
when we're on, when we're hitting like we did today."
Both teams totaled 13 hits.
Although El Capitan starter BRYAN PAUKOVITS was
knocked around in a manner in which he is not accustomed,
Vickery never lost faith in his ace.
"Paukovits was missing with everything in that
1st inning, and that's the bottom line," Vickery
said. "But he battled his jaws off the rest of
the time and I am so proud of him for doing that. If
hadn't sucked it up, and we have to go deep (into our
pitching staff), that would have hurt us on Friday (at
Grossmont)."
After the wobbly 1st that was keyed by DALLAS MARTIN's
bases-loaded triple, Paukovits limited Santana to one
earned run on four hits over the next four innings.
Despite losing to El Capitan in all three league match-ups,
Santana coach JERRY HENSON wasn't ready to cry
uncle.
"I know they beat us three times, but I still think
we can beat that ballclub," Henson said. "The
biggest thing that hurt us today was giving up four
hits on 0-2 counts."
Prior to this year, Santana had won the season series
from the Vaqueros eight of the last 11 years. That included
a 3-0 sweep in 2000.
The last time El Capitan swept Santana was in 1993 when
the Vaqueros actually posted four victories, including
a 7-0 San Diego CIF 2A playoff win.
GROSSMONT 9, EL CAJON VALLEY 3: In with the
new and hail to the old was the visiting Grossmont Foothillers'
take on Wednesday's (May 11) Grossmont North League
victory at El Cajon Valley.
DONNIE SNOW's two-run home run down the right
field line gave No. 6-ranked Grossmont (21-6, 7-2) a
3-0 advantage in the 3rd inning at the Braves' spacious
home ballpark.
Snow's four-bag job broke the existing three-way tie
for the top mark of 13 shared by lanky senior, JUSTIN
BAUM and MARK DOBBINS.
"Donnie has been struggling for the past couple
of weeks, but we knew it was only a matter of time before
he broke loose again," Grossmont coach ROB PHILLIPS
said. "He stayed back on the ball and made solid
contact (on his record-breaking homer). It was a no-doubter.
Maybe now that he has this record, he can relax and
help us down the stretch."
Grossmont unveiled a surprise package of sorts on Wednesday
as freshman BRIAN HAAR joined the varsity lineup
for the first time. Stationed in left field and batting
No.9 in the order, Haar made an impressive varsity debut.
Haar collected 3 hits in four at-bats while driving
in 2 and scoring a pair.
"We needed somebody to give us a little bit of
a spark," Phillips said. "We thought Haar
could do that for us, and so far he has. We know he
can swing it and by putting him in the No. 9 hole, there's
not as much pressure."
Haar singled in his first varsity at-bat and scored
on TIM FERRARA's triple in the 3rd inning. Haar
added an RBI double in the 4th frame and picked up an
RBI single in the 7th.
Quite a debut for the young man.
"As long as he hits, he'll be in there," Phillips
said of Haar, whose brother Jason Haar was a standout
at St. Augustine last year.
Trailing 6-0, the Braves chewed the Hillers' lead in
half in the bottom of the 6th. CLIFTON THOMAS,
who has six hits in his last eight at-bats, ignited
the comeback with a single and stole second. He scored
on ALAN ABBOD's single. DAVID PEREZ plated
Abbod with a double and LUIS PEREZ scored his
brother with a base hit.
That rash of offense caused Phillips to replace starter
THOMAS ADAMS (5-2) with reliever A.J. GRIFFIN,
who needed only one pitch to end the 6th. Griffin then
retired the Braves in order in the 7th to earn his 3rd
save.
Other Grossmont standouts included NICK SOBEL,
who chipped in a 2-run single in the 7th inning as the
Foothillers added insurance to snuff out any comeback
plans the Braves (4-21, 0-10) might have had.
VALHALLA 13, HELIX 5: The Norsemen needed
to turn up their offensive flame to burn the upset-minded
Highlanders in Wednesday's (May 11) Grossmont South
League game which put Valhalla in position to claim
its third straight league title.
Although the 5th-ranked Norsemen (18-6, 10-1) scored
6 runs in their first two turns at-bat, they led by
only two runs as Helix - playing without head coach
COLE HOLLAND - refused to go away.
Valhalla, which has won 40 of its last 42 league games
dating back to the 2002 season, eventually broke the
game open with 6 runs in the 6th inning. The key blow
was STEVEN LeVALLEY's 3-run home run â¤"
his third round-tripper in as many games.
Senior SEAN O'SULLIVAN smacked his 7th homer
of the season and 29th of his career in the 1st inning.
He settled for two RBI as did DAVID SMITH, BRENNAN
BAUM and RYAN O'SULLIVAN.
TOMMY McCLAIN chimed in with a triple and a double
in three at-bats.
"The big thing is he took the ball to the opposite
field," said Valhalla coach STEVE PERDUE.
Ryan O'Sullivan also picked up his 7th win in eight
decisions, limiting the Highlanders (10-15, 2-10) to
two hits and one earned run in five innings. Closer
COREY STANGYL finished the job, spinning one-hit
ball over the final two frames.
"I think our kids came out flat, probably looking
toward Friday's showdown with Granite Hills," Perdue
said. "It doesn't get much better than that game
right there. We have a great rivalry with Granite Hills,
and I think our kids will respond in a positive manner.
They seem to get up for big games, and this is one of
those games."
The highpoints were few for Helix, which learned that
Holland was handed down a sentence that would prevent
him from coaching the Highlanders on game days over
the final four contests of the season. Although Holland
will continue to conduct the practices, assistant coach
MIKE MILLER will handle the game-day chores.
The San Diego CIF mandate for baseball coaches is that
a second game ejection during the course of the season
results in a coach having to miss the remainder of the
campaign in terms of game-day activities.
"This is an unfortunate situation and I feel worse
for the kids than I do for myself," Holland said.
"But rules are rules no matter how unfair they
may seem. I have to take the punishment."
Not surprisingly, Holland disputes each of his two ejections,
especially the latest one last week against Valhalla.
"I didn't go out there to argue a call with the
intent of being ejected," said Holland, who was
appealing a slide at second base by one of his players
that was ruled illegal and an automatic double play
was called. "I wasn't in the umpire's face. All
I said was, 'This is ridiculous.' I didn't use any profanity,
and he threw me out without any discussion."
Holland noted how basketball coaches are not ejected
from a game until they receive two technical fouls,
and that football coaches are not excused until they
are tagged with back-to-back 15-yard penalties. Soccer
players and/or coaches receive a yellow card before
being hit with a red card and a game expulsion.
"That's not the case in baseball," Holland
said. "If we dispute anything there is a good chance
we're going to get tossed. Seems to me there is something
wrong about what is accepted and what isn't among sports."
Valhalla coach Perdue vouched for Holland's behavior,
saying the Highlanders' coach was not out of line.
Yet Perdue's telephone calls and emails to SDCIF Commissioner
Dennis Ackerman and the San Diego County Umpires Association
on Holland's behalf have fallen on deaf ears.
"I've had several coaches step up for me, and I
appreciate that," Holland said. "All I can
say is it's going to be a lot quieter around the Helix
dugout next season.
MONTE VISTA 12, MOUNT MIGUEL 4: The
formula is amazingly simply: Place your leadoff batters
on base and let the middle of the lineup drive them
home.
For Monte Vista first baseman ANTHONY LOPEZ,
such a situation allowed him to register an RBI in each
of his first three at-bats from the No. 3 spot in the
batting order, helping the Monarchs snap a five-game
losing skid with their third straight win over Spring
Valley rival Mount Miguel in Wednesday's (May 11) Grossmont
South League contest.
After leadoff batters DAVID PALACIOS and DANNY
DeANDA reached base on each of their three trips
to the plate, it made life easy for Lopez, who went
single-double-double over the first three innings to
permit Monte Vista to mount a 9-4 lead.
"I felt more relaxed at the plate," noted
Lopez, one of a handful of blossoming sophomores on
the Monte Vista roster. "I used to flick my back
hand out, but coach (LARRY RINEHART) has helped
me with my hands, then I got to see some inside pitches
for the first time in a long time."
The results were all positive for Lopez. His first at-bat
was a hard ground single to tie the game at 1-all in
the 1st inning. He doubled to the wall in right-center
field in both the 2nd and the 3rd innings.
"We're young and developing," added Lopez,
who saw Monte Vista (7-17 overall, 5-7 GSL) keep its
slim SDCIF playoff hopes alive. "And we're learning
to hit the middle-outside pitches - that's all you see
at this level."
Later in the 1st, MATT HALE accepted a bases-loaded
walk to force home the eventual game-winning run, then
the third baseman - another Monarchs sophomore - slammed
a ball to left which was ruled a triple for two additional
runs in the 5th to cap a 2-for-3, 3 RBI performance.
Meanwhile, GOLDIE SIMMONS proved successful in
his first start, going three strong innings while on
a 60-pitch count to collect the victory. Equally as
rewarding for the Monarchs was the belated debut of
senior right-hander JAMES DAILEY.
The Monarchs might be challenging for a league title
had the aforementioned duo been able to pitch with regularity.
Both are coming off injuries. Simmons made a few token
appearances earlier in the year, but Dailey was saddled
with a cast for four weeks and unable to make a pitch
until Wednesday.
"This was sort of like a rehab assignment for Dailey,"
Rinehart said of the 6-foot-3, 205-pound right-hander
who has secured an academic scholarship to the University
of Hawaii where he plans to play baseball as a walk-on.
"James is on a pitch-count as well. He threw primarily
fastballs in this game with maybe a couple of curves."
The sudden availability of Simmons and Dailey makes
Monte Vista a much stronger team in terms of pitching
depth. In reality, though, their addition to the club
may be too late to make Monte Vista post-season worthy.
Mount Miguel received some pitching help from senior
infielder KEITH GREEN. Normally, the third baseman,
Green foiled a potential big rally by Monte Vista in
the 5th by retiring three straight batters, then set
the Monarchs down in order in the 6th to complete a
6-up, 6-down performance of perfect relief.
"It looks like we found ourselves a new closer,"
noted Matadors coach BYRON GRIGSBY on one of
the team's few bright spots after losing two more players
to eligibility issues over the weekend.
Center fielder BUD NEWBORN and catcher JEREMIAH
WHITE each batted 2-for-3 with an RBI for Mount
Miguel (0-24, 0-11), and DEXTER SEAVELLO drove
home another run with a double.
For White, it was his third straight 2-for-3 performance,
raising his batting average to .329 for the season.
GRANITE HILLS 5, STEELE CANYON 4: The
Eagles, much like the Norsemen, were hoping to squeeze
out a victory on Wednesday (May 11) to keep their shot
at a Grossmont South League flag waving.
TRAVIS TAIJERON's RBI triple keyed a 2-run 2nd
inning for Granite Hills (22-5, 10-2), which tucked
away its seventh straight win with its focus now on
knocking off defending league champion Valhalla on Friday-the-13th.
Second baseman RICKY CAZARES' cracked a 2-run
single that gave Granite Hills a 5-1 cushion in the
4th inning.
That would be enough for Eagles sophomore ERIC KRAUSE,
who pitched into the 7th inning as he earned his East
County-best 8th victory of the season.
"I was really happy with our pitching today,"
said Granite Hills coach JAMES DAVIS. "Krause
has been pretty dang good for us all season."
Seldom used BILLY SYLVESTER bailed Krause out
of a 7th inning jam to earn his first save.
"Sylvester came in at a crunch time and did a very
good job," Davis praised. "I was really happy
with him."
Davis has a close relationship with all of his players.
Sylvester is the team comedian.
"He is the only one who can make me laugh during
a game," the coach said. "I think that attitude
helps him when he's on the mound, too. He's competitive
yet lets the chips fall where they may. His best days
are still ahead of him."
For the 10th time in 24 games, Steele Canyon was involved
in an adventure game decided by two runs or less. The
Cougars (14-10, 8-4) are 5-5 in those close encounters.
"We butchered the ball around today," lamented
Steele Canyon coach PHIL MITTRY. "We can't
make a double play. We came out flat, didn't start playing
any kind of baseball until the 3rd inning. We
failed to execute a double play and that cost us three
runs. Our defense was shoddy, to say the least. And
they took advantage of every mistake we made."
Nevertheless, the Cougars are almost a sure bet to make
the SDCIF playoff lineup.
DANNY HARRIS was the main man in the Cougars'
production department, driving in three runs with a
pair of singles and a sacrifice fly.
West Hills' Travis Irvin (4) went 3-for-4 with
2 runs and 4 RBI in Wednesday's non-league defeat of
the visiting Brawley Wildcats. (5-11-05/Photo
by Adolfo Villanueva)
WEST HILLS 7, BRAWLEY 6: First-year West
Hills coach SCOTT HOPGOOD wanted to give his
non-starters a little more playing time Wednesday (May
11) when the Wolf Pack hosted the Wildcats from the
Imperial Valley.
Despite falling behind 6-1 after 2 1/2 innings, the
Wolf Pack (8-16) scrambled back to claim the victory
and halt a five-game losing streak.
"We played our bench, and they gave me a good effort,"
Hopgood said. "After we got down by five, I had
to put some of our regulars in."
The combination panned out.
TRAVIS IRVIN, who was 3-for-4 with 2 runs and
4 RBI, keyed the West Hills' rebound effort. The junior
middle infielder clubbed his first varsity home run
with 2 men aboard in the 3rd inning to pull the Pack
to within 6-4.
Left fielder SEAN CARLEY, the only senior on
the West Hills roster, was 0-for-3 on the season before
taking a bite out of Brawley pitching in his first start.
Carley was 3-for-3 with a double and 2 runs scored.
"Travis and Sean did a great job
setting up our offense," Hopgood said. "They
had some great at-bats."
Irvin sparked the winning rally in the bottom of the
7th with a double to right field. MICHAEL HALL
followed with an infield single to put runners at the
corners. Pinch-hitter STEPHEN STRASBURG provided
the final heroics when he singled off the right-center
field fence to score Irvin with the game-winner.
JOHN EDDY blanked Brawley on one hit over the
final 3 1/3 innings to earn his 4th win against five
losses.
"We had a good effort from everybody today,"
Hopgood said. "We think we can win our last four
and get into the playoffs."
By any account, West Hills can celebrate its 8th win
knowing that last year's Wolf Pack finished 7-22.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2005
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Grossmont North League
FOOTHILLERS 9, BRAVES 3
GROSSMONT ab r h bi EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi
Ferrara 2b 3 1 3 2 Thomas cf-p 4 1 3 0
Griffin 1b-p 4 0 1 0 Dyer 2b 1 0 0 0
Schroeder ph 1 0 0 0 Aquiningoc 3b 1 0 0 0
Pieczynski c 4 0 1 1 Manzo p-lf 3 0 1 0
Snow dh 3 1 1 2 Abbod 3b 3 1 1 1
Kinsella 1b 0 1 0 0 D.Perez c 3 1 1 1
Phillips ss 4 0 1 0 L.Perez ss 3 0 1 1
AWilliams cf 3 0 1 0 Myer 1b 3 0 0 0
Berry cf 0 1 0 0 Vega lf-rf 3 0 1 0
Medina rf 2 1 1 0 Sotos rf 1 0 0 0
Cusumano rf 0 0 0 0 Gonzales p 1 0 0 0
Sobel 3b 4 2 2 2 Sines cf 1 0 0 0
Haar lf 4 2 3 2
TOTALS 32 9 14 9 TOTAL 27 3 8 3
Grossmont (21-6, 7-2) 003 300 3 - 9 14 0
El Cajon Valley (4-21,0-10) 000 003 0 - 3 8 2
GWRBI: Ferrara (2).
E: Thomas, Manzo.
LOB: Gro 8, ECV 3. 2B: Haar, D.Perez. 3B: Ferrara, Medina. HR: Snow (14) 3rd, one on.
SB: Ferrara 2, Kinsella, A.Williams, Thomas. S: Cusumano, Dyer. SF: Ferrara.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GROSSMONT ip h r er bb so
TAdams W(5-2) 5.2 8 3 3 1 7
Griffin Sv(3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
EL CAJON VALLEY
Manzo L(0-3) 3.0 8 6 6 0 0
Gonzales 3.0 4 1 1 1 0
Thomas 1.0 2 2 2 2 1
HBP: by Manzo (Medina). WP: TAdams, Thomas.
*
VAQUEROS 13, SULTANS 9
SANTANA ab r h bi EL CAPITAN ab r h bi
Haley c 4 2 2 0 Hostetler rf 3 3 1 0
Woods p-ss 3 1 1 0 Russo 2b 4 3 4 3
Helmholtz 1b 3 1 1 2 Rauch c 2 0 0 1
Hermansen cf 3 1 3 0 Ksiazek ss 3 1 0 1
Martin ss-3b 4 1 1 3 N.Garcia 1b 3 1 2 1
Brosnan lf 3 2 1 0 Erickson dh 3 1 2 5
Basnight 3b-p 2 0 0 0 Walston cf 4 1 2 0
Diaz ph 1 1 1 1 Griffith lf 3 1 0 0
Martinez 2b 2 0 1 0 C.Garcia 3b 3 2 2 1
Tippin ph 1 0 0 0 Sullenger ph 1 0 0 0
N.Miller rf 4 0 2 1
Wylie pr 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 9 13 7 TOTALS 29 13 13 12
Santana (21-7, 6-4) 501 011 1 - 9 13 1
El Capitan (17-11, 9-1) 320 260 x - 13 13 3
GWRBI: None.
E: Paukovits, Russo, C.Garcia, Woods. DP: Sant 2, EC 1. LOB: Sant 7, EC 6.
2B: Haley, Brosnan, Erickson, Walston, C.Garcia. 3B: Martin. HR: Russo (5) 2nd, one on; Diaz (1) 7th, solo.
SB: Haley 2. S: Basnight. SF: Helmholtz, Rauch.
PITCHING SUMMARY
SANTANA ip h r er bb so
Woods 3+ 9 7 7 2 1
Basnight L(3-2) 1.1 3 5 1 0 0
Medrud 0.1 0 1 0 2 0
Spicer 1.3 1 0 0 0 2
EL CAPITAN
Paukovits W(6-2) 5.0 9 7 6 4 4
King 2.0 4 2 2 0 3
Woods faced 2 batters in the 4th.
HBP: by Paukovits (Haley), by Basnight (Rauch, Griffin, Hostetler). WP: Medrud, Basnight. PB: Haley.
*
Grossmont South League
EAGLES 5, COUGARS 4
STEELE CANYON ab r h bi GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi
Minich ss 4 0 2 0 Decker ss 3 1 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 2 3 Humphries cf 3 0 1 0
Inzone rf 3 0 0 1 Crawford dh 3 0 0 0
Rice cf 4 0 1 0 Monette c 2 1 0 0
Lange 1b 3 0 0 0 Taijeron lf 3 1 1 1
Lewis lf 2 0 0 0 Anderson 1b 3 1 1 0
Duby c 2 1 0 0 Boltz rf 2 1 1 1
Jenner dh 3 1 1 0 Cazares 2b 3 0 1 2
Epperson 3b 3 2 2 0 Horner 3b 1 0 0 0
Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 4 8 4 TOTALS 24 5 6 4
Steele Canyon (14-10, 8-4) 001 010 2 - 4 8 3
Granite Hills (22-5, 10-2) 021 200 x - 5 6 1
GWRBI: Taijeron (3).
E: Horner, Minich 2. LOB: SC 6, GH 4. 2B: Epperson. 3B: Taijeron. SB: Epperson, Rice. SF: Boltz, Harris.
PITCHING SUMMARY
STEELE CANYON ip h r er bb so
Johnson L(4-3) 7.0 6 5 3 1 2
GRANITE HILLS
Krause W(8-1) 6+ 7 4 3 1 4
Sylvester Sv(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Krause pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
HBP: by Johnson (Monette).
*
NORSEMEN 13, HIGHLANDERS 5
HELIX ab r h bi VALHALLA ab r h bi
Ra.Perez ss 1 2 0 0 JBrown ss 3 2 1 0
Tanida c 3 2 0 0 R.OSullivan p-2b 3 2 1 2
Peterson 1b-p 2 0 1 3 S.OSullivan 3b 1 2 1 2
Ponce p-rf 3 0 0 0 Baum 1b 4 1 2 2
Valles rf-lf-cf 3 1 1 0 McClain c 3 1 2 1
Ritchie 3b 4 0 0 0 ABrown pr 0 1 0 0
Rosenthal lf-1b 3 0 1 1 Moore lf 3 0 0 0
Schuler p 0 0 0 0 Smith lf 1 1 1 2
Rohmer 2b 3 0 0 0 LeValley dh 4 1 1 3
Deharo cf 2 0 0 0 Wilson rf 0 0 0 0
Beltran ph 1 0 0 0 GGarcia 2b 2 1 2 0
Wenham p 0 0 0 0 Stangyl p 1 0 0 0
Sopata cf 4 1 2 0
TOTALS 25 5 3 4 TOTALS 29 13 13 12
Helix (10-15, 2-10) 310 000 1 - 5 3 4
Valhalla (18-6, 10-1) 330 016 x - 13 13 3
GWRBI:Baum (3)
E: G.Garcia 2, Baum, Ponce, Deharo, Ra.Perez 2. DP: Val 1. LOB: Hel 6, Val 5. 2B: Baum, Peterson, Valles, McClain.
3B: McClain. HR: S.OSullivan (7), 1st solo; LeValley (3), 6th two on. SB: J.Brown 2, Tanida 2. SF: S.OSullivan.
PITCHING SUMMARY
HELIX ip h r er bb so
Ponce L(4-2) 2.0 6 6 5 2 0
Schuler 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Peterson 1.1 6 7 7 2 2
Wenham 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
VALHALLA
R.OSullivan W(7-1) 5.0 2 4 1 4 3
Stangyl 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
HBPJ: by R.OSullivan (Ra.Perez), by Schuler (S.OSullivan). WP: Peterson, Stangyl. PB: Tanida, McClain 2. BK: Peterson.
*
MONARCHS 12, MATADORS 4
MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi
Seavello 2b 2 2 1 1 Palacios 2b 2 3 1 0
Newborn cf 3 0 2 1 Starling 2b 1 0 0 0
Calafato ss 4 0 0 0 DeAnda rf 2 3 1 1
White c 3 0 2 1 Messenger rf 2 0 1 0
Green 3b-p 3 0 1 0 Lopez 1b 5 2 3 3
Freeman-Bolden p 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez dh 5 0 0 1
Plunkett p-3b 1 0 0 0 Leboffe cf 2 0 1 1
Cannon rf 3 0 0 0 Haase cf 2 1 1 0
Vanderhyde 1b 3 1 1 0 Mendiola lf 3 0 1 0
Array lf 2 1 0 0 Ri.Garcia lf 1 1 1 0
Hale 3b 3 1 2 3
Cooper c 4 0 2 1
Croft ss 4 1 1 0
TOTALS 25 4 7 3 TOTALS 36 12 15 9
Mount Miguel (0-24, 0-11) 103 000 0 - 4 7 4
Monte Vista (7-17, 5-7) 243 030 x - 12 15 0
GWRBI: Hale (1).
E: Vanderhyde, Calafato 2, Seavello. DP: MV 1. LOB: MM 5, MV 11. 2B: Lopez 2, Seavello, Cooper. 3B: Hale. SB: Palacios.
MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb k
Freeman-Bolden L(0-2) 3.0 10 9 5 4 2
Plunkett 1.0+ 5 3 3 0 0
Green 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
MONTE VISTA
Simmons W(1-0) 3.0 5 4 4 1 1
Dailey 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Sopher 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Plunkett faced 4 batters in the 5th.
HBP: by Plunkett (Starling), by Sopher (Seavello). WP: Freeman-Bolden 2. PB: Cooper. BK: Simmons.
*
Non-League
WOLF PACK 7, WILDCATS 6
Brawley (9-14) 123 000 0 - 6 8 0
West Hills (8-16) 103 200 1 - 7 12 2
Parano, Santana (6) and Gonzales; Hoffard, Eddy (4) and Parker, Gagnon (5).
HR: Irvin (WH, #1) 3rd, two on; Guillen (B, #2) 3rd, two on. SB: Parker, Hall, Drescher. W: Eddy (4-5). L: Santana (0-1).
(05-11-05)
Patriots have too much firepower for Cards at Williams
Field
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SAN DIEGO - Playing out the theory that it's never too
late to strike up a rally, the visiting Christian High
Patriots punched out the host Hoover Cardinals 12-7
in a Harbor League encounter Tuesday (May 10) at Ted
Williams Field. Six of the Patriots' runs were the result
of two-out rallies.
Christian cashed in 3 runs in the 2nd inning with two
down, 2 more in the 5th and another in the 6th, staking
pitcher TODD JONES with a 7-1 lead.
"It's kind of like doing things the hard way, but
whatever works," Christian coach MIKE MITCHELL
said. "Actually, we hit the ball the hardest in
the 3rd inning and we didn't score. We lined out three
times in that inning and six times in the game."
It was indeed a strange afternoon - complete with screaming
sirens as a host of San Diego Police cars arrived on
the Hoover campus to defuse some sort of disturbance
away from the baseball field.
"As long as we didn't hear any gun fire, we were
going to continue the game," Mitchell said.
SHANE STANOVIC, MATT HART and JOEL McGRANAHAN
were a composite 10-for-15 with 8 RBI and 6 runs scored
to pace the Patriots (13-8, 5-3).
But it was C.J. SCHROEDER's RBI double in the
2nd inning that broke a 1-1 tie and vaulted Christian
into a lead it wouldn't lose.
Jones (4-2) needed only 57 pitches to blanket the first
5 innings, but took 59 deliveries to put the 6th and
7th innings in the books.
"We didn't help him much in that 6th inning,"
noted Mitchell. "Four of our five errors came in
that inning, which seemed like it lasted 17 hours."
Leading only 7-5, Christian put the game away with 5
runs in the 7th. AUSTIN MURRAY drove in the first
run with a base hit. Stanovic followed with a 2-run
single and Hart matched that with a single that plated
another pair for the Pats.
Christian hosts Kearny on Thursday (May 12) at 3 p.m.
and then visits the Komets Saturday (May 14) in Kearny
Mesa at 1:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Harbor League
PATRIOTS 12, CARDINALS 7
CHRISTIAN ab r h bi HOOVER ab r h bi
Perry rf 4 1 1 0 Sheehan ss-p 4 2 2 0
Stanovic cf 5 3 4 3 Geraci 2b-p 4 1 1 0
Hart c 5 0 3 4 Camacho rf-p 4 1 2 2
Plum 3b 2 0 1 0 Torres 1b 4 1 1 0
Abell 3b 1 1 0 0 Martinez c 4 1 3 1
E.Young ss 2 1 0 0 Hyde 3b 2 0 0 0
O'Donnell ph 1 0 0 0 E.Jones 2b 0 0 0 1
Rossitto 1b 3 0 1 1 Rios cf 4 0 1 0
Allen ph 2 0 0 0 Richards p-2b 3 0 1 0
McGranahan dh 4 2 3 1 Gonzalez lf 2 1 0 0
Schroeder lf 3 1 1 1
Dossett lf 1 1 1 0
N.Adams 2b 2 1 1 1
A.Murray 1b 2 1 1 1
TOTALS 37 12 17 12 TOTALS 31 7 11 4
Christian (5-3, 13-8) 130 021 5 - 12 17 5
Hoover (3-6, 8-14) 100 004 2 - 7 11 1
GWRBI: Schroeder (1).
E: Hart, A.Murray, Rossitto, Abell, E.Young, Martinez. DP: Chr 1. LOB: Chr 9, Hoov 6.
2B: Stanovic, Hart, McGranahan, Schroeder, Sheehan, Martinez. SB: Stanovic, Sheehan. S: E.Jones.
PITCHING SUMMARY
CHRISTIAN ip h r er bb so
T.Jones W(4-2) 7.0 11 7 3 1 4
HOOVER
Richard L 4.2 10 6 6 2 2
Geraci 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Camacho 1.2 7 6 6 3 3
Sheehan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
HBP: by T.Jones (Hyde). WP: Camacho 2.
(05-10-05)
El Capitan.s Mike Griffith (10) is greeted by
teammates as he scores the game-winning run against
El Cajon Valley on Monday. (5-9-05/Photo by Andrew
Huse)
Vaqueros dodge Braves' shot at ending long league
losing streak
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON - It was a Monday (May 9) laden with games
decided by one run. Four of the six games involving
East County squads were determined by one-run spreads,
most noteworthy of which was No. 10-ranked El Capitan's
5-4 narrow escape at El Cajon Valley that took 8 innings
against the Braves who haven't won a league game since
1997. Other close calls included Santana's come-from-behind
2-1 win over West Hills, Steele Canyon avoiding a Monte
Vista upset bid 5-4 and Granite Hills 2-1 nod over Helix.
EL CAPITAN 5, EL CAJON VALLEY 4 (8): El
Cajon Valley has lost 95 consecutive Grossmont League
games. But, for a few hopeful moments in Monday's (May
9) duel with Grossmont North League-leading El Capitan,
the Braves - most of whom do not realize the length
of their winless streak - thought they might pull off
the biggest upset of the East County season.
"I think we gave El Capitan a wake-up call when
we went up on them 3-2," El Cajon valley coach
WAYNE WEIGHTMAN said of the Braves' 3-run burst
anchored by DAVID PEREZ's 2-run double. "We
showed we weren't going to just roll over."
An El Cajon Valley error opened the door to a 2-run
El Capitan rally in the 4th inning. Worse than that
from the Braves' standpoint, El Cajon Valley pitchers
walked AUSTIN RAUCH with the bases loaded to
tie the score and followed with a free pass to LOUIE
RUSSO to give the Vaqueros the lead.
Credit junior center fielder CLIFTON THOMAS for
giving the Braves (4-20, 0-9) a fighting chance to provide
El Cajon Valley a precious league win. Not only did
Thomas leadoff the bottom of the 7th inning with a base
hit and eventually scored the tying marker on ALAN
ABBOD's two-out single that gave the Braves
the tying marker, he also made a big league throw from
center field that appeared in time to erase what turned
out to be El Capitan's winning run.
Vaqueros junior VINNY NAZZAL, who was injected
into the game as a 4th inning pinch hitter, drew a walk
and punched a pair of singles. His last base hit scored
MICHAEL GRIFFITH with the winning run with one
out in the 8th.
"I was just trying to hit the ball right back up
the middle," Nazzal said. "Fortunately I was
able to get a couple hits. That last one - the game
winner - came off a fastball right down the middle."
El Cajon Valley took issue with the bang-bang play when
Griffith arrived standing at the plate just as Thomas'
on-the-fly throw arrived to catcher DAVID PEREZ,
who made a one-handed tag that appeared to be on time
to keep the game locked at 4-4.
"Thomas made a heckuva throw to make that place
close," El Capitan coach STEVE VICKERY said
of Thomas. "The only guy that wasn't arguing was
the catcher. That play at the plate looked close to
me too. But again, the catcher didn't argue and that
tells me the runner was safe."
Weightman was convinced that his defense thwarted El
Capitan's winning tally. He wasn't sure that the plate
umpire was in position to make the proper call.
"Our catcher Derek Perez said he got the runner
on the arm," Weigtman said. "That was the
best play of the game and I don't think we got the right
call."
Another key call in the game came when Vickery made
an early substitution bringing Nazzal into focus.
Vickery noted Nazzal's value to his club.
"Vinny is a guy we've had trouble starting,"
Vickery said. "But he's had four quality at-bats
coming off the bench. We've tried to start him a couple
of times, but for one reason or another he gets nervous
or something."
Nazzal was 2-for-2 with a walk against at El Cajon Valley.
"Coming off the bench he's been a tough out,"
Vickery said.
After JASSON KSIAZEK's RBI single gave El Capitan
a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning and AUSTIN RAUCH
belted a solo home run to up the count to 2-0 in the
3rd.
Denying El Cajon Valley an end to its eight-year league
winless streak was satisfying to the Vaqueros.
"We dodged a bullet," Vickery said. "That's
all I'm going to say."
SANTANA 2, WEST HILLS 1: The source
of inspiration doesn't really matter as long as you
eventually find it. The Santana Sultans, coming off
a weekend full of frustration finally found their energy
from pitcher DALLAS MARTIN.
The sophomore right-hander earned his stripes by pitching
4-hit ball into the 6th inning, and provided the difference
on offense by slugging a tiebreaking homer in the 4th
inning as Santana kept its slim hopes of Grossmont North
League title alive.
"Nobody came to play today - we weren't up at all,"
admitted Sultans shortstop JEFF WOODS, who tossed
1 1/3 innings of relief to collect his second save,
three of the four outs coming on strikes."
While obviously impressed by Martin's pitching, Woods
was equally as wowed by Martin's work the bat.
"It was the first time I ever saw Dallas turn on
one - his homer against Grossmont on Friday went to
the opposite field," Woods said.
Of course, Martin has had not trouble swinging the bat.
His 11-game hitting streak is the longest among East
County hitters at the moment.
Martin twisted a 3-1 pitch over the fence in left field
for the deciding run to deny West Hills a much desired
upset on Monday.
"After our last game, just to somehow get a win
was nice," noted Martin, who struck out six. "After
striking out 12 of them the last time I faced West Hills,
in the beginning today, I didn´t get anything
over the plate, so I just starting throwing and let
it go."
The Wolf Pack (7-16, 2-7) also hindered itself with
an array of mistakes on the basepaths. Included were
two runners caught stealing, another runner was picked
off first base by Martin, and yet another was caught
between third and home after thinking there were three
outs, but was tagged out in a rundown after the batter
was actually safe at first on an error.
"A win's a win and we'll take it," added Woods,
who saw his team hit into two double plays to stymie
the comeback. "In games like this when you don't
hit, you hope your pitching carries you and it did."
For the longest time, it looked like a 50-foot, infield
single could carry West Hills to a 1-0 victory. After
SHAIN STONER opened the game with a walk and
moved to third on a pair of wild pitches, JOE MELLO
hit a slow tapper toward first, but the ball was unplayable
and Stoner scored.
However, hard-luck losing pitcher AARON RICHARDSON
was let down by his defense to allow Santana to pull
even, despite throwing a complete-game, 4-hitter.
Woods, who batted 2-for-2 with a walk, singled to center
then advanced another base on a wide throw from the
outfield. Woods took third on a passed ball, then delayed
coming home on a grounder to shortstop by KYLE
HELMHOLTZ. After getting checked by the defender,
Woods burst for the plate on the throw to first and
beat the relay throw home.
Two batters later, Martin delivered his go-ahead homer.
"If West Hills doesn't get caught in those rundowns,
we would've lost," added Woods. "We made a
lot of mistakes, too, but Dallas saved the game for
us."
Mello collected two of the Pack's five hits, while third
baseman JOHN EDDY delivered a two-out double
in the 7th to represent the potential tying run before
Woods ended the ballgame with a strikeout.
I'm beyond upset," stated West Hills coach SCOTT
HOPGOOD flatly. "We compete and we battle but
we don't get hits when we need them. We play good enough
to win and then we do things to give the game away.
We do not play smart baseball. We don't hit the ball
well enough to cover over up our mistakes."
On the flip side, Santana coach JERRY HENSON
raised his 14-year coaching record at Santana to 259-168-2.
STEELE CANYON 5, MONTE VISTA 4: It's difficult
for the majority of East County's baseball aficionados
to picture Steele Canyon as a primary contender in a
pennant race this late in the season. And, while the
focus is on Friday's (May 13) Granite Hills-Valhalla
showdown, the Cougars (14-9, 8-3) can't be counted out
just yet.
At the very least, Steele Canyon can foil Granite Hills'
title aspirations on Wednesday (May 11) when the two
clubs meet on the Eagles' diamond. This will be the
rubber match at 4 p.m.
Neither of the contending team's coaches is talking
about the pennant race at the moment.
When the top third of the Steele Canyon batting order
comes up big, the Cougars are darn near impossible to
beat. That was appeared to be the case in Monday's (May
9) Grossmont South League encounter.
"We jumped out ahead then kinda rolled over, and
they got back into the game," said Steele Canyon
coach PHIL MITTRY. "The kids got a chance
to see what it's like to play with a little bit of pressure
in a close game. But we did what it took to get the
job done."
After blowing a 4-0 lead, the Cougars pulled out a victory
in the 7th as CORY MINICH doubled and scored
on DANNY HARRIS' single to right field.
Falling behind 4-0 after 4 innings, the Monarchs (6-17,
4-7) scrambled back to tie the contest with 2 runs in
the 5th and a pair in the 6th. The tying run came across
on ALAN SOPHER's squeeze bunt that scored pinch
runner JEFF STARLING.
"CODY MINICH had a good at-bat -- hit a
sacrifice fly in the 4th inning, and got the rally started
for us in the 7th inning," Mittry said. "And
Harris hit the ball hard three times and had the game-winning
RBI."
Monte Vista coach LARRY RINEHART was quick to
salute his club's defensive effort despite succumbing
to a 5th straight loss.
"I told the guys afterwards that we have so many
positives that things are going to swing in our favor
very soon," Rinehart said.
The highlight of the outing was a defensive gem turned
in by right fielder BRET HAASE who nailed a Steele
Canyon runner attempting to score with a bullet throw
to catcher COREY COOPER in the 5th inning.
The top third of the Steele Canyon batting order was
a composite 7 for 9 for the Cougars.
GRANITE HILLS 2, HELIX 1: Sophomore
pitcher DARREN GAY continued to produce in relative
obscurity Monday (May 9) as the Eagles tip-toed past
visiting Helix in a key Grossmont South League game.
Gay needed only 60 pitches to check the Highlanders
(10-14, 2-9) on 4 hits as he earned his 7th win without
a loss.
"Am I surprised that Darren is 7-0?" Granite
Hills coach JAMES DAVIS said, repeating the question.
"Of course I am. At the same time, I'm extremely
happy from what he's given our team. He comes right
at the hitter. He can throw his fastball, curveball
and changeup for strikes with consistency."
Helix had some chances to rock the boat against Gay.
But the only time the Highlanders hit the pitcher was
when sophomore ZACH TANIDA led off the 4th inning
with a game-tying home run to left-center field.
It appeared that would be the swing inning for the Highlanders
as ANDREW VALLES and ERIK PONCE followed
with base hits to put runners at the corners. That threat
came to an abrupt end as ALEX ROSENTHAL rapped
into an inning-ending twin-killing that did not come
without controversy.
Helix coach COLE HOLLAND questioned the base
umpire's interference call on the runner, which led
to an automatic twin-killing. So vehement was Holland
that he was ejected from the contest.
"I don't know exactly what Cole said, but he had
a right to appeal the call because it was that close,"
Davis said. "It didn't appear that their runner
made a vicious slide, but my second base was off-balance
when he made a weak throw to first base. All I know
is the umpire said the runner slid past the bag and
that means he's out and so is the batter."
No. 4 Granite Hills (21-5), winner of 6 straight, took
a 1-0 lead on back-to-back doubles by BRANDON DECKER
and BRIAN HUMPHRIES in the 3rd inning.
The winning mark for the Eagles came in the 6th inning
as DONNIE ANDERSON's sacrifice fly brought in
NICK MONETTE, who reached base on an error.
"It was tough playing a team like Granite Hills
without our best two production guys," said Holland,
who was referring to the injured JEREMY PETERSON
and the ineligible NICK LEDESMA.
VALHALLA 13, MOUNT MIGUEL 2: Fourteen
Norsemen contributed to a 17-hit attack as Valhalla
coach STEVE PERDUE made wholesale substitutions
early in Monday's (May 9) Grossmont South League game
against the visiting Matadors.
The No. 5 Norsemen (17-6, 9-1) were leading 10-1 after
2 innings causing Perdue to empty his bench against
the hapless Matadors (0-23, 0-10).
Mount Miguel took a 1-0 edge in the 1st inning on BUD
NEWBORN's RBI single. After that, though, the game
belonged to Valhalla, which won its 6th straight.
Valhalla took the lead as simple as 1-2-3. That is,
JAVIER BROWN singled, stole second, RYAN O'SULLIVAN
walked and SEAN O'SULLIVAN belted his 6th home
run of the season. More was to come in the opening frame.
BRENNAN BAUM doubled and scored STEVEN LeVALLEY's
base hit.
Valhalla rang up six more in the 2nd as RYAN O'SULLIVAN
ripped a 2-run single, TOMMY McCLAIN doubled
in a pair and LeValley belted his second home run in
as many games to give Norseman starter ERIC JULIENNE
a 9-run cushion.
LeValley's blast was of titanic proportion as he hit
the top of the aluminum bleachers on the football field
beyond left field.
Julienne struck out 8 during his 4-inning stint as he
logged his 4th win in five decisions.
KEITH GREEN smacked two doubles and drove in
one run for Mount Miguel, which lost three players to
grades, including leading hitter EDDIE De ARCOS.
GROSSMONT 4, MONTGOMERY 1: Sure, this was
simply a non-league game between powerhouse teams in
different divisions Monday (May 9) in South Bay. But
the pride factor was certainly at stake if nothing else.
The 6th-ranked Foothillers (20-6), primary contenders
for the San Diego CIF Division II title, received four
solid innings from seldom-used junior left-hander MATS
MATTSON and three sterling innings of relief from
DONNIE SNOW to plow under the No. 7-ranked Aztecs
(15-9), who were representing Division I.
Mattson, who has logged 2 wins and a 1.27 ERA in 11
innings this season, held Mesa League-leading Montgomery
to one run and three hits during his starting stint.
Snow was touched for 3 hits but little else as he punched
in his 3rd save.
Grossmont took a 1-0 edge in the 2nd inning. With one
down, TRISTAN PHILLIPS drew a walk and TREVOR
BERRY singled. That set the stage for MATT PASSANISI's
RBI double.
Montgomery tied in the 3rd inning as Roman Pena singled
and scored on Edgar Molina's double.
Grossmont counter-punched in the 4th as two Montgomery
errors and Passanisi's sacrifice fly put the Foothillers
back on top to stay.
The Hillers did not gain any breathing room until the
7th when a pair of Montgomery throwing errors and an
RBI single by DANNY PIECZYNSKI staked Snow to
a 4-1 advantage entering the bottom of the 7th.
For what it's worth, Grossmont is 5-1 against Division
I team this season.
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2005
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Grossmont North League
VAQUEROS 5, BRAVES 4 (8 inn.)
EL CAPITAN ab r h bi EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi
Rauch c 4 1 1 1 Thomas cf 4 1 3 0
Russo 2b 2 1 1 1 L.Perez p-1b 3 1 1 0
N.Garcia 1b 5 0 0 0 Manzo lf 3 1 1 0
Ksiasek ss 4 0 2 1 Abbod 3b 2 1 1 1
Erickson rf 4 0 0 0 D.Perez c 4 0 1 2
Hostetler rf 0 0 0 0 Aquiningoc dh 4 0 2 1
McCarthy p 1 0 1 0 Dyer 2b 0 0 0 0
Henson p 2 0 0 0 Sotos pr 0 0 0 0
King p 0 0 0 0 Sims rf 1 0 0 0
Walston cf 4 1 0 0 Gonzalez rf 3 0 0 0
Griffith lf-3b 4 2 2 0 Myer 1b-p 4 0 0 0
C.Garcia 3b 1 0 0 0 Padilla ss 3 0 0 0
Nazzal lf 2 0 2 1
TOTALS 33 5 9 4 TOTALS 31 4 9 4
El Capitan (16-11, 8-1) 101 200 01 - 5 9 1
El Cajon Valley (4-20, 0-9) 003 000 10 - 4 9 1
GWRBI: Nazzal (1).
E: Abbod, Griffith. DP: EC 1. LOB: EC 10, ECV 8. 2B: D.Perez, Griffith. HR: Rauch (2) 3rd, solo.
SB: Thomas, Russo, Ksiazek. S: L.Perez.
PITCHING SUMMARY
EL CAPITAN ip h r er bb so
McCarthy 2.2 4 3 3 1 5
Henson W(1-0) 4.1 4 1 1 0 3
King Sv(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
EL CAJON VALLEY
L.Perez 3.1 6 4 3 3 4
Myer L(1-5) 4.2 3 1 1 1 5
HBP: by McCarthy (Abbod, Manzo), by Myer (Russo). WP: Myer. PB: D.Perez 2.
*
SULTANS 2, WOLF PACK 1
WEST HILLS ab r h bi SANTANA ab r h bi
Stoner ss 1 1 0 0 Haley c 3 0 1 0
Irvin 2b 3 0 0 0 Woods ss-p 2 1 2 0
Parker pr 0 0 0 0 Holmholtz 1b 2 0 0 1
Mello cf 3 0 2 1 Hermanson cf 3 0 0 0
Strasburg 1b 2 0 0 0 Martin p-ss 2 1 1 1
Richardson p 3 0 1 0 Brosnan lf 2 0 0 0
Hooper rf 3 0 0 0 Basnight 3b 1 0 0 0
Gagnon c 2 0 0 0 Martinez 2b 2 0 0 0
Eddy 3b 3 0 1 0 Miller rf 0 0 0 0
Hoffard pr 0 0 0 0
Pichette lf 3 0 1 0
TOTALS 23 1 5 1 TOTALS 17 2 4 2
West Hills (7-16, 2-7) 100 000 0 - 1 5 1
Santana (21-6, 6-3) 000 200 x - 2 4 1
GWRBI: Martin.
E: Woods, Mello. DP: WH 2. LOB: WH 3, San 3. 2B: Eddy. HR: Martin (2), 4th, solo. S: Miller, Helmholtz.
WEST HILLS ip h r er bb k
Richardson L(3-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 1
SANTANA
Martin W(6-1) 5.2 4 1 1 4 6
Woods Sv(2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
HBP: by Richardson 2 (Martin, Basnight). WP: Martin 2, Richardson. PB: Gagnon, Haley.
*
Grossmont South League
NORSEMEN 13, MATADORS 2
MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi VALHALLA ab r h bi
Scavello 2b 3 1 0 0 J.Brown ss 2 2 2 0
Newborn cf 3 0 2 1 R.OSullivan 2b-ss 3 3 2 2
Calafato ss 4 1 0 0 S.OSullivan 3b 1 1 1 3
White c 3 0 2 0 Baum 1b 2 1 1 0
Green 3b-p 3 0 2 1 McClain c 2 1 1 2
Plunkett 1b 3 2 0 0 Moore lf 2 0 0 0
Sandoval p-1b 2 0 0 0 LeValley dh 3 2 2 3
Cannon rf 1 0 0 0 Sopata cf 4 0 1 0
Array lf 7 0 3 0 Wilson rf 2 1 1 0
Vanderhyde p 3 0 1 0 GGarcia 2b 2 1 1 1
Smith 3b 2 0 1 2
Young 1b-p 2 0 1 0
Wilkins c 2 0 1 0
Melendez lf 2 0 1 0
A.Brown rf 2 1 1 1
TOTALS 33 13 17 13 TOTALS 27 2 6 2
Mount Miguel (0-23, 0-10) 100 100 0 - 2 6 1
Valhalla (17-6, 9-1) 462 100 x - 13 17 0
GWRBI: S.OSullivan (5).
E: Green. DP: MM 1. LOB: Val 4, MM 7. 2B: R.OSullivan, Baum, McClain, Sopata.
HR: S.OSullivan (6) 1st, two on; LeValley (2) 2nd, one on. SB: J.Brown 2, R.OSullivan,
S.OSullivan, Wilson, Seavello, Newborn. Array.
PITCHING SUMMARY
MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb so
Sandoval 0+ 1 1 1 0 0
Vanderhyde L(0-5) 1.2 7 9 9 2 1
Green 4.1 7 2 2 0 0
VALHALLA
Julienne W(4-1) 4.0 3 2 2 0 8
Young 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Stangyl 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Sandoval faced one batter in the 1st.
HBP: by Julienne (Seavello, Plunkett).
*
COUGARS 5, MONARCHS 4
STEELE CANYON ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi
Minich ss 3 1 2 1 Palacios 2b 3 0 1 1
Harris 2b 4 0 3 1 De Anda rf 4 0 1 0
Inzone rf 2 0 2 0 Lopez 1b 4 1 1 0
Rice cf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez p 3 1 1 0
Lange 1b 3 0 0 0 Leboffe cf 3 0 1 1
x-Murray 3b 3 1 2 0 Mendiola c 1 0 0 0
Duby c 3 2 2 0 Croft ss 2 1 1 0
Epperson p 3 0 1 0 Sopher dh 1 1 1 1
Klopp lf 3 1 2 1 Cooper 3b-c 3 0 1 1
Jacobsmeier pr 0 0 0 0 R.Garcia lf 1 0 0 0
Haase lf 2 0 1 0
Starling pr 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 28 5 14 2 TOTALS 27 4 9 4
Steele Canyon (14-9, 8-3) 030 100 1 - 5 14 0
Monte Vista (6-17, 4-7) 000 022 0 - 4 9 2
GWRBI: Harris (3).
E: Cooper, Lopez. DP: MV 1. LOB: SC 5, MV 4. 2B: Minich, Harris, Duby, Palacios, Croft.
S: Inzone, Sopher. SF: Minich.
PITCHING SUMMARY
STEELE CANYON ip h r er bb so
Epperson W(4-3) 6.0 8 4 4 0 5
Johnson Sv(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
MONTE VISTA
Rodriguez L(2-9) 7.0 14 5 3 1 1
HBP: Epperson (Palacios, Sopher).
*
EAGLES 2, HIGHLANDERS 1
HELIX ab r h bi GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi
R.Perez ss 3 0 0 0 Decker ss 3 1 1 0
Tanida c 3 1 1 1 Humphries rf 3 0 1 1
Valles lf 3 0 1 0 Crawford dh 3 0 0 0
Ponce rf 3 0 2 0 Monette c 2 1 1 0
Rosenthal 1b 2 0 0 0 Taijeron lf 3 0 1 0
Ritchie 3b 3 0 0 0 Anderson 1b 2 0 1 1
Webb dh 2 0 0 0 Cazares 2b 3 0 1 0
Rohmer 2b 2 0 0 0 Marquis cf 3 0 1 0
DeHaro cf 2 0 0 0 Horner 3b 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 23 1 4 1 TOTALS 24 2 8 2
Helix (10-14, 2-9) 000 100 0 - 1 4 4
Granite Hills (21-5, 9-2) 001 001 x - 2 7 1
GWRBI: Anderson (2).
E: Horner, R.Perez, Rohmer 2, Ritchie. DP: Hel 1, GH 2. LOB: Hel 2, GH 5. 2B: Decker, Humphries.
HR: Tanida (2) 4th, solo. SB: Cazares. SF: Anderson.
PITCHING SUMMARY
HELIX ip h r er bb so
Wenham L(3-4) 6.0 7 2 1 1 3
GRANITE HILLS
Gay W(7-0) 7.0 4 1 1 1 3
*
FOOTHILLERS 4, AZTECS 1
Grossmont (20-6) 010 100 2 - 4 7 0
Montgomery (15-9) 001 000 0 - 1 6 5
Mattson, Snow (5) and Pieczynski; Spicer, Procopio (3), Gutierrez (5), Garcia (7) and Hall.
W: Mattson (2-0). L: Procopio (2-3). Sv: Snow (3).
(05-09-05)
El Capitan's Nik Garcia (21) scores as West Hills
catcher Aaron Gagnon (9) scoops up the late throw.
(5-6-05/Photo
by Adolfo Villaneuva)
Foothillers find a way to finalize win over Santana
in final frame
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON - For 6 1/2 innings, Santana and Grossmont
were cautiously stalking one another in Friday's (May
6) key Grossmont North League engagement, one of the
more controversial match-ups in East County this season.
The Sultans, thanks to DALLAS MARTIN's two-run
single in the 3rd inning, held the upper hand with three
outs to go. Turbulence rocked the bottom of the 7th
inning at Grossmont's Joe Gizoni Field. The Sultans
thought they got robbed and the Foothillers were thankful
to pull out an emotional 3-2 victory.
"I think we were clinically dead until the 7th
inning," said Grossmont coach ROB PHILLIPS,
whose Foothillers (19-6, 6-2) garnered only one infield
single over the final four innings. "We just had
no fire."
Things heated up in a hurry in the 7th.
While Santana was certain it had been burned by the
base umpire two times in the final frame, the Sultans
(20-6, 5-3) added to their demise by putting two Grossmont
runners on base - hitting one and walking another. None
the less, Santana reliever JEFF WOODS provided
the Sultans with an escape hatch by recording a key
strikeout, setting the stage for a game-ending double
play.
A.J. GRIFFIN tapped a groundball to Santana
third baseman JOHN BASNIGHT, who stepped on third
for a force (out No. 2), but missed the chance for a
game-ending double play when his subsequent throw to
first base was off line. Basnight's throw not only eluded
first baseman KYLE HELMHOLTZ, it rolled under
the fence about 25 feet down the right field line.
The two umpires working the game huddled for a quick
discussion and then determined that Grossmont's TIM
FERRARA, who began the play running from first base,
should be allowed to score after the ball rolled under
the fence.
Once informed of the umpires' decision, Santana coach
JERRY HENSON went ballistic. His hat held in
hand, Henson approached the base umpire to plead his
case. He received no sympathy, as his cries fell on
basically deaf ears.
Henson claimed Ferrara was wrongly permitted to score
from 1st base when the ballpark ground rules (and National
Federation High School Rule Book) said he should have
had to stop at third.
The runner gets the base he's running to plus one more,"
Henson said. "I could have accepted that. But then
the base ump tells me that (Ferrara) was already rounding
second when the ball went under the fence. That's bull.
Nobody can run that fast."
Henson hardly had time to cool off when a second controversial
play went against his Sultans.
With the game now tied 2-2 and the winning run at third
base with two outs, Henson elected to intentionally
walk DONNIE SNOW to bring DANNY PIECZYNSKI
to the plate.
Pieczynski made the Sultans pay when he spanked a groundball
into the 5.5 hole. Santana shortstop Martin made
the backhanded stop. But as Martin threw from the lip
of the grass in left field, his peg took a bounce before
arriving to first baseman Helmholtz. The Santana senior
first sacker was able get his glove on Martin's throw
just as Pieczynski arrived at the bag.
Henson insisted the ball beat Pieczynski and he should
have been out, this forcing the game into extra innings.
The umpires, however did not share Henson's view. Thus,
Pieczynski was credited with an infield single and more
importantly, an RBI as Griffin scored the game-winner
from third base.
"What made that play go our way was hard baseball,
something we've been talking about all week," said
Pieczynski, who accounted for half of Grossmont's six
hits. â¤Helmholtz had to short-hop that
throw and was standing on top of the bag when he got
the ball."
Pieczynski collided with Helmholtz, which made the
base umpire's call that much tougher.
"It was real close, but there is no question in
my mind that I was safe," Pieczynski said. "Helmholtz
was standing on top of the bag, so I just went in hard
and tried to get him to move. I didn't tackle him; I
just hit him with my legs when I went by. He was on
his heels because he had to stretch for the throw."
The fact that Santana intentionally walked Snow to
Pieczynski only added to the Grossmont catcher's desire
to deliver the knockout blow.
"After that I knew I had one job to do and that
was put the ball in play," Pieczynski said. "I
was surprised that they walked Donnie in that spot because
they had him off balance all day. He hasn't been swinging
the bat that well lately."
Pieczynski is Grossmont's hottest hitter. He stroked
singles in each of his first two at-bats and flied to
deepest dead center in his third at-bat before he came
through with his game-winning single.
"It's all about doing whatever it takes to win
the game," Pieczynski said.
Henson attempted to protest the game, but the plate
umpire said he had no cause.
"He said it was a judgment call, so I couldn't
protest," Henson said. "Well, I just hope
those two guys (umpires) realize they denied my kids
any chance at winning league. I feel bad for my kids
to have them see a ballgame taken away from them like
that."
Grossmont coach Phillips said while he could emphasize
with Henson, he agreed with umpires and their decisive
calls. Especially the one involving the overthrow.
"I know Ferrara was past second base as soon as
the ball went through (and fielded by third baseman
Basnight) he was almost here," said Phillips, who
was coaching third base. "So I think the umpire's
call was right."
Phillips went on to say that he thought Pieczynski was
safe on his game-winning infield single.
That, of course, is hardly surprising.
Both teams received superior pitching. Grossmont's THOMAS
ADAMS and TAYLOR WOHLWEND limited the Sultans
to five singles, while Basnight and Woods rationed Grossmont
to six safeties.
Griffin's solo home run in the 1st inning was the only
extra-base hit of the game.
West Hills first baseman John Eddy (16) reaches
for a high throw as El Capitan's Vinny Nazzal
(2) approaches. (5-6-05/Photo
by Adolfo Villanueva)
EL CAPITAN 10, WEST HILLS 0: With
one round left in the Grossmont North League season,
the Vaqueros (15-11, 7-1) have to like where they stand.
Despite a 1-5 start and falling off the track last weekend
in a double-defeat at Eastlake, coach STEVE VICKERY's
crew seems to find a way to win when the value is highest.
Vickery, in fact, labeled Friday's (May 6) Grossmont
North League romp at West Hills, â¤our
best game of the year.�
Senior center fielder JOSH WALSTON broke out
of a season-long slump to lead the El Capitan offensive
charge. Beginning the afternoon with a mediocre .253
average (17 for 67), Walston served up four singles
and 6 RBI in four at-bats.
Walston's apparent resurgence sheds more positive light
on the Vaqueros who have been seeking a consistent offensive
leader.
"Today was just his day," his coach said.
"Walston was the right man at the right time."
It was Walston's 2-run single that gave the Vaqueros
an early lead in the 2nd inning. It was the 4th time
this season that he's provided the game-winning hit.
Walton added run-scoring singles in the 3rd and 5th
innings. He finished his batting bonanza with a two-run
single in the 6th.
El Capitan broke the game open with 4 runs in the 3rd
inning - a two-out rally that included five hits and
a walk.
"We did everything right," Vickery said. "We
swung the bat like we've done in the past. We had great
approaches all day. We hit the ball hard most of the
time."
"When your Nos. 5, 6 and 7 hitters are 9-for-9
with 7 runs scored and 8 RBI, you know you're having
a good day," Vickery added.
CRISTIAN GARCIA (6-3) was an overpowering starter
for the Vaqueros, blanking the Wolf Pack (7-15, 2-6)
on one hit while striking out 8 during a 5-inning stint.
Relievers KYLE KING and D.J.HENSON pitched
one scoreless inning apiece and chipped in two strikeouts
each.
"West Hills had only two base runners all day,"
Vickery noted.
West Hills coach SCOTT HOPGOOD was not pleased
by his club's performance, as the Wolf Pack was blown
out for one of the few times this season. Only a 16-2
loss to Vista was worse than what El Capitan handed
out on Friday.
"For the first time all year we were extremely
flat and didn't come out to play," Hopgood said.
Hard-luck West Hills pitcher STEPHEN STRASBURG
was cuffed around for 10 hits and 8 earned runs in 4
innings as was tagged with his 9th loss.
"Strasburg has pitched in tough luck all year,"
Hopgood said. "But this time he had northing and
El Cap took advantage of it. He got touched up quite
a bit.
"We've been in quite a few close games. But obviously
this was not one of them. I hope this was exception
and not the rule."
STEELE CANYON 1, HELIX 0: This
Grossmont South League encounter Friday (May 6) at Helix
reeked of playoff overtones for both teams.
The first three batters of the game - the Steele Canyon
trio of CODY MINICH, DANNY HARRIS and
JOE INZONE - provided the only scoring.
Minich led off with a single and raced around the third
on Harris' base hit. Inzone, who began the week as East
County's leading hitter, lifted a sacrifice fly to left
field bringing in Minich.
End of scoring.
Steele Canyon sophomore ANDREW BRUDER bested
Helix senior MIKE SCHULER in a pitching duel
the rest of the way.
Bruder, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound sophomore right-hander,
limited the Highlanders to three hits, while striking
out 7 and walking only one.
"Bruder was rested up and ready to go after the
rainout last Friday," said Steele Canyon coach
PHIL MITTRY. "He had a great game. Helix's
guy (Schuler) pitched a great game, too. "If you
like pitchers' games, today was the day to go."
Despite all of their offensive struggles over the past
15 games - 12 of them losses - the Highlanders (10-13,
2-8) were shutout for just the second time in 23 starts
this season.
"Our pitching and defense have come together for
us," Helix coach COLE HOLLAND said. We haven't
made an error in our last three games. But we just can't
seem to get any consistency with the bat, although we
did have our chances today."
Holland pointed to NICK LEDESMA's leadoff double
inn the 5th.
"We get a guy in scoring position and then roll
over 1-2-3," the coach lamented. "It's been
very frustrating."
Speaking of anemic offense . . . The Cougars (13-9,
7-3) scored only 2 runs and gave up 18 in three games
this week, yet squeezed out one win.
"After a rotten start it was a good way to end
the week," Mittry decided.
VALHALLA 19, MOUNT MIGUEL 2: The
visiting Norsemen displayed a widespread stream of offensive
fireworks in Friday's (May 6) Grossmont South League
romp over Mount Miguel.
Sure, all of Valhalla's big guns were blazing. Senior
SEAN O'SULLIVAN was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles,
his fifth home run, four runs and 5 RBI. His pitching
wasn't too bad, either, as he registered a season-high
14 strikeouts without issuing a walk in six innings.
But this was no one-man show, as 10 Norsemen contributed
to the 17-hit onslaught.
In the case of junior JEFF SOPATA, his performance
almost comes as relief. The struggling Valhalla outfielder,
who came into Friday's game with just 4 hits in 44 at-bats,
broke loose with three singles and a double in five
trips.
Even more rewarding was Sopata was the centerpiece of
Valhalla's 7-run 4th inning. In fact, he had the only
two hits as the Matadors' pitchers went on a wild streak
issuing four walks and hitting three batters. Sopata
ignited the major rally with a single and a stolen base,
and then capped the scoring with a 3-run double.
BRENNAN BAUM drove in 3 runs with a pair of hits,
RYAN O'SULLIVAN was 2-for-3 with his third home
run and STEVEN LeVALLEY laced a grand slam in
his only at-bat.
It was the fifth straight win for the 6th-ranked Norsemen
(16-6, 8-1), who have won 38 of their last 40 league
games dating back to 2002.
For Mount Miguel (0-22, 0-9), EDDIE De ARCOS
singled off O'Sullivan to stretch his East County-best
hitting streak to 13 games. KEITH GREEN accounted
for Mount Miguel's runs with a pair of RBI singles.
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Grossmont North League
VAQUEROS 10, WOLF PACK 0
EL CAPITAN ab r h bi WEST HILLS ab r h bi
Nazzal lf 4 0 0 0 Richardson cf 2 0 0 0
DGarcia lf 1 0 0 0 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Russo 2b 4 0 0 0 Stoner ss-p 2 0 0 0
Sullenger 2b 1 0 0 0 Carley ph 1 0 0 0
Rauch c 4 1 2 0 Strasburg p 1 0 0 0
McCarthy ph 1 0 1 0 Skinner p 1 0 0 0
Ksiazek ss 3 2 1 1 Hoffard p 1 0 1 0
Petrille ph 1 0 0 0 Pichette c 1 0 0 0
NGarcia 1b 3 4 3 1 Mello cf 2 0 0 0
Erickson rf 2 3 2 1 Gagnon lf 3 0 0 0
Hostetler rf 1 0 0 0 Hooper rf 1 0 0 0
Walston cf 4 0 4 6 Parker rf 2 0 0 0
Henson dh 2 0 1 1 Eddy 1b 1 0 0 0
Griffith 3b 4 0 1 0 Maldonado 1b 1 0 0 0
CGarcia p 0 0 0 0 Hall 3b 1 0 0 0
King p 0 0 0 0 Ritiyak 3b 1 0 0 0
Irvin 2b 1 0 1 0
Drescher 2b 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 10 15 10 TOTALS 24 0 2 0
El Capitan (15-11, 7-1) 024 022 0 - 10 15 1
West Hills (7-15, 2-6) 000 000 0 - 0 2 0
GWRBI: Walston (4).
E: Ksiazek. LOB: EC 9, WH 3. 2B: Rauch, NGarcia, Ksiazek. 3B: Erickson. SB: Rauch 2.
PITCHING SUMMARY
EL CAPITAN ip h r er bb so
CGarcia W(6-3) 5.0 1 0 0 0 8
King 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Henson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
WEST HILLS
Strasburg L(0-9) 4+ 10 8 8 2 4
Skinner 1.0 2 2 0 0 2
Hoffard 1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Stoner 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Strasburg faced 2 batters in the 5th.
HBP: by Strasburg (NGarcia).
*
Grossmont South League
COUGARS 1, HIGHLANDERS 0
STEELE CANYON ab h r bi HELIX ab h r bi
Minich ss 3 1 2 0 RPerez ss 2 0 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 2 0 Tanida c 3 0 0 0
Inzone rf 2 0 0 1 Ledesma cf 3 0 1 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0 Peterson 1b 2 0 0 0
Lange 1b 3 0 1 0 Valles lf 3 0 0 0
Lewis lf 3 0 0 0 Rosenthal dh 3 0 0 0
Jenner dh 3 0 0 0 Ponce rf 3 0 1 0
Duby c 3 0 2 0 Ritchie 3b 2 0 0 0
Jacobsmeier pr 0 0 0 0 Rohmer 2b 2 0 0 0
Epperson 3b 3 0 0 0 Schuler p 0 0 0 0
Bruder p 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 26 1 7 1 TOTALS 23 0 3 0
Steele Canyon (13-9, 7-3) 100 000 0 - 1 7 2
Helix (10-13, 2-8) 000 000 0 - 0 3 0
GWRBI: Inzone (2).
E: Duby. DP: SC 1. LOB: SC 5, H 4. 2B: Minich, Lange, Ledesma. SF: Inzone.
PITCHING SUMMARY
STEELE CANYON ip h r er bb so
Bruder W(3-2) 7.0 3 0 0 1 7
HELIX
Schuler L(1-5) 7.0 7 1 1 0 2
HBP: by Bruder (Peterson. WP: Bruder.
*
FOOTHILLERS 3, SULTANS 2
SANTANA ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi
Haley c 3 1 1 0 Ferrara 2b 3 1 0 0
Woods ss-p 4 0 0 0 Griffin 3b 4 2 1 1
Helmholtz 1b 3 1 1 0 Snow rf 2 0 1 0
Hermansen cf 2 0 0 0 Pieczynski c 4 0 3 1
Martin 3b-ss 3 0 2 2 Phillips ss 3 0 1 0
Brosnan lf 2 0 0 0 Berry cf-lf 3 0 0 0
Tippin lf 1 0 0 0 Cusumano lf 2 0 0 0
Basnight p-3b 3 0 1 0 AWilliams cf 1 0 0 0
Diaz pr 0 0 0 0 Sobel 1b 2 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 3 0 0 0 Passanisi 1b 0 0 0 0
NMiller rf 2 0 0 0 TAdams p 2 0 0 0
Wohlwend p 0 0 0 0
Medina ph 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 26 2 5 2 TOTALS 27 3 6 2
Santana (20-6, 5-3) 002 000 0 - 2 5 2
Grossmont (19-6, 6-2) 100 000 2 - 3 6 2
Two outs when winning run scored.
GWRBI: Pieczynski (3).
E: Woods, Basnight, Sobel, Griffin. DP: Gro 1. LOB: Sant 6, Gro 8. HR: Griffin (7) 1st, solo. SB: Woods.
PITCHING SUMMARY
SANTANA ip h r er bb so
Basnight 4.2 5 1 1 1 2
Woods L(7-3) 2.0 1 2 1 2 2
GROSSMONT
TAdams 5.0 4 2 2 2 4
Wohlwend W(7-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
HBP: by TAdams (Haley), by Woods (Passanisi). WP: Woods.
*
NORSEMEN 19, MATADORS 2
VALHALLA ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi
JBrown ss 2 2 1 0 Newborn cf 3 0 0 0
R.OSullivan 3b-ss 3 2 2 1 Williamson 2b 4 0 0 0
S.OSullivan p 3 4 3 5 De Arcos rf 4 1 1 0
Baum 1b 2 1 2 3 White c 3 1 2 0
McClain c 2 1 0 1 Calafato ss 3 0 1 0
Moore lf 2 1 0 1 Plunkett 3b-p 3 0 0 0
GGarcia 2b 5 0 1 0 Green 2b 3 0 2 2
Melendez rf 4 1 0 1 Freeman p-3b 3 0 1 0
Sopata cf-p 5 2 4 3 Vanderhyde 3b 3 0 0 0
Smith 3b 2 0 0 0 Sandoval p 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf 1 0 0 0
ABrown cf 1 1 1 0
MYoung 1b 2 1 1 0
Wilkins c 1 1 1 0
LeValley lf 1 1 1 4
TOTALS 36 19 17 19 TOTALS 29 2 7 2
Valhalla (16-6, 8-1) 330 720 4 - 19 17 2
Mount Miguel (0-22, 0-9) 010 100 0 - 2 7 1
GWRBI: S.OSullivan (4).
E: Plunkett, Smith, MYoung. LOB: Val 4, MM 5. 2B: S.OSullivan 2, Baum, Sopata.
HR: R.OSullivan (3) 5th, solo; S.OSullivan (5) 5th, solo; LeValley (1) 7th, grand slam.
SB: Baum, Sopata, Calafato, White, Green. S: R.OSullivan.
PITCHING SUMMARY
VALHALLA ip h r er bb so
S.OSullivan W(4-0) 6.0 7 2 2 0 14
Sopata 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
MOUNT MIGUEL
Freeman L(0-6) 3.1 8 9 7 1 1
Sandoval 1.1 1 4 4 2 0
Plunkett 3.1 8 6 6 0 1
HBP: by Freeman (S.OSullivan, Moore), by Sandoval (Baum, McClain).
(05-06-05)
Pats' McGranahan uses just 91 pitches to shut down
Hoover
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON - Pitching hungry Christian High received
a much needed shot in the arm from senior southpaw JOEL
McGRANAHAN, who finally received the green light
to take to the mound in Thursday's (May 5) Harbor League
joust against Hoover. The visiting Cardinals never had
a chance in this one, as McGranahan scattered seven
hits in a complete game 9-2 victory.
McGranahan was razor sharp through the first four innings,
using just 49 pitches - 40 of them strikes - to blank
the Cardinals over four frames as the dormant Christian
bats came to life to knock out a 9-0 lead.
"Joel pitched more innings today than he had all
the rest of the season combined," Christian coach
MIKE MITCHELL said. "He was on the mark
until he started to tire in the last two innings."
McGranahan finished the job in 91 pitches.
"We really need Joel to help pick up the slack
for our thin pitching staff," Mitchell said.
The good news doesn't stop there for the Patriots (12-8,
4-3), who put up a single tally in the 1st inning for
the first time in 10 games.
ADAM PERRY supplied flint and spark with a leadoff
single and steal of second base for the Patriots. After
MATT HART blooped a single and RICKY PLUM
punched a ground rule double to right-center field,
scoring Perry. Had the fence contained Plum's
drive, the Patriots would have tallied two markers.
In the 2nd inning with two outs, Perry doubled to right
and raced home on SHANE STANOVIC's single up
the middle.
NICK ADAMS put Christian in command an inning
later when he lifted a fly ball over the center fielder's
head with the bases loaded. By the time the dust had
cleared, Adams had a triple and 3 RBI and the Patriots
were enjoying a 5-0 advantage.
Solo home runs by Stanovic and Plum along with a two-run
double by McGranahan ballooned the Patriots' lead to
9-0 in the 4th.
The top four batters in the Christian lineup - Perry,
Stanovic, Hart and Plum - were a composite 10-for-15
with 5 runs and 4 RBI.
"We had at least two guys on in every inning,"
Mitchell noted. "But we still left too many on
base."
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Harbor League
HOOVER ab r h bi CHRISTIAN ab r h bi
Sheehan ss-p 3 0 1 1 Perry rf 4 2 2 0
Geraci p-ss 4 0 1 0 Stanovic cf 4 1 3 2
Wilkerson lf 3 0 0 0 Hart c 4 0 2 0
Torres 1b 3 0 1 0 Plum dh 3 2 3 2
Martinez c 3 0 1 0 TJones 3b 0 0 0 0
Camacho 3b-p 2 1 0 0 Allen dh 1 0 0 0
Alvarez rf 2 0 0 0 Rossitto 1b 3 1 1 0
Hyde 2b 2 0 0 0 O'Donnell 1b 0 0 0 0
EJones 2b 1 0 0 0 EYoung ss 2 2 2 0
Rios cf 3 1 3 0 AMurray 2b 0 0 0 0
Dossett lf 2 0 0 0
Schroeder lf 1 0 0 0
Abell lf 1 0 0 0
McGranahan p 3 1 1 2
NAdams 2b-ss 4 0 1 3
TOTALS 26 2 7 1 TOTALS 32 9 15 9
Hoover (8-13, 3-6) 000 001 1 - 2 7 1
Christian (12-8, 4-3) 113 400 x - 9 15 2
GWRBI: Plum (2).
E: TJones, AMurray, Geraci. DP: Hoo 1, Chr 1. LOB: Hoo 6, Chr 9. 2B: Perry, Plum. 3B: NAdams.
HR: Stanovic (1) 4th, solo; Plum (3) 4th, solo. SB: Perry, Rossitto, EYoung. SF: Sheehan.
PITCHING SUMMARY
HOOVER ip h r er bb so
Geraci L 3.0 8 5 4 2 1
Sheehan 2.0 7 4 4 2 0
Camacho 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
CHRISTIAN
McGranahan W(1-1) 7.0 7 2 2 2 5
(05-05-05)
Matadors' De Arcos: A clandestine star
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON - Only one game separates the top three
teams in the Grossmont North League race, while Valhalla
is only percentage points ahead of Granite Hills in
the run for the Grossmont South League pennant. At the
moment, El Capitan sits atop the Grossmont North thanks
to a 6-3 win over West Hills on Wednesday (May 4). Santana
knocked the Grossmont out of a share of the top spot,
8-6, while Valhalla and Granite Hills were winners over
Steele Canyon and Monte Vista, respectively.
A rough diamond in need of shining, Mount Miguel may
have found a jewel in first baseman EDDIE De ARCOS,
one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal 0-21
season. A multi-sport athlete, De Arcos never played
baseball full-time until this season, yet the senior
is surprising those who closely follow East County baseball.
Several scouts, often attending to watch the opposing
team, have asked more than one head coach this season
something to the effect of, "Hey, who is that first
baseman on the other team?"
"He's definitely a '5-tool' player," noted
veteran assistant coach FERDY REED, who skippered
the Matadors at Helix in the absence of head coach BYRON
GRIGSBY who was away attending to family matters
on Wednesday (May 4). "Eddie has a great physical
make-up and can hit, hit with power, run, throw - all
those things."
De Arcos displayed his smooth stroke against Helix,
although the host Highlanders posted an easy 14-0 triumph.
After getting called out on a questionable strike in
his first at-bat, the senior smoked the next two strikes
he saw, hitting a vicious drive to right field for an
out, then splitting the gap on a one-hopper to the right-centerfield
fence for a standup double.
While the East County roll-call lists a lengthy cast
of top hitters, few noticed that De Arcos entered the
week ranked sixth in batting average. He was 2-for-5
in this week's two-game set against Helix, leaving his
average at .446 (29-for-65).
De Arcos now owns an East County season-best 12-game
hitting streak, and has been held hitless in just two
contests all season. Not too bad for a ballplayer without
a long high school baseball resume.
"I was on the team last year, but I didn't get
much playing time," said De Arcos, who expressed
interest in playing for Grossmont College next season.
"It would mean a lot to me to somehow win a batting
title. I don't want anyone to say that I'm not a competitor
- I give my all."
De Arcos believes his ability to focus and think through
an at-bat aids in his developing tools at the plate.
"Everyday, I think about hitting," added De
Arcos. "I'm always thinking about getting another
hit, even on days when we don't play."
A few scouts have indicated that should De Arcos keep
developing and put in two strong seasons with the Griffins,
when coupled with his strong work habits and smarts,
he could land at a four-year college.
"No matter where you play, if you hit .440 on any
team, in any league, in any division, you have to respect
someone who hits like that," noted Helix coach
COLE HOLLAND. "To do what he's done is phenomenal."
SANTANA 8, GROSSMONT 6: Senior first
baseman KYLE HELMHOLTZ has been an unsung hero
for Santana the past two seasons.
Coming off a junior season that included a .374 batting
average, 23 RBI and 13 steals, Helmholtz is proving
those marks to be no fluke.
That is, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior is picking up
where he left off. Helmholtz slugged his second home
run of the year and an RBI double Wednesday (May 4)
as the visiting Sultans claimed a key Grossmont North
League nod over No. 5-ranked Grossmont.
"Actually, I've been struggling the last few games,"
Helmholtz said. "It's a matter of going out there
confident and doing what we know how to do."
Santana senior JEFF WOODS set the pace for the
Sultans, smacking his first two home runs of the season
â¤" solo shots in the 1st and 3rd
innings. After an intentional walk in the 4th inning,
Woods slashed an RBI single in the 6th inning that tied
the game 6-6.
Helmholtz, who followed Woods' lead all day, ripped
the game-winning RBI single in a 6th inning that was
fueled by a pair of Grossmont errors.
"I swung at the first pitch in my first two at-bats,"
confided Helmholtz, who generated six total bases with
those aforementioned cuts. "I didn't see many strikes."
Yet, Helmholtz finished the game 3-for-4, raising his
season average to .354 (29 for 82). And he also stole
his 10th base of the season, which is quite an achievement
for a man of his size.
"We know if we want to win the league championship
we have to run the table," Helmholtz said. "Taking
league is the first thing. We will worry about CIF after
that."
Of the three contenders for the Grossmont North flag,
Santana (20-5, 5-2) would appear to have the momentum.
The Sultans have won five in a row as they prepare to
host Grossmont (18-6, 5-2) on Friday (May 6) in Santee.
Santana coach JERRY HENSON acknowledged Helmholtz's
contributions to Santana's surge for a second straight
league title. He was equally as pleased by the offensive
punches delivered by Woods, who batted .490 as a junior
but has hovered below the .300 mark most of this season.
"Jeff has been working hard at shortening his swing
up, trying different stuff that will help him get back
to hitting like he was last year," Henson said.
"I think he got back to the level he was at last
year in today's game. He was confident and his swing
was what it used to be."
That was only half the story. Woods also pitched 3 2/3
innings of scoreless relief and was rewarded with his
7th win in nine decisions.
It was a tough loss for Grossmont, which overcame deficits
of 2-0 and 4-2 to lead 6-4 after four innings.
But the Foothillers eventually gave the game away with
a pair of errors in the 6th inning.
"Those are plays that need to be made," Grossmont
coach ROB PHILLIPS said. "But we flubbed
both of them and it cost us. But it wasn't just
that inning.
"We threw too many pitches belly-button high."
Santana sophomore DALLAS MARTIN, who was cuffed
around for 6 earned runs in 3 1/3 innings by the Hillers,
also hit a fly-ball home run to right field that cut
a then Grossmont lead to 6-5 in the 5th inning.
Grossmont's Joe Gizoni Field is the Wrigley Field of
East County. Balls hit into the air to right field have
a genuine chance of clearing the 20-foot fence. The
foul pole is only 292 feet from home plate.
"If I could hit here every day it would be awesome,"
said Woods, who hammered his first home run some 380
feet to left field, a ball that was cut down by a cross
wind from left to right. "The first one (home run)
was legit. The second one, I popped it up. But I'll
take it."
Junior A.J. GRIFFIN paced Grossmont with his
6th home run and three RBI.
EL CAPITAN 6, WEST HILLS 3: No question
the Vaqueros don't have an overall look of a champion
in terms of wins and losses (14-11, 6-1 GNL). The bottom
line, though, is coach STEVE VICKERY has his
club a full length ahead of challengers Santana and
Grossmont with five games remaining in the regular season.
The Wolf Pack (7-14, 2-5), which no doubt will play
a decisive role in determining the Grossmont North championship,
jumped in front of the Vaqueros in the opening frame.
SHAIN STONER stroked a one-out double and scored
on AARON RICHARDSON's two-base hit.
That advantage was short-lived, however.
El Capitan bullied West Hills starter JOHN EDDY
for 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st. JASSON KSIAZEK
slapped an RBI single, NIK GARCIA brought in
another run with a sacrifice fly and MICHAEL GRIFFITH
singled in a third tally. But Eddy's biggest problem
was his control (2 walks) and a lack of defensive support
(2 errors).
"We scored those four runs in the 1st inning and
then kinda went to sleep until the 6th inning,"
Vickery said. "(West Hills) really scrapped."
Back-to-back doubles by Stoner and Richardson pulled
the Pack to within 4-2 in the 6th inning. West Hills
went as far as to place the tying runs at second and
third, but El Capitan starter and winning pitcher BRYAN
PAUKOVITS got a strike out and a fly out to stuff
the Wolf Pack challenge.
"Paukovits didn't have his best stuff, but he battled,
made quality pitches when he had to," Vickery said.
"He's just been tremendous every game after that
first start of the year. He's been giving us quality
starts week after week."
El Capitan reliever KYLE KING sealed the deal
in the 7th inning despite giving up an unearned run.
GRANITE HILLS 6, MONTE VISTA 1: Sophomore
pitcher ERIC KRAUSE of Granite Hills continues
to mesmerize opponents and amaze his coach.
"I watch that kid, trying to figure what makes
him so successful," Granite Hills coach JAMES
DAVIS said. "He's gritty, fearless, confident
and all that good stuff. But it's not like he's throwing
the ball 90 mph."
Krause limited Monte Vista to 2 hits while striking
out 9 during a six-inning stint.
"From what I can tell, I think it's hard for the
batter to pick up the ball out of his hand," Davis
said. "It's like all of a sudden, the ball is on
you. It's too late to react."
Monte Vista did get in the first blow against Krause,
as DAN DeANDA - the second batter of the game
- slugged his 3rd home run of the season.
After that, though, the crafty Krause allowed only one
hit - a single to ANTHONY LOPEZ - before DARREN
GAY retired the Monarchs in order in the 7th.
Granite Hills (20-5, 8-2), ranked No. 4 in the San Diego
CIF, tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the 1st inning
as CODY CRAWFORD launched his second home run
of the season.
Crawford's RBI double gave the Eagles a 2-1 edge in
the 3rd. Crawford eventually scored in that inning thanks
to TRAVIS TAIJERON's sacrifice fly.
BRIAN HUMPHRIES' RBI triple capped a 2-run 4th
inning as the Eagles put the game on ice.
The Monarchs (6-16, 4-6) managed to keep Granite Hills
senior hitting star NICK MONETTE somewhat in
check. Sure, Monette was 1-for-2 with a double, but
he didn't drive in any runs nor did he reach the plate
himself. Nevertheless, Monette is batting at a .529
clip (9-for-17) over the last six games.
VALHALLA 4, STEELE CANYON 1: Classic pitching,
but sub-par fielding were in contrast Wednesday (May
4) as host Valhalla skipped past Steele Canyon in a
key Grossmont South League encounter.
Of the five runs, only one was earned. That marker came
home to roost when Valhalla's Brothers O'SULLIVAN
- RYAN and SEAN - banged back-to-back
doubles in the 6th inning giving the 6th-ranked Norsemen
(15-6, 7-1 GSL) a 3-1 advantage.
Six errors between the two clubs kept Valhalla freshman
right-hander Ryan O'Sullivan and Steele Canyon senior
KYLE JOHNSON working overtime to avoid further
disaster.
Johnson, who pitched his 4th complete game, was stung
by three unearned runs and was handed his second loss
in six decisions.
"Kyle deserved better," Cougars coach PHIL
MITTRY said. "He certainly pitched well enough
to win. He has something like a 1.50 ERA in our league
games."
In two games against Valhalla, Steele Canyon was outscored
18-1.
Ryan O'Sullivan needed only 73 pitches to mow down the
Cougars (12-9, 6-3) for his 6th win in seven decisions.
"We have too many guys going up there and swinging
at the first pitch," Mittry said. "I don't
have any problem with that as long as it's a pitch they
can handle. Too often that isn⤙t
the case. It's really frustrating."
DAVID LEWIS accounted for three of the Cougars four
hits off O'Sullivan, who walked one and struck out 5.
"Ryan is a gamer who wants the ball," Valhalla
coach STEVE PERDUE said. "He just shut this
team down."
The victory gave Valhalla a 37-2 league record dating
back to the 2002 season.
HELIX 14, MOUNT MIGUEL 0: ERIK PONCE
pitched five shutout innings and knocked home the game-wining
run with an RBI double to start a 6-run rally in the
2nd inning Wednesday (May 4), lifting the Highlanders
to their second lopsided win over the Matadors in three
days.
NICK LEDESMA capped the early outburst with his
first homer of the season, then ANDREW VALLES and
ALEX ROSENTHAL homered on consecutive pitches in
the 5th to complete the rout.
"I threw only four curveballs all day, going mostly
with my fastball and changeup," said Ponce, who
struck out four Matadors. "ZACH (TANIDA,
the catcher) and I were communicating real well all
day."
Tanida also sparked the offense, pacing a 15-hit attack
by going 4-for-4 and driving in a pair of runs.
"Erik was hitting his spots all day," noted
Tanida. "He had guys off-guard and in front of
the ball all day."
Third baseman RAUL RITCHIE added three RBI. He
batted 2-for-2, including a sacrifice fly in the 2nd,
an RBI double in the 3rd, and a run-scoring single in
the 4th. RANDY PEREZ and Ledesma each knocked
in a pair of runs.
Following Ponce's pitching stint, JEREMY PETERSON
and DUSTIN RUNIONS combined to toss two innings
of 1-hit relief, including two strikeouts by Runions
in the 7th to set the Matadors down in order.
Mount Miguel second baseman DEXTER SEAVELLO registered
two of Mount Miguel´s six hits, but was
stranded in scoring position both times.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005
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Grossmont North League
SULTANS 8, FOOTHILLER 6
SANTANA ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi
Haley c 3 0 0 0 Ferrara 2b 4 1 2 0
Woods ss-p 3 2 3 3 Griffin 3b-p 3 1 1 3
Helmholtz 1b 4 1 3 2 Snow p-rf 2 0 0 0
Hermansen cf 4 0 1 0 Pieczynski c 4 0 1 0
Martin p-ss 4 1 1 1 Phillips ss 4 1 1 0
Brosnan lf 4 2 2 0 Berry rf-lf 3 1 2 0
Basnight 3b 3 0 1 0 AWilliams cf 3 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 4 1 2 1 Passanisi 1b 4 1 2 1
NMiller rf 3 0 1 1 Medina lf 1 0 0 0
Tippin pr 0 1 0 0 TAdams p 1 1 1 1
Sobel 3b 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 8 14 8 TOTALS 29 6 10 5
Santana (20-5, 5-2) 201 112 1 - 8 14 1
Grossmont (18-6, 5-2) 002 400 0 - 6 10 3
GWRBI: Helmholtz (4).
E: Snow, Martin, Sobel, Passanisi. DP: Sant 1. LOB: Sant 7, Gro 8. 2B: Helmholtz, Ferrara.
HR: Woods 2:(1,2) 1st, solo, and 3rd, solo; Helmholtz (2) 1st, solo; Griffin (6) 3rd, one on; Martin (1) 5th, solo.
SB: Berry. S: Haley, TAdams, Basnight, NMiller.
PITCHING SUMMARY
SANTANA ip h r er bb so
Martin 3.1 6 6 6 2 4
Woods W(7-2) 3.2 4 0 0 3 1
GROSSMONT
Snow 3.0 6 3 3 0 1
TAdams 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Griffin L(4-2) 2.0 4 3 1 0 2
WP: TAdams.
*
VAQUEROS 6, WOLF PACK 3
WEST HILLS ab r h bi EL CAPITAN ab r h bi
Mello cf 2 0 0 0 Hostetler lf 3 0 0 0
Stoner ss 3 2 2 0 Royer ph 1 0 1 0
Richardson dh 4 0 2 2 Russo 2b 3 2 1 1
Pichette c 3 0 1 0 Rauch c 2 1 1 1
Hooper rf 3 0 1 0 Ksiazek ss 3 1 1 1
Skinner lf 2 0 0 0 NGarcia 1b 1 0 1 1
Eddy p 2 0 0 0 DGarcia pr 0 0 0 0
Ritiyak p 1 0 0 0 Erickson rf 3 1 2 0
Maldanado 1b 2 0 0 0 Walston cf 3 0 2 1
Strasburg ph 1 0 0 0 Griffith dh 3 0 2 1
Irvin 2b 2 1 1 0 CGarcia 3b 2 0 0 0
Hoffard pr 0 0 0 0 Nazzal lf 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 25 3 7 2 TOTALS 24 6 10 5
West Hills (7-14, 2-5) 100 001 1 - 3 7 2
El Capitan (14-11, 6-1) 400 002 x - 6 10 2
GWRBI: Ksiazek (5).
E: Rauch, Russo, Mello, Hooper. DP: WH 1. LOB: WH 6, EC 6. 2B: Stoner 2, Richardson, Rauch.
3B: Russo. SB: Russo, Pichette. S: Mello. SF: Rauch, NGarcia.
PITCHING SUMMARY
WEST HILLS ip h r er bb so
Eddy L(3-3) 3.2 6 4 3 4 5
Ritiyak 2.1 4 2 2 1 5
EL CAPITAN
Paukovits W(5-2) 6.0 7 2 2 2 5
King 1.0 0 1 0 1 1
HBP: by Paukovits (Mello). WP: Eddy.
*
Grossmont South League
HIGHLANDERS 14, MATADORS 0
MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi HELIX ab r h bi
Seavello 2b 4 0 2 0 RPerez ss 2 0 1 2
Newborn cf 2 0 0 0 Beltran ph 1 0 0 0
Sandoval lf 3 0 0 0 Tanida c 4 1 4 2
White c 3 0 1 0 Ledesma cf 5 1 1 2
De Arcos 1b 3 0 1 0 Peterson 1b-p 4 0 0 0
Freeman p 1 0 1 0 Runions p 0 0 0 0
Freeman-Bolden 1b 2 0 0 0 Valles rf-lf 2 4 2 1
Williamson rf-p 3 0 1 0 Rosenthal lf 2 3 1 1
Plunkett 3b 3 0 0 0 Webb 1b 0 0 0 0
Calafato ss 3 0 0 0 Ponce p-rf 4 3 2 1
Ritchie 3b 2 1 2 3
Rohmer 2b 4 1 2 0
TOTALS 27 0 6 0 TOTALS 30 14 15 12
Mount Miguel (0-21, 0-8) 000 000 0 - 0 6 2
Helix (10-12, 2-7) 063 320 x - 14 15 0
GWRBI: Ponce (2).
E: Freeman, Plunkett. DP: MM 1. LOB: MM 7, Hel 9. 2B: De Arcos, Ponce, Ritchie.
HR: Ledesma (1), 2nd, 1 on; Valles (1), 5th, solo; Rosenthal (3), 5th, solo.
PITCHING SUMMARY
MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb k
Freeman L(0-5) 2.0 6 6 5 2 1
De Arcos 2.0 6 6 5 4 0
Williamson 2.0 3 2 2 1 4
HELIX
Ponce W(4-1) 5.0 5 0 0 1 4
Peterson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Runions 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
HBP: by De Arcos (Tanida). PB: White.
*
NORSEMEN 4, COUGARS 1
STEELE CANYON ab r h bi VALHALLA ab r h bi
Minich ss 3 0 0 0 JBrown ss 3 1 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 R.OSullivan p 1 1 1 1
Inzone rf 2 1 0 0 S.OSullivan 3b 3 0 1 1
Rice cf 3 0 0 0 Baum 1b 3 1 0 0
Duby c 3 0 0 0 McClain dh 2 0 1 0
Lange 1b 1 0 1 0 Moore c 3 0 0 0
Lewis lf 3 0 3 0 GGarcia 2b 3 0 2 0
Murray 3b 2 0 0 0 Smith lf 3 0 0 0
Jenner dh 3 0 0 0 Sopata cf 2 1 0 0
Epperson ph 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 1 4 0 TOTALS 18 4 6 2
Steele Canyon (12-9, 6-3) 000 001 0 - 1 4 4
Valhalla (15-6, 7-1) 101 002 x - 4 6 2
GWRBI: None.
E: Murray 2, Rice, Lewis, Sopata, GGarcia. DP: Val 1. LOB: Val 4, SC 5.
2B: R.OSullivan, S.OSullivan. SB: JBrown, Inzone. SB: R.OSullivan. SF: R.OSullivan.
PITCHING SUMMARY
STEELE CANYON ip h r er bb so
Johnson L(4-2) 6.0 6 4 1 0 2
VALHALLA
R.OSullivan W(6-1) 7.0 4 1 0 1 5
HBP: by R.OSullivan (Lange 2), by Johnson (McClain).
*
EAGLES 6, MONARCHS 1
MONTE VISTA ab r h bi GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi
Palacios 2b 3 0 0 0 Decker ss 4 0 1 1
DeAnda p 3 1 1 1 Humphries cf 3 1 2 1
Lopez 1b 3 0 1 0 Crawford dh 3 2 2 2
Rodriguez dh 3 0 0 0 Monette c 2 0 1 0
Leboffe cf 3 0 0 0 Taijeron lf 1 0 0 1
Sopher lf 3 0 0 0 Anderson 1b 3 0 0 0
Starling 3b 1 0 0 0 Boltz rf 2 0 0 0
Mendiola c 1 0 0 0 TWilliams ph 1 0 0 0
Cooper c-3b 2 0 0 0 Cazares 2b 3 2 1 0
RGarcia rf 1 0 0 0 Horner 3b 2 1 1 1
Simmons p 1 0 0 0 Coleman 3b 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 1 2 1 TOTALS 25 6 8 5
Monte Vista (6-16, 4-6) 100 000 0 - 1 2 2
Granite Hills (20-5, 8-2) 102 201 x - 6 8 1
GWRBI: Crawford (2).
E: Taijeron, Hale, Cooper. LOB: MV 2, GH 6. 2B: Crawford, Monette. 3B: Humphries.
HR: Crawford (2) 1st, solo; De Anda (3) 1st, solo. SB: Horner, Cazares, Monette. SF: Taijeron.
PITCHING SUMMARY
MONTE VISTA ip h r er bb so
De Anda L(1-2) 3.2 5 5 4 2 1
Simmons 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
GRANITE HILLS
Krause W(7-1) 6.0 2 1 1 0 9
Gay 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
HBP: by De Anda (Humphries).
(05-04-05)
 Christian
High's Matt Hart (10) lines a 2-run single in
the 3rd inning of Tuesday's Harbor League game against
Madison. (5-3-05/Courtesy photo)
Patriots assured of no repeat after loss to first-place
Madison
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EL CAJON - This has already been an odd season for coach
MIKE MITCHELL and his Christian High Patriots.
After earning a share of the Harbor League crown a year
ago, the Patriots were all but assured that they would
not repeat on Tuesday (May 3) when they fell to the
visiting Madison Warhawks 6-3.
It was Christian's fourth straight loss.
"I don't know if I've had a team lose four in a
row in my entire career," said Mitchell, who has
been coaching baseball for 20 years. "We are struggling
right now."
Once again, the Patriots were playing catch-up from
the get-go. For the fifth time in the last six starts,
Christian fell behind early. The Warhawks (18-5, 6-1)
enjoyed leads of 2-0 and 5-2 in dealing the Patriots
their latest frustration.
"I can't remember the last time we scored in the
1st inning," Mitchell said.
For the record, the Patriots (11-8, 3-3) scored both
runs in the 1st frame of a 2-0 win over Grove City (Pa.)
in the opening round of the KSA Tournament on April
7th in Orlando, Fla. That was 10 games ago.
"We are 'Team Singles,'" Mitchell said. "We
don't have much power nor do we have great speed. So
it's tough playing catch-up when we fall behind right
off the bat."
Two of the club's top pitchers have been unable to help
on the mound due to injuries. Sort of one thing after
another.
Not that Mitchell has given up on this team or the remainder
of the season. "Magical Mike" always finds
a way to make his teams competitive. Fact is, the Patriots
still have a reasonable shot at finishing second in
the Harbor League and a shot at making waves in the
San Diego CIF Division IV playoffs.
In Tuesday's loss, a bright spot was JOEL McGRANAHAN,
who was 3-for-3.
Christian High's Chad O'Donnell (19 ) serves
up a pitch in Tuesday's game against Madison. (5-3-05/Courtesy
photo)
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Harbor League
WARHAWKS 6, CHRISTIAN 3
MADISON ab r h bi CHRISTIAN ab r h bi
Phillips cf 3 0 1 1 Perry cf-rf 4 1 1 0
Pecina 1b 3 1 1 0 Stanovic p-cf 4 0 1 0
Planck p-ss 4 0 0 0 Hart c 4 0 1 2
Moreno ss-2b 4 1 2 1 Rossitto 1b 4 0 1 0
Webster lf 3 1 1 1 O'Donnell p 0 0 0 0
Cotton 3b 4 1 0 0 EYoung ss 2 0 0 0
McCormick dh-p 3 2 3 3 NAdams 2b 3 0 0 0
Jaime c 2 0 0 0 Plum dh 3 0 1 0
Latimer rf 2 0 1 0 Schroeder pr 0 1 0 0
McGranahan rf-1b 3 1 3 0
Dossett lf 3 0 1 1
TOTALS 28 6 9 6 TOTALS 30 3 9 3
Madison (18-5, 6-1) 200 301 0 - 6 9 1
Christian (11-8, 3-3) 002 001 0 - 3 9 2
GWRBI: McCormick.
E: Stanovic, Rossitto, McCormick. DP: Mad 1, Chr 1. LOB: Mad 6, Ch 7. 2B: McCormick, Webster.
HR: McCormick 4th, two on. SB: Webster. S: Jaime, Latimer.
PITCHING SUMMARY
CHRISTIAN ip h r er bb so
Stanovic L(1-1) 5.0 6 5 4 3 1
O'Donnell 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
MADISON
Planck 2.1 2 2 2 1 1
McCormick W(6-1) 4.2 7 1 1 0 4
WP: Stanovic 2, Planck.
(05-03-05)
Williams, Pieczynski provide late power to give
Foothillers win over Wolf Pack
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EL CAJON - A pair of late homers allowed Grossmont to
thwart an upset bid by West Hills Monday (May 2), pulling
the Foothillers (18-5, 5-1) into a tie with idle El
Capitan (13-11, 5-1) for the Grossmont North League
lead. The Hillers host third-place Santana on Wednesday
(May 4), while El Capitan is entertaining West Hills.
The Grossmont North has resulted in co-champions the
past two seasons. Meanwhile, in the Grossmont South,
Valhalla (14-6, 6-1) grabbed the circuit lead with a
resounding 14-0 romp over Steele Canyon. Granite Hills
(19-5, 7-2) won its fourth straight league encounter
to slide into second place. Speaking of streaks, Helix
halted an eight-game losing streak by toppling Mount
Miguel 9-2.
GROSSMONT 3, WEST HILLS 1 (11): East County's
closest thing to a classic was the focus of Monday's
(May 2) toe-to-toe pitching duel at Grossmont's Joe
Gizoni Field.
Although West Hills was dismissed from contention in
the Grossmont North League before the first pitch was
thrown, coach SCOTT HOPGOOD's Wolf Pack continues
to make its league rivals nervous.
West Hills (7-13, 2-4) produced a solo home run by leadoff
man JOE MELLO in the 4th inning and came within
four strikes of sending the Foothillers packing behind
the superb pitching of AARON RICHARDSON.
Enter Grossmont senior DANNY PIECZYNSKI to spoil
the upset. Hanging on an 0-2 pitch with one down in
the bottom of the 7th and Foothillers trailing 1-0,
Pieczynski finally saw a pitch he couldn't refuse.
"We'd been working all of their hitters down and
away," West Hills pitching coach MICKEY DEUTSCHMAN
said. "Richardson had been on the mark all day.
Even the pitch to Pieczynski was a decent pitch, but
he dove for the ball and golfed it out."
It was Pieczynski's 7th home run of the season.
"We were struggling, that's for sure," Pieczynski
said. "Even though we had only six hits today,
it doesn't take a whole lot to win a game. We know that
with our pitching staff we don't have to score 10 runs
to win a game."
However, the bottom line in this deep pool of pitching
perfection hit the wall when sophomore AUGIE WILLIAMS
lifted a two-run home run over the right field fence
for a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning.
"It wasn't a pretty day overall for me," said
Williams, who was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a
walk prior to his game-winning launch. "Overall,
it was an ugly day for our team, but I'm just glad that
I changed all of that with one swing."
Williams' game-winning blast came at the expense of
sophomore reliever BRIAN RITIYAK with two down
in the bottom of the 11th.
"I came through for our team, not just me,"
Williams said of his third home run of the season. "Yeah,
it was crucial."
Indeed.
The victory locked Grossmont into a deadlock with El
Capitan for the Grossmont North League lead.
Deutschman admitted that the pitch Williams knocked
for the game-winner was off the mark.
"He got the ball up and out over the plate,"
Deutschman said of Ritiyak's decisive serve.
Despite the heart-breaking loss, West Hills head coach
Hopgood was not crushed in defeat.
"I don't consider this game a loss," Hopgood
said. "They won, but we didn't lose."
West Hills took the lead on JOE MELLO's fly-ball
home run over the short porch in right field in the
4th inning.
But Richardson, a fine junior southpaw, was not fortunate
enough to pull out a win.
"Aaron certainly pitched well enough, but just
ran out of gas," Hopgood said.
In the bottom of the 11th, Grossmont started its winning
rally on a line-drive single up the middle. That shot
no double rankled West Hills reliever STEPHEN STRASBURG,
who managed to lift his left foot to let the ball continue
through to center field. Problem was he had to
put all of his weight on his right leg, which caused
him to collapse on the mound.
That finished Strasburg, who was helped from the field
by a couple of teammates.
"His (right) leg just buckled when he lifted his
left leg to avoid being hit (by Snow's shot through
the middle)," Hopgood said. "It was tough
losing him at that point, but we are glad the injury
isn't all that serious."
Grossmont's A.J.GRIFFIN pitched 3 2/3 innings
of hitless relief to earn his 4th win in 5 decisions
for the Foothillers.
HELIX 9, MOUNT MIGUEL 2: The last
time Helix pitcher MATT WENHAM won a ballgame,
his victory propelled the Highlanders -- then sporting
a 5-1 record -- into the semifinals of the Lions Tournament's
AAAA Division. That win came on Mar. 22.
Five weeks later, in a battle among teams with higher
expectations than results, Wenham moved the Scotties
back on track. The senior right-hander scattered four
hits over six innings and did not allow an earned run,
helping Helix skip past Mount Miguel in Monday's (May
2) Grossmont South League affair.
"It felt good to finally win a game," said
Wenham, who lost three straight home-field decisions
before breaking through on the road. "We got out
of our slump and put everything together, including
our pitching, hitting and defense."
Typical of the entire season for the winless Matadors
(0-20 overall, 0-8 GSL), the Single Ugly-inning Blues
("SUB") took them out of a close ballgame.
Three defensive errors, followed by back-to-back RBI
doubles by JEREMY PETERSON and ANDREW VALLES,
allowed Helix to plate five unearned runs in the 4th
inning to mount a 7-0 advantage.
"Hopefully, this will get us on a roll so we can
get to the CIF playoffs and do some damage," noted
Peterson, who went 3-for-4 with a pair of booming doubles
(his 15th and 16th two-baggers) to the outfield fence.
The Helix first baseman also drove in a pair of runs,
including a sacrifice fly to open the scoring in the
1st.
Meanwhile, all of Mount Miguel's hard-hit balls seemed
to find leather. The Matadors slugged eight line-drives
off Wenham and the Helix bullpen, but only a 2nd-inning
drive by hot-hitting EDDIE De ARCOS landed safely
to add to the team's frustrations.
For DeArcos, his 1-for-2 outing (plus a walk) extended
his hitting streak to 11 straight contests - the longest
current stretch among East County batters. Entering
the day ranked sixth in East County in batting, De Arcos
raised his average to .452.
"It's all just playing a game of pepper -- that's
what hitting is," noted Matadors manager BYRON
GRIGSBY. "And Eddie has been doing it as well
as anybody."
Mount Miguel received consecutive RBI basehits from
KEITH GREEN and DAUNTE WILLIAMSON in the
4th, taking advantage of a Helix throwing error. However,
the Highlanders (9-12, 1-7) answered with two runs of
their own in the 6th, including a run-scoring ground-rule
double by ERIK PONCE.
DUSTIN RUNIONS then pitched a perfect 7th inning
to close out the contest. Although not credited with
an official save, Runions struck out two of the three
batters he faced.
GRANITE HILLS 10, MONTE VISTA 3: The Eagles scored
in each of the first six innings as they mowed down
host Monte Vista in Monday's (May 2) Grossmont South
League action.
At the moment, the centerpiece of the Granite Hills
offensive arsenal is senior catcher NICK MONETTE.
In the Eagles' latest conquest, the burly backstop accounted
for five runs, driving in 2 and scoring 3 as he generated
two hits in three at-bats, helping Granite Hills (19-5,
7-2) keep its pennant hopes burning.
"There is no magic to it, Monette is just in a
(hitting) groove right now," said Eagles coach
JAMES DAVIS. "As a coach you just sit back
and enjoy it. What he's done with the bat is a bonus.
What I like is how he handles the pitchers and handles
his defensive assignment around the plate."
Nevertheless, it's hard to overlook what Monette has
done with the bat, especially of late. In his last five
games, Monette is 8-for-15 with 5 home runs and 13 RBI.
"Nick is the leader of this team," Davis said.
Monette rocked a two-run home run in the 1st inning
to jumpstart the Granite Hills offense.
Monte Vista countered with a 2 runs in the bottom of
the 1st as Monarchs pitcher JESSE RODRIGUEZ tied
the game with an RBI single.
Granite Hills regained control on LOUIS CAZARES'
RBI double in the 2nd frame.
The Eagles took command with three runs in the 3rd inning
as freshman BRIAN HUMPHRIES slashed a 2-run single.
BRANDON DECKER added a solo home run for the
Eagles, while losing pitcher Rodriguez went deep for
the Monarchs.
"We have a bunch of different guys who can do a
bunch of different things," Davis said. "I
think that is what makes us a pretty good team."
SANTANA 8, EL CAJON VALLEY 2: Ten Sultans contributed
to a 15-hit assault on two El Cajon Valley pitchers
Monday (May 2) as defending Grossmont North League co-champion
Santana prepped itself for a two-game Grossmont North
League series against No. 5-ranked Grossmont Wednesday
(May 4 in El Cajon) and Friday (May 6 in Santee). Both
games start at 4 p.m.
"We feel we're in good shape," Santana coach
JERRY HENSON said. "We will certainly know
by Friday night where we stand. Either we'll be still
in the (Grossmont North) League race or preparing for
the (SDCIF) playoffs."
It was sort of like the wake before the storm for Santana,
which found the going a little choppier than expected
in Monday's first four innings at the home of the Braves.
The Sultans (19-4, 4-2) took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning
on a double by RYAN BROSNAN and a two-out single
by NICK MILLER.
RBI singles by DALLAS MARTIN and JOHN BASNIGHT
sandwiched around Brosnan's scoring fly ball swelled
Santana's advantage to 4-0 in the 3rd inning.
An inning later El Cajon Valley (4-19, 0-8) bit the
Santana lead in half. RAY AQUININGOC singled
up the middle and MARC GONZALES doubled down
the right field line. That set the stage for a 2-run
single by freshman ADRIAN PADILLA.
The Braves uprising was aborted in the top of the 5th
when Santana parlayed an RBI bunt single by Basnight,
a run-scoring single by RICHARD MARTINEZ and
a pair of El Cajon Valley errors into a 3-run inning
and a 7-2 lead.
VALHALLA 14, STEELE CANYON 0: When it comes to
winning games in the Grossmont South League nobody does
it better than the Valhalla Norsemen.
On Monday (May 2), the 6th-ranked Norsemen (14-6, 6-1)
capitalized on a critical 2-run error in the 1st inning
and then broke the game open with 3 runs in the 3rd
inning as TOMMY McCLAIN doubled in a pair and
eventually scored on CHRIS MOORE's suicide squeeze
bunt.
McClain later crunched a two-run home run in the 6th
inning and JAVIER BROWN added a 3-run shot later
in the same frame as Valhalla broke the game open with
a 7-run bonanza.
That was more than enough for Valhalla junior left-hander
ERIC JULIENNE, who limited the Cougars (12-8,
6-2) to three singles as he rolled to his third win
four decisions. As a bit of bonus, Julienne struck out
7 and walked none en route to his second complete game.
The Norsemen have won 36 of their last 38 league games
dating back to the latter stages of the 2002 season.
MADISON 11, CHRISTIAN 5: The visiting Patriots
(11-7, 3-2) were never in this one as Madison (16-5,
5-1) evened the season series on Monday (May 2).
The rubber match takes place on Tuesday (May 2) at Christian.
These clubs shared the Harbor League title a year ago,
but the Patriots won the season series, 2-1.
MATT HART smacked a pair of RBI singles and C.J.
SCHROEDER plated a pair with a base hit in the 6th
inning for Christian in Monday's go-round.
But Christian could never overcome the 9-1 lead Madison
builtin the first four innings of the rematch.
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2005
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Grossmont North League
FOOTHILLERS 3, WOLF PACK 1 (11 innings)
WEST HILLS ab r h bi GROSSMONT ab r h bi
Mello cf 3 1 1 1 Ferrara 2b 3 0 0 0
Stoner ss 5 0 1 0 Griffin 3b-p 4 0 2 0
Strasburg 1b-p 4 0 0 0 Phillips ss 4 0 0 0
Eddy dh 4 0 1 0 Snow rf 4 1 2 0
Hall 3b 0 0 0 0 Berry pr 0 0 0 0
Richardson p-rf 3 0 0 0 Pieczynski c 4 1 1 1
Carley pr 0 0 0 0 Passanisi 1b 5 0 0 0
Hooper rf-lf 4 0 0 0 AWilliams cf 4 1 1 2
Gagnon c 4 0 1 0 Medina lf 3 0 0 0
Thomason lf 2 0 0 0 Cusumano lf 1 0 0 0
Parker lf 0 0 0 0 Sobel dh-3b 2 0 0 0
Skinner rf-1b 2 0 0 0 TAdams ph 1 0 0 0
Irvin 2b 4 0 1 0
TOTALS 35 1 5 1 TOTALS 35 3 6 3
West Hills (7-13, 2-4) 000 100 000 00 - 1 5 1
Grossmont (18-5, 5-1) 000 000 100 02 - 3 6 1
Two outs when winning run scored.
GWRBI: A.Williams (1).
E: Hall, Phillips. DP: WH 3, Gro 2. LOB: WH 4, Gro 8. 2B: Gagnon.
HR: Mello (3) 4th, solo; Pieczynski (7) 7th, solo; A.Williams (4) 11th, one on.
PITCHING SUMMARY
WEST HILLS ip h r er bb so
Richardson 7.2 3 1 1 7 4
Strasburg L(0-8) 2.1 2 1 1 1 2
Ritiyak 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
GROSSMONT
Wohlwend 7.1 5 1 1 1 10
Griffin W(4-1) 3.2 0 0 0 2 5
Strasburg faced one batter in the 11th.
WP: Richardson.
*
SULTANS 8, BRAVES 2
SANTANA ab r h bi EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi
Haley c 3 0 1 0 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0
Woods ss 3 1 1 0 Vega rf 2 0 0 0
Helmholz 1b 5 0 1 0 Sotos ph 1 0 0 0
Hermansen cf 4 1 1 0 Mansfield ph 0 0 0 0
Martin 3b 4 2 2 1 Manzo lf 4 0 2 0
Brosnan lf 2 1 1 1 Abbod 3b 2 0 1 0
Basnight p 3 1 2 2 Myer 1b 2 0 0 0
Diaz ph 1 1 1 0 LPerez p 1 0 1 0
Martinez 2b 4 1 3 0 DPerez p-c 3 0 0 0
NMiller rf 4 0 2 2 Acquiningoc c-1b 3 1 1 0
Gonzales 2b 3 1 2 0
Padilla ss 3 0 1 2
TOTALS 33 8 15 6 TOTALS 27 2 8 2
Santana (19-5, 4-2) 013 030 1 - 8 15 2
El Cajon Valley (4-19, 0-8) 000 200 0 - 2 8 2
GWRBI: N.Miller (1).
E: Martinez, Helmholz, Padilla, D.Perez. LOB : Sant 10, ECV 7. 2B: Haley, Brosnan, Gonzales.
SB: Helmholz, Martin 2, Martinez 2. S: Woods. SF: Brosnan.
PITCHING SUMMARY
SANTANA ip h r er bb so
Basnight W(3-1) 4.0 5 2 2 0 4
Medrud 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
Spicer 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
EL CAJON VALLEY
D.Perez W(0-1) 4.1 12 7 6 2 0
L.Perez 2.2 3 1 1 1 0
HBP: By Basnight (Abbod);by Spicer (Thomas); by L.Perez (Woods).
*
Grossmont South League
HIGHLANDERS 9, MATADORS 2
HELIX ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi
RPerez ss 3 0 0 0 Seavello 2b 3 0 0 0
Tanida c 4 3 2 1 Newborn cf 3 1 0 0
Ledesma cf 3 1 1 0 Calafato ss 3 0 1 0
Peterson 1b-3b 4 2 3 2 White dh 3 0 0 0
Valles lf 4 1 2 1 De Arcos 1b 2 1 1 0
Rosenthal dh 4 1 1 0 Green 3b 3 0 1 1
Ponce rf 4 0 2 1 Williamson rf 3 0 1 1
Ritchie 3b 2 0 0 0 Sandoval lf 3 0 0 0
Webb 1b 2 0 0 1 Freeman c 3 0 0 0
Rohmer 2b 4 1 1 0
TOTALS 34 9 12 6 TOTALS 26 2 4 2
Helix (9-12, 1-7) 101 502 0 -- 9 12 1
Mount Miguel (0-20, 0-7) 000 200 0 -- 2 4 4
GWRBI: Peterson (1).
E: Calafato 3, Williamson, Peterson. DP: MM 2. LOB: Hel 10, MM 4. 2B: Peterson 2, Valles, Ponce.
SB: Tanida 2, Ledesma, De Arcos, Rohmer 3, Newborn, Calafato. SF: Peterson.
HELIX ip h r er bb k
Wenham W(3-3) 6.0 4 2 0 1 6
Runions 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
MOUNT MIGUEL
Vanderhyde L(0-4) 5.0 9 7 2 3 2
Freeman-Bolden 2.0 3 2 1 1 0
HBP: by Freeman-Bolden (Tanida). PB: Freeman.
*
EAGLES 10, MONARCHS 3
GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi
Decker ss 4 1 1 1 Palacios 2b 3 1 1 0
Harkins ph 1 0 0 0 DeAnda rf 2 1 0 0
Marquis cf 4 1 2 0 Lopez 1b 3 0 0 1
Boltz cf 1 0 1 0 Rodriguez p-1b 2 1 1 2
Crawford dh 4 3 1 0 Leboffe cf 3 0 1 0
Coleman ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Mendiola c 3 0 0 0
Monette c 3 3 2 2 Sopher dh 3 0 0 0
JMiller ph 0 0 0 0 RGarcia lf 2 0 0 0
Taijeron lf 4 1 1 1 Hale 3b 2 0 0 0
Hawley ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson p-1b 3 0 1 1
Humphries rf 2 1 2 3
Cazares 2b 1 0 1 2
Russell 1b-p 2 0 0 0
TWilliams ph 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 10 12 10 TOTALS 23 3 3 3
Granite Hills (19-5, 7-2) 213 112 0 - 10 12 0
Monte Vista (6-15, 4-5) 200 000 1 - 3 3 2
GWRBI: Cazares (1).
E: Mendiola, Croft. DP: GH 1. LOB: GH 11, MV 1. 2B: Humphries, Cazares.
HR: Monette (7) 1st, one on; Decker (3) 4th, solo; Rodriguez (1) 7th, solo.
SB: Marquis, Crawford, Monette. SF: Anderson.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GRANITE HILLS ip h r er bb so
Anderson W(5-1) 5.0 1 2 2 2 2
Russell 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
MONTE VISTA
Rodriguez L(2-8) 4+ 8 8 7 2 1
Simmons 3.0 4 2 2 2 2
Rodriguez faced one batter in the 5th.
HBP: by Simmons (Russell, Coleman, Miller). WP: Anderson.
*
NORSEMEN 14, COUGARS 0
VALHALLA ab r h bi STEELE CANYON ab r h bi
JBrown ss 4 2 1 3 Minich ss 2 0 0 0
R.OSullivan dh 3 2 2 0 Harris 2b 3 0 1 0
S.OSullivan 3b 4 2 1 1 Inzone rf 3 0 0 0
Baum 1b 2 2 1 2 Rice cf 3 0 1 0
McClain c 4 2 2 4 Duby c 3 0 0 0
Moore lf 3 1 1 1 Lange 1b 3 0 0 0
GGarcia 2b 3 1 0 0 Lewis lf-p 2 0 0 0
Sopata cf 2 2 1 0 Murray 3b 2 0 1 0
Wilson rf 3 0 2 1 Epperson p 1 0 0 0
Smith 3b 1 0 0 0 Jenner p 1 0 0 0
MYoung 1b 1 0 0 0 Shepard ph 1 0 0 0
LeValley lf 1 0 0 0
Melendez cf 2 0 1 0
ABrown rf 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 14 12 12 TOTALS 24 0 3 0
Valhalla (14-6, 6-1) 203 117 0 - 14 12 1
Steele Canyon (12-8, 6-2) 000 000 0 - 0 3 5
GWRBI: S.OSullivan (3).
E: Minich 3, Murray, J.Brown. LOB: Val 10, SC 2. 2B: Moore, Wilson 2, S.OSullivan.
HR: J.Brown (1) 6th, two on; McClain (1) 6th, one on. SB: R.OSullivan. S: Moore.
PITCHING SUMMARY
VALHALLA ip h r er bb so
Julienne W(3-1) 7.0 3 0 0 0 7
STEELE CANYON
Epperson L(3-3) 5+ 7 9 8 3 3
West 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Jenner 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Lewis 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
West faced 3 batters in the 6th.
HBP: by Epperson (Baum 2, Sopata).
*
Harbor League
WARHAWKS 11, PATRIOTS 5
CHRISTIAN ab r h bi MADISON ab r h bi
EYoung ss 4 1 1 0 Phillips cf 4 1 1 0
Perry rf 0 0 0 0 Pecina 1b-p 2 2 1 1
Dossett rf 2 1 1 0 Planck ss 4 2 2 2
Stanovic cf 2 1 1 0 Angle dh 3 1 1 2
Hart c 3 1 2 2 Moreno 1b 0 0 0 0
Rossitto 1b 1 0 0 0 Creeder ph 1 0 0 0
O'Donnell ph 0 1 0 0 Webster lf 3 2 1 1
McGranahan dh-p 2 0 0 0 Cotton 3b 2 1 1 1
Murray 3b 1 0 0 0 McCormick 1b 2 0 1 2
Plum 3b 2 0 0 1 Boss p 0 0 0 0
Abell lf 2 0 0 0 Jaime c 2 1 1 0
Schroeder lf 1 0 1 2 Iglesias c 1 0 0 0
N.Adams 2b 3 0 0 0 Latimer rf 3 1 0 0
TOTALS 23 5 6 5 TOTALS 27 11 9 9
Christian (11-7, 3-2) 000 104 0 - 5 6 3
Madison (16-5, 5-1) 003 602 x - 11 9 0
GWRBI: Pecina.
E: Hart, E.Young 2. LOB: Chr 3, Mad 7. 2B: Pecina. SB: Cotton. S: McCormick.
PITCHING SUMMARY
CHRISTIAN ip h r er bb so
Jones L(3-2) 3.0 4 3 3 0 2
McGranahan 0.1 2 6 5 2 0
Allen 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Plum 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
MADISON
Pecina W(3-3) 6.0 6 5 5 5 9
Boss 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
HBP: by Jones (Pecina, Cotton), by McGranahan (Webster, Angle), by Allen (McCormick, Jaime), by Pecina (Plum).
WP: Jones, Plum, Pecina.
(05-02-05)
Vaqueros allow Eastlake to sweep doubleheader, squander
Garcia's pitching effort
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EASTLAKE - In what has traditionally been a high-scoring
late season marathon double-header, the pitchers took
control when Eastlake hosted El Capitan in a non-league
engagement Saturday (Apr. 30) in the South Bay. It proved
to be a long day for the Vaqueros who lost both games
to the Titans 2-1 and 10-4.
EASTLAKE 2, EL CAPITAN 1: Junior right-hander
CRISTIAN GARCIA certainly pitched well enough
to give the Vaqueros a victory in game one at Eastlake.
He scattered six hits and allowed only one earned run.
Eastlake, however, scored the winning run without benefit
of a hit in the 6th inning, parlaying a hit batter,
walk and an error into the magic marker.
The Titans' first run came on a solo home run by Jon
Eubanks in the 4th inning that erased a 1-0 El Capitan
advantage.
"We made too many mistakes to beat a team the caliber
of Eastlake," El Capitan coach STEVE VICKERY
said. "We had two guys picked off and another
doubled off on a line drive in the first three innings."
El Capitan (13-10) took a 1-0 advantage in the 2nd inning
as JASSON KSIAZEK and JOSH WALSTON singled.
The runners advanced on GRIFF ERICKSON's swinging
bunt. MICHAEL GRIFFITH's sharp single to right
field scored Ksiazek for a 1-0 edge. But that would
be all the scoring for El Capitan in the opening game.
One strong point for El Capitan was catcher AUSTIN
RAUCH, who cut down two Titans attempting to steal.
EASTLAKE 10, EL CAPITAN 4: Outside of LOUIE
RUSSO's solo home run in the 3rd inning, the first
three frames of Saturday's nightcap belonged to Eastlake
(19-6). The Titans led 5-1 at that point and continued
on for the sweep.
Singles by GRIFF ERICKSON and D.J. HENSON
coupled with a key error by the Titans allowed the Vaqueros
to cut the deficit to 5-2 in the 4th inning.
In the 6th inning, El Capitan took a bite out of a 7-2
Eastlake lead. Back-to-back doubles by Ksiazek and DAMIAN
GARCIA plated one Vaqueros' run. A bases-loaded
walk to Russo cashed in another. It looked as if El
Capitan would get a bunch more as AUSTIN RAUCH
laced a drive to deep center field only to be robbed
of a hit by the Eastlake center fielder.
"It's been quite a while since either team has
swept this double-header," Vickery said. "And
it shouldn't have been a sweep this time, either. We
just let that first game slip through our fingers, both
literally and figuratively."
SATURDAY, APR 30, 2005
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Non-League
Game 1:
TITANS 2, VAQUEROS 1
El Capitan (13-10) 010 000 0 - 1 4 3
Eastlake (18-6) 000 101 x - 2 6 1
C.Garcia and Rauch; Antunez, Anda (6) and Lievanos. HR: Eubanks (ESL) 4th, solo.
W: Anda (2-0). L: C.Garcia (5-3).
*
Game 2:
TITANS 10, VAQUEROS 4
El Capitan (13-11) 001 102 0 - 4 5 2
Eastlake (19-6) 302 203 x - 10 13 2
N.Garcia, King (5), Petrille (6), McCarthy (6) and Rauch; Benner, West (3), Yowell (5), Avila (6) and Lievanos.
HR: Russo (EC) 3rd, solo; Eubanks (ESL) 6th, one on. W: West (1-0). L: N.Garcia (1-3).
(04-30-05)
Granite Hills's Garrett Russell (4) steals
a base as Mount Miguel's Nico Calafato makes
a futile grab for the ball. (4-29-05/Photo
by Adolfo Villanueva)
Norsemen overcome early 3-0 deficit to post 13-4
win over Monarchs
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EL CAJON - For the second time in as many games this
week, Kevin Towers, General Manager of the San Diego
Padres, was on hand to watch Valhalla senior SEAN
O'SULLIVAN perform in Friday's (Apr. 29) Grossmont
South League action.
Naturally, Towers kept his thoughts to himself. But
just Towers' presence in consecutive games indicates
that O'Sullivan figures to go in the early rounds of
next month's draft. His selection won't necessarily
be made by the Padres, but obviously there is interest
in the Norsemen's multi-talented senior.
So those who believe O'Sullivan isn't the prospect he
was once touted to be had better take another look.
"Just having Towers there back-to-back at our games
shows that something is right," Valhalla coach
STEVE PERDUE said. "My telephone has been
ringing off the hook. I've had 15-to-16 (pro) clubs
call me in the last couple of days. These guys haven't
given up on Sean. They know what a talent he is."
Nevertheless, Monte Vista (6-14, 4-4) put the pressure
on O'Sullivan and the Norsemen early, taking a 3-0 lead
after three innings.
A bloop single by IAN CROFT gave the Monarchs
a 1-0 edge in the 2nd inning and a base hit by ANTHONY
LOPEZ along with an outfield miscue extended Monte
Vista's advantage to 3-0 in the 3rd.
The Monarchs were looking good at that point, considering
starting pitcher DAN DeANDA retired the first
9 Norsemen he faced.
"If we were playing with wood bats, Sean would
have broken a bunch," Perdue said of O'Sullivan,
who rolled his season record to 4-0. "This was
a typical Sean O'Sullivan game. He did what he needed
to do to win. His velocity hovered around 88-to-89 mph,
and his off-speed was on the mark."
The roof caved in on the Monarchs in the 4th.
Valhalla sent 16 batters to the plate in the 4th inning.
Twelve of them scored as the Norsemen parlayed 6 hits,
7 walks and a sacrifice fly into 12 runs.
CHRIS MOORE supplied the key blow in that uprising
by driving in 3 runs with a l-o-n-g single to left-center
field. Actually, Moore would have had a double with
ease had he not missed first base, which forced him
to retrace his tracks. None the less, Moore's blast
gave No.10-ranked Valhalla a 5-3 edge it wouldn't lose.
Later in that same inning, Moore ripped an RBI single.
Slump-ridden JEFF SOPATA closed the Valhalla
scoring with an RBI double in the 6th inning.
Croft clubbed a solo home run for the Monarchs in the
7th.
GROSSMONT 3, WEST HILLS 2 - Junior right-hander
STEPHEN STRASBURG has the worst pitching record
in East County at 0-7. Strasburg's lack of success is
not all his fault, however. A victim of poor support,
the 6-foot-4, 220-pound West Hills pitcher has lost
three one-run decisions, including Friday's (Apr. 29)
Grossmont North League 3-2 setback to the visiting Grossmont
Foothillers.
"We had him on the ropes in the 1st inning and
didn't put them away," Grossmont coach ROB PHILLIPS
said. "Give him credit. He pitched well."
No. 6-ranked Grossmont (17-5, 4-1) did all of its scoring
in the 1st inning. A.J. GRIFFIN laced a one-out
single and TRISTAN PHILLIPS and DONNIE SHOW
followed with walks to load the bases.
DANNY PIECZYNSKI punched a base hit right back
through the middle to give Grossmont the lead marker.
TREVOR BERRY's RBI single to right made it 2-0.
MATT PASSANISI tapped into a fielder's choice,
which allowed Hillers to plate a third run.
After that, Grossmont was limited to 2 hits by Strasburg
over the final six frames.
THOMAS ADAMS and DONNIE SNOW were equally
as stingy on the hill for the Foothillers.
West Hills (7-12, 2-3) countered Grossmont's fast start
in the bottom of the 1st as SHAIN STONER singled,
advance to third on KOREY HOOPER's double. Stoner
scored on Strasburg's sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the 2nd, AARON RICHARDSON ripped
a solo home run to keep the heat on the Hillers.
Adams pitched six strong innings, striking out 7 and
walking nine. Snow came on to retire the Wolf pack in
order to record his second save.
Strasburg went the distance for the third time this
season.
"They beat us with ground-ball hits in the 1st
inning," said West Hills pitching coach MICKEY
DEUTSCHMAN. "Strasburg threw an excellent game
for us (103 pitches), but we just couldn't give him
enough help with the bat."
 Mount Miguel's Eddie De Arcos (7) races
to first base as Granite Hills' Donnie Anderson
(16) waits for the throw. (4-29-05/Photo by Adolfo Villanueva)
GRANITE HILLS 8, MOUNT MIGUEL 0: The Eagles
kept their wings flapping in the Grossmont South League
race Friday (Apr. 29) with another convincing romp over
host Mount Miguel.
No. 4-ranked Granite Hills (18-5, 6-2),which is one-half
out of the league lead, continues to rely on a steady
pitching staff and recently has received some offensive
punch to fortify their surge for the league title.
Senior catcher NICK MONETTE followed a one-out
double by freshman BRIAN HUMPHRIES to give the
Eagles a 1-0 edge in the opening frame. Monette eventually
cruised home on a Mount Miguel error.
Monette has been an offensive force for Granite Hills
over the last four games, collecting six hits in 12
at-bats while clubbing 4 home runs and driving in 11
runs.
Another major offensive contributor is senior DONNIE
ANDERSON, who has compiled a .435 batting average
(10-for-23) with three homers and six RBI over the last
nine games.
After BRANDON DECKER's RBI double gave the Eagles
a 3-0 advantage in the 2nd inning, Anderson belted a
solo home run to make it 4-0 in the 3rd.
RYAN MARQUIS contributed a 3-for-4 batting spree
to the Eagles' 14-hit attack that included a 2-run single
by AUSTIN COLEMAN in the 5th inning.
Meanwhile, sophomore ERIC KRAUSE blanked the
Matadors (0-19, 0-6) on 1 hit over the first 5 innings.
He struck out 6 before BILLY SYLVESTER spun a
pair of scoreless frames to finish off Granite Hills'
third shutout of the season.
"Our pitchers did really well today," said
Granite Hills coach JAMES DAVIS. "I'm happy
with that. We did nothing overly spectacular -- we competed.
Our kids were all thinking about the dodgeball game
tonight (at Granite Hills). (Mount Miguel) didn't give
up. They kept going, played hard."
Senior EDDIE DE ARCOS stretched his East County-leading
hitting streak to 10 games with a base hit in three
trips. De Arcos is batting at a .581 clip (18-for-31)
during his current hitting skein ands has failed to
garner a hit only twice in Mount Miguel's 19 games.
SANTANA 9, EL CAJON VALLEY 0: Santana
coach JERRY HENSON and wife CATHERINE HENSON
celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary Friday night
(Apr. 29) after the Sultans blanked the Braves in a
Grossmont North League game moved from Santee to El
Cajon due to wet grounds.
The Sultans (18-5, 3-2) took advantage of the dry track
at El Cajon Valley, stealing five bases and scoring
three runs without benefit of a hit in the opening frame.
It was more of the same for Santana in the 2nd inning.
NICK MILLER walked, stole second and advanced
to third on a throwing error. He scored on BRANDON
HALEY's sacrifice fly.
The Sultans kept the 2nd inning alive as KYLE HELMHOLTZ
and ROBERT HERMANSEN followed with two-out singles.
Both runners scored on a DALLAS MARTIN double,
giving Santana a 6-0 lead.
RYAN BROSNAN keyed the final two scoring thrusts
for the Sultans. He singled and came around on a pair
of errors in the 3rd. Brosnan tacked on an RBI single
in the 4th.
Martin pitched five shutout innings, limiting the Braves
to 3 hits, while racking up his 5th win in six decisions.
JEFF WOODS pitched in one scoreless inning of
relief and JOHN BASNIGHT escaped a bases-loaded
jam in the 7th to preserve Santana⤙s
4th shutout of the season.
El Cajon Valley, which committed six errors to undermine
its three pitchers, looked as if it might avoid the
shutout in the final frame. Basnight hit ALAN ABBOD
with a pitch to start the 7th inning. DEREK PEREZ
and RAY AQUININGOC followed with singles to load
the bases with nobody out.
Basnight doused the budding blaze with back-to-back
strikeouts and a groundball out.
STEELE CANYON @ HELIX: Wet grounds caused
Friday's (Apr. 29) Grossmont South League game in La
Mesa to be postponed a week. These clubs will reconvene
on the Highlanders' diamond Friday (May 6) at 4 p.m.
At the moment, Steele Canyon (12-7,6-1) leads the Grossmont
South by one-half game over Valhalla and Granite Hills.
USDHS @ CHRISTIAN: Still no makeup date for this
game, which was postponed by rain on Thursday (Apr.
28). Since this is a non-league affair, it is
conceivable that the game might not be played.
FRIDAY, APR 29, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Grossmont North League
SULTANS 9, BRAVES 0
EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi SANTANA ab r h bi
Thomas cf 3 0 2 0 Haley c 2 1 0 1
Sotos rf 3 0 0 0 Woods ss-p-3b 3 1 0 0
Manzo lf 3 0 0 0 Helmholtz 1b 3 2 1 0
Abbod 3b-p 2 0 0 0 Schaub 1b 1 0 0 0
D.Perez c 3 0 1 0 Hermansen cf 2 2 2 0
Vega p-3b 1 0 0 0 Diaz lf 1 0 1 0
Acquiningoc 1b-p 2 0 1 0 Martin p-ss 4 1 2 2
Myer 1b 3 0 0 0 Basnight 3b-p 3 0 0 1
L.Perez ss 0 0 0 0 Brosnan lf 3 1 2 1
Gonzales ss 2 0 1 0 Martinez 2b 2 0 0 0
Padilla 2b 2 0 0 0 N.Miller rf 1 1 0 0
Mansfield 2b 1 0 0 0 Spicer rf 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 23 0 5 0 TOTALS 26 9 8 4
El Cajon Valley (7-18, 0-7) 000 000 0 - 0 5 6
Santana (18-5, 3-2) 331 200 x - 9 8 0
GWRBI: None.
E: Abbod, L.Perez 2, Sotos, D.Perez 2. DP: ECV 1. LOB: ECV 6, Sant 5.
2B: Gonzales, Martin. SB: Haley 2, Woods 2, Helmholtz, Martin, Brosnan, N.Miller.
S: Martinez. SF: Haley.
PITCHING SUMMARY
EL CAJON VALLEY ip h r er bb so
Vega L(0-2) 0.0 0 3 2 3 0
Abbod 2.0 3 3 3 2 0
Acquininoc 4.0 5 3 2 0 2
SANTANA
Martin W(5-1) 5.0 3 0 0 1 4
Woods 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Basnight 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Vega faced 3 batters in the 1st inning.
HBP: by Basnight (Abbod).
*
FOOTHILLERS 3, WOLF PACK 2
GROSSMONT ab r h bi WEST HILLS ab r h bi
Ferrara 2b 3 0 1 0 Mello cf 3 0 1 0
Griffin 3b 2 1 2 0 Stoner ss 3 1 1 0
Phillips ss 2 1 0 0 Hooper lf 3 0 1 0
Snow dh-p 2 1 0 0 Strasburg p 1 0 0 1
Pieczynski c 2 0 1 1 Eddy 1b 3 0 0 0
Berry lf 3 0 2 1 Ritiyak dh 2 0 0 0
Passanisi 1b 3 0 0 1 Hall 3b 0 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 0 0 0 Gagnon ph 1 0 0 0
Longmire rf 2 0 0 0 Richardson 1b 3 1 2 1
Pichette c 3 0 0 0
Irvin 2b 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 22 3 6 3 TOTALS 25 2 5 2
Grossmont (17-5, 4-1) 300 000 0 - 3 6 1
West Hills (7-12, 2-3) 110 000 0 - 2 5 0
GWRBI: Pieczynski (2).
E: Griffin. DP: Gro 1. LOB: Gro 5, WH 4. 2B: Griffin, Hooper, Richardson.
HR: Richardson (3) 2nd, solo. SF: Strasburg.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GROSSMONT ip h r er bb so
Adams W(4-2) 6.0 5 2 2 0 7
Snow Sv(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
WEST HILLS
Strasburg L(0-7) 7.0 6 3 3 6 6
HBP: by Adams (Strasburg), by Strasburg (Pieczynski). BK: Adams.
*
Grossmont South League
NORSEMEN 13, MONARCHS 4
MONTE VISTA ab r h bi VALHALLA ab r h bi
Palacios 2b 3 1 1 0 J.Brown ss 2 2 0 1
DeAnda p-rf 3 0 0 0 R.O⤙Sullivan 3b 1 2 0 1
Lopez lf 3 1 1 1 S.O⤙Sullivan p 3 2 1 1
Rodriguez 1b 2 1 2 0 Baum 1b 2 1 1 2
Leboffe cf-p 3 0 0 0 McClain dh 2 2 1 2
Haase rf-p 3 0 0 0 Moore c 4 0 2 4
Cooper c 2 0 0 0 LeValley lf 3 1 1 0
Croft ss 3 1 2 2 G.Garcia 2b 3 1 0 0
Hale 3b 2 0 0 0 Wilson rf 1 1 0 0
Starling ph 1 0 0 0 Melendez rf 1 0 0 0
Mendiola ph-c 1 0 0 0 M.Young 1b 1 1 0 0
Dawson ph 1 0 0 0 D.Smith lf-3b 1 0 0 0
Sopata cf 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 27 4 6 3 TOTALS 25 13 7 13
Monte Vista (6-14, 4-4) 012 0 0 0 1 - 4 5 2
Valhalla (13-6, 5-1) 000 (12)01 x - 13 7 0
GWRBI: Moore (1).
E: Hale, Haase. LOB: Val 3, MV 2. 2B: Sopata, Rodriquez. HR: Croft (2) 7th, solo. SB: J.Brown. S: Baum.
PITCHING SUMMARY
MONTE VISTA ip h r er bb so
DeAnda L(1-1) 3+ 2 4 4 2 3
Leboffe 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Haase 0.1 0 5 5 4 0
Simmons 2.2 3 2 1 0 0
VALHALLA
S.O⤙Sullivan W(4-0) 6.0 4 3 3 1 11
Stangyl 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
DeAnde faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
Leboffe faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
*
EAGLES 8, MATADORS 0
GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi
Decker ss 4 2 2 2 Seavello 2b 3 0 0 0
Gay ph 1 0 1 0 Newborn c 3 0 0 0
Humphries rf 3 1 2 0 Calafato ss 3 0 0 0
Williams rf 2 0 1 1 White c 3 0 1 0
Crawford dh 3 0 0 1 Array pr 0 0 0 0
Sylvester ph 1 0 0 0 De Arcos 1b 3 0 1 0
Monette c 2 1 1 1 Plunkett 3b 2 0 0 0
Roberts c 2 0 0 0 Williamson rf 2 0 0 0
Taijeron lf 2 0 0 0 Freeman-Bolden lf-ph 1 0 0 0
J.Miller lf 1 0 0 0 Freeman p 3 0 0 0
Anderson 1b 3 1 2 1
Russell 1b 1 1 0 0
Cazares 2b 1 0 0 0
Harkins 2b 2 0 1 0
Marquis cf 4 2 3 0
Horner 3b 2 0 0 0
Coleman 3b 2 0 1 2
TOTALS 36 8 14 8 TOTALS 24 0 2 0
Granite Hills (18-5, 6-2) 211 040 0 - 8 14 0
Mount Miguel (0-19, 0-6) 000 000 0 - 0 2 2
GWRBI: Monette (6).
E: Plunkett, De Arcos. LOB: GH 12, MM 5. 2B: Decker, Humphries, Monette.
HR: Anderson (3) 3rd, solo. SB: Taijeron, Russell, Marquis, De Arcos. SF: Crawford.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GRANITE HILLS ip h r er bb so
Krause W(6-1) 5.0 1 0 0 2 6
Sylvester 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
MOUNT MIGUEL
Freeman L(0-4) 4.1 9 8 7 2 3
Freeman-Bolden 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
(04-29-05)
El Capitan's Bryan Paukovits (23) pitched
a complete game 5-hitter as the Vaqueros beat Grossmont
5-1. (4-27-05/Photo by Ernie Pile)
Eagles' Monette homers twice, has seven RBI; Norse
brothers leave Monarchs seeing double
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON - Granite Hills senior catcher NICK MONETTE
put on a nifty power display, the O'Sullivan brothers
helped Valhalla snap Monte Vista's four-game winning
streak and El Capitan clipped Grossmont to turn the
Grossmont North League into a genuine pennant race during
Wednesday's (Apr. 27) East County baseball activity.
VALHALLA 10, MONTE VISTA 4: Facing possibly
the hottest squad in the Grossmont South League on Wednesday
(Apr. 27), the brothers O'SULLIVAN - RYAN and
SEAN - took it upon themselves to right a reeling
Valhalla baseball ship. The siblings slugged back-to-back
homers in the 1st inning, powering the Norsemen past
host Monte Vista with relative ease.
Following a listless performance to open the week in
a loss against Granite Hills to snap their record 29-game
league winning streak, the Norsemen (12-6, 4-1) immediately
started a new streak while ending the Monarchs' four-game
victory ride.
"We haven´t been consistent every
game," noted shortstop and East County's leading
hitter JAVIER BROWN, who belted a pair of RBI
doubles. "The intensity is up some games and down
some games. I think we all knew we had to be high-intensity
for this game."
Brown opened the game with what many thought was a mistake
of aggression, swinging at a pitch in the dirt for a
third strike. But when the ball bounced away from the
catcher allowing Brown to reach base, the mental edge
sought by Valhalla was rediscovered.
"It worked out very well," added Brown. "From
that moment on, we played as a team and swung the bats
early."
It didn't take long to register the results on the scoreboard
either. On the next pitch, RYAN O'SULLIVAN deposited
the ball over the fence in right-center field for a
2-0 lead. Sean O'Sullivan followed with a solo blast
to left - his 4th round-tripper of the year.
Meanwhile, on the mound, Ryan O'Sullivan set down the
first 10 Monarchs he faced, including the final three
on strikes. The spunky freshman right-hander went on
to pitch a complete game.
Monte Vista's offensive bright spot was No. 9 batter
MATT HALE, who lifted home runs in both the 6th
and 7th innings to drive home three of the Monarchs'
four runs.
"I just started swinging the bat again recently,"
noted Hale, a senior who missed parts of the season
or was DH'ed out because of a separated right shoulder.
"Ryan had only allowed two or three hits and we
didn't want him to come to our place and throw a shutout."
Down 9-0 at the time, Hale opened the 6th with a solo
shot to right field over the extra-tall fence down the
line. He also went the opposite way with an identical
shot for two more runs in the 7th.
Meanwhile, the Norsemen looked like their old selves,
despite the absence of head coach STEVE PERDUE
who missed the event due to a minor health matter. His
son, TROY PERDUE, handled the managing chores
for the Norsemen, stating the skipper will return for
Friday's (Apr. 29) rematch between the teams at Valhalla.
Brown's first RBI double made it 4-0 in the 2nd inning
before CHRIS MOORE registered a 2-run single
as Valhalla scored three times in the 5th for a 7-0
advantage.
The Norsemen added two more tallies in the 6th - one
on a wild pitch, another on a pinch-hit single by MICHAEL
YOUNG. Then it was Brown's turn again, as he smacked
another run-scoring two-bagger in the 7th.
Ryan O'Sullivan struck out four without issuing
a walk, finishing with a 7-hitter. At the plate, the
freshman went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and 2 RBI.
"We haven't been doing much lately, so when that
first pitch was a fastball, it was exactly what I was
looking for and I jumped on it," the younger O'Sullivan
said. "We were really down entering the game, so
we had to pick up our game and make something of it
after the loss to Granite Hills."
Moore added two hits and a pair of RBI for Valhalla.
The errorless game also saw Monte Vista with a string
of solid defensive plays. Among them was a leaping grab
at the wall for an out by left fielder RICHIE GARCIA
to take extra bases away from TOMMY McCLAIN.
A diving catch to intercept a short line drive in
right by DAN DeANDA thwarted Sean O'Sullivan,
and a catch by shortstop IAN CROFT, who backtracked
to grab a difficult pop-up denied Ryan O´Sullivan.
KEVIN TOWERS, General Manager of the San Diego
Padres, was on hand to view the proceedings. His focus
was no doubt on the older O'Sullivan. Towers had no
comment.
GRANITE HILLS 19, MOUNT MIGUEL 2: For
a while, 4 1/2 innings to be exact, the Mount Miguel
Matadors were in position to possibly upend No. 4-ranked
Granite Hills in Wednesday's (Apr. 27) Grossmont South
League action on the Eagles' turf.
"I wasn't very happy with our performance up to
that point," admitted Granite Hills coach JAMES
DAVIS, whose Eagles were hanging onto a 4-2 lead.
Finally, Granite Hills located its hitting shoes and
suddenly Mount Miguel was reliving a nightmare it has
experienced 18 times this season.
A 12-run Granite Hills 5th inning turned this game into
the rout it was predicted to be. Seventeen Eagles batted
in the inning, which also led to the ejection of Mount
Miguel coach BYRON GRIGSBY for arguing. Granite
Hills (17-5, 5-2) rapped out 7 hits, and the Matadors
added to their demise by issuing 4 walks and committing
three errors plus one passed ball.
Senior catcher NICK MONETTE led the Granite Hills
onslaught with his 5th and 6th home runs, a double and
7 RBI. In his last three games, Monette is 5-for-10
with 4 home runs and 10 RBI.
"Nick is starting to get some interest from the
pro clubs," Davis said of his strong-armed leader
behind the dish.
Eleven Eagles contributed to a 14-hit attack. Fourteen
Granite Hills players scored, including Monette who
touched the plate four times.
Granite Hills' highest scoring output of the season
gave the Eagles their 10th win in the last 12 games.
Sophomore right-hander DARREN GAY scattered 4
hits over six innings as he rolled his record to an
East County-best 6-0.
Mount Miguel's EDDIE DE ARCOS, perhaps the top
three-sport letterman on campus, stretched his hitting
streak to nine games with a pair of singles. De Arcos
is batting at a .607 clip (17-for-28) during his current
batting streak. Only twice in 18 games has De Arcos
been held hitless.
The Matadors' took the early lead when DEXTOR SEAVELLO
slapped the second pitch from Gay over the left-center
field fence. It was Seavello's second home run in as
many games.
Granite Hills' BRANDON DECKER tied the game with
a solo shot leading off the 3rd inning. Monette capped
the 3rd with a three-run blast staking Granite Hills
to a 4-1 advantage.
STEELE CANYON 9, HELIX 6: When the season
began junior MIKE LANGE was a backup catcher
for the Steele Canyon Cougars.
Lange hasn't received a whole lot of catching opportunities
since then, but he has found ways to contribute to the
Cougars' (12-7, 6-1) success. Lange dug in as a designated
hitter initially and since has found a home at first
base. His bat, however, continues to talk.
Lange laced a three-run home run to cap a 4-run 1st
inning for Steele Canyon, which scored in five of its
six turns at-bat.
Senior right-hander KYLE JOHNSON survived four
Steele canyon errors and scattered 10 Helix hits to
notch his 4th win in five decisions. Only two of the
four runs allowed by Johnson were earned.
"We played well today, booted the ball around a
little bit there at the end," Cougars' coach PHIL
MITTRY said. "Everybody was up today."
CODY MINICH produced 3 of Steele Canyon's 11
hits from his leadoff spot, while WILL MURRAY
was 2 for 4 with a pair of RBI.
Helix (8-12, 0-7) suffered its 8th straight loss and
11th in 12 starts after starting the season 7-1.
For one of the first time in eight games, the Highlanders
generated more than 3 runs. At the controls of that
surge was JEREMY PETERSON, who pounded his East
County-leading 14th double and his second home run with
a man aboard.
"We hit the ball hard all day, but just can't seem
to put a whole game together," Helix coach COLE
HOLLAND said. "Peterson has been swinging it
well the whole season, but it's pretty hard for one
guy to carry a whole team."
Helix's pitchers have seen better days, but Holland
noted that Lange's home run was only the second allowed
by the Highlanders in 20 games.
"To think our pitchers have done that well preventing
the long ball in the cracker box we play in is amazing,"
Holland said.
El Capitan's Austin Rauch (18) focuses on a pitch.
He knocked a 2-run triple in the Vaqueros' win. (4-27-05/Photo
by Ernie Pile)
EL CAPITAN 5, GROSSMONT 1: Thanks to the
sterling pitching of El Capitan senior BRYAN PAUKOVITS,
there will be a pennant race in the Grossmont North
League this season.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-hander used his split-fingered
fastball to leave the visiting Grossmont Foothillers
fluttering in the breeze in Wednesday's (Apr. 27) Grossmont
North showdown won by the Vaqueros 5-1 in Lakeside.
"You can't afford to go down two to any team,"
said El Capitan coach STEVE VICKERY, whose Vaqueros
lost the first of three league meetings on Monday (Apr.
25) by a 6-0 count. "So it was great to see Paukovits
beat them for the third time in three starts at a time
when we really needed a win."
Paukovits frustrated the 6th-ranked-Foothillers (16-5,
3-1) with a 5-hitter and would have a shutout had El
Capitan (13-9, 5-1) not committed its only two errors
on the same play in the 4th inning.
The El Capitan pitcher credited junior catcher AUSTIN
RAUCH for helping guide him through the Grossmont
batting order.
"The key was I threw only 80 pitches to go seven
innings," Paukovits said. "I was able to throw
my split-finger with confidence and for strikes. That
made all the difference."
The victory, which was Paukovits' 4th in six decisions,
featured 8 strikeouts.
This was a rapid-paced game that took 61 minutes to
put five innings in the books. Only one hour, 28 minutes
had passed by the time the final was recorded.
All those involved in either battery agreed that the
swift pace was beneficial.
"Before I knew it, it was already the 6th inning,"
Paukovits admitted. "I like it because it keeps
me warm, keeps me more in the game."
El Capitan burned Grossmont pitchers A.J. GRIFFIN
and DONNIE SNOW with three major hits to decide
the issue.
After the Foothillers scored an unearned run in the
top of the 4th inning, El Capitan fired back in the
bottom of the 4th.
THOMAS HOSTETLER provided the initial spark with
a leadoff single. LOUIE RUSSO followed with a
double off the left field embankment, setting the stage
for JASSON KSIAZEK's 2-run single that gave El
Capitan a lead it wouldn't lose.
The Vaqueros dealt the Foothillers two more bruising
blows in the 6th as Rauch ripped a two-run triple and
NIK GARCIA whacked an RBI double for a 5-1 El
Capitan lead.
Grossmont ace A.J. GRIFFIN issued only his 5th
and 6th walks of the season in the key 6th inning. Both
runners scored as the junior right-hander suffered his
first loss in four decisions.
For the record, all but one of the six walks by Griffin
have been converted into runs.
In his post-game lament, Grossmont coach ROB PHILLIPS
reviewed the 1st inning which began with TIM FERRARA's
lead-off double. TRISTIAN PHILLIPS followed with
a one out single, putting runners at the corners.
Cleanup hitter DONNIE SNOW ripped a groundball
up the middle that El Capitan second baseman LOUIE
RUSSO made a diving stop. Russo shuffled the ball
to shortstop Ksiazek who fired to first baseman Nik
Garcia for an inning-ending double play.
"You can't hit the ball any harder than that,"
Phillips said of Snow's crisp ground ball. â¤But
they made the play and that killed us."
Snow later added a pair of singles to right field.
Obviously, Phillips was not pleased by Grossmont's second-lowest
scoring effort of the season.
"To me we gave up three free runs," Phillips
said. "Two walks and one error (officially ruled
an infield hit) that scored. That was the difference
in the ballgame."
WEST HILLS 3, EL CAJON VALLEY 0: Thoughts
of breaking a dry spell spanning eight years without
a Grossmont North League victory, coach WAYNE WEIGHTMAN's
Braves had to be thinking Wednesday (Apr. 27) was going
to be the day that drought came to an end.
After all, senior right-hander LUIS PEREZ and
West Hills sophomore BRIAN RITIYAK - making his
first varsity start - were locked up in a scoreless
pitching duel through five innings.
"Ritiyak didn't act like a typical sophomore, he's
normally a control pitcher," West Hills coach SCOTT
HOPWOOD. "Today he showed a lot of power. (Catcher
AARON GAGNON) did a great job behind the plate
today. He kept Ritiyak in the game. Both in our battery
today were sophomores."
SHAIN STONER sparked West Hills' winning
rally with a leadoff single in the 6th inning. Stoner
stole second and KOREY HOOPER followed with a
walk. Two outs later, Gagnon connected for a base-clearing
double that spotted West Hills a 2-0 lead. JOE MELLO's
double cashed in Gagnon to make it 3-0.
"We were more aggressive with the sticks, and came
up big when we had to," said Hopgood. "Our
league is really balanced; right now, it's anybody's
title to take.�
The Wolf Pack are 2-2 in league activity and 7-11 overall.
The Braves (4-17,0-6) had a chance to break the scoreless
deadlock in the bottom of the 5th inning. ALAN ABBOD
started the inning when he was hit by a pitch and Luis
Perez followed with a single. Pinch hitter RAY AQUININGOC
launched a parachute to short right field. West Hills
second baseman TRAVIS IRVIN picked up the ball
and fired to shortstop Stoner to turn what appeared
to be a base hit into a forceout of Perez at second
base.
But the defensive play continued. Stoner wheeled and
threw to Gagnon at the plate to nail Abbod attempting
to score.
That play sapped whatever strength El Cajon Valley had
going. Five of the final eight Braves struck out.
"The double play in the bottom of the 5th was a
huge play," Weightman admitted. "If we score
there, then we're ahead and I think we go ahead and
win."
Ritiyak turned in a complete game that included 10 strikeouts.
"Ritiyak did a great job against us, and really
shut us down," Weightman said. "Gagnon's hit
broke our back."
WEDNESDAY, APR 27, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Grossmont North League
VAQUEROS 5, FOOTHILLERS 1
GROSSMONT ab r h bi EL CAPITAN ab r h bi
Ferrara 2b 3 0 1 0 Hostetler lf 3 1 2 0
Griffin p-3b 3 0 0 0 Russo 2b 2 2 1 0
Phillips ss 3 0 1 0 Rauch c 3 1 1 2
Snow rf-p 3 1 2 0 Ksiazek ss 3 0 1 2
Fox pr 0 0 0 0 N.Garcia 1b 3 0 1 1
Pieczynski c 3 0 0 0 D.Garcia pr 0 0 0 0
Berry lf-rf 3 0 0 0 Erickson dh 3 0 0 0
Passanisi 1b 2 0 1 0 Walston cf 2 0 0 0
A.Williams cf 2 0 0 0 Griffith rf 2 0 0 0
Sobel 3b 1 0 0 0 C.Garcia 3b 1 0 0 0
Medina lf 1 0 0 0 Nazzal ph 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 24 1 5 0 TOTALS 22 5 6 5
Grossmont (16-5, 3-1) 000 100 0 - 1 5 0
El Capitan (13-9, 5-1) 000 203 x - 5 6 2
GWRBI: Ksiazek (4).
E: Ksiazek, Rauch. DP: Gro 2, EC 2. LOB: Gro 5, ECa 1. 2B: Ferrara, Russo, N.Garcia. 3B: Rauch. SB: Pieczynski.
PITCHING SUMMARY
GROSSMONT ip h r er bb so
Griffin L(3-1) 5.1 4 4 4 2 8
Snow 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
EL CAPITAN
Paukovits W(4-2) 7.0 5 1 0 2 8
HBP: by Paukovits (Passanisi).
*
WOLF PACK 3, BRAVES 0
WEST HILLS ab r h bi EL CAJON VALLEY ab r h bi
Mello cf 4 0 2 1 Thomas cf 3 0 1 0
Ritiyak p 3 0 0 0 Vega rf 3 0 1 0
Strasburg 1b 4 0 3 0 Manzo lf 3 0 0 0
Parker pr 0 0 0 0 Myer 1b-p 3 0 0 0
Richardson dh 4 0 0 0 D.Perez c 2 0 0 0
Stoner ss 4 1 1 0 Abbod 3b 2 0 1 0
Hooper rf 2 1 1 0 Gonzales pr 0 0 0 0
Skinner lf 2 0 0 0 L.Perez p 3 0 1 0
Hall 3b 1 0 0 0 Mansfield dh-1b 3 0 0 0
Eddy pr 1 0 0 0 Padilla ss 0 0 0 0
Gagnon c 3 1 2 2 Aquiningoc ph 1 0 0 0
Irvin 2b 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 28 3 9 3 TOTALS 23 0 4 0
West Hills (7-11, 2-2) 000 003 0 - 3 9 0
El Cajon Valley (4-17, 0-6) 000 000 0 - 0 4 1
GWRBI: Gagnon (1).
E: Padilla. DP: WH 2. LOB: WH 8, ECV 4. 2B: Mello, Strasburg, Gagnon. SB: Thomas 2, Gagnon. S: Skinner.
PITCHING SUMMARY
WEST HILLS ip h r er bb so
Ritiyak W(1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 2 10
EL CAJON VALLEY
L.Perez L(2-4) 6.0 9 3 3 3 6
Myer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
HBP: by Ritiyak (Abbod). WP: Ritiyak. PB: D.Perez.
*
Grossmont South League
NORSEMEN 10, MONARCHS 4
VALHALLA ab r h bi MONTE VISTA ab r h bi
J.Brown ss 5 1 2 2 Palacios 2b 4 0 0 0
R.O'Sullivan p 5 3 3 2 DeAnda rf-p 3 0 1 0
S.O'Sullivan 3b 2 2 1 1 Lopez 1b-lf 3 1 1 0
Baum 1b 2 1 0 0 Rodriguez p-1b 3 0 1 1
Young ph-1b 1 0 1 1 Starling pr 0 0 0 0
McClain c 3 0 0 0 Leboffe cf 3 0 1 0
Moore lf 3 0 2 2 Mendiola dh 3 1 1 0
D.Smith ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Cooper c 3 0 0 0
Melendez rf 3 0 0 0 Croft ss 3 0 0 0
Sopata cf 1 0 0 0 Hale 3b 3 2 2 3
G.Garcia 2b 1 0 0 0 R.Garcia lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf-rf 2 1 1 0
A.Brown ph-rf 1 2 0 0
TOTALS 30 10 10 8 TOTALS 28 4 7 4
Valhalla (12-6, 4-1) 310 032 1 - 10 10 0
Monte Vista (6-13, 4-3) 000 002 2 - 4 7 0
GWRBI: R.OSullivan (3).
DP: MV 1. LOB: Val 7, MV 3. 2B: J.Brown 2, Moore.
HR: R.O'Sullivan (2) 1st, 1 on; S.O'Sullivan (4) 1st, solo; Hale 2: (1,2) 6th, solo, and 7th, 1 on.
VALHALLA ip h r er bb so
R.O'Sullivan W(5-1) 7.0 7 4 4 0 4
MONTE VISTA
Rodriguez L(2-7) 4.0 6 7 6 4 3
DeAnda 3.0 4 3 3 2 2
Rodriguez faced 3 batters in the 5th.
HBP: by DeAnda (G.Garcia). WP: Rodriguez, DeAnda 3. PB: Cooper 2, McClain.
*
COUGARS 9, HIGHLANDERS 6
HELIX ab r h bi STEELE CANYON ab r h bi
R.Perez ss 4 1 1 0 Minich ss 4 1 3 0
Tanida c 4 2 2 0 Harris 2b 5 1 1 1
Ledesma cf 4 1 1 1 Inzone rf 3 1 1 0
Peterson p-1b 4 1 3 4 Rice cf 2 0 0 1
Ponce rf-p 3 0 0 0 Duby c 1 2 1 0
Rosenthal lf 2 0 1 0 Lange 1b 2 1 1 3
Ritchie 3b 3 0 1 0 Lewis lf 2 0 1 0
Webb 1b 1 0 0 0 Jacobsmeier lf 0 1 0 0
Schuler ph 1 0 0 0 Murray 3b 4 1 2 2
Beltran ph 1 1 1 0 Jenner dh 3 1 1 0
Knaust ph 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 28 6 10 5 TOTALS 27 9 11 7
Helix (8-12, 0-7) 000 201 3 - 6 10 1
Steele Canyon (12-7, 6-1) 410 112 x - 9 11 4
GWRBI: Rice (3).
E: Tanida, Lewis , Minich 2, Lange. DP: SC 2. LOB: Hel 7, SC 11. 2B: Minich, Murray, Peterson, Beltran.
HR: Lange (2) 1st, two on; Peterson (2) 4th, one on. SB: Harris 2, Rice. SF: Rice.
PITCHING SUMMARY
HELIX ip h r er bb so
Peterson L(1-4) 2.0 6 5 5 2 1
Runiors 2.0 1 1 1 3 2
Ponce 2.0 4 3 2 1 1
STEELE CANYON
Johnson W(4-1) 7.0 10 6 2 2 5
HBP: by Peterson (Rice), by Ponce (Minich, Lange). WP: Peterson, Runions.
*
EAGLES 19, MATADORS 2
MOUNT MIGUEL ab r h bi GRANITE HILLS ab r h bi
Seavello 2b 3 1 1 1 Decker ss 4 1 2 1
Newborn cf 3 0 0 0 Krause ph 1 0 0 0
Calafato ss 3 0 0 0 Humphries rf 3 1 1 0
White c 3 0 0 0 T.Williams rf 2 1 1 0
DeArcos rf 3 1 2 0 Crawford dh 2 2 1 0
Freeman 1b-p 3 0 0 0 J.Miller dh 2 2 1 1
Williamson lf 2 0 0 0 Monette c 4 4 3 7
Cannon lf 0 0 0 0 Taijeron lf 1 1 0 0
Vanderhyde p 0 0 0 0 Hawley lf 2 1 1 1
Green 3b 2 0 1 1 Anderson 1b 1 1 0 0
Sandoval p 2 0 0 0 Roberts 1b 2 1 0 0
Cazares 2b 2 1 0 0
Harkins 2b 2 1 1 1
Marquis cf 2 1 0 0
Russell cf 1 0 1 1
Horner 3b 3 0 1 1
Boltz ph 1 1 1 2
TOTALS 26 2 4 2 TOTALS 35 19 14 15
Mount Miguel (0-18, 0-5) 100 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 3
Granite Hills (17-5, 5-2) 004 1(12)3 x - 19 14 0
GWRBI: Monette (5).
E: Green, Cannon, Calafato. DP: GH 1. LOB: MM 1, GH 7. 2B: Green, Humphries, Monette, T.Williams, Horner, Crawford.
HR: Seavello (2) 1st, solo; Decker (3) 3rd, solo; Monette 2(5,6): 3rd, two on, and 6th, 2 on. SB: De Arcos, Decker.
PITCHING SUMMARY
MOUNT MIGUEL ip h r er bb so
Sandoval L(0-5) 4+ 6 6 6 4 4
Freeman 0.1 1 4 3 3 0
Vanderhyde 1.2 8 9 7 1 1
GRANITE HILLS
Gay W(6-0) 6.0 4 2 2 0 6
Sabala 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Sandoval faced 2 batters in the 5th.
WP: Sandoval. PB: White.
(04-27-05)
Islanders' Pokorny shuts down Christian bats
EastCountySports.com
CORONADO - Christian High coach MIKE MITCHELL
didn't receive the kind of welcome he might have expected
Tuesday (Apr. 26) when he brought his Patriots to his
former coaching post at Coronado High. The Islanders
won the non-league skirmish 4-0 with little resistance
offered up by Christian.
"We didn't hit anything hard all day," said
Mitchell, who guided the Coronado baseball program a
decade ago.
Coronado freshman Kyle Pokorny blanked the Patriots
on two hits over five innings before a pair of relievers
finished the job with one scoreless inning apiece.
The Patriots' best scoring shot came in the 1st inning
when ADAM PERRY singled, stole second and advanced
to third on an infield out. RICKY PLUM drew a
two-out walk to put runners at the corners. But that's
why the budding rally wilted.
Christian's only other hit was a third-inning single
by SHANE STANOVIC.
It was the second loss in a row for Christian (11-6,
3-1), which hosts USDHS in a non-league game on Thursday
(Apr. 28) before opening a two-game series against Harbor
League-leading Madison on Monday (May 2).
TUESDAY, APR 26, 2005
EastCountySports.com
Non-League
ISLANDERS 4, PATRIOTS 0
Christian (11-6) 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
Coronado (13-9) 103 000 x - 4 6 1
McGranahan, O'Donnell (5), Allen (6) and Hart; Pokorny, Gill (6), Denson (7) and Piscatelli.
W: Pokorny.L: McGranahan (0-1).
(04-26-05)
Grossmont coach Rob Phillips congratulates
Danny Pieczynski (8) as he rounds third base
on the last leg of his 6th home run of the
season. (4-23-05/Photo
by Adolfo Villanueva)
Eagles stop Valhalla's league-record win streak
behind Anderson's four-hitter
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON - The Grossmont North and South league races
are very much alive today thanks to key victories by
Granite Hills in the South and Grossmont in the North.
The Eagles nailed the Norsemen 5-1, halting their East
County record league winning streak at 29, while Grossmont
derailed El Capitan's bid to be a runaway victor in
the Grossmont North.
GRANITE HILLS 5, VALHALLA 1: At the outset
of Monday's (Apr. 25) Grossmont South League showdown
against visiting Valhalla, it appeared that Granite
Hills starting pitcher DONNIE ANDERSON-s role
in the game was going to be short-lived.
Anderson hit Valhalla leadoff man JAVIER BROWN
to open the proceedings and then gave up a base hit
to RYAN O'SULLIVAN. The Eagles elected to intentionally
walk SEAN O'SULLIVAN to load the bases.
After TOMMY McCLAIN followed with an RBI single,
10th-ranked Valhalla (11-6, 3-1) was on the brink of
blowing out the 4th-ranked Eagles in the opening frame
and continuing on to their 8th straight win over Granite
Hills in the past three years.
That's when Anderson, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior right-hander
slapped the clamps on Valhalla's offense. He quelled
the opening threat with back-to-back strikeouts and
a pop-up.
Momentum from that recovery helped Anderson blank the
Norsemen on 2 hits over the final six frames for his
4th win in five decisions.
"That first inning was when the game was decided,"
Granite Hills coach JAMES DAVIS said. "They
had Donnie on the ropes. So I went out there (to the
mound) and told Donnie to just relax and stop trying
to throw the ball 100 mph."
Anderson heeded the call. In somewhat of a pressure
reversal, the Norsemen seemed to feel the heat as Anderson
struck out 6 batters in the first 2 1/3 innings.
"I think that's the best game he's ever pitched,"
Davis said. "He had a great playoff outing against
Montgomery last year and against Green Valley (Nev.)
and all that. But as far as the pressure of it, the
heat of it, and he could have folded, yet he never lost
his composure. I really do feel that we saw Donnie at
his best today."
Anderson checked the Norsemen on 4 hits, while walking
two, plunking a pair and striking out six en route to
his 4th complete game in five starts this season.
"I think I was a little too pumped up for the game,"
said Anderson trying to explain his slow start. "I
had to make some adjustments and settle down. The umpire
liked to call the high strike so I tried to work with
that. He told me his way of throwing the ball was right
off the tee. So wherever the tee was I tried to figure
that out and throw it there."
After the 1st inning, only once did the Norsemen get
more than one runner on base. That was in the 6th when
Valhalla placed runners at the corners. Anderson then
used the fake pick-off throw to third and wheeled around
to catch the Valhalla runner napping at first base.
The Eagles eventually nailed the runner at first in
a rundown while, for some reason, the Valhalla runner
held at third and failed to score.
"I was a little scared in that first inning because
this is the first time I've ever started against Valhalla,"
Anderson said. "Since we hadn't beaten them in
so long, I wasn't sure what to expect. But now that
we got this win, we know we can beat them and that should
help us the next time we play them (May 13 at Valhalla)."
Had Granite Hills (16-5, 4-2) buckled under Valhalla's
early heat, the Norsemen could well have secured their
third straight league championship without much difficulty
down the stretch.
"We've had some bad innings against Valhalla in
the past," Davis recalled. "Last year we had
two games against them where we were down by seven runs
by the second inning. But this year we were able to
hold that off."
Granite Hills tied the game 1-1 in the 2nd inning as
NICK BOLTZ doubled, advanced to third on a fly
ball out and scored on an ERIC JULIENNE wild
pitch.
Things would get worse for Valhalla's Julienne, who
was burned by NICK MONETTE's tie-breaking two-run
home run in the 3rd inning. Then, before Julienne could
gather his composure, two pitches later he saw TRAVIS
TAIJERON's high fly ball blown over the left-center
field fence to give Granite Hills a 4-1 advantage.
"It had a lot of hang time and the wind kind of
caught it, but it cleared the fence and that's all that
matters," Davis said.
Anderson kept the Granite Hills parade in step when
he slugged Julienne's first serve of the 4th inning
well over the left-center field fence to make it 5-1.
Anderson's sterling pitching and Granite Hills sudden
burst of power brought an end to Valhalla's three-year
Grossmont South League winning streak at 29 games. The
only team in San Diego CIF history to win more league
games in succession is Montgomery, which reeled in 37
straight wins from the 1992 and 1994 seasons.
GROSSMONT 6, EL CAPITAN 0: A year ago Grossmont
High sophomore TAYLOR WOHLWEND was a catcher
for the Foothillers' freshman squad.
So why is that such big news this year?
Consider this: Wohlwend, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-hander,
is the top pitcher in East County.
"I don't know about the league, but right now,
he's our No.1," Grossmont coach ROB PHILLIPS
said. "Every time we send him out there he gets
the job done. He goes deep into the game and almost
refuses to come out."
Wohlwend held the visiting Vaqueros hitless through
five innings of Monday's (Apr. 25) Grossmont North League
showdown.
With No. 6 Grossmont (16-4,3-0) leading 4-0, El Capitan
(12-9, 4-1) finally broke Wohlwend's spell as THOMAS
HOSTETLER singled to open the 6th inning. LOUIE
RUSSO followed with a base hit.
That's where the El Capitan comeback stalled. AUSTIN
RAUCH laced a shot that found the glove of Grossmont
third baseman A.J.GRIFFIN, who made the grab
and fired to second baseman TIM FERRARA to double
off Russo.
"Rauch's ball was the hardest they hit all day,"
Phillips said.
After JASSON KSIAZEK singled to keep the Vaqueros'
6th inning alive, Phillips went to the mound to make
a pitching change.
"Wohlwend didn't want to give me the ball,"
Phillips admitted. "He wanted to stay in
and finish."
Small wonder considering Wohlwend (6-0, 0.48) has allowed
only 12 hits and 2 earned runs in 29 1/3 innings.
Phillips admired his sophomore's gumption, but brought
in closer Griffin to silence the Vaqueros. Three of
the four outs recorded by Griffin came via strikes.
Griffin, who started at third base, also contributed
a solo home run - his 5th of the season - in the 3rd
inning.
Phillips is quick to point the finger at Ferrara as
the Foothillers' leadoff man and catalyst. Despite not
playing baseball to concentrate on soccer the previous
two years, Ferrara has come on to bat .431 as a senior.
"Tim is the missing link we didn't have last year,"
Phillips said.
Ferrara was in the middle of Grossmont's early rallies.
He doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the 1st inning.
His two-run single in the 2nd gave the Foothillers a
3-0 edge.
Meanwhile, DONNIE SNOW continued to be a heavy
hitter for Grossmont, raising his average to .647 over
the last five games (11 for 17) with a pair of singles
in three at-bats against El Capitan.
"When I saw Wohlwend's name on Robbie's lineup
card, I ran back to my (travel) bag and grabbed the
EastCountySports.com statistics list to see just
who we were facing," El Capitan coach STEVE
VICKERY said. "The guy did a good job of keeping
us off balance. But, at the same time, we did a poor
job of adjusting to his pitches."
Grossmont and El Capitan will tangle again on Wednesday
(Apr. 27) in Lakeside at 4 p.m.
WEST HILLS 6, EL CAJON VALLEY 3: Unintentionally
following an unorthodox strategy utilized by Granite
Hills earlier in the season, the Wolf Pack parlayed
a mere three hits into six runs after the Braves pitching
staff issued eight walks and hit three batters.
Two of the hits came in the 2nd inning, when, after
a pair of lead walks, a grounder off the bat of TRAVIS
IRVIN was misplayed to allow the tying run to score.
KOREY HOOPER then drilled a two-run single as
West Hills scored four times to secure the lead for
keeps.
"We didn't come out with any intensity and maybe
took El Cajon a little lightly," noted Hooper.
"So we only scratched out a win."
The Pack added an important insurance run in the 6th
when pinch-hitter BRIAN RITIYAK doubled into
the left-field corner to score JOE MELLO, who
reached base on a single.
Meanwhile, West Hills pitcher JOHN EDDY (3-2)
scattered eight hits over six innings, with STEPHEN
STRASBURG pitching a perfect 7th with two strikeouts
to register the save.
"The defense made some nice plays behind me,"
noted Eddy. "Hoop made a nice diving catch in left
for me, then MICHAEL HALL started a double play
for us."
The Braves (4-16, 0-4) received two hits each from ALAN
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