Dawgs clinch third, stay in playoff hunt
Crucial doubleheader Saturday at Dawg Yard
By Nathan Ahle, The Daily Independent
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Ryan Penn
Two-hit shutout, 13 K's |
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Antoine McLeod
3-for-5, RBI |
The Cerro Coso Coyotes clinched a third-place regular-season finish in
the Foothill Conference Thursday afternoon in Palm Desert, as Ryan Penn
pitched a two-hit shutout to lead the Coyotes to a 7-0 win over the
College of the Desert Roadrunners.
Penn improved to 9-3 on the season with a dominating performance,
striking out 13 Roadrunners and allowing only singles in the second and
third innings. The third-inning single was followed by a double play,
which means that Penn faced 28 hitters, only one over the minimum.
In addition, the sophomore went 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBI's.
The victory marked Penn's 20th win in two seasons as a Coyote, putting
him one win away from tying Jason Mackintosh for the Cerro Coso career
wins record. Mackintosh earned 21 wins during the Coyotes' back-to-back
Foothill Conference championship seasons of 1999 and 2000.
Cerro Coso (21-10, 15-7 Foothill) jumped out on top with four runs in
the second inning, with the big blow coming on a two-run single by Penn.
In the third, the Coyotes added two runs, and added their final tally in
the fourth on an RBI single by Antoine McLeod, who went 3-for-5 with a
run driven in.
The victory assured Cerro Coso of a third-place finish and home games
Tuesday and Thursday in the first-ever Foothill Conference tournament.
With victories on Saturday against the Roadrunners at the Dawg Yard,
combined with a Chaffey College loss to Antelope Valley, Cerro Coso
would enter the tournament as the second-place team, thanks to a
tiebreaker advantage with Chaffey.
This would give the Coyotes the inside track to another state playoff
berth.
Saturday's action begins at noon at the Dawg Yard, and the games can be
heard on KLOA 1240 AM radio.
April 23, 2004
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