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Joyce named CCL’s top pitcher, Pintard is Coach of Year

Monday, August 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The eight-time defending California Collegiate League champion Santa Barbara Foresters raked in the end-of-the-season conference awards as expected, with Chris Joyce earning Pitcher of the Year honors and manager Bill Pintard name Coach of the Year.Joyce, in his fourth year with the team, has a 5-0 record and an ERA of 1.69, averaging well over a strikeout per inning. He has been around the team since the age of six, when he participated in the team's Summer Camp.CCL POSTSEASON AWARDS … [Read more...]

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Eighth straight feels great for CCL-champ Foresters

Thursday, July 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The first and ninth innings were dicey, but the eighth — championship, that is — came nonetheless.The Santa Barbara Foresters rallied back from a 3-0 deficit in the first inning and held off a surge in the ninth to capture their eighth consecutive California Collegiate League title with a 7-5 win over the Conejo Oaks Wednesday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium."It feels really good. It feels really, really good, and I'm smiling from ear to ear. I'm pleased with my guys," said manager Bill … [Read more...]

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Forester season ends in 14-inning battle

Friday, August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

WICHITA — "I always like winning, but that wasn't the way we wanted to win it."A Liberal (KS) Bee Jays player uttered those words to a ballpark staffer as he left Lawrence-Dumont Stadium early Friday morning. His team had just eliminated the defending NBC World Series champion Santa Barbara Foresters on a controversial play in the 14th inning, picking up a 3-2 win.It was an epic stalemate after each team scored two runs in the sixth. The Foresters stranded 12 runners after the sixth, … [Read more...]

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Foresters dodge upset in NBC opener, 3-2

Friday, August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

WICHITA — Phew.The defending champs certainly didn't have it easy in their opener at the National Baseball Congress World Series, but thanks to the bat of James Wharton they had just enough.The first baseman lifted a solo homer over the left field fence in the bottom of the seventh to give the top-seeded Santa Barbara Foresters a 3-2 win over the Team Elite Kings Thursday at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium."It was good to see him hit that one and he also made some great picks at first … [Read more...]

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What a long, strange trip it is for Forester bus

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 By 3 Comments
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The mission is to not put a foot in an infielder’s face.Drew Maggi is laid out in the aisle along the second and third row while Matt Valaika is doing the same a few rows down. In between is someone else, but he’s indistinguishable in the dark.Whoever he is, it wouldn’t be good to step on his collarbone. That arm just might make it to the big leagues one day. … [Read more...]

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Foresters win home finale, now head to Kansas

Sunday, August 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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It's Wichita or bust.The Santa Barbara Foresters completed their regular season on Sunday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, cruising past the East L.A. Dodgers 6-1 to finish 37-13 with a seventh straight California Collegiate League title to boot.Next up is a 26-hour bus ride to Wichita, KS, where the team will try to defend its title at the National Baseball Congress World Series.Brandon Loy is one of the players who will hop on the bus instead of flying or driving seperately, which about … [Read more...]

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