2014-15 Cypress College Baseball News

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Former Charger Becomes World Series Champion
Former Charger Becomes World Series Champion

Former Cypress College pitcher Jason Vargas is a World Series Champion after the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets 7-2 in a 12 inning thriller last night.

Scott Pickler Captures Back-to-Back Cape Cod League Championships
Scott Pickler Captures Back-to-Back Cape Cod League Championships

Cypress College Head Baseball Coach and Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox Manager, Scott Pickler, has now led his team to five Cape Cod League Championships over the last eleven seasons.

Former Charger David Huff Pitching for Team USA at Pan Am Games
Former Charger David Huff Pitching for Team USA at Pan Am Games

Cypress College Hall of Famer David Huff has found his way into the pitching rotation for the USA National Team at the Pan Am Games. Huff was a standout for the Chargers back in 2005 before transferring to UCLA.

Four Chargers Selected in 2015 MLB Draft
Four Chargers Selected in 2015 MLB Draft

Orange Empire Conference baseball continues to make its case as the top junior college conference in the nation. 51 current and former CCCAA student-athletes have been selected in this year’s MLB Draft with 16 of the 51 coming from the Orange Empire Conference.

Coach Scott Pickler Retires from Teaching to Focus on Baseball
Coach Scott Pickler Retires from Teaching to Focus on Baseball

Cypress College baseball coach Scott Pickler just finished his 31st season as head coach of the Chargers. After an uncharacteristic early postseason exit last season, Coach Pickler remains optimistic about the future of Cypress College baseball.

Coach Pickler- Off-season Interview

Dean of Athletics and Student Support Services Dr. Rick Rams sits down with Cypress College baseball head coach Scott Pickler to discuss the offseason and coach Pickler's new role on campus.

Former Charger Josh Kliner Develops Next Level Talent at El Modena High School
Former Charger Josh Kliner Develops Next Level Talent at El Modena High School

Former Cypress Charger and current El Modena High School baseball coach, Josh Kliner, is in the news after seeing another one of his players develop into an NCAA Division 1 scholarship recipient.

2015 Baseball Signing Special

The 2015 Cypress College Baseball team has six NCAA D1 signees who sat down with our Dean of Athletics for an in studio interview. Check out what our athletes had to say about their experience as student athletes at Cypress College!

Seven Chargers Make 2015 All- Conference Baseball Team
Seven Chargers Make 2015 All- Conference Baseball Team

The Orange Empire Conference had a state high seven teams advance to the 2015 postseason, which makes the OEC all-conference team one of the best in the state. The Cypress College baseball team had seven all-conference selections and the Co-Player of the Year.

Fullerton Advances after 16 Inning Battle with Cypress
Fullerton Advances after 16 Inning Battle with Cypress

Cypress Calif. - The #5 Chargers baseball team was forced to watch OEC rival #12 Fullerton rush the field in celebration of their game two 6-5 victory and 2-0 sweep of Cypress in the first round of the regional playoffs.

Fullerton Takes Game 1 of Regional Playoff
Fullerton Takes Game 1 of Regional Playoff

Cypress Calif. - The Cypress College baseball team struggled to get going in game one of their best-of-three regional playoff series against the Fullerton Hornets on Friday afternoon.

2015 CCCAA Baseball Regionals
2015 CCCAA Baseball Regionals

The baseball seedings have been released for the 2015 CCCAA baseball regionals with the #5 Cypress Chargers hosting OEC rival #12 Fullerton College.

Baseball Finishes Regular Season with 6-1 Victory
Baseball Finishes Regular Season with 6-1 Victory

Cypress Calif. – The Cypress College baseball team (25-11, 14-7) closed out the regular season on Thursday afternoon with a 6-1 victory over the visiting Fullerton Hornets (21-15, 10-11).

Baseball & Softball in the Race for OEC Titles
Baseball & Softball in the Race for OEC Titles

Chargers baseball and softball are heading into their last two games of the regular season in position to win OEC titles. Baseball is seeking their eighth conference title and softball is looking to capture a milestone twentieth conference title.

Cypress Dominates Santa Ana at Home 12-1
Cypress Dominates Santa Ana at Home 12-1

Cypress Calif. - The Chargers baseball team (23-8, 12-4 OEC) remains in command of the Orange Empire Conference after a home victory over the Santa Ana College Dons (13-19-1, 3-15 OEC) on Thursday afternoon.

Chargers Fall to Riverside 9-2
Chargers Fall to Riverside 9-2

Cypress Calif. - The Cypress College baseball team (22-9, 11-5 OEC) was defeated by the visiting Riverside City College Tigers (19-12, 7-9 OEC) by a score of 9-2 on Saturday afternoon.