LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

La Costa opened the North County Tournament with an 11-3 win.  Max McNabb held Valley Center to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings. The Jaguars shut the Mavs out and led until the 6^th inning in a game that grew increasingly tense for the home club. Garrett Hughes opened the bottom of the frame getting hit by a pitch and was followed by game-tying RBI singles by Will Swanner and Kyle Durrschmidt. At this point the wheels came off for Valley Center as the Mavs finished with 11 runs in the inning. Highlights were 2 run doubles by Phil Evans and Hughes and a 3 run double by Ryan Fessel. Parker Johnson closed the game on the mound for the Mavs.

Garret Hughes threw a complete game against Rancho Bernardo, allowing only 2 runs on 6 hits. He struck out 14 and shut out the Broncos for 5 innings. The Mavs scored 1 run in the 2^nd inning on 3 RB errors and added 2 more on solo homers by Will Swanner and Phil Evans. The win pushes the Mav record to 7-0.

The freshman team record went 3-2 on Monday after avenging an earlier season loss by beating Rancho Bernardo 7-2. Skyler Redondo was the starting pitcher, he lasted a little over one inning giving up one earned run. Andrew Hinkle pitched in relief for five innings, holding Rancho Bernardo scoreless and getting the win. Niko Gilligan came in and closed out the game for LCC, getting the save, giving up just one earned run. Danny Martin went 2-4 with 2 RBI's and he made a great diving catch at shortstop to rob a hit. Marcos Vera doubled to add 2 RBI's.

The Pirate/Falcon tournament final was all La Costa Canyon as the Mavs take their 2^nd straight title. The early innings belonged to the Swanner brothers with Michael shutting out Scripps Ranch from the mound and Will swatting 2 home runs in his first 2 at bats. Jake Rafaelle entered in the 4^th and continued the shutout for 3 more innings until Cory Soto completed the 7^th. Garret Hughes and Phil Evans also went yard at the Oceanside park. 8 Maverick players hit safely and 7 scored.  Will Swanner finished the day 3 for 4, scoring 3 runs and driving in 3.