DIV. II: HAVE ARM, WILL SAVE COASH PITCHES TEAM TO FINAL CANYON 8, MISSION VIEJO 4.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA- Jake Coash considers himself a starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; . But anytime the Canyon High senior is throwing - early or late - the Cowboys have a chance. Coash entered Tuesday's Southern Section Division II semifinal against visiting Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. and found a sticky jam that he cleaned up in a hurry. His effective bullpen duty sent the Cowboys into the section finals for the first time. Third-seeded Canyon almost blew a five-run lead but relied on Coash to fend off Verb 1. fend off - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" deflect, forefend, forfend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate the Diablos The Diablos is a motorcycle club in the United States with chapters in several cities. On September 24, 1998, Diablo gang member Raymond "Stoney" Stone and seven other members were charged with various crimes (including Stone's confession in his involvement in the 1992 before pulling away 8-4 at Canyon. The Cowboys (24-5) play Villa Park Villa Park, village (1990 pop. 22,253), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1914. It is a residential suburb W of Chicago. for the Division II championship on Saturday at Edison Field. The Cowboys parlayed three early home runs by Eric Ashbrook, Josh Schreck and Ryan Burke to lead comfortably 5-0 into the fourth inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. . But starting pitcher Sergio Almanzar encountered difficulty for the first time when Mission Viejo (20-9) strung together four singles and a double to pull to within 5-3. Joe Gault n. 1. (Geol.) A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England, between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous period. relieved Almanzar but walked two and threw a wild pitch that made it a one-run game. He was replaced by Coash, who had thrown a one-hitter in Canyon's quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. victory over Canyon of Anaheim on Friday. ``I just wanted to get outs. I know I can beat a lot of teams with my fastball,'' Coash said. ``I can locate my offspeed pitches and my fastball and it's all coming together.'' Coash (9-3) stranded all three Diablos by striking out David Hudgins David Hudgins, (born March 3, 1965 in Durham, North Carolina), is a television writer and producer. Hudgins is a graduate of St. Mark's School of Texas, Duke University and the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. and inducing Clark Hardman to ground out. He threw a 1-2-3 fifth and struck out the side in the sixth after the leadoff man reached on an error. ``We needed a pitcher to step up and he did that,'' said Ashbrook, who had the game's biggest offensive blow with a three-run homer in the third. Burke immediately followed with a solo shot. ``He's been doing it all year, he got his rhythm back and I can't wait to see him pitch at Edison on Saturday. It was good to see him shut the door.'' Canyon hit into four double plays, allowing Mission Viejo to stay close. But the Diablos managed just two baserunners after Coash's arrival. The Cowboys added three runs in the bottom of the sixth with an assist by three errors in the inning. A veteran Canyon team with 13 seniors won a league championship for the first time since 1985. Now the Cowboys seek what coach Adam Schulhofer believes is the school's first section baseball title. ``If you're not playing to advance to the final game in the big stadium, then what are you playing for? I think for this team, that was the goal and it wasn't just talk,'' Schulhofer said. ``We had a really good summer together last year, where we won a lot of games. Coming into this year with everybody being seniors, top to bottom, everybody has contributed.'' Added Ashbrook: ``We planned on to win (the Foothill League) and then win it all.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Canyon teammates greet Kyle Zeiler (17) at home after he collided with Mission Viejo catcher Jake Brennan. (2) Canyon's Kyle Zeiler (left) is safe at home after colliding with Mission Viejo catcher Jake Brennan, who drops the ball. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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