COC'S MCNEAL IS BACK, BATTLING FOR WIN : CANYONS 9 GLENDALE 1.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Jim McNeal's back felt as if he was carrying the entire 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. Figuratively fig·u·ra·tive adj. 1. a. Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical: figurative language. b. Containing many figures of speech; ornate. 2. , he was. Sidelined almost three weeks with a strained shoulder blade shoulder blade n. See scapula. , McNeal returned to action and pitched through the pain, holding down host Glendale College Thursday in a 9-1 win that propelled the Cougars into a first-place tie with Glendale and Bakersfield in the Western State Conference. Glendale (24-11, 13-6) had beaten Canyons (25-11, 13-6) twice earlier this season. ``My back was hurting, but this was very important,'' McNeal said. ``We wanted to win this game very badly.'' Canyons jumped on Glendale starter Jared Sandler, posting a 5-0 third-inning lead to give Sandler (9-1) his first loss. 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 Doug Seagraves - subbing for injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. Craig Hennes - homered in the second to make it 3-0; Hiram Damwijk's double was the big hit in the third. ``We were ready to play today,'' Damwijk said. ``This team had beaten us twice, but today we played like we should. We're on our way to the title.'' Canyons coach Len Mohney hopes his squad is peaking at the right time. ``These guys know what they have to do,'' he said. ``With Bakersfield, us and Glendale, there are three really tough teams in this division, and only two are gonna make the playoffs, so nothing is going to be handed to us.'' McNeal (6-2) went five-plus innings, allowing six hits and one earned run earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team before giving way to sidearmer Wayne Mahaffey, who pitched four shutout innings of relief. ``McNeal really showed a lot of heart,'' Mohney said. ``By the third inning he was in a lot of pain, then Mahaffey came in a little later and really did a great job. He kept the pressure off.'' Glendale did not play well, committing six errors and failing to take advantage of several scoring opportunities. Center fielder Gary Havens made two sixth-inning miscues that led to three runs. The Vaqueros scored their only run on consecutive doubles by Freddy Sanchez Frederick Phillip (Freddy) Sanchez, Jr. (born December 21, 1977 in Hollywood, California) is an infielder in Major League Baseball. Since 2002, Sanchez has played for the Boston Red Sox (2002-03) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2003-Present). He bats and throws right-handed. and Brett Niles in the fourth. Canyons has seven games remaining and will meet Glendale again at home on April 29. ``The way things are working out, there is going to be a team that is going to have a 25-30 win season, but they're not going to be in the playoffs,'' Mohney said. ``It's gonna be a dogfight.'' |
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