2020 College of the Canyons Baseball News
Legendary longtime COC baseball head coach Mike Gillespie launched the college's baseball program in 1971 and led the Cougars to three state championships (81, 83, 86) and 11 conference titles before moving on to positions at USC and later UC Irvine in a 47-year career.
Mann led the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) with seven home runs in 2020, while also hitting .372 with 23 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
Canyons (6-11-1, 3-0) has now won three straight to begin Western State Conference (WSC) play.
Canyons (5-11-1, 2-0) has outscored the Monarchs 26-10 across the first two games of the series.
Blake Mann crushed his conference-leading sixth home run of the season on a 2-for-3 day that included four RBIs and a pair of stolen bases.
The Cougars jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead before the Pirates scored nine unanswered runs.
Canyons scored three runs in the ninth to tie the game and snap its losing streak before the game was caked due to darkness.
Canyons (3-5) recorded 18 runs on 22 hits including home runs from Tyler Grodell, Will Chambers and Blake Mann.
Canyons (1-1) split the two-game set with El Camino and will return home on Tuesday, Jan. 28 to host Golden West College.