Golden Eagles Finish the Season With the Best Record in the State and Several Post-Season Awards

May 25, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles finished the 2009 season with a state best 42-5 record and ranked in the top 20 nationally.  The Golden Eagles won their third consecutive Golden Valley Conference Championship, won their second straight regional, advanced to the super regional for the second consecutive season, and set a school record for victories in a season.  The Golden Eagles also led the state of California in numerous offensive and defensive categories.

The Golden Eagles were also awarded with numerous individual post-season honors.  The Golden Eagles placed seven players on the Golden Valley All-Conference First Team and three on the GVC Second Team.  To go along with the first team honors the Golden Eagles also had the GVC Coach of the Year, GVC Player of the Year, and GVC Pitcher of the Year.  The Player of the Year was sophomore first baseman Ryan Giacomini and the Pitcher of the Year was sophomore left hander Tyrell Smith for the Golden Eagles. The other first team performers were:

Player of the Year: Ryan Giacomini         Pitcher of the Year: Tyrell Smith

Infield - Daniel Black                                Outfield - Andy Quiring

DH - David Leid                                       Outfield - Phil Mannelly

Pitcher - Scott Greene                              Outfield - Niko Saladis

Relief Pitcher - Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper          

Second Team:

Infield - Randy Cruz                                Catcher - Josh Daniel

Pitcher - Joey Webb

Sseveral Golden Eagles were also involved in receiving All-Northern California awards as voted on by the coaches in Northern California. Voted to the Northern California All American team for the Golden Eagles was first baseman Ryan Giacomini and outfielder Andy Quiring. The Golden Eagles also placed two players on the All Northern California team and they were sophomore outfielder Niko Saladis and sophomore infielder Daniel Black.

Golden Eagles Sweep Sacramento City College in Regionals

May 11, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles swept Sacramento City College in the first round of the Northern California Regional playoffs on Friday and Saturday at the Eagles Nest in Quincy.  The Golden Eagles won game one of the series Friday by a score of 8-3 and they took game two of the series on Saturday by a score of 7-5.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles are now 42-3 on the season and will host the four team Super Regional at the Eagles Nest starting on Friday, May 15th.

On Friday the Golden Eagles used pitching and defense to win game one of the series by a score of 8-3.  Defensively the Golden Eagles were able to turn four double plays on the afternoon to back the pitching of sophomore Scott Greene.  Greene went 7 1/3 innings allowing six hits, 3 runs, and he struck out six to get his ninth victory of the season.  Sophomore Daniel Doty came on in the eighth and finished up the final 1 2/3 innings with outstanding relief as he allowed no hits and no runs.  Offensively the Golden Eagles were able to pound out ten hits in the game as sophomores Ryan Giacomini and Andy Quiring and freshman David Leid each had two hits in the game.  Giacomini added three RBI's and Quiring added two RBI's and sophomore Danny Black scored four runs for the Golden Eagles.

In Saturday's game two of the series the Golden Eagles jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead and held on for the 7-5 victory to win the best of 3 series with Sacramento City College.  The Golden Eagles offense jumped on Sac. City early as the Golden Eagles scored three runs in the first and four runs in the second to grab a 7-0 lead.  Offensively the Golden Eagles were able to pound out ten hits in the game led by sophomore Andy Quiring and his three hits and two RBI's.  Sophomores Phil Mannelly and Niko Saladis each added two hits with Mannelly also collecting three RBI's for the Golden Eagles.  On the mound the Golden Eagles used four different pitchers to contain the high powered Panther offense with sophomore Rob Cline picking up his first victory of the season.  Cline was the third pitcher of the day for the Golden Eagles and he went a solid three innings allowing three hits, no runs, and he struck out two.  Sophomore Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper picked up his ninth save of the season by pitching 2 2/3 innings of shutout baseball while striking out four.

Up next for the Golden Eagles is the Sierra College Wolverines in the Super Regional Playoffs. The Golden Eagles will be the host for the four team three day double elimination tournament that begins on Friday, May 15th.  The other two teams coming to Quincy will be San Mateo College and Delta College.  Game one of the super regional will feature Delta College vs. San Mateo at 11:30 am followed by game two which features the Golden Eagles vs. Sierra College at 4:00 pm on Friday.  To get a full bracket of the super regional tournament go to spincostats.com.  To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/ and to get updated schedule changes go to www.frc.edu.

Golden Eagles Sweep Butte College

May 3, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles swept a three game Golden Valley Conference series from Butte College last week.  The Golden Eagles won game one of the series on Wednesday by a score of 8-0 and then swept the doubleheader on Thursday at Butte by scores of 6-3 and 2-1.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles are now 40-3 on the season and 29-1 in conference.

On Wednesday the Golden Eagles used good pitching to cruise to a 8-0 victory as sophomore Scott Greene picked up his ninth victory of the season. Sophomore Daniel Doty came on in relief in the 8th inning to finish off the shutout for the Golden Eagles.  Greene went 7 2/3 innings allowing 3 hits, he walked three and he struck out 8.  Offensively the Golden Eagles pounded out 15 hits led by sophomores Ryan Giacomini, Danny Black, and David Leid who each had three hits.

In Thursday's first game the Golden Eagles used a four run sixth inning to capture a 6-3 victory over Butte.  The Golden Eagles were able to pound out ten hits in the victory and were led by sophomores Niko Saladis, Andy Quiring, and freshman David Leid who each had two hits in game one. Saladis provided the big hit with a two run single in the sixth inning to give the Golden Eagles the lead for good.  On the mound the Golden Eagles were led by sophomore Daniel Doty who picked up his third victory of the season with 3 2/3 innings of relief.  Sophomore Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper picked up the save by throwing a scoreless ninth inning.  In game two the Golden Eagles used single runs in the third and sixth innings to squeeze out a 2-1 victory.  The Golden Eagles scored there run in the third on a passed ball and then scored a run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Andy Lujan.  Overall in game two the Golden Eagles offense was stagnant as they only accumulated seven hits.  Sophomores Phil Mannelly and Niko Saladis led the Golden Eagles with two hits apiece.  On the mound freshman Tony Robinson picked up his third consecutive victory of the season by going 5 2/3 innings, allowing four hits, no runs, and striking out five. Freshman Joey Webb pitched 1 2/3 innings and Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper picked up his second save of the day with 1 2/3 innings of relief.

Up next for the Golden Eagles is the Sacramento City College Panthers for the Regional Playoffs. The Golden Eagles will host Sacramento City in Quincy at the Eagles Nest on Friday, May 8th at 3:00 pm and Saturday, May 9th at 11:00 am. To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/ and to get updated schedule changes go to www.frc.edu.

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Golden Eagles Sweep Lassen College.

April 27, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles swept a three game Golden Valley Conference series from Lassen College last week.  The Golden Eagles won game one of the series on Wednesday at Lassen by a score of 23-9 and then the Golden Eagles won both games on Saturday at the Eagles Nest by scores of 9-0 and 15-1.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles are now 37-3 on the season and 26-1 in conference with three games left in the regular season.

On Wednesday the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 9-1 lead after two innings and then allowed the Cougars to get within two runs before the Golden Eagles put the finishing touches on the 23-9 victory.  Offensively the Golden Eagles pounded out 25 hits in the game and they were led by sophomore Andy Quiring and his six hits of which four of those were doubles.  Fellow sophomore Niko Saladis also had four hits and three RBI's and Ryan Giacomini added two hits with a home run and four RBI's.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles sophomore Daniel Doty got the win in relief by going 2 2/3 innings and allowing no hits and no earned runs.

In Saturday's first game the Golden Eagles jumped out to an early 5-0 after two innings and cruised to the 9-0 victory.  On the mound the Golden Eagles sent seven pitchers out to combine on the three hit shutout with freshman Joey Webb getting his third victory of the season.  Offensively the Golden Eagles were able to pound out 15 hits in the victory as all nine starters contributed with at least one hit.  The leader of the offense in game one was freshman Chad Doerr as he had three hits and an RBI and four other Golden Eagles pounded out two hits each.  In game two the Golden Eagles once again used a balanced offense to go along with superb pitching to get the 15-1 victory.  The Golden Eagles sent six different pitchers to the mound with freshman Danny Pferschy collecting his third victory of the season.  Offensively for the Golden Eagles they pounded out 14 hits with sophomores Danny Black and Niko Saladis leading the way with three hits apiece and Saladis added a home run.  Freshman Brett Howsley added two hits off the bench and three RBI's.

Up next for the Golden Eagles is Butte College for the final three game Golden Valley Conference series. Game one of the series will be on Wednesday, April 29th at the Eagles Nest at 2:00 and games two and three will be Thursday, April 30th at Butte College beginning at Noon.  Also mark your calendars for the Regional Playoffs which the Golden Eagles will host in Quincy at the Eagles Nest on Friday, May 8th at 3:00 and Saturday, May 9th at 11:00 am against an opponent to be announced on Sunday, May 3rd.  To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/ and to get updated schedule changes go to www.frc.edu.

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Golden Eagles Sweep College of the Siskiyous.

April 20, 2009

Quincy, Ca. -  The Feather River College baseball team swept a Golden Valley three game conference series from College of the Siskiyous on Friday and Saturday to clinch their third consecutive Golden Valley Conference championship and the opportunity to host the Regional tournament on Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th. On Friday, the Golden Eagles won 5-1 and on Saturday they won by scores of 14-2 and 10-0.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles are now 34-3 on the season and 23-1 in conference.

In Friday's game the Golden Eagles let their pitching staff do the work in a

5-1 victory as the pitching staff allowed six hits and no earned runs.  Sophomore Scott Greene pitched seven solid innings for the victory as he allowed five hits, one run, one walk and he struck out nine.  The bullpen trio of sophomores Rob Cline, Daniel Doty, and Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper finished up the last two innings allowing one hit and striking out two.  Offensively the Golden Eagles were only able to get six hits in the contest and Sophomore Niko Saladis led the Golden Eagles with two RBI's.

Saturday's doubleheader was a different story for the Golden Eagles offense as they were able to put up double digit hits and runs in each game. In game one the Golden Eagles offense pounded out eleven hits on the way to the

14-2 victory.  Sophomore Danny Black led the way with three hits and three runs scored and fellow sophomores Andy Quiring and Niko Saladis added two hits and two runs scored each.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles Sophomore Tyrell Smith turned in another good outing as he went the first four innings for the victory as he allowed three hits, no runs and struck out six.

In game two the Golden Eagles once again broke out the bats as they pounded out fourteen hits on the way to the 10-0 victory.  The offense was led by Saladis and his three hits and four other Golden Eagles, Black, Quiring, Phil Mannelly, and Josh Daniel also added two hits apiece. Sophomore Ryan Giacomini got the Golden Eagles on the board early with a first inning three run homer as the Golden Eagles scored seven times in the first inning.  On the mound Freshman Tony Robinson picked up his second victory of the season with four innings of shutout baseball as he allowed five hits and struck out five in winning his second consecutive start.

Up next for the Golden Eagles is Lassen College for a three game Golden Valley Conference series. Game one of the series will be on Wednesday, April 22nd in Susanville at 2:00 and games two and three will be Saturday, April 25th at the Eagles Nest beginning at Noon.  To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/ and to get updated schedule changes go to www.frc.edu.

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Golden Eagles Sweep College of the Redwoods

April 13, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team swept a four game Golden Valley Conference series from College of the Redwoods on Saturday and Sunday.  On Saturday the Golden Eagles won both games by scores of 16-5 and 7-6 and on Easter Sunday the Golden Eagles won both games by scores of 12-2 and 11-0.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles run their record to 31-3 on the season and 20-1 in conference.

In Saturday's first game the Golden Eagles were the designated visitors and had to come back from an early 3-0 deficit on their way to the 16-5 victory.  Offensively the Golden Eagles pounded out 18 hits and were led by sophomores Niko Saladis, Andy Quiring, and Josh Daniel who each had three hits in game one.  Quiring added a home run and five RBI's to his day and Saladis added three RBI's. On the mound sophomore Daniel Doty came on in relief and threw 3 2/3 innings of shutout baseball while giving up two hits for his second victory of the season.  Saturday's game two saw the Golden Eagles come back from another early deficit of 5-0 and 6-2 to claim the dramatic 7-6 victory. Offensively for the Golden Eagles sophomore Ryan Giacomini was 4-4 with three RBI's and a home run and fellow sophomore Niko Saladis added three hits and three runs scored.  The Golden Eagles were able to tie the game at six in the bottom of the seventh when they scored two runs and then took the lead in the bottom half of the eighth on an RBI from sophomore Andy Quiring. On the mound for the Golden Eagles three relievers combined to limit Redwoods to five hits over the final 7 2/3 innings and sophomore Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper picked up the victory by throwing 2 2/3 innings of shutout baseball.

On Easter Sunday the Golden Eagles broke out the bats and stellar pitching for both games.  In game one the Golden Eagles were led on the mound by freshman starter Tony Robinson as he went 5 2/3 innings and struck out 8, walked 2 and only gave up 2 runs on the way to his first collegiate victory. Sophomore Rob Cline came on in relief and pitched 1 1/3 innings of shutout baseball for the Golden Eagles.  Offensively the Golden Eagles pounded out 14 hits and every starter had at least one hit led by sophomore shortstop Danny Black and his three hits.  In game two on Sunday the Golden Eagles again received great starting pitching from another freshman Dylan Giesler. Giesler went five shutout innings only giving up three hits for his fifth victory of the season and sophomores Nate Adamson and Jace Hertzog threw an inning each to finish off the third shutout of the season for the Golden Eagles. Offensively freshman David Leid led the way for the Golden Eagles as he went 4-4 with five RBI's and a double and a home run.  Sophomore Ryan Giacomini continued his hot hitting as he added three hits and three RBI's as the Golden Eagles pounded out 13 hits.

Up next for the Golden Eagles is College of the Siskiyous for a three game Golden Valley Conference series.  There is a schedule change for this series as all three games will now be played at Shasta College in Redding.  Game one of the series will be on Friday, April 17th at 1:00 and games two and three will be Saturday, April 18th beginning at 11:00 a.m.  To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/ and to get updated schedule changes go to www.frc.edu.

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Golden Eagles Take Series From Shasta College

April 6, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team took 2 out of 3 games this past weekend from Shasta College to increase their Golden Valley Conference lead to five games with thirteen games left to play. The Golden Eagles lost the opener of the series on Friday by a score of 8-4 and swept the doubleheader on Saturday by scores of 11-1 and 10-6.  With the victories the Golden Eagles are now 27-3 on the season and 16-1 in conference.

Friday's loss was the first for the Golden Eagles since early February and snapped their winning streak at 18 games. The Golden Eagles hitters were unable to deliver the big hit all game long as they only had 8 hits in the game. Sophomores Andy Quiring and Niko Saladis led the offense with 2 hits each. On the mound for the Golden Eagles sophomore Scott Greene suffered his first loss of the season as he struggled through six innings of work.

On Saturday the Golden Eagles made up for their lack of hitting by putting up double figure runs in both games and also pounding out double digit hits in both games.  During game one Saturday the Golden Eagles pounded out 15 hits on their way to the 11-1 victory.  Sophomore Niko Saladis led the way with four hits, three RBI's, and four stolen bases for the Golden Eagles and fellow sophomore Ryan Giacomini added three hits, two RBI's, and all three hits were doubles.  On the mound sophomore Tyrell Smith had another great outing as he went 7 innings allowing 7 hits, 1 run and he struck out 7 for his 8th victory of the season.  In game two the Golden Eagles offense once again provided plenty of run support early on their way to the 10-6 victory.  The Golden Eagles pounded out 14 hits led by sophomores Andy Quiring and Randy Cruz who each had three hits.  Quiring added four RBI's and a homerun while Cruz added three RBI's and two homeruns.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles freshman Joey Webb turned in another outstanding performance in relief as he went six strong innings to gain the victory. Sophomore Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper came on in the ninth with the bases loaded and two outs and struck out the only hitter he faced to record his fifth save of the season.

Golden Eagles Sweep Butte College

March 30, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team swept a Golden Valley Conference three game series from the Butte College Roadrunners on Wednesday and Saturday.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles are now 25-2 overall and 14-0 in the Golden Valley Conference.

In Wednesday's game the Golden Eagles offense came out swinging as they scored 3 runs in the first and 7 runs in the second inning to cruise to a 17-6 victory over the Roadrunners. The Golden Eagles offense pounded out 15 hits in the game including seven doubles and one triple. Sophomore Ryan Giacomini led the way with his three hits, all doubles, and four RBI's and every starter for the Golden Eagles had a base hit.  On the mound sophomore Scott Greene picked up the victory with seven innings of work. In his seven innings Greene scattered eleven hits, walked two, and struck out six to improve his record on the season to 6-0.

In Saturday's doubleheader sweep at the Eagle's Nest the Golden Eagles used pitching in game one for the 5-2 win and then used their offense in game two for a 18-8 victory to finish off the sweep.  In game one sophomore left hander Tyrell Smith was dominant for the Golden Eagles, as he went 8 solid innings scattering 8 hits, allowing two runs, and he struck out nine to improve his record on the season to 7-1.  In the ninth sophomore closer Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper came on to strike out the side for his fourth save of the season. Offensively for the Golden Eagles sophomore Andy Quiring led the way with his two hits and three RBI's as the Golden Eagles pounded out ten hits in the game.

The second game Saturday started off a little rocky for the Golden Eagles as they fell behind 4-0 after one inning in the back and forth game before the Golden Eagles seized control by scoring ten runs in the 7th and 8th innings for the 18-8 victory.  Offensively the Golden Eagles had three big innings as they scored seven runs in the third to go along with the four runs in the seventh and six runs in the 8th.  The offense also pounded out 13 hits and was led by sophomore Niko Saladis and his three hits, 2 runs scored, and three RBI's.  Fellow sophomores Josh Daniel and Phil Mannelly each added three RBI's as well and sophomores Randy Cruz and Ryan Giacomini added two hits apiece to help the Golden Eagles.  On the mound the Golden Eagles used four pitchers with sophomore Daniel Doty picking up his first victory of the season with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

With the second game victory head coach Terry Baumgartner reached the 425 win milestone as a college head coach in only his 13th season. His overall record is now 425-240 in his 13 seasons as a college baseball head coach.

Golden Eagles Sweep Lassen

March 22, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team swept a Golden Valley Conference three game series from the Lassen College Cougars on Wednesday and Saturday.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles are now 22-2 on the season and 11-0 in the Golden Valley Conference.

In Wednesday's game the Golden Eagles came back from a 4-2 deficit in the bottom of the eighth inning to win 9-5.  The Golden Eagles were able to score seven runs in the bottom of the eighth for the victory.  The score was tied 4-4 when freshman Chad Scoma came on to pinch hit with the bases loaded and delivered an RBI single and sophomore Randy Cruz followed that up with a 2 RBI double.  Sophomore Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper came on to pitch in the top of the eighth with two outs and runners on 1st and 3rd and struck out the hitter to give the Golden Eagles the chance for the comeback. Fisher-Gasper then gave up one run in the ninth before getting the final out for his third win of the season.  Offensively for the Golden Eagles sophomore Danny Black led the team with two hits.

The Golden Eagles then traveled to Susanville for the doubleheader on Saturday and they won both games by scores of 21-5 and 17-6.  In the first game the Golden Eagles scored 4 runs in the first and 8 in the second to cruise to the game 1 victory.  The Golden Eagles pounded out 16 hits with seven of those for extra bases.  Sophomore catcher Josh Daniel led the way going 3-3 with 4 RBI's and 2 runs scored. Freshman David Leid and sophomore Cory Eilers each had a home run for the Golden Eagles.  Sophomore Tyrell Smith pitched four solid innings to pick up the victory as he allowed one hit, no runs, and struck out four.

In Game two on Saturday the Golden Eagles had to once again comeback for the victory as they trailed 5-3 after five innings.  But the Golden Eagle offense proved that it was once again up to the challenge as they scored six runs in the top of the sixth on there way to a 17-6 victory.  Offensively the Golden Eagles pounded out 14 hits and were led by sophomores Danny Black and Niko Saladis.  Black and Saladis each had three hits and Black had three RBI's and Saladis had 5 RBI's in the game.  On the mound freshman Joey Webb picked up his first victory of the season as he came on in relief in the third inning and pitched 5 1/3 innings of 3 hit baseball while only giving up one run.

Golden Eagles Sweep Siskiyous

March 16, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team swept a Golden Valley Conference three game series from College of the Siskiyous on Friday and Saturday by scores of 14-2, 32-4 and 7-0. With the sweep the Golden Eagles are now 19-2 on the season and 8-0 in the Golden Valley Conference.  

In Friday's single game the Golden Eagles pounded out 12 hits on the way to the 14-2 victory.  Leading the way for the Golden Eagles offense was Andy Quiring as he went 3-3 on the day with 3 RBI's and 3 stolen bases.  Freshman David Leid and sophomores Niko Saladis and Ryan Giacomini also added two hits apiece with Giacomini driving in 5 runs as he finished the scoring for the Golden Eagles with a three run homer. On the mound for the Golden Eagles freshman Dylan Giesler picked up his fourth win of the season as he allowed 1 hit and struck out 3 in his four innings of work.

On Saturday the Golden Eagles won Game one of the doubleheader by a score of 32-4 as the offense pounded out 26 hits. The Golden Eagles had 7 players with 2 or more hits led by freshmen Chad Doerr and David Leid with three hits apiece and sophomores Ryan Giacomini and Roman Davis also added three hits apiece.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles five pitchers combined to give up 5 hits and strike out 12 in seven innings.  Saturday's game two of the doubleheader was dominated by the pitching of Golden Eagle sophomore Tyrell Smith as they won 7-0.  Smith allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out six in his six innings of shutout baseball.  With the win Tyrell Smith improves to 5-1 on the season. Offensively the Golden Eagles pounded out 10 hits led by sophomore Phil Mannelly and his three hits and two RBI's.

Golden Eagles Sweep Shasta College

March 1, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team swept a three game Golden Valley Conference series from Shasta College on Friday and Saturday.  The Golden Eagles won Friday's doubleheader by scores of 10-7 and 7-1 and they finished off the sweep by winning game three on Saturday 13-1.  With the sweep the Golden Eagles improve their overall record to 14-2 and they are now 3-0 in GVC play.

In Friday's first game the Golden Eagles broke open a 2-2 tie with four runs in the top of the sixth.  Sophomore Ryan Giacomini got the scoring started with a one out solo home run and then the Golden Eagles added on 3 more runs in the inning all with two outs.  Offensively the Golden Eagles were limited to six hits with freshman David Leid the lone Golden Eagle with two hits.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles sophomore Scott Greene earned his third win of the season with 6 2/3 innings of solid work.  Shasta threatened in the bottom of the ninth but sophomore closer Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper came on with the bases loaded and struck out pinch hitter Jesse Harer to end the game and earn his third save of the season.  In the second game the Golden Eagles won 7-1 as the game was stopped on Friday night after 6 innings due to darkness and finished off Saturday morning before game three.  The Golden Eagles pounded out 11 hits in the game and were led by sophomore Niko Saladis with his 3 hits and 2 RBI's.  Joining Saladis with multiple hits in the game were sophomore Phil Mannelly and freshman David Leid with two hits apiece.  On the mound freshman Dylan Giesler threw 6 shutout innings while allowing 5 hits, 3 walks, and he struckout 6.  Freshman Joey Webb went the final three innings to earn his second save on the season.

Saturday's game saw the Golden Eagles score early and often as they had a 13-0 after four innings to cruise to a 13-1 seven inning victory.  The Golden Eagles offense pounded out 12 hits in the game and were led by sophomore Andy Quiring and his 3 hits.  Sophomore Danny Black and freshman David Leid each added two hits apiece with Black getting 4 RBI's and Leid getting 3 RBI's to lead the offense.  On the mound sophomore Tyrell Smith dominated in his 5 innings of work as he allowed 4 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, and he struck out a season high 11 to earn his third victory of the season.  Sophomore Jace Hertzog and freshman Tony Robinson finished off the sixth and seventh innings for the Golden Eagles.

With the sweep the Golden Eagles improved their overall record to 14-2 as they head into their second Golden Valley Conference series at College of the Redwoods in Eureka.  The series with College of the Redwoods is set for a doubleheader on Friday, March 6th at 11:00 a.m. and a single game on Saturday, March 7th starting at 11:00 a.m. 

Golden Eagles Sweep West Hills

February 23, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team swept a three game series from West Hills College this past weekend.  The Golden Eagles won Friday's doubleheader by scores of 10-2 and 6-4.  On Saturday the Golden Eagles won by a score of 9-5 to improve to their record to 11-2 on the season.

In game one of the series on Friday the Golden Eagles were led by sophomore pitcher Scott Greene as he improved to 2-0 on the year with a complete game performance.  In his 9 innings of work Greene gave up 8 hits, 1 earned run, walked none and struck out 9 in his 109 pitches.  Offensively the Golden Eagles were led by sophomores Phil Mannelly, Ryan Giacomini, and Niko Saladis.  Mannelly had three hits and two RBI's in game one while Giacomini had two hits and three RBI's and Saladis added two hits and two RBI's.  Game two saw the Golden Eagles come back from a 4-3 deficit and win 6-4.  Offensively the Golden Eagles pounded out 13 hits and were led by Niko Saladis and his three hits.  Sophomore Andy Quiring drove in 3 runs with a sac fly and a two run homer, while Giacomini and freshman David Leid each added two hits.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles freshman Danny Pferschy collected his first collegiate win as he threw 3 2/3 innings of shutout baseball in relief of starter Rob Cline.  Sophomore Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper picked up his second save on the season with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

In Saturday's series finale the Golden Eagles jumped out to an early 6-1 lead and then hung on for the 9-5 win.  The Golden Eagles offense pounded out 12 hits in the game and were led by Niko Saladis and his three hits.  Sophomores Danny Black, Andy Quiring, and Josh Daniel all added two hits apiece with Daniel adding a two run home run in the Golden Eagles three run seventh inning.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles freshman Dylan Giesler improved his record to 2-0 on the season with six solid innings.  Fellow freshman Joey Webb threw three shutout innings in his first collegiate appearance to collect his first college save. 

With the sweep the Golden Eagles improved their overall record to 11-2 as they head into their Golden Valley Conference opening series at Shasta College in Redding.  The series with Shasta is set for a single game on Friday, February 27th at 2:00 and two games on Saturday, February 28th starting at noon.  To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/ and to get updated schedule changes go to www.frc.edu.

Golden Eagles Continue Hot Start by Winning 3 in Sacramento.

February 9, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team continued its hot start to the 2009 season as they won 3 games in Sacramento over the weekend.  On Saturday the Golden Eagles swept a doubleheader from American River College by scores of 4-3 and 13-2.  On Sunday the Golden Eagles beat Sierra College by a score of 6-3 to improve their record to 7-0 for the 2009 season.

In Saturday's first game the Golden Eagles broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the 9th with a single run and sophomore Nate Adamson got the final 3 outs for the victory.  The top of the ninth started for the Golden Eagles with sophomore Randy Cruz reaching second on an error by the third baseman. He scored on an RBI single by sophomore Danny Black.  Black and fellow sophomore Ryan Giacomini led the Golden Eagles offense with two hits apiece in the first game.  On the mound Feather River got another strong start from sophomore Scott Greene as he went 7 innings with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks. Both runs Greene gave up were unearned and Adamson pitched 2 solid innings of relief for the victory. In Saturday's second game the Golden Eagles broke open a close game with 9 runs in the fourth inning. During the fourth inning the Golden Eagles sent 14 men to the plate and the inning was capped off by sophomore Josh Daniels home run.  The Golden Eagles pounded out 16 hits in the game led by freshman Chad Scoma and Black who had 3 hits apiece, and sophomore Andy Quiring, freshman David Leid, and Daniel added 2 hits apiece.  On the mound for the Golden Eagles five pitchers combined to limit American River to 2 runs on 6 hits and sophomore Tyrell Smith picked up his 2nd victory of the season.

In Sunday's game vs. Sierra College the Golden Eagles came back from an early 3-0 deficit with 2 runs in the fifth, 3 runs in the sixth, and one run in the seventh. During the 3 run sixth the Golden Eagles sent 9 batters to the plate and the big hits were provided by David Leid who tied the game with a single and Josh Daniel who gave the Golden Eagles the lead with his double.  The Golden Eagles were led offensively by Danny Black who had 3 hits and Josh Daniel's 2 hits.  On the mound the Golden Eagles limited Sierra College to three hits on the day and none after the fourth inning.  The Golden Eagles got a great effort from freshman Dylan Giesler who started and went 5 solid innings and then freshman Danny Pferschy went 2 2/3 to pick up his first collegiate win.  Sophomore Jeffrey Fisher-Gasper closed out the final 1 1/3 innings for his first save of the season.

The Golden Eagles travel next to the Bay Area this weekend for three games as they take on San Mateo, Canada, and Skyline.  On Monday the Golden Eagles will attempt to make up their game with Cosumnes River in Sacramento. To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/ and to get updated schedule changes go to www.frc.edu.

Golden Eagles ranked 13th in Pre-Season Poll.

January 9, 2009

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College Golden Eagles baseball team is ranked 13th in Northern California according to the pre-season poll conducted by Collegiate Baseball magazine.  This is the second year in a row that the Golden Eagles are ranked in the pre-season poll for Northern California.  Feather River is coming off a 2008 season that saw them win the Golden Valley Conference for the second year in a row, win their Regional for the first time since 2003, and finish third at the Super Regional.  They finished the year with a record of 30-18 and ranked in the top 12 in the state.

The Golden Eagles return seven position starters and two starting pitchers from last year along with a good group of incoming freshman and transfers. Assistant Head Coach Jason Gay said, "We have the makings of a really good club this season, because we return so many players from last years team.  They got a chance to have success so that has really pushed them this off season to work hard so that we can try to get back to the super regional." Gay also added, "We also really like the improvement our guys have made since the fall and we are really excited about the tough pre-season schedule that we will play once again.  Our pre-season schedule benefits us for the tough GVC competition.  Every weekend in our conference is a grind and our players will be ready for that thanks to our pre-season schedule."

The Golden Eagles will open the season on January 30th at Taft College for the first of four games at the Taft College tournament, which also includes Cabrillo College.  The Golden Eagles will open Golden Valley Conference play on Friday, February 27th at Shasta College. The home opener will be Friday, March 13th vs. College of the Siskiyous at 2:00 pm at the Eagles Nest. To get updated stats on the Golden Eagles go to http://gvcstats.com/.

Danny Black signs to play in 2010 with Oklahoma.

November 13, 2008

Quincy, Ca. - Feather River College sophomore shortstop Danny Black has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2010. Black was being heavily recruited by numerous Division 1 schools from all across the country and last week decided on the Sooners. He is coming off an impressive 2008 freshman campaign as he helped lead the Golden Eagles to their first Regional championship since 2003.  Black led the Golden Eagles in stolen bases, runs scored, hits, triples, and walks during the 2008 season. "The plan at Oklahoma is for Danny to play second base or third base," said Feather River Head Coach, Terry Baumgartner. "He really liked his visit there and felt comfortable with the environment around the team.  Oklahoma is a great institution for not only baseball but also for Danny's academic interests, so it is a perfect fit for him," added Coach Baumgartner.  For more information on Danny Black and Oklahoma go to: http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/111408aaa.html

The Golden Eagles will open the 2009 season on January 30th at Taft College for a three team tournament.

Golden Eagles fill coaching staff with the hiring of Blake Kangas.

August 17, 2008

Quincy, Ca. - The Feather River College baseball program has announced the hiring of Blake Kangas.  Coach Kangas comes to Feather River after spending last season at Division 1 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he was an assistant coach in charge of outfielders and hitting.  Blake played his last two years of college baseball also at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee after transferring there from Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin.  Blake will take over the coaching responsibilities of catchers and hitters for the golden eagles. Feather River College Head Coach, Terry Baumgartner said, "We are very excited to add Blake to our baseball program and college. He has all the qualities we want in our coaching staff, as far as his work ethic, ability to teach baseball, and his passion for recruiting quality student-athletes."