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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
Sat Mar 01
11:00 AM
Siskiyous
vs. Taft
Sat Mar 01
1:00 PM
Siskiyous
vs. Taft
Sat Mar 01
2:00 PM
Taft
at Porterville
Mon Mar 03
12:00 PM
at State Preview
Bayonet GC / Monterey, CA
Tue Mar 04
1:00 PM
Taft
at Merced
Doubleheader
No Event
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No Event
No Event
No Event
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
Thu Feb 20
Final
1 Coalinga
7 vs. Taft
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No Event
No Event
No Event
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
Fri Feb 21
Final
50 Lemoore
62 vs. Taft
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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
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
Thu Feb 20
Final
2 Shasta
4 vs. Taft
@ Taft College
Thu Feb 20
Final
3 Shasta
9 vs. Taft
@ Taft College
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No Event
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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Cougars Split 1-1 Non-Conference Series Against AVC; Cougar Alum and Former Pro Allan Simpson Jersey Retired

Cougars Split 1-1 Non-Conference Series Against AVC; Cougar Alum and Former Pro Allan Simpson Jersey Retired

By Brendan Hamilton

TAFT, CA – During game one on Tuesday, February 7, hosted in Lancaster, CA, it was exactly what the Taft College Baseball Team had hoped for. Kaleb Hay got the ball for game one of the two game series, and he did what he normally does. Hay went 7 innings giving up 5 runs, but only 2 earned to go along with 9 strikeouts and 1 walk. The Cougar offense also got off to a sizzling start, scoring 3 runs in 2 innings of play. Scoring halted for a couple of innings before Antelope Valley College got one across in the fifth to make the score 3-1. However, the Cougars responded with 4 runs in the top of the sixth to make the lead 7-1. Again, in the seventh, the Cougar offense exploded driving across 3 more runs to take a commanding 10-1 lead. AVC pushed back in the bottom half of the seventh scoring 4 runs of their own, making the game 10-5. The remainder of the game remained at a stalemate, except for a Cougar run in the ninth, as Eric Godinez and Jacob Canuel came in and shut the door.

The second game of the series in Taft on March 1 did not go quite as well for the Cougars. AVC came out to play and scored 2 runs in both the top of the first and second. Unresponsive, the Cougar offense struggled in the game, getting shut down for essentially the entirety of the game. After a much needed 0 run top of the third inning, a Yadriel Reyes single scored one in the bottom of the third, sparking the Cougars with some life. This life was short lived as AVC hit a grand slam to extend their lead to 8-1. Runs kept pouring in for AVC scoring 1 in the fifth, 5 in the seventh, and 2 in the ninth for a total of 16 runs. The Cougars could not match AVC, scoring a mere 3 runs in the game for a final game score of 16-3 in favor of AVC.

Jackson Berry had an exceptional series, going 4-9 with a double and 4 RBIs. What also was exceptional was the retirement of Cougar alum Allan Simpson. Former colleagues, friends, and fans were at the field to hear some of the accomplishments spoken by President Brock McMurray. Taft College and Major League Baseball standout Allan Simpson also was on hand to speak of his jersey retirement honor and his gratitude during his time as a Cougar.

The Cougars move to 7-7 after the series with their next game to resume conference play on Tuesday, March 5 facing off against Merced College at home.