Clark baseball tightened its hold on third place and a playoff spot in 28-5A with a 12-2 win over Jay. Pitcher Vincent Salazar gets the win for the Cougars. Braden Mattson and Jimmy Wells both contributed homeruns and Clark had 14 hits overall.

The Cougars take on O’Connor at 4:45 Tuesday.

Except for the 2nd inning, the Clark Cougars played valiantly but fell short to Austin Westlake 5-3 in a one game elimination Area playoff game.  The Cougars jumped on the Chaps in the first inning, scoring two runs.  The top of the 2nd inning the Chaparral bats came alive and they put 5 across the plate.  Undaunted, the Cougars came back, Jonathan Fargnoli popping out on a sacrifice fly to score another run, making it 5-3 after three innings.  The Cougar defense stiffened but three double plays by the Westlake defense down the stretch killed any chance of a Cougar rally.  For a team picked early in the season to finish in the middle of the pack, this Clark team showed what a little Cougar pride and hard work can accomplish.  Congratulations for a great season, thanks to the Seniors and look for a great season next year.  The Clark Cougar varsity team is coached by Aldo Velazquez.

1st inning: Hunter McFall base hit; Braden Mattson base hit, Trey Doebbler RBI single, Jonathan Fargnoli RBI single

3rd inning: Trey Doebbler double; Jonathan Fargnoli SAC RBI (Braden Mattson scores)

7th inning: Vincent Salazar single; Jimmy Wells single

PHOTOS

Hernandez heads home

The Clark Cougar baseball team advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 4-3 victory over South San.  Jason Cervantes gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning with a double, sending Hunter McFall across the plate. South San then went ahead in the top of the 5th inning but in the bottom of the inning, Peter Rozanski hit a single to get the Cougars started. (continue reading…)

The Cougars opened play in the Northeast District tournament with a 9-2 loss to Austin Bowie. Tyler Reinagel and Jimmy Wells handled the pitching duties. In the second game Clark beat Churchill 7-5 with Vincent Salazar and Ryan Skowronski on the mound.  Against South San, the Cougars lost 7-4.  Jimmy Wells, Trey Doebbler and Braden Mattson hit for the Cougars. In the last game to decide the third place finisher Clark defeated #3 ranked MacArthur 7-6. Pitcher Jason Cervantes got the win for the Cougars.