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Cypress Beats Defending Conference Champs OCC on the Road

Green scored 4 runs Saturday.

Hitting exhibition as Cypress wins with 14 runs.

March 4, 2006

Costa Mesa, Calif. - Scoring was fast and furious for Cypress early and were threatened by a late OCC run. Cypress held on to win 14-9 off of 15 hits. Garrett Green led the Chargers going 3 for 3 on the day including 2 doubles while scoring 4 runs and 3 walks.

Orange Coast started the scoring with a run in the first but Cypress answered back strong with 5 runs in the second. Blaine Wilson started the scoring with a double to score Matt Miller. Ben Ornelas followed with a sacrifice bunt to score Matt Wallach. Mike Vass then singled to score Wilson. Brandon Laird followed with a single to score Garrett Green and Joel Weeks. To end the inning with 5 runs on 6 hits.

The Pirates answered with 2 runs but the Chargers were unfazed scoring again in the third with an Ornelas solo homerun, his second of the season. Cypress went into the fourth with a 6-3 lead and kept piling the runs on. Miller doubled to score Garret Green, Wallach singled to score Taylor Green, and then Miller scored on a wild pitch for 3 runs in the fourth. The fifth inning was a similar story as Weeks scored on a wild pitch and then Miller doubled to score Taylor Green and Garrett Green for another 3 runs.

OCC scored a run in the fifth and sixth to narrow the score to 12-5 after the sixth. Cypress scored again in the seventh as Laird singled to score Garrett Green again. The Pirate’s bats woke up in the eighth to threaten Cypress with 4 runs to narrow the lead to 4. Cypress added their last run in the ninth with a sacrifice fly by Miller to score Weeks. Wes Etheridge retired three batters while walking one in the ninth to end the Pirate scoring threat. Etheridge was credited with a save for the game, his third of the season. Sean Kalmen was credited with a win against OCC, his first of the season. Mark Serrano started the game pitching 4 innings striking out 4.

The Chargers have a few days off before heading to Golden West to play the Rustlers. This is their first meeting with Golden West this year. Golden West is 14-6 this season and 1-1 in conference. The teams will face off on Tuesday at 2:00 pm at Golden West.

Cypress Wins Conference Opener

Weeks went 3 for 3 Thursday.

Chargers capitalize on IVC errors to win.

March 2, 2006

Irvine, Calif. - Orange Empire Conference play began Thursday as Cypress traveled to Irvine Valley to face the Lasers. Cypress was riding a three game win streak all won at home. The Chargers scored 3 early and held on to win 3-2. Sophomore third baseman Joel Weeks went 3 for 3 at the plate including an RBI and a stolen base.

Cypress waited till the second to strike scoring 2 unearned runs. Freshman Brandon Laird reached base on an error. Two batters later Laird scored off of an attempted double play. Weeks followed with a single to put runners on first and third. Weeks stole second and the catcher threw the ball away so Mike Vass could score. Irvine Valley followed with a run of their own to bring the score to 2-1. At the top of the fourth, Laird singled and advanced to second on an error and then to third on another error. Weeks then had another single to score Laird for their third run. Laird finished the game 2 for 4 with 2 runs. Starting Pitcher Josh Tamba was replaced by Wes Etheridge in the bottom of the 8th. Tamba finished with the win to go 3-1 on this season allowing 5 hits, 1 earned run, and 5 strikeouts. IVC scored one in the eighth to close the lead to 1 but were denied any more runs for the Cypress win. Wes Etheridge finished the game allowing one earned run off of 2 hits and earned the save.

Cypress stays on the road heading to Orange Coast College for another conference match up. Orange Coast is 12-4 thus far. The Chargers and Pirates will face off Saturday at Orange Coast College at noon.

Charger Bats on Fire against Solano

Wilson belted his first and second homer of the season Sunday.

Chargers score a season high 18 runs against Solano.

February 26, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - Cypress broke open what looked like a close game as Solano could not find a pitching answer to the Charger bats. Cypress scoring kept going to defeat Solano 18-3. Sophomore Blaine Wilson notched his first and second homerun of the season against Solano. Both were three-run homers. Wilson finished 3 for 3 on the day with 7 RBIs.

Solano started the scoring in the second with 2 runs which were answered immediately by the Chargers with 3 runs on Wilson’s first homerun. Solano answered back the next inning to tie the game in the third which was brief as the Chargers broke open the game with 4 runs in the third. Brandon Laird batted in a run followed by a Matt Miller double to score Laird followed by an RBI by Mike Vass which was followed by an RBI by Joel Weeks. The momentum continued in the fourth with another RBI by Laird. The fifth inning was more of the same as Wilson doubled for a run and then scored on an error which Weeks also scored on. By this time the score was already 11-3 and the subs came in for the sixth. The bleeding would not stop for Solano as Wilson hit his second homerun of the day scoring Kenneth Lusk and Shane Aguilar. The Chargers were not done in the eighth with four more runs as Wilson’s replacement Ben Ornelas hit his own three-run homer to score Justin Ariki and Lusk again. Grant Rachlin had the final RBI of the day scoring Mike Evola. Casey Arbiso earned his first win this game pitching 2 innings without a hit.

Cypress will take a few days off before heading into a much tougher environment on the road to start Orange Empire Conference play. The Chargers will head to Irvine Valley Thursday to face the Lasers at 2:00 pm.

Oxnard Can’t Keep up with Charger Scoring

Vass hit his second home run Saturday.

Chargers score 10 in victory over Condors.

February 25, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - Cypress were scoreless their first two innings but quickly picked up the pace scoring 10 in the next 6 innings. Oxnard could not keep scoring 2 runs to lose to the Chargers 10-2. Sophomore Mike Vass got his second homerun this season with a 3 run homerun.

Scoring began in the third for Cypress as Garrett Green singled to score Mike Evola. The Chargers quickly got some insurance runs in the fourth as Matt Wallach singled to score Brandon Laird which was followed by Vass’s three-run homerun to score Wallach and Matt Miller. The lead expanded in the fifth when Garret Green’s base running scored off of a passed balll. The Chargers took an inning off of scoring before the seventh when Miller doubled to score Garret Green. The Chargers ended the game in the eighth with 3 more runs Garret Green tripled to score Evola and Grant Rachlin and then Green scored off of an error. Garret Green ended the game going 4 for 5 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs. Designated hitter Matt Miller finished going 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run. Sophomore right-hander Mark Serrano earned his second win this season pitching 6 innings allowing just 3 hits and striking out 5.ed his first save of the season.

Cypress moves on to tomorrow’s game against Solano where they will look to finish their home series undefeated. They will face off tomorrow at noon.

Chargers Rally for Victory over El Camino

Wallach notched 2 RBIs Friday afternoon.

Cypress overcomes 3 run deficit in the sixth.

February 24, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - It looked grim for the Chargers as they were down 3 runs going into the sixth before rallying with offense and defense to win. El Camino were the victims of the Charger rally as Cypress won 10-5. Sophomore Matt Wallach came in to go 2 for 3 including a double and 2 RBIs.

El Camino started on fire scoring three runs in the first. Cypress answered back in the first with two runs as Garrett Young scored when Taylor Green grounded out and then Brandon Laird scored off of a Matt Miller RBI. The Chargers went on a scoring drought as the Warriors kept going bringing the score to 5-2 going into the bottom of the sixth. The Chargers woke up in the sixth scoring 4 runs pass the Warriors. Laird scored again off of a Joel Weeks single. Mike Vass then scored off of a Blaine Wilson single. Wilson and Weeks scored next off of Wallach’s single to end the scoring for the inning. The momentum continued in the seventh when the Chargers increased their lead as Taylor Green scored off of Miller’s sacrifice fly. Cypress got a few insurance runs in the eighth as Garrett Green singled to score Wallach and Ben Ornelas before Garrett Green scored on walks. Warrior batters were shutout after the fifth as Nick Rhodes notched his fourth win to go 4-0 on the season and Wes Etheridge notched his first save of the season.

Cypress moves on to Saturday’s game against Oxnard College for the second in a three game home series. This is the first meeting this year between the two teams. They will face off at noon on Saturday.

Defensive Battle Leaves Chargers Scoreless

Tamba pitched a complete game Wednesday night.

Cypress gave up one run and could not generate a score to lose to Long Beach City.

February 22, 2006

Long Beach, Calif. - Long Beach City scored one run early and it was enough to defeat the Chargers 1-0. The Charger and Vikings pitchers battled allowing a combined 9 hits and two walks. Josh Tamba pitched a complete game allowing just 5 hits (all singles) and one walk. Tamba’s game was not enough as he was dealt a loss to bring his record to 2-1.

The Viking’s only run came in the second as a Long Beach runner advanced from first to third on a stolen base and then a wild pitch before being batted in by a sacrifice fly. The Chargers’ best chance to tie came in the third when sophomore Matt Wallach advanced to third off of a Mike Vass single with no outs. Both runners were stranded as the Vikings retired the next three batters in a row. Wallach and Vass were two of the four batters who notched a hit this game. Sophomores Garrett Green and Matt Miller also had singles.

Cypress will regroup to face off with El Camino on Friday afternoon at 2:00 pm at home. This is the first meeting with El Camino this year. El Camino is 6-7 this year.

Chargers Make it a Home Sweep with Win over Chaffey

Green leads the team in homeruns with 3.

Cypress poured on the runs to blow out Chaffey

February 18, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - Cypress took the game from Chaffey in the first inning with 5 runs and did not let up as the Chargers defeated the Panthers 15-4. Cypress scoring was highlighted by two Charger homeruns. Sophomore Taylor Green belted in a 2 run homer in the fifth. Green leads Cypress so far this year in homeruns with 3. Green ended the game 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs. Sophomore Matt Miller was not to be outdone as he hit his second straight home run for the Chargers. Miller’s solo homer came in the fourth. Miller finished 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, a double, and 2 runs.

Cypress made it look like a batting exhibition as they managed 16 hits off of Chaffey pitchers. Second baseman Garret Green and centerfielder Mike Evola were both 2 for 3 on the day. Bubba Ruddy, Mike Vass, and Kenny Lusk all notched doubles against Chaffey in a combined effort of 4 at bats. Chaffey would not score until the sixth inning when Cypress already had 12 total runs. Right hand pitcher Mark Serrano started the game and earned his first win of the season pitching 5 innings with 7 strikeouts giving up 2 earned runs. Sophomore Sean Kalmen came in to pitch 3 innings striking out 3 batters. Freshman Casey Arbiso came in to close in the ninth.

This win gave Cypress their fifth win in a row, the last four being at home. Cypress has a short break before traveling to Long Beach City to face the Vikings. Long Beach is 8-5 and coming off of a 2-1 win over San Diego City. The teams will face of Wednesday at 6:00 pm at Blair Field.

Early Three-Run Homer Helps Chargers Put Away the Knights

Matt Miller hit his first season homerun this season.

Chargers hit hard and early for big lead.

February 17, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - San Diego City came to Cypress looking for revenge after their loss to the Chargers earlier this month. The result came out virtually the same as the Chargers defeated the Knights 8-2. Sophomore Matt Miller hit a three-run home in the third to deal a blow to San Diego City early. Miller went three for four on the day including his first home-run of the season and a double to tally 4 RBIs.

The Chargers look forward to tomorrow where they hope to sweep their four-game home series with a win over Chaffey. The teams will face off Saturday at 1:00 pm at Cypress.

Steady Charger Scoring Gets Cypress Seventh Win

Wallach had 10 putouts Thursday afternoon.

Chargers take third win in a row.

February 16, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - Scoring was slow and steady for the Chargers as they took one run at a time and held on to the lead for a 5 to 3 victory over College of the Canyons. Sophomore catcher Matt Wallach had his second 10 putout game of the season allowing no stolen bases.

Cypress started in the first when sophomore Taylor Green had an RBI to bring in Garret Young to score. The second inning was similar as Ben Ornelas scored on an error, and in the third, Taylor Green had a solo home run to take Cypress to a 3-0 lead. Green ended the game with 2 RBIs and a homerun. The fourth inning brought in another Charger run as Young batted in Mike Evola. Young finished the game going 2 for 4 with 2 stolen bases and an RBI. The Charger offense was assisted by starting pitcher Josh Tamba who held the Cougars hitless until the fifth inning. Tamba finished in over 6 innings with 7 strikeouts. The Cougars threatened as they scored three runs to bring the score to 3-4 in the bottom of the eighth. Brandon Laird made sure to put some distance between themselves and the Cougars by belting a solo home run in the eighth. Laird is on a nine-game hit streak batting a team high .442 for the Chargers. Pitcher Nick Rhodes came in to pitch the last three innings and earned his first save of the season eliminating three in a row to end the game.

The Chargers move on to the third game of their four-game home series as they face San Diego City College Friday at 2:00 pm. San Diego is 6-4 this season.

Cypress Starts Slow but Picks up the Scoring to Defeat Southwestern

Etheridge allowed no hits for the win on Tuesday.

Chargers score 6 in the eighth to seal victory.

February 14, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - It seemed like it would be another defensive battle as Cypress was tied at one with Southwestern to enter the sixth inning before the Chargers belted in another 8 runs to defeat the Jaguars 9-3. Sophomore pitcher Wes Etheridge kept the Jaguars at one run by keeping them hitless in over four innings of work notching his second win of the season to go 2-0.

Southwestern and Cypress both scored one run each in the second as sophomore Mike Vass stole home. The score was all knotted up until the sixth when the Chargers brought home two more as Brandon Laird had a two-RBI double to score Garrett Young and Mike Evola. The scoring exploded in the eighth as the Chargers went through four of the Jaguars’ pitchers to score six runs including a two run RBI by Mike Vass.

Cypress is taking a day off before facing the 4-7 College of the Canyons. The teams will face off at 2:00 pm at Cypress on Thursday

Cypress Challenged in Nevada

Rhodes notched his third win of the season.

Chargers win one and lose two in out of state tournament.

February 11, 2006

Henderson, Nev. - The Chargers left the state to Henderson Nevada to find three challenging games and came home with one win and two losses.

The Chargers first faced the host team Southern Nevada in a defensive battle. The Coyotes attacked first when their first batter hit a home run to take the 1-0 lead. The Chargers answered back in the third when Mike Evola stole second to get into scoring position and Garret Green belted him in to score. The Coyotes wasted no time scoring in the same inning for the 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish. It was a game of missed opportunities as the Chargers left 9 on base. Starting pitcher David Stokes allowed just one earned run in over 6 innings of work.

Cypress and Salt Lake City College faced off next with the Bruins beating the Chargers 6-2. Salt Lake started the scoring with two runs in the 2nd. Cypress answered with an RBI by Blaine Wilson to score Ben Ornelas. The game got away from Cypress as the Bruins scored four more runs.

The Chargers ended their road trip by defeating Western Nevada 8-1. Pitcher Nick Rhodes notched his third win of the season to bring his record to 3-0. Rhodes pitched 3 innings allowing only 1 hit. The score was knotted at 1-1 in the 4th before the Chargers scored twice in the 5th and then exploded with four more runs in the sixth including a two-run RBI by Mike Vass.

The Chargers are back home for their next four games. They will face Southwestern Tuesday at 2:00 pm at Cypress. Southwestern is 5-6 and is coming off of a 4-3 win over East LA college.

Chargers Take Two in a Row

Laird scored 3 runs over the past two games.

Cypress bounces back from loss with a two win streak.

February 4, 2006

Palm Desert, Calif. - Cypress got their first loss out of the way and took it out on their next two opponents San Bernardino Valley and San Diego City. The Chargers first blew out San Bernardino 13-2 and then San Diego 8-3. Freshman Brandon Laird had two standout games going 6 for 8 at the plate with 4 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

Cypress pitching was not to be outdone as Charger pitchers combined to strikout 18 in the two games. Sophomore Nick Rhodes notched his second win of the season pitching over four innings against San Bernardino Valley striking out 5. Freshman Josh Tamba had his first collegiate start against San Diego State pitching over 6 innings allowing just two hits while striking out 6. Veteran sophomores Garrett Green and Joel Weeks had 2 RBIs each against San Diego City while sophomore Mike Vass went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs including a homerun.

The Chargers have a short break before traveling again to the Community College of Southern Nevada for another three game stand. The Chargers will face the home team Southern Nevada Friday at 5:00 pm.

Defensive Battle Leaves Chargers Scoreless

Sophomore pitcher Etheridge.

Grossmont pitcher allows only three hits in complete game.

February 2, 2006

Palm Desert, Calif. - A pitching duel in the Charger's third game of the season allowed only 7 hits for the entire game. Cypress was left on the losing end giving up four hits and 2 runs losing to Grossmont 0-2. Charger Pitchers Wes Etheridge and David Stokes combined to strikeout 10 batters walking only one.

The chargers started early with Taylor Green hitting a double in the first but the inning ended scoreless leaving two on base. The second inning showed promise when Matt Miller started the inning with a double. The Chargers just could not seem to score as the next three batters struck out. The Griffins answered with a run in the third off of an RBI sac-fly and then another run in the sixth. Charger hitting ended with a single by Mike Vass in the seventh. Vass reached third but was stranded at the end of the inning.

Chargers Open 2006 Season with a Win

Green hit a home run in the third.

Taylor Green hits a home run in the third to lead Chargers to Victory.

January 27, 2006

Cypress, Calif. - The 2006 Cypress Baseball season opened Friday afternoon at home with a big win to start things out. San Diego Mesa could not match the hitting of Cypress as the Chargers won 8-2. Sophomore infielder Taylor Green went 2 for 4 including a two-run home run in the third to start the Charger scoring.

The Olympians started the scoring with a one run homer in the second. The Chargers struck back the next inning with Green’s home run. Freshman pitcher Jason Schnitzer started his first collegiate game facing 17 batters allowing 5 hits. The Charger lead was extended in the fourth as Matt Miller scored off of Mike Evola’s single. Two more runs scored with the next at bat with Evola and Bubba Ruddy scoring off of Garret Green’s single. After gaining a four run cushion, sophomore right-hander Wes Etheridge replaced Schnitzer striking out 4 and allowing 1 inherited run in the fifth. There was no letup in scoring as Mike Vass and Blaine Wilson scored off of Joel Weeks’ single. Freshman pitcher Casey Arbiso came in to close in the ninth for his first collegiate game.