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EL CAMINO ELIMINATES RIVERSIDE AS TIGERS ALLOW 5 UNEARNED RUNS AND LEAVE 15 RUNNERS ON BASE BASEBALL MEN (5/12/2012) |
GLENDORA Unable to overcome a 5-0 deficit, thanks to five unearned runs, coupled with leaving 15 Tiger runners on base, the visiting Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers saw their season come to an end Saturday afternoon with a 6-4 loss in a Southern California Super Regional Tournament elimination game at Citrus College.
No. 8-seed El Camino (30-10), originally the No. 9 seed, parlayed a pair of errors into three runs in the bottom of the second and two more in the third to post a 5-0 lead. RCC cut the deficit to 5-2 with two in the fifth and crept to within 6-4 in the eighth, but The Tigers left 15 runners on base, and would have left more (or scored more) if not for three double plays turned by the Warriors.
No. 7-seed Riverside (20-21), originally seeded number 10, was in it until the end. After a double play erased freshman 1B Daniel Arellano (Corona / Centennial HS), who had singled to open the top of the ninth, the Tigers were able to bring the potential go-ahead run to the plate before a fielderrâs choice resulted in a force out at third to end the game.
A dribbler down the first-base line that RCC freshman starting LHP John Kappmeyer (Cathedral City / Cathedral City HS) threw into right field for an error, followed by a pair of singles gave ECC a 1-0. Freshman LF Daniel Timmerman (Torrance), the Warriorssâ No. 9 batter, socked a 3-2 pitch into the left-center field gap for two RBI and a 3-0 ECC lead.
In the third, with the bases loaded and two out, a routine groundball up the middle was muffed by freshman SS Jake Middleton and two runs scored on the error for a 5-0 Warrior advantage.
Undaunted, Riverside mounted a comeback to get back in the game when a pair of walks sandwiched around a fielding error loaded the bases with one out for the Tigers. A wild pitch allowed freshman LF Jackson Jones (Hemet / West Valley HS) to score RCCCâs first run After a base hit reloaded the sacks, Arellano lofted a sacrifice fly to right-center field. Freshman 3B Ricardo Rodriguez (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS) raced home to make the score ECC 5, RCC 2.
In the top of the seventh, RCC sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) doubled to left-center field to open the frame. Running on a pitch to freshman RF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS), Cotta, trying to make something happen, stole third as the pitched skipped past the ECC catcher for a would-be wild pitch. Never breaking stride, Gotta ran toward home, but was erased on a close play at the plate.
In the eighth, RCC loaded the bases on an infield single, a hit batter and a fielding error by an ECC relief pitcher. Another double play pushed across a run before Rodriguez singled up the middle to drive in a run, reducing the deficit to 6-4. In the ninth, Arellano led off with a single, but was erased on a double play. Again refusing to roll over, RCC put two runners aboard on a single and a walk, but a fielderrâs choice resulted in a force at third to end the game.
ECC freshman starting RHP Rafael Ramirez (Torrance) went the first 7.0 innings (138 pitches, 77 strikes) and allowed seven hits, two runs (one earned) on six walks with five strikeouts to improve to 9-2. Sophomore RHP Alex Mistuloff (Redondo Beach), normally a starter, came on with two on and two out in the ninth and induced the game-ending groundball out to notch his first save in his first relief appearance of the season. Kappmeyer went the first 1-2/3 innings and allowed three hits, three runs (none earned) and saw his record dip to 2-6.
In later action on Saturday, host Rio Hondo topped Santa Ana, 5-1, in a winnerrâs bracket game, and later, Santa Ana defeated El Camino, 9-6, in another elimination game. On Sunday, May 13, undefeated host (in tournament action) Rio Hondo (36-3) will be the designated visiting team against once-beaten Santa Ana (33-8) at 11 a.m. Should Santa Ana defeat Rio Hondo, an âif necessaryyâ game will be played 30 minutes after Sundayyâs first game.
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JONES LEADS OFF GAME WITH HR, BUT HOST RIO HONDO ROLLS TO 9-2 WIN OVER TIGERS BASEBALL MEN (5/11/2012) |
WHITTIER Jackson Jones led off the game with his first home run of the season, but the hosts, the Rio Hondo College (RHC) Roadrunners answered with a pair of round trippers and tamed the visiting Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers, 9-2, in a Southern California Super Regional Tournament game at RHC.
Rio Hondo (36-3), the No. 2 seed in the regional by virtue of winning the Foothill Conference championship with a 24-0 record, won its 31st consecutive game. If your wondering, the state record for consecutive victories is 60, set by Cerritos College (1965-67).
In todayyâs opening game of the tournament, the No. 3-seeded Santa Ana College Dons (32-7) topped the No. 6-seeded (originally No. 9) El Camino College Warriors (29-10), 9-3.
After spotting Riverside (20-20), the No. 7 seed (originally No. 10), a 1-0 lead, RHC answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning for a 2-1 lead. Sophomore SS Christian Ibarra drilled a line drive single to left field to drive in one run. A second run scored when Jonessâ throw ricocheted off the catcher and allowed a second run to score to make it, 2-1.
RCC tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth when sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) doubled to left-center field to open the frame. He was sacrificed to third and scored on a RBI double by sophomore DH Grady Espinosa (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS). Espinosa had two hits to lead RCC.
In the bottom of the sixth, Ibarra answered with a two-run home run, his fourth circuit clout of the season, and then he capped the scoring with a grand slam home run in the seventh inning for his fifth HR. In all, Ibarra went three for four (two home runs) with seven RBI. Sophomore LF Adam Hurley also went three for four with three runs scored for RHC.
RHC starting sophomore RHP Andrew Morales went the first six innings to get the win and improve to 12-0. Morales (97 pitches, 57 strikes) allowed five hits, two runs (both earned), two walks and four strikeouts. Freshman RHP Marcos Casillas tossed the final three innings and allowed only one hit and one walk for his first save of the season. RCC freshman starting RHP Blake Burrell (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS) went the first six innings (98 pitches, 63 strikes) and allowed seven hits, six runs (five earned) with one walk and seven strikeouts and saw his record fall to 7-1.
All four teams continue Southern California Super Regional tournament action tomorrow, Saturday, May 12. Fridayyâs losers, El Camino and Riverside will meet at Citrus College in an elimination game beginning at 10 a.m., Fridayyâs winners, Santa Ana and Rio Hondo, meet at RHC at 11 a.m. in a winnerrâs bracket game. Game 5 of the tournament will be at RHC at 3 p.m. Competition will conclude on Motherrâs Day, Sunday, May 13.
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BASEBALL TO PLAY IN RIO HONDO SUPER REGIONAL BASEBALL MEN (5/7/2012) |
Riverside City's baseball team will play in the Super Regional B Bracket, which will be hosted by the No. 2 seed, Rio Hondo. The No. 7 Tigers, who defeated East Los Angeles two games to one in the best-of-three regional this past weekend, will meet Rio Hondo, champions of the Foothill Conference and the tournament's No. 2 seed, at 11 am in Whittier. Santa Ana, the No. 3 seed, opens the tournament against No. 6 El Camino at 3 pm. The tournament is a four-team double-elimination tournament, with the winner advancing to the state finals in Bakersfield, May 18-20. |
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RIVERSIDE ADVANCES TO SUPER REGIONAL WITH 8-0 WIN IN WINNER-TAKE-ALL GAME 3 AFTER EAST L.A. WON, 2-1 BASEBALL MEN (5/6/2012) |
Game 2 of series: East Los Angeles College 2, Riverside City College 1,
Game 3 (if necessary) of best-of-three series: Riverside 8, East L.A. 0
NORWALK - Narrowing losing the middle game of the best-of-three game series, 2-1, the visiting Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers, the No. 10 seed, outlasted the No. 7-seeded East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Huskies, 8-0, in the finale of their best-of-three series Sunday afternoon at Kincaid Field on the campus of Cerritos College.
East L.A. wasted no time getting back into the series in the first game on Sunday when sophomore 2B Ruben Ramirez (Northview HS) slugged the first pitch of the day over the left-field fence for his first home run of the season. The Huskies made it 2-0 in the sixth when freshman C Armando Lomeli (Temescal Canyon HS) singled to open the sixth inning, was sacrificed to second, went to third on a single and scored on a RCC infield error. Riverside scored in the bottom of the seventh when freshman 1B Daniel Arellano (Corona / Centennial HS) singled home freshman 3B Ricardo Rodriguez (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS) who was aboard on a two-base infield error with two outs.
ELAC starting sophomore RHP Christian Madrid (Schurr HS) went the first 7-2/3 innings and allowed the one run (unearned) on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts to improve to 4-4. Sophomore RHP Greg Aldrete (San Dimas HS) finished the game for his fourth save. RCC freshman starting LHP John Kappmeyer (Cathedral City HS) went the first seven innings and allowed the two runs (both earned) on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts, but saw his record fall to 2-5.
In the finale, Riverside (20-19) scored in bunches with two in the third and sixth innings and three in the ninth. Sophomore starting RHP Jordan Mejia (Riverside / Arlington HS) went the distance (118 pitches, 72 strikes) and allowed only two singles (in the third and sixth innings), two walks, two hit batsmen and struck out seven for his first complete game of the season to improve to 4-2. Mejia ran into trouble only in the eighth when the Huskies loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a hit batter. It was the only time that an ELAC runner reached third base.
After only getting nine hits in the first two games, RCC exploded for 13 safeties in the finale. Four Tigers had two hits apiece, led by sophomore C Jacob Rogers (Temecula / Chaparral HS), who broke the game open with a two-run double down the left-field line.
With the series win, Riverside advances to a four-team, double-elimination Super Regional to be hosted by the No. 2-seeded Rio Hondo College Roadrunners (35-3) beginning on Friday, May 11. Also in the tournament are the No. 3-seeded Santa Ana College Dons (31-7) and the No. 11-seeded Cypress College Chargers (24-14), who upset the No. 6-seeded Cuesta College Cougars (23-15).
The No. 1-seeded Orange Coast College Pirates (33-4-1) will host the other Super Regional (in Costa Mesa) and will entertain the No. 4-seeded Mt. San Antonio College Mounties (30-8), the No. 5-seeded Glendale College Vaqueros (27-10) and the No. 9-seeded El Camino College Warriors (29-9), who upset the No. 8-seeded Southwestern College Jaguars (21-16-1).
Game times and pairings will be announced on Monday, May 7.
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ESPINOSA HR IN SECOND GIVES RIVERSIDE 1-0 WIN OVER EAST L.A. BASEBALL MEN (5/5/2012) |
NORWALK Grady Espinosa picked a perfect time to sock his first home run of the year, a solo shot in the top of the second inning, and freshman starting RHP Blake Burrell made it stand as the visiting Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers, the No. 10 seed, shaded the No. 7-seeded East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Huskies, 1-0, in the first game of their best-of-three series Saturday afternoon at Kincaid Field on the campus of Cerritos College.
Espinosa, a sophomore LF from Yucaipa HS, deposited a 3-1 pitch to deep left field off ELAC sophomore starting LHP Juan Vera (John Glenn HS) for the only score of the game. Burrell (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS) â the Tigersssâ No. 3 starting pitcher â looked like an ace as he went the distance and made it look easy. Burrell (115 pitches, 81 strikes) scattered seven hits (one double) with no walks and seven strikeouts. No ELAC base runner reached third base and only two reached second. Burrell improved to 6-0 on the season.
Except for the home run allowed, hard-luck loser Vera (6-4) was just as effective as he also went the distance (125 pitches, 79 strikes) and yielded only five hits (including a double) with one walk and one strike out. Freshman DH Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS), son of former Major League Baseball first baseman Steve Garvey, stroked a two-out double in the top of the first for Riverside (19-18). Sophomore 1B Manuel Esteves (Cathedral HS) rapped out three hits for ELAC (21-16).
Both teams conclude Southern California Regional Playoff action tomorrow, Sunday, May 6, when game two of the best-of-three series gets underway at 11 a.m. Should a third game be necessary, it would be played 30 minutes after game two.
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RIVERSIDE PLACES THREE PLAYERS ON ALL-CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAM BASEBALL MEN (5/1/2012) |
Riverside City has three players selected to the Orange Empire All-Conference Baseball team. As expected, Orange Coast, the 2012 conference champions, swept the award and placed seven players on the first team. The Pirates' Chris Carlson was selected the conference player of the year and teammate Keegan Yuhl was named the conference pitcher of the year. Head coach John Altobelli was named the conference coach of the year.
Two of the three Tiger players selected were named to the first team. Starting pitcher Blake Burell was honored after finishing the conference schedule with a 4-0 record and an ERA of 1.76. He struck out 35 batters in 61 1/3 innings and walked just 11. Opponents hit .193 against the freshman from Canyon Springs High School. Outfielder Ryan Garvey was the other Tiger selected to the first team. The freshman from Palm Desert and the son of former LA Dodger great Steve Garvey finished the OEC season with a .307 average, 12 runs scored and 13 RBI's.
Third baseman Richardo Rodriguez, a freshman out of Canyon Spring HS, was selected to the second team. In 18 games, Rodriguez hit .339 with a slugging percentage of .429 and on base percentage of .456. He and the rest of the Tigers will play in the Southern California Regionals on Saturday at 11 am when Riverside squares off against East Los Angeles at Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA. |
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COMES DOWN TO THE WIRE, BUT BASEBALL GETS NEEDED WIN TO BECOME PLAYOFF ELIGIBLE BASEBALL MEN (4/26/2012) |
It came down to the wire, but Riverside City's baseball team may have just earned a playoff spot with its 4-1 Orange Empire Conference victory over Saddleback in the regular-season finale tonight. With the victory Riverside finishes he regular season 18-18 overall, reaching the needed .500 mark for the season. Teams who finish below .500 overall, unless a conference champion, which is rare, is ineligible for the post-season. With the victory, Riverside also finishes third in the Orange Empire Conference with an 11-10 record.
In tonight's game in Mission Viejo, Riverside fell behind 1-0 after two innings, but starter Blake Burrell steady himself and finished by throwing a complete-game four hitter. He struck out four and walked one, running his season record to 6-0 and perhaps putting himself in the running for conference pitcher of the year. Saddleback scored its only run off Burrell in the second inning when Lee Casas doubled, went to third on a fly to right and then scored on a ground-ball out to short stop. In five of the next seven innings Burrell retired the line-up in order. In the ninth, he worked his way out of a first and second situation with one out.
Trailing 1-0 through four innings, Riverside managed to push a run across in the top of the fifth as Grady Espinosa doubled down the left field line and eventually scored an infield ground out. The Tigers then put the game away in the sixth, scoring three runs on four hits. The big hit in the inning was Ricardo Rodriguez' two-run home run, which capped the inning for Riverside.
Eighteen teams will be selected for the regional tournament. Four teams will be selected to play single-elimination games on Tuesday in order to get into the main draw of 16 teams. The tournament field and sites will be announced on Sunday afternoon after the completion of the regional seeding meetings. |
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SADDLEBACK SHADES RCC, 5-3, AS TIGERS NEED WIN ON THURSDAY FOR PLAYOFF POSSIBILITY BASEBALL MEN (4/24/2012) |
Missing a chance to become playoff eligible, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers saw a pair of infield errors lead to a pair of unearned runs as the visiting Saddleback College Gauchos played the role of spoiler (part one) with a 5-3 Orange Empire Conference (OEC) win Tuesday evening at the Evans Sports Complex.
Saddleback (14-19, 8-12 OEC) scored single runs in each of the first four innings and added an insurance run in the sixth to keep the Tigers at bay. Freshman 2B Josh Fuentes (San Clemente HS) was a one-man wrecking crew for the Gauchos with three hits and four RBI. Fuentes had a RBI single in the first inning, a RBI walk in the second, a RBI sacrifice fly in the fourth, a RBI single in the sixth and capped his three-for-three evening with a single in the ninth.
Riverside (17-18, 10-10 OEC) had runners at second and third with two out in the ninth, before sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) hit a hard bouncer up the middle which was fielded by Fuentes for a game-ending ground out. Gotta finished with two hits in five at bats.
Saddleback freshman starting LHP Evan Manarino (Corona HS) went the distance (150 pitches / 102 strikes) for the Gauchos to improve to 6-5. Manarino allowed three runs (all earned) on ten hits and two walks while striking out seven.
RCC freshman starting LHP John Kappmeyer (Cathedral City / Cathedral City HS) went the first five frames for the Tigers, but it was hit or miss. He allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks, but struck out six (five in the first two innings) as his record fell to 2-5.
Both teams conclude OEC action on Thursday, Apr. 26, at 6 p.m. when RCC visits Saddleback. Riverside now needs a win at Saddleback Thursday night to be playoff eligible (with a .500 overall won-lost record). |
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TIGERS TOP NO. 1 ORANGE COAST, 4-3, IN 12 INNINGS BASEBALL MEN (4/20/2012) |
RIVERSIDE In a game which was scoreless for six innings, host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers came from behind to push across a pair of runs in the bottom of the 12th inning and shade the Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates, 4-3, Friday afternoon in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (17-17, 10-9 OEC), with the win over the number one-ranked team in the state, kept its playoff chances on the table. Freshman SS Kadyn Glass (Redlands / Redlands HS) dumped a single into short right field to open the bottom of the 12th. Sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) pushed a bunt single wide of first base to put Tigers on first and second. Sophomore 2B Elijah Briseno (Rancho Cucamonga / Rancho Cucamonga HS) got aboard on a sacrifice bunt when OCC sophomore 1B Eilert Meyers (Vista HS) elected to try for a force of Glass at third, but his throw was wide to load the bases. After a strikeout for the first out of the inning, sophomore DH Brad Burcroff (Redlands / East Valley HS), who leads the Tigers with a .333 batting average, reached on a force out which plated Glass with the tying run. (The OCC second baseman waited for a convenient hop instead of charging the ground ball.) After Burcroff stole second base, freshman 1B Daniel Arellano (Corona / Centennial HS) laced a 1-2 pitch down the right-field line and Gotta scored the winning run. Arellano led the Tigers with three hits in six at-bats.
Orange Coast (29-4-1, 16-3 OEC), which broke a scoreless tie with a run in the seventh and tied the game with a run in the eighth, took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 12th. Freshman CF Boog Powell (Mission Viejo HS) rolled a two-out single to center field to get the Pirates going. Sophomore SS Joel Licon (Diamond Bar HS) followed with a single to left. Up stepped freshman RF Bijan Rademacher (Anaheim Hills HS) who sent a ground ball to short stop where Glass booted it for an error to allow Powell to score.
RCC freshman starting RHP Blake Burrell (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS) went the first ten innings for the Tigers. During his time (130 pitches / 92 strikes) he allowed two runs (both earned) on seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts but had to settle for the infamous no decision. Freshman RHP Joe Molina (Redlands / East Valley HS) pitched the last two innings and allowed just the one run (unearned) on two hits to get the win and improve to 1-2.
OCC freshman starting RHP Dallas Draviczki (Mission Viejo HS) went the first 4-1/3 innings to also leave with a no decision. Pirate ace, sophomore RHP Keegan Yuhl (San Diego), who came on in the 11th, was saddled with the loss and saw his record fall to 10-1.
Both teams continue OEC action on Tuesday, Apr. 24. OCC will visit the Irvine Valley College Lasers at 2 p.m. as it tries again to clinch the conference championship. Later that day, RCC will host the Saddleback College Gauchos at 6 p.m.
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BASEBALL DROPS FOURTH STRAIGHT, FIGHTING TO REMAIN IN PLAYOFF PICTURE BASEBALL MEN (4/19/2012) |
Riverside City's baseball team dropped its fourth consecutive game as the nation's top-ranked team, Orange Coast, scored a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. The loss dropped Riverside (16-17, 9-9) a game under .500 threatening the Tigers' chances of making the post-season tournament. Riverside, who hosts Orange Coast tomorrow, April 20 at 2 pm before closing out the regular season next week with a two-game series against Saddleback, sits in third place in the Orange Empire Conference, tied with Golden West at 9-9. Eighteen teams qualify for the regional tournament. Teams are selected through a series of criteria, including an RPI that includes a formula of 35% winning percentage, 40% opponent's winning percentage, and 25% opponent's winning percentage, plus other criteria.
The victory ensured Orange Coast (29-3-1, 16-2) at least a share of the conference title. The Pirates, who can clinch the conference title tomorrow against Riverside, is three games ahead of second-place Santa Ana with three games to play. Riverside sophomore pitcher Matt Chabot pitched seven strong innings, holding the Pirates' high-powered offense to nine hits, but Orange Coast was able to muster three runs of Chabot, who struck out five and walked three. The Pirates scored single runs in the third, fourth and eight innings. Riverside didn't give Chabot much run support. The Tigers managed just five hits, while striking out seven times against three Pirate pitchers. Riverside scored its only run in the seventh inning on an RBI-single by Seth Walston. |
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IRVINE VALLEY PUSHES ACROSS TWO RUNS IN EIGHTH FOR 6-4 WIN AT RIVERSIDE BASEBALL MEN (4/17/2012) |
The visiting Irvine Valley College (IVC) Lasers pushed across a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning and came from behind to nudge past the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers, 6-4, Tuesday afternoon in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game at the Evans Sports Complex.
Irvine Valley (13-19, 6-11 OEC) saw RCC build leads of 1-0, 3-2, and 4-2, through three innings before scoring single runs in the fourth and seventh to tie the game at 4-4. In the eighth, with two outs and no one on, the Lasers saw freshman 3B Tim Ralston (Villa Park HS) draw a walk. Sophomore 2B Scott Kaplan (Dana Hills HS) sent a pop fly into short left field which fell for a double and sent Ralston to third base. Sophomore CF Bryce Hara (Northwood HS) then sent a 0-1 pitch rolling just inside third base and down the left-field line for a two-run double and the 6-4 lead. Hara went four for four with one run scored and three RBI to lead the Lasers.
Riverside (16-16, 9-8 OEC) scored in each of the first three innings, but was then shut down the rest of the way. In the first, sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) singled up the middle and was on his way to stealing second, but a single through the hole at short stop by freshman 1B Daniel Arellano (Corona / Centennial HS) allowed Gotta to scoot over to third. After Arellano was caught stealing on a pick off attempt, freshman RF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS) singled through the right side to drive in Gotta.
In the second, with one out, freshman SS Jake Middleton (Corona / Santiago HS) reached first on an infield fielding error and scored on a RBI triple by sophomore 2B Elijah Briseno (Rancho Cucamonga / Rancho Cucamonga HS), who later scored on an infield out.
RCC freshman starting LHP John Kappmeyer (Cathedral City / Cathedral City HS) was sailing along until the fateful eighth. Kappmeyer went 7-2/3 innings and allowed six runs (all earned) on nine hits and two walks and struck out six on 108 pitches (74 strikes) to see his record fall to 2-4.
IVC hard-luck (until today) starting sophomore RHP Jordan Geiger (Garden Grove HS) turned in a gutty performance as he went the distance with a whopping 134 pitches (87 strikes) and allowed four runs (two earned) on 13 hits and three walks with three strikeouts to improve to 2-6.
Five Tigers had two hits each to co-lead the squad.
Both teams continue OEC action on Thursday, Apr. 19, at 2 p.m. when RCC visits the Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates and Irvine Valley hosts the Fullerton College (FC) Hornets. |
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BASEBALL FALLS TO IRVINE VALLEY, BUT REMAINS TIED FOR THIRD PLACE BASEBALL MEN (4/14/2012) |
Irvine Valley's baseball team used a four-run fifth inning to pull away from Riverside City for a 6-4 Orange Empire Conference victory in Irvine. The loss dropped the Tigers (16-15, 9-7) a game further back in the race for the second place as Santa Ana scored a 9-3 victory over Cypress. Despite the loss, however, Riverside remains tied for third place as Golden West was pounded by Orange Coast, 21-1. Irvine Valley and Riverside will battle again on Tuesday, April 17 at the Evans Complex at 2 pm.
In Saturday's game, three Irvine Valley pitchers scattered 10 hits as the Lasers (12-19, 5-11) were able to keep the Tigers off the scoreboard until the sixth inning, after Riverside had fell behind 5-0. The Lasers' Bryan Castelli went eight innings to pick up his second win of the season. He allowed eight hits and two runs, striking out three. The Tigers used four different pitchers, with starter Jordan Mejia going 4 2/3 innings and suffering his second loss of the season. He allowed five of Irvine Valley's runs.
Offensively, Riverside was led by Joe Ortuno, who came off the bench to collect two hits, and Daniel Arellano, who also had two hits, one a solo home run in the seventh inning leading-off the inning. The Tigers mounted a comeback in the ninth inning, scoring twice on two hits and two Irvine Valley errors, but Paul Lang worked out of a jam to nail down the victory.
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GOLDEN WEST EDGES RCC, 3-2, IN 12 INNINGS AS BOTH TEAMS ARE NOW TIED FOR THIRD IN OEC BASEBALL MEN (4/12/2012) |
Avoiding a sweep of the three-game conference series, the Golden West College (GWC) Rustlers pushed across the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning and edged the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers, 3-2, Thursday afternoon in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game at the Evans Sports Complex.
Golden West (17-11-1, 9-6 OEC) received some timely two-out hitting when freshman SS Kyle Jones (Huntington Beach / Edison HS) dumped a shallow fly ball into short right field which eluded a diving RCC freshman RF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS). Jones might have wound up with a triple, but he tripped over second base and had to settle for a double. Sophomore RF Josh Cunningham (Savanna HS) drilled a RBI single to center field for the winning 3-2 margin. Cunningham went three for four to lead the Rustlers.
The game was scoreless through seven innings when GWC scored twice. Riverside (16-14, 9-6 OEC) scored in the eighth and ninth innings to send the game into extra innings.
RCC freshman 1B Daniel Arellano (Corona / Centennial HS) singled and scored on an infield error in the eighth. In the ninth, freshman DH Seth Walston (Hemet HS) walked, stole second with two outs and scored on a RBI single by sophomore LF Grady Espinosa (Yucaipa HS) to tie the game at 2-2. Espinosa went two for five for the Tigers.
RCC freshman RHP Blake Burrell (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS) went the first nine innings and received a âÂno decisionnnâ for his efforts to keep his record at 5-0. Burrell allowed two runs (both earned) on six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts on 104 pitches (78 strikes). His counterpart, GWC freshman RHP Nic Hanson (Huntington Beach HS) was more than effective as he lasted 7-1/3 innings and allowed one run (unearned) on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts.
GWC freshman RHP Spencer Giron (Long Beach) went the final 3-1/3 innings to notch the victory and improve to 1-1, while Riverside freshman RHP Joe Molina, who pitched the final three frames, took the loss (0-2).
Both teams-now tied for third place in the OEC, one game behind second-place Santa Ana-return to action on Saturday, Apr. 14, at 12 p.m. when RCC visits the Irvine Valley College (IVC) Lasers and GWC visits the Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates in OEC action. |
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BASEBALL POUNDS OUT 15 HITS IN AN 11-2 ROUT OF GOLDEN WEST BASEBALL MEN (4/10/2012) |
Six different players had two hits or more as Riverside City pounded Golden West, 11-2, behind a 15-hit attack in an Orange Empire Conference game in Huntington Beach. The same two teams will square off on Thursday, April 12 at the Evans Sports Complex at 2 pm. Riverside retained a share of second place in the conference race with Santa Ana, which beat Irvine Valley 7-2. Orange Coast continued its march to the conference title with an 8-7 win over Fullerton. Seven games remain in the race for the conference title.
In the win over Golden West (16-11-1, 8-6), Riverside catcher Brad Burcroff continued his assault on opposing pitching. He went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and three run scored. In his last four games Burcroff is 11 for 16 with nine runs scored and nine RBIs. Burcroff, who had a three-run home run in the first inning, was one of five player to collect two hits. First baseman Daniel Arellano finished with three hits. Riverside (16-13, 9-5), which is three games over .500 for the first time this season, scored four runs in the first and third innings as Golden West needed four pitchers to get through the game. Meanwhile, Riverside pitching allowed just six hits, striking out seven Rustlers, while walking five. Starter John Kappmeyer went 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and one run. He struck out six.
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BURCROFF GOES THREE FOR FOUR AS RIVERSIDE WALKS ALL OVER CERRO COSO, 8-3 BASEBALL MEN (4/5/2012) |
Taking advantage of ten walks from the opponent's starting pitcher, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers walked all over the visiting Cerro Coso College (CCC) Coyotes to notch an 8-3 non-conference home win Thursday evening at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (15-13) went two games above the .500 mark for the first time this season with the win. The Tigers tallied three times in the bottom of the first inning and added single runs in the second, third and fifth frames for a 6-0 lead before cruising to their third straight win.
RCC loaded the bases on three walks by Cerro Coso (6-17) pitching before a passed ball allowed the first Tiger runner to score for a 1-0 lead. Sophomore C Brad Burcroff (Redlands / East Valley HS), who was three for four with a triple, two runs scored and three RBI, drilled a two-run single up the middle for a 3-0 RCC lead. Burcroff, who has seven hits in his last eight at-bats over the last two games, has seen average rise from .265 to a team-leading .344 (22 of 64).
In the third, with two outs, Burcroff singled, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball. In the seventh, Burcroff tripled in a run with one out and scored on a two-out single for the Tigersssâ final run.
Cerro Coso pulled to within 6-2 in the top of the sixth when freshman LF Ronnie Scott doubled down the right-field line to drive in two runs. Scott also had a three-for-four game to lead the Coyotes.
Riverside starting sophomore RHP Jordan Mejia (Riverside / Arlington HS) went the first five innings and allowed no runs on three hits with two walks and a season-high eight strikeouts to improve to 3-2. A trio of Tiger pitchers tossed the final four frames. The Coyotesssâ starting RHP, freshman Miguel Ortiz saw his record fall to 1-7.
Both teams will be idle until Tuesday, Apr. 10, when conference play resumes. Riverside will visit the Golden West College Rustlers in an Orange Empire Conference game beginning at 2 p.m. before Cerro Coso resumes Foothill Conference action with a 2:30 p.m. away game against the Antelope Valley College Marauders at 2:30 p.m. |
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BURCROFF GOES FOUR FOR FOUR AS RCC STOPS SANTA BARBARA CITY, 8-4 BASEBALL MEN (4/4/2012) |
RIVERSIDE Spotting the visitors an early lead, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers erupted for two runs in four of their eight innings to record an 8-4 non-conference home win over the visiting Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Vaqueros Wednesday afternoon at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (14-13) climbed back above the .500 mark for only the second time this season with the win. (RCC was 11-10 on March 20.) The game marked a rematch of sorts of last seasonnnâÂs regional playoff series, which SBCC won, two games to one.
Santa Barbara City (12-16) jumped out to a quick 1-0 in the top of the first when sophomore LF Eli Michaels (Torrinton, CT) jumped on a 0-1 pitch and laced it down the right-field line for a triple. After a pop out, Michaels scored on a ground out to third base.
RCC came back to score two runs each in the third, fourth, sixth, and eighth innings in support of freshman RHP starter Blake Burrell (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS), who allowed two runs (both earned) on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in six innings (94 pitches, 57 strikes) to improve to 5-0. His counterpart, SBCC sophomore starting LHP, Rich McCaffrey (Los Altos) allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits and one walk while striking out seven to level his record at 3-3. RCC freshman RHP Joe Molina (Redlands / East Valley HS) pitched the final three innings (two runs, one earned) to log his third save.
The Tigers got on the scoreboard in the third when sophomore C Brad Burcroff (Redlands / East Valley HS) singled through the left side with one out for the first of his four safeties. After a walk and a fielderrrâÂs choice, sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) doubled to left field, driving in a pair of runs for a 2-1 RCC lead. In the fourth, Burcroff and freshman SS Nick Bruno (Hemet / Hemet HS) each had run-scoring singles for a 4-1 RCC advantage. In the eighth, late-inning defensive replacement, freshman RF Chris Cuckovich (Victoria, BC, Canada / Lambrick Park HS) drilled a two-run single through the right side of the infield to cap the scoring.
In its next action, Riverside will host the Cerro Coso College Coyotes on Thursday, Apr. 5, at 6 p.m., while SBCC will be idle until April 12 when it visits the Ventura College Pirates in a Western State Conference game which starts at 2:30 p.m.
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BASEBALL FALLS INTO THREE-WAY TIE FOR SECOND BASEBALL MEN (3/29/2012) |
Riverside City's baseball team fell into a three-way tie for second place and four games behind front-running Orange Coast (11-1) after the Tigers dropped a 4-2 Orange Empire Conference game to host Fullerton. Riverside (12-13 overall), which hosts Fullerton tomorrow, Friday, March 30 in a 2 pm game at the Evans Sports Complex, is now tied with Santa Ana and Golden West at 7-5. Fullerton (7-8), which won for just the seventh time this season, is now tied for sixth place with Irvine Valley.
In the loss to Fullerton, Riverside had no answer for Fullerton starter Richard Lucas, who won his fifth consecutive game after losing his first two outings. Lucas struck out five and walked two while allowing eight hits. The Hornets erased a 2-0 Riverside lead in the bottom of the sixth inning with four runs. Fullerton, which collected just two hits in the decisive inning, sent nine runners to the plate in the inning. An error by Riverside shortstop Nick Bruno allowed the final two runs of the rally to score.
Down the stretch Riverside managed just one base runner in the final three innings. The Tigers, who finished with eight hits, got two from Kadyn Glass.
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BURRELL, GARVEY POWER TIGERS PAST CYPRESS, 5-2 BASEBALL MEN (3/27/2012) |
Riverside City freshman pitcher Blake Burrell pitched 8 1/3 innings of six-hit ball, and freshman outfielder Ryan Garvey went 3 for 5 with two RBIs as the Tigers scored a 5-2 victory over Cypress in an Orange Empire Conference game in Cypress. Burrell, who allowed two runs, struck out five and walked six. He allowed single runs in the third and ninth innings. He was backed by Garvey who hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning, and finished 3 for 5.
Joe Molina came on in relief in the ninth, after Burrell gave up a solo home run, recording his second save of the season.
The win pushed Riverside to 12-12 overall and 7-4 overall. The victory also keeps the Tigers in the conference race. Riverside is three games behind Orange Coast with 10 conference games remaining, including two with Orange Coast. Cypress, meanwhile, falls to 15-8 and 5-6. Riverside begins a two-game series with Fullerton, beginning on Thursday in Fullerton. The two teams will meet on Friday in Riverside. Both games begin at 2 pm.
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CYPRESS TOPS TIGERS, 4-1, AS RIVERSIDE AVOIDS SHUT-OUT WITH NINTH-INNING RUN BASEBALL MEN (3/24/2012) |
RIVERSIDE -- Taking advantage of several miscues, the visiting Cypress College Chargers topped the host Riverside City College (RCC) Chargers, 4-1, in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game Saturday afternoon at the Evans Sports Complex.
Cypress (15-7, 5-5 OEC) pulled to within one game of the second-place Tigers as it pushed across a pair of unearned runs in the second inning and unearned runs in the third and fourth frames in support of sophomore starting RHP Josh Anderson (Murrieta / Murrieta Valley HS) who went the first six innings (109 pitches, 66 strikes) and allowed no runs on just four hits while allowing three walks and striking out five to improve to 4-0.
Riverside (11-12, 6-4 OEC) was blanked until the bottom of the ninth when freshman SS Nick Bruno (Hemet / Hemet HS) was hit by a pitch with one out. In came pinch runner Kadyn Glass (Redlands / Redlands HS), who raced to third on a single to center field by sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS), and scored on a sacrifice fly to right field by freshman RF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS).
RCC starting freshman LHP Chad Diffine (Chino / Chino Hills HS) lasted only 1-1/3 innings as he allowed the first two runs (both unearned) of the game on two hits and two walks and saw his record fall to 0-1.
The top of the second inning had its quirks to say the least. Freshman LF Trent Zaks (Cypress HS) led off with a single through the left side of the infield. After a fly out, the at-bat of freshman SS Parker Starr (Orange / Canyon HS) gained additional life when a foul pop up was dropped for the first of four RCC errors. Zaks stole second base before Starr eventually worked a 3-2 count for a walk as Zaks was stealing third base. After a RCC pitching change, a passed ball moved Starr to second base. Cypress lead-off batter, sophomore CF Pierce Bily (Anaheim Hills / Orange Lutheran HS) hit a pop up to short left field which was fielded by SS Nick Bruno for a sacrifice fly as Zaks scored the game's first run.
The next two runs of the game scored on wild pitches before Bily drove in the Chargers' fourth run of the game on a more conventional sacrifice fly to right field in the fourth.
Both teams return to OEC action on Tuesday, March 27, at 2 p.m. when RCC visits Cypress.
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SANTA ANA ROUGHS UP RIVERSIDE'S PITCHING STAFF BASEBALL MEN (3/22/2012) |
Riverside City used seven different pitchers, but none were able to silence Santa Ana's bats as the Dons scored a 13-5 victory over the Tigers in an Orange Empire Conference baseball game in Santa Ana. The victory by the Dons (16-6, 5-4) prevented Riverside from sweeping the season-series.
Riverside, which hosts Cypress on Saturday at noon at the Evans Sports Complex, falls to 11-11 overall and 6-3 in conference. The loss also drops the Tigers another game behind first-place Orange Coast, which beat Cypress 5-3. Riverside has two games remaining with Orange Coast.
In the loss to Santa Ana, Riverside didn't have a pitcher last more than 2 2/3 innings. Starter John Kappmeyer allowed six hits and five earned runs in his 2 1/3. The Dons scored five runs in the first three innings before adding four runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Their four-run fourth inning snapped a 5-5 tie after the Tigers pushed across two runs in the top of the inning. Freshman outfielder Ryan Garvey had a team-high three hits and one of four players to account for an RBI. Teammate Ricardo Rodriguez added two hits and scored twice. |
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BRUNO & WALSTON HOMER AS TIGERS THROTTLE SANTA ANA, 6-2. BASEBALL MEN (3/20/2012) |
RIVERSIDE -- Maintaining second place in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC), the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers topped the Santa Ana College (SAC) Dons, 6-2, Tuesday afternoon at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (11-10, 6-2 OEC) converted five walks into two runs in the first inning to post a 2-0 lead. In the fourth, the Tigers made it 4-0 when freshman SS Nick Bruno (Hemet / Hemet HS) launched a 1-2 pitch deep down the left-field line for a two-run home run, his first round tripper of the season. RCC added some more insurance in the fifth when freshman LF Seth Walston (Hemet / Hemet HS) socked a a solo shot for his second circuit clout of the season.
Santa Ana (15-6, 4-4 OEC), with the loss, remained tied for third place in the OEC with the Cypress College Chargers, who lost a 4-2 home decision to the visiting Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates.
RCC freshman starting RHP Blake Burrell (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS), who one-hitted Irvine Valley ten days ago (Sat., Mar. 10), kept the Dons in check for eight innings plus. SAC sophomore 1B Kyle Kuck (Santiago HS), who came into the game batting .133 (two for 15) opened the top of the ninth when he sent the first pitch he saw from Burrell well over the right-fence fence for his first home run of the season. Kuck finished with three hits in four at-bats to pace the Dons.
Burrell went eight innings, allowed ten hits, two runs (both earned) with one walk and four strikeouts. Sophomore RHP Chris Neff (Rancho Cucamonga / Rancho Cucamonga HS) yielded a walk that was soon erased on a double play - the Tigers' third twin-killing of the afternoon - and retired the side on the minimum of three batters.
Don starting sophomore RHP Bruce Tolliver (La Habra HS) couldn't find his control as he walked four of the first six RCC batters and left with two outs in the first inning. Tolliver saw his record drop to 1-1.
Both teams return to action on Thursday, Mar. 22, at 2 p.m. when RCC visits Santa Ana in OEC action. |
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GARVEY, TIGERS SLOW ROLL SADDLEBACK, 7-6 BASEBALL MEN (3/15/2012) |
Riverside City freshman Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert/Palm Desert, CA) hit a slow roller through the right side of Saddleback's defense, scoring what proved to the winning run, in a 7-6 Orange Empire Conference victory over Saddleback in Mission Viejo. The victory returns the Tigers (5-2) back to .500 at 10-10 and keeps them a game behind Orange Coast in the race for the conference title after the first round of conference play. The conference will take a break from play on Saturday and return for the second round on Tuesday, March 20 when Riverside host Santa Ana.
Riverside, which managed just eight hits, got three hits from freshman third baseman Ricardo Rodriguez (Canyon Springs/Moreno Valley, CA). He also scored three of the Tigers' seven runs and knocked in a run. Riverside, who used four pitchers, got 2 1/3 innings from freshman Frankie Orejel (Bloomington/Bloomington, CA). He allowed one hit, while walking one and striking out one for his first win of the season.
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OCC TAKES OVER SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE IN OEC WITH 10-4 WIN AT RIVERSIDE BASEBALL MEN (3/13/2012) |
In a battle for undisputed first place in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC), the visiting Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates scuttled the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers, 10-4, Tuesday afternoon at the Evans Sports Complex.
Scoring the first and last runs of the game didn't pan out for Riverside (9-10, 4-2 OEC) as OCC (18-2-1, 5-1 OEC) scored all of its runs between the first and ninth innings.
RCC led, 1-0, after the first inning when freshman LF Seth Walston (Hemet / Hemet HS) doubled to right-center field to chase home sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) who had reached first base on a passed ball following a strikeout and went to second on a single through the left side by freshman RF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS).
In the OCC second, LF Chris Carlson doubled home a pair of runs (unearned) to give the Pirates a 3-1 lead and cruise from there. In the third for OCC, C Trent Woodward socked a two-out, two-run triple into the right-field corner for a 5-1 advantage.
Pirate starting RHP Ryan Evans went 5-1/3 innings and allowed six hits, three runs (two earned) with three strikeouts to improve to 2-0. Closer Jed Vandernaald tossed the final 3-1/3 innings to pick up his first save of the season to go along with his 4-0 record. RCC starting RHP Jordan Mejia (Riverside / Arlington HS) lasted only 2-1/3 innings, and yielded six hits, five runs (three earned) to see his record even at 2-2.
For the Pirates, Eilert Meyers went three for five with one RBI and one run, and Woodward finished with three RBI. For RCC, Walston was two for three with two runs and one RBI.
Both teams return to action on Thursday, Mar. 15, at 2 p.m. when RCC visits the Saddleback College (SC) Gauchos and OCC hosts the Irvine Valley College (IVC) Lasers in OEC action.
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BURRELL PITCHES ONE HITTER AS RIVERSIDE DOWNS IRVINE VALLEY, 6-0 BASEBALL MEN (3/10/2012) |
Riverside City freshman pitcher Blake Burrell pitched a complete-game, one-hitter as the Tigers scored a 6-0 victory over visiting Irvine Valley in an Orange Empire Conference game at the Evans Complex. Burrell (Canyon Springs HS/Moreno Valley), who threw 98 pitches, 68 for strikes, had a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings. Irvine Valley pinch-hitter Sean Guite broke the no-hitter with a single into left field. He finished with 12 fly outs and 9 ground outs. Burrell (2-0) struck out five and walked one for the game, which took just two hours and 10 minutes to play.
The Tigers (9-9), who reached the .500 mark for the first time since being 1-1 back in early February, did commit three errors behind Burrell. Riverside (4-1), which is tied for first place in the Orange Empire Conference race, hosts Orange Coast on Tuesday at 2 pm in a key game. Until the seventh inning, Irvine Valley had just one runner reach second base. In the seventh, the Lasers (8-10, 2-3) loaded the bases with one out, but Burrell got a double play from third baseman Grady Espinosa (Yucaipa/Yucaipa, CA).
Offensively, the Tigers managed 12 hits against three different Irvine Valley pitchers. Freshman Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert/Palm Desert, CA) and sophomore Cade Gotta (San Diego Christian/Solano Beach, CA) each had three hits for Tigers. Garvey had two RBIs, while Cotta scored two. Freshman Daniel Arellano (Centennial/Corona, CA), who had two hits, also accounted for a run and an RBI.
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GOTTA'S TWO-RUN INSIDE-THE-PARK HR VAULTS RIVERSIDE TO 6-4 HOME WIN OVER GOLDEN WEST BASEBALL MEN (3/8/2012) |
Coming up with some timely two-out hitting, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers edged the visiting Golden West College (GWC) Rustlers, 6-4, Thursday afternoon in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (8-9, 3-1 OEC) led, 1-0, trailed, 2-1, led, 4-2, and was tied, 4-4, heading into the bottom of the seventh when - with two outs and nobody aboard - freshman SS Nick Bruno (Hemet / Hemet HS) laced a single to center field and stole second base to give sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) drilled a line drive which just eluded the outstretched glove of the leaping GWC sophomore CF Donald Sneed (Huntington Beach / Edison HS) and bounced all the way to the base of the center-field fence, chasing Bruno home with the go-ahead run and Gotta raced around the bases for the inside-the-park home run and a 6-4 Tigers lead.
Golden West (11-5-1, 3-1 OEC) tied the game a 4-4 in the top of the seventh inning on a pair of unearned runs. A pair of singles, a fielding error, a stolen base, a walk, a wild pitch and a run-producing fielderrrâÂs choice helped forge the short-lived tie.
The Tigers pushed across three runs in the third when they loaded the bases on a bloop single to left field, a walk by Bruno and a single by Gotta. Freshman RF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS) sent a 0-1 pitch through the left side to drive in the first run of the frame. Two outs later, freshman 1B Daniel Arellano (Corona / Centennial HS) drilled a 1-2 pitch to center field, chasing home Bruno and Gotta for a 4-2 RCC lead.
Riverside starter, sophomore RHP Matt Chabot (Riverside / Woodcrest Christian HS) lasted only 5-1/3 innings and was in line for the win when he left with the 4-2 lead, but he eventually allowed four runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks to wind up with a no decision. RCC''Âs second reliever of the game, freshman LHP John Kappmeyer (Cathedral City / Cathedral City HS) came on in the seventh inning to spell freshman RHP Joe Molina (Redlands / East Valley HS) and went the final 2-2/3 innings to pick up the win (1-2), but not without some ninth-inning drama by Golden West.
The Rustlers loaded the bases on a single, a walk and an error on a sacrifice bunt, before freshman 3B Bobby Webb (Long Beach / Wilson HS) delivered a RBI-single through the left side to reload the bases as GWC crept to within 6-5. After a shallow fly out, Kappmeyer induced freshman SS Kyle Jones (Huntington Beach / Edison HS) to hit into a 5-3 double play to end the game in only 2:11.
For RCC, Gotta and Bruno each had two hits. Gotta added two RBI and two runs, while Bruno scored three times. For GWC, Webb went three for four and was also hit by a pitch. Freshman RHP Nicholas Hanson (Huntington Beach / Edison HS) went the distance for GWC and yielded seven hits, six runs (five earned) and one walk with eight strikeouts (100 pitches, 72 strikes) and saw his record fall to 2-1.
Both teams return to action on Saturday, Mar. 10, at 12 p.m. when RCC hosts the Irvine Valley College (IVC) Lasers and GWC hosts the Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates in OEC action.
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RIVERSIDE ROLLS OFF 8-2 CONFERENCE HOME WIN OVER FULLERTON BASEBALL MEN (3/6/2012) |
Putting together a solid batting and pitching performance, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers defeated the visiting Fullerton College (FC) Hornets Tuesday afternoon in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (7-9, 2-1 OEC) spotted the Hornets a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an unearned run, but more than made up for it with a four-run third and a three-run fifth to build a 7-2 lead and cruise to the win.
The Tigers came from behind in the third on three walks, a hit batsman, an RBI-single by freshman 1B Daniel Arellano (Corona / Centennial HS) and a two-run single by sophomore C Jacob Rogers (Temecula / Chaparral HS), the first of his two safeties.
Meanwhile, RCC starter, sophomore RHP Jordan Mejia (Riverside / Arlington HS) went the first eight innings (111 pitches, 67 strikes), allowed six hits, both runs (unearned), struck out two and walked two to improve to 2-1. Sophomore RHP Chris Neff (Rancho Cucamonga HS) pitched the ninth to close it.
Fullerton (5-10-1, 0-3 OEC) starter, freshman RHP Will Holden (Magnolia HS) lasted only 2-1/3 innings (61 pitches / 27 strikes) and allowed three hits, four runs (all earned) and three walks to see his record fall to 1-2.
Four Tigers each had a pair of hits, led by sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS), who had two doubles in five at-bats.
Both teams return to action on Thursday, Mar. 8, at 2 p.m. when RCC hosts the Golden West College (GWC) Rustlers and Fullerton visits the Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates in OEC action.
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SQUEEZE IN BOTTOM OF 9TH DOWNS RIVERSIDE BASEBALL MEN (3/3/2012) |
Cypress' Brad Hartong squeezed home Trent Zaks in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs as the Chargers edged Riverside city, 5-4, in an Orange Empire Conference game in Cypress. With one out, Cypress (11-3, 1-1) got a base hit from Zaks. Parker Starr followed with a single through the left side. Zaks then advanced to third on a fielder's choice. Hartong then paid down a bunt, scoring Zaks for the game's winning run.
Riverside (6-9, 1-1) erased an early 1-0 deficit in the fourth inning with a three-run inning behind an RBI double from Ryan Garvey, a Cypress error and a home run by Seth Walston. However, Riverside starter Blake Burrell couldn't maintain the lead, giving up a single run in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Riverside rallied tying the game at 4-4 in the seventh on an RBI ground out. Frankie Orejel replaced Burrell for the ninth inning, but he allowed three hits and the winning run.
Riverside returns home on Tuesday, March 6 to host Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference game at the Evans Complex. First pitch is 2 pm. |
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BASEBALL KNOCKS OFF SANTA ANA, 4-3 BASEBALL MEN (3/1/2012) |
After a tough preseason, Riverside City baseball opened the Orange Empire Conference schedule by knocking off the five-time defending conference champions Santa Ana, 4-3.
Riverside, which began conference play with a 5-8 record, scored all four of its runs in the second and third innings. Daniel Arellano and Jake Middleton each scored in the second while Nick Bruno and Cade Gotta scored in the third. In the second, Middleton drove in Arellano with a triple and then scored on a fielder's choice. In the third, Riverside (6-8, 1-0) got an RBI single by Brad Burcroff and Arellano.
The Dons (10-3, 0-1) didn't get on the board until the fourth inning when Tyler Madrid, who reached on an error, scored on a RBI-groundout by Brandon Baxter. Baxter started the Dons next rally in the seventh inning when he led the inning off with a walk before being replaced by pinch-runner Geoff Schuller. Adrian Garcia followed with a single up the middle before Trevor Magno advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt. Blake Walker then plated Schuller with a RBI-groundout before Garcia scored on a wild pitch to cut Riverside's lead to 4-3 after seven innings.
The Dons had one final attempt at a rally in the eighth inning with Andy Peterson hitting a leadoff single before stealing second base. After Riverside got the first out of the inning, Konnor Armijo drew a walk before Dylan Jones hit a fielder's choice, advancing Peterson to third base. With Jones at first base and Peterson at third base, the Dons appeared to tie the game when Jones got caught in a pickoff, allowing Peterson to break for home. However, the throw beat Peterson home where he was called out despite appearing to slide in under the tag.
John Kappmeyer then retired the Dons in order in the ninth inning to earn his first save of the season. Kappmeyer replaced Matt Chabot (1-1) who picked up the win after allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits over seven innings. Garrett Wilson (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season after allowing four runs, all earned, on eight hits over 6.2 innings pitched. |
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MSAC HANGS 5 IN TOP OF FIRST, CRUISES TO 9-4 WIN OVER TIGERS AT RIVERSIDE BASEBALL MEN (2/28/2012) |
RIVERSIDE -- Watching the visitors score early and often, thanks to some shoddy fielding, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers dropped a 9-4 non-conference decision to the Mt. San Antonio College (MSAC) Mounties Tuesday evening at the Evans Sports Complex.
Last week at MSAC saw the Tigers win an 11-inning, 3-2 nailbiter at Mazmanian Field in Walnut. But what a difference a week makes as the Mounties parlayed two singles, two walks, a hit batter and three RCC errors into five runs (four team/unearned).
The Mounties (8-4) added a pair of runs in the second and two in the fifth on a bases-loaded double by sophomore left-fielder Jeff Crowe as MSAC vaulted to a 9-3 lead after 4-1/2 innings to cruise to the win and snap a four-game losing streak in the process.
Riverside (5-8) tallied three times in the fourth inning on RBI-singles by freshman 2B Kadyn Glass and freshman DH Maurice Rodriguez and a run-producing forceout off the bat of freshman C Jacob Rogers. The Tigers added a run in the fifth when sophomore CF Cade Gotta singled home freshman SS Nick Bruno, who led RCC with two hits.
RCC freshman starter, RHP Troy Scott (0-1), never made it out of the first inning as he surrendered four runs (two earned) on one hit, one walk and one hit batter in one-third of an inning. MSAC freshman RHP Eric Morell (2-0), who came on in relief of starter Taylor Jimenez in the fifth inning, allowed one run (unearned) on two hits along with two strikeouts to gain the win.
With the loss, RCC has lost its last two games heading into its Orange Empire Conference (OEC) opener on Thursday, Mar. 1, at Santa Ana College (SAC) in a 2 p.m. first pitch against the Dons. MSAC will continue non-conference action on Saturday, Mar. 3, when it visits the Ventura College Pirates.
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SACRAMENTO SALVAGES FINAL GAME OF SERIES, 8-5 BASEBALL MEN (2/25/2012) |
Sacramento City managed to salvage the final game of its three-game series with Riverside City as the Panthers scored an 8-5 victory in a non-conference game in Sacramento.
Riverside (5-7), which had been pounding Sacramento City pitching in the first two games, was held to eight hits by six different Panther pitchers. Sacramento, which trailed 5-4 in the top of the fifth inning, pushed across three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to seize a 7-5 lead. The Panthers would never trail again as their final four pitchers held Riverside to just one hit.
Riverside, which returns home on Tuesday, February 28 for a 6 pm game with Mt. San Antonio at Wheelock Field, committed three errors in the loss which aided the Panthers' offensive attack. Riverside pitching also walked three batters and hit two. |
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BURRELL, KAPPMEYER COMBINE ON AN 7-HIT, SHUTOUT BASEBALL MEN (2/24/2012) |
Riverside City pitchers Blake Burrell and John Kappmeyer combined on an seven-hit shutout as the Tigers beat Sacramento City, 8-0, in a non-conference game in Sacramento. Burrell (Canyon Springs/Moreno Valley, CA) pitched eight innings of five-hit ball, striking out eight while walking none. Kappmeyer (Cathedral City/Cathedral City, CA) followed Burrell with an inning of two-hit ball. He struck out one and walked none.
The two teams will play the series finale at 12 pm tomorrow, Saturday, February 25.
Riverside scored a single run in the first inning and then put up six runs in the eighth inning. Freshman Ryan Harvey (Palm Desert/Palm Desert, CA) went 2 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI. His double in the first inning scored what would prove to be the only run needed. His single in the eighth inning helped start the six-run inning. |
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BASEBALL COLLECTS 14 HITS, 18 RUNS IN WIN OVER SACRAMENTO CITY BASEBALL MEN (2/23/2012) |
Riverside City baseball collected a season-high 14 hits en-route to a 18-13 non-conference victory over host Sacramento City. The Tigers (4-6) opened the game by scoring seven runs in the first inning. Riverside, who took 30 minutes to bat in the opening inning, sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning. The Tigers collected half of their hits in the first inning.
It took the two teams an hour and half to play two innings as Riverside continued its assault on Panther pitching by scoring five runs in the second inning. Sacramento counted with four runs in the bottom of the second inning and ended up scoring in every inning but two. The game was halted for 20 minutes after the home plate umpire needed to retire, requiring paramedics to be called to the park.
When all was said it done the game took four hours and 19 minutes to play. Sacramento used nine different pitchers, while Riverside used four. Manny Arciniega, who pitched an inning and a third, ended up earning the victory, his first of the season. Two different players collected three hits for Riverside. Grady Espinosa (Yucaipa/Yucaipa, CA) and Nick Bruno (Hemet/Hemet, CA) each had three hits. Bruno, who was added to the Tigers' roster this week after becoming eligible, finished with five runs batted in. Danielle Arellano (Centennial/Corona, CA) knocked in three and Cade Gotta (San Diego Christian/Solano Beach, CA) scored four times.
The two teams will square off again tomorrow, Friday, February 24 at 4 pm. |
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11TH-INNING ERROR GIVES BASEBALL A 3-2 WIN BASEBALL MEN (2/21/2012) |
Mt. San Antonio second baseman Robert Mier's error in the top of the 11th inning allowed Jacob Rogers to score from second base, giving Riverside City a 3-2 non-conference win over the Mounties. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Tigers, who are headed to Sacramento for a three-game series with Sacramento City beginning on Thursday, February 23.
Riverside opened the 11th inning with a fly out before Rogers walked. He advanced to second on a wild pitch and then scored when Elijah Briseno hit a ground ball to Mier, which he failed to field. Riverside (3-6), which used nine pitchers in the game, got three innings of three-hit ball from Chris Neff to close out the game. Neff, who picked up his first win of the season, walked two and struck out two. |
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WESTERN NEVADA SWEEPS THREE-GAME SERIES WITH 4-3 WIN BASEBALL MEN (2/18/2012) |
Western Nevada completed a three-game sweep of Riverside City with a 4-3 win on Saturday, February 18. The loss was Riverside's third straight and sixth in eight games headed into a four-game road trip, which includes three games in Sacramento against Sacramento City College.
Riverside showed a bit more effort in this loss as the Tigers (2-6) collected a season-high 10 hits. The Tigers had a chance to tie or possibly win the game in the bottom of the ninth inning as Riverside had the tying run on second and the winning run on first, but Western Nevada reliever Rayne Raven got Richard Rodriguez (Moreno Valley/Canyon Springs HS) to hit into a fielder's choice to end the game.
Western Nevada (11-5) scored single runs in the second, third, fourth and seventh innings in opening a 4-0 lead. Riverside pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh on a RBI single by Cade Gotta (Solano Beach, CA/San Diego Christian). The Tigers then got within a run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Elijah Briseno singled home two runs, but it would be as close as the Tigers would get. |
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WILDCATS TOP TIGERS, 3-1, IN MIDDLE GAME OF THREE-GAME SERIES BASEBALL MEN (2/17/2012) |
Playing in a much closer game than the night before, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers lost a 3-1 non-conference game to the visiting Western Nevada College (WNC) Wildcats Friday evening in the second of a three-game series at the Evans Sports Complex.
Western Nevada (10-5), from Carson City, Nev., didn't waste much time getting on the scoreboard by scoring once in the first and twice in the third inning to jump to a 3-0 lead. In the opening frame, 2B A.J. Hernandez rolled an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a base hit to open the game. CF Dillon Ness drilled a 1-0 pitch for a line drive down the left-field line which two-hopped the fence for a double as Hernandez raced home with the gameeeeâÃs first run.
In the third, Ness had another run-producing hit, a single, which chased home RF Bobby Gazzola for a 2-0 lead. A Tiger infield error allowed the game's third run to score and it was WNC 3, RCC 0.
Riverside (2-5) got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning when freshman DH Ricardo Rodriguez (Moreno Valley / Canyon Springs HS) walked to start the inning and scored two outs later on a RBI-single by freshman SS Jake Middleton (Corona / Santiago HS).
WNC starter, RHP Tyler Spencer (3-1) went the first five innings and allowed just the one run (earned) on one hit, while walking three and striking out six on 79 pitches (47 strikes). DH Rayne Raven came on in the ninth and induced a game-ending double play to notch his second save. RCC starter, sophomore RHP Matt Chabot (Riverside / Woodcrest Christian HS) went the first six innings and allowed the three runs (two earned) on three hits, while walking three and striking out four (104 pitches, 61 strikes).
Both teams return to action on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the finale of the three-game series beginning at 1 p.m.
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WILDCATS TAME TIGERS, 12-4, THANKS TO 10-RUN SEVENTH INNING BASEBALL MEN (2/16/2012) |
RIVERSIDE Watching a close contest explode out of control in the last third of the game, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers lost a 12-4 non-conference game to the visiting Western Nevada College (WNC) Wildcats, out of Carson City, Nev., Thursday evening in the first of a three-game series at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (2-4) trailed only 1-0 heading into the top of the seventh inning before the Wildcats erupted ofr ten runs (one team earned run) on eight hits and four RCC errors to forge ahead, 11-0. RCC got on the scoreboard with one run in the eighth and three in the ninth.
Western Nevada (9-5) pushed across the first run of the game with two out in the top of the second when 3B Alex Schmidt singled up the middle, went to second on a balk and scored on a run-producing double to left-center field by the No. 9 batter, designated hitter Cole Ferguson.
The Tigers nearly tied the game in their half of the second inning when freshman 3B Jake Middleton (Corona / Santiago HS) opened with a double to medium left field when the ball was apparently lost in the lights. Freshman C Maurice Rodriguez (Lake Elsinore / Temescal Canyon HS) singled to center field and went to second on the throw home which cut down Middleton. Rodriguez soon went to third on an errant pickoff attempt by the WNC catcher, but was stranded there when the next three Tigers struck out.
RCC starter (and loser), freshman LHP John Kappmeyer (Cathedral City / Cathedral City HS) was sailing along until the fateful seventh. By the time he was pulled after his 100th pitch (66 for strikes), Riverside only trailed, 3-0, but the efforts of relief pitchers (freshman) Michael Davis (Riverside / Woodcrest Christian HS) and sophomore Chris Neff (Rancho Cucamonga / Rancho Cucamonga HS) were scuttled by three additional errors after there were two outs. Catcher Neil Lawhorn singled and RF Bobby Gazzola doubled to each drive in two runs and essentially put the game away.
WNC starter (and winner), RHP Andrew Woeck went the first seven innings, allowed no runs on four hits, while striking out eight and issuing three walks to improve to 2-0. Kappmeyer saw his record drop to 0-2. Schmidt led the Wildcats three hits (in five at-bats), with three runs and two RBI. Ferguson also went three for five with one run and two RBI. Late-inning substitution, freshman 2B Kadyn Glass (Redlands / Redlands HS) singled down the left-field line with two outs in the ninth to drive in two runs for the Tigers.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Feb. 17, in the middle game of a three-game series beginning at 6 p.m. before concluding the three-game series with a 1 p.m. start on Saturday.
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TIGERS TOP FRESNO CITY, 7-5, AS GOTTA GETS 4 RBI, INCLUDING TWO-RUN HR BASEBALL MEN (2/11/2012) |
Snapping a two-game losing streak, deuces were running wild in favor of the home team as the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers came from behind to post a 7-5 non-conference win over the Fresno City College (FCC) Rams Saturday afternoon at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (2-3), which spotted the visiting Rams leads of 1-0 and 3-1, bounced back with two runs in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings to come from behind, pull out ahead and hang on to win the finale of the brief two-game set.
Sophomore CF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) socked a two-run home run to left field with freshman LF Seth Walston (Hemet / Hemet HS) aboard on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the third inning to pull RCC into a 3-3 tie. In the Tigers' fourth, Gotta stroked a two-run single to plate sophomore C Brad Burcroff (Redlands / East Valley HS) and freshman SS Brandon Van Horn (La Canada / St. Francis HS) to give RCC a 5-3 lead. In the fifth, Riverside added a pair of tallies on a double-play grounder and a RBI-single by freshman 2B Kadyn Glass (Redlands / Redlands HS).
Fresno City (3-3) scored unearned runs in the first, third and eighth innings. Brett Bishop drove in two runs for the Rams.
Sophomore starting RHP Jordan Mejia (Riverside / Arlington HS) went the first six frames and left with a 7-3 lead to gain his first win of the season (1-0). Mejia allowed five hits, three runs (none earned), two walks, four strikeouts on 91 pitches (57 strikes) before yielding to freshman LHP Joey Gallardo (Hemet / Hemet HS) who tossed the next 3.0 innings, allowing four hits, two runs (one earned) for his first save. FCC starter Sean Silva went the first 4.0 innings and allowed seven runs (all earned) on eight hits (0-1).
In addition to Gotta's four RBI, he also went three for four and Walston was one for three with two runs.
Both teams return to action on Thursday, Feb. 16. FCC will host the Chabot College Gladiators in a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. Riverside will host the Western Nevada College Wildcats of Carson City in the first of a three-game series at 6 p.m.
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CUESTA'S GOLDSMITH SILENTS RIVERSIDE'S BATS BASEBALL MEN (2/8/2012) |
Cuesta starting pitcher Jordan Goldsmith allowed two hits through eight innings as the Cougars handed Riverside a 9-0 loss in a non-conference game in San Luis Obispo. Riverside, which will host Fresno City in a two-game series beginning on Friday, was held hitless for the six innings. Goldsmith gave way to Sean Mullen in the ninth, and he worked a scoreless inning.
Meanwhile, Cuesta, who knocked around five Tiger pitchers for 10 hits, benefitted from five Riverside City errors. The Cougars (1-3) wasted little time in getting to starter Frankie Orejel. He surrendered three hits and two walks as Cuesta scored three first-inning runs. Riverside didn't have a pitcher last more than two innings, include Orejel who suffered the loss. Cuesta, who left 12 runners on base, held a 5-0 lead in the seventh inning when they added to its lead with another three-run inning.
The loss dropped Riverside, which began the season ranked No. 11 in the country, to 1-2 on the season. |
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RIVERSIDE ROUTS ECC-COMPTON, 10-1, FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON BASEBALL MEN (2/4/2012) |
Breaking open a close game with a three-run sixth inning, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers went on to post a 10-1 non-conference win over the visiting El Camino College-Compton Center (ECC-C) Tartars Saturday evening at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (1-1), leading 3-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, pushed across four runs âà all unearned âà when it sandwiched a pair of Tartar infield errors and walks around one hit to build an insurmountable 7-1 lead. Freshman SS Brandon Van Horn (La Canada / St. Francis HS) blooped a single to short left field to drive in the inninggggâÃs first run. A passed ball and wild pitch delivered the next two runs and the second error of the inning allowed the fourth run to score to cap the inning.
ECC-Compton (0-2), which lost 15-13 at home to Allan Hancock on Friday, scored its only run in the top fifth frame when sophomore 3B Alex Sixtos (Banning HS) drilled a single which rolled under the right-fielderrrrâÃs glove and all the way to the wall for a three-base error and the Tartars lone score.
Sophomore starting RHP Jordan Mejia (Riverside / Arlington HS) lasted only 4-1/3 innings (two hits, one unearned run) before yielding to freshman LHP Joey Gallardo (Hemet / Hemet HS) who tossed the next 3-2/3 innings, allowing only one hit, and improving to 1-0. ECC-Compton starting freshman RHP Nicoles Sanchez (Lakewood HS) went the first 5-1/3 innings (four hits, six runs, three earned, 121 pitches, 67 strikes) and suffered the loss (0-1).
RCC pitching only allowed three stolen bases in the game, compared to 11 in the season-opening 4-3 loss to East L.A., and also recorded 14 strikeouts for a total of 30 in the first two games.
Freshman LF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS), freshman DH Seth Walston (Hemet / Hemet HS) and Van Horn each had a pair of hits to pace the Tigers.
Riverside will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 10, when it hosts the Fresno City College Rams in the first of a two-game series at 6 p.m.
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RIVERSIDE WATCHES EAST L.A. STEAL A 4-3 WIN IN SEASON OPENER FOR BOTH BASEBALL MEN (2/3/2012) |
RIVERSIDE Going from ahead to lose, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers saw an early lead disappear as the visiting East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Huskies literally stole this one and posted a 4-3 non-conference win Friday evening at the Evans Sports Complex in the season opener for both clubs.
East L.A. (1-0) tied the game at 1-1 in the seventh, went ahead 3-1 in the eighth and posted the winning run in the top of the ninth on an infield error. Riverside (0-1) broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fifth and tied the game at 3-3 with two in the eighth.
In the fateful ninth, ELAC sophomore CF Robert Gonzalez (Long Beach / Millikan HS) hit a shot back to the box for an infield single and promptly stole second base for his third swipe of the game. Sophomore 1B Manuel Estevez (Cathedral HS) then reached first base when his groundball went through the legs of the RCC first baseman enabling Gonzalez to come around to score. Estevez stole second base for his fourth theft of the game as the Huskies had 11 steals in 11 attempts in the game.
Riverside got on the scoreboard when freshman LF Ryan Garvey (Palm Desert / Palm Desert HS) â with his famous father, Steve, in attendance â blooped a double down the right-field line and later scored on a one-out single to left field by sophomore C Brad Burcroff (Redlands / East Valley HS) for a 1-0 lead. In the sixth, Garvey missed a home run by inches when his drive off the top of the left-field fence went for a double.
After ELAC plated a pair of runs in the top of the eighth, RCC did likewise. A walk and two singles loaded the bases for RCC before a pair of passed balls with sophomore RF Cade Gotta (Solana Beach / San Diego Christian HS) at-bat. ELAC reliever Greg Aldrete (San Dimas HS) came in the squelch the Tigersssâ rally and pitched and uneventful ninth to get the win and improve to 1-0. Hard-luck loser Michael Davis (Riverside / Woodcrest Christian HS), who snuffed ELACCCâÂs rally in the eighth, took the loss (0-1).
RCC pitching, despite allowing the 11 stolen bases, did notch 16 strikeouts.
Riverside will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 4, when it hosts the El Camino College-Compton Center (ECC-Compton) Tartars in a 5 p.m. non-conference game. ELAC will visit the Citrus College Owls on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m., before visiting the Rio Hondo College (RHC) Roadrunners on Sunday, Feb. 5.
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BASEBALL OPENS SEASON RANKED NO. 11 NATIONALLY BASEBALL MEN (2/1/2012) |
Riverside City College baseball is back. The Tigers, who open the 2012 season with a home game on Friday (February 3) at 5 pm against East Los Angeles, are ranked No. 11 nationally by Perfect Game website, a national publication out of Cedar Rapids, IA. Riverside, which advanced to the regional tournament last year, has four state titles under head coach Dennis Rogers who enters his 22nd year at Riverside City. In all, Perfect Game has ranked eight California teams in its Top 50. Unfortunately, four of them hail from the Orange Empire Conference. Orange Coast is ranked No. 3, Riverside No. 11, Cypress No. 24 and Santa Ana No. 28. The other California teams ranked are Palomar at No. 8, Feather River at No. 32, defending state champions San Joaquin Delta at No. 34 and Diablo Valley at No. 40.
"This year's team has an opportunity to play beyond the regular season with its strength being depth within the pitching staff led by returners Matt Chabot and Jordan Mejia," said Dennis Rogers. "In addition, the middle of the lineup is expected to provide consistent production throughout the year. All in all, this is the best Riverside team since the State Champion 2007 squad."
Howard College of Texas is the nation's No. 1 ranked team and the defending NJCAA Champions. |
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BASEBALL PROGRESSES 15 PLAYERS FROM 2011 TEAM BASEBALL MEN (1/28/2012) |
Riverside baseball coach Dennis Rogers announced that 15 players from the 2011 team have moved on to either professional baseball and are continuing their education at the four-year level. Leading the list is Nic Cuckovich, who was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the draft. The Tigers also sent three players to the University of Hawaii. For complete list of player moving on, please see the list below.
INF Nic Cuckovich- Kansas City Royals, 17th Round Signed
C Billy Nottingham - University of Hawaii
RHP Kris Butler - University of Hawaii
RHP Travis Tomsen - University of Hawaii
C Cole McMath - Cal Poly Pomona
RHP Kylw McNutt -Cal Poly Pomona
IF Curtis Cassise - Cal St. San Bernardino
LHP Mike Mudron - Cal St. San Bernardino
RHP Ethan Mack -Cal Baptist University
OF Mike Castello - Vanguard University
OF Francisco Torres - Vanguard University
RHP Brian Hopper - Vanguard University
IF David Kiriakos - Vanguard University
IF Chad Erickson -Cal State Bakersfield
OF Aaron LaFountaine - Jackson St.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND VIEWPOINTS LAUNCHES TIGER TV GENERAL NEWS (9/15/2011) |
The Riverside athletic department, in conjunction with Viewpionts, the District's on-campus newspaper, has launched Tiger TV.
James Martinez, Matt Dziak and Javier Cabrera, editor in chief of Viewpoints, will cover Tiger athletics from the sidelines to the locker room, giving Tiger fans an inside look at the week's happenings.
There will be post-game interviews as well as a weekly wrap up and highlights from all 19 athletic teams during the 2011-12 season.
"We're excited about Tiger TV," said Athletic Director Barry Meier. "It will be another way for us to keep the community involved in the 19 athletic programs and the student-athletes who work so hard - in the classroom and on the field.
"Viewpoints is a top-notch college newspapers and (associate professor of Journalism) Allan Lovelace does a tremendous job working with his students to put them in a position to pull off a project like this. In the end, this is a win-win, a win for our student-athletes and win for the students wanting a career in broadcast journalism." |
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Community Education Football Offense/Defense Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Football Fundamentals (KIN-A60/A61 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course provides the student an opportunity to learn general and specific individual defensive and offensive football fundamental techniques and strategies, emphasizing active participation in the game of football. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 3. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the football practice field. Students should come in proper football attire, which includes shorts and cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Tom Craft. |
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Community Education Out of Season (Basketball) Conditioning Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Out of Season Basketball Conditioning Class (KIN-A95 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course applies advanced conditioning and weight training principles for an out-of-season training program for varsity sport competition. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 17. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Wheelock Gym, on Monday through Friday with the end date being June 7. Students should come in proper attire, which includes gym shoes. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Joshua Thomas. |
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Community Education Women's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 8 am to 10 am at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, will be no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Lynsey Jalayer. |
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Community Education Men's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 10 am to 1 pm at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, with no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Francisco Melgarejo. |
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