Spanish Springs will have to wait at least one more year for its first state berth since 2010. The Cougars got within one win of a spot in the DI North title game, and the resulting spot at state, but came up short, 7-0, to Galena on Friday night at Peccole Park. The loss ended a special run of three-straight elimination game victories. “I thought we were a couple plays … [Read more...]
Santos shines, Cougs fight off elimination again
RENO — Playoffs have a way of creating unlikely heroes. On Thursday, it was Jordan Santos’ turn. The Spanish Springs junior tossed a complete game three hitter to help the Cougars fight off elimination for the second straight day with a 5-0 win over McQueen at Peccole Park. “You can’t say enough good things about what he (Santos) did. It was his moment,” Spanish Springs … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs bounce Raiders, advance in DI North tourney
Spanish Springs started what it hopes will be a long run through the loser’s bracket of the DI North regional tournament with an easy 13-2 five-inning home win over Reed on Wednesday. The No. 5 Cougars, who fell to No. 4 Bishop Manogue in Tuesday’s tourney opener, will now play No. 7 McQueen on Thursday at Peccole for the right to be one of the final four teams standing. … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs done in by errors in playoff opener, Raiders also drop to loser’s bracket
RENO — For the second straight year, Ryan Anderson was dominant at Bishop Manogue in the first round of the DI North regional tournament. For the second straight year, it wasn’t enough. The Cougars’ hard-throwing 6-6 lefty struck out 13 on Tuesday and allowed just one earned run on three hits and two walks over six innings, but was saddled with the loss in a 4-3 defeat. It … [Read more...]
DI North Baseball Regional Tournament Preview
The race for the DI North’s two state berths starts this afternoon. The first round and first round in the consolation bracket of the regional tournament will be hosted by the higher seed, but after that it’s on to Peccole Park starting on Wednesday. Here is a closer look at the matchups and the eight teams participating: Reed (8) at Galena (1) The Raiders obviously … [Read more...]
Cougs take advantage of Raiders’ miscues
After the Raiders committed their third error of the sixth inning and fell into an 8-2 hole, a woman, presumably the grandmother of one of the Reed players, stood up and said ‘that’s it, I’ve had enough.’ She left the ballpark and missed a late Reed rally fall short in an 8-4 home loss to Spanish Springs, putting a period on the regular season. “What hurt us again, was … [Read more...]
Anderson shuts down Raiders
Ryan Anderson struck out 11 in a complete game three hitter to push Spanish Springs past crosstown rival, Reed, 6-0 at home on Wednesday afternoon. Anderson, who will pitch for the University of Nevada next spring, helped the Cougars (17-12, 12-9) move into a tie for fifth place with Damonte Ranch. The Raiders (17-11, 10-11) remained one game ahead of Douglas for the eighth … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs finally back in win column, Raiders swept
Spanish Springs’ losing streak reached eight games with a 1-0 loss at Wooster on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. The Cougars rebounded in game two, snapping the skid with a 5-2 victory. Following the split, Spanish Springs (16-12, 11-9) sits in sixth place—one game behind both Bishop Manogue and Damonte Ranch and one game ahead of McQueen and Reed. The … [Read more...]