The California Community College Athletic Association Board of Directors announced the implementation of its Contingency Plan for return to sports in 2020-21 on Thursday. All of IVC's 11 sports will be played in the spring.
Former Irvine Valley outfielder Michael Hascup was batting .432 with 27 hits and 40 total bases for Westcliff this spring when the season was halted. He played two years for the Lasers and was also a scholar athlete.
Alex Agortsas, who was a former standout player on one of the best teams in Irvine Valley baseball history, and has been a top assistant coach for eight-plus years, was recently named the athletic department's alumnus of the year.
Former Irvine Valley star pitcher and the first Laser to throw a no-hitter (Feb. 18. 2019 vs. Mt. San Jacinto), Justin Dunham started the first game of the year for Dixie State and when the season was called, had an ERA of 1.52
After a strong start as a junior in 2019 at Towson University, former Irvine Valley standout shortstop had his year cut short because of injury. He and the Tigers were starting to find their groove in 2020 when the season ended.
Freshman Kyle Rawlings, who red-shirted for Irvine Valley during the 2020 season, recently signed with NAIA Westcliff University. Rawlings was a three-year varsity player at San Juan Hills High before arriving at IVC.
Cole Joy an all-Orange Empire Conference player for Irvine Valley in 2017, was off to a solid start for the Dirtbags, who were ranked No. 17 in the nation. Joy had played in 11 of 15 games, including starting nine at catcher.
Tyler Odekirk signed with the University of San Diego in 2017 after two great years at Irvine Valley. The middle infielder red-shirted there and then moved on to Cal State Los Angeles where he has done nothing but stand out.
Irvine Valley catcher Collin Villegas recently signed with NCAA Division I Cal Poly. The sophomore hit .349 through 21 games and had helped IVC to a No. 14 ranking in Southern California in the last poll before the year ended.
Irvine Valley rallies from an early, six-run deficit and sends the game to extra innings, but ends up falling to OCC, 10-8, in 11 innings in an Orange Empire Conference game at home Wednesday. The two teams meet Saturday at Coast.
After knocking off Santa Ana on Saturday at home, Irvine Valley can't get going against Orange Coast in the first game of a three-game series. The Lasers fall, 7-1, on the road Monday. Collin Villegas has two hits for Irvine Valley.
Irvine Valley hands Santa Ana just its third loss of the season, winning, 9-7, Saturday at home. The big blow was a go-ahead, three-run home run by Dante Faicchio in the sixth inning. Robbie Haw battled for the win on the mound.
Irvine Valley falls behind by eight runs early, battles back to make it a game in the eighth inning, but falls to Santa Ana, 8-5, in an Orange Empire Conference opener at home Tuesday. The two teams play Thursday at Santa Ana.
Irvine Valley blanks Compton, 16-0, on Thursday to improve its record to 10-6 overall. Dallas Carpenter, Connor Neves and Skylar Manning combined for the shutout. IVC opens OEC play next Tuesday at home vs. Santa Ana.
Irvine Valley defeats San Bernardino Valley, 14-12, in 15 innings in a game that was continued from Thursday's contest that was called due to darkness and then beats the Wolverines, 5-3, in a regularly scheduled match-up.
Irvine Valley can't get going on offense and loses to Chaffey, 3-0, on Friday afternoon at home. IVC got a strong eight innings on the mound from Dallas Carpenter in the defeat. The Lasers play again at home on Saturday.
Irvine Valley scores eight runs in the final three innings and beats San Bernardino Valley, 8-2, for its fifth win in a row. The Lasers, who improve their record to 7-5 overall play at San Bernardino Valley again on Thursday at 2 p.m.
Irvine Valley's offense keeps rolling in a 20-15 victory at Mt. San Jacinto on Saturday afternoon. The Lasers have won four in a row to improve to 6-5 on the season and have scored 36 runs in their last three contests.
Irvine Valley comes back from an early, four-run deficit to beat Mt. San Jacinto, 8-5, Friday at home. The Lasers had 13 hits on the day, including three by Joey Lapolla and got an excellent relief performance from Sterling Locicero.
Irvine Valley defeats Grossmont for the second straight day, this time on the road. The Lasers record 15 hits in a 8-5 win Thursday. Dante Faicchio goes 3 for 5 with two RBI and Kyle Dobson records two hits and three RBI for IVC.
Irvine Valley gets strong performances from freshmen pitchers Connor Neves and Steven Hayden and comes up with two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat Grossmont, 4-2, at home on Tuesday afternoon.
Irvine Valley has everything going its way until the top of the ninth inning where Long Beach scores four runs to tie the score. The Vikings end up edging the Lasers, 13-10, in 12 innings in a wild, 4-hour, 21-minute game Saturday.
Irvine Valley comes back from being down six runs early in the game, including scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat LA Valley, 8-7, at home on Friday. Ethan Johannes scored the winning run on a wild pitch.
Irvine Valley rallies in the top of the ninth with a run to tie the score, but Long Beach City comes out on top, 8-6, after Matthew Pinal hits a two-run, walk-off home run. IVC is back in action on Friday at home against LA Valley.
Irvine Valley third baseman Dante Faicchio is picked as the first So. Cal. Player of the week by the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association. The sophomore hit .643 over the Lasers' first three games.
Irvine Valley has a rough fourth inning, allowing six runs (three unearned) and Long Beach City goes on for a 11-2 win in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday at home. The Lasers play at LBCC on Thursday at 2 p.m.
Irvine Valley gives up five runs in the first two innings and has to play catch up most of the rest of the way in a 10-7 defeat to San Diego Mesa at home Thursday. The Lasers split the two-game series and are at Chaffey Saturday.
Irvine Valley scores the first 11 runs of the game, gets a strong start on the mound from Dallas Carpenter and sees 10 different players gets hits in an 11-6 win at San Diego Mesa on Tuesday. IVC hosts Mesa at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Sophomore righthander Justin Dunham threw the first no-hitter in Irvine Valley baseball program history on Feb. 18 at home against Mt. San Jacinto. Dunham needed just over 100 pitches in blanking the Eagles, 7-0.
Irvine Valley honored its athletes of the year, scholar athletes of the year and others as part of its 19th Annual Awards. AOYs were Lea Kruse and Kyle Dobson, while Renata Bath and Grant Joyce were the scholar-athletes.