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No Event
Wed Feb 19
12:00 PM
at Big 8 Conference #2
Reedley / Ridge Creek GC
Thu Feb 20
11:00 AM
Shasta
vs. Taft
Thu Feb 20
1:00 PM
Shasta
vs. Taft
Thu Feb 20
2:00 PM
Coalinga
vs. Taft
Fri Feb 21
6:00 PM
Lemoore
vs. Taft
Sat Feb 22
12:00 PM
Taft
at Oxnard
DH
Sat Feb 22
2:00 PM
Taft
at Oxnard
DH
Sat Feb 22
2:00 PM
Taft
at Coalinga
Tue Feb 25
12:00 PM
Allan Hancock
vs. Taft
Tue Feb 25
2:00 PM
Allan Hancock
vs. Taft
Tue Feb 25
2:00 PM
Taft
at Porterville
Wed Feb 26
12:30 PM
at Big 8 Conference #3
San Jose City / Half Moon Bay GC, Old Course
Thu Feb 27
1:00 PM
Taft
at Monterey Peninsula
Thu Feb 27
2:00 PM
Porterville
vs. Taft
Thu Feb 27
3:00 PM
Taft
at Monterey Peninsula
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Sat Feb 08
Final
8 Antelope Valley
4 vs. Taft
Tue Feb 11
Final
4 Taft
13 at Antelope Valley
Wed Feb 12
Final
8 Taft
9 at Bakersfield
Fri Feb 14
Final
3 Bakersfield
2 vs. Taft
Tue Feb 18
Final
2 Taft
1 at Coalinga
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Sat Feb 01
Final
52 Taft
108 at Sequoias
Wed Feb 05
Final
57 Taft
72 at Fresno
Sat Feb 08
Final
55 Porterville
71 vs. Taft
Wed Feb 12
Final
57 Taft
64 at Merced
Sat Feb 15
Final
90 Taft
93 at Reedley
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Mon Apr 20
Postponed
at Big 8 South #9 (Monterey Peninsula)
@ Del Monte GC, Monterey
Mon Apr 27
Postponed
at Big 8 South #10 (Sierra)
@ Yolo Fliers GC, Woodland
Mon May 04
Postponed
at Nor-Cal Championships
@ Coyote Creek GC, San Jose
Mon May 11
Postponed
at CCCAA State Championships
@ Bear Creek GC, Murrieta
Tue Feb 22
Cancelled
at Big 8 South #3
Fresno / Madera GCC
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Tue Sep 03
Final
Reedley L, 344-396
Taft / Buena Vista GC
Thu Sep 05
Final
at Conference Tournament #1 L, 325-415
Reedley / Kings River GCC
Tue Sep 10
12:00 PM
Conference Tournament #2 L, 318-375
Taft / North Kern GC
Tue Sep 17
12:00 PM
at Conference Tournament #3 L, 330-424
Fresno / Sunnyside CC
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Fri Nov 08
Final
0 Merced
0 vs. Taft
Tue Nov 12
Final
3 Taft
0 at Lemoore
Fri Nov 15
Final
3 Fresno
1 vs. Taft
Wed Nov 20
Final
0 Sequoias
1 vs. Taft
Northern California Regional Playoffs / Round 1
Sat Nov 23
Final - 2OT
1 Taft
1 at Folsom Lake
1-1 (4-2)
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Tue Nov 05
Cancelled
Taft
at Porterville
Fri Nov 08
Final
3 Fresno
0 vs. Taft
Tue Nov 12
Final
0 Taft
4 at Lemoore
Fri Nov 15
Final
0 Merced
0 vs. Taft
Wed Nov 20
Final
0 Taft
4 at West Valley
3C2A NorCal Regional Tournament Round One
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Thu Feb 13
Postponed
Taft
at LA Valley
Postponed due to rain - Rescheduled for 2/14
Thu Feb 13
Postponed
Taft
at LA Valley
Postponed due to rain - Rescheduled for 2/14
Fri Feb 14
Final
4 Taft
2 at LA Valley
Game One of Double Header
Fri Feb 14
Final
6 Taft
1 at LA Valley
Game Two of Double Header
Tue Feb 18
Final - 8 innings
3 Cerro Coso
4 vs. Taft
@ Taft College
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No Event
No Event
Wed Nov 06
Final
1 Taft
3 at Fresno
25-11, 25-11, 16-25, 25-13
Wed Nov 13
Final
0 Porterville
3 vs. Taft
25-19, 25-12, 25-11
Fri Nov 15
Final
3 Taft
1 at Sequoias
Tue Nov 26
Final
1 Hartnell
3 vs. Taft
NorCal Regionals, Round 2, 22-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-18
Sat Nov 30
Final
0 Taft
3 at Sierra
NorCal Regionals Round 3, 25-12, 25-15, 25-21
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Taft College Baseball Goes 0-3 in Home Opener

Taft College Baseball Goes 0-3 in Home Opener

BOX SCORES: GAME 1 | GAME 2 | GAME 3


Recap by Brendan Hamilton

TAFT, CA – It was not a day the Taft College Cougars Baseball Team had hoped for when the Feather River College Golden Eagles rolled into town for the season opener. The Cougars got off to a hot start, taking an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Ethan Kelly called his own shot on a first and third, successfully getting into a rundown, allowing leadoff batter Jesus Gonzalez to score. Taft continued to roll and added two more runs in the second inning with an Odnal Rivera double off the left field wall. However, Feather River came marching back and added 4 runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings to take the lead. Walks plagued the Cougars and Feather River added 3 more runs in the top of the eighth to expand the lead to 7-3. Jackson Berry responded in the bottom half of the eighth with a solo shot, but the Cougars were unable to mount a rally and the game ended with a final score of 7-4.

Saturday brought forth a fresh opportunity for the Cougars to bury the past and get the first win of the season. Once again, the day did not go according to plan for the Cougars as they dropped both games of the double header 10-7 and 13-6.

Game 1 of the double header started slow but exploded in the middle and later parts of the game. Feather River gained the lead in top of the fourth 4-0. Taft responded with a 7 run bottom half to take the lead 7-4 starting with a missile off the wall by Jesus Gonzalez. The Cougars kept going down the line getting contributions from Owen Hayes (who also doubled off the wall), Manny Esparza, and Odnal Rivera. Feather River remained steady and slowly chipped away at the Cougar lead getting 1 run in the sixth, 2 in the seventh, before putting up 4 in the ninth to take the lead. The Cougars were unable to mount a rally in the bottom of the ninth and the game ended 10-7.

Feather River rode the momentum into game number 2 of the double header starting the game with a solo shot. The Cougars quickly responded scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the second when Odnal Rivera reached on an error, plating 2, followed by a Yadriel Reyes single that scored 1 more, making the score 3-1. Feather River continued their roll and scored nine runs from the third to the sixth making the score 10-3. Jesus Gonzalez responded with a 3-run bomb making the game 10-6, but Taft was unable to continue the rally. In the latter innings the Golden Eagles tacked on 3 more to make the score 13-6. The game ended 13-6 with Feather River sweeping Taft in the opening weekend of the season.