The UCLA baseball team has advanced in the winner's bracket after earning victories in the College World Series against Florida (11-3) on Saturday and TCU (6-3) on Monday. Trevor Bauer struck out 11 on Saturday, and Gerrit Cole notched 13 strikeouts in eight innings on Monday, as each sophomore right-hander notched his 11th win of the year.
The Bruins (50-14) have reached the 50-win mark for the first time in school history and will play either TCU or Florida State on Friday, June 25 at 1:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. CT at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium. UCLA must defeat either TCU on Friday or (if the Bruins lose Friday) on Saturday to advance to the College World Series' championship series (best-of-three format, June 28-30).
Go Bruins!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
UCLA Baseball to Host Super Regional
The UCLA baseball team continues its postseason run at home this weekend in the NCAA Super Regionals against Cal State Fullerton. The Bruins (46-13) have already established the program's new record for most wins during the season (46) and now seek their first berth to the College World Series since 1997. Game 1 on Friday is slated for 7:30 p.m., and each contest at Jackie Robinson Stadium will be televised live across the nation on ESPN2.
UCLA and Cal State Fullerton were each awarded No. 1 seeds in their NCAA Regionals last weekend and held serve at home to face each other this weekend. The Bruins swept three games against Kent State (15-1), LSU (6-3) and UC Irvine (6-2) to advance to their second Super Regional in four years. Cal State Fullerton won four consecutive games in three days after losing a 3-1 decision to Minnesota in Game 1 on Friday. This weekend's meeting marks the third time in the last four years that UCLA will play Cal State Fullerton in the postseason.
As of 4 p.m. on Thursday, there remain roughly 250 tickets for Games 1 and 2 of this weekend's Super Regional. All-Session Reserved packages cost $42 for adults and $30 for students/youth. All-Session General Admission packages cost $30 for adults and $20 for students/youth. Single-reserved tickets cost $16 for adults and $13 for students/youth. Single-game general admission tickets cost $11 for adults and $9 for students/youth. Should there be a decisive Game 3 on Sunday, tickets for that contest will go on sale after Game 2 on Saturday night. At that time, fans will be able to purchase tickets for Game 3 by logging online to tickets.ucla.edu.
LOS ANGELES SUPER REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, June 11 - 7:30 p.m. (PT), TV: ESPN2
Cal State Fullerton (visitor) - Noe Ramirez, RHP, So. (11-1, 2.63)
UCLA (home) - Gerrit Cole, RHP, So. (10-2, 3.11)
Saturday, June 12 - 4 p.m. (PT), TV: ESPN2
UCLA (visitor) - Trevor Bauer, RHP, So. (10-3, 2.72)
Cal State Fullerton (home) - TBA
Sunday, June 13* - 7 p.m. (PT), TV: ESPN2
Cal State Fullerton - TBA
UCLA - Rob Rasmussen, LHP, Jr. (10-2, 2.90)
*if necessary (home/visiting teams TBA)
UCLA and Cal State Fullerton were each awarded No. 1 seeds in their NCAA Regionals last weekend and held serve at home to face each other this weekend. The Bruins swept three games against Kent State (15-1), LSU (6-3) and UC Irvine (6-2) to advance to their second Super Regional in four years. Cal State Fullerton won four consecutive games in three days after losing a 3-1 decision to Minnesota in Game 1 on Friday. This weekend's meeting marks the third time in the last four years that UCLA will play Cal State Fullerton in the postseason.
As of 4 p.m. on Thursday, there remain roughly 250 tickets for Games 1 and 2 of this weekend's Super Regional. All-Session Reserved packages cost $42 for adults and $30 for students/youth. All-Session General Admission packages cost $30 for adults and $20 for students/youth. Single-reserved tickets cost $16 for adults and $13 for students/youth. Single-game general admission tickets cost $11 for adults and $9 for students/youth. Should there be a decisive Game 3 on Sunday, tickets for that contest will go on sale after Game 2 on Saturday night. At that time, fans will be able to purchase tickets for Game 3 by logging online to tickets.ucla.edu.
LOS ANGELES SUPER REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, June 11 - 7:30 p.m. (PT), TV: ESPN2
Cal State Fullerton (visitor) - Noe Ramirez, RHP, So. (11-1, 2.63)
UCLA (home) - Gerrit Cole, RHP, So. (10-2, 3.11)
Saturday, June 12 - 4 p.m. (PT), TV: ESPN2
UCLA (visitor) - Trevor Bauer, RHP, So. (10-3, 2.72)
Cal State Fullerton (home) - TBA
Sunday, June 13* - 7 p.m. (PT), TV: ESPN2
Cal State Fullerton - TBA
UCLA - Rob Rasmussen, LHP, Jr. (10-2, 2.90)
*if necessary (home/visiting teams TBA)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
UCLA legend John Wooden Dies
Wooden's accomplishments during his 27-season tenure with the Bruins made him one of the greatest coaches in sports history. He also created the 'Pyramid of Success' motivational program that is used by coaches and leaders in various vocations to this day.
In his 40 years of coaching in high school and college, Wooden had only one losing season — his first. He finished with 885 wins and 203 losses, and his UCLA teams still hold an NCAA record for winning 88 consecutive games from 1971 through 1974.
Wooden died Friday evening of natural causes at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, but his legend will live on. The values he instilled in his players, coaches and anyone he came into contact with, will be his legacy...to all of us.
Thanks coach.
We shall not see his likeness again.
In his 40 years of coaching in high school and college, Wooden had only one losing season — his first. He finished with 885 wins and 203 losses, and his UCLA teams still hold an NCAA record for winning 88 consecutive games from 1971 through 1974.
Wooden died Friday evening of natural causes at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, but his legend will live on. The values he instilled in his players, coaches and anyone he came into contact with, will be his legacy...to all of us.
Thanks coach.
We shall not see his likeness again.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
CIF Div. I Finals Set
Dana Hills and Mater Dei will battle it out in the CIF Div.I Finals Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 7:30 PM at Strom Stadium in Lake Elsinore.
The Lake Elsinore Storm is a Class-A Advanced Minor League Baseball Affiliate of the San Diego Padres. In the 15 years of Storm Baseball there have been 75 former Storm players to reach the upper echelon of professional baseball. The 2008 season saw 13 former Storm make their Major League Debut. Storm Baseball home games are played at the Diamond, a state-of-the-art facility that is continually voted one of the finest ballparks in all of the Minor Leagues. Truley a great place to see a ball game.
For more information on "Storm Baseball and the ball park go to: http://www.strombaseball.com.
The Lake Elsinore Storm is a Class-A Advanced Minor League Baseball Affiliate of the San Diego Padres. In the 15 years of Storm Baseball there have been 75 former Storm players to reach the upper echelon of professional baseball. The 2008 season saw 13 former Storm make their Major League Debut. Storm Baseball home games are played at the Diamond, a state-of-the-art facility that is continually voted one of the finest ballparks in all of the Minor Leagues. Truley a great place to see a ball game.
For more information on "Storm Baseball and the ball park go to: http://www.strombaseball.com.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Ohlone Renegades State Champs 2010
State Tournament Games
Game 1: Ohlone (No. 2 North) 13, El Camino (No. 1 South)0
Game 2: Rio Hondo (South 2) 18, San Mateo (North 1) 6
Game 3: San Mateo 15, El Camino 14
Game 4: Ohlone 11, Rio Hondo 2
Game 5: San Mateo 16, Rio Hondo 4
Game 6 (Sunday): Ohlone 16, San Mateo 10
The Ohlone Renegades: win the 2010 State Title
For All-State Team selections, go to the Spinco Stats link on this page under helpful links.
Game 1: Ohlone (No. 2 North) 13, El Camino (No. 1 South)0
Game 2: Rio Hondo (South 2) 18, San Mateo (North 1) 6
Game 3: San Mateo 15, El Camino 14
Game 4: Ohlone 11, Rio Hondo 2
Game 5: San Mateo 16, Rio Hondo 4
Game 6 (Sunday): Ohlone 16, San Mateo 10
The Ohlone Renegades: win the 2010 State Title
For All-State Team selections, go to the Spinco Stats link on this page under helpful links.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Community College Baseball
2010 State Tournament Schedule May 21-23
Fresno City College, Fresno
Double Elimination Tournament
Teams:
North No. 1 San Mateo (32-8-1); North No. 2 Ohlone (34-10)
South No. 1 El Camino (32-9); South No. 2 Rio Hondo (31-10)
Friday, May 21
Game 1: Ohlone vs. El Camino, noon
Game 2: Rio Hondo vs. San Mateo, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 22
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Sunday, May 23
Game 6: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 7: Rematch Game 6 , if necessary
Fresno City College, Fresno
Double Elimination Tournament
Teams:
North No. 1 San Mateo (32-8-1); North No. 2 Ohlone (34-10)
South No. 1 El Camino (32-9); South No. 2 Rio Hondo (31-10)
Friday, May 21
Game 1: Ohlone vs. El Camino, noon
Game 2: Rio Hondo vs. San Mateo, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 22
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Sunday, May 23
Game 6: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 7: Rematch Game 6 , if necessary
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Jordan's Christian Hurtado Needs Your Help
Christian Hurtado, injured by a comeback hit to the head in the Panthers' game against Wilson; with Hurtado still in the hospital and his jersey hanging in the dugout, the Panthers pulled off an emotional win over Cabrillo, with the hope that Hurtado would be out of the hospital with a clean bill of health shortly after.
He's been released, but due to the trauma to his head (which left him with high blood pressure and blood in his brain), he needs further care and testing. Both of Christian's parents were laid off recently, and the family does not have health insurance—we will keep you updated on fundraising efforts, but for now anyone who's interested in helping the Hurtado family can contact Jordan coach marc Prager at mprager@lbschools.net.
He's been released, but due to the trauma to his head (which left him with high blood pressure and blood in his brain), he needs further care and testing. Both of Christian's parents were laid off recently, and the family does not have health insurance—we will keep you updated on fundraising efforts, but for now anyone who's interested in helping the Hurtado family can contact Jordan coach marc Prager at mprager@lbschools.net.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
JC Playoffs Continue
The JC Playoffs will continue with the Super Regionals, May 14-16. Two Four-Team Double-Elimination Tournaments where the highest seeded regional winners host. That means #1 Santa Ana and #5 El Camino for the Southern Section.
The Northern section is still to be decided as #16 Sierra at #2 San Mateo will play again on Monday.
The State Tournament, May 21-13, at Fresno Four-Team Double-Elimination Tournament Super Regional Tourn. Winners (Two North, Two South)
The Northern section is still to be decided as #16 Sierra at #2 San Mateo will play again on Monday.
The State Tournament, May 21-13, at Fresno Four-Team Double-Elimination Tournament Super Regional Tourn. Winners (Two North, Two South)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
JC Playoffs Begin
Round #1 of the JC Playoffs begin this week. The Southern California Regional will feature some new faces (Compton/Golden West) to go along with the old. Here's how they will match-up.
#18 Compton at #1 Santa Ana
#16 Questa at #2 San Diego
#14 Palomar at #3 Oxnard
#13 Hancock at #4 Chaffey
#12 LA Pierce at #5 El Camino
#11 Bakersfield at #6 Golden West
#10 Desert at #10 Cypress
#9 Rio Hondo at #8 LA Valley
The teams will play a Best-of Three-Series with the winner advancing to Round 2 Playoffs (Super Regional Tournament)next week May 14-16.
#18 Compton at #1 Santa Ana
#16 Questa at #2 San Diego
#14 Palomar at #3 Oxnard
#13 Hancock at #4 Chaffey
#12 LA Pierce at #5 El Camino
#11 Bakersfield at #6 Golden West
#10 Desert at #10 Cypress
#9 Rio Hondo at #8 LA Valley
The teams will play a Best-of Three-Series with the winner advancing to Round 2 Playoffs (Super Regional Tournament)next week May 14-16.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Ruiz, Paez deliver again for Bishop Amat
So much for the thinking if you're a multiple-sport athlete, you can't do two things at once. On Sunday, Rio Ruiz of La Puente Bishop Amat took a day off from baseball and played quarterback at the Nike football training camp at USC.
He was back playing baseball on Wednesday and belted a 400-foot three-run home run in the first inning to help the No. 1-ranked Lancers beat West Covina South Hills, 4-3, at Mount San Antonio College. Pitcher Paul Paez improved to 10-0, striking out 12.
Ruiz, a sophomore committed to USC, raised his batting average to .492.
Bishop Amat (21-2) will face No. 2 Lakewood on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Redondo in the championship game of a bracket of the Redondo tournament.
He was back playing baseball on Wednesday and belted a 400-foot three-run home run in the first inning to help the No. 1-ranked Lancers beat West Covina South Hills, 4-3, at Mount San Antonio College. Pitcher Paul Paez improved to 10-0, striking out 12.
Ruiz, a sophomore committed to USC, raised his batting average to .492.
Bishop Amat (21-2) will face No. 2 Lakewood on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Redondo in the championship game of a bracket of the Redondo tournament.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Frank McCourt Helps LAUSD Close Sports Funding Gap
Faced with a $1.3-million cutback to the high school sports program in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the LA84 Foundation and Dodgers owner Frank McCourt have helped spearhead a fundraising drive that will enable more than 700 coaches to be paid and 75 high schools to maintain their sports programs for the coming school year. LA84 then came forward to make a grant of $252,600 and began encouraging other community members to participate. McCourt pledged that the Dodgers Dream Foundation would help support baseball and softball. Steve Soboroff, chairman of the Weingart Foundation, said his organization is donating $150,000. Other community members will be sponsoring additional sports, such as Chivas USA for soccer and Nike for basketball.
"I'm not so old I can't remember high school sports myself," he said. "They were a huge part of my upbringing and kept me on the straight and narrow. I'm the father of four boys who played three sports. It was a great way to help them stay healthy, stay out of trouble and learn about life."
McCourt mentioned former major leaguers who grew up in Los Angeles and played high school sports, including such Dodgers stars as Don Drysdale, Eddie Murray, Willie Crawford and Willie Davis. "I think the kids today deserve to follow in those footsteps," he said.
Finally, someone sees the value of HS sports for kids!
"I'm not so old I can't remember high school sports myself," he said. "They were a huge part of my upbringing and kept me on the straight and narrow. I'm the father of four boys who played three sports. It was a great way to help them stay healthy, stay out of trouble and learn about life."
McCourt mentioned former major leaguers who grew up in Los Angeles and played high school sports, including such Dodgers stars as Don Drysdale, Eddie Murray, Willie Crawford and Willie Davis. "I think the kids today deserve to follow in those footsteps," he said.
Finally, someone sees the value of HS sports for kids!
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