2016 Baseball News
Catcher Anthony Lepre has opted to sign with UC Riverside and right-handed pitcher Justin Dehn will head to New Mexico State University.
The Cougars won six conference championships in 2015-16, with women’s volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, softball, men’s cross country and men’s golf all bringing home WSC titles.
The Cougars had two players earn All-American honors and three players named to both the CCCAA Southern California All-State and Southern California All-Region teams.
COC placed seven players on the All-WSC First Team, led by outfielder Chad Bible who led the state in both home run (15) and RBIs (59), while batting an impressive .392.
The series begins at 2 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Lowder Field. Game two will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. If necessary, a third and final game will be played at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Jake Spurlin and Anthony Lepre both finished the game 3-for-4. Lepre also scored twice while Spurlin recorded two RBIs.
COC surrendered a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap off a wild back-and-forth game that saw the lead change hands four times.
Canyons (24-7, 11-5) led 9-3 heading into the sixth inning before Glendale was able to rally.
The Cougars clubbed three home runs in third to take an big lead, led by Chris McCready who finished the day 4-for-4 with a home run
COC scored the game’s first 11 runs, led by center fielder Chris McCready’s two home runs and five RBIs.
COC freshman catcher Anthony Lepre belted a three-run walk-off home run to give the Cougars a dramatic 7-6 win over L.A. Mission College.
The Cougars (21-4, 8-2) collected 16 hits in the game, including home runs from Colton Burns and Chad Bible, to defeat L.A. Mission 10-2.
The award is based in the player's performance the week of March 28 to April 2.
COC starter Justin Dehn (3-0) earned his third win of the season, allowing two hits and one run, while striking out eight.
With the win over West L.A., the Cougars have now won six in a row to sit in first place in the Western State Conference (WSC), South.
