Spanish Springs wins seventh straight Connor Culp and Josh Prizina provided clutch RBI singles late, lifting Spanish Springs to 4-2 win at Carson on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars (7-1, 3-0) stretched their winning streak to seven since dropping the season opener. Trailing 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Culp legged out an RBI single to plate Tristian Hussey and tie the … [Read more...]
Thursday Baseball
Spanish Springs handles Wooster The Cougars improved to 6-1, 2-0 on Thursday afternoon with their sixth-straight win, a decisive 11-3 decision at Wooster (3-4, 0-2). Despite the lopsided final score, Spanish Springs only outhit Wooster, 10-9. Marlin Brucato (2-for-3, double, three RBIs, run scored) was the only Coug with more than one hit. His two-run double in the top … [Read more...]
Tuesday Baseball
Ten-run fifth inning lifts Reed over Damonte Ranch For the second time in four days, Reed found itself in a close home game against Damonte Ranch. Last Friday, the Raiders ended up falling 8-6 in a non-league contest. In the 4A North opener on Tuesday afternoon, they exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the fifth to break open a 5-5 game and walk off with a 15-5 … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball: Spanish Springs escapes Reed, Sparks splits two one-run games
Spanish Springs won both of its games on Saturday, wrapping up its stint in the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament. The Cougars (4-1, 0-0) go to Wooster on Tuesday for the 4A North opener. First pitch is at 3:45 p.m. Spanish Springs 4, Reed 3 Connor Culp did not allow a run in the final 1.2 innings on Saturday night at Reed and picked up the save in a narrow 4-3 … [Read more...]
Friday Baseball: Cougs plate 28 in two wins, Raiders split two, Railroaders start 2-0
Spanish Springs breezed past Lowry and North Valleys on Friday at Wooster in the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament. The Cougars (2-1, 0-0) won the two games by an aggregate score of 28-7. Both games ended in five innings. Spanish Springs concludes the non-league round-robin tournament on Saturday with games against Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.) at Reno at 10 a.m. then … [Read more...]
Thursday Baseball: Cougs blanked in opener, Raiders pitch past Central Catholic
Bunt defense letdown lets "floodgates open" in season-opening defeat By Brian Walther, reporting intern RENO - Spanish Springs dropped its season opener, 8-0, to San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.) on Thursday night at Reno. Trevor French started on the mound, but struggled to find a rhythm early on. In the bottom of the third, French giving up a double and then his … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Baseball Preview: Ortiz open about Cougs’ place in 4A North, ready for change
Spanish Springs' new coach brings both adjustments, familiarity Matt Ortiz is entering his first season running the Spanish Springs baseball program. That doesn’t mean he’s unaware of the Cougars’ spot in the 4A North pecking order. Ortiz was an assistant under former head coach Ben Hofmann since 2013 and also spent a stint with Spanish Springs from 2008-10. … [Read more...]
Miller verbally commits to UNLV
Spanish Springs senior pitcher is program’s third Div. I prospect in two years He doesn’t like attention. He didn’t even have a Twitter account – an offense that flirts with social sabotage for a teenager – until Wednesday. Spanish Springs senior pitcher Casey Miller finally downloaded the immensely popular communication app with the final go ahead from mom and dad. … [Read more...]