The Santa Barbara Foresters put on an offensive clinic for their younger opponents, scoring 14 runs on 18 hits Tuesday night.The California Wahoos are made up of some of the top high school players from the Central Coast region, whereas the Foresters draw from college players all over the nation.The Wahoos were on the wrong end of the 14-6 blowout at Cesar Uyesaka Stadium in Goleta.Kirby Bellow (Texas) started the game for the Foresters, and gave up two runs on three hits while … [Read more...]
Dons’ Zandona an All-CIF Division 2 first-team selection
Monday, June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Whether it was on the mound, in the batter’s box or playing at third base, Danny Zandona excelled in all areas for the Santa Barbara High baseball team.His performance was recognized by the coaches as he was voted to the All-CIF Division 2 first team. Zandona, who has committed to Cal Poly, was the only area player named to the elite squad.ALL-CIF BASEBALL TEAMSAustin Saenz of CIF Division 2 champion Mission Viejo was named the Player of the Year and Chris Ashbach of the Diablos … [Read more...]
Dons get a rematch with Mission Viejo in CIF semifinals
Monday, May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It was during a break from school that Santa Barbara’s baseball team took some lumps against some quality opponents during an early April roadtrip to Orange County. And it’s proven to be a key factor in the team’s success in the CIF Division 2 baseball playoffs.The fourth-seeded Dons (23-6) travel to Mission Viejo in South Orange County on Tuesday for a semifinal game and a shot to play for the championship in Dodger Stadium.Santa Barbara was rolling along with a 10-1 record at … [Read more...]
Dons’ torrid hitting too much for Harvard Westlake
Friday, May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara used the long ball to get one step closer to its dream of playing in the CIF final at Dodger Stadium.The Dons hit three home runs to support the solid pitching of Danny Zandona and defeated Mission League champion Harvard Westlake 7-2 in a CIF Division 2 quarterfinal baseball game before a big crowd at Eddie Mathews Field.The victory advances Santa Barbara (23-6) to the semifinals at Mission Viejo on Tuesday. The teams met earlier in the season in the Anaheim Lions … [Read more...]
2010-11 Athletes of the Year
Monday, May 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
This is the list of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table's Athletes of the Year for the 2010-11 school year.The athletes were nominated by a coach or athletic director and voted on by the media. They were honored at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame banquet Monday night at Fess Parker's DoubleTree Hotel.Athlete, School, CategoryChris Joyce, SBCC Vaqueros, College Baseball Danny Zandona, SBHS Dons, Prep Baseball Tessa Emerson, SBHS Dons, Girls … [Read more...]
Clutch homers push Dons to victory in season finale
Friday, May 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Danny Zandona, Kees t'Sas and Spencer Fraker combined to score all of Santa Barbara's runs to help beat Ventura 6-3 in the Channel League champions' final regular-season game.Ventura scored the first two runs of the game in the third inning to take the lead 2-0.Santa Barbara quickly answered back in the bottom with a Fraker two-run home run to tie up the score. Zandona kept it going by smashing a deep two-run double to bring the score to 4-2.t'Sas added a two-run homer of his own … [Read more...]
Zandona fans 12 Cougars; Dons clinch Channel League
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Danny Zandona displayed one of his best performances on the mound this season, striking out a season-high 12 with no walks to help Santa Barbara beat Ventura 2-1 on Tuesday, ensuring a first-place finish in the Channel League for the second straight year.The Dons (19-6, 10-1) have earned the top spot in eight of the last 10 years.Zandona allowed only one run and four hits to move to 8-1 for the season.CLICK FOR DONS BASEBALL SCHEDULE & RESULTS"Today we needed him … [Read more...]
Dons deliver in the clutch, take series finale against DP
Friday, April 29, 2011 By 4 Comments
The last time Kees t’Sas started on the mound for the Santa Barbara High baseball team it was on the road in the second round of last year’s CIF playoffs. He shut out Chaminade that day.t’Sas was making his 2011 starting debut in Friday’s crucial rubber game of the three-game Channel League series at Dos Pueblos and he was struggling in the third inning. Dons pitching coach Mike Cooney visited the mound and reminded t’Sas of that Chaminade game.He went on to retired eight of … [Read more...]
Seniors step up for Dons in opener against DP
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 By 5 Comments
It wasn’t Senior Day at Santa Barbara’s Eddie Mathews Field, but it might as well have been.In the opening game of a pivotal three-game series against Dos Pueblos, upperclassmen Danny Zandona, Collin Dewell and Spencer Fraker made it Santa Barbara’s day, leading the Dons to a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday.Zandona struck out 10 in pitching his third shutout in a row; Dewell gave his teammate a lead to work with by blasting a mammoth two-run homer in the first inning and doubled home … [Read more...]
