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SoCal Weekend Wrap: Conference Battles

– May 14, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

Taylor Sparks led Irvine to a big series win.

There were some matchups with big postseason potential implications this weekend as 10 of the 11 SoCal squads took to the diamond. The Big West featured some crucial matchups with four teams chasing after Cal State Fullerton.

This week’s action featured seven pitchers throwing complete games, yet the Pitcher of the Week did not. San Diego’s Kris Bryant hit five round trippers last week. He hit his nation’s best 26th, 27th and 28th homers over the weekend, but he didn’t earn the Hitter of the Week honor this week. Instead, he was bested by a teammate.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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SoCal Weekend Wrap: Finish Strong

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– April 29, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

UC Irvine had two walk-off wins.

With conference positioning and potential at-large berths on the line, 10 of the 11 SoCal squads took to the diamond this weekend. (Pepperdine had the week off due to finals and graduation.) There were two big series with teams battling in their respective conference standings, but also playing their way toward the NCAA Tournament bubble.

This week’s action featured a midweek no-hitter and a batter driving in three runs in three consecutive games. San Diego’s Kris Bryant also went deep for his nation’s best 21st and 22nd homers, but he didn’t earn the Hitter of the Week honor this week. Instead, it comes from the Toreros’ crosstown rival.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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SoCal Weekend Wrap: Road Warriors

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– April 22, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

San Diego State's effort came up just short.

San Diego State’s effort came up short at UNLV.

The SoCal show took to the road with all but one of the 11 Southern California squads playing on the road this weekend. There were some great matchups as three premier conference battles featured top 25 squads and another four series came down to a decisive Sunday showdown.

But for two SoCal squads, the door to the postseason may have slammed shut behind them as they were ushered out by the mighty sweep broom.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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SoCal Weekend Wrap: Devastating Dirtbag Losses

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– March 26, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

It was a rough weekend for Long Beach State, who had two very disappointing endings. Outside of the Dirtbags’ struggles against rival Cal State Fullerton, it was a very successful weekend in Southern California as SoCal squads won five of the seven other series that were played.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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SoCal Weekend Wrap: It’s Kris Bryant’s World

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– March 19, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

After a rough weekend overall last week, the Southern California squads bounced back with four series sweeps and a pair of series wins. Pepperdine took a SoCal West Coast Conference matchup with Loyola Marymount in walk-off fashion and Kris Bryant made a claim for Golden Spikes early frontrunner with a monster weekend against BYU.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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Southern California Week 4 Power Rankings

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– March 14, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

There were some major moves since the last power rankings, but not necessarily at the top. Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine both lost back-to-back games for the first time, but did they slide? And with four teams apparently fighting it out to show who can be worse in the recent week or so, who ultimately slides all the way to the bottom?

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Tags: Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Cal-State Northridge, David Berg, Kyle Hooper, Long Beach State, Loyola-Marymount, Mountain West, Pac 12, San Diego, San Diego State, Scott Frazier, SoCal Power Rankings, UC-Irvine, UC-Riverside, UCLA, USC, West Coast Conference

SoCal Weekend Wrap: Not Many Wins to Go Around

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– March 12, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

It was tough sledding for the Southern California programs this weekend as only the cream of the crop came away with a winning record.

USC and UCLA hosted the Dodgertown Classic, bringing in a pair of ranked squads for competition. San Diego also hosted a tournament at its new Fowler Park, inviting three Northern squads to come down and enjoy the sunshine and quality baseball.

Cal State Fullerton hosted an SEC squad while UC Riverside and Loyola Marymount went on the road to face squads that could vie for the Mountain West and Big 12 championships.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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SoCal Weekend Wrap: Excitement on the Diamond

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– March 4, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

Cal State Fullerton finally drops a game, but won another big series. San Diego takes a tournament title.

Walk-off wins. Nine home runs for one squad. Twenty-three runs in a game for another. Four extra-base hits in a game for one slugger while another tied an NCAA record with three triples.

It was an exciting weekend of action between the 11 SoCal baseball squads.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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Southern California Week 2 Power Rankings

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– February 28, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

After a tremendous introduction to the stage, San Diego State froze like a scared little girl at the Apollo once the spotlight turned on it. A five-game losing streak sent the Aztecs on a nosedive in the rankings. So who takes the top spot this week after three top SoCal teams took road series in the Lonestar State this past weekend?

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Tags: Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Cal-State Northridge, Long Beach State, Loyola-Marymount, Mountain West, Pac 12, San Diego, San Diego State, SoCal Power Rankings, UC-Irvine, UC-Riverside, UCLA, USC, West Coast Conference

SoCal Weekend Wrap: Taking Down the State of Texas

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– February 25, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

The second weekend of the season provided a lot of excitement for Southern California baseball fans. Three teams went on the road to play marquee series in Texas while San Diego State hosted No. 6 Oregon State and crosstown rival San Diego welcomed Kent State — a team that made it to the College World Series last year.

UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount both played Pac-12 programs with the Lions going on the road to take on No. 14 Oregon…and yet, it was UC Riverside playing at Sacramento State that produced the most talked about event of the entire weekend.

We provided you with live updates on Twitter (@SoCal_CBDaily) throughout the weekend, but here’s a recap of all the weekend action:

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Tags: Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Cal-State Northridge, Long Beach State, Loyola-Marymount, Mountain West, Pac 12, Pepperdine, San Diego, San Diego State, SoCal Weekend Wrap, UC-Irvine, UC-Riverside, UCLA, USC, West Coast Conference

CBD Visit: Offensively Challenged SDSU Swept By Beavers

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– February 25, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, CBD Interview, CBD Visit, Interviews with Coaches, Interviews with Players, Mountain West, Pac 12

SAN DIEGO — San Diego State knew playing a top 10 team early in the season would be tough challenge, but the Aztecs didn’t expect to be completely shut down.

That was the case, however, as No. 6 Oregon State finished off a dominant four-game sweep with a 7-1 victory on Sunday. The Beavers improved to 8-0 outscoring San Diego State (3-4) by a 22-2 margin in the series.

Oregon State’s starting pitching had been the main Aztec bane in the first three games of the series with Dan Child, Matt Boyd and Andrew Moore allowing just 14 hits and one run in 22 innings of work. But on Sunday it was relievers Brandon Jackson and Scott Schultz.

After starter Clay Bauer went 1 2/3 innings, right-handed sidearmer Jackson gave the Beavers 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits. He was followed by three scoreless frames of Schultz, who picked up his second save of the season.

Oregon State head coach Pat Casey said Bauer was scheduled to pitch up to two innings and then turn the ball over to lefty Tyler Painton, but with back-to-back right-handed batters due up, he called Jackson’s number first. With Jackson rolling through the middle innings, Casey left him in the game.

“He just kept getting guys out. We didn’t have it planned,” Casey said. “We didn’t have it scripted. We were actually going to go to the lefty, but Brandon just kept throwing the ball where he needed to and got some big double plays.”

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Tags: CBD Interview, CBD Visit, Interviews with Coaches, Interviews with Players, Mountain West, Oregon State, Pac 12, Pat Casey, San Diego State

CBD Photo Gallery: Oregon State Finishes Sweep of SDSU

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– February 25, 2013Posted in: 2013 Season Coverage, CBD Photo Gallery, Mountain West, Pac 12

SAN DIEGO — Brandon Jackson pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings of middle relief Sunday afternoon to help Oregon State finish off a four-game sweep of San Diego State at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

The Beavers (8-0) scored five runs in the first three innings against San Diego State freshman Cody Thompson, who was making his first collegiate start, and rode the quick start to a 7-1 victory.

Jeff Hendrix singled home two runs in the first inning. Kavin Keyes doubled home a pair of runs in the third inning. And Andy Peterson added a pair of RBI for the Beavers. In total, Oregon State had 14 hits with six players recording multiple hits.

The Aztecs (3-4) struggled offensively once again against the Beavers. While it tied a series-high with seven hits, San Diego State grounded into three double plays and stranded eight runners. The Aztecs scored only two runs on 22 hits during the four-game weekend set.

Check out the 17-shot photo gallery from Sunday afternoon’s game:

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Tags: CBD Photo Gallery, Mountain West, Oregon State, Pac 12, San Diego State