LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Solid pitching and defense were not enough for the Mavs as they lost 3-2 to Torrey Pines on Thursday. Sean Soto (7K, 2BB) allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings. Tyler Korn (1K) pitched a scoreless 7th inning. Jack Davidson (1-3, 2B) doubled to lead off the 2nd inning; Chris Brookey was then hit by a pitch and scored on an error. The Mavs scored their second run in the 3rd, Brian Martutartus was hit by a pitch and scored on Grant Allgire’s (1 -2, 2B) RBI double. The Mavs battled back in the 7th on Brandyn Delgado’s (1-1) single, but could not get the tying run across the plate.

The Mavericks lost 10 - 0 in the Palomar League Opener at Torrey Pines on Tuesday. Offensively the Mavs were limited to five hits with Chris Fasulo (2 for 4) and Aaron Markham (2 for 3) leading the offense. The Falcons capitalized on nine hits and defensive errors for the win. Starter Chris Brookey allowed 4 earned runs on 6 hits (2K, 2BB) in 3 1/3 innings. Reliever Tim Perreira allowed 2 earned runs on 2 hits in 1 2/3 innings, and Cody Smith relieving in the 6th gave up 1 earned run on 1 hit. The Mavs play Torrey Pines at home on Thursday.

The Mavs lost 5-2 to Montgomery in the semifinals of the 57th Annual Lions Tournament at Point Loma Nazarene University on Thursday. Starter Jack Davidson (5K, 2BB) allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings of work. Tyler Korn (1K, 0BB) relieved Davidson in the 6th and allowed 0 runs on 2 hits in 2 innings. Offensively, the Mavs were limited to 2 runs on 6 hits. The Mavs were the first to score on an RBI double by Jack Davidson (1 for 3, 2B, RBI) scoring Grant Allgire in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The Mavs held the 1-0 lead until the top of the 5th when the Aztecs collected all 5 runs. The Mavs added one run in the 6th when Rusty Leedy (1 for 3, 2B, RBI) drove in Chris Brookey (1 for 3). Zach Gage, Garrett Smith and Mike Oman also collected hits for the Mavs. The Mavs begin league play on Tuesday at Torrey Pines at 3:15.

The Mavericks? offense produced a 4-run rally in the 5th inning today for a 7-6 victory over the Edison Huntington Beach Chargers in Game Three of the Lions Tournament. Starting pitcher Jarad Henry threw a complete game, giving up 6 runs on 7 hits (11 K, 4 BB) for his first varsity win. Offensively, the Mavs collected 7 runs on just 5 hits. Grant Allgire (2 for 2, HR, 3 RBI) led the offense with a 2-run home run in the 3rd. With the tying run on 2nd base in the top of the 7th, the Mavs? defense made a game-saving play when the next batter singled to the right field gap. As the base runner rounded 3rd, Rusty Leedy threw the ball to the cut-off Zach Gage who relayed the ball to Danny Bethea who tagged the runner out at home. Henry retired the next two batters for the win. The Mavericks play in the Classic Division Semi-Finals at 9:30 am on Thursday at Point Loma Nazarene University. The winner of that game advances to the Championship game at 3:30pm.

Solid pitching, defense and offense came together today as La Costa Canyon defeated Valencia 9-1 in the second game of the 2007 Lions Tournament at Grossmont HS. Starting pitcher Sean Soto limited the Vikings to one run on 4 hits (7K, 3BB) in 6 innings of work. Tyler Korn (1H, 1K, 1BB) pitched a scoreless 7th inning. The Mavs scored 9 runs on 15 hits. Jack Davidson (3 for 4, 3 RBI), Zach Gage (3 for 4, RBI), Aaron Markham (2 for 3, 2B, RBI) and Grant Allgire (2 for 4, RBI) led the offense. Chris Brookey (2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI) hit a 2 run home run over the left field fence in the 6th inning. The Mavericks play Edison Huntington Beach in the third game of the Lions Tournament at home on Wednesday.