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Bulldogs to host Fresno, Sacramento, San Jose in tourney:
CSM WINS BASEBALL PLAYOFF SERIES; NOW TOP SEED FOR SUPER REGIONALS
Sunday’s 13-6 victory over visiting Sierra College has propelled College of San Mateo ’s baseball team to the top seed for next weekend’s Super Regionals of the California Community College Athletic Association’s northern regional playoffs at home.
Centerfielder Justin Maffei nearly hit for the cycle, going 3 for 3, scoring four runs, with four RBI.
After being hit by a pitch to become CSM’s first baserunner and scoring the first run in the initial frame, Maffei had a 2-RBI single in the second inning to give the Bulldogs a 4-2 lead they never relinquished. He added a triple in the fourth and a home run in the seventh. Maffei, a freshman out of Serra High, either drove in a run or scored on all five of his at bats (including a walk in the sixth that ended up being his third run).
Starting pitcher Joshua Saio got the win, remaining perfect on the season at 5-0, giving up six hits and three earned runs over seven innings. State E.R.A. leader Justin Burns pitched the final two frames for San Mateo , allowing just a 2-out solo homer in the ninth before getting the next batter to groundout to second to end it.
CSM came back from a first game loss to Sierra on Friday to win a 14-inning marathon on Saturday, 16-14, and then take the extended best-of-three series on Sunday.
SUPER REGIONALS: The Bulldogs ( 29-8-1 ) will host Golden Gate rival San Jose City College (22-18) in Friday’s Super Regional first game, followed by a contest between Big 8 champion Sacramento City College (23-15) and Central Valley champion Fresno City College (30-8). The double elimination tournament continues on Saturday and Sunday at the CSM baseball diamond.
San Jose eliminated former top seed Canada in another playoff series opening series over the weekend.
California Community College Baseball Playoffs
State Super Regional Brackets
Four-Team, Double-Elimination Tournaments
Friday – Sunday, May 14-16, 2010
Northern California
#Northern California Original Playoff Seed. No.
San Mateo Super Regional Friday, May 14, at College of San Mateo, San Mateo
Game 1: #15 San Jose (22-18) at #2 San Mateo (29-8-1)
Game 2: #7 Sacramento (23-15) vs. #5 Fresno (30-8)
Ohlone Super Regional
Friday, May 14, at Ohlone College, Fremont
Game 1: #11 Merced (24-13) at #3 Ohlone (30-9)
Game 2: #9 Diablo Valley (25-14) vs. #4 Chabot (30-9)
Sierra vs College of San Mateo (May 09, 2010)
News Box Score
College of San Mateo 13 ( 29-7-1 ), Sierra 6 (20-18-1)
May 09, 2010 at San Mateo , CA (Bulldog Field)
Sierra
AB R H BI College of San Mateo AB R H BI
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Stephens, Jeff 2b.......... 4 1 0 0 Wood, Thomas 2b............ 6 2 0 0
Templeton, Scott
rf........ 5 1 1 0 Maffei, Justin cf.......... 3 4 3 4
Montgomery , Sam lf......... 5 1 1 1 White, Nick dh............. 5 2 2 1
Thomas, Trevor 1b.......... 3 1 0 0
Wallace, Joey 1b........... 5 1 2 2
Schwefel, Ben ph.......... 1 0 0 0 Dickson, O'Koyea 3b........ 4 0 1 1
Quesada, Michael c......... 5 2 3 2 Pasiecznik, Trevor rf...... 5 1 1 1
Wilder,
Jordan 3b.......... 4 0 1 2 Kirsch, Griffin rf........ 0 0 0 0
Castillo, David dh......... 3 0 0 0 Montague, Brett lf......... 3 0 1 0
Lang, Jon pr.............. 0 0 0 0 Burford, Pat lf........... 2 1 1 2
Rios, Gio ph.............. 0 0 0 0 Suvunnachuen, Andrew c..... 5 1 1 0
Bews, Jake cf.............. 4 0 0 0 Allgrove, Ryan ss.......... 3 1 2 0
Babitt, Zach ss............ 2 0 1 1 Saio, Joshua p............. 0 0 0 0
Morton, Jake p............. 0 0 0 0 Burns, Justin p........... 0 0 0 0
Williford, Derric p....... 0 0 0 0
Crossman, Adam p.......... 0 0 0 0
Villere, Chris p.......... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 36 6 7 6 Totals..................... 41 13 14 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Sierra.............. 200 020 011 - 6 7 7
College of San Mateo 220 106 20X - 13 14 2
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E - Stephens,J(1); Thomas,T 2(2); Quesada,M(1); Babitt,Z 3(3); Allgrove,Rya 2(10).
DP - SIER 1. LOB - SIER 9; CSM 9. 2B - Quesada,M 2(2); White,Nick(11);
Wallace,Joey(26). 3B - Maffei,Justi(5). HR - Quesada,M(1); Maffei,Justi(3);
Burford,Pat(3). HBP - Maffei,Justi; Dickson,O'K. SH - Babitt,Z(1); Allgrove,Rya(3).
SB - Montgomery,S(4); Bews,J(1); Wood,Thomas(16);
Maffei,Justi(14);
Wallace,Joey(16). CS - Dickson,O'K(3).
Sierra IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Morton, Jake L............ 5.1 8 8 6 2 2 2
0 2 0 25 30 3 10
Williford, Derric ......... 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 0
Crossman, Adam ............ 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 2 1 0
Villere, Chris ............ 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 4
College of San Mateo IP H R ER BB
SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Saio, Joshua W,5-0........ 7.0 6 5 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 29 34 6 11
Burns, Justin ............. 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 2
WP - Morton,J 2; Saio,Joshua(1). HBP - by Morton,J (Maffei,Justi); by Morton,J
(Dickson,O'K). PB - Quesada,M(2).
Strikeouts - Templeton,S; Thomas,T; Schwefel,B; Castillo,D 2; Bews,J; Pasiecznik,T;
Suvunnachuen 2. Walks - Stephens,J; Thomas,T; Wilder,J; Rios,G; Babitt,Z;
Maffei,Justi; Allgrove,Rya.
Umpires - HP: Barney Navarro 1B: Dean Poteet
2B: Zane Kletz
Start: 11am Time: 3:11 Attendance: 215
Williford,D faced 1 batter in the 7th.
Saio,Joshua faced 3 batters in the 8th.
