2019 Pasadena City College Baseball News
Capping off tremendous school-record breaking freshmen seasons for both players, Pasadena City College baseball's Gabriel Arellano and Marco Martinez were seleced ABCA Pacific Association Division All-Americans.
Nine sophomores from the South Coast Conference Co-North Division champion Pasadena City College baseball team are now committed to 4-year universities, the most in any one year under head coach Pat McGee.
In a tremendous show of respect from the state baseball coaches, Pasadena City College placed the most SoCal selections--three--on the 2019 All-State Baseball Team. Lancers sophomore pitcher Gordon Ingebritson, freshman centerfielder Gabriel Arellano and first-year third baseman Marco Martinez made the elite 21-man squad.
All year, the Pasadena City College baseball team relied on its ability to reach base and create runs to reach 25 victories and a South Coast Conference North Divison Co-Championship. In the team's SoCal Regional Round 1 series, #2 seed El Camino's pitching shut down the visiting #15 Lancers offense and swept PCC in the best-of-3 sereis on May 3-4.
Patrick Pena hurled seven strong innings for his school-record ninth mound win and reliever Frank Gonzalez closed for the save with two perfect frames as the #15 seed Pasadena City College baseball downed #18 Citrus, 3-1, Tuesday in a SoCal Regional Play-In Round game at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Field.
The Pasadena City College baseball team finished the regular season as Co-South Coast Conference North Division champions and earned the #15 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Lancers now host a Play-in Round game v. #18 Citrus College on Tuesday, April 30 at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Memorial Field. Game time is 2:30 p.m.
Two years ago, Lancers rightfielder Shane Ogata caught the pennant fever on his way to helping the Pasadena City College baseball team end a 45-year drought in winning the South Coast Conference title. On Thursday, Ogata, a medical redshirt who missed the entire 2018 season, reached base five times and helped PCC capture the 2019 SCC North Division championship with a 9-3, regular-season ending victory at Cerritos.
Sophomore righthander Patrick Pena and freshman centerfielder Gabriel Arellano each etched their names into the Pasadena City College baseball record books on Tuesday when Pena earned his eighth win of the season, the most in the modern era by a Lancers pitcher, while Arellano shattered the program's single-season hits record now at 68.
The Pasadena City College baseball team recorded its 12th win by double figures this season in a 16-5 blowout win at Victor Valley on Friday. It was also the sixth time in 2019 that the Lancers reached at least 16 runs in a game. PCC upped its record to 22-13.
The Pasadena City College baseball team used a number of sparkling defensive gems to end a 3-game losing streak Wednesday, rallying to beat Victor Valley, 8-7, at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Field.
The Pasadena City College baseball team had two chances to grab complete control over its own destiny and all but clinch the 2019 South Coast Conference North Division title. But sure things on paper often never are sure things at all as the Lancers discovered with back-to-back, low-scoring losses to Mt. San Antonio on Thursday and Saturday.
Frank Yokas had been itching to get back on the field. After an injury kept the sophomore on the shelf for much of this season, the sophomore returned to the Lancers lineup on Tuesday. The letterman then put on a hitting clinic that places him among the best in Pasadena City College baseball history.
The Pasadena City College baseball team will try to hang on to first place in the South Coast Conference North Division as it enters a 3-game series against rival Mt. San Antonio. The Lancers (11-6) hold a one-half game lead over the Mounties (10-6) and a one game lead ahead of third place Chaffey (10-7).
For the second straight game, the Pasadena City College baseball team pitching staff recorded a shutout and for the second consecutive South Coast Conference North Division 3-game series, the Lancers swept their opponent as Rio Hondo was this week's victim in a 12-0 PCC win on Saturday.
The state #16-ranked Pasadena City College baseball team climbed into a tie for first place in the South Coast Conference North Division Thursday behind a combined 3-hitter by Austin Ruiz, Benny Torres and Benny Olguin in a 5-0 blanking of visiting Rio Hondo College.
Fresh off a 3-game sweep over Chaffey College, the Pasadena City College baseball team learned this morning it is at #16 on this week's CCCSIA State Top 20 Rankings. On Monday, the Lancers brought out the brooms and rallied to beat the host Panthers, 8-5, thanks to clutch hitting by catcher Cole Pilar.
