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July 30, 2008 PEARCE SIGNS WITH CULVER-STOCKTON American River College and former Folsom High School pitcher Brady Pearce has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri next season. Brady will join former Beaver standouts Chris Rinaudo (06) and Brad Simmons (06) at the NAIA school. Also new to Culver-Stockton will be former pitcher and pitching coach Mike Torres (96) who will be joining head coach and Sacramento native Chris Terry’s coaching staff next season. Pearce was 0-1 with a 6.20 ERA as a middle reliever for the Beavers. "Brady showed a lot of heart and a lot of class over the past two years", says Coach Jumelet. "I am very happy because he is a young man who really appreciated his time here, and his time on the field. He worked very hard to show people that he could pitch at the college level and I think that he will be a great asset to the program at Culver-Stockton". Culver-Stockton is a perennial NAIA playoff team and has won 4 regional championships in the past 10 years. July 14, 2008 DAVIS SIGNS WITH CENTENARY COLLEGE American River College pitcher Tye Davis (Marysville) has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana next fall. Davis a right-handed pitcher was 2-2 with a 4.45 ERA and started 3 games as well as being a major contributor out of the bullpen in 2008. Centenary is a Division 1 school which plays in the Summit League along with schools such as Oral Roberts University and South Dakota State. The Gents were 30-24 last season including 22-8 at home. American River College has had several players go to Centenary in the past and several are still in the baseball record books. Gabe DeLaCruz, Tommy Jones and Brett McCabe (92) all went to Centenay after playing at A.R.C. as well as Sonny Gaea (93) and Kevin Beaver (94). In addition to being a solid performer on the field Tye had a 3.7 gpa this past Spring earning him Academic All-Conference honors and he was the winner of the Ron Rose Memorial Scholarship at A.R.C. He is the 4th member of this years squad to sign with a Division 1 school. LEACOX, GADOW, PEARCE NAMED TO SIERRA BASEBALL LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME Former American River College baseball players Mark Leacox (El Camino) and Brady Pearce (Folsom), and current Beaver Luke Gadow (El Dorado) were named to the Sierra Summer Collegiate Baseball League All-Star game which will be played on Saturday July 12th at Tony Zupo Field in Lodi. Leacox, who played centerfield for the Beavers and Gadow, who played 2B and 3B are both members of the NorCal Cobras Baseball team while Pearce pitches for the Folsom Pioneers. June 26, 2008 HOWER, FRESNO STATE ARE CHAMPS Former American River College pitcher Jake Hower became the first Beaver to win a Division 1 Baseball National Championship on Wednesday as the Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the University of Georgia 6-1 in Omaha. Hower pitched for the Beavers in 2005-2006 and is the Beavers all-time career leader in saves with 14 and appearances with 41. Jake pitched in Game 2 of the championship series against Georgia, throwing the final three innings of the Bulldogs 19-10 victory to earn the save. He came into the game in the 7th inning with the bases loaded and nobody out. He was the American River College Scholar-athlete of the Year in 2006 with a 3.8 GPA and he has already graduated from Fresno State. June 24, 2008 HOWER PICKS UP SAVE FOR FRESNO ST. Former American River College pitcher Jake Hower (Eagle Crest, CO) picked up the save in Tuesday’s College World Series Championship game series game for Fresno State. Hower, who is the Beavers career leader in appearances and saves worked three innings, coming in with the bases loaded and no outs. He worked three scoreless innings to pick up the save in the Bulldogs 19-10 win over Georgia. The two teams meet Wednesday for a winner-take-all championship game at 4:00 p.m. LINCOLN SIGNS WITH LONG BEACH STATE American River College freshman pitcher Mark Lincoln will sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) with Long Beach State. Lincoln, who pitched at Casa Roble High School, led the Beavers in saves in 2008 as he assumed the role of closer mid-way through the season. Lincoln will join fellow Beaver Jeff Lease (Oakmont) on the Dirtbag staff next season. Lincoln was 0-0 with 5 saves and a team leading 1.46 ERA on the season. In addition to Lease and Glenn DeWeese (Manogue, Reno) who signed with UNLV, Lincoln becomes the 3rd player off of the 2008 team to sign with a Division 1 school. Lincoln was also an academic all-conference performer as his gpa in the spring was above 3.5. June 23, 2008 HOWER, FRESNO ST. IN COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINAL Former American River College relief pitcher Jake Hower (06) and the Fresno St. Bulldogs are just two wins away from winning the College World Series. Fresno St. will match up against the other Bulldogs in the tournament, the University of Georgia tonight at 4:00 p.m. Game 2 will be on Tuesday with Game 3 on Wednesday if necessary. Fresno St. defeated #2 ranked North Carolina 6-1 on Sunday to earn a berth in the championship series and deny UNC their 3rd straight trip to the final series. June 17, 2008 FORMER BEAVER HOWER IN WINNERS BRACKET AT COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Former American River College standout Jake Hower (EagleCrest, Co) and the Fresno State Bulldogs won their first game at the College World Series in Omaha Nebraska on Sunday to advance to a winners bracket game versus North Carolina on Tuesday evening. It is the Bulldogs first trip to the World Series since 1991. Hower pitched for the Beavers in 2005 and 2006 and was drafted by the Houston Astros after his record setting freshman year in 2005. Jake had nine saves during his freshman year which earned him All-Northern California honors. In 2006 he saved four games and still holds the Beavers career mark for saves (13) and career appearances (41). BEAVERS TEAM GPA JUMPS AGAIN For the second straight season the American River College baseball team saw its cumulative grade point average increase from the previous season. The 2007 squad improved to a 2.4 team G.P.A from a 2.2 in 2006. The 2008 squad received a 2.56 team G.P.A. In all 14 players received a 3.0 or better, led by freshman pitcher Cody Schilling (Union Mine) who had a 3.9 grade point average in the spring. "This is a testament to the work that the students, my assistants, our Student-Athlete Support Staff (SASS) and the staff at our Learning Resource Center (LRC) put in. The administration here at A.R.C. has been outstanding in giving us the resources to do everything that we can to help improve our student-athletes performance in the classroom", says head coach Doug Jumelet. 2008 Baseball Honor Roll / Academic All-Big 8 Conference (3.0 – 3.5 G.P.A.)
2008 Baseball Highest Honors / Academic All Big 8 Conference (3.5 – 4.0 G.P.A.)
June 9, 2008 2 CURRENT BEAVERS, 2 FORMER BEAVERS IN THE DRAFT Two members of the 2008 American River College Baseball team were selected on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball draft. Freshman left-hander Jeff Lease (Oakmont) was selected as the first pick of the 46th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. Lease was 3-2 with a 3.99 ERA and struck out 53 in 49 innings. Lease has signed a letter of intent to play at Long Beach State next season. Mark Lincoln (Casa Roble) was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 48th round. Lincoln was 0-0 with a 1.46 ERA and a team leading 5 saves as he earned the closer role for the Beavers this past season. Lincoln had 26 strikeouts in 24 innings and allowed just 15 hits. His two older brothers also played for the Beavers, Mike in 1994-95 and Jeff in 1998-99. Mike went on to play at the University of Tennessee and is currently on the pitching staff of the Cincinnati Reds. Jeff went on to play at Western Kentucky University and played for several seasons in the Minnesota Twins organization. Mark is the first Beaver to get drafted by the Colorado Rockies organization. Former Beavers Doug Thennis (Mesa Verde) and Matt Long (Woodland) were also taken in the draft on Friday. Thennis, a senior at Texas Tech University played at A.R.C. in 2005 and was drafted by the Washington Nationals. He was taken in the 27th round by the Chicago White Sox. Matt Long finished his collegiate career as the single season and career leader in strikeouts at Cal State San Bernadino was drafted in the 34th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. Long was a two way player for the Beavers in 2005 as he and Doug Thennis helped lead the Beavers to a Super-Regional appearance. June 5, 2008 LEASE SIGNS WITH LONG BEACH STATE Redshirt freshman Jeff Lease has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for Long Beach State next season, head baseball coach Doug Jumelet announced. Lease is a left-handed pitcher from Oakmont High School who became one of the Beavers top pitchers this season. Jeff was 3-2 with a 3.99 ERA and struck out 53 batters in 49.2 innings this year. He is expected to be drafted on the first day of the Major League Baseball draft which begins on Thursday. Lease joins several other former Beaver greats to sign with The Beach including Steve Hueston and Rudy Rodriguez, who was one of the original "Dirtbags" and led the 49ers to two College World Series appearances in the 90’s. "Jeff is a great example of giving a kid a chance to play and seeing how good he can become when he is actually on the field. He was a late bloomer and Coach Padilla did a great job of fine tuning his mechanics and teaching him the nuances of pitching. It will be fun to watch Jeff as he continues to get better with the more experience he gets on the mound. He is a great kid who really deserves this", says head coach Doug Jumelet. May 12, 2008 LEDUC SIGNS WITH LC-STATE
American River College sophomore
Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble) has signed a National Letter of Intent
(NLI) with NAIA powerhouse and reigning national champion
Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho. The Warriors are 14 time
National Champs under legendary head coach Ed Cheff. LeDuc was a
two-way player for the Beavers leading the team in batting
average at .375 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 48 at-bats. He
also tied for the team lead with 4 wins on the mound, was second
in appearances with 15 and had a 4.95 ERA. He is the first
Beaver to sign with LC State since Darren Ladd back in 1989. 4 BEAVERS LAND ON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Four members of the 2008 American River College baseball team were named to the 1st and 2nd team all-conference teams on Wednesday. All four players are freshmen. Right-handed pitcher Jeff Lease (Oakmont) was named to the 1st team as was OF Bo Napoleon (Carson). Lease was 3-0 in conference play and had a streak of 19 innings pitched without an earned run. Napoleon was 3rd in the league in batting with a .417 average and led the Beavers in doubles with six. Right-handed pitcher Mark Lincoln (Casa Roble) was named to the 2nd team after posting a .53 ERA in conference with a league leading 4 saves. INF Jon Vierra was also named to the 2nd team for hitting .351 with a team leading 15 RBI in conference play. Utility player Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble), SS Steve Camillucci (Del Oro), RHP Luke Vaughn (Del Oro), utility player Mike McKinney (Del Oro), and C Ian Cook (Ponderosa) were given honorable mention for their efforts in 2008. For a complete list of the Big 8 Conference Team click here. May 5, 2008 GAME OVER The 2008 season has officially come to an end today for the American River College baseball team as the playoff seedings were announced. The 13th ranked Beavers were the highest ranked team left out of the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row – they finished ranked #15 in 2007 – as the order of finish in conference play did not allow them to climb ahead of lower ranked Delta College. Thank you to all of the loyal A.R.C. Baseball supporters and alumni who were involved in the 2008 season and we look forward to a very successful 2009 season. May 2, 2008 BEAVERS DROP SEASON FINALE AT SAC CITY American River College was defeated by Sacramento City College in the 2008 season finale 9-4 on Thursday. The Beavers hit 4 doubles in the game, including a 2 out RBI double down the left field line by CF Mark Leacox (El Camino). Luke Vaughn (Del Oro) took the loss after giving up 4 runs in the 3rd inning and 2 in the 4th. April 28, 2008 BEAVERS TAKE TWO FROM COSUMNES RIVER The 13th ranked Beavers took two games from Cosumnes River College this past week. A.R.C. defeated the Hawks 12-10 on Thursday at Jerry Conway Field at CRC with help from a 3 run home run by DH and winning pitcher Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble). On Friday the Beavers returned home and jumped out to a 7-1 lead and held on to give Jeff Lease (Oakmont) his 3rd consecutive win as the Beavers won 11-7. Mark Lincoln (Casa Roble) picked up the save in both games to help the Beavers improve to 8-11 in conference play which keeps them ties with Delta College and Santa Rosa Junior College. A.R.C. wraps up the regular season with a home game versus cross-town rival Sacramento City College on Tuesday followed by the final regular season game at Union Stadium on the campus of Sacramento City College at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. April 23, 2008 BEAVERS SHUT OUT AT SIERRA American River College was shut out 4-0 at Sierra College on Tuesday. Left-hander Glenn DeWeese (Manogue, Reno) took the loss despite throwing 7 strong innings, allowing just three runs. The Beavers collected 6 hits on the day, two by catcher Ian Cook (Ponderosa) and had only one runner reach 3rd base on the day. The Beavers took the conference series from the Wolverines two games to one on the 2008 season. A.R.C. will travel to Cosumnes River College on Thursday before returning home to face the Hawks on Friday April 21, 2008 BEAVERS STRIKE OUT 17 WOLVERINES IN 10-4 WIN American River College clinched the Big 8 Conference series with rival Sierra College with a 10-4 victory on Saturday. ARC pitchers struck out a total of 17 Sierra batters, led by starter Jeff Lease (Oakmont) who struck out 12 in 7 innings of work. The strikeout total is the most for the Beavers staff since current Milwaukee Brewer starter Manny Parra (Casa Roble) struck out a school record 19 in a playoff game versus Mission College in 2002. Lease allowed one unearned run in 7 innings which brings his total of consecutive innings without an earned run to 19. The Beavers bats also came alive as Mike McKinney (Del Oro) had a team season high of 6 RBI thanks to a two run double in the 2nd inning and a 3 run home run in the 6th. Jon Vierra (Rio Linda) added a solo shot, his first of the season in the 7th inning. C Ian Cook (Ponderosa) also had a big day going 3x3 with two doubles and a pair of RBI. The Beavers travel to Sierra College on Tuesday as they finish their five regular season conference games with a very good shot at making the post-season. April 14, 2008 BEAVERS PITCHING THROWS BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS For the second day in a row the American River College pitching staff shut out the 8th ranked Modesto Junior College Pirates. This time left-hander Jeff Lease took the mound at Jerry Streeter Field in Modesto and threw 7 shutout innings, allowing just three hits. Lease has now thrown 12 consecutive shutout innings and the Beavers staff has thrown 19 consecutive scoreless innings. RHP Mark Lincoln (Casa Roble) threw the 8th and 9th innings for the Beavers, allowing no hits. Freshman 1B Bo Napoleon hit his team leading 4th home run of the season and also doubled. CF Trevor Meza (Foothill) also doubled and had 2 RBI. The 15th ranked Beavers travel to Santa Rosa on Tuesday to face the # 2 ranked Bear Cubs at 2:30 p.m. Glenn DeWeese (Manogue, Reno) will be on the mound. April 10, 2008 VAUGHN SHUTS OUT PIRATES 8-0 American River College got back on the winning side of things on Thursday as freshman RHP Luke Vaughn (Del Oro) threw a complete game shutout for his second victory of the season over Modesto. The Beavers got a 16 hit attack, led by SS Steve Camillucci (Del Oro) who was 3x4 with 2 RBI. DH Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble) also had two hits and a pair of RBI. The Beavers go right back to Modesto tomorrow as FR Jeff Lease (Oakmont) will be on the hill at 2:30 p.m. April 9, 2008 BEAVERS UPENDED AT DELTA AGAIN American River College dropped its’ season finale with Delta College 7-6 in Stockton on Tuesday. The Beavers out hit the Mustangs 15-10 but could not capitalize on prime scoring chances in the 8th and 9th. Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble) took the loss despite giving up just one run in two innings of relief work. He also had 3 hits on the day including a double off of the center field fence. C Ian Cook (Ponderosa) led the Beavers with 2 RBI and he had three hits as well. The Beavers return home on Thursday to face Modesto JC with Luke Vaughn (Del Oro) on the mound at 2:30 p.m April 7, 2008 BEAVERS CAN’T FINISH OFF MUSTANGS American River College had the upper hand for the first 6 innings at Beaver Field on Saturday but committed three errors, all on potential double play balls- which led to five runs for Delta College. The Beavers lost the Big 8 Conference game 5-3. Freshman Jeff Lease (Oakmont) threw 5 scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing just one hit. Sophomore Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble) hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the 4th inning which put the Beavers up 2-0. A.R.C. returns to action this week on Tuesday to finish off the season series at Delta, then returns home on Thursday to face Modesto J.C. which will be followed up with a Friday game at Modesto on the 11th. All games will be at 2:30 p.m. March 31, 2008 BEAVERS LAND 5 PLAYERS ON MLB OPENING DAY ROSTERS Five former American River College baseball started the 2008 Major League Baseball season on Opening Day rosters. Toby Hall (El Dorado) begins his 9th season in the big leagues with this being his second season with the Chicago White Sox. Toby played at A.R.C. in 1995 and 1996 before transferring to U.N.L.V. where he signed with Tampa Bay. Mike Lincoln (Casa Roble) begins his 7th season in the major leagues, his first since 2004 when he was with the St.Louis Cardinals. Mike has been injured since spring training 2005 but worked out with the Beavers this fall to get back into shape. His brother Mark currently leads the Beavers in saves with three. Mike wore a Beaver uniform in 2004 and 2005 before transferring to the University of Tennessee and signing with the Minnesota Twins. Manny Parra (Casa Roble) earned his first call up to the big leagues last season with the Milwaukee Brewers and this is his first time making the big club out of spring training. Manny pitched and hit for the Beavers in 2001 and 2002. In 2002 he was named the National Junior College Player of the Year by Baseball America. He had a scholarship offer to U.C.L.A. but signed after his sophomore year at A.R.C. instead. Dallas Braden (A. A. Stagg) also made his big league debut last season with the Oakland A’s. Dallas was on the roster when the A’s went to Japan to start the 2008 season but has since been sent back to Sacramento to be in the starting rotation for the River Cats. Dallas was a teammate of Manny Parra’s in 2002 and also pitched and played CF for the Beavers in 2003. Dallas pitched for one year at Texas Tech before signing with the A’s. Steve Holm (McClatchy) makes his big league debut this season. Steve was an All-Star in AA last year as he got his chance to be a full-time starter. He made the San Francisco Giants big club this year as the backup catcher for his ability to handle the pitching staff and his maturity in the clubhouse. Steve played shortstop for the Beavers in 1999 before moving on to Oral Roberts University where he finished 7th in the NCAA Division 1 in batting average in his junior year. March 30, 2008 BEAVERS THROW IT AWAY AT SAC CITY American River College made 4 more errors on Saturday which allowed Sac City College to score 11 runs in defeating the Beavers 14-4. The Beavers struck first with 2 runs in the top of the first but gave back four runs in the second inning to the top-ranked Panthers. Sac City would score again in the 3rd on a passed ball to make the score 5-2. The Beavers came back in the 5th however, scoring a pair of runs on a Bo Napoleon (Carson, CA) single to make the score 5-4. It was all downhill from there though as the Panthers scored 6 times in the bottom of the 5th, using 5 hits and 2 big errors to take the lead for good. Sac City then scored three more times in the 7th inning on 1 hit, led by three walks and an error. The Beavers travel to Diablo Valley College on Tuesday, April 1st then return home to face the Vikings at Beaver Field on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. March 28, 2008 BEAVERS LOSE TO COSUMNES RIVER 11-6 American River College fell to 3-3 in Big 8 Conference play with an 11-6 loss to the Hawks at Beaver Field on Thursday. The Hawks capitalized on 7 A.R.C. errors as well as several other defensive miscues to score 11 runs on just 7 hits. The Beavers had opportunities to score, twice with the bases loaded and one out, but hit into double plays to kill the rally both times. Luke Vaughn (Del Oro) pitched well but earned the tough luck loss. 1B Jon Vierra (Rio Linda) had three hits and three RBI on the day to lead the Beavers. A.R.C. will square off with cross-town rival Sac City on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Sac City with Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble) on the mound. March 27, 2008 BEAVERS TOPPLE SIERRA COLLEGE 4-3 American River College defeated Big 8 Conference nemesis Sierra College 4-3 at Steve Eakes Field in Rocklin on Tuesday. The Beavers got a strong pitching performance from ace Glenn DeWeese (Manogue, Reno) to defeat the # 2 ranked Wolverines. DeWeese threw 6 shutout innings, scattering just four hits in the outing. The #13 ranked Beavers got timely hitting from RF Jameel Ziadeh (Granite Bay) and Mike McKinney (Del Oro) to drive in runs. The Beavers got on the board in the 3rd inning after Sierra starter Jeremy Cole retired the first seven batters he faced when Ian Cook (Ponderosa) belted his first home run of the season into the wind over the field fence. Sierra scored once in the 7th inning to make the score 4-1. In the 8th the Beavers were tested when reliever Justin Hughes (Cordova) walked two and hit a batter, then was relieved by Mark Lincoln (Casa Roble). Lincoln got what should have been a double play ball but the turn was thrown away as Sierra got two runs on the play to make the score 4-3. Lincoln worked out of the jam and threw a scoreless 9th to pick up his team leading 3rd save of the year. The Beavers return to action on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Beaver Field to face Cosumnes River College. Freshman Luke Vaughn (Del Oro) will be on the mound March 17, 2008 BEAVERS TOPPLE TOP RANKED SANTA ROSA American River College played one of its best games of the season and evened up their record at 11-11 overall and 2-2 in BIG 8 Conference play with a 7-2 win over Santa Rosa on Saturday. Santa Rosa came into the game as the #1 ranked team in Northern California. The #13 ranked Beavers were led by freshman hurler John Constance (Bella Vista) who threw 7 1/3 innings of walk free baseball and left with the Beavers leading 7-1. Freshman Mark Lincoln (Casa Roble) came in with the bases loaded and 1 out in the 8th and got out of the jam without allowing a run and threw a scoreless ninth to record his 2nd save in three days. Freshman Jon Vierra (Rio Linda) led the way with three RBI and SS Steve Camillucci (Del Oro) had another good day at the plate, going 3x4. The Beavers will be on the road at Gavilan College in Gilroy on Tuesday and at Chabot College in Hayward on Wednesday. They return home to face Gavilan on Thursday. These games will all be at 2:00 p.m. On Friday the Beavers will go back on the road to face Solano College at 1:00 p.m. which will be followed by the conclusion of the February 2nd game, in which A.R.C. and Solano are tied 1-1 in the 6th inning. March 13, 2008 BEAVERS BATS COME OUT OF HIBERNATION American River College finally got the offense going on Thursday against Modesto J.C. in Modesto. After failing to score in 23 consecutive innings, the Beavers wasted little time getting on the board Thursday. After a leadoff out in the top of the first SS Steve Camillucci (Del Oro) singled to center. 2B Mike McKinney (Del Oro) then doubled in Camillucci to give the Beavers their first lead in 3 games. LF Bo Napoleon then singled to score McKinney for his team leading 19th RBI of the season. After Modesto tied it up in the bottom of the first the Beavers got two more in the second on a sac fly by RF George Ban (Elk Grove) and a two out it by Camillucci. A.R.C. got one more in the 5th and then broke it open in the 6th by scoring 4 runs, 2 on a single by 1B Jon Vierra (Rio Linda). The Beavers Luke Vaughn (Del Oro) had an impressive start by going 7 innings and scattering six hits on just one walk. He allowed just 2 unearned runs in the first inning. The Beavers bullpen struggled in the 8th and 9th innings as they allowed 6 walks in the two innings but freshman Mark Lincoln (Casa Roble) came on in the 9th with runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs and shut the door by striking out the first and last batters he faced for his first save. American River College returns home tomorrow to face the #1 ranked team in Northern California, Santa Rosa J.C. at 1:00 p.m. John Constance (Bella Vista) will be making his 4th start of the season. March 12, 2008 FORMER BEAVER JOSE RAMIREZ NAMED WAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK Former American River College standout Jose Ramirez (07) was named the Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for the past week. Ramirez is a left-handed pitcher for Sacramento State who threw six shutout innings on Thursday against BYU. In his outing he struck out six while allowing just four hits. Ramirez pitched for the Beavers in 2006 & 2007 and was a 2nd team All-Big 7 Conference selection in 2006. March 10, 2008 BEAVERS LOSE FIRST BIG 8 CONTEST American River College dropped its’ first BIG 8 Conference game of the year 10-0 to the visiting Diablo Valley College Vikings on Saturday. The Beavers allowed only four earned runs on the day and their defense led to six unearned runs for the Vikings. The Beavers were also shut out for the first time all season. Left-hander Glenn DeWeese got the loss despite allowing just three earned runs out of the eight total runs he allowed. The 14th ranked Beavers will travel to San Juaquin Delta College on Tuesday, March 11 for a 2:30 start. March 5, 2008
BEAVERS DROP FINAL TUNE-UP BEFORE
CONFERENCE March 3, 2008
BEAVERS THROW IT AWAY AGAINST SIERRA February 28, 2008 BEAVERS TAKE DOWN PIRATES 10-8 American River College defeated the Modesto Junior College Pirates 10-8 at Beaver Field on Thursday. It was a slug fest that saw each team record 16 hits and each team had a defensive miscue which cost them some runs. Freshman Left-hander Steve Crew (Roseville) got his first collegiate start and left the game with the Beavers ahead 7-5 but he got a no-decision as Modesto came back to tie the game off of the eventual winner, Tye Davis (Marysville). Andrew LeDuc (Casa Roble) struck out the side in the 9th to earn the save for the Beavers. On Tuesday ARC recorded 19 hits and every starter had at least one hit. Today every Modesto starter had at least one hit and every Beaver starter except Mike McKinney (Del Oro) recorded a hit, though McKinney did have an RBI. The Beavers have two more non-conference tune-ups against BIG 8 Conference foes before starting conference play on March 8. Saturday the Beavers will take on Sierra College at 1:00 p.m. at Beaver Field and on Tuesday the 4th they will travel to Cosumnes River College for a 2:30 p.m. start. February 27, 2008
BEAVERS GET BACK ON TRACK AT YUBA The American River College versus West Valley College baseball game for Friday, Feb. 22nd has been cancelled. The double-header scheduled for Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. is still on as of Thursday afternoon. February 16, 2008
BEAVERS SPLIT ON THE WEEK February 7, 2008
BEAVERS ROUT EAGLES 14-0
February 1, 2008 January 28, 2008
2008 ALUMNI BBQ A SUCCESS
ALUMNI BP RAINED OUT- BBQ STILL ON
FOR NOON
ALUMNI BBQ CHANGED TO NOON ON
SATURDAY
IN CASE OF RAIN-
BEAVER ALUMNI BBQ AND BLUE VS WHITE
INTRASQUAD SET FOR JAN 26TH Spring 2008 - January
AMERICAN (RIVER) GLADIATORS
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