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April 9, 2008

BASEBALL: Griffins fall to Fountain Valley, and out of first place

Five days after pulling off a miraculous comeback, the Los Al Griffins baseball team had no more tricks up its sleeve and fell to Fountain Valley 3-2 in a key Sunset League baseball matchup at FV Wednesday afternoon.
Matt Avery had a 2-run home run for Los Al to tie the game in the top of the sixth inning but the Barons rallied for the game-winning run in the bottom of the frame, and take over sole possession of first place with a 5-1 record. Los Al drops to 4-2, but can tie the Barons when they take them on at home on Friday

The Griffins are currently ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division I polls and at No. 16 in the national high school baseball rankings.

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April 4, 2008

BASEBALL: Garrett leads Los Al to 4-1 "walk off" win over Esperanza

The Griffins improved its first round Sunset League record to 4-1 after rallying to score three runs in the bottom of the seventh to escape with a 6-5 win over Esperanza last Friday. Senior pitcher/outfielder Travis Garrett scored the winning run after drawing a walk with the bases loaded. . The two-out walk, which came after he fouled off a pair of two strike pitches, capped a day which saw Garrett reach base five times on no hits, three walks and being hit by two pitches.

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• Los Alamitos High's Garrett is off to a quick start (LA Times - March 11, 2008)

March 11, 2008

Griffins stay atop OC Register Baseball poll, split pair with LB Poly; open season with home game against FV this Friday

Los Al Griffins baseball team which won the Loara championship and has a 5-0 record going into Monday's double-header with LB Poly, stayed atop that sport's poll of county coaches, and even got coach Mark Clabough excited by his team's performance.

The Griffins suffered their first loss of the season on MKonday when they split a doubleheader with Long Beach Poly at Blair Field in Long Beach. The Griffins won the afternoon game 4-1, but lost the evening match 8-5.

Los Al opens its Sunset League season on Friday with a home game against Fountain Valley.

Results at Max Preps

Mar 7, 2008

BASEBALL: Los Al downs Vista Murrietta 7-0, wins Loara Tourney championship

Matt Avery singled, doubled and drove in a pair of runs, while Travis Garrett allowed just one hit in four innings and struck out nine batters, as the Los Al baseball team downed Vista Murrietta High School 7-0 to win the Loara Baseball Tournament championship.

Avery (below, left). who had eight hits throughout the week, was named the Tournament's Co-Most Valuable Player, as the Griffins, the No. 1 team in Orange County, improved their record to 5-0.

Los Al got two runs in the second inning, thanks to a triple by Brian Tripp and a double by Ken Uyetake, then broke it open with five in the third.

Garrett was named the Player of the Game. Kyle Simon, who came in for Garrett in the fifth inning, received a save.

The Griffins will play a double header against Long Beach Poly on Monday at Blair Field, and then begin their 15-game Sunset League schedule on Friday with a home game against Fountain Valley.

photos by Kevin Rysavy (click for larger image)

March 6, 2008

BASEBALL: Griffins hold on to down Marina, advance to Loara championship

It was a rough final inning, but relief pitcher Lance Breedlove came to the rescue and helped Los Al downSunset League rival Marina 7-4 and allow the Griffins to advance to Saturday's championship game of the Loara Baseball Tournanment.

Los Al scored four runs in the fifth inning to take what seemed an a commanding lead, bu tafter Marina loaded the bases in the seventh, the game was anything but over until Bredlove came in struck out Marina's Ryan Olson looking with a breaking ball.

Los Alamitos (4-0), the No. 1 team in the county preseason poll, lost in the Loara semifinals last season before going on to win the Sunset League. The Griffins defeated Marina all three times in league play, each game by one run.

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