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2004 MAVERICKS WIN SECOND CIF CHAMPIONSHIP The Mavericks rallied in the top of the eighth inning on Nick Burke's three run home run to beat Fallbrook 7-4. In 2003 Nick contributed the "catch", a diving all out stretch to catch a line drive against Eastlake in a 2-1 semi-final win. In 2004 it was his bat and his arm in the Championship game as he went 3 for 4, with two runs scored, three runs batted in and threw out a runner at home from his center field position. Wes Schiller started for the Mavericks and struggled in the first two innings giving up four earned runs, before settling in to hold the line for the next three innings. Wes finished with 5 innings, yielding 10 hits, striking out 4, walking 4 and leaving the game whith his team in a 4-4 tie and in a great position to win. In the top of the 3rd inning the Mavericks scored one run on three consecutive two out singles with Scott Clement knocking in Nick Burke. In the top of the 4th inning the Mavericks tied the game at 4 all with a throwing error that allowed Jimmy Pierce to score and then rbi singles by Travis Jones and Kevin Patterson to tie the game. After having pitched 7 innings on Tuesday, Doug Konoske entered the game in relief in the bottom of the 6th inning. Doug allowed no runs, walked 1 and struck out 5 in shutting out the Warriors over the last three innings. Burke's three run home run with one out in the the top of the eighth inning also scored Brian Ernst and Kyle Musella. It was timely as Konoske had only one inning of eligibility left and he shut out the Warriors in the bottom half of the eighth to preserve the second consecutive extra inning CIF Championship win for the Mavericks. Fallbrook pounded out 11 hits and left 12 runners on base but the final power ranking in Home Runs was: La Costa Canyon 1 Fallbrook 0. Other 2004 CIF Division Championships: Div II El Capitan 8 Vahalla 2 Div III Mission Bay 13 St Augustine 4 Div IV Francis Parker 4 Santa Fe Christian 0 Recent Past CIF Division I Championship Games: 2004 La Costa Canyon 7, Fallbrook 3 (8 innings); 2003 La Costa Canyon 5, Rancho Bernardo 4 (8 inn.); 2002 Rancho Buena Vista 6, Rancho Bernardo 0; 2001 Rancho Bernardo 6, Poway 2; 2000 Rancho Bernardo 1, Vista 0; 1999 Rancho Bernardo 8, Helix 0; 1998 Granite Hills 6, Grossmont 2; 1997 Grossmont 5, La Costa Canyon 3 2004 Pre Season Polls The 2004 Mavericks are ranked #1 in the county by the San Diego Tribune, with Rancho Bernardo #2. Other North County schools included: RBV #5, Mt. Carmel #7, Oceanside #8, Vista #9, and Torrey Pines #10. Wednesday, March 10 Mavs Lose Opener to Mt. Miguel Despite a great outing by Wes Schiller the Mavericks were unable to earn the victory at Mt. Miguel. Mt. Miguel starting pitcher Mike McLaughlin was awesome allowing three hits and striking out 13 Mavericks taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Scott Clement was 1 for 2 with a double and two RBI's. The Mavericks look to get back in the win column on Thursday at home against Pt. Loma. Game time is scheduled for 3:15. Friday, March 12 Mavericks Squeak Out Victory vs. Pt. Loma The Mavericks had to fight from behind a couple of times yesterday to earn their first victory of the year. In the third the Mavericks took the lead 2-0, but then allowed five in the top of the fourth. In the fifth, Scott Clements two run shot cut the lead to 5-4. The Pointers then added one in the sixth. The Mavericks got hot at the plate and added five thanks to Kevin Patterson's(2-3 2 2B's, 5 RBI's) bases clearing double. The Pointers battled back in the seventh scoring four in the top half to take the lead 10-9. In the bottom half Bret St. Amor lead off with a triple to right, and scored on Doug Konoske's double to right center. Chris Smith then followed with the game winning single down the third base line. Doug Konoske earned his first victory of the year by facing two batters in the seventh.
The Mavericks scored 7 runs in the first four innings and cruised to an easy victory over the San Dieguito Academy. With a six run cushion Doug Konoske showed is dominance throwing 69 pitches over 6 innings of work. He only allowed three hits while striking out five, and walking 1. The Mavericks were led offensively by Kyle Musella (2-3 3B, 2 RBI's), Bryan Ernst (2-3 2B, 2RBI's), and Kevin Patterson (1-2 3 runs scored). With the victory the Mavericks move to 2-1 on the season. Wednesday, March 17 Schiller Pitches Mavericks to Victory Over Valley Center Wes Schiller used another strong effort in beating Valley Center 9-0 on Tuesday afternoon. In doing so Schiller (1-1) threw 62 pitches, allowing four hits, and walking none. Scott Clement closed the game with his first inning on the mound. Offensively the Mavericks were led by a host of players who were able to get clutch hits when needed. The Mavericks move to 3-1 on the season and in the tournament. They will travel to Torrey Pines on Thursday for the final game of pool play in the Falcon/Pirate Tournament. Konoske One Hits Falcons Doug Konoske pitched a brilliant game against the Torrey Pines Falcons on Thursday. In his complete game he allowed one run, struck out ten, and walked one. Offensively the Mavericks were led by Chris Smith (2-3), and Kevin Patterson (1-3). In the third inning Chris Smith led off with a single to left. He moved to third on consecutive ground balls from Travis Jones and Nick Burke. With two outs Kevin Patterson came to the plate. On the 1-2 pitch the ball kicked away from the catcher allowing Smith to score. The next pitch Patterson homered to left center to put the Mavericks up 2-0. That ended up being the only runs they needed as Konoske slammed the door shut not allowing the Falcons to reach base after the fourth. The win moved the Mavericks to 4-1 on the season, and a tie with Mt. Carmel in the tournament bracket. Mt. Carmel advanced on the second tie breaker, which was the record of the opponents. On Monday the Mavericks begin the North County Tournament at Valley Center. Signaigo's Blast Beats Valley Center Nick Signaigo hit a two out seventh inning pitch over the right center field fence to clinch the victory for the Mavericks. The Mavericks had been handcuffed by the Valley Center pitcher all day only reaching base five times. The Maverick pitchers also had been just as dominating on the mound. Garrett VanLeeuwen started for the Mavericks going five strong innings allowing one run, striking out 3, and walking one. He was relieved by Jimmy Voaklander and Scott Clement in the sixth. Clement then retired the Jaguars in the seventh to earn his first varsity victory. The win moves the Mavericks to 5-1 on the season. Mavs Lose to Broncos The Mavericks lost for the second time this year losing to the Rancho Bernardo Broncos 3-0. The game was highlighted by some excellent pitching by Doug Konoske. Konoske was cruising, retiring 13 straight batters. In the sixth the Broncos connected for three runs off Doug giving him his first loss of the year. The Maverick offense was never in the game getting just 2 hits, both by Nick Burke. The loss moves the Maverick record to 5-2 on the season. The Mavericks play at Vista on Friday. Offense Comes Alive in Defeat of Vista The Maverick bats finally woke up on Friday against the Vista Panthers. Trailing 3-0 in the fourth the Mavericks decided to swing the bats. Doug Konoske led off the inning with a single to left that got by the left fielder for a triple. He scored on a Brett St. Amor single to right and the Mavericks were starting to get going. They scored 2 in the fourth, four in the fifth, and four in the sixth. Doug Konoske(3-4, 3 runs), Nick Burke (2-3 2B, 2 RBI's) helped lead the Mavericks to victory. On the mound Wes Schiller coming off an ankle sprain pitched five strong innings for his second win of the year. Garrett VanLeeuwen relieved to close out the game. The Mavericks move to 6-2 on the season, and play at home against Torrey Pines on Monday. Mavericks Lose to Falcons In game four of the North County Tournament the Mavericks lost 6-0 to the Torrey Pines Falcons. The Falcons were led by Brian Murphy who pitched a complete game 5 hitter. The Mavericks were unable to get anything going on offense as Murphy dominated. Brett St. Amor was the lone bright spot for the Mavericks collecting two hits. The loss moves the Mavericks to 2-2 in the tournament and 6-3 overall. The Mavericks finish round robin play on Wednesday against Poway at LCC.
Thursday, April 1 Konoske No Hits Poway Doug Konoske showed his dominance yesterday pitching a no hitter in a 17-0 defeat of Poway. It was the third no hitter of all time at La Costa Canyon. In doing so Doug faced 23 batters, striking out 12, and walking 2. It was a complete team effort with multiple nice plays made all over the field. Offensively the Mavericks were led by Nick Burke who went 3-4. The Mavericks finish the North County Tournament with a 3-2 record, and move their record to 7-3 on the season. They will compete in the Lions Tournament starting Monday 4/5 at El Capitan High School 10:00. Sunday, March 21 Mt Carmel beats Fallbrook 7-5 to win Tournament The Sun Devils (4-1) lucked out to advance past La Costa Canyon (4-1), Carlsbad (4-1), and Oceanside (4-1) on the tie-breakers to advance to the tournament championship game against Fallbrook (5-0). Mt Carmel earned the Falcon/Pirate tournament championship with a 7-5 victory over Fallbrook. Both teams are now 5-1, and El Camino is 2-3, indicating that the Avocado League will once again be one of the strongest high school baseball leagues in Southern California. Other scores: El Capitan beat Rancho Bernardo 2-1 to win the Hill Top Tournament. Sunday, April 4 Rancho Bernardo Beats Fallbrook 7-5 To Win Tournament Rancho Bernardo jumped out to a 5-0 lead and then held off Fallbrook's 7th inning rally to beat the Warriors 7-5 and win the North County Tournament Championship. Rancho Bernardo is now 11-1 and Fallbrook falls to 11-2, having lost two tournament championship games. WP Lopez (RB); LP Bardeen (F); HR's Lopez (RB) 5th none on; Wideman (F) 7th one on; and Bardeen (F) 7th none on. Mavs Open Lions with Victory The La Costa Canyon Mavericks opened division play in the classic division of the Lions Tournament with a victory over Silverado (NV). The 7-3 victory was highlighed by both the defense and offense. On the mound Wes Schiller pitched a complete game four hitter in earning his third victory on the year. In doing so Wes took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before allowing a leadoff hit followed by a home run. The home run ended a streak of 14 scoreless innings by the Mavericks. At the plate the Mavericks banged out 13 hits led by Scott Clement (3-3), and Nick Burke (2-3). The win moves the Mavericks record to 8-3 on the season and 1-0 in pool play. The tournament continues tomorrow at La Costa Canyon against Santana High School at 12:00. Wednesday, April 7 Mavs Cruise by Santana Again the Mavericks were led by strong defense and steller pitching as they cruised to a 13-4 victory over visiting Santana. Jimmy Voaklander earned his first victory of his varsity career going 4 innings allowing four earned runs. In doing so Jimmy gave up 6 hits, striking out 4. Garrett VanLeeuwen finished the game going three strong innings in relief. The Mavericks offensively banged out `8 hits in route to a five run first and six run third. They were led by a host of Mavericks: Nick Burke (3-4, 2 R, RBI), Kevin Patterson (2-3, 2R, 3 RBI), Chris Smith (2-2, R, 2RBI), and Travis Jones (2-2, 2RBI, Sac). Those two big innings were all the Mavericks would need as they moved to 2-0 in pool play, and 9-3 overall. The Mavericks finish pool play tomorrow against Rancho Bernardo at LCC 3:00. The winner will play at San Diego Mesa Junior College tomorrow at 10:00. Clutch Hit Beats Rancho Bernardo With two outs and men on first and second Bryan Ernst hit a single to left to score Jimmy Pierce and defeat the Rancho Bernardo Broncos 3-2. Rancho Bernardo went on top early scoring in the first and the third innings for a 2-0 lead. That would be all they would get as Doug Konoske settled in and went the distance for the his fifth win on the season. In doing so Doug had eight strikeouts, six hits, and two walks. In the third the Mavs answered back with two outs as Nick Burke, Kevin Patterson, and Scott Clement had consecutive singles to close the game to 2-1. In the sixth the Mavs answered again when Kyle Musella scored on a error by the shortstop tying the game at 2-2. The win in the seventh moves the Mavericks record to 10-3, and sends them to the semi finals matchup against Rancho Buena Vista tomorrow at Mesa College. Mavs Hang On to Beat RBV In the semi finals of the Lions Tournament defense and pitching would take precedence. On the mound for the Mavericks was Garrett VanLeeuwen who pitched a wonderful sixth innings. In doing so he allowed 4 hits, 3 runs, and 1K in earning his first victory of the year. VanLeeuwen kept the RBV hitters off balance all day changing speeds with 12 of the outs being fly blls. Niether team was able to score until the sixth when the Mavs rallied for four runs on five hits. The inning was highlighted by a Doug Konoske double into the left center gap that scored two. In the seventh VanLeeuwen was unable to record an out as RBV punched a run across on two walks and a double. With men on second and third Scott Clement came in relieve. He recorded the first out but was unable to get another. With the bases loaded and one out Kevin Patterson came in to close it out. Facing the the heart of the RBV lineup he was able to get a strike out and a ground out to end the game. In doing so Garrett VanLeeuwen earned his first win and Patterson got his first save. The win moves the Mavericks record to 11-3 and sends them to the Championship at Pt. Loma Nazarene College to play Montgomery. Friday, April 9 Mavs Can't get Clutch Hit in Loss to Montgomery In the finals of the Classic Division at Pt. Loma College the Mavericks lost a close contest with the Montgomery Aztecs 3-2. Kevin Patterson started on the mound for the Mavericks and went five strong innings allowing two runs. It was a spectacular effort for the right hander. He was relieved by Chris Brookey in the sixth. The Mavericks were unable to get going offensively due to strong Montgomery pitching and defense. In the sixth the Mavs had their chances with the bases loaded and one out, but were unable to punch in the tying run. In the seventh they also had another chance but the left bases loaded again to lose for only the fourth time this year. The Mavericks move their record to 11-4 on the season and begin league play on Monday against El Camino at home. Mavs Win League Opener The Mavericks battled from behind yesterday to defeat El Camino 12-7 in the Avocado league opener. After spotting the Wildcats 4 runs in the first the Mavericks were able to chip away for five in the bottom half, three in the third, and four in the sixth. Jimmy Voaklander was able to settle down and go four innings for his second win on the season. Garrett VanLeeuwen closed the game going two and a third innings allowing 0 runs. Offensively the Mavericks were led by Doug Konoske (3B, 1B, 2R, 2RBI's), and Scott Clement (2B, 1B, 2R, 2RBI's). The Mavericks also got some clutch pinch hitting from Cole Duccey who hit a 1-2 pitch to left scoring 2 runs. The win moves the Mavs record to 12-4, and 1-0 in Avocado league play. The Mavericks play Wednesday at Mt. Carmel @ 3:15. Monday, May 17 MAVERICKS CLINCH 2ND PLACE IN LEAGUE La Costa Canyon's 11-1 win over El Camino combined with Carlsbad's 4-2 win over Mt Carmel enabled the Mavericks to clinch sole possession of 2nd place in the Avocado League. The Mavericks have finished first or second in each of it's eight Avocado League seasons. Garrett VanLeeuwen earned his second pitching win of the year and finished the game pitching to his brother Derek VanLeeuwen. The first brother - brother pitcher catcher combination since Tyler Ryan was pitching to his brother Matt Ryan in 2002. Nick Burke hit a three run home run in the third inning for his 3rd home run of the year. This Wednesdays final regular season game against Mt Carmel (7-7,17-12)is still a very important game as the Mavericks (9-5,20-9) battle for that No. 4 Division 1 seed and a first day bye in the CIF Playoffs. SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE BASEBALL RANKINGS (Through May 16th) 1. Fallbrook (I) 25-4-0 2. Valhalla (II) 22-4-0 3. Rancho Bernardo (I) 24-5-0 4. Montgomery (I) 24-5-0 5. Mission Bay (III) 22-6-0 6. La Costa Canyon (I) 19-9-0 7. USDHS (III) 19-8-0 8. Rancho Buena Vista (I) 16-11-0 9. Granite Hills (I) 17-8-2 10. Santana (III) 19-8-1 Wednesday, May 19 MAVERICKS 5 MT CARMEL 3 La Costa Canyon rallied from a 3-1 deficit to take care of business and beat Mt Carmel 5-3. Doug Konoske pitched a complete game for his 9th win of the year allowing only 4 hits and striking out 9. Chris Smith and Nick Burke contributed the clutch hitting. The Mavericks finished the Avocado League with a 10-5 record, 21-9 overall, but more importantly appeared to hang on to the No: 4 seed in the CIF Division I rankings and hopefully a first day bye in the CIF Playoffs. Mt Carmel fell to 7-8 and 17-13 overall, but based upon strength of schedule they should still make the CIF Playoffs. Thursday, May 20 FINAL 2004 AVOCADO LEAGUE STANDINGS T E A M L E A G U E O V E R A L L Fallbrook 15 - 0 27 - 4 - 0 La Costa Canyon 10 - 5 21 - 9 - 0 Carlsbad 8 - 7 17 - 11 - 0 Mt Carmel 7 - 8 17 - 13 - 0 Oceanside 5 - 10 14 - 13 - 1 El Camino 0 - 15 6 - 21 - 0 Saturday, May 22 MAVERICKS EARN FOURTH SEED IN CIF PLAYOFFS The top four seeds for the Division I CIF Playoffs are: #1 Montgomery (25-5, 12-1) #2 Fallbrook (27-4, 15-0) #3 Rancho Bernardo (26-5, 12-3) #4 La Costa Canyon (21-9, 10-5) The Four Play In Games Set For Tues. May 25th are: Game A - Torrey Pines (16-13, 7-8) at Sweetwater (19-9, 8-5) Game B - Vista (15-14, 6-9) at Granite Hills (19-8-2, 11-4) Game C - San Marcos (16-13-1, 6-9) at Eastlake (20-9, 9-4) Game D - San Diego (16-11, 6-6) at Rancho Buena Vista (17-12, 9-6) Note: Mt Carmel (17-14, 7-8) is in the Div II Playoffs. Oceanside (14-13-1, 5-10) in in the Div II Playoffs. Carlsbad (17-11, 8-7) the 3rd place team in the Avocado League was left out of the Div I CIF Playoffs. On Wed. May 26th in the first round of double elimination: The winner of Game A will play at No: 1 Seeded Montgomery at 3:30pm; The winner of Game B will play at No: 4 Seeded La Costa Canyon, 4:00 The winner of Game C will play at No: 3 Seeded Rancho Bernardo; 4:00 The winner of Game D will play at No: 2 Seeded Fallbrook, 4:00 pm If each of the four seeded teams win on May 26th the brackets on Friday May 28th would have: No: 4 Seed La Costa Canyon at No: 1 Seed Montgomery; No: 3 Seed Rancho Bernardo at No: 2 Seed Fallbrook; The Loosing teams from May 26th will play at the higher seed's field. On Saturday May 29th there are two Loser Bracket Elimination Games to be held at Rancho Bernardo High (and not Carlsbad High School) at 11:00 am and 2:00pm. On Tuesday June 1st the Semi-finals are held at the higher seed's field. On Thursday June 3rd a second semi-final game is held if the team with one loss wins on Tuesday. On Saturday June 5th the CIF Championship Game is held at 7:00pm at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium as the 4th game of the day. Tuesday, May 25 GRANITE HILLS TO PLAY AT LA COSTA CANYON Granite Hills defeated Vista 5-0 to earn the right to play La Costa Canyon in the first round of the double elimination CIF Playoffs. Other Scores: Torrey Pines 3 Sweetwater 0 RBV 7 San Diego 2 Eastlake 4 San Marcos 2 Monte Vista 7 Oceanside 2 Mt Carmel 3 Scripps Rancho 2 Thursday, May 27 MAVERICKS TO HOST TORREY PINES IN ROUND TWO La Costa Canyon (22-9)will play host to district rival Torrey Pines(18-13) on Friday June 28th at 4:00pm in the Second Round of the Winners Bracket of the CIF Division I Playoffs. La Costa Canyon beat Granite Hills 6-2 while Torrey Pines upset number one seeded Montgomery 2-0. In the other Winners Bracket Quarterfinal match up, Rancho Bernardo a 7-6 winner over Eastlake, will travel to Fallbrook, which edged Rancho Buena Vista 3-2. In the Losers Bracket on Friday Eastlake will host RBV, and Granite Hills will travel to Montgomery. The two Saturday Losers Bracket Elimination Games have been moved from Carlsbad High to Rancho Bernardo High. Wednesday, May 26 MAVERICKS POUND GRANITE HILLS 6 - 2 On Wednesday at La Costa Canyon High School the Mavericks (22-9)pounded out 11 hits in a 6-2 win over Granite Hills (20-9-2). The Mavericks struck early on a first inning triple by Nick Burke and a double by Scott Clement. The Mavericks 3-0 lead was in jepordy when Granite Hills loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the 5th inning but Maverick ace Doug Konoske was able to work his way out of the jam while yielding only 2 runs. Konoske appeared to get stronger in the the last two innings, setting down six batters in a row and notching his 13th strike out. Scott Clement's home run in the 6th inning with one runner on base provided the final two insurance runs. Travis Jones went 3 for 3, scored 2 runs and had 1 rbi. Nick Burke ended up with a triple, a double, two singles, 2 runs scored, 2 runs batted in and 2 stolen bases. Friday, May 28 MAVERICKS BEAT TORREY PINES 5 - 4 La Costa Canyon beat district rival Torrey Pines 5-4 to advance to next Tuesday's Semi-Final contest against an opponent and site to be announced after Saturday's Loser's Bracket Elimination game. Wes Schiller pitched a gutsy 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking only 1. Wes struck out the side in the top of the first inning and struck out the last batter in the 7th inning for the 3rd and final out with the tying run left at second base. The La Costa Canyon offense was led by Nick Burke with two singles, and a sacrafice fly by Scott Clement, but it was the bench that came through in the bottom of the 5th inning to complete the game winning rally with 2 outs. Pinch hitter Bryan Ernst singled to right field to score Konoske to make it 3-4, and after a walk to Jimmy Pierce, pinch hitter Michael Kenny walked to load the bases and then pinch hitter Cole Ducey hit a hard ground ball that was muffed by the Torrey Pines second basemen to allow the tying and go ahead runs to score. This is the fourth year out of the eight LCC baseball seasons that the Mavericks have advanced to the CIF Semi-finals. 2003 - CIF Champion 2000 - CIF Semi-finalist 1997 - CIF Finalist Records: La Costa Canyon (23-9); Torrey Pines (18-14). Other articles can be found at: http://www.sandiegosportstown.com/ Other Scores: Fallbrook 9 Rancho Bernardo 4 Rancho Buena Vista 9 Eastlake 6 Montgomery(26-6) 2 Granite Hills(20-10-2) 1 Saturday, May 29 MAVERICKS GET THEIR WISH FOR A HOME SEMI-FINAL GAME The La Costa Canyon Mavericks (23-9) will host a CIF Semi-Final Game this Tuesday, June 1st at 4:00 P.M. against Torrey Pines (19-14). The Mavericks have the edge as Torrey Pines will have to win on Tuesday to force a second semi-final game against the Mavericks on Thursday. The Falcons beat the number one seed Montgomery for the seond time in 4 days. If Montgomery had won on Saturday the Mavericks would have traveled to Montgomery for the Tuesday Semi-Final match up. In the other elination game Rancho Bernardo beat Rancho Buena Vista 8-6 in 8 innings to earn a rematch against Fallbrook at Fallbrook High School on Tuesday June 1st at 3:30 P.M. Saturday Elimination Games: Rancho Bernardo (28-6) over Rancho Buena Vista (19-14) by a score of 8-6. Torrey Pines (19-14) over Montgomery (26-7) for the second time 5-3. Division II Scores: Ramona (20-14) over Grossmont (20-12) by a score of 6-5; Mt Carmel (20-15) over Patrick Henry (20-10) by a score of 6-0. Tuesday, June 1 MAVERICKS BEAT TORREY PINES - AGAIN On Tuesday June 1st, La Costa Canyon defeated district rival Torrey Pines 4-1 to earn a trip to the CIF Championship Game and a chance to defend their CIF Title against top ranked Fallbrook. Mike Murphy pitched a very good game for the Falcons in allowing only 4 runs while striking out 7. Doug Konoske pitched an excellent game for the Mavericks, as after a first inning home run, Doug allowed only one infield single while striking out 10 batters and walking none. The Mavericks tied the game in the bottom of the 2nd inning as Michael Kinney got an infield single on a high pop up that fell in untouched, stole 2nd base, advanced to 3rd on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch as he slid under the tag. In the bottom of the 5th inning the Mavericks took the lead as Kyle Musella and Jimmy Pierce both singled; Muscella scored from 3rd on a ground ball to short when the throw home was high. Pierce scored from 2nd on a hit and run single by Kevin Patterson. In the top of the 6th the Falcons threatened on an infield single and a batter hit by pitch but could not score. In the bottom of the 6th the Mavericks got an insurance run on a rbi single by Brian Ernst to score Kinney. Records: La Costa Canyon 24-9; Torrey Pines 19-5 The Falcons had an excellent run to the semi-final game in beating Sweetwater and beating Montgomery twice, but they were eliminated on their second loss to La Costa Canyon. Other Scores: Division I Fallbrook 7 Rancho Bernardo 6 Division II El Capitan 8 Mt Carmel 4 Vahalla 5 Ramona 1 Division III Mission Bay 7 Coronado 0 St.Augustine 7 University City 0 Friday, June 4 MAVERICKS IN CIF FINALS FOR THIRD TIME IN IT'S EIGHT YEARS La Costa Canyon's Baseball program has returned to the San Diego Section Division I CIF Championship game for the third time in it's eight years of existence against Avocado League Champion Fallbrook. The Warriors have reached the CIF Baseball finals for the first time in their 111 years of playing Varsity Baseball. The Avocado League Champion Warriors (15-0;30-4) swept Palomar League Champion Rancho Bernardo twice in the CIF Playoffs to reach the Championship game. La Costa Canyon (10-5;24-9)beat Granite Hills and then defeated district rival Torrey Pines in two games to earn the right to defend their CIF Division I Championship. Fallbrook defeated La Costa Canyon three times during the regular season. On April 16th at La Costa Canyon the Warriors turned two "triple" plays to preserve a 1-1 tie through 5 innings and then hit home runs in the 6th and 7th inning off Maverick ace Doug Konoske for a 4-1 win. On April 28th with Wes Schiller pitching the Mavericks took a 5-0 lead at Fallbrook but the Warriors tied it at 5-5 after 5 innings and a 6th inning home run, their third of the game, won it for the Warriors 6-5. On May 12th at Fallbrook the Warriors hit two more home runs to take a lead and the Mavericks 3 run rally in the top of the 7th inning fell short as the Warriors won 7-6. Fallbrook at 30-4 has won 19 consecutive games but the large expanse of Tony Gwynn Stadium at San Diego State will help neutralize Fallbrook's power advantage. Fallbrook has hit 62 home runs, the Fourth highest in San Diego CIF Section history. The Mavericks started off the year with a string of bad luck injuries but they have rebounded with a great team effort led by Seniors Doug Konoske, Nick Burke and Scott Clement to earn the return trip to the stadium. Tuesday, June 15 FINAL 2004 BASEBALL POLLS FINAL CAL-HI SPORTS STATE BASEBALL POLL # 1 Chatsworth (35-0) # 2 Santa Clara Wilcox (30-4) # 3 Mountain View St Francis (29-3) # 4 LA COSTA CANYON (25-9) # 5 Simi Valley (27-6) # 6 Villa Park (26-3) # 7 Fallbrook (30-5) USA TODAY WEST REGION # 8 LA COSTA CANYON #10 Fallbrook LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL started the season off as the number one ranked baseball team in the County and more importantly finished the season as the number one ranked team in San Diego County. SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE # 1 La Costa Canyon(I) 25-9 # 2 Mission Bay(III) 27-7 # 3 Fallbrook(I) 30-5 # 4 El Capitan(II) 25-9 # 5 Rancho Bernardo(I) 27-7 # 6 Vahalla(II) 27-5 # 7 Torrey Pines(I) 19-15 # 8 Montgomery(I) 26-7 # 9 RBV(I) 19-4 #10 St Augustine(III) 23-10 NORTH COUNTY TIMES # 1 La Costa Canyon 25-9 # 2 Fallbrook 30-5 # 3 El Capitan 25-9 # 4 Mission Bay 27-7 # 5 Rancho Bernardo 27-7 # 6 Vahalla 27-5 # 7 Montgomery 25-7 # 8 Santana 22-10 # 9 St. Augustine 22-10 #10 Mt Carmel 19-16 #10 RBV 18-14 Wednesday, June 30 2004 POST SEASON AWARDS At the 2004 Team Banquet the following individual awards as voted on by the players were: 2004 - Most Valuable Player - Doug Konoske 2004 - Most Valuable Offensive Player - Scott Clement 2004 - Most Valuable Defensive Player - Nick Burke The following players set or tied individual Maverick Records: Most Pitching Wins In A Single Season - Doug Konoske - 12, Most Strike Outs In A Single Season - Doug Konoske - 112, Most Innings Pitched In A Single Season - Doug Konoske - 84.67, Most No Hitters In A Single Season - Doug Konoske - 1, tied with two others, Highest Career Batting Average - Scott Clement - 2003-2004 - .428 The 2004 Maverick Baseball Team Set The Following Team Records: Two Consecutive CIF Championships; The 2004 Pitching Staff Allowed The Fewest Number of Walks In A Single Season - 81; In reaching the Lions Tournament Classic Division Championship Game the Mavericks Won Their 11th Consecutive Tournament Game (2002-2004); The 2004 Mavericks Started The Preseason As The Number 1 Ranked Team in San Diego County And Finished The Season As The Number 1 Ranked Team in both San Diego Newspapers' Final Polls. The 2004 Team finished as the Number 4 Ranked Team in the State of California in the Final Cal-Hi Sports State Poll. See Menu For All Of The Individual and Team Pitching and Hitting Records The California All State Teams Included the following Mavericks: SCOTT CLEMENT - First Team Catcher DOUG KONOSKE - Second Team Pitcher The San Diego Hall of Champions Announced the ALL CIF SAN DIEGO SECTION TEAMS which included the following Mavericks: SCOTT CLEMENT - Catcher DOUG KONOSKE - Pitcher The North County Times Sports Writers announced their All North County Teams which included the following Mavericks: First Team North County Doug Konoske - Pitcher Scott Clement - Catcher Second Team North County Michael Scharbarth - Outfielder Nick Burke - Outfielder The Avocado League Head Coaches selected the 2004 ALL AVOCADO LEAGUE TEAMS FIRST TEAM Scott Clement Doug Konoske Michael Scharbarth SECOND TEAM Nick Burke Wes Schiller Honorable Mention - 2004 Kevin Patterson Kyle Muscella Garrett VanLeeuwen |
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