GERRIT COLE IN AFLAC
ALL AMERICAN GAME (7-7-07):
Senior Gerrit Cole
has been selected to play in the AFLAC All
American High School Baseball game on August 11,
2007 at San Diego State University. The
game will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
This game features the top high school prospects
in the country. Gerrit recently was rated
as the no. 2 prospect in the U.S. by Perfect
Game. Currently, Gerrit plays for the
Trombly Braves team in Connie Mack ball.
Aaron Gates and
Gerrit Cole both
recently returned from Cincinnati and North
Carolina where they showed off their talents in
the AABC All Star Game series.
LANCERS ACCEPT
INVITATION TO NATIONAL CLASSIC (6-30-07):
Coach Grahovac has announced that the
2008 varsity Lancers will play in the
National Classic
tournament next Easter break. The National
Classic is considered one of the top high school
tournaments in the county, with teams from all
over the United States coming to Orange County
to vie for the coveted National Classic trophy.
The championship game normally is played at Cal
State Fullerton. The Lancers are pleased
to accept the National Classic invitation.
2007 ALUMNI LEAD
BULLDOGS TO OMAHA TITLE (6-28-07):
Congratulations to coach Dee Kline and
his Southern California Bulldogs which defended
its title at the Triple Crown Baseball
tournament held in Omaha this week. Led by
2007 Lancers graduates
Brett Wallach, Jonathan Kline, Jimmy Sandford,
Justin Lambert, Andrew Jarvi, and Daniel Gray,
the Bulldogs swept through eight games in the 48
team tournament, winning six by the mercy rule,
including the semi-final and final. The
Bulldogs will also play a big tournament in
Orlando in July. Note: The
Southern California Bulldogs is a club team not
affiliated with Lancers Baseball or Orange
Lutheran High School.
MATT WALLACH SIGNS WITH
DODGERS (6-25-07): Lancers
Baseball can boast of another alumnus playing
professional baseball with the news that
Matt Wallach (2004)
signed with the Dodgers. Congratulations
Matt, and best of luck in your pro career.
Word is that Matt will join fellow alumnus
Paul Koss (2003)
with the rookie league Ogden Raptors. We
will do our best to follow Matt and Paul on the
Alumni page.
INCOMING FRESHMAN GAMES
(6-21-07): All
incoming freshmen
are to attend the following games:
6-25-07 - 1:00 pm at
Esperanza High School (be there at 11:45 am);
6-26-07 - 1:00 pm at El Dorado High School (be
there at noon); and 6-28-07 - 1:00 pm at El
Dorado High School (be there at noon).
Wear grey baseball pants,
red belt, red socks, and have your cleats,
glove and bats. Pitchers should be ready
to throw. Baseball shirts and hats will be
handed out at the game. Good luck to all
of you as you represent Lancers Baseball for the
first time. If you have any questions,
contact Coach Grahovac at (714) 282-4659 or at
mike.grahovac@lhsoc.org.
PAUL KOSS BEGINS PRO
CAREER WITH A SAVE (6-21-07):
Lancers alumnus Paul Koss
(2003) earned a save on June 19, 2007 in his
first appearance for the Ogden Raptors of the
Pioneer League, the Dodgers' rookie league
affiliate. You can follow Paul's progress
on the
Ogden Raptors website. The Dodgers
drafted Paul in the 11th round out of USC.
Paul developed into one of college baseball's
top closers, saving 16 games for the Trojans (a sub .500 team) in 2007.
Good luck Paul as you begin your professional
career.
VARSITY SCHEDULE
(6-11-07): The
Varsity
Summer Schedule has been posted. First
game is 6-22-07.
MATT WALLACH'S SINGLE
SENDS CSUF TO OMAHA (6-11-07):
Many of you may have seen
Matt Wallach's (2004) seventh-inning RBI
single on Sunday to drive in the winning run in
Cal State Fullerton's Super Regional 2-1 win
over UCLA. Matt and the rest of the Titans
will play in the College World Series in Omaha
next week. Congratulations Matt.
ALL-STAR AND GRADUATION NEWS (6-10-07):
Congratulations to
Daniel Renken and
Daniel Gray for
their participation in Tuesday's (6-5-07) enjoyable and
prestigious "North-South" Orange County All-Star
Game at Glover Stadium.
Renken (League
Pitcher of the Year) and
Gray (First Team All League) also donned the
red and white one last time as Lancers on Friday
(6-8-07) at
Ryan Lemmon Stadium. Joining them on the
Trinity League All-Star squad (vs. the Sunset
League) were seniors Brett
Wallach (League Co-MVP),
Jonathan Kline
(First Team All League),
Andrew Jarvi (Second Team All League) who
had two hits,
and Justin Lambert.
Congratulations to all of the seniors on the
Lancers Baseball team, including
Austin Bell, Cody Ratliff,
Billy Vinovich, and
Jimmy Sandford, who participated in
graduation ceremonies on June 9, 2007.
Good luck and God's blessings to all of you.
RENKEN, KOSS AND M.
WALLACH DRAFTED (6-8-07):
Lancers Baseball can be proud to have three
draftees in this year's major league draft.
Current graduate, pitcher
Daniel Renken, was selected by the
Colorado Rockies in the 35th round (1058th
overall). USC senior
Paul Koss (2003) was selected by the
Dodgers in the 11th round (356th), while the
Dodgers also selected Matt
Wallach (2004), a junior first baseman at
Cal State Fullerton, in the 22nd round (686th).
Paul has completed his collegiate eligibility
and can be expected to sign. Matt and
Daniel, who has signed a letter of intent with
Cal State Fullerton, may elect to stay in
college. Of interest to Trinity League
fans, Servite pitcher, Dan Klein, was drafted by
the Orioles (729th), and Mater Dei outfielder,
Conner Bernatz, was selected by the A's
(1366th).
JV SUMMER SCHEDULE
POSTED (6-4-07):
JV Summer
Schedule.Varsity schedule
to be posted soon.
TEAM AWARDS GIVEN AT
END-OF-YEAR BANQUET (6-4-17):
At the Baseball Banquet at the Phoenix Club on
Sunday evening (6-3-07), the following players
received these awards: Varsity: Most
Valuable Player:
Brett Wallach; Most Valuable Pitcher:
Daniel Renken;
Coach's Award: Chris
Dickel and James
Munoz. Junior Varsity: Most
Valuable Players:
Chase Harrison and
Garret Gilliland; Most Valuable Pitcher:
Grahamm Wiest;
Coach's Award: Nick
Burnett. Frosh: Most Valuable
Player: Josh Hong;
Most Valuable Pitcher:
Bobby Wheatley;
Coach's Award: Ryan
Forkel. Congratulations to all for
a great season.
PITCHING LESSONS BY
COACH HOKUF (5-30-07):
Anyone
interested in pitching lessons should attend a
meeting on Saturday, June
16, 2007, at 9:00 am with Coach Hokuf.
Meet at the lunch tables
at Lutheran High. Coach Hokuf will
go over everything then and answer all of your
questions. To learn more, feel free to
contact Coach Hokuf at
khokuf05@sbcglobal.net.
NEW RULES FOR PAYMENTS
(5-29-07): The school
administration has changed the manner of making
payments to the baseball program. Instead
of "Lancers Baseball," as in the past, in the
future all payments must be made to
"OLHS," with the
word "baseball"
written on the note line. Please make a
note of this for the future.
LANCERS FIND SUCCESS
OVER WEEKEND (5-29-07): The
Trombly Braves, featuring four Lancers, won the
So Cal Showdown Tournament in Palm Springs over
the Memorial Day weekend.
Aaron Gates pitched
the semifinal game, earning the win, with
Brandon Maurer
pitching two perfect innings in relief. In
the final, Aaron (2-3) hit a three-run home run,
while Gerrit Cole
threw 4.1 innings for the win.
Pierce Bily added
two hits in the game. Many of our freshman
played this weekend on the Trombly Panthers,
coached by Tim Wallach, which reached the
final of its tournament. It was a great
Memorial Day weekend for many of our returning
Lancers. Note: The
Trombly Braves and Panthers are club teams not
affiliated with Lancers Baseball or Orange
Lutheran High School.
ALUMS IN POST-SEASON
PLAY (5-28-07):
Taylor Krick's
(2006) Long Beach State Dirtbags,
Danny Grubb's
(2005) Fresno State Bulldogs, and
Matt Wallach's
(2004) Cal State Fullerton Titans all qualified
for the Division I Regionals.
Ryan Hall and
Paul Deese (both
2006) reached the Division III World Series with
Chapman University, ultimately finishing in
fifth. Marco
Martelli and
Brandon Rohr (both 2005) are playing in
the Junior College State Championship with
Cypress College. Check the
Alumni page for a
complete update, including a nice photo of Ryan
and Paul.
M. WALLACH STARS FOR
CSUF ON TV GAME (5-25-07): Some
of you may have seen the clutch grand slam home
run by Matt Wallach (2004)
on CSTV this evening, which brought the Titans
back from a 6-2 deficit to tie the game.
Later, Matt lined a double and scored the
winning run for the Titans against
Taylor Krick's (2006)
Long Beach State Dirtbags. CSTV named Matt
the Player of the Game.
PAUL KOSS IS PAC 10
HONORABLE MENTION (5-25-07):
USC Trojans closer Paul
Koss (2003) received
"Honorable Mention" honors
in the Pacific 10 conference. At
last count, Paul had 16 saves with three games
left to play.
DANNY GRUBB HONORED
(5-24-07): Former Lancers
catcher, Danny Grubb
(2005), now the starting catcher for the
Division I Fresno State Bulldogs, was named to
the First Team All-Western
Athletic Conference baseball team.
Congratulations Danny! Look for an full
update to the Alumni page in the next few days.
ORANGE CITY NEWS
ARTICLE ON DANIEL RENKEN (5-17-07):
Today's edition of the Orange City News
has a nice
article on Lancers' senior pitcher, Daniel
Renken.
FROSH LOSE 1-0 IN FINAL
GAME (5-11-07): The Frosh
wrapped up a solid season with a tough one-run
loss to J Serra. Bobby
Wheatley threw six solid innings,
allowing just one unearned run on two hits. The
Lancers played well down the stretch, winning
seven of their last nine games to finish as
Trinity League
Co-Champions with a 9-6 record.
Overall, the Frosh ended with an 11-10 record,
which is a fine result considering that six of
our top freshmen played on the JV team.
Obviously, Orange Lutheran has a lot of talent
in the Class of 2010. Combined with the
JV's excellent 20-5 record, Lancers fans
have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming
years.
FROSH EDGE J. SERRA 5-3
(5-10-07): The offense worked
well together, manufacturing five runs.
Josh Hong hit a
timely double for two RBI.
Andrew Thurman
pitched a complete seven- inning game, earning
his fifth win of the season.
Drew Luther caught
a great game, throwing out two base runners at
second. The Frosh have one more game:
Friday, 5/11/07, 3:15 pm at J Serra.
JV FINISHES GREAT
SEASON IN STYLE (5-9-07):
Grahamm Wiest
pitched a complete-game shut-out (6 hits, 6 K's
and 0 BB) to lead the JV to a 4-0 victory over
J. Serra in the final game of the season.
Robert Ward broke
the 0-0 tie game in the fourth inning with an
RBI single, and Kyle
Hilton added more with 2 RBI on a base
hit in the 6th. Also at the plate,
Willie Shaw was 2
for 2. The defense behind Wiest played solid,
errorless ball. Congratulations to the JV
Lancers on an excellent season, finishing with a
20-5 overall record, 12-3 in the tough Trinity
League! We look forward to watching many
of you on the varsity team in 2008.
ALUMNI OLSON, JARVI AND SHOPSHIRE
HONORED (5-8-07):
Cory Olson (2005)
was named first team All League in the Orange
Empire Conference, and
Serrin Jarvi (2005) and
Ryan Shopshire (2004) were named to the
second team in the same conference, which is
considered the highest ranked conference
in junior college baseball. Cory is an
outfielder for Orange Coast College and has
enjoyed a tremendous year, batting over .400.
Ryan and Serrin also both pitch for OCC.
Serrin has a 4-2 record with four saves, and
Ryan compiled a fine 4-2
record before his injury derailed his season.
Congratulations from the Lancers family to all
three of them. The
Alumni page has been updated today, so take
a look at how our alumni are faring.
SHOPSHIRE AND ENLOE
BACK IN ACTION! (5-8-07): We
are extremely pleased to report that Lancers
alumni Ryan Shopshire
(2004) and Kyle Enloe
(2005) have both returned to the baseball
diamond after suffering serious facial injuries
a couple of months ago. Ryan started for
OCC on May 3, 2007, throwing four innings
without allowing a run. Kyle appeared in
games for Fullerton College in late April and
early May. The entire Lancers family gives
thanks for Ryan and Kyle's unexpectedly rapid
recoveries.
WALLACH FEATURED IN
L.A. TIMES (4-4-07): Check out
this nice feature on Brett
Wallach in today's Sports section of the
L.A. Times.
Article. Daniel
Renken also receives a mention.
RENKEN
FIRST TEAM ALL COUNTY; WALLACH SECOND TEAM
The Orange County
Register released it First and Second All
Orange County teams for 2007, and the
Lancers family can be proud to have two
honorees. Senior pitcher
Daniel Renken
was named to the First Team.
Previously named Trinity League Pitcher of
the Year, Daniel finished the 2007 season
with an 8-3 record, 1.951 ERA, striking out
67 in just 61 innings (while only walking
18). Drafted by the Colorado Rockies
in the 35th round, Daniel also has a
baseball scholarship from Cal. State
Fullerton. Senior shortstop
Brett Wallach
was named to the Second Team, with his .402
average, including 37 hits and 30 runs
scored. Brett was named as Co-MVP of
the Trinity League and will be playing
college baseball at Orange Coast College
next season. Congratulations to
Daniel and Brett on their accomplishment.
Article - All-County Baseball First
Team
Article - All-County Baseball Second Team
SUMMER
WEIGHTLIFTING SCHEDULE
All Returning
Lancers Baseball Players started summer
weightlifting on
June 11, 2007 at 8:15
am. Attendance
is mandatory. All
incoming freshmen baseball players
started freshman
orientation for weightlifting on June 18, 2007
at 2:00 pm in the weight room.
This is for baseball-only freshmen and is
mandatory. Any
incoming freshmen who wish to try out for
the Lancers Baseball program can attend
tryouts to be held on
July 10-13, 2007.
See details above.
WHO ARE
THESE GUYS?
Believe it or not, all
of these Lutheran High School students are
on the 2007 Varsity baseball team. Can
you name them? Well, we are here to
help. From left to right the Lancers
ballplayers who attended the Prom are Gerrit
Cole, Tyler Smith, Jonathan Kline, Daniel Renken, Justin Lambert, Brett Wallach, Billy
Vinovich, Austin Bell, Daniel Gray, Pierce
Bily, Jimmy Sandford, Andrew Jarvi, and Cody
Ratliff.
LANCERS'
SEASON ENDS WITH LOSS TO M.L. KING
In a disappointing
finish to the season, the Wolves of M. L.
King (Riverside) beat the Lancers, pounding
out twelve hits en route to a convincing 7-0
upset of the Lancers in the first-round CIF
playoff game at Mt. Sac. College on May 18,
2007. The Wolves jumped out to an
early lead, scoring four in the top of the
first inning. The Lancers came back to
load the bases with one out in the bottom of
the inning, but in a play which set the tone
for the game,
Daniel Gray's
line shot up the middle was snatched by the
second baseman, who then turned it into an
easy double play. In the fourth
inning, Gerrit
Cole smashed a
deep fly to the warning track in dead center
of the large Mt. Sac. field, missing a
three-run home run by a few feet.
Otherwise, the highlights were few and far
between for the Lancers.
Jonathan Kline
led the offense with three singles, and
Billy Vinovich
and
Austin Bell
added pinch hit singles to account for the
Lancers five hits.
Justin Lambert
and
Brandon Maurer
pitched the final 2.1 innings without
allowing a run. The disappointing loss
ends an otherwise strong season for the
Lancers, who finish with a 19-8 record.
WALLACH
CO-MVP OF TRINITY LEAGUE; RENKEN PITCHER OF
THE YEAR
Brett Wallach
was selected as
Co-MVP of the
Trinity League, sharing the title with Mater
Dei's junior shortstop, Tyler Rhamatulla,
and Daniel
Renken was
named Pitcher
of the Year.
Congratulations to both Lancers for their
outstanding seasons.
Brett Wallach,
a senior shortstop, has led the Lancers in
hitting all year, finishing the regular
season with a superb .411 batting average
and also leading the team in hits (37) and
runs scored (30).
Daniel Renken,
also a senior, finished the regular season
with a record of 8-2 and an ERA of 1.359.
Three other Lancers were named to the
Trinity All League
First Team:
Senior third-baseman,
Daniel Gray,
senior pitcher/first-baseman,
Jonathan Kline,
and junior pitcher/center fielder
Aaron Gates.
The Trinity All League
Second Team
includes senior catcher/first-baseman
Andrew Jarvi,
junior pitcher/outfielder,
Gerrit Cole,
and junior pitcher,
Brandon Maurer.
Congratulations to all of our honorees.
Link to the full CIF
Division I playoff bracket at
cifss.org.
GRAY AND RENKEN NAMED TO NORTH-SOUTH
ALL-STAR GAME
Coach Grahovac is
pleased to announce that two Lancers
seniors have been selected to represent
Orange Lutheran High School in the
"North-South" Orange
County All-Star Game,
sponsored for the last forty years by the
Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim. This
is the premier All-Star game in Orange
County, pitting the best players from North
Orange County against those from the South.
Despite battling an
injured back through much of the season
which forced him to miss or come out of
several games,
Daniel Gray
batted .385 for the regular season (second on the
team), and was third in RBI with 18.
Daniel also is one of the best fielding
third-basemen in the county, having made
several key plays throughout the season.
Projected as one of the top pitchers in the
county prior to the season,
Daniel Renken
lived up to the expectations, anchoring the
Lancers' pitching staff with an excellent
8-2 regular-season record and a microscopic 1.359 ERA.
Batters need to prepare for Daniel's 90's
plus fastball, which make them even more
susceptible to his equally effective
change-up and curve. Among his many
impressive statistics, Daniel struck out 64
batters while walking or hitting only
23 in 57 innings. Originally your webmaster
understood that
Brett Wallach
was also selected to the team, but in fact
this was not the case. Brett
would have been another deserving choice,
but picking all-star teams is always a
difficult process with many different
considerations, and he was not selected.
We apologize for any confusion this error
caused.
The game was played on June 5, 2007 at 7:00
pm at Glover Stadium in Anaheim with the
South edging the North 6-4.
COLE'S
NEAR NO-HITTER HELPS LANCERS WIN IN SEASON
FINALE
Coach Grahovac
intended for
Gerrit Cole to
pitch only four innings in the season
finale, but Gerrit had other ideas.
With an overpowering fastball and an
effective curve, Cole threw six innings of
no-hit ball, allowing only two walks in the
Lancers 2-1 win on May 9, 2007 at J. Serra.
The Lions finally broke through with a clean
single to left. Coach Grahovac left
Gerrit in for one more batter, and he struck
out the Lions' best hitter, Gerrit's
eleventh strike-out of the game. J. Serra
made it interesting, as they had to win this
game to advance to the playoffs. After
Cole left the game, two more hits knocked in
one run, and the Lancers intentionally
walked the bases loaded with one out.
Brandon Maurer
came in and induced a grounder to first on
his first pitch.
Andrew Jarvi
threw home for one out, and catcher
Robbie Vaughn
returned it to Andrew for an unusual 3-2-3
game-ending double play. J. Serra's
senior ace,
Cory Kohnke,
again pitched an excellent game against the
Lancers, allowing just four hits, but the
Lancers finally broke through in the sixth. Andrew Jarvi
singled Aaron
Gates (1-2, W)
to third, and Aaron scored on an error by
the third baseman on the throw.
Daniel Gray
then lined a single to right to move Jarvi
to third. After Daniel stole second,
Tyler Smith
lifted a sacrifice fly to deep left field to
drive in the second and final run.
With the win, the Lancers finished the regular season
with a fine record of 19-7, 11-4 and
second place in the Trinity League.
SENIOR NIGHT:
The Lancers' ten seniors were honored before
the J. Serra game at Hart Park on May 7,
2007. From left to right: Daniel
Renken, Andrew Jarvi, Daniel Gray, Cody
Ratliff, Billy Vinovich, Austin Bell, Jimmy
Sandford, Justin Lambert, Jonathon Kline,
and Brett Wallach.
Photo by Randy Gates.
LIONS
GIFT-WRAP GAME WITH FOUR WALKS IN SEVENTH
Nothing went the
Lancers' way in this game until the bottom
of the seventh when J. Serra walked four
batters in a row, all with two outs and the
last two with the bases loaded to drive in
the tying and winning runs in the Lancers
4-3 win at Hart Park on May 7, 2007.
The Lions scored single runs in the first
two innings, to take a 2-1 lead, the Lancers
(18-7, 10-4) plating one run in the first on
a long double off the left-field wall by
Brett Wallach
who later
scored on a groundout by
Andrew Jarvi.
The Lions' sophomore pitcher, Dylan
Christenson, pitched well, though the
Lancers hit several shots, including
warning-track fly balls by
Gerrit Cole
and Jonathan
Kline.
Finally in the sixth a clutch hit by, who
else, Brett
Wallach, drove
in Austin Bell
who had singled and moved to second on a
single by Billy
Vinovich.
Two doubles in the top of the seventh pushed
the go-ahead run across for J. Serra, which
desperately needed this game in their battle
with Servite for third place and a play-off
spot.
Aaron Gates
opened the seventh with a line drive single
off the pitcher's foot and moved to third on
two outs. Then Christenson hit the
wall, walking in succession
Gerrit Cole, Austin
Bell, Tyler Smith
(RBI) and
Robbie Vaughn
(RBI) for a crushing loss for the Lions.
Andrew Jarvi,
Jonathon Kline
and Daniel Gray
collected the other hits for the Lancers.
Daniel Renken
pitched another complete game in earning his
eighth win, allowing just two earned runs on
five hits, six strike-outs, and one walk.
WALLACH
AND KLINE'S DRAMATIC HITS SAVE LANCERS
Perhaps we can blame
the after-effects of last night's Senior
Prom, but the Lancers probably played their
poorest game of the season, yet with six
runs in the last two innings, they pulled
out a dramatic 7-6 victory at St. John Bosco
on May 5, 2007. Due to numerous errors
and other poor fielding, the Braves built a
5-1 lead after five innings. The tired
Lancers (17-7, 9-4) finally awakened in the
sixth.
Pierce Bily and
Cody Ratliff
walked, and
Brett Wallach
singled in Bily. After a perfect bunt
single by
Jonathan Kline
loaded the bases,
Aaron Gates
rocketed a double to center field to clear
the bases and tie the game at fives.
Unfortunately, two hit-batsmen led to a
Braves run in the bottom of the sixth.
However, the Lancers rose from the ashes in
the seventh.
Gerrit Cole
beat out an infield single and took third on
a two-out single by
Brett Wallach
(3-4, W, 3 R, RBI), who took second on the
throw. This led to a dramatic two-out,
two-strike single to center by
Jonathan Kline
(3 hits, R, 2 RBI) just beyond the diving
glove of the Brave's second baseman. A
key defensive play by third-baseman
Daniel Gray
(1-2, 2 W) in the fourth kept the game
close, and
Brandon Maurer
(Win) and
Gerrit Cole
(Save) pitched well in relief.
Andrew Jarvi
had an RBI Sacrifice
Fly and two hits.
COACH
THOME REACHES 100 WIN MILESTONE!
Our Congratulations go
out to Coach
Dan Thome, who
on May 2, 2007 recorded his
100th victory
as Junior Varsity or
Freshman Head
Coach at Orange Lutheran High School.
Dan started coaching with Lancers Baseball
in 2001, first coaching at the Frosh level
(15 wins over 2 seasons) and then with the JV
(85 wins over 5 seasons).
Over the years, Coach Thome has built the JV
program into a consistent powerhouse, and
again this year, he has led the team to an
excellent record of 18-4, and 10-2 (first
place) in the Trinity League.
All of our current varsity players were
coached by Dan two years ago when they took
the Empire League title. During the
season, Dan gets up at 4:30 am to be able to
leave work early for practices and games,
and his dedication and devotion to his
players and the sport of baseball infuse the
entire program. Dan is also the finest
public address announcer around at our
varsity home games. Thanks Dan for all
of your efforts, and we will look forward to
celebrating No. 200!
FOUR-RUN
FIFTH LIFTS LANCERS OVER BOSCO 5-3
Down 2-1 at the time,
the Lancers plated four runs in the fifth
inning and eventually held off a determined
St. John Bosco by a score of 5-3 on May 2,
2007 at Hart Park. The Braves scored
two unearned runs in the top of the first,
but Aaron Gates
singled in a run for the Lancers (16-7, 8-4)
in the bottom of the inning. After
leaving the bases loaded in the fourth
inning without scoring, the Lancers finally
broke through in the fifth.
Brett Wallach
(1-2, 2 W, 2 R)
singled and advanced to second on an error.
Jonathan Kline
sacrificed, but when the first baseman threw
that ball away, he ended up on second.
Wallach scored on a wild pitch, and after
Aaron Gates
(1-2, W, R, RBI) and
Andrew Jarvi
(3 W, R) walked,
Daniel Gray
(2-3, 2 RBI) rifled a single past the
drawn-in infield to drive in two.
Tyler Smith
finished the scoring by looping a RBI single
to left.
Jonathan Kline
pitched five innings to pick up the win,
allowing only one earned run while striking
out five.
Brandon Maurer
pitched the final two innings, allowing no
runs and striking out four to earn the save.
You can read about all
of the Varsity's games during the 2007
season here:
2007 GAME
SUMMARIES
FINAL 2007 TRINITY LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team
Wins
Losses
Games Behind
Season
Record
Mater Dei
12
3
-
21-9
LANCERS
11
4
1
19-8
Servite
7
8
5
12-14
J. Serra
6
9
6
11-15
Santa
Margarita
5
10
7
12-13-1
St. John
Bosco
4
11
8
8-18
Check this site often for updates and
schedules. Check the left column for the
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DANIEL
RENKEN SIGNS WITH CSUF
GERRIT COLE
COMMITS TO UCLA
On November 9, 2006,
senior right-handed pitcher,
DANIEL RENKEN,
signed his official
letter of intent to go to Cal. State,
Fullerton, one of
the top collegiate baseball programs in the
nation.
Daniel is excited about signing with the
Titans, but he has several goals before he
leaves Orange Lutheran, including leading a
talented team to a Trinity League title
and a CIF Division I title. On
December 20, 2006, hard-throwing junior
right-handed pitcher,
GERRIT COLE,
verbally committed to UCLA.
Here is a
photo of
Gerrit on the mound. Please join the
entire Orange Lutheran Baseball program and
family in congratulating both Daniel and
Gerrit.
LANCER
TRAILER HITCH COVERS!
Every SUV and Truck
should have one! Get yours now!
Click on the photo for
details
UPCOMING
EVENTS
DATE/TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
The Lancers Varsity play their home games at
Hart Park in Orange, one of the finest
fields in Orange County. Most of the
Varsity home games are played at night,
allowing parents to attend the games more
easily. The JV team plays many of its
home games at Hart Park as well, while the
Frosh play their home games at El Modena
Park.
WELCOME
