6.10.09 M Baseball
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Franklin Romero, Jr. |
Brewers draft Cerro Coso's Franklin Romero, Jr.
Cerro Coso's Franklin Romero, Jr., was drafted by the Milwaukee
Brewers in the 20th round (616 overall), becoming the second in as many
years to have his name called in
MLB's First Year Player Draft.
“My heart just stopped for a minute,” said Romero in a phone interview.
“I didn’t know what to do. I was out of my mind.”
Coyotes coach Dick Adams said he was ecstatic for Romero, who had scouts
looking at his outfielder the entire 2009 season.
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5.14.09 M Baseball
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Cerro Coso catcher Jake Orr sits next to baseball coach Dick Adams
after signing a letter to play with Colorado State University at
Pueblo next Spring. |
Cerro Coso's Jake Orr signs on with Colorado State University-Pueblo
Cerro Coso catcher Jake Orr signed on to play with Colorado State
University at Pueblo on Wednesday, continuing a long line of Coyotes who
have moved on to play for the school.
Orr becomes the 18th player in 17 years to move on to Pueblo, formally
Southern Colorado University. That outpaces the next two closest schools
— St. Mary’s and Nevada — who each had eight.
“It’s the greatest opportunity I’ve had so far,” Orr said. “(Cerro Coso)
really helped to to where I’ll be going next year and I’m pretty excited
about it.”
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4.29.09 M Baseball
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Cerro Coso sophomores line up behind home plate before the start of
their game against Victor Valley College on Tuesday ... |
Coyotes get win in final home game
Cerro Coso went out on top in its home finale, defeating Victor
Valley 15-4 on Tuesday.
The Coyotes will conclude the season on Thursday traveling to
Victorville for a doubleheader. They need to sweep in order to even
their overall record, which now stands at 20-22 (8-14 in Foothill
Conference play).
Coach Dick Adams got all of his sophomore pitchers in the game, but not
before starter Eugene Wright dealt for seven strong innings, giving up
three runs on 10 hits with one walk and striking out 12.
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“That’s the best he’s pitched all season.” |
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Coyotes win twin bill in an offensive barrage
Cerro Coso did something against LA City in a doubleheader it really
hasn’t done all year against opponents — the Coyotes responded to giving
up runs with scoring more runs.
The results paid off with especially in game one with a 13-10 win, but
were more dramatic in game two with a 22-5 thrashing.
“It was a good effort today, bouncing back on last week’s losses,” said
coach Dick Adams.
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4.8.09 M Baseball
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"I think he really came of age as a collage pitcher
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Salas deals but can’t prevent Chaffey doubleheader sweep
There was little more Cerro Coso coach Dick Adams could ask from his
freshman starter, Nick Salas in game two against Chaffey.
The hurler kept his Coyotes in the game against Foothill Conference
power Chaffey, but ultimately it wasn’t enough.
Cerro Coso lost both games of the doubleheader at Chaffey on Saturday,
dropping Salas’ game 5-4 in 10 innings after losing game one, 9-1.
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4.2.09 M Baseball
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"We just couldn’t get the big hit." |
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Cerro Coso falls to Chaffey, 13-8
A lack of consistent offensive production hurt Cerro Coso against
Chaffey on Thursday, losing 13-8.
The Coyotes (15-16, 7-9 in Foothill Conference), fell behind early, but
had chances to get back into the game.
“We’re just so inconsistent. We’re inconsistent on hitting; we’re
inconsistent on pitching,” said coach Dick Adams.
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3.31.09 M Baseball
Coso overwhelms Aztecs
Cerro Coso completed its second Foothill Conference sweep on
Saturday, defeating Barstow in a doubleheader, 12-2 and 10-7.
“We just told them we’ve got to get back on the winning track,” said
coach Dick Adams. “We lost three last week, but you know, next week’s
opponent is way better than these guys. Next week’s opponent is winning
the league, so we can be spoilers and get after it. But you know we did
what we had to do here which was win here.”
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3.27.09 M Baseball
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“They didn’t give up.” |
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Coyotes smash Barstow, 19-7
Cerro Coso scored 17 runs in three innings en route to a 19-7 victory
over Barstow on Thursday.
The Coyotes improve to 5-10 in Foothill Conference play (13-15 overall).
Coach Dick Adams said Barstow is struggling this year and this is an
opportunity for the Coyotes to build up some momentum.
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3.25.09 M Baseball
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“We would have needed to be flawless to win." |
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Cerro Coso falls in weekend DH
Cerro Coso played better against Mt. San Jacinto College on Saturday
than in its series opener, but the Coyotes weren’t able to avoid a
sweep, losing both games of a doubleheader.
Coso falls to 12-15 overall (4-8 in the Foothill Conference) thanks to
2-1 and 6-5 losses to the Eagles.
Eugene Wright gave up just four hits in game one, but an error the
fourth marred what was an other wise stellar performance.
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3.20.09 M Baseball
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"We’ll send Eugene Wright out there and we’ll send
Nick Salas out there and we’ll go to war.” |
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Eagles tame Coyotes, 17-4
Cerro Coso gave up 11 runs in two innings as the Coyotes fell to Mt.
San Jacinto 17-4 on Thursday.
The Eagles plated six runs in the second and five more in the third and
cruised from there.
Cerro Coso meanwhile, struck out 14 times and didn’t have more than one
runner on base until the fifth inning, when Markus Adams and Jake Smith
both walked with two outs.
It wasn’t until the eighth when the Coyotes mounted a sustained
offensive drive, with most of the starters out of the game.
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3.17.09 M Baseball
Coyotes take a bite out of AVC over the weekend
Cerro Coso earned its first sweep of the Foothill Conference over the
weekend, defeating Antelope Valley 8-4 and 13-6 on Saturday.
The win put Cerro Coso’s record at 12-12 overall and 4-5 in conference
play.
Eugene Wright survived an early barrage by the Marauders to earn the
win. He went seven complete innings, giving up four earned runs on nine
hits and two walks while striking out five.
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