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MAVERICKS SWEEP DOUBLE HEADER FROM FALLBROOK 20-3; AND 18-5
The Mavericks set up Championship Week with Torrey Pines by pounding out nine home runs in sweeping Fallbrook at Fallbrook by scores of 20-3, and 18-5. Pitchers Michael Swanner and Trent Swart each notched their individual 6th wins as the Mavericks upped their Avocado league record to 11-1, and 22-4-0 overall. Torrey Pines maintained their one game lead in the League race with wins over San Pasqual 2-1 and 10-3.
Going into the show down with Torrey Pines, La Costa Canyon maintained it's No. 1 ranking in San Diego County and moved up to 6th in the Cal Hi Sports State rankings while Torrey Pines cracked the top 20 for the first time by moving into the 18th spot. See Cal Hi Sports link on the link menu.
Playing on a beautiful field on a perfect afternoon, La Costa faced the Warriors of Fallbrook in Game 1 of a three-game series. Both teams drew blanks in the first inning, but La Costa seized the lead in the second with three runs, two of which came off a homerun bomb to centerfield by Shayne Davern. In the third inning LCC scored two more off a 600 foot shot (300 high, 300 long) by Colin Winters. Failing to give up, the Warriors posted two runs in the bottom of the third. With the score now closing at 5-2, the Mavericks got serious and scored 7 big runs in a bat-around frenzy. The Mavericks then cruised on to win the game by a final score of 14-3.
LCC hitters included Casinelli, Davern, Winters, Smith, Allmaras, Miller, Marinos, and Johnson.
Brody Curtis started the game on the mound and got the win, pitching three innings. Theriault provided three strong innings of relief and Addy closed the 7th.
The Mavericks moved to 9-0 in league play and 25-2 for the season.
The La Costa Canyon Mavericks and Head Coach Justin Machado won their 300th career win with a 15-2 win over Escondido.
AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS through 4-30-10
Torrey Pines 9-0-0, 19- 6-0
La Costa Canyon 8-1-0, 20- 4-0;
Fallbrook 4-5-0, 9- 13-0;
Escondido 2-7-0, 4- 17-1;
Mission Hills 2-7-0, 10- 12-0;
San Pasqual 2-7-0, 7- 15-0;
Head Coach Justin Machado was recognized in the National High School Baseball Coaches Association 2010 Coaching Victory Milestones with his 300 Career Coaching win but the young man has a way to go to catch John Donohue of Lowell High School in San Francisco who reached 600. See National High School Coaches Assoc. web site link on the link menu.
The play of the game was Groseclose Junior tagging Groseclose Senior out at home plate. Allmaras was nearly ejected from the game for a malicious slide in to third base.
If nothing else this game gives the parents a little more respect for the high level of play that we take for granted when watching these talented boys play baseball.
Rumor has it that eleven dads are missing work today from minor injuries sustained during the game. Not bad......
Mavericks Take 3rd Game To Sweep Escondido
Batting around in the first inning the Mavericks jumped ahead 4-0. The Mavs then added 1 more in the bottom of the third. After that the Mavericks could not sustain a rally and runners were left stranded on the bases. The Cougars slowly started to work their way back in to the game scoring 1 in the 4th and 2 more in the 5th. The threat got even more serious in the 6th when they loaded the bases with no one out. Fortunately the Mavericks made the plays they needed to make in the 6th and 7th inning and they came home with a 5-3 victory.
Kyle Sachrison started and threw 4 innings giving up one run. Shayne Davern pitched 2 and Brody Curtis closed the game in a pressure situation to get the first official save of the season.
Allmaras, Balderas, Casas, Miller, Schenk, Solomon, and Winters had hits. (For a change, there were no home runs in the game.)
With this win the Mavericks move to 24-2 for the season and 8-0 in Avocado League play. Next up is Fallbrook.
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