LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Rank Team Record Last Week #1 Rancho Buena Vista 9-0-0 - #2 Rancho Bernardo 7-2-0 2 #3 La Costa Canyon 8-1-0 3 #4 Mission Bay 8-2-0 1 #5 Fallbrook 7-1-0 T6 #6 El Capitan 7-1-0 T6 #7 Oceanside 7-1-0 5 #8 Mt Carmel 7-1-0 - #9 Morse 7-1-0 - #10 Granite Hills 6-2-0 - Others receiving votes: Clairemont, Christian, Marian, University, Carlsbad, Patrick Henry, Santana, Montgomery, Mira Mesa, Eastlake, Valhalla.

The Mavericks beat Valley Center 13-3 to win the Falcon/Pirate Tournament for the fifth time in seven years. The second game of the day in difficult wind conditions did not pose a problem. The Mavericks were led by a great pitching performance by Drew Logan and some clutch hitting from Andrew Nacario. Travis Goldbach pitched two innings of relief for the Mavericks. The Mavericks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first and never looked back in route to their first title of the year.

The Mavericks used a seven run inning to rally past a resilient San Marcos team 12-7. In the difficult wind conditions Michael Kenney took to the mound. He pitched four innings to earn his third win of the year. Doug Konoske relieved Kenney pitching three perfect innings to preserve the win. The offense was lead by Andrew Nacario who went 3-5, and Johnny Zepeda who added an insurance two run home run in the seventh inning. The Mavericks move to 2-1 in the North County Tournament and will play Torrey Pines at La Costa Canyon on Tuesday.

Michael Scharbarth hit a three run home run, and a bases loaded clearing double accounting for 6 RBI's. His offensive spark help defeat Ramona 9-5 in a North County Tournament game. Johnny Zepeda started on the mound for the Mavericks and was relieved by Travis Goldbach, Tom McGinnis, and Brian Brehm. Travis Goldbach collected his first victory for the year. The Mavericks play at San Marcos on Saturday at 10:00, and Oceanside at 2:30 for the Falcon/Pirate Tournament Championships.

The Mavericks suffered their first loss yesterday to Rancho Buena Vista. Doug Konoske started on the mound for the Mavericks and suffered the loss. In the loss the Mavericks made five errors that contributed to four of the Longhorn runs. With the loss the Mavericks move to 5-1 on the year. The Mavericks will host the Ramona Bulldogs on Thursday 3/26 at 3:00 @ LCC.