RESULTS
May
11
PALOMAR 15, L.A. HARBOR 14
– The Comets eliminated the
Seahawks from the Southern California Community
College Regionals at Casey Stengel Field in
Glendale as Bryan Lee (4-for-6,
double, RBI), Kyle
Floquet (2-for-4, 2 doubles, RBI, sacrifice
bunt, walk) and Sean
Richardson (2-for-5, home run, 5
RBIs, walk) paced a 16-hit attack. Keith
Albright picked up his fifth save in relief
of starter and winner Robert
Anaya (6-1), who threw 166 pitches in a
marathon performance with the Comets short on
arms due to injuries. The comets had opened
Regional play with a 14-6 loss to Glendale on
Friday, May 10, despite a big performance both at
the plate and in the field by Floquet, who
doubled and singled. The Comets eventually were
eliminated by Glendale 12-5 on Saturday night in
a game the Comets led 4-1 in the seventh inning.
April
27
GROSSMONT 13, PALOMAR 10
– Brian
Robinson went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and Kyle
Floquet went 2-for-5 with 2 doubles, but it
wasn't enough to overcome Grossmont's 9-run sixth
inning. Carlos
Medina's 3-run HR gave the Comets an 8-4
lead in the top of the sixth. Keith
Albright came on to pitch 2 2/3 innings of
one-hit ball, giving up an unearned run, but the
damage had been done as the Griffins clinched at
least a tie for the Pacific Coast Conference
title. The Comets then fell 10-7 to San Diego
City College on April 25 at home and 9-5 to the
Knights on April 27 on the road. Sean Richardson
went 3-for-4. in the April 25 game, Cliff Hinkle
went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs and Casey
Gallagher was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs.
In the April 27 game, Kyle Thompson struck out 11
batters in 5 innings, Hinkle went 2-for-4 with a
double and RBI and Richardson went 2-for-5.
Palomar fell to 21-18, 12-11 in the conference
but can finish second and advance to the Southern
California Regionals by winning its last 2
regular-season games on Tuesday, April 30, at
home vs. Southwestern and Thursday, May 2, on the
road against the same team.
April
25
GROSSMONT 2, PALOMAR 1
– The second-place Comets dropped a
heartbreaking Pacific Coast Conference decision
to first-place Grossmont at home. The loss came
despite a brilliant effort by pitchers Kyle
Thompson and Brian
Girgenti. Thompson and Girgenti
combined to throw a 4-hitter at the Griffins.
Both Grossmont runs were unearend. Ralphie
Marin went 3-for-4 for with a double. Bryan Lee went
2-for-4.
April
18Ap
PALOMAR 9, SAN DIEGO MESA 6
– Bryan Lee, Casey
Gallagher and Kyle
Floquet each went 3-for-4 as the
second-place Comets warmed up for a 2-game
Pacific Coast Conference series with first-place
Grossmont by winning at home. Lee went 3-for-4
with a home run, triple, double and 5 RBIs.
Gallagher went 3-for-4 with a double. Floquet
went 3-for-4 with a steal and a walk. The Comets
(21-14, 12-7) host Grossmont on Saturday, April
20, at noon and visit the Griffins on Tuesday,
April 23, at 2 p.m. The Comets can move into a
tie for first with a sweep.
April
16
SAN DIEGO MESA 10, PALOMAR 9
– The Comets got a 3-for-4
performance from Bryan Lee and 2 hits
each from Ralphie
Marin, Sean
Richardson, Jesse
Schmidt and Cliff
Hinkle but fell 2 games behind first-place
Grost in the Pacific Coast Conference race with 7
to play. Kyle
Thompson pitched 3 strong relief innings for
Palomar, giinmg up 1 run, striking out 3 and
walking 0. The Comets (20-14, 11-7) host Mesa on
Thursday, April 18 at 2 p.m.
April
11
Game 1
PALOMAR 4, IMPERIAL VALLEY 0
– Robert
Anaya threw the Comets' second straight
shutout on a 6-hitter in the first game of a
Pacific Coast Conference doubleheader at home. Kyle
Floquet and Brian
Robinson paced a 15-hit attack for Palomar.
Floquet went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Robinson
also went 3-for-4. Sean
Richardson, Jesse
Schmidt and Bryan Lee had 2 hits
each.
Game 2
IMPERIAL VALLEY 8, PALOMAR 7
(10 Inn.) – Kyle
Floquet went 3-for-5 with a double and an
RBI to conclude a 10-for-19 week, but the Comets
missed an opportunity to move into a tie for
first place with Grossmont, which fell to San
Diego City college again. Cliff
Hinkle had 3 hits, includikng his fourth
home run. Ralphie
Marin added 2 hits and an RBI.
April
9
PALOMAR 2, IMPERIAL VALLEY 0
– Mark Engel pitched a
4-hit shutout, striking out 9 and walking 2, and
the Comets closed within a game of first place
when PCC-leading Grossmont fell to San Diego City
College 18-7. Palomar scored the game's only runs
in the eighth inning, putting together Kyle
Floquet's leadoff single, a walk to Jesse
Schmidt and Brian
Robinson's 2-run, opposite-field
double to left. Robinson went 2-for-4 and Floquet
went 2-for-5 while making 2 spectacular defensive
plays.
April
8
PALOMAR 5, SOUTHWESTERN 3
– Trent
Holbrook ran his pitching record to 4-0
since March 17 and Keith
Albright recorded his fourth save as the
Comets moved to within two games of the Pacific
Coast Conference lead by winning a rain make-up. Carlos
Medina went 2-for-4 for Palomar with his
fourth home run, a double and two RBIs. The
Comets jumped to a 4-0 first-inning lead after Kyle
Floquet, Ralphie
Marin, Sean
Richardson and Jesse
Schmidt opened the game with four
consecutive hits and led wire-to-wire. Floquet,
at shortstop, and Marin, at third, sparked
Palomar defensively. Southwestern center fielder
Armando Lara ran into the fence in right-center
to catch a 400-foot blast by the Comets' Casey
Gallagher, robbing Gallagher of an
extra-base hit in the fourth inning.
April
4
SOUTHWESTERN 17, PALOMAR 12 –
The Comets got a big performance from Cliff
Hinkle, who went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs
and 7 RBIs. But the Jaguars got to 5 Palomar
pitchers for 17 hits. Hinkle hit a grand-slam
homer in the second inning and a 3-run shot in
the third. Carlos
Medinda went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs, Sean
Richardson was 2-for-4 with an HR and
2 RBIs and Brian
Robinson went 2-for-3.
April
2
PALOMAR 3, SAN DIEGO CITY
COLLEGE 0 – With Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo coach Rich Price watching, Mark Engel pitched
the Comets to within 1 1/2 games of the Pacific
Coast Conference lead, shutting out the Knights
at Morley Field. Engel, who signed early with Cal
Poly, had a 5-hitter with 2 out and none on in
the bottom of the ninth, when City loaded the
bases on a walk and 2 singles. Closer Keith
Albright came on to retire the final batter
and record his third save when left fielder Carlos
Medina made a diving catch of Alex
Grivich's sinking liner. Sean
Richardson went 2-for-4 with a triple
for Palomar (17-11, 8-4). Bryan Lee also was
2-for-4. Kyle
Floquet and Brian
Robinson had the other hits for the Comets.
Palomar played outstanding defense in back of
Engel all afternoon leading up to Medina's catch,
highlighted by big plays by third baseman Ralphie
Marin, catcher Keegan
Moore and right fielder Ryan King, who gunned
down a runner at the plate in the third.
March
26
PALOMAR 6, GOLDEN WEST 3
– Trent
Holbrook recorded his third pitching
victory for the Comets in eight days, taking a
shutout into the ninth inning. Keith
Albright came on to pick up his second save.
Jeff
Cummings went 2-for-3 for Palomar with a
double and an RBI. Ralphie
Marin slugged his first community college
home run. Right fielder Ryan King went up
the right field bank to make a key catch of a fly
ball in the fourth inning, and catcher Keegan
Moore gunned down Joe Burgett, Golden
West's leadoff hitter, trying to steal second in
the top of the first to set the tone for the
game. Moore has thrown out 11 of 14 runners
trying to steal this season, including 7
straight.
March
26
GLENDALE 9, PALOMAR 3 –
The Comets took a 3-2 lead into the top
of the ninth in the second game of the Palomar
Easter Series tournament. But the visiting
Vaqueros scored 7 runs in the inning, led by a
grand-slam home run by Fernando Valenzuela, son
of the former Dodgers pitching great. Brian
Robinson went 3-for-4 for the Comets with a
double and 2 RBIs. Ralphie
Marin went 3-for-5 with a double. Kyle
Floquet went 2-for-4 with a double and a
walk. Mark Engel took a
6-hitter into the ninth. Palomar (15-11) hosts
Golden West on Thursday, March 28, at 10 a.m.
PALOMAR 9, MT. SAC 4 – Robert
Anaya pitched a complete-game 7-hitter,
striking out 6 and walking 2, as the Comets won
in their first game in the Palomar Easter Series.
The Comets turned four double plays behind Anaya.
. Sean
Richardson went 3-for-5 with 2
doubles and 2 RBIs. Joe Ramos homered
and singled. Jesse
Schmidt went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Bryan Lee was
2-for-3 with 3 RBIs.
March
23
PALOMAR 8, SAN DIEGO CITY
COLLEGE 7 – Trent
Holbrook pitched 6 1/3 innings of 3-hit,
1-run ball in relief to pick up his second
victory in 5 days and Kyle
Floquet contributed a crucial 3-run double
in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Comets
rallied for 5 runs to beat the Knights at home.
Floquet also had a big-time day defensively at
shortstop and Palomar also got big defensive
plays from Ralphie
Marin at third, Dustin
Davis in left, and first baseman Brian
Robinson. Marin, Sean
Richardson and Cliff
Hinkle had multiple-hit games.
March
19
PALOMAR 7, GROSSMONT 5
– The Comets, trailing 5-0, scored
5 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and
went on to beat the Pacific Coast Conference
leaders at Myers Field behind the stellar relief
pitching of Trent
Holbrook and Keith
Albright. The Comets (13-9, 6-3) got
to Grossmont pitching ace Scott Shoemaker, who
has been drafted by the Giants, Mets and Blue
Jays the last three summers, for 7 earned runs in
5 1/3 innings as they moved to within 1 1/2 games
of first place. They scored their 5 fourth-inning
runs on a walk to Jesse
Schmidt, Brian
Robinson's clutch single after
fouling off a series of 0-2 pitches, a walk to Keegan
Moore, Bryan Lee's RBI
infield single and Cliff
Hinkle's grand-slam home run. Lee drove in
Robinson with the winning run with a sixth-inning
single, and the Comets added an insurance run
later in the inning when Kyle
Floquet singled off the shortstop's glove
and the ball skipped into left field for an error
that scored Moore, who was aboard on a walk.
Holbrook pitched 4 2/3 innings of 2-hit shutout
ball, striking out 4, to pick up the victory.
Albright retired the side 1-2-3 in the ninth,
striking out 2 of 3 batters, to record the save.
Two days later,, the Comets took an 8-4 lead into
the bottom of the ninth and list to the Griffins
on the road 10-8. Ralphie Marin went 3-for-4 for
the Comets with an RBI.
March
14
PALOMAR 7, SAN DIEGO MESA 4
– Jesse
Schmidt's 2-run double and Brian
Robinson's 2-run homer keyed a 5-run
eighth inning that lifted the Comets to a
come-from-behind win. Sean
Richardson went 3-for-4 for Palomar
with a homer, double and 3 RBIs. Schmidt and Kyle
Floquet both went 2-for-4, with Floquet
making a series of outstanding defensive plays at
shortstop. Brian
Girgenti pitched 4 innings of no-hit,
shutout relief to pick up the win.
March
12
PALOMAR 10, SAN DIEGO MESA 8
– The Comets took over undisputed
second place in the Pacific Coast Conference as
Kyle Floquet went 3-for-6 with a stolen base and
three runs scored. Cliff
Hinkle went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Ralphie
Marin and Joe Ramos each added
two hits. Winning pitcher Mark Engle had a
6-hitter going through 8 innings and the Comets
took a 10-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth
inning. The Olympians rallied for 7 runs before
reliever Keith
Albright struck out the final batter. The
Comets got a series of outstanding defensive
plays from center fielder Sean
Richardson, first baseman Brian
Robinson and Floquet at shortstop.
March
9
IMPERIAL VALLEY 8, PALOMAR 4
– The Comets got multiple-hit
performances from Sean
Richardson (2-for-3, home run, 2
RBIs), Ralphie
Marin (2-for-5) and Joe Ramos (2-for-5)
in defeat.
March
5
SOUTHWESTERN 11, PALOMAR 5
– Kyle
Floquet went 4-for-4 for the Comets with a
double, RBI, walk and a big play defensively at
shortstop to cut down a runner at the plate on a
relay from deep left field in the eighth inning.
But the visiting Jaguars held on to win as
Palomar stranded 11 and hit into 4 double plays.
Palomar also was hurt by walks and wild pitches. Brian
Robinson (3-for-5, 2 doubles, RBI), Carlos
Medina (3-for-4, 2 doubles) and Sean
Richardson (3-for-5, double, RBI)
also had big days but the Comets wasted 17 hits.
March
2
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE 9,
PALOMAR 6 – The visiting Comets,
alone in first place in the Pacific Coast
Conference by themselves entering the game, saw
their win streak end at five games. Kyle
Floquet led Palomar by golng 2-for-5 with 2
RBIs.
Feb.
27
PALOMAR 10, GROSSMONT 5
– The visiting Comets knocked
Grossmont starter and Palomar transfer Andy
Martin out of the game and won their fifth game
in a row to take over first place in the Pacific
Coast Conference by themselves. Sean
Richardson went 3-for-4 with a
triple, double, sacrifice fly, steal and 4 RBIs. Carlos
Medina homered, singled and drove in 3
runs. The Comets broke a 2-2 tie with three
third-inning runs and never looked back. Kyle
Floquet led off the third with a single,
Ralphie Marin drew a walk and the two executed a
double steal. Richardson tripled to drive in
Floquet and Marin. Richardson scored on Casey
Gallagher's sacrifice fly. Trent
Holbrook notched a save in relief of starter
and winner Jon Fleming (3-0) with
three shutout innings. Palomar (10-6, 3-0) next
plays San Diego City College at noon Saturday,
March 6, at Morley Field in San Diego.
Feb.
26
PALOMAR 9, SAN DIEGO MESA 3
– Joe Ramos went
3-for-5 with a double and 2 RBIs as the Comets
supported winning pitcher Mark Engle with 14
hits en route to their fourth win in a row. Ralphie
Marin, Jeff
Cummings, Brian
Robinson and Carlos
Medina also had multiple-hit games. Engle
pitched the first 7 innings, giving up just a
pair of unearned runs. In their last 29 innings,
the Comets have scored 42 runs on 52 hits.
Feb.
21
PALOMAR 13 IMPERIAL VALLEY 4
– Sean
Richardson went 3-for-5, Kyle
Floquet went 2-for-5 with a double and an
RBI, and Jeff
Cummings slugged a grand-slam home run as
the Comets rocked the Arabs in their Pacific
Coast Conference opener. Joe Ramos and Keegan
Moore also had multiple-hit games.
Starter and winner Jon Fleming (2-0) gave
up zero earned runs in 7 innings, striking out 8
and walking 1, in lowering his ERA to 2.89 for 28
innings. In its last 21 innings, Palomar has
banged out 38 hits and scored 34 runs.
Feb.
20
PALOMAR 12, ORANGE COAST 6
– Host Coast brought a 10-1 record
into the game and there were 15 Major League
scouts on hand to watch the Pirates'
highly-touted pitching ace, Scott Beerer, face
the Comets. But Palomar chased Beerer during a
nine-run fifth inning and continued on to a
convincing upset win. Jesse
Schmidt (3-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs) and Kyle
Floquet (3-for-5, double, RBI) paced a
13-hit attack for the Comets. Ralphie
Marin and Joe Ramos added two hits each. Mark Engle, Brian
Holbrook and Keith
Albright – the Comets' starter, third
pitcher of the day and closer, respectively
– all pitched effectively against one of the
State's best hitting clubs.
Feb.
16
PALOMAR 10, IRVINE VALLEY 6
– Detroit Tigers draft pick Sean
Richardson slugged a 2-run homer to
highlight a 5-run fifth inning as the Comets won
in the Palomar Tournament. Palomar also got a
triple from Keegan
Moore and RBI singles from Kyle
Floquet, Joe Ramos and Brian
Robinson in the inning. Ralphie
Marin and Ramos each had 3 hits to
highlight a 15-hit attack. Carlos
Medina homered. Starter and winner Jon Fleming threw 7
innings of 4-hit ball, striking out 8.
Feb.
14-15
PALOMAR TOURNAMENT – The
Comets fell to Siskiyous 10-8 in 11 innings, to
Irvine Valley 9-5 and to Siskiyous again 5-4 in
their first three tournament games. Sean
Richardson (3-for-6 with a 2-run HR),
and Jesse
Schmidt (2-5) led Palomar in the first
Siskiyous game. Richardson drove in 2 runs vs.
Irvine Valley. Ralphie
Marin, Richardson and Dustin
Davis had two hits each in the second
Siskiyous game. In that game, Palomar fell behind
by 4 runs early, but eventually closed to within
a run in the bottom of the ninth when Kyle
Floquet singled, Marin was hit by a pitch
and Richardson singled to score Floquet. Bryan Lee, the next
batter, walked but the Comets left the bases
loaded.
Feb.
12
PALOMAR 12, GOLDEN WEST 6
– Carlos
Medina went 3-for-5 with a home run,
double, 2 RBIs and a big game defensively in
center field as the Comets rocked the Rustlers in
a nonconference game on the road. Bryan Lee, the
brother of Florida Marlins first baseman Derrek
Lee, also was 3-5 with 2 RBIs. Ralphie
Marin, Sean
Richardson, Jesse
Schmidt and Jeff
Cummings had 2 hits each as Palomar banged
out 15 hits. Beau
Upchurch, the second of five Palomar
pitchers, threw 4 innings of 1-hit, shutout ball
to get the win. Closer Keith
Albright blew away Golden West in the bottom
of the ninth, getting 3 outs via strikeouts.
Feb.
10
SADDLEBACK 5, PALOMAR 4
– For the second day in a row, one
bad defensive inning resulted in a one-run loss
to an unbeaten state-ranked team on the road as
the Gauchos (8-0) won in the Guaranty Chevrolet
Classic. Palomar made all 4 of its errors in the
sixth, when Saddleback scored 5 unearned runs. Sean
Richardson (3-for-4, RBI) gave the
Comets a 1-0 lead in the second when he singled
and scored on a single by Keegan
Moore (2-3, RBI). Palomar put together
singles by Kyle
Floquet, Ralphie
Marin, Ramos and Richardson to make it 3-0
in the third inning. Kevin
Clausen, Robert
Anaya, Brian
Girgenti and Beau
Upchurch pitched a 4-hitter in defeat.
Feb.
9
CYPRESS 4, PALOMAR 3 – The
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