JOHNSTON AND KILBURG TO PLAY SUMMER BALL IN HAWAII AND JAPAN

All-American DJ Johnston and 2nd Team All-Conference pitcher Brett Kilburg have been invited to play baseball in Hawaii and Japan this summer for the Hawaii Island Movers. Both players will join other D1 players from a variety of colleges throughout the mainland and Hawaii.

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DJ JOHNSTON NAMED ALL-AMERICAN

Colts freshman first baseman DJ Johnston has been named a 2009 Northern California All-American, according to Spincostats.com. Johnston was also named 2009 Pacific Conference "Player of the Year". Johnston joins Max Kautz and Wade Reynoso of the 2008 Colts as the most recent Canada College All-Americans.

VIEGAS ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP TO OREGON STATE

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Outfielder Chris Viegas has accepted a baseball scholarship to Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers are currently traveling to Fort Worth, Texas for the NCAA Regionals. Oregon State currently has a 35-17 overall record.

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HERRERA ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP TO NEW MEXICO STATE

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Infielder Eric Herrera has accepted a baseball scholarship to New Mexico State University. New Mexico State is currently seeking an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Aggies finished the WAC Tournament with a record of 44-15. Herrera will join former Colt Wade Reynoso on the Las Cruces, New Mexico campus.

KILBURG ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP TO CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

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Sophomore right hander Brett Kilburg has accepted a baseball scholarship to Concordia University in Irvine, California. Coach Mike Grahovac's ball club finished 22-26 overall in 2009. The Eagles were a 2008 NAIA Regional II Finalist, 2007 NAIA Region II Finalist, 2006 NAIA Region II Champions, taking 7th Place in the 2006 NAIA World Series.

THANK YOU DAN BROWN AND BAR-B-CUE CREW!

Dan Brown

The Colts Webmaster would like to extend his sincere thanks to redshirt Dan Brown. Dan kept the Colts book this past season - a duty held in 2008 by then-red-shirt-now-Player-of-the-Year DJ Johnston. (Will history repeat itself?) Like DJ, Dan did a masterful job of getting not only all of the stats compiled for each and every blog posting but distributing the scores to the local newspapers - yet still finding time to get his homework done! Great job Dan, and I wish you the best of luck in your 2009-2010 season.

The Colts Bar-B-Cue Crew

The Colts would also like to extend their thanks to all of the families that worked on the Colts Bar-B-Cue this year. The Bar-B-Cue offering at home games was easily the best tasting and most complete of any food service at any JC in Northern California. All of the families involved deserve a blog round of applause. (P.S. Outstanding t-shirts, as well).

A GREAT SEASON - GOOD LUCK IN 2009-2010

It has been this Webmaster's distinct privilege to provide blog information and web site updates for the Canada Colts baseball family. After two seasons it's time to turn the keyboard over to a new Colts Webmaster - hopefully a player's parent or a student at Canada who is passionate about baseball and the green and yellow. Best of luck to all of the sophomores who are moving on to other schools, or to other ventures. And as always, best of luck to the Canada Colts; it was a great year. Go get ‘em in 2009-2010!

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STATE PLAYOFFS COME TO AN END: COLT LOSE 12-8

The Colts coaching staff says goodbye to their sophomores.

The Canada Colts 2009 season came to an abrupt end, as the College of San Mateo Bulldogs pounded out 15 hits in defeating the Colts 12-8. Sophomore shortstop Eric Herrera collected 3 hits for the Colts, and freshman catcher Kevin Gretsch had two hits and 3 RBI. Chris Viegas, Pierson Jeremiah, David DiPaola, and Brian Marblestone all had two hits.

Playoffs: Game #2 - CSM (away) vs. Canada (home) 9/9/08

Inning: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CSM: 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 2 1 12 15 1
Canada: 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 8 14 1

Winning Pitcher: # 30 Burns: .2 IP, 1 ER, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K’s (CSM)
Losing Pitcher: # 22 Zamudio: 1.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 hits, 1 BB, 3 K’s (Canada)

Multiple Hits:
# 15 Viegas: 2 for 5 (Canada)
# 36 Herrera: 3 for 5 (Canada)
# 3 Jeremiah: 2 for 4 (Canada)
# 23 DiPaola: 2 for 4 (Canada)
# 6 Marblestone: 2 for 3 (Canada)
# 21 Gresh: 2 for 5 (Canada)
# 7 Wilson: 3 for 6 (CSM)
# 31 Burford: 2 for 3 (CSM)
# 23 Dickson: 3 for 5 (CSM)
# 6 Suvunnachuen: 2 for 5 (CSM)

HR: # 23 Dickson: 1 home run (CSM)

2B: # 15 Viegas: 1 double (Canada)
# 27 Johnston: 1 double (Canada)
# 3 Jeremiah: 1 double (Canada)
# 21 Gresh: 1 double (Canada)
# 7 Wilson: 1 double (CSM)
# 31 Burford: 1 double (CSM)
# 23 Dickson: 1 double (CSM)
# 6 Suvunnachuen: 1 double (CSM)

Multiple RBI’s:
# 21 Gresh: 3 RBI’s (Canada)
# 31 Burford: 2 RBI’s (CSM)
# 23 Dickson: 5 RBI’s (CSM)
# 6 Suvunnachuen: 2 RBI’s (CSM))

STATE PLAYOFFS ROUND 1: COLTS LOSE IN 9TH TO CSM 5-4

Everyone in the ballpark knew it was going to be a dogfight - and it lived up to its billing. In game #1 of the NorCal State Playoffs the CSM Bulldogs picked up a run in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Canada Colts 5-4. Two errors bit the Colts, in a game in which they outhit CSM 6-5. Freshman Anthony Armanino pitched superbly for the Canada, and Pierson Jeremiah picked up a pair of doubles and two RBI. The Colts will try to take two from the Bulldogs on Saturday - first game @ 11:00 a.m. / CSM.

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Playoffs: Game #1 - Canada (away) vs. CSM (home) 5/8/09
Inning: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Canada: 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 2
CSM: 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 5 0

Winning Pitcher: # 28 Wallace: 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 BB, 0 K’s (CSM)
Losing Pitcher: # 5 Klimenko: 2.1 IP, 1 ER, 0 hits, 1 BB, 0 K’s (Canada)

Multiple Hits:
# 15 Viegas: 2 for 5 (Canada)
# 3 Jeremiah: 2 for 4 (Canada)
# 15 Wood: 2 for 2 (CSM)

2B: # 3 Jeremiah: 2 doubles (Canada)
# 15 Wood: 1 double (CSM)

Multiple RBI’s:
# 3 Jeremiah: 2 RBI’s (Canada)

GAME TIMES SET FOR 1st ROUND OF PLAYOFFS AT CSM

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Game #1: Friday, May 8 - 2:00 p.m. / College of San Mateo

Game #2: Saturday, May 9 - 11:00 a.m. / College of San Mateo

Game #3: (If necessary) Saturday, May 9 - immediately following / College of San Mateo

Admission will be charged for Friday and Saturday's games. Adults will be $10, students/senior citizens $6.

12 COLTS EARN ALL-CONFERENCE - DJ JOHNSTON NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR

12 Canada Colts earned All-Coast Pacific Conference honors at the 2009 coaches meeting on Monday night, headed by freshman first baseman DJ Johnston. Johnston, who led the conference in virtually every significant offensive category, was a unanimous choice for Coast Pacific Conference Player of the Year.

2009 Coast Pacific Conference Player of the Year

DJ Johnston - First base / Freshman / Menlo-Atherton

2009 1st Team All-Coast Pacific Conference

Ray Torres - Pitcher / Freshman / Woodside
Eric Herrera - Infield / Sophomore / Sacred Heart Cathedral
Chris Viegas - Outfield / Sophomore / St. Francis
Bobby Scott - Outfield / Freshman / Aragon

2009 2nd Team All-Coast Pacific Conference

Brant Norlander - Pitcher / Freshman / Carlmont
Brett Kilburg - Pitcher / Sophomore / Carlmont
Anthony Armanino - Pitcher / Freshman / Serra
Brian Klimenko - Pitcher / Sophomore / Half Moon Bay
Brian Marblestone - Outfield / Sophomore / Aragon
Pierson Jeremiah - Infield / Freshman / Aragon
Nick Borg - Infield / Sophomore / Aragon

CONFERENCE-ONLY PITCHING STATS: COLTS STAFF IMPRESSES

The Spincostats.com pitching statistics for Pacific Division Conference-Only games have been released, and Coach Steve Hoff's entire pitching staff faired well.
Earned run avg
9. Klimenko, Br-CANA 3.55
10. Torres,Ray-CANA 3.62
11. Norlander,Br-CANA 3.65
14. Armanino,Anthony-CANA 4.31

Opposing bat avg
4. Torres,Ray-CANA .227
8. Armanino,Anthony-CANA .262
9. Norlander,Br-CANA .265
14. Klimenko, Br-CANA .285

Innings pitched
9. Torres,Ray-CANA 49.2
13. Norlander,Br-CANA 44.1

Batters struck out
4. Norlander,Br-CANA 46
10. Torres,Ray-CANA 34
Armanino,Anthony-CANA 34

Batters SO out looking
1. Norlander,Br-CANA 19
7. Armanino,Anthony-CANA 11
9. Torres,Ray-CANA 10

Wins
5. Klimenko, Br-CANA 4
9. Norlander,Br-CANA 3
Torres,Ray-CANA 3

Saves
1. Kilburg,Brett-CANA 3
5. Herrera,Eric-CANA 1
Preimsberger,Andrew-CANA 1

Appearances
1. Kilburg,Brett-CANA 15
4. Klimenko, Br-CANA 12

Games started
3. Norlander,Br-CANA 8
Torres,Ray-CANA 8

Games finished
2. Kilburg,Brett-CANA 9

Games in relief
1. Kilburg,Brett-CANA 15
6. Klimenko, Br-CANA 9

Runners picked off
2. Kilburg,Brett-CANA 2

Hits allowed
3. Armanino,Anthony-CANA 33
7. Torres,Ray-CANA 41
8. Klimenko, Br-CANA 43
9. Norlander,Br-CANA 44

Runs allowed
5. Armanino,Anthony-CANA 20
7. Torres,Ray-CANA 23
8. Klimenko, Br-CANA 25
10. Norlander,Br-CANA 27


Earned runs allowed
4. Armanino,Anthony-CANA 15
Klimenko, Br-CANA 15
6. Norlander,Br-CANA 18
8. Torres,Ray-CANA 20

Walks allowed
3. Armanino,Anthony-CANA 10
4. Klimenko, Br-CANA 11
6. Torres,Ray-CANA 13

Doubles allowed
2. Armanino,Anthony-CANA 5
4. Klimenko, Br-CANA 7
6. Norlander,Br-CANA 9

Triples allowed
1. Norlander,Br-CANA 0
Armanino,Anthony-CANA 0

Home runs allowed
1. Norlander,Br-CANA 0
2. Klimenko, Br-CANA 1

CONFERENCE-ONLY OFFENSIVE STATS: DJ HAS A FIELD DAY

Spincostats released the Pacific Division Conference-Only offensive stats for the season, where several Colts figured prominently - none more prominent, however, than freshman first baseman DJ Johnston.

Batting Average
1. Johnston,Daniel-CANA .459
5. Viegas,Chris-CANA .417
10. Herrera,Eric-CANA .380
14. Marblestone,Brian-CANA .362

Slugging pct
3. Johnston,Daniel-CANA .793
7. Viegas,Chris-CANA .621
12. Herrera,Eric-CANA .565

On base pct
1. Johnston,Daniel-CANA .500
6. Marblestone,Brian-CANA .472
7. Scott,Bobby-CANA .471
10. Viegas,Chris-CANA .457
13. Herrera,Eric-CANA .447

Runs scored
2. Herrera,Eric-CANA 30
Johnston,Daniel-CANA 30
4. Viegas,Chris-CANA 28
5. Borg, Nick-CANA 27

Hits
1. Johnston,Daniel-CANA 51
4. Viegas,Chris-CANA 43
5. Herrera,Eric-CANA 41

RBI
1. Johnston,Daniel-CANA 43
4. Scott,Bobby-CANA 29
6. Jeremiah,Pierce-CANA 27
8. Herrera,Eric-CANA 23

Doubles
3. Johnston,Daniel-CANA 10
4. Herrera,Eric-CANA 9
6. Borg, Nick-CANA 7

Triples
4. Scott,Bobby-CANA 3
Johnston,Daniel-CANA 3

Home runs
2. Johnston,Daniel-CANA 7
4. Viegas,Chris-CANA 5

Total bases
1. Johnston,Daniel-CANA 88
7. Viegas,Chris-CANA 64
8. Herrera,Eric-CANA 61
12. Scott,Bobby-CANA 53

Walks
5. Scott,Bobby-CANA 17
Borg, Nick-CANA 17
8. Marblestone,Brian-CANA 14

Hit by pitch
3. Scott,Bobby-CANA 7

Sac bunts
3. Gresh,Kevin-CANA 5
5. Jeremiah,Pierce-CANA 3

Sac flies
3. Borg, Nick-CANA 3
Marblestone,Brian-CANA 3
Jeremiah,Pierce-CANA 3
Viegas,Chris-CANA 3
Gresh,Kevin-CANA 3

Stolen bases
1. Viegas,Chris-CANA 21
3. Herrera,Eric-CANA 11
5. Scott,Bobby-CANA 9
Johnston,Daniel-CANA 9
6. Wild,Kyle-CANA 8
Borg, Nick-CANA 8

TEAM FIRST - COLTS PUT UP IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS

It's a time-honored basball axiom: pitching and defense wins ball games. Never was that axiom more apparent than with the 2009 Canada Colts. The pitching staff's collective 3.50 team ERA ranks them 9th in the State. The Colts led the league in saves (11), runners picked off (12), fewest earned runs allowed (140), fewest wild pitches (4), and fewest balks (3).

And not to be forgotten in all of the final numbers is the fact that the 2009 Colts can flat out pick it. Their .964 fielding percentage was second in the league.

Offensively, the Colts had a .319 team batting average - second only to Ohlone's .328 average. The Colts also banged out 33 home runs, 288 RBI, had a .474 slugging percentage, a .400 on-base percentage, 679 total bases and 106 stolen bases - all second in the league to Northern California's #1 ranked team, Ohlone.

THE FINAL NUMBERS - COLTS OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS

The final overall stats from Spincostats.com have been posted: here's where some of the Colts rank in a variety of offensive categories.

First baseman DJ Johnston was 2nd in the league in batting (.400), 4th in slugging pct. (.671), 5th in on-base percentage (.458), 5th in runs scored (43), 2nd in hits (68), tied for 4th in doubles (14), 2nd in RBI (55), and tied for 4th in home runs (8). Johnston's slugging percentage (23rd), hits (8th) and RBI totals (5th) rank him among the States leaders.

Center fielder Chris Viegas was 12th in the league in batting (.351), tied for 5th in runs scored (40), 7th in hits (59), tied for 7th in home runs (6), and 3rd in the league in stolen bases (29). The latter number ranks Viegas 10th among the States stolen base leaders.

Shortstop Eric Herrera was 2nd in the league in doubles (15), tied for 5th in the league in runs scored (40), 8th in the league in hits (58). Herrera's doubles total rank him 8th among the States leaders.

Right fielder Bobby Scott was 7th in the league in slugging percentage (.578), 4th in on base pct. (.467), 4th in RBI (44) and tied for 7th in home runs (6). Scott's RBI total ranks him 15th among the States leaders.

Second baseman Pierson Jeremiah was 10th in the league in RBI (33), tied for 10th in the league in doubles (11), and tied for 12th in the league in walks (21).

Third baseman Nick Borg tied for 10th in the league in doubles (11), 5th in the league in walks (25), and tied for 10th in the league in stolen bases (11).

THE FINAL NUMBERS - COLTS PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS

The final overall stats from Spincostats.com have been posted: here's where some of the Colts rank in a variety of pitching categories.

Spot starter and reliever Brien Klimenko was 4th in the league in earned runs allowed (21), 4th in walks allowed (15), 6th in runs allowed (31), 8th in doubles allowed (9), tied for 8th in triples allowed (1), 11th in the league in ERA (3.88), tied for 8th in the league in wins (5), and tied for 10th in appearances (16).

Starter Brant Norlander led the league in fewest home runs allowed (0), tied for 4th in games started (13), tied for 6th in the league in wins (6), 6th in ERA (3.15 ERA), 8th in earned runs allowed (26), 9th in opposing batting average (.241), 9th in innings pitched (74.1), 11th in runs allowed (39), and 13th in hits allowed (67).

Closer Brett Kilburg led the league in saves (6) as well as runners picked off (4). Kilburg also was tied for 2nd in games finished (13), 3rd in appearances (21), and 3rd in games in relief (19). He also had a 2.97 ERA. in 39.1 innings. Kilburg's 6 saves rank him tied for 5th in the State in that category.

Starter Anthony Armanino led the league in fewest hits allowed (44), 2nd in runs allowed (23), tied for 2nd in walks allowed (14), 3rd in earned runs allowed (17), 4th in opposing batting average (.228), 5th in the league in ERA (3.04 ERA), tied for 8th in strikeouts (54), tied for 8th in wins (5), and 10th in batters struck out looking (14).

Starter Ray Torres was 3rd in the league in opposing batting average (.225), 6th in innings pitched (78.2), tied for 7th in batters struck out looking (15), tied for 8th in strikeouts (54), tied for 8th in wins (5), 9th in the league in ERA (3.66 ERA), tied for 9th in games started (12), and 10th in runs allowed (37). Torres also had 1 shutout, ranking him among the States leaders.

THE ROAD TO THE PLAYOFFS: PROOF THAT EVERY GAME COUNTS

For the second season in a row, Tony Lucca's Canada Colts have earned an out-right State Playoff Berth. With the official announcement of the Northern California State Playoff Seeding, the #13 seeded Colts can take pride in knowing that during 2009 they faired well against many of the 18 teams that will battle it out in NorCal Playoffs.

The seeding also illustrates the importance of every single game on the schedule - especially those against powerful non-conference rivals.

In non-conference play, the 29-12 Canada ball club beat #3 seed Feather River 3-1 in their only meeting at Colt Field: a Feather River team that went on to have a 40-3 overall record, the best record of any JC in Northern or Southern California.

The Colts also beat #4 seed CSM in their only meeting, as well as #11 seed West Valley 3-1 - both at Colt Field. The Colts also beat #17 seed Shasta twice, as well as #15 seed San Jose and #16 seed Chabot College. And if the Colts needed any further proof as to the type of team they had entering league play, they split with Cuesta College in a road doubleheader - a Cuesta team that is now seeded #3 in the Southern California Playoffs.

COLTS TO FACE CSM IN PLAYOFFS

In a historic first, the Canada Colts will open the 2009 California Community College Baseball Playoffs against longtime county rival College of San Mateo. The games will be hosted by Golden Gate Conference Champion CSM (30-11 overall, 18-7 in league). The first game of the best of three series takes place Friday, May 8th at 2:00 p.m. Canada finished third in the Coast Pacific Conference with a 17-8 league record, and an overall mark 29-12 - beating CSM 6-3 in their only meeting of the season back on March 15th.

LUCCA TO COACH IN ALASKA SUMMER LEAGUE

The Anchorage Bucs announced today that Canada skipper Tony Lucca will be brought on as a coach for their ball club during the 2009 Alaskan Summer League. Along with the Cape Cod League, the Alaska Summer League is the elite summer program for D1 players and prospects. Lucca will be the offensive assistant coach in charge of hitting and base running. Under Lucca's guidance, the Colts recorded their best season since 2001 - finishing 29-12 overall and 17-8 in the Coast Pacific Conference. Congratulations to Coach Lucca from everyone in the Colts family for this distinct and well-deserved honor.

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