Category: West Coast College MLB League

Season number two of the West Coast College MLB League got underway with the defending champions, USC, picking up a victory. Arizona State beat UCLA in a battle of heavyweights, Arizona outlasted Cal State Fullerton in 17 innings and Pepperdine and Long Beach State handled a couple of former Pac-12 teams. West Coast College MLB…

USC started 3-2, then won 10 in a row en route to the league title. The Trojans boasted the league’s top hitting team, and their pitchers were second in earned run average. USC led by three with three to play, and although a two-game slide made it come down to the final gameday of the…

USC finally clinched the league title on the last gameday, ending a two-game losing streak by beating Stanford in the finale. The Trojans ended up not necessarily needing the victory, as UCLA was upset by Oregon State, giving USC the title by a final margin of two games. The Trojans, Bruins and Arizona State were…

For the second straight gameday, USC failed to clinch the championship and lost to a last-place team. UCLA kept pace and is now one game back with one to play. California won in 13 innings to move into sole possession of fourth place. Three teams are tied for the cellar heading into the final contest.…

USC’s first chance at clinching the outright championship was denied, as the Trojans were upset by Pepperdine, ending a 10-game winning streak. UCLA, two back with two to play, remained mathematically alive after a one-run win over Stanford, but Arizona State was eliminated from contention after a loss to Long Beach State. All five games…

USC’s come-from-behind win over rival UCLA clinched at least a share of the championship for the Trojans, as they now lead both the Bruins and Arizona State by three games with three to play. It was the 10th straight victory for the Trojans. The other seven teams all have losing records, but are also all…

Barry Zito led USC to a 9-0 shutout of Arizona State, helping the Trojans to keep a two-game lead in the standings, and greatly diminishing the Sun Devils’ title chances, as ASU is now three back with four to play. UCLA kept within striking distance after a one-run win over Pepperdine. Standings12-2: USC10-4: UCLA9-5: Arizona…

The offenses went big on day 13, with USC (18 runs) and Arizona State (11 runs) both collecting 21 hits, and the other three winners all scoring eight or nine runs. Only one team failed to score as many as four runs. UCLA lost again, allowing USC to take a two-game lead in the standings…

Twelve games in, and each team has now made it three times through the pitching rotation. For the first time all season, UCLA doesn’t have a share of first place. USC and UCLA entered the day tied for the top spot and while the Trojans won a walk-off victory against Cal, the Bruins suffered a…