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2003 Mavericks #1 In State/ Nation The La Costa Canyon Mavericks were the 2003 California State Team of the Year by Cal Hi Sports and The # 1 team in the Nation in 2003 by StudentSports.com. This is the first National and State Championships for the Mavericks. Only Six San Diego County High School Teams have ended the year as the number one ranked team in the State. 2003 LA COSTA CANYON 2000 Rancho Bernardo 1992 Mira Mesa 1986 Santana 1982 Mt Carmel 1965 Crawford Tuesday, June 8 Justin Machado Named 2003 State Coach of the Year CalHi Sports named Justin Machado the California State High School Baseball Coach of the Year for 2003. Coach Machado joins an elite list of coaches from San Diego County that have been selected. 1996 Dennis Pugh - Mission Bay 1991 Jeff Meredith - Grossmont 1989 Sam Blalock - Mt. Carmel In their first 8 seasons at La Costa Canyon High School, including their 2004 season, Justin Machado and his assistant coaches Tim Kechter and Rudy Rodriguez have posted a Varsity record of 187 wins, 63 losses and 1 tie. With 5 Avocado League Championships and 2 CIF Division I Titles the Mavericks have averaged 23.4 wins per year and Coach Machado's program has a winning percentage of .745. Thursday, June 19 2003 TEAM HIGHLIGHTS THE 2003 SEASON TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS National Champions (StudentSports.com) California State Champions (Cal-hisports.com) CIF Division I Champions, 5-4 over RB New CIF Record For 32 Wins In A Single Season New CIF Record For 27 Consecutive Wins Avocado League Championship (5th In 7 yrs) Falcon Pirate Tournament Champions Lions Classic Division Tournament (3-0) New School Team Records Most Overall Wins In A Single Season 32 Best Avocado League Record 15-0 Most Number of Hits In A Single Season 333 Highest Team Batting Average .370 Most Number of Runs Scored In A Single Season 274 Most Number of Runs Batted In for A Single Season 254 Most Number of Stolen Bases For A Single Season 86 Most Number of Triples In A Single Season 17 Lowest Staff Earned Run Average 2.01 Fewest Walks Allowed In A Single Season 84 New School Individual Team Records Highest Single Season Batting Average Scott Clement .485 Highest Single Season On Base Percentage Joey Burke .599 Most Number Of Hits In A Single Season Andrew Nacario 48 Most Number of Doubles In A Single Season Joey Burke 17 Most Number of Runs Scored In A Single Season Andrew Nacario 48 Most Number of Runs Batted In for A Single Season Mike Scharbarth 46 Most Number of Base On Balls In A Single Season Joey Burke 27 Most Number of Stolen Bases In A Single Season Joey Burke 26 Most Number of Career Stolen Bases Andrew Nacario 58 Most Number of Career Hits Andrew Nacario 120 Exceptional Individual Awards CIF Division I Pitcher of the Year Andrew Logan Avocado League Pitcher of the Year Doug Konoske CIF Division I Player of the Year Scott Clement Avocado League Player of the Year Scott Clement North County Baseball Coach of the Year Justin Machado California State High School Baseball Coach of the Year Justin Machado North County Times Male Coach of the Year Justin Machado Tuesday, September 3 BACK TO SCHOOL Head Coach Justin Machado greeted 12 returning lettermen for the start of his 7th year at the helm of the the La Costa Canyon High School Baseball program. Three months after concluding one of their best seasons ever the Mavericks are looking forward to an even better season in 2003. In the first six seasons at La Costa Canyon, Coach Machado has posted an overall record of 130 wins, 53 losses and 1 tie; notched 4 Avocado League Championships; 1 San Diego Lions Classic Division Tournament Championship; 4 Falcon/Pirate Tournament Championships, 2 North County Tournament Championships and 1 CIF Finals appearance in 6 straight CIF appearances, and helped numerous players on to the college level. Friday, January 3 Maverick Baseball Set to Begin 2003 Winter Season Starting January 6th the Maverick Baseball Club will begin its' winter season. Both the varsity and the junior varisty teams will participate. The varsity season will consist of eight games against teams throughout the San Diego County. Freshmen are invitied to participate in the Skills Camp that will begin on January 14th and run through February 6th. The Varsity and Junior Varsity schedules are listed below. We look forward to your support. Go Mavs!! Varsity (Tentative)+ 1/11 Uni City vs. Mavs 10:30 1/18 Mavs @ Vista 10:30 1/25 Aztecs vs. Mavs 10:30 & 1:00 2/1 Mavs @ Oceanside 10:30 2/8 Bucaneers vs. Mavs 10:30 2/15 Mavs @ RBV 10:30 & 1:00 Junior Varsity 1/11 Uni City vs. Mavs 1:30 1/18 Mavs @ Clairemont 1:30 1/25 Mavs @ Poway 10:30 2/1 Granite Hills vs. Mavs 10:30 2/8 Mission Bay vs. Mavs 1:30 2/15 Mavs @ Vista 10:30 Cal Hi Sports Preseason State Baseball Top 20 Teams The Cal Hi Sports.com 2003 Preseason High School Baseball State Top 20 Teams has three San Diego County teams: #1 Mission Bay #6 Rancho Bernardo #17 La Costa Canyon "San Diego Section Coaches who were contacted about the coming season all had good things to say about the Mavericks, who were in the State top 20 for most of 2002" In 2002 the Mavericks beat Mission Bay in the finals of the San Diego Lions Classic Division Tournament, in Summer League action the Mavs lost to the Bucs in the championship game in extra innings, and in a February winter league game beat the Bucs 8-5. Mavericks Open 2003 Season @ La Jolla High After two successful scrimages the Mavericks open the 2003 Falcon/Pirate Tournament at La Jolla High School on Wednesday March 12th at 3:15pm. La Costa 2 La Jolla 0 Chris Fuller went 3 for 3 and had an outstanding game. Michael Kenney is the winning pitcher and Scott Clement the catcher. LCC 1-0 La Jolla 0-1 Friday, March 14 Maverick Bats Come Alive vs Pt. Loma The Mavericks bats came alive today vs Pt. Loma High School at Dana Middle School. After a slow start against La Jolla the Mavericks jumped out to a 7-2 lead through two innings. Joey Burke highlighted the attack with a solo home run to deep center in the first inning. Wes Schiller pitched four strong innings to receive the win in his first start at the varsity level. In the sixth inning the Mavericks got to the Pt. Loma pitching plating seven runs. The inning was highlighted by both Joey and Nick Burke hitting home runs. The first time a brother combination has homered in the same game or inning for the Mavericks. The Mavericks are now 2-0 and will play Scripps Ranch on Saturday. Mavericks Rained Out vs. Scripps Ranch The Mavericks were rained out Saturday and Monday and are scheduled to play Scripps on Sat. March 22nd at 10:30 @ Scripps Ranch High School. Mavericks Beat Mt. Miguel 6-1 Doug Konoske pitched a complete game four hitter to earn his first varsity victory, and move the Mavericks to 3-0. In his effort he struck out five and walked one batter. The Mavericks got their offense going when Joey Burke stole home in the third inning. The bats then came alive getting to Mt. Miguel starter McLaughlin for four more runs. Scott Clement led the way with two hits, one a double, and two runs scored. The Mavericks continue the Falcon/Pirate Tournament with another home game against Bonita Vista on Friday 3/21. Big Inning Leads to Maverick Victory Despite a great pitching performance by Drew Logan the Mavericks still needed a seven run sixth inning to cruise by Bonita Vista 12-2. The offense production was led by Joey Burke who went 3-4 (2 2B, 4 RBI's, 2 runs) and a bases loaded clearing double by Scott Clement. The win puts the Mavericks at 4-0 on the season with one game to go in the tournament. The Mavericks will continue the final game of the Falcon/Pirate Tournament against Scripps Ranch Saturday @ Scripps Ranch 10:30. Mavericks Use 19 Hits to Beat Scripps Ranch The bats came alive on Saturday as the Mavericks unloaded on the Scripps Ranch Falcons scoring 15 runs. The game was highlighted by Johnny Zepeda's first inning home run, his first of the year. Zepeda and Michael Scharbarth lead the way with seven RBI's between them. On the mound the Mavericks got another great pitching performance from Michael Kenney moving his record to 2-0 on the season. With the victory the Mavericks moved to 5-0 in tournament play and earned a spot in the championship game. The championship game has been scheduled for Saturday March 29th at 2:30 at Oceanside High School. Around the County on 03/23/03 Rancho Bernardo (5-1) edges Mission Bay (5-1) by a 4-3 score to win the Hilltop Tournament. Rancho Buena Vista (6-0) wins Foothiller Classic Tournament with a 6-1 win over Santana. Mavericks Suffer First Loss to Rancho Buena Vista The Mavericks suffered their first loss yesterday to Rancho Buena Vista. Doug Konoske started on the mound for the Mavericks and suffered the loss. In the loss the Mavericks made five errors that contributed to four of the Longhorn runs. With the loss the Mavericks move to 5-1 on the year. The Mavericks will host the Ramona Bulldogs on Thursday 3/26 at 3:00 @ LCC. Scharbarth Leads Mavericks Over Ramona Michael Scharbarth hit a three run home run, and a bases loaded clearing double accounting for 6 RBI's. His offensive spark help defeat Ramona 9-5 in a North County Tournament game. Johnny Zepeda started on the mound for the Mavericks and was relieved by Travis Goldbach, Tom McGinnis, and Brian Brehm. Travis Goldbach collected his first victory for the year. The Mavericks play at San Marcos on Saturday at 10:00, and Oceanside at 2:30 for the Falcon/Pirate Tournament Championships. Mavericks Use Big Inning to Beat San Marcos The Mavericks used a seven run inning to rally past a resilient San Marcos team 12-7. In the difficult wind conditions Michael Kenney took to the mound. He pitched four innings to earn his third win of the year. Doug Konoske relieved Kenney pitching three perfect innings to preserve the win. The offense was lead by Andrew Nacario who went 3-5, and Johnny Zepeda who added an insurance two run home run in the seventh inning. The Mavericks move to 2-1 in the North County Tournament and will play Torrey Pines at La Costa Canyon on Tuesday. Mavericks Win Falcon/Pirate Tournament The Mavericks beat Valley Center 13-3 to win the Falcon/Pirate Tournament for the fifth time in seven years. The second game of the day in difficult wind conditions did not pose a problem. The Mavericks were led by a great pitching performance by Drew Logan and some clutch hitting from Andrew Nacario. Travis Goldbach pitched two innings of relief for the Mavericks. The Mavericks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first and never looked back in route to their first title of the year. Musella's Hit Beats Torrey Kyle Musella hit a full count one out single scoring Michael Scharbarth to beat Torrey Pines 6-5 in the senventh inning. Michael Scharbarth lead off the seventh with a base hit to right, stole 2nd and went to 3rd on Zepeda's ground out. The Falcons then walked the next two batters to pave the way for Kyle Musella's clutch hit. Doug Konoske pitched his second complete game of the year moving his record to 2-1 on the season. In his effort he allowed two earned runs on six hits striking out 6, and walking none. Joey Burke continued his great play going 2-2, walking twice, stealing three bases and collecting two RBI's. The Mavericks move to 9-1 on the season and 3-1 in the North County Tournament. Tuesday, April 1 North Couny Times Baseball Poll Rank Team Record Last Week #1 Rancho Buena Vista 9-0-0 - #2 Rancho Bernardo 7-2-0 2 #3 La Costa Canyon 8-1-0 3 #4 Mission Bay 8-2-0 1 #5 Fallbrook 7-1-0 T6 #6 El Capitan 7-1-0 T6 #7 Oceanside 7-1-0 5 #8 Mt Carmel 7-1-0 - #9 Morse 7-1-0 - #10 Granite Hills 6-2-0 - Others receiving votes: Clairemont, Christian, Marian, University, Carlsbad, Patrick Henry, Santana, Montgomery, Mira Mesa, Eastlake, Valhalla. Mavericks Post Second Shutout of the Year Drew Logan and the rest of the Mavericks combined to shutout Orange Glen 13-0. The Mavericks had 11 hits and no errors in route to the victory. Michael Scharbarth continued his hot hitting with a 3-4 performance. With the Mavericks leading 1-0 in the third inning Andrew Nacario hit a bases loaded triple to clear the bases. From there the Mavericks continued to build on the lead while relying on solid defense and pitching. Wes Schiller and Tom McGinnis pitched an inning of perfect relief to preserve the victory. The Mavericks finish the North County Tournament 4-1 and begin league play next week. Sunday, April 6 RBV Wins North County Tournament Rancho Buena Vista beat Mt Carmel 3-1 to win the North County Tournament Championship. The Longhorns are now 12-0, as they notched tournament wins over La Costa Canyon, Orange Glen, San Pasqual, Ramona and Valley Center to get tothe Championship game.. Mt Carmel fell to 9-2-1 but had tournamsnt winds over Ramona, San Pasqual, Vista, Escondido and Westview. Tuesday, April 8 North County Times Weekly Baseball Poll Rank Team Record Last Week 1 Rancho Buena Vista 12-0-0 1 2 La Costa Canyon 10-1-0 3 3 Rancho Bernardo 9-2-0 2 3 Mission Bay 12-1-0 4 5 El Capitan 9-1-0 6 6 Oceanside 8-1-1 7 7 Mt Carmel 9-2-1 8 8 Fallbrook 8-2-0 5 9 Granite Hills 7-2-0 10 10 Morse 8-2-0 9 CALHI SPORTS STATE TOP 20 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RANKINGS 2. Rancho Buena Vista 12-0 6. Mission Bay 12-1 12. Rancho Bernardo 9-2 13. La Costa Canyon 10-1 16. El Capitan 9-1 Mavericks Win League Opener Thanks to Michael Scharbarth and some solid pitching the Mavericks opened the 2003 Avocado League with a victory over El Camino 6-3. Scharbarth started the league going 3-3 with a single, double, home run, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. Tom McGinnis got the win in his first career start. Wes Schiller relieved McGinnis in the fifth and pitched three perfect innings facing the minimum. The Mavericks move to 11-1 on the year and 1-0 in league. Other Scores Mt Carmel 6 Carlsbad 2 Fallbrook 16 Oceanside 6 Poway 2 Rancho Buena Vista 1 Mavericks Top Mt. Carmel Thanks to some great pitching performances from Doug Konoske and Drew Logan the Mavericks were able to beat Mt. Carmel 3-1. Michael Scharbarth continued his hot hitting crushing a 3-2 change up over the left wall. Scott Clement also kept up his hot hitting going 2-3. The game was highlighted by some great defensive plays which included three double plays. Joey Burke made a game saving catch on a bases loaded line drive that resulted in a double play. The Mavericks move to 2-0 in league and 12-1 overall. Other Scores Fallbrook 6 El Camino 1 Oceanside 14 Carlsbad 4 Mavs Open Lions With a Victory The Mavericks opened the 2003 Lions Tournament with a convincing victory over the Morse Tigers at Morse High School. Paced by some clutch hitting the Mavericks pounded out 12 hits and 12 runs while not committing an error. Michael Kenney remained a strong force on the mound by facing the minimum through five innings. He allowed two hits but erased both runners by pickoff and a 5-4-3 double play. Travis Goldbach relieved Kenney in the 6th and struck out the side. The Mavericks were led offensively by Joey Burke 2-3 (double, triple, 3 rbi's), Michael Scharbarth 2-4 (HR, single, 3 rbi's), and Scott Clement 3-4 (2 singles, HR). Scharbarth started the scoring with a home run down the left field line. The Mavericks got two more in the fifth when Clement came to the plate. Clement led off the sixth inning with a mammoth blast into the left field parking lot. The Mavericks are now 1-0 in the Classic Division of the Lions Tournament and 13-1 overall. Other Scores Green Valley 7 Rancho Buena Vista 3 Eastlake 20 Folsom 8 Montgomery 5 Fountain Valley 3 Sunday, April 13 NORTH COUNTY TIMES WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL Rank Team Record Last Week No: 1 Rancho Buena Vista 13-1-0 1 No: 2 Rancho Bernardo 11-2-0 T3 No: 3 La Costa Canyon 12-1-0 2 No: 4 Mission Bay 13-1-0 T3 No: 5 El Capitan 10-1-0 5 No: 6 Fallbrook 10-2-0 8 No: 7 Oceanside 9-2-1 6 No: 8 Granite Hills 9-2-0 9 No: 9 Montgomery 11-3-0 - No:10 Mt Carmel 10-3-1 7 AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W - L - T W - L - T La Costa Canyon 2 - 0 - 0 12 - 1 - 0 Fallbrook 2 - 0 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 Mt Carmel 1 - 1 - 0 10 - 3 - 1 Oceanside 1 - 1 - 0 9 - 2 - 1 Carlsbad 0 - 2 - 0 7 - 5 - 1 El Camino 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 12- 0 Mavs Use Long Ball to Defeat El Camino Real The Maverick showed some muscle in defeating El Camino Real of Westhills Los Angeles 5-0. In doing so the Mavericks posted their second straight shutout in the Classic division of the Lions Tournament. The offense was keyed by Michael Scharbarth and Scott Clement who showed some impressive power with three home runs. In the second inning Michael Scharbarth hit his fifth home run of the year to lead off the inning. One out later Clement followed suit with a blast to dead center. The two home runs gave the Mavericks the lead that they would not relinquish. In the fourth inning Scharbarth led off the inning with a double, was sacrificed to third by Zepeda, and scored on Clements second home run of the game. Doug Konoske posted his fourth win of the year going the distance striking out five. The Mavericks showed some impressive glove work, highlighted by three double plays ending possible big innings. The win moves the Mavericks to 2-0 in the tournament, and puts them in the drivers seat for the semi finals on Thursday. The Mavericks play Calvary Chapel on Wednesday to finish out bracket play. Other Scores: Morse 9 Calvary Chapel 0 Folsom 8 Rancho Bernardo 4 Montgomery 4 Greenvalley 2 Eastlake 5 Hillcrest 3 Mavericks Defeat Calvary Chapel The Mavericks used three double plays and some great pitching to defeat Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana 6-1. Wes Schiller pitched five strong innings to get the win for the Mavericks. Travis Goldbach pitched two innings of relief to preserve the win. Again the solid defense was the key as the Mavericks rolled three double plays erasing possible big innings. The Mavericks used some clutch hits to manufacture the 6 runs. The win moves the Mavericks to 3-0 for the tournament and 15-1 on the season. With the win the Mavericks are guaranteed a spot in the semi-finals Thursday at Southwestern JC at 10:00 against Rancho Bernardo. The other semi-final game is between Poway and Montgomery. Other Scores El Camino Real 2 Morse 1 Montgomery 2 Rancho Buena Vista 1 Granite Hills 4 Elk Grove 1 Granite Hills 15 Fallbrook 4 RBV 6 Fountain Valley 4 Poway 9 Elk Grove 2 Poway 3 Fallbrook 2 Rancho Bernardo 7 Eastlake 5 Rancho Bernardo 5 Hillcrest 2 Mavericks Rained Out The semi finals of the Lions Tournament was rained out yesterday. The Mavericks were scheduled to play Rancho Bernardo at 10:00. There will be no make-up for the game. The Mavericks finish the tournament going 3-0 and allowing one run in 21 innings. League play beings again Tuesday at Fallbrook 3:30. State Rankings Released The Mavericks were ranked #9 overall, and #7 in Div. I schools in the state of California by Cal-Hi Sports. Others mentioned in the San Diego area were: #4 RBV, #5 Mission Bay, #8 Rancho Bernardo, and #12 El Capitan. The Mavericks were also ranked # 43 in the nation by the Student Sports National Fab 50. Tuesday, April 22 NORTH COUNTY TIMES WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL Rank Team Record Pts Last Week #1 LA COSTA CANYON 15-1-0 86 3 #2 Rancho Bernardo 13-3-0 76 2 #3 El Capitan 13-2-0 74 5 #4 Mission Bay 15-3-0 56 4 #5 R. Buena Vista 14-3-0 54 1 #6 Montgomery 14-3-0 45 9 #7 Granite Hills 11-2-0 41 8 #8 Mt Carmel 14-4-1 23 10 #9 Oceanside 11-3-1 21 7 #10 Fallbrook 11-4-0 14 6 AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL W L T W L T LA COSTA CANYON 2 - 0 - 0 15 - 1 - 0 Fallbrook 2 - 0 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 Mt Carmel 1 - 1 - 0 14 - 4 - 1 Oceanside 1 - 1 - 0 11 - 3 - 1 Carlsbad 0 - 2 - 0 9 - 6 - 1 El Camino 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 15- 0 Tuesday, April 22 SAN DIEGO UNION - TRIBUNE WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL Rank Team Record #1 LA COSTA CANYON 15-1 #2 El Capitan 13-2 #3 Montgomery 14-3 #4 Mission Bay 15-3 #5 Rancho Buena Vista 14-3 #6 Rancho Bernardo 13-3 #7 Granite Hills 11-2 #8 Oceanside 12-3-1 #9 Mt Carmel 15-4-1 #10 St Augustine 13-3 Tuesday, April 22 Mavericks Win Slugfest in Fallbrook
Thursday, April 24 CAL-HI SPORTS STATE BASEBALL POLL LA COSTA CANYON 16-1 overall and 3-0 in the Avocado League jumped to the top of the State Rankings this week. This is the first time in the school's history that the baseball team has been ranked the Number One team in the State. Other local teams listed were El Capitan at 5th, Mission Bay at 7th, Montgomery at 12th, Rancho Buena Vista at 17th and Rancho Bernardo at 18th. Konoske Sharp in 15-11 Victory Doug Konoske was sharp in defeating Carlsbad High School 15-11. In five innings of work he gave up two runs on three hits. The victory moves him to 5-1 on the season. Scott Clement stayed hot at the plate going 3-5 with a HR, 2B and 3 RBI's. The highlight of the game was Joey Burke's catch down the left field foul line, which resulted in a double play. Chris Fuller and Andrew Nacario also had three hits for the Mavericks. With the win the Mavericks move to 17-1 and 4-0 in league. The Mavericks currently have a 1 game lead over Fallbrook. Offense Carries Mavericks
Tuesday, April 29 NORTH COUNTY TIMES WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL RANK TEAM RECORD LAST WEEK #1 LA COSTA CANYON 18-1-0 1 #2 El Capitan 16-2-0 3 #3 Rancho Bernardo 16-3-0 2 #4 Mission Bay 17-4-0 4 #5 Montgomery 16-4-0 6 #6 Rancho Buena Vista 16-4-0 5 #7 Mt Carmel 16-5-1 8 #8 St. Augustine 16-3-0 - #9 Granite Hills 12-4-0 7 #10 Oceanside 12-5-1 9 #10 Fallbrook 12-5-0 10 Wednesday, April 30 Mavs Complete Sweep of Oceanside The Mavericks completed the two game sweep of the Oceanside Pirates beating them 9-1 on Tuesday. The sweep saw the Mavericks score 30 runs and surrender 9. On Tuesday Drew Logan started and pitched four innings of one hit ball allowing only one unearned run. Doug Konoske relieved and pitched three innings of one hit ball to get his 6th win of the year. Again the Mavericks banged out 15 hits but were unable to capitalize until the 6th inning. In the 6th inning Scott Clement started the two out rally with a single to right. Peter Bethea followed with a single to right, and Nick Burke was walked. With the bases loaded Andrew Nacario crushed a 2-1 pitch to left center plating all three runners. On the next pitch Joey Burke singled to center scoring Nacario. In the seventh Johnny Zepeda hit a two run home run to seal the victory for the Mavs. The Mavericks move to 19-1 on the season, and 6-0 in league. Wednesday, April 30 CAL-HI SPORTS STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL POLL LA COSTA CANYON (18-1)continues as the Number One ranked high school baseball team in California. El Capitan (16-2)moved up to No: 3 overall and the top Division Two team. Rancho Bernardo (15-3)fell to No: 14 and Mission Bay (17-4) dropped to No: 15. Mavs Beat El Camino 9-2 The Mavericks moved their league record to 7-0 on Thursday as they defeated the El Camino Wildcats 9-2. Michael Kenney pitched five innings of one hit ball to earn his 6th win on the year. Brian Brehm relieved Kenney allowing two runs on one hit. The game was broken open when Scott Clement pinch hitting for Nick Burke hit a bases loaded single down the left field line. The single scored two runs and opened the flood gates for a seven run inning. The Mavericks move to 20-1 on the season. They also remained the #1 team in the state for the second week. AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS Team League Overall W - L - T W - L - T La Costa Canyon 7 - 0 - 0 20 - 1 - 0 Mt Carmel 5 - 2 - 0 18 - 5 - 1 Fallbrook 4 - 3 - 0 13 - 7 - 1 Oceanside 3 - 4 - 0 13 - 6 - 1 Carlsbad 2 - 5 - 0 11 - 9 - 1 El Camino 0 - 7 - 0 0 - 20 - 0 Tuesday, April 29 National BCA Top 25 Rankings The National High School Baseball Coaches Association Weekly National Top 25 Rankings have La Costa Canyon High School at No: 13. Check Links for the direct connection to the BCA web site. Tuesday, May 6 CAL-HI SPORTS STATE BASEBALL POLL RANK TEAM #1 LA COSTA CANYON #3 EL CAPITAN #7 MISSION BAY #17 RANCHO BUENA VISTA #18 RANCHO BERNARDO The National Baseball Coaches Association Poll #13 LA COSTA CANYON The USA Today National Poll #9 LA COSTA CANYON The CAL-HI Sports National Poll #4 LA COSTA CANYON Tuesday, May 6 NORTH COUNTY TIMES WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL Rank Team Record Last Week #1 LA COSTA CANYON 20-1-0 1 #2 Rancho Bernardo 17-3-0 3 #3 Mission Bay 19-4-0 4 #4 Montgomery 18-4-0 5 #5 El Capitan 17-3-0 2 #6 Rancho Buena Vista 17-4-0 6 #7 Mt Carmel 18-5-1 7 #8 Granite Hills 14-4-0 9 #9 St. Augustine 17-4-0 8 #10 Oceanside 13-6-1 10 Others receiving votes: Fallbrook, Coronado, Valhalla, Grossmont AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS Team League Overall W - L - T W - L - T La Costa Canyon 7 - 0 - 0 21 - 1 - 0 Mt Carmel 5 - 2 - 0 18 - 5 - 1 Fallbrook 4 - 3 - 0 13 - 7 - 0 Oceanside 3 - 4 - 0 13 - 6 - 1 Carlsbad 2 - 5 - 0 11 - 9 - 1 El Camino 0 - 7 - 0 0 -20 - 0 PALOMAR LEAGUE STANDINGS Rancho Bernardo 6 - 0 - 0 17 - 3 - 0 Rancho Buena Vista 4 - 2 - 0 17 - 4 - 0 Torrey Pines 4 - 2 - 0 10 - 9 - 0 Vista 3 - 3 - 0 7 - 12- 0 Poway 1 - 5 - 0 8 - 10- 0 San Marcos 0 - 6 - 0 7 - 11- 0 Baseball FAB 50 Rankings La Costa Canyon Mavericks are now ranked #4 in the COUNTRY! GO MAVS! 1. A&M Consolidated (College Station) Texas 26-1 (2) The Tigers have their last 16 games are are a solid No. 1 team in the Texas Class 5A. 2. Parkview (Lilburn, GA) 18-1 (5) The {Panthers are on a tear with 13 straight wins and are still unbeaten in regional play. 3. Bellaire (Bellaire, TX) 28-2 (7) The No. 2 ranked Texas Class 5A team continues to impress and is top-rated in the competitive Houston metro area. 4. La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) 18-1 (43) California's season was jumbled recently when previous national No. 1 La Quinta of Westminster lost twice at the National Classic during the same week in which previously unbeaten Capistrano Valley and Chatsworth both lost. La Costa Canyon took over the state's No. 1 ranking with just one-loss against tough San Diego area competition. The Mavericks scored 14, 15 and 21 runs in their three games last week. GO MAVS! Wednesday, May 7 Mavs Squeak by Sundevils With the help of Johnny Zepeda (2-3, 1b, 2b, 3 RBI's) the Mavericks moved their league record to 8-0. Drew Logan was impressive in the start going five innings allowing 1 run on three hits. Doug Konoske relieved for Logan allowing two earned runs in two innings. The Mavericks sporadic defense allowed the Sundevils to get back in the game eventually clamping down to preserve the victory. Andrew Nacario also had a great day at the plate going 2-3 with a home run to lead off the game. The win increases the Mavericks winning streak to 16 and improves their record to 21-1. The Mavericks also remained #1 in the state for the third consecutive week. Mavericks Sweep Fallbrook Warriors In a battle of the first and second place teams in the league the Mavericks showed that they can swing the bats with anyone. The first game was highlighted by a great pitching performance by Doug Konoske. In his complete game he moved his record to 7-1 on the season with 2 saves and 4-0 in league. The second game was a slugfest that saw four lead changes and 28 runs scored. Michael Kenney started the game pitching three innings before getting in trouble in the fourth. In the fourth Travis Goldbach relieved Kenney and shut down the Warriors to earn his third win on the year. Brian Brehm got the save in the seventh getting the Mavericks out of a bases loaded jam to end the game. The true highlights of the game were at the plate for the Mavericks. Andrew Nacario reached base eight times, including four hits, five runs, and 3 stolen bases. Joey Burke had five hits, drove in three runs, stole four bases, and scored five runs. Chris Fuller scored four times. Michael Scharbarth had four hits, drove in six and scored six times Scott Clement had four hits and four RBI's Nick Diehl had four RBI's in the second game. The Mavericks move their record to 23-1 on the season and 10-0 in league. They will be on the road at Carlsbad on Tuesday at 3:30. AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL W - L - T W - L - T La Costa Canyon 10 - 0 - 0 23 - 1 - 0 Mt Carmel 7 - 3 - 0 20 - 6 - 1 Fallbrook 5 - 5 - 0 14 - 9 - 0 Oceanside 4 - 6 - 0 14 - 8 - 1 Carlsbad 4 - 6 - 0 13 - 10 - 1 El Camino 0 -10 - 0 0 - 23 - 0 Tuesday, May 13 NORTH COUNTY TIMES WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL RANK TEAM RECORD LAST WEEK #1 LA COSTA CANYON 23-1-0 1 #2 Rancho Bernardo 20-3-0 2 #3 Mission Bay 22-4-0 3 #4 El Capitan 18-4-0 5 #5 Montgomery 20-5-0 4 #6 Rancho Buena Vista 19-5-0 6 #7 Mt Carmel 20-6-1 7 #8 St. Augustine 20-4-0 9 #9 Valhalla 17-6-0 - #10 University 18-6-0 - Others receiving votes: Grossmont, Fallbrook, Oceanside, Granite Hills, Marian and Coronado. TOP RANKED DIVISION 1 TEAMS #1 La Costa Canyon #2 Rancho Bernardo #3 Montgomery #4 Rancho Buena Vista #5 Mt Carmel #6 Eastlake #7 Fallbrook #8 Granite Hills #9 Morse Diehl's Blast Beats Carlsbad The Mavericks defeated Carlsbad High School yesterday 5-2 in a Avocado League matchup. The Mavericks fell behind 2-0 in the third, but responded in the top of the fourth thanks to Scott Clement. With Johnny Zepeda on first Scott hit a line drive over the center field wall to tie the game at 2-2. Then in the sixth inning Scott led off with a walk to be driven in by a blast to left field by Nick Diehl. The home run was his second of the year and came at a great time for the Mavericks. Drew Logan pitched a complete game 5 hitter striking out 7. It was the first time he has gone the distance this year. The win moves the Mavericks to 11-0 in league play. Wednesday, May 14 Mavericks Win Consecutive Avo League Titles Due to the victory at Carlsbad combined with the Mt. Carmel (7-4) loss to Fallbrook (6-5) the Mavericks (11-0) with only four league games remaining, clinched at least a tie for their second straight Avocado league title. This is the fifth title in seven years for the Mavericks. Saturday, May 17 Nacario Leads Mavs Past Oceanside On Thursday afternoon the Mavericks were trailing 4-3 to the Oceanside Pirates. Andrew Nacario came to the plate with two outs and a man on. He then put a charge into a ball sailing over the center field fence to put the Mavericks up 5-4. The home run gave the Mavericks the needed spark to complete the three game sweep of Oceanside 6-4. Michael Kenney threw a complete game for the Mavericks earning his 7th victory on the season. Michael Scharbarth and Chris Fuller also contributed RBI singles for the Mavericks. The win moves the Mavericks record to 25-1 and 12-0 in league. Tuesday, May 13 SAN DIEGO COUNTY BASEBALL HITTING LEADERS Rank Player School AB H Avg #1 Boyle, UC 77 43 .558 #2 Clement, LCC 75 41 .547 #14 J.Burke, LCC 78 37 .474 #24 Scharbarth, LCC 76 35 .461 #38 Nacario, LCC 86 37 .430 Sunday, May 18 CAL-HI SPORTS ARTICLE FEATURES LA COSTA CANYON BASEBALL The Cal-Hi Sports Web Site News Article Features La Costa Canyon High School's No: One Ranked Baseball Team. Click on the Links menu item and then click on Cal-Hi Sports link to access story. LA COSTA CANYON RETAINS IT'S NUMBER ONE RANKING IN THE CAL-HI SPORTS CALIFORNIA STATE POLL FOR THE FIFTH WEEK IN A ROW. Other teams listed in the overall State rankings were #9 Rancho Bernardo and #13 Mission Bay. LA COSTA CANYON MOVES UP TO 8TH IN THE LATEST NATIONAL POLL FROM BASEBALL AMERICA. See Links for web site. CAL-HI SPORTS AND USA TODAY had also listed La Costa Canyon in their National Top Ten Poll. Tuesday, May 20 NORTH COUNTY TIMES WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL RANK TEAM RECORD LAST WEEK #1 La Costa Canyon 26-1-0 1 #2 Rancho Bernardo 23-4-0 2 #3 Mission Bay 23-5-0 3 #4 Rancho Buena Vista 22-6-0 6 #5 Montgomery 20-6-0 5 #6 St. Augustine 22-4-0 8 #7 Valhalla 18-6-0 9 #8 Mt. Carmel 21-7-1 7 #9 Grossmont 13-11-0 - #10 El Capitan 19-8-0 4 AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS Team League Overall W - L - T W - L - T La Costa Canyon 13 - 0 - 0 26 - 1 - 0 Mt Carmel 8 - 5 - 0 21 - 8 - 1 Fallbrook 7 - 6 - 0 16 - 10 - 0 Oceanside 6 - 7 - 0 16 - 9 - 1 Carlsbad 5 - 8 - 0 14 - 12 - 1 El Camino 0 - 13 - 0 0 - 26 - 0 Mavs Beat Wildcats 4-1 The Mavericks led by some great pitching and some timely hitting beat El Camino 4-1 in an Avocado league contest. Andrew Logan pitched four hitless innings and was relieved by Brian Brehm. The Wildcats were held to two hits. Andrew Nacario came through at the plate again driving a home run into the left center field gap. The two run shot put the Mavericks up 3-1. With the win the Mavericks move to 27-1 and 14-0 in league. The Mavericks finish the regular season on Thursday against Mt. Carmel. It is senior day so come out and send off the seniors and their parents. Tuesday, May 20 USA TODAY'S NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL POLL La Costa Canyon jumped up to Number Two in the Nation according to this week's USA Today's National High School Baseball Rankings: No: 1 Chatsworth, California 28-1 No: 2 La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad Ca 26-1 No: 11 La Quinta, Westminister Ca 25-2 No: 12 Buchanon, Clovis Ca 25-4 Friday, May 23 FINAL 2003 AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM LEAGUE OVERALL W - L - T W - L - T La Costa Canyon 15 - 0 - 0 28 - 1 - 0 Fallbrook 9 - 6 - 0 18 - 10 - 0 Mt Carmel 8 - 7 - 0 21 - 9 - 1 Oceanside 7 - 8 - 0 17 - 10 - 1 Carlsbad 6 - 9 - 0 15 - 13 - 1 El Camino 0 - 15 - 0 0 - 27 - 0 Final Palomar League Standings Team W - L Rancho Bernardo 13 - 2 Rancho Buena Vista 10 - 5 Vista 7 - 8 Poway 7 - 8 Torrey Pines 5 - 10 San Marcos 3 - 12 Friday, May 23 Mavericks Finish League Play Perfect The Mavericks finished the Avocado League yesterday with a 2-0 victory over Mt. Carmel. With the victory the Mavericks finish the season a perfect 15-0 in league. Dating back to last year the Mavericks are 28-1 in the Avocado League. The victory yesterday was a hard fought pitchers duel that produced only 5 hits in the game. In the second inning Nick Diehl hit double down the right field line scoring Scott Clement from first base. The only other scoring came when Andrew Nacario was hit by a pitch, stole second, and was moved to third on a groundout. With two outs Nacario stole home to give the Mavericks a 2-0 lead. Kenney was almost perfect in his outing striking out 8 while not walking a batter. The Mavericks will begin CIF competition on Wednesday at LCC 4:00. Mavericks are #1 Seed in CIF Playoffs The Mavericks recieved the number one seed yesterday in the CIF seeding meeting. The seed gives the Mavericks a bye on the first round of the tournament. They will play Wednesday @ LCC 4:00 against the winner of Fallbrook/Chula Vista. The other seeds were Rancho Bernardo #2, Montgomery #3, and R.B.V #4. The eight teams playing on Tuesday to get into the double elimination tournament portion of the CIF Playoffs are: Eastlake #5, Morse #6, Granite Hills #7, Fallbrook #8, Chula Vista #9, Mt Carmel #10, Poway #11, and Vista #12. The upper bracket includes No. 1 La Costa Canyon and No. 4 Rancho Buena Vista, with the winner of the Fallbrook/Chula Vista play-in game and the winner of the Vista/Eastlake play-in game. Individual games and locations are listed in the CIF Schedule. Tuesday, May 27 NORTH COUNTY TIMES WEEKLY BASEBALL POLL RANK TEAM RECORD LAST WEEK #1 La Costa Canyon 28 - 1 - 0 1 #2 Mission Bay 25 - 5 - 0 3 #3 Rancho Bernardo 24 - 5 - 0 2 #4 Rancho Buena Vista 23 - 7 - 0 4 #5 Montgomery 21 - 7 - 0 5 #6 Valhalla 22 - 6 - 0 7 #7 St. Augustine 23 - 5 - 0 6 #8 El Capitan 22 - 8 - 0 10 #9 Grossmont 17 -11 - 0 9 #10 Mt Carmel 21 - 9 - 0 7 Others receiving vots: University, Eastlake, Marian, Fallbrook, Morse and Oceanside. Tuesday, May 27 NORTH COUNTY BASEBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS HITTING (Min 45 at-bats) No. Name School AB H AVG 1 Plante (F) 92 46 .500 2 Clement (LCC) 88 44 .500 3 Barbosa (Calvin) 64 30 .469 4 Gill (Calvin) 49 17 .469 5 Hernandez (O) 75 35 .467 6 Gray (R) 53 24 .452 7 J.Burke (LCC) 89 40 .449 8 Trujillo (SP) 58 26 .448 9 Iverson (OG) 80 35 .438 10 Nacario (LCC) 104 45 .433 21 Scharbarth (LCC) 93 38 .409 40 Diehl (LCC) 68 25 .368 45 Fuller (LCC) 96 34 .354 51 Zepeda (LCC) 92 32 .348 RUNS BATTED IN #1 Scharbarth (LCC) 45 #2 Drennan (RB) 43 #3 J.Burke (LCC) 38 #3 Barbosa (Calvin) 38 #5 Clement (LCC) 36 #6 Zepeda (LCC) 32 #6 McKeever (P) 32 Nacario (LCC) 24 Fuller (LCC) 22 HOME RUNS 13 - Drennan (RB) 9 - Peabody (RB) 9 - Lopez (RB) 8 - Einertson (RBV) 8 - Hernandez (O) 7 - Morehead (RB) 7 - Wideman (F) 6 - Clement (LCC) 6 - McKeever (P) 6 - Behnke (R) 5 - Scharbarth (LCC) STOLEN BASES 24 - J.Burke (LCC) 23 - Nacario (LCC) 23 - M.Love (SFC) 23 - Luster (O) 22 - Nelson (Calvin) 21 - Perez (O) 14 - Scharbarth (LCC) 13 - Fuller (LCC) PITCHING LEADERS Name, School IP ER ERA Owsley (MC) 106.5 16 1.04 Konoske (LCC) 56 9 1.12 Leake (VC) 46.3 8 1.21 Murphy (TP) 50.6 9 1.24 Zeis (TP) 61.3 11 1.25 True (VC) 50.6 10 1.38 Einertson (RBV) 64 14 1.53 Logan (LCC) 44.6 10 1.57 Arnold (F) 42.6 11 1.79 Patterson (SDA) 52 15 2.02 Kenney (LCC) 49.3 19 2.55 PITCHING WINS 11-1 Owsley (MC) 9-0 Burke (RB) 8-0 Kenney (LCC) 8-1 Konoske (LCC) 8-2 Einertson (RBV) 8-4 Holzhauer (RBV) 8-4 Nelson (Calvin) 7-2 Boros (RB) 7-4 Duncan (C) 6-0 Logan (LCC) 6-1 Murphy (RBV) 6-1 Arnold (F) Thursday, May 29 Mavs Win Opener 7-4
Saturday, May 31 Mavericks Win Thriller 2-1
Saturday, May 31 Mavs Tie All Time CIF Record With the victory over Eastlake on Friday the Mavericks have tied the all time consecutive win streak at 25. This total ties them with RBV and Grossmont. The 30-1 Mavericks are also one win shy of the CIF Record for the most number of wins in one season (31) set last year by Montgomery. Friday, June 6 Other Scores Around Southern California LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS Semi Finals - 6/6/03 Chatsworth 4 Banning 2 Carson 1 Roosevelt 0 Quarter Finals - 6/4/03 Chatsworth 2 Granada Hills Kennedy 0 Carson 8 El Camino Real 7 Prior Round Chatsworth 12 Fremont 0 (5 Inn) El Camino Real 6 San Pedro 1 Chatsworth is ranked 1-2 and 2-1, with La Costa Canyon depending on which poll it is. SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION I PLAYOFFS Valley View 3 Servite 1 Santa Margarita 11 Capistrano Valley 5 Marina 4 Mater Dei 3 Arlington 4 Mission Viejo 1
Thanks to some incredible defensive plays and clutch hitting the Mavericks were able to defeat Eastlake 3-1. With the victory the Mavericks move to Saturdays Championship game at Tony Gwynn Stadium. In the sixth inning Eastlake loaded the bases with one out. The next hitter laced a shot down the right field line, one that looked like extra bases. Nick Burke came from no where to make a spectacular diving catch, only allowing the runner on third to advance. The next batter popped out and the Mavericks were able to maintain their lead. Chris Fuller was the clutch hitter for the Mavericks today as he went 3-3 with two RBI's. Both RBI's came with two outs and men in scoring position. On the mound the Mavericks were led by a combination of pitchers in Kenney and Logan. Michael Kenney started the game pitching five great innings. He was relieved by Drew Logan in the sixth. Logan finished the Titans in the seventh for the save. Quote of the Day - Eastlake Coach Dave Gonzalez - "That was one of the top 10 catches I've ever seen in a high school game." Tuesday, June 3 MAVS SET NEW ALL TIME CIF RECORD With their second victory over Eastlake on Tuesday the Mavericks (31-1) set a new all time San Diego Section CIF Record for 26 consecutive wins and tied another CIF record for the most wins in a single season (31) which was set last year by Montgomery. Sunday, June 8 Coach Machado Named 2003 Coach of the Year On Tuesday morning the North County Times Newspaper Announced that La Costa Canyon's Justin Machado was this year's North County High School Baseball Coach of the Year. On Tuesday afternoon the 2003 Maverick Baseball team exhibited the tremendous mental focus and extra ordinary physical effort to make a coach truly proud of his players. The Mavericks record setting 3-1 win over Eastlake, the second victory in 5 days over the South Bay power house, put La Costa Canyon in to the CIF Division I Championship game for the second time in Coach Machado's seven year career. On Saturday night the Mavericks (32-1) beat Rancho Bernardo 5-4 to win their first CIF Championship. This year Coach Machado was assisted by Rudy Rodriguez, Tim Kechter and Mark Miller. The Maverick baseball program is averaging 23 wins per year and includes 1 CIF Division I Championship, 5 Avocado League Championships, 1 San Diego Lions Tournament - Classic Div. Championship, 5 Falcon/Pirate Tournament Championships, 2 North County Tournament Championships, 7 straight CIF playoff appearances, two CIF Div I Championship games, a CIF record setting 27 wins in arow, a CIF record 32 wins in a single season, a Cal-Hi Sports 2003 Number One ranking in the State, and a Students Sports.com 2003 Number One ranking in the Nation.
2003 C I F C H A M P I O N S
Final Scores DIV I LA COSTA CANYON 5 RANCHO BERNARDO 4 DIV II EL CAPITAN 5 PATRICK HENRY 4 DIV III UNIVERSITY 2 MISSION BAY 0 DIV IV CHRISTIAN HIGH 2 MARIAN CATHOLIC 1 RECENT DIV I CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES 2002 RBV 6, Rancho Bernardo 0 2001 Rancho Bernardo 6, Poway 2 2000 Rancho Bernardo 1, Vista 0 1999 Rancho Bernardo 8, Helix 2 1998 Granite Hills 6, Grossmont 2 1997 Grossmont 5, La Costa Canyon 3
Wednesday, June 11 Post Season Awards Handed Out Tuesday night the Mavericks put the finishing touches on a great season with a tremendous banquet. Now the post season awards begin to pour in. 1st Team Avocado League Scott Clement Michael Scharbarth Andrew Nacario Joey Burke Doug Konoske 2nd Team Drew Logan Avocado Player of the Year Scott Clement Avocado Pitcher of the Year Doug Konoske All CIF TEAMS 1st Team Doug Konoske Joey Burke Andrew Nacario Michael Scharbarth 2nd Team Scott CLement Andrew Logan DIV I CIF Awards 1st Team Joey Burke, Drew Logan, Scott Clement 2nd Team Doug Konoske Div I Player of the Year Scott Clement Div I Pitcher of the Year Drew Logan All Union-Tribune Team 1st Team Scott Clement, Joey Burke, Doug Konoske 2nd Team Michael Scharbarth Maverick Team Awards MVP Joey Burke Defensive Player of the Year Johnny Zepeda Offensive Player of the Year Scott Clement Pitchers of the Year Doug Konoske Andrew Logan Team Rankings StudentSports.Com #1 in the country USA Today #2 in the country Baseball America #5 in the country Saturday, June 14 Final Cal-Hi Sports Top Ten State Rankings Cal-Hi Sports California Overall Top Ten 1. La Costa Canyon 32-1; 2. Chatsworth 33-1 3. La Quinta 30-2 4. Rancho Bernardo 28-6 5. Marina 24-7 6. Clovis 23-7 7. Buchanan 27-5 8. Edison 24-5 9. Mater Dei 23-6 10.Capistrano Valley25-4 Monday, June 30 Burke Ends Career On All State Team Joey Burke finished up a wonderful Maverick career by being selected to the CalHi Sports All State Team. Along with Burke were three other Mavericks two on the second team. Scott Clement and Andrew Nacario were also selected to the second team. The first team all state underclassmen list included Clement and Doug Konoske. |
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