Broncos head to the Bay Area: The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (19-15 overall and 12-12 in the CCAA) head to the Bay Area to face San Francisco State in a pair of doubleheaders Friday and Saturday. First pitch on each day is set for 11 a.m.
On a roll: The Broncos have won 10 of their last 14 and have not lost a series since winning one of four against Chico State on Feb. 27-March 1. CPP split a doubleheader at Cal State Monterey Bay, took 3 of 4 from CSUDH, won a doubleheader at Grand Canyon, split a doubleheader against Sonoma State and won 3 of 4 this past week from Cal State San Bernardino.
About the Gators: SFSU (8-25, 2-22) will play host to Point Loma and Cal Baptist on Monday and face Point Loma in a doubleheader on Tuesday.
2008-09 CCAA STANDINGS
CCAA Overall
W L W L
UC San Diego 19 5 22 8
Sonoma State 16 8 24 9
Cal State L.A. 15 9 23 13
CS Dominguez Hills 14 10 21 16
Cal State Stanislaus 13 10 23 11
CS San Bernardino 12 11 17 17
Chico State 12 12 21 16
CAL POLY POMONA 12 12 19 15
CS Monterey Bay 4 20 9 31
San Francisco State 2 22 8 25
Three-dot data: The Broncos stood out offensively on the mound in their four-game series against Cal State San Bernardino. The Broncos hit .289 with 21 RBI and 10 extra-base hits… Junior Richard McDowell (Santa Clara) led the way in the series with a .400 average (6-of-15) with a three-run HR to his credit in the 6-5 loss… Senior Jeff Ringholm (Granite Bay) continued his hot hitting with a .353 average including a HR at Arrowhead Credit Union Park, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Single-A Minor League affiliate… Pitching was absolutely outstanding for Mike Ashman’s crew… The Broncos allowed just five earned runs in 34 innings pitched capped by the 2-0 shutout in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader… Broncos’ pitching finished with a 1.32 ERA in four games and each of Ashman’s underclassmen starters were stellar. Geoff Broussard (Alta Loma) allowed one earned run (four runs) in the 6-5 loss Thursday, Casey McCarthy (Valencia) threw six innings and allowed three hits and one earned run in the 11-1 Bronco victory… Freshman Kevin Bosson (Claremont) shut out CSUSB over six innings and gave up three hits… Sophomore Casey Yokubaitis (Goleta) threw five innings in the seven-inning game and gave up four hits and one earned run.
Junior relievers Brad Wilson (Garden Grove) and Joshua Krist (Petaluma) combined to throw 6 2/3 innings of shutout relief with just three hits (Wilson – 2).
In contention: With four weeks of the regular season remaining, there is a log jam for the fourth and final CCAA Tournament spot. Cal State Dominguez Hills ranks fourth in the league at 14-10 with Cal State Stanislaus one-half game back at 14-11. Cal State San Bernardino is 12-11 and Chico State and the Broncos are at 12-12 with 12 CCAA games remaining.
Against Cal State San Bernardino (Game 1): Junior Richard McDowell (Santa Clara) laced a three-run homer in the eighth inning, but the Broncos couldn’t draw any closer than a run as the visiting Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes defeated the Broncos 6-5 in the teams’ California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball series opener at Scolinos Field on Thursday.
After the Coyotes added a run in the ninth on Johnnie Haas’ RBI-single -to increased their lead to 6-4, the Broncos had their shot in the ninth. Senior Chris Brehm his a one-out double that scored Dylan Cohen (junior, Marina del Rey) to pull the Broncos within a run. Junior Nick Tanos (Cypress) got on base when Cody Madison couldn’t track down slicing pop fly that bounced off his glove and the Broncos had runners at second and third.
The Coyotes intentionally walked freshman Jenzen Torres (Valencia), giving McDowell another shot. But he struck out on a foul tip and senior Jeff Ringholm (Granite Bay) flew out to center to end the game.
The Broncos got on the scoreboard in the first on Brehm’s run-scoring double that scored sophomore Joe Villa (Hacienda Heights), who singled.
The Coyotes scored three runs – all unearned – in the fourth when Madison placed an infield bunt toward third. Torres, who earned the start at third for the first time this season, fielded the ball, but threw awkwardly over first baseman Tanos and the ball went into right, scoring Jesus Beltran and Jordan Lowe. But when Villa picked up the ball in right field, his throw was errant over third base and Madison went into score.
The Coyotes built their lead 5-1 in the eighth with two runs on two hits.
Brehm doubled twice for CPP and Tanos, McDowell, and senior Frank Klopp (Oceanside) each had two hits.
Freshman RHP Geoff Broussard (Alta Loma) gave the Broncos seven strong innings. He scattered six hits and allowed four runs, but just one was earned. He is 1-1 on the season.
CS San Bernardino 6, Cal Poly Pomona 5 (Apr 02, 2009 at Pomona, Calf.)
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CS San Bernardino... 000 300 021 - 6 10 2 (17-13, 12-8)
Cal Poly Pomona..... 100 000 031 - 5 12 3 (16-15, 9-12)
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Pitchers: CS San Bernardino - STENAVICH, Daniel; BOROWSKI, Chad(8); O'CONNOR, Ian(9).
Cal Poly Pomona - BROUSSARD, Geoff; MOZLEY, Brandon(8); BILLS, Graham(8); DUNBAR, Matt(8);
WILSON, Brad(9).
Win-STENAVICH, Daniel(3-0) Save-O'CONNOR, Ian(4) Loss-BROUSSARD, Geoff(1-1) T-2:45 A-123
HR CPP - McDOWELL, Richard.
BROUSSARD faced 1 batter in the 8th.
BILLS faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Against Cal State San Bernardino (Game 2): POMONA – Freshman Casey McCarthy (Valencia) earned his first start of his Bronco career and made it count, while the Broncos scored seven runs in the third as they went on to an 11-1 victory over visiting Cal State San Bernardino in the second game of a four-game weekend series.
McCarthy (2-0) danced his way out of trouble in the third inning. The Coyotes threatened with bases loaded and one out. Broncos coach Mike Ashman said the freshman may have been “three or four pitches from being pulled’’ but he got a break when he induced Coyotes clean-up hitter Jordan Lowe into an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play.
“Casey looked like he was a little bit nervous, but his roommate (third baseman Jenzen Torres) made the play and it seemed to calm him down,’’ Ashman said. “We got Casey some runs and he settled down and did a nice job for us. I’m proud of him.’’
Trailing 1-0, the Broncos compiled a seven-run, six-hit inning with 12 men sent to the plate. Senior Frank Klopp (Oceanside) led off with a double and junior Marcus Makia (Kihei, Hawaii) followed with a single. Leadoff hitter Joe Villa (Hacienda Heights) delivered a two-run single and senior Jeff Ringholm (Granite Bay) answered with a run-scoring single and the Broncos led 3-1. Three at-bats later and with two outs, Torres (Valencia) doubled to score Ringholm. Junior Richard McDowell followed with a run-scoring single to plate Torres and CPP led 5-1.
After freshman Keith Nyeholt (Glendora) walked, Klopp reached base on a hit by pitch to load the bases. McDowell then scored on a passed ball and Nyeholt scored when Makia reached on an error.
McCarthy settled down over the next three innings as he retired nine of the next 10 Coyote batters. He threw six innings, allowed three hits. He walked five but only issued two in his final three innings.
Relievers Brandan King (Walnut), Jarett Attard (Poway) and Ryan Screnar (Claremont) combined on three innings of shut-out relief and combined gave up just two hits.
Offensively, Ringholm and McDowell had three hits apiece. Ringholm leads CPP in hitting at .443 and McDowell crept closer to the .400 level at .390.
McDowell and Villa had two RBI.
CSUSB... 100 000 000 - 1 5
Broncos..... 007 001 03X - 11 13
Pitchers: CS San Bernardino - HART, Bryan W.; MEDINA, Ernie(3); LONGFELLOW, Trevor(7).
Cal Poly Pomona - McCARTHY, Casey; KING, Brandan(7); ATTARD, Jarett(8); SCRENAR, Ryan(9).
Win-McCARTHY, Casey(2-0) Loss-HART, Bryan W.(3-2) T-2:48 A-126
Against Cal State San Bernardino (Games 3 and 4): SAN BERNARDINO – Freshman Kevin Bosson (Claremont) and sophomore Casey Yokubaitis (Goleta) were the two stories for Cal Poly Pomona as each threw gems in the doubleheader sweep over Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park.
Bosson (3-3) allowed just three hits in six innings and struck out nine as the visiting Broncos took the opener 5-0. The Broncos got three hitless innings of relief from junior Brad Wilson (Garden Grove) as the Broncos shut out the Coyotes on junior Marcus Makia's (Kihei, Hawaii) two-run single in the second inning.
The Broncos’ Richard McDowell (Santa Clara) opened the second inning with a single. One out later, senior Frank Klopp (Oceanside) singled and reached second on the throw. Makia punched a single through the left side and the Broncos’ runs held up for the victory.
Junior Nick Tanos (Cypress) singled twice for Cal Poly Pomona.
In game two, the Broncos scored five runs in the first inning, the big blow being a three-run homer by senior Jeff Ringholm (Granite Bay). Yokubaitis (2-2) went five innings, giving up four hits and one run followed by junior Joshua Krist (Petaluma), who pitched two innings of one-hit ball to close out the sweep.
The Broncos got everything taken care of in the first inning. Sophomore Joe Villa (Hacienda Heights) led off with a single and junior Erik Riedel (Santa Rosa) drove Villa in with a triple down the right-field line. Senior Chris Brehm (Murrieta) followed with an RBI double. After Tanos struck out, McDowell reached base on a walk to set up Ringholm’s heroics.
The Broncos pitching was masterful all weekend long as CPP allowed just eight runs in four games and just five earned runs. CSUSB managed just two runs and 12 hits against Broncos pitching over the final 25 innings of the four-game series.
Game 1
Cal Poly Pomona..... 020 000 000 - 2 7 0 (18-15, 11-12)
CSU San Bernardino.. 000 000 000 - 0 3 0 (17-15, 12-10)
Pitchers: Cal Poly Pomona - BOSSON, Kevin; WILSON, Brad(7). CSU San Bernardino -
CARRILLO, Erick; DRYJANSKI, Jorge(8).
Win-BOSSON, Kevin(3-3) Loss-CARRILLO, Erick(3-4) T-2:23 A-170
Game 2
Cal Poly Pomona..... 500 000 0 - 5 7 0 (19-15, 12-12)
CSU San Bernardino.. 100 000 0 - 1 5 0 (17-16, 12-11)
Pitchers: Cal Poly Pomona - YOKUBAITIS, Casey; KRIST, Joshua(6). CSU San Bernardino -
BROOKS, Aaron; SCHILE, Andrew(7).
Win-YOKUBAITIS, Casey(2-2) Loss-BROOKS, Aaron(1-2) T-1:45 A-142
HR CPP - RINGHOLM, Jeff.
