Royals’ Moore dialed in for Area Code Games

San Marcos catcher Riley Moore was one of a select  few to be chosen to play for the Milwaukee Brewers Blue team in the prestigious Area Code Games, Aug. 5-10, at Blair Field in Long Beach.The 6-3 Moore, who is going into his senior year, is one of two catchers on the 25-man roster that was picked from several players who were invited to tryouts at Westmont College a week ago.The four days of tryouts included 32 pitchers, none of them below 85 mph, 70 position players and a 100 scouts to … [Read more...]

Russ Carr Field to host elite Area Code Tryouts

Many of the best high school baseball prospects will be making their way to Russ Carr Field on the campus of Westmont College next month to participate in the Area Code Tryouts."The Area Code Tryouts are run as a typical pro-style workout and evaluation that attracts a large number of college coaches and major league scouts," said Westmont Baseball Head Coach Robert Ruiz. "It's a consolidated workout with some of the best talent in the state. Since California is such a great baseball state, … [Read more...]

Barrett slugs his way to Channel League MVP

Santa Barbara High's slugging first baseman Trey Barrett has been named the Channel League's most valuable player for the 2010 season, as the senior was a driving force behind the Dons' league championship.Barrett connected for six of his eight home runs in league games this year, highlighted by a two-home run performance in a win over Dos Pueblos on March 24. The first baseman was a big time run producer for the Dons, knocking in 21 runs in just 12 league games. Barrett blossomed his senior … [Read more...]

Yucaipa’s Walker has too much heat for Dons

A big crowd turned out for Friday's game.

YUCAIPA — There were at least 11 pro scouts in attendance on Friday to watch Taijuan Walker and the Yucaipa Thunderbirds face Santa Barbara High in the CIF Division II baseball quarterfinals.They were drooling all over their radar guns.Walker, a 6-5 senior, had his fastball clocked as high as 96 miles per hour while handing Santa Barbara its first shutout of the year, 3-0. Walker recorded nine strikeouts on the day, giving up five hits in front of a crowd of about 1,000 that came out for … [Read more...]

Sophomore leads Dons into quarterfinals

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Sophomore Kees t'Sas picked up a complete-game shutout on Tuesday in Santa Barbara High's 7-0 road win against Chaminade in the second round of the CIF-SS Division II baseball playoffs. t'Sas also drove in two runs on a pair of hits in a 5-run fourth inning, and allowed just five hits on a total of 87 pitches."He was ahead of the hitters all night, using primarily his curveball," said assistant coach Mike Cooney. "It was also one of our best defensive games of the year."Shortstop Joey Gonzales … [Read more...]

Cate knocked out in second round by Eagles

Cate's Jackson Mauze struck out four in his complete-game effort.

Cate's Jackson Mauze pitched a complete game on Tuesday, but the Rams were knocked out of the CIF-SS Division VII baseball playoffs by Cornerstone Christian — the same team that beat them in the CIF Championship game last year — in the second round by a score of 6-2.The host Rams (10-6) looked uncomfortable defensively on their own field, committing five errors including three which led directly to runs for the Eagles (22-3). Mauze battled on the mound, striking out four and allowing nine … [Read more...]

CIF tennis, baseball, softball back on for Tuesday

As CIF playoff draws progress, the competition naturally gets stiffer and the pressure rises.Santa Barbara High's tennis team can attest to that, as the Dons anxiously await Tuesday's semifinal clash with third-seeded Corona del Mar. Santa Barbara, the No. 2 seed, won the coin flip and will host the Sea Kings on the Santa Barbara High courts.The baseball and softball postseason began a week later than tennis and Tuesday's action is only the second round.Santa Barbara High's baseball team … [Read more...]

Zandona goes the distance again for Dons

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Patrick Soulages doesn't get to do his job much when Danny Zandona is on the mound for the Santa Barbara High baseball team. He's the Dons' bullpen catcher, and the bullpen has been rather irrelevant during Zandona's outings.The junior righty tossed his eighth complete game of the year (11 starts), battling a lineup of sturdy Grizzlies in Friday's CIF Division II first-round 7-4 win against visiting Los Osos of Rancho Cucamonga. The Dons jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings, and Zandona … [Read more...]

Mira Costa punches Royals out of CIF

Two home runs kept San Marcos within close striking distance on Friday, but the Royals never came up with the knockout punch in a 4-3 loss at Mira Costa in the first round of CIF."It was a good battle," said Royals head coach Rob Crawford, giving credit to the Mustangs for being a much better team than their 16-14 record indicates.After starting the season 4-11, Mira Costa has won 12 of its last 15 games.The Mustangs never trailed in this one, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The … [Read more...]

El Segundo’s Nootbaar neutralizes Warriors

Carpinteria's baseball team took second to El Segundo on Friday, falling to the Eagles 8-0 in the first round of CIF.El Segundo starting pitcher Nigel Nootbaar kept the Warriors off the scoreboard in his four innings of work. The junior right-hander struck out six and left the game with the game already 8-0."He's real solid," said Carpinteria head coach Pat Cooney, noting that the scouting reports had it right. "He looked pretty darn good."The Eagles' Brice Savage and Justin McCullough … [Read more...]