LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

In the semi finals of the Lions Tournament defense and pitching would take precedence. On the mound for the Mavericks was Garrett VanLeeuwen who pitched a wonderful sixth innings. In doing so he allowed 4 hits, 3 runs, and 1K in earning his first victory of the year. VanLeeuwen kept the RBV hitters off balance all day changing speeds with 12 of the outs being fly blls. Niether team was able to score until the sixth when the Mavs rallied for four runs on five hits. The inning was highlighted by a Doug Konoske double into the left center gap that scored two. In the seventh VanLeeuwen was unable to record an out as RBV punched a run across on two walks and a double. With men on second and third Scott Clement came in relieve. He recorded the first out but was unable to get another. With the bases loaded and one out Kevin Patterson came in to close it out. Facing the the heart of the RBV lineup he was able to get a strike out and a ground out to end the game. In doing so Garrett VanLeeuwen earned his first win and Patterson got his first save. The win moves the Mavericks record to 11-3 and sends them to the Championship at Pt. Loma Nazarene College to play Montgomery.