AREA COLLEGE BASEBALL BEAT; COC STRUGGLES TO FIND RHYTHM.Byline: Brian Dalziel Daily News Staff Writer You won't hear anyone talk about it. Even Coach Len Mohney keeps quiet. The subject? The College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. baseball team's rollercoaster season. The Cowboys began the year 3-8. Then they looked spectacular, winning four of five. Heading into Thursday's game at Ventura, though, they had dropped two of their last three. ``We don't talk about winning and losing,'' Mohney said. ``We talk about playing hard and being more focused. We have to be positive and the wins will take care of themselves.'' Mohney added that he's not concerned about the team's inconsistent play, although COC See chip on chip. is 8-12 overall and 2-2 in the Western State Conference (before Thursday). But . . . ``I think we can't keep doing this,'' he said. ``You have to get a roll going and you can't afford to have a bad streak.'' Red hot Cowboys: One positive coming out of the COC squad is the offensive power of Sergio Franco and Mike Granger. Franco, a sophomore right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield , leads the team with seven home runs and 31 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . He's also hitting .423 (33 for 78). No wonder Mohney moved Franco from the No. 3 spot in the batting order Noun 1. batting order - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" lineup, card to fourth about a month ago. As for Granger, a redshirt freshman second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker , he's leading the squad with a .424 average (28-for-66). Road trip: The Master's baseball team, which has won four of its last six, left Thursday to play in a tournament in Idaho. The Mustangs (14-5-1) won't return until March 17. Streak stopped: Master's catcher Aaron Penberth's 18-game hitting streak came to an end last week. He fell short of the school record of 21, set by Sheldon Sparks in 1990. By the numbers: Kurt Fillmore, a center fielder on the Master's squad, came in to pitch the ninth against California Baptist and picked up his first victory of the season. . . . Out of 27 freshmen on the COC squad, seven have been in the starting lineup at one time more than once this season. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO College of the Canyons shortstop Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
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