What happened: No. 10 Tesoro captured five of the six second-round sets to pull away from and defeat Capistrano Valley, 11-7, in South Coast League girls tennis action Tuesday at Tesoro High.
Records: Tesoro 6-3, 2-1; Capo Valley 3-3, 1-2
What happened: No. 10 Tesoro captured five of the six second-round sets to pull away from and defeat Capistrano Valley, 11-7, in South Coast League girls tennis action Tuesday at Tesoro High.
Records: Tesoro 6-3, 2-1; Capo Valley 3-3, 1-2
When the dust settled Monday night, former Capistrano Valley pitcher Tyler Matzek was officially a member of the Colorado Rockies.
The 2009 Orange County player of the year, Matzek scrapped his college plans and signed a contract with the Rockies that included a signing bonus worth $3.9 million, according to Baseball America.
CIF-SS BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: DIVISION I
CAPISTRANO VALLEY (25-6) VS. EDISON (24-5)
Saturday, Angel Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $5-10; Parking $10
How they got here
Capistrano Valley: The champions of the South Coast League defeated Long Beach Wilson, 8-4, in the first round; defeated Orange Lutheran, 4-0, in the second round; defeated Marina, 11-0, in the quarterfinals; and defeated Riverside Poly, 1-0, in the semifinals.
First look at the Division I Championship Game
Capistrano Valley (25-6) vs. Edison (23-5)
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Angel Stadium
Tyler Matzek looked like a pitcher who was not completely warmed up, in the first few innings of Tuesday's game.
His follow-through hinted that perhaps his back was a bit stiff. The Capistrano Valley senior struggled through a lot of three-ball counts in the early going.
Somewhere, maybe in the fifth inning, Matzek got loose.
A fluid-moving Matzek is very, very good.
Here is the complete schedule for the second round of the CIF baseball playoffs.
The second-round games are Tuesday at 3:15 p.m..
In the Division I baseball playoffs on Friday:
Capistrano Valley 8, Long Beach Wilson 4: Tyler Matzek threw four no-hit innings and Charles Pfirrmann hit a second-inning grand slam as the Cougars breezed through their opening-round game of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs.
Matzek, who moved to 10-1 on the season, was hardly tested, striking out six on 39 pitches.
Pfirrmann's grand slam helped Capo Valley (22-6) enter the fifth inning with a 6-0 cushion and an opportunity to rest their ace.
In the South Coast League:
No. 7 Tesoro 12, No. 6 Capistrano Valley 0: Evan Finkenberg (4-3) pitched a five-hitter and the Titans (16-6, 7-4) had three four-run innings as they routed the visiting Cougars (17-6, 8-3).
This week I am picking the Top 5 Series of the Week. Here is one of them:
No. 7 Tesoro (15-5, 6-3) vs. No. 6 Capistrano Valley (16-5, 7-2)
When: Wednesday at Capistrano Valley; Friday at Tesoro
Outlook: Welcome to this week’s must-see South Coast League series of the week. This week, we have first-place Capistrano Valley taking on second place Tesoro.
No. 6 Capistrano Valley (13-5, 5-2) vs. No. 8 Dana Hills (12-5, 5-2) Wednesday at Dana Hills; Friday at Capistrano Valley, 3:15 p.m.
When:
Outlook: There is always a big game or two in the South Coast League and for this week, I’m going with this series.
Both teams are tied with Tesoro for first place in the league standings. Capistrano Valley won the first meeting with Dana Hills, 6-0, March 25.
Here is the new O.C. baseball top 10, which is voted on by members of the Orange County media.
Teams 6-10
Ranking, School (League) Record, Poll Points
6. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 13-5, 25