6-4-10 Vogelsang Named To Southern California All-America Team
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Freshman right fielder Cal Vogelsang has been named to the Southern California All-America team. The West Ranch alum was the only Cougar from the 2010 baseball team to earn the prestigious honor.

5-11-10 Seven Cougars Named All-Conference
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – The College of the Canyons baseball team had seven players named All-Western State Conference, South Division, including four athletes — Hugo Hernandez, Cal Vogelsang, Nico Moreno and Tyler Pugmire — who earned first-team accolades.

4-30-10 Shanahan's Ninth Inning Heroics Give Cougars Final Win
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - College of the Canyons left fielder Kenny Shanahan hit a walk off two run single in Thursday's game against Citrus College to win 15-14. The Cougars gave up nine runs and the lead in the sixth inning, 11-8. After starting pitcher Brian Kernochan was taking out to after the fifth inning, COC had trouble getting their pitching staff to calm down and went through four pitchers. Troy Neiman, the final hurler of the day, received the win and his first of the season. Hugo Hernandez was 3-of-6 and Shanahan was 2-for-5 with four RBI. COC finished the season in fourth place with an 18-16 record and 12-9 conference record.

4-13-10 Cougars Hold Off Citrus
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GLENDORA, Calif. - Pitcher Sean Gavin and the College of the Canyons baseball team held off Citrus College in the final three innings of Tuesday's game to win 8-7. Gavin came in for three innings of no-hits relief and struck out 11 batters. Designated hitter Tyler Pugmire led the team, going 3-of-4 with two RBI and second baseman Nico Moreno was 2-of-4 with one RBI. COC will return to action on Thursday, April 15 as they travel to L.A. Valley for a 2:30 p.m. game.

4-10-10 Canyons Collects Season High Seven Homeruns
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Five different Cougars notched homers on Saturday afternoon and COC won its ninth conference game of the season 19-8 against Citrus. COC wasted no time taking a big lead 15-0 after three innings and three different pitchers. Nico Moreno, Tyler Pugmire and Joe Perez had one homerun each and Hugo Hernandez and Cal Vogelsang collect two homers each. Vogelsang finished 2-of-5 with five RBI and Moreno went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI. Jason Kane earned his first win in his first COC start. In five innings of work, he gave up eight hits, five runs, three walks and struckout three batters. COC will travel to Citrus on Tuesday, April 13 for a 2:30 p.m. game.

4-8-10 Cougars Recover From Slow Start
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - After dropping a game to Pierce on Tuesday, 13-4, the Cougars rebounded with a 9-6 win after a slow start on Thursday. The College of the Canyons baseball team broke a 1-1 tie with the Brahmas after the third inning with a steady stream of runs in the bottom of the fourth. Starting pitcher Brian Kernochan went seven innings to earn the win. He gave up eight hits, three runs, two walks and struckout five. First baseman Hugo Hernandez was 3-of-4 with 2 RBI and two doubles and left fielder Kenny Shanahan was 1-of-4 with two RBI. The Cougars will host Citrus College on Saturday, April 10 at 1 p.m.

3-27-10 Kernochan And Gavin Shutout Glendale
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Winning pitcher Brian Kernochan and reliever Sean Gavin pitched a combined shutout against Glendale on Saturday afternoon, where the Cougars won 7-0. Hugo Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple and two RBI. Robert Vickers and John Schwer also doubled in the win. In six innings pitched, Kernochan let up just one hit and fanned five, while improving his record to 3-0. The Cougars will travel to Allan Hancock on Tuesday, March 30, for a three-game tournament.

3-23-10 Cougars Come From Behind In Win Over Bakersfield
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Jeremy Weber and Sean Sweeney's ninth inning homeruns left Bakersfield College stunned on Tuesday afternoon, where the Cougars came from behind to win 5-4. Designated hitter Weber’s two-run shot tied the ball game and allowed for Sean Sweeney’s walk-off homer to earn the victory for the Cougars. Sean Gavin was awarded the win, improving his record to 2-2. The Cougars will travel to Glendale on Thursday, March 25 for a game at 2:30 p.m.

3-18-10 Cougars Take Care Of No. 5 Mission With Big Bats
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - The ball was jumping off the hot bats of the College of the Canyons baseball team Thursday afternoon, as they defeated L.A. Mission 21-12. The Cougars piled up an astonishing 21 hits including three doubles and five homeruns. Cal Vogelsang continued to stay hot, going a staggering 4-for-5, with two homeruns and six RBI day at the plate. Kenny Shanahan went 4-for-6 with two doubles and five RBI, and five other players hit at least .500 in the win. While L.A. Mission had a successful day at the plate also, garnering 16 hits and 12 runs, it wasn’t enough to disrupt the Cougars’ rampant hitting spree. Righty Charlie Gillies earned the win, improving his record to 2-1. The Cougars will travel to Bakersfield on Saturday, March 20th for a game at 1 p.m.  

3-9-10 COC Breaks Losing Streak With 5-2 Win Over L.A. Valley
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Southpaw Devon Ramirez notched his second win from the mound as the College of the Canyons baseball squad beat L.A. Valley College 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon. Cal Vogelsang's two-run shot in the eighth gave the Cougars some security runs as they brought their three-game losing streak to a halt. Reliever Ben Nicewicz did some time on the hill also, throwing four scoreless innings and fanning four batters.The Cougars will travel to West L.A. on Thursday, March 11, for a game at 2 p.m.   

3-4-10 Cougar Errors Cost COC The Game
Allan Hancock Box Score
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - College of the Canyons garnered 11 hits on Thursday afternoon, but four errors and five unearned runs led to the Cougars 6-5 loss to Allan Hancock. COC opened up the game by giving up three runs in the first inning, making the Cougars have to play catch up the rest of the game. COC had a chance to take the lead in the seventh, but could only produce one run. Cal Vogelsang was 3-of-5 with 2 RBI, a double and homerun. Charlie Gillies had his first loss of the season after going for five innings. He gave up four hits, five runs (one earned) and struck out seven. The Cougars will face Allan Hancock again on Friday, March 5 at 1 p.m.

2-25-10 Final Inning Heroics Help Cougars Win Sixth Consecutive Game
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Third baseman Robert Vickers hit a three RBI double in the top of the ninth inning on Thursday afternoon, to give the Cougars a 9-7 lead over Golden West College. The win marks the Cougars sixth straight win and the Cougars second win over a strong Orange Empire Conference opponent. COC trailed going into the seventh inning, 7-3, but a flurry of four hits closed the Golden West's least to one run, 7-6. With the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, Robert Vickers hit a double that brought in the three runners, giving COC the lead. Pitcher Charlie Gillies threw a complete game, his first of the year and the first on the team to accomplish the feat, and improved to 2-0. In his nine innings of work, he gave up eight hits, seven runs, six earned, and struck out nine batters. The Cougars will take on Allan Hancock on March 2 in Santa Maria, after their game with Golden West was cancelled due to rain.

2-17-10 Cougars Rally In Thriller
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A walk off grand slam by Jeremy Weber gave College of the Canyons an 11-7 victory over Cerritos on Wednesday afternoon. It was a day for big hitting as Nico Moreno and Travis McBride also homered for the Cougars, while Robert Vickers went 2-for-3 with a double, Kenny Shanahan also doubled, going 3-fo- 5, and Sean Sweeney doubled twice. Devon Ramirez secured his first win of the season from the mound, throwing five innings with only two earned runs and five strikeouts. The Cougars will next travel to Huntington Beach on Thursday, Feb. 25 to take on Golden West.

2-16-10 Cougars Defeat Defending State Champions In Non-Conference Match Up
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COSTA MESA, Calif. - Travis McBride's five RBI afternoon helped the Cougars defeat the defending state champions Orange Coast College, 15-9, on Tuesday afternoon. The Cougars strung together an eight-run third inning, which was started off with a Jeremy Weber triple to right field that consequently ran in two of the Cougars eight runs. McBride was 3-of-6 on the afternoon with one homerun, his first of the season. Brian Kernochan scattered three runs on seven hits over five solid innings of work for the Cougars. COC takes on Cerritos on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.

2-11-10 Two Homeruns Give Cougars Win In Season Opener
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - With the help of Cal Vogelsang’s solo homer in the second and Nico Moreno's two-run shot in the fifth, the Cougars secured their first win of the season, beating East L.A. 4-2, on Thursday afternoon. Brian Kernochan earned his first win, letting up only two hits and one run in a solid five innings. At the top of the ninth, the Huskies gave the Cougars a run for their money by loading up the bases with no outs. Closer Sean Gavin came in from the pen to get the job done and received his first save of the year. The Cougars will next face L.A. Harbor at Cougar Field on Friday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.

2-1-10 Cougars Looking To Repeat As Champions in 2010
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Coming off back-to-back Western State Conference, South Division championship seasons, College of the Canyons baseball head coach Chris Cota and the Cougars will be on the prowl for a three-peat in 2010.

12-17-09 Follow College of the Canyons Baseball On Twitter
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – You can now follow College of the Canyons athletics on Twitter. Twitter lets you keep in touch with the Cougars via short message updates sent by the College of the Canyons Sports Information Office. Be the first to know information about your Cougar teams along with scores, events and statistics.