COC BEAT: COC BASEBALL SWINGING AT AIR : LITTLE OFFENSE EQUALS FEW WINS.Byline: Scott Magoloff Daily News Staff Writer Catcher Cory Briggs is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a 10-game hitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Games in which a player does not have any official at bats due to walks, or sacrifice bunts, or being hit by a pitch, are ignored (neither break the streak (entering Tuesday's game) for 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. That's one of the few positives in one of the worst starts for any COC See chip on chip. team during coach Len Mohney's 12 years. The Cougars are 3-9 and looking to improve in a number of areas. ``Obviously, it's not going well,'' Mohney said. ``It's not good in all aspects. To say it's not a real happy camp right now is an understatement.'' Pitching, thought to be a strength, has been steady but not dominant. Mohney said there have been a few ``breakdowns'' from his staff. But he is less worried about that than what he has seen - or, has not seen - on offense. ``The main thing is run production,'' he said. ``It's one of those things you don't like to talk about, like fumbling. You just hope it gets back.'' Mohney will know soon enough, as COC played at Ventura Tuesday and will host Moorpark today in a rescheduled game from a Feb. 9 rainout rain·out n. An event, such as an athletic contest, that has been rained out. Radioactive material in the atmosphere brought down by precipitation. . After back-to-back games yesterday and today, Canyons has Thursday off before welcoming Merced for games Friday and Saturday. After that, Western State Conference play begins Feb. 23, as COC plays host to Hancock. Playoff bound: After a fifth-place finish in the Western State Conference Southern Division, the COC men's basketball team is headed to the regional playoffs. COC (18-14, 4-6), matching its highest win total since the 1992-93 season, earned the No. 19 seed in the 32-team Southern Regional and will play its first-round game at Cuesta cuesta (kwĕs`tə), asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-resistant rock layers that form the cuestas. on Friday. ``This year was an exceptional year,'' COC coach Lee Smelser said of the WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) campaign. His Cougars, despite their fifth-place finish, were originally given the No. 18 seed, but had to drop one spot to face a non-WSC Southern Division team in the first round. Smelser has the Cougars' season-ending 73-63 win over West L.A. to thank for his playoff status. A loss might have kept them out, but guards Charles Madison (22 points), Eurskine Robinson (15) and forward Anthony Ellison (10) ensured there would be no questions after guiding the Cougars to victory. ``I expected to be in,'' Smelser said. ``After we ended up 4-6 it was just a matter of where and who.'' Canyons defeated Cuesta (22-12, 6-2) 103-95 in a Jan. 16 game at COC in the teams' only meeting this year. Playoff bound, Pt. II: The COC women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team earned the eighth seed and a first-round bye at the 24-team regional. It will play Tuesday against the winner of Friday's Mt. SAC-Santa Ana game. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO COC coach Len Mohney hopes to point his team in the direction of a few more victories. The Cougars, who haven't hit well, are 3-9. Daily News |
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