COLLEGE SPORTS: UPON REVIEW, TRIP IS A ROUSING SUCCESS FOR THE MASTER'S.Byline: Brian Dalziel Daily News Staff Writer Clean sweep clean sweep n to make a clean sweep (SPORT) → arrasar, barrer clean sweep n to make a clean sweep (Sport) → rafler tous les prix . The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. baseball team rolled into Idaho for seven days and returned to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. on Thursday with a five-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" in tow. Pitching keyed the Mustangs, who went undefeated in the Albertson College tournament. Josh Carrington, Ryan Pollard, Mike Ploharz, Matt Berry and Josh Higgins posted wins for the Mustangs, who tallied three shutouts in the five games. Higgins and Berry put together back-to-back complete games. On Monday, Higgins, a 6-foot-5 right-handed sophomore, allowed just three hits and no walks, striking out eight in a 4-2 victory over Northwest Nazarene. Berry, also a 6-foot-5 sophomore right-hander, followed up Tuesday with a nine-strikeout, one-walk performance in a 4-0 win over Albertson College. Sure their pitching was strong, but Higgins and Berry also had some help offensively. Junior outfielder Kurt Fillmore was 5 for 8 and drove in three runs in the two games for the Mustangs. Junior utility player Rob Avila produced against Northwest Nazarene, going 2 for 4 with an 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 . Ploharz, who also plays infield, added two hits in that game. Against Albertson, Ty Sager, a sophomore infielder, was 2 for 3 with an RBI. The Mustangs try and keep their winning streak alive Saturday when they host Husson College of Maine at 2:30 p.m. No. 1?: Preseason polls can sometimes be a little off, but the NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes baseball poll was way outside in its preseason top 25. Albertson College, which won the NAIA title last season, returned in 1999 as the preseason favorite. Yet in three outings against the No. 1 team, The Master's has had no problems. The Mustangs beat Albertson 11-6 on Feb. 17, and over the weekend on the Idaho trip they came away with two more wins. Will Coach Monte Brooks' squad, which is 19-6-1 overall, crack the top 25 polls now? Stay tuned. Streak still alive: 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. redshirt freshman Mike Granger extended his hitting streak to 13 games Tuesday with two singles in a 6-4 win over Valley. The second baseman/shortstop was hitting .552 entering the week, fourth in the Western States Conference. As the Cowboys' leadoff hitter, Granger also has 12 stolen bases. |
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