2021-22 Cypress Chargers Baseball News
CYPRESS, CA - Cypress College Baseball Head Coach Emeritus, Scott Pickler earned his record-breaking 540th win during his 25th season in the Cape Cod League.
Bautista was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round (469th overall) and Taylor was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round (366th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft.
The No. 11 Chargers faced elimination for the third time this postseason as they traveled to No. 3 Riverside City College for a rubber match to advance to the CCCAA Sectionals. The Chargers were unable to recover from their 4-run first inning deficit as the Tigers advanced to the next round with a 10-5 victory.
Chargers baseball (24-21) faced elimination versus the Riverside Tigers (32-12) on Saturday afternoon. Cypress entered today's game with a 1-0 series deficit, but their bats would not be denied. The Chargers slapped 18 runs on the board to defeat the Tigers1 18-5.
The #11 Cypress Chargers upset the #6 Mt. SAC Mounties in round one of the CCCAA playoffs. Cypress will face a familiar foe in the #3 Riverside City Tigers in the CCCAA Super Regional this weekend. The Chargers and Tigers will play a best-of-three series hosted by Riverside beginning on May 13th at 2pm.
The #11 Cypress Chargers (21-19) will be on the road for round one of the regional playoffs as they take on #6 Mt. San Antonio (32-8). The Mounties will host a best of three series beginning on Friday, May 6th at 1pm. Games two and three (if necessary) will be played on Saturday in double-header fashion beginning at 12pm.
Cypress Chargers baseball was well represented on the All-OEC roster as they saw seven of their players selected to All-Conference honors. Eddie Hacopian, Luke Honikel and Brenden Harris were named to the first team, while Nick Baustista, Logan Groff, Noah Karliner and Dean Toigo were named to the second team.
The Cypress Chargers (21-17, 11-7 OEC) hosted the inter-district rival Fullerton Hornets (20-17, 8-10 OEC) in the three-game series finale on Saturday, April 23rd. The Chargers and Hornets split the first two games, but used the long ball in game three to seal the series victory with a 15-10 win.
Cypress baseball alum, Tylor Megill, has been named the Opening Day Starter for the New York Mets on April 7th vs the Washington Nationals. The 2016 Charger standout will begin his 2022 campaign at 4:05 PM PST where he and the Mets will look to earn their first win of the season.
Cypress Chargers baseball (15-13, 7-5 OEC) hosted the Irvine Valley Lasers (14-15, 3-9 OEC) in a rubber match on Saturday afternoon. Late inning heroics by Mario Tostado propelled the Chargers to a series winning 8-7 victory.
Cypress Chargers baseball (14-12, 6-4 OEC) opened up a three game series versus the Irvine Valley Lasers (13-14, 2-8 OEC) on Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers were able to seal the victory with a 7-6 win.
Cypress Chargers baseball (13-11, 5-3 OEC) hosted the Saddleback Bobcats (18-7, 5-3 OEC) in the second game of a three game series. The Chargers came out of the scoring barrage victorious to take game two, 17-13.
Cypress baseball (12-10, 4-2 OEC) hosted the Golden West Rustlers (14-9, 2-4 OEC) in the rubber match of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. The Chargers fought back from an early deficit to hold on to a 7-6 victory pushing them to first place in the Orange Empire Conference.
Chargers baseball (10-8, 2-0 OEC) hosted the Santa Ana Dons (15-3-1, 0-2 OEC) in the second game of a three game series on Thursday afternoon. The Chargers came out victorious yet again with the help of a late home run by Luke Honikel. Cypress defeated the Dons 7-6.
Cypress Chargers baseball (9-8, 1-0 OEC) began Orange Empire Conference (OEC) play on Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers had a tough matchup to begin the season as they hit the road to face the #1 Santa Ana Dons (15-2, 0-1 OEC). Cypress has struggled out of the gates this season, but with an 11-5 upset victory on Tuesday the Chargers may have earned the spark they needed to perform in the very competitive Orange Empire Conference.
The Cypress Chargers (7-6) hosted the Citrus Owls (6-8) on Friday afternoon. The Chargers kept their big bats going as they exploded for 14 runs and won their third game in a row.
