2018 Baseball News
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Irvine Valley baseball non-traditional fall schedule releasedSeptember 28, 2018Irvine Valley will play 10 games over the fall, beginning on Friday, Oct. 19 at Long Beach City at 1 p.m. The Lasers have one home game and that will be on Friday, Nov. 9 against College of the Desert at 1 p.m.
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Baseball player Ryan Gaynor headed to Georgetown CollegeJuly 30, 2018Sophmore Ryan Gaynor is the second Irvine Valley player this year to sign with NAIA Georgetown College in Kentucky. Gaynor was the Lasers' starting catcher the last two seasons. He hit two home runs for IVC in 2018.
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Baseball player Zack Stack signs with Georgetown CollegeJune 27, 2018Irvine Valley sophomore outfielder and designated hitter Zack Stack is headed to NAIA Georgetown College in Kentucky. Stack batted .315 with 20 runs, three doubles, two home runs and 31 RBI for the Lasers in 2018.
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Outfielder Grant Rockefeller off to Cal State Dominguez HillsJune 25, 2018Sophomore baseball player Grant Rockefeller has signed with NCAA Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills. Rockefeller, a two-year player for the Lasers, batted .270 with 18 RBI and had 11 multi-hit games for IVC in 2018.
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Sophomore infielder Colin Conroy headed to Towson StateJune 13, 2018Colin Conroy, who started at second base or shortstop for the Lasers in 2018, has signed with NCAA Division I Towson State. Conroy, who was named second team all-Orange Empire Conference, batted .314 for Irvine Valley.
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Pitcher Noah Bradford adds to his list of accolades for 2018May 31, 2018Irvine Valley freshman right-handed reliever Noah Bradford has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region Southern California Second Team. He led the Lasers in wins and saves this year.
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Pitcher Noah Bradford named first team CCCBCA All-So. Cal.May 29, 2018Irvine Valley's Noah Bradford, a freshman reliever out of Mission Viejo High, was picked CCCBCA all-So. Cal. last weekend. Bradford had already earned first team all-Orange Empire Conference honors after going 7-3 this year.
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Former baseball star Jordan Gillerman headed to NCAA tourneyMay 28, 2018Jordan Gillerman, who was an all-Orange Empire Conference first team player as a shortstop for Irvine Valley in 2016, helped St. John's win the Big East title and earn its way into the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
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Baseball recognized as Irvine Valley's Scholar Team of the YearMay 21, 2018Irvine Valley's baseball squad is the Scholar Team of the Year for 2017-18. The team accumulated a 3.41 grade point average and had 23 players who were scholar athletes, including seven with a 3.75 GPA or higher.
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Four baseball players named all-Orange Empire ConferenceMay 08, 2018Irvine Valley freshman pitcher Noah Bradford is selected first team all-conference and shortstop Colin Conroy, center fielder Ben McConnell and first baseman Cooper Moore are all picked to the second team for the Lasers.
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Baseball team's season comes to close with 4-3 loss at homeApril 30, 2018Irvine Valley falls, 4-3, to Santa Ana on Friday at home. The Dons take two of three games in the final Orange Empire Conference series of the year for IVC. The Lasers finish up with a record of 18-22 overall.
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Baseball team falls at Santa Ana in key conference contestApril 26, 2018Irvine Valley drops the second game of the Orange Empire Conference series to Santa Ana, 10-6, on the road on Thursday afternoon. The teams have split the first two games and wrap up the series on Friday at IVC at 2 p.m.
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Gaynor's walk-off home run lifts baseball team to giant winApril 24, 2018Irvine Valley sees Santa Ana tie Tuesday's Orange Empire Conference game in the ninth, but Ryan Gaynor hits the first pitch he sees in the bottom of the 10th inning over the left field fence to give the Lasers a 7-6 OEC victory.
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Video: Ryan Gaynor's game-winning home run vs. Santa AnaApril 24, 2018Video footage of Irvine Valley sophomore Ryan Gaynor's game-winning home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Irvine Valley to a 7-6 Orange Empire Conference win over Santa Ana at home on Tuesday.
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Baseball team puts up 14 runs in ninth to rally at Orange CoastApril 21, 2018Irvine Valley picks up a much needed victory on Friday in an Orange Empire Conference game at OCC. The Lasers trailed, 9-6, going into the ninth inning, but scored 14 runs in the top of the ninth to come back for a 20-9 win.
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Baseball team drops second game of series to Orange CoastApril 19, 2018Irvine Valley scores first, but three runs in the top of the fourth inning by Orange Coast are the difference in a 5-3 loss for the Lasers at home Thursday. The final game of the three-game series is on Saturday at OCC at 12 p.m.
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Baseball team loses in extra innings at Orange CoastApril 17, 2018Irvine Valley scores two runs in the seventh inning on a clutch hit by Grant Rockefeller, but ends up falling, 8-7, in 10 innings in an Orange Empire Conference game at OCC on Tuesday. Irvine Valley hosts the Pirates on Thursday.
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Baseball team picks up big conference win at CypressApril 12, 2018Irvine Valley bounces back after a tough loss Tuesday at home with a victory at No. 12 Cypress on Thursday. Keenan Cisneros goes five-plus solid innings on the mound and the Lasers score eight runs in the first four innings.
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Baseball team battles, but falls to Cypress in OEC gameApril 10, 2018Irvine Valley nearly comes back from a three-run deficit, but can't score the tying run in a 3-2 loss to Cypress Tuesday at home. The two teams continue the three-game Orange Empire Conference series Thursday at Cypress.
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Baseball team wins another thriller at home, tops FullertonApril 05, 2018After giving up a run in the top of the ninth, Irvine Valley scores the game-winner in the bottom half of the frame thanks to an infield hit by Wyatt McGinnis and an error to beat Fullerton, 2-1, in a conference game on Thursday.
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Baseball team loses in pitching duel at FullertonApril 03, 2018Irvine Valley falls, 4-1, at Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference match-up. It was a run-game until the eighth inning. The two teams combined for just 11 hits. IVC hosts Fullerton on Thursday at 2 p.m.
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Baseball team falls behind early, drops game to LA HarborMarch 27, 2018Irvine Valley gives up the first five runs of the game and loses to LA Harbor, 8-5, on Tuesday in a nonconference contest at home. IVC gets back to work next Tuesday with an Orange Empire Conference game at Fullerton at 2 p.m.
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Baseball team can't get past Riverside in OEC series finaleMarch 23, 2018Irvine Valley loses, 4-0, at Riverside in the rubber game of a three-game set at Riverside on Friday afternoon. Zack Stack and Brett Long each finish with two hits for the Lasers. IVC hosts LA Harbor next Tuesday at home.
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Baseball team wins on McGinnis' bases loaded walk in ninthMarch 21, 2018Irvine Valley gives up a three-run lead in the top of the ninth, but loads the bases in the bottom of the frame and sees Wyatt McGinnis battle for a walk to bring in the winning run in a 5-4 victory over Riverside Thursday at home.
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McConnell, Bradford lift baseball team to win at Golden WestMarch 17, 2018Ben McConnell's home run to lead off the top of the eighth is the difference and Noah Bradford throws 2.2 scoreless innings to lead Irvine Valley to a series-clinching Orange Empire Conference 7-6 victory on the road Saturday.
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Baseball team walks off with 4-3 win over Golden WestMarch 15, 2018Dustin Angus singles through the left side of the infield with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Cooper Moore from third base and give Irvine Valley a 4-3 victory Thursday to even up series with Golden West.
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Baseball team loses in the ninth inning at Golden WestMarch 13, 2018Irvine Valley plays well, jumps out to a 3-0 lead, but sees the Rustlers battle back for a 4-3 victory in the bottom of the ninth in the first game of a three-game Orange Empire Conference set on Tuesday at Golden West.
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Baseball team drops first conference series to SaddlebackMarch 09, 2018Irvine Valley has a 5-4 lead after five innings, but can't hold on in a 11-5 loss in the finale of a three-game Orange Empire Conference series with Saddleback at home on Friday. IVC plays at Golden West next Tuesday.
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Baseball team battles for extra-inning victory at SaddlebackMarch 08, 2018Irvine Valley knocks off the top-ranked team in Southern California, 9-8, in 10 innings on Thursday afternoon to knot the Orange Empire Conference series at 1-1. Noah Bradford earns the win in relief with 4.2 hitless innings.
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Baseball team gives up big fourth inning and falls in OEC openerMarch 06, 2018Irvine Valley scores the first two runs of the game, but then allows 11 straight runs in a 14-3 loss to Saddleback in the Orange Empire Conference opener on Tuesday at home. The two teams play again Thursday at Saddleback.