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2014 CIF OPEN DIVISION SEEDINGS
No: 1 Rancho Bernardo (28-3) hosts No: 8 Mira Mesa (9-19)
No: 2 Granite Hills (22-7) hosts No: 7 Rancho Buena Vista (12-17)
No: 3 Cathedral Catholic (23-5) hosts No: 6 Vista (18-12); and
No: 4 La Costa Canyon (18-11) hosts No: 5 Carlsbad (20-10)
Four of the six Avocado West League teams are in the CIF Open Division CIF Playoffs while El Camino is the No: 1 seed in the DIV II Playoffs.
2014 Alumni Updates
Max MacNabb (2010) Univ. of San Diego (34-20, 16-11) P ERA 3.15, Record 2-0, Sv 1, App 25, Inn P 20, ER 7, BB 20, SO 25.
Matt Hall (2011) Univ of Cornell (18-21, 9-11) C 25 starts, PA 94, Avg .253, 2b 7, HR 1, rbi 9, SO 7, R 8, H 22.
Trent Swart (2011) P Duke (33-22, 16-13) 5-2 record
Derek Kearney (2011) Cal Tech Pasadena; P ERA 7.65, record 0-4, IP 20, H 36, ER 17, BB 10, SO 6, Hitting G 12, Avg .308, AB 39, R 4, H 12, 2b 3, RBI 3.
Danny Martin (2012) Azusa Pacific 28-23, Avg. .315, G 39, AB 139, R 25, H 48, 2b 9, HR 3, RBI 20, BB 13, SO 14, Fielding % .913.
Jake Schulz (2012) Cal Berekely
Evan Schrieber (2012) Northwestern
LCC EARNS TITLE AS RIGHT-HANDER RULES THE TOWN
John Maffei - Union Tribune - Carlsbad
One of the toughest things in baseball is for a pitcher to beat a good team two appearances in a row.
Ethan Abrams proved Wednesday that he is one tough guy. The junior right-hander threw a complete-game three-hitter, allowing just one earned run as host La Costa Canyon edged Carlsbad 3-2.
The No. 10-ranked Mavericks (18-11, 11-4) earned the outright title in the Avocado West League championship showdown. No. 5 Carlsbad (20-10, 9-6) finished second.
Abrams, who improved to 6-3 and lowered his ERA to 1.90 over 66 1/3 innings, got a hang-in-there win over Carlsbad on May 13th, beating the Lancers 5-4 while surviving a four-run fifth inning.He allowed five hits and struck out eight in that game.
"I really didn't do anything different," Abams said. " The game plan was the same-- keep the ball down and get ground balls. I wanted to get my curve over and spot the fastball."
He induced only five ground-ball outs to go with his seven strikeouts. But the Lancers hit five infield pop-ups, two lazy fly balls to center field, and were caught stealing twice. "I knew Saturday I'd be pitching this game,"Abrams said. "I was excited. I was looking forward to it."
La Costa Canyon's reward for beating Carlsbad could be a rematch against the Lancers in the Open Division playoffs next Wednesday. Rancho Bernardo, Cathedral Catholic, and Granite Hills will be the top three seeds, in some order, in the eight-team field. The Mavericks figure to be fourth and Carlsbad fifth, which would mean another Carlsbad-LCC matchup at LCC.
"That's the way I see it," LCC coach Justin Machado said. "Will I pitch Ethan again? Let me enjoy this one for a day before I make a decision."
CARLSBAD v LA COSTA CANYON
Once again it is Carlsbad v La Costa Canyon in the final regular season game of the year to determine the Avocado West League Championship, game time at 3:30pm at La Costa Canyon.
On Tuesday the Mavericks lost to Vista 2-8, and Carlsbad was no hit by El Camino 0-2. The Mavericks (10-4, 17-11) have an opportunity to clinch an out right league championship with a win over the Lancers (9-5, 20-9).
FINAL 2014 AVOCADO WEST LEAGUE STANDINGS
L E A G U E O V E R A L L
La Costa Canyon 11 - 4 18 - 11
Carlsbad 9 - 6 20 - 10
El Camino 8 - 7 18 - 11
Vista 8 - 7 18 - 12
Rancho Buena Vista 6 - 9 12 - 17
Fallbrook 3 - 12 10 - 19
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