2016 Baseball News

Canyons Baseball Has Two Players Sign a National Letter of Intent
Canyons Baseball Has Two Players Sign a National Letter of Intent

November 10, 2016

Catcher Anthony Lepre has opted to sign with UC Riverside and right-handed pitcher Justin Dehn will head to New Mexico State University.

College of the Canyons Athletics Wins Third Straight WSC Supremacy Award
College of the Canyons Athletics Wins Third Straight WSC Supremacy Award

August 09, 2016

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.

COC Baseball Players Earn All-American, All-Region, All-State Honors
COC Baseball Players Earn All-American, All-Region, All-State Honors

June 16, 2016

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.

Canyons Sees 13 Players Earn All-WSC Awards
Canyons Sees 13 Players Earn All-WSC Awards

May 09, 2016

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.

No. 10 Canyons Travels to No. 7 Chaffey in First Round Playoff Series
No. 10 Canyons Travels to No. 7 Chaffey in First Round Playoff Series

May 05, 2016

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.

No. 3 Canyons Knocks off Antelope Valley 6-3 in Home Finale
No. 3 Canyons Knocks off Antelope Valley 6-3 in Home Finale

April 29, 2016

Jake Spurlin and Anthony Lepre both finished the game 3-for-4. Lepre also scored twice while Spurlin recorded two RBIs.

No. 3 Canyons Suffers 6-5 Walkoff Loss at No.4 Glendale
No. 3 Canyons Suffers 6-5 Walkoff Loss at No.4 Glendale

April 25, 2016

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.

No. 3 Canyons Can't Keep Lead in 10-9 Loss at Glendale
No. 3 Canyons Can't Keep Lead in 10-9 Loss at Glendale

April 22, 2016

Canyons (24-7, 11-5) led 9-3 heading into the sixth inning before Glendale was able to rally.

No. 3 Canyons Holds On For 8-7 Win vs. No. 4 Glendale
No. 3 Canyons Holds On For 8-7 Win vs. No. 4 Glendale

April 22, 2016

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

No. 2 Canyons Clubs Five Home Runs to Beat No. 12 Bakersfield 13-3
No. 2 Canyons Clubs Five Home Runs to Beat No. 12 Bakersfield 13-3

April 13, 2016

COC scored the game’s first 11 runs, led by center fielder Chris McCready’s two home runs and five RBIs.

No. 2 Canyons Walks Off As 7-6 Winners; Win Streak at 10 Games
No. 2 Canyons Walks Off As 7-6 Winners; Win Streak at 10 Games

April 08, 2016

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.

No. 2 Canyons Pushes Win Streak to Nine Games
No. 2 Canyons Pushes Win Streak to Nine Games

April 06, 2016

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.

Bible and Lepre Named CCCBCA Co-Players of the Week
Bible and Lepre Named CCCBCA Co-Players of the Week

April 06, 2016

The award is based in the player's performance the week of March 28 to April 2.

No. 4 Canyons Downs L.A. Mission 18-7 to Win Eighth Straight
No. 4 Canyons Downs L.A. Mission 18-7 to Win Eighth Straight

April 04, 2016

COC starter Justin Dehn (3-0) earned his third win of the season, allowing two hits and one run, while striking out eight.

No. 4 Canyons Claims 15-1 Rain-Shortened Victory
No. 4 Canyons Claims 15-1 Rain-Shortened Victory

March 30, 2016

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.