LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

The Mavericks used three double plays and some great pitching to defeat Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana 6-1. Wes Schiller pitched five strong innings to get the win for the Mavericks. Travis Goldbach pitched two innings of relief to preserve the win. Again the solid defense was the key as the Mavericks rolled three double plays erasing possible big innings. The Mavericks used some clutch hits to manufacture the 6 runs. The win moves the Mavericks to 3-0 for the tournament and 15-1 on the season. With the win the Mavericks are guaranteed a spot in the semi-finals Thursday at Southwestern JC at 10:00 against Rancho Bernardo. The other semi-final game is between Poway and Montgomery. Other Scores El Camino Real 2 Morse 1 Montgomery 2 Rancho Buena Vista 1 Granite Hills 4 Elk Grove 1 Granite Hills 15 Fallbrook 4 RBV 6 Fountain Valley 4 Poway 9 Elk Grove 2 Poway 3 Fallbrook 2 Rancho Bernardo 7 Eastlake 5 Rancho Bernardo 5 Hillcrest 2

The Maverick showed some muscle in defeating El Camino Real of Westhills Los Angeles 5-0. In doing so the Mavericks posted their second straight shutout in the Classic division of the Lions Tournament. The offense was keyed by Michael Scharbarth and Scott Clement who showed some impressive power with three home runs. In the second inning Michael Scharbarth hit his fifth home run of the year to lead off the inning. One out later Clement followed suit with a blast to dead center. The two home runs gave the Mavericks the lead that they would not relinquish. In the fourth inning Scharbarth led off the inning with a double, was sacrificed to third by Zepeda, and scored on Clements second home run of the game. Doug Konoske posted his fourth win of the year going the distance striking out five. The Mavericks showed some impressive glove work, highlighted by three double plays ending possible big innings. The win moves the Mavericks to 2-0 in the tournament, and puts them in the drivers seat for the semi finals on Thursday. The Mavericks play Calvary Chapel on Wednesday to finish out bracket play. Other Scores: Morse 9 Calvary Chapel 0 Folsom 8 Rancho Bernardo 4 Montgomery 4 Greenvalley 2 Eastlake 5 Hillcrest 3

The Mavericks opened the 2003 Lions Tournament with a convincing victory over the Morse Tigers at Morse High School. Paced by some clutch hitting the Mavericks pounded out 12 hits and 12 runs while not committing an error. Michael Kenney remained a strong force on the mound by facing the minimum through five innings. He allowed two hits but erased both runners by pickoff and a 5-4-3 double play. Travis Goldbach relieved Kenney in the 6th and struck out the side. The Mavericks were led offensively by Joey Burke 2-3 (double, triple, 3 rbi's), Michael Scharbarth 2-4 (HR, single, 3 rbi's), and Scott Clement 3-4 (2 singles, HR). Scharbarth started the scoring with a home run down the left field line. The Mavericks got two more in the fifth when Clement came to the plate. Clement led off the sixth inning with a mammoth blast into the left field parking lot. The Mavericks are now 1-0 in the Classic Division of the Lions Tournament and 13-1 overall. Other Scores Green Valley 7 Rancho Buena Vista 3 Eastlake 20 Folsom 8 Montgomery 5 Fountain Valley 3

Rank Team Record Last Week No: 1 Rancho Buena Vista 13-1-0 1 No: 2 Rancho Bernardo 11-2-0 T3 No: 3 La Costa Canyon 12-1-0 2 No: 4 Mission Bay 13-1-0 T3 No: 5 El Capitan 10-1-0 5 No: 6 Fallbrook 10-2-0 8 No: 7 Oceanside 9-2-1 6 No: 8 Granite Hills 9-2-0 9 No: 9 Montgomery 11-3-0 - No:10 Mt Carmel 10-3-1 7 AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W - L - T W - L - T La Costa Canyon 2 - 0 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 Fallbrook 2 - 0 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 Mt Carmel 1 - 1 - 0 10 - 3 - 1 Oceanside 1 - 1 - 0 9 - 2 - 1 Carlsbad 0 - 2 - 0 7 - 5 - 1 El Camino 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 12- 0

Thanks to some great pitching performances from Doug Konoske and Drew Logan the Mavericks were able to beat Mt. Carmel 3-1. Michael Scharbarth continued his hot hitting crushing a 3-2 change up over the left wall. Scott Clement also kept up his hot hitting going 2-3. The game was highlighted by some great defensive plays which included three double plays. Joey Burke made a game saving catch on a bases loaded line drive that resulted in a double play. The Mavericks move to 2-0 in league and 12-1 overall. Other Scores Fallbrook 6 El Camino 1 Oceanside 14 Carlsbad 4