2017 College of the Canyons Baseball News
Three Cougars Taken in 2017 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2017 Cougar draft class includes pitcher JC Cloney (2014-15), infielder Colton Burns (2015-16) and outfielder Cole Kleszcz (2017).
June 15, 2017
Cougars Collect All-American, All-State & All-Conference Awards
Cole Kleszcz and Justin Dehn are both named All-Americans after taking home conference Player of the Year Awards. COC head coach Chris Cota named WSC, East Coach of the Year.
June 12, 2017
No. 3 Canyons Drops SoCal Regional Playoff Series to No. 14 Santa Ana
The Cougars dropped Friday's opener 10-5, battled back to win game two 4-1 and lost Saturday's finale 9-6.
May 08, 2017
No. 3 Canyons to Host No. 14 Santa Ana College in CCCAA SoCal Regionals
The Cougars and Dons will begin their series at 2 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Cougar Field.
April 30, 2017
Canyons Clinches WSC East Championship with 10-8 Walk-Off Win Over Glendale
COC freshman third baseman Calvin Estrada is the hero after hitting a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to win it.
April 28, 2017
No. 17 Canyons Scores 15-5 Home Win vs. Citrus College
COC freshman Jacob Lopez throws seven strong innings and strikes out six batters to get second straight win.
April 19, 2017
No. 14 Canyons Goes 2-1 at Allan Hancock Spring Classic
The Cougars picked up tourney wins vs. Merced and East Los Angeles College.
April 13, 2017
Canyons Center Fielder Cole Kleszcz Named CCCBCA Player of the Week
Kleszcz batted .588 after going 10-for-17 with three walks, six home runs, 12 RBIs, 10 runs and two stolen bases over a four-game span from April 4-8.
April 11, 2017
No. 14 Canyons Takes Series vs. AVC with 11-3 Win
The Cougars clubbed four home runs including two from freshman outfielder Cole Kleszcz who finished the series 8-for-13 with five home runs and eight RBIs.
April 07, 2017
Chris May Named CCCBCA SoCal Player of the Week
May finished the week a combined 7-for-13 at the plate with two home runs, 10 RBIs and five runs scored, while extending his hitting streak to 10 games.
March 29, 2017
No. 16 Canyons Runs Streak to Four with 8-3 Win at Barstow
The Cougars mauled Barstow for seven runs in a decisive third inning that featured two-run home runs from both Cole Kleszcz and Wes Felber.
March 28, 2017
No. 16 Canyons Sweeps Doubleheader, Season Series vs. Victor Valley
Canyons (14-9, 7-1) finished the weekend in sole possession of first place in the Western State Conference (WSC), East Division.
March 27, 2017
No. 16 Canyons Gets 7-0 Road Win vs. Victor Valley
The Cougars (12-9, 5-1) received eight scoreless inning from freshman pitcher Jacob Lopez.
March 24, 2017
Canyons Lets Early Lead Slip Away in 7-4 Loss to Glendale
Canyons (11-9, 4-1) entered the game unbeaten in conference play and ended the weekend tied with Glendale (18-5, 4-1) and Citrus College (12-9-1, 4-1) in the WSC, East.
March 21, 2017
Canyons Pushes Streak to Four with Extra Innings Win at Citrus
COC defeated host Citrus College 5-4 in 11 innings on Thursday.
March 17, 2017
Canyons Gets Third Straight Conference Win at Antelope Valley
The Cougars defeated AVC 11-3 behind eight strong innings from freshman lefty Jacob Lopez.
March 14, 2017