LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

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.

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 

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."

   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).

                                                  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