Joe Santoro
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
5/11/2004
REED RAIDERS
Head coach: Jon Foss
Team record: 23-9 overall, 12-3 (first) in High Desert League.
Today’s opponent: Wooster, 3 p.m. at Reno High.
2003 Regionals: Lost to Carson, 7-6, and Douglas, 8-1. Both games were at Carson High.
State titles: None
Raiders notes: Foss, a Wooster High graduate, is in his first year as Raider head coach. … Pitcher Jake McGee is expected to be drafted in the first 10 rounds of June’s major league amateur draft. … The Raiders last won a regional game in 2002. … All three of the Raiders’ High Desert League losses came against McQueen. … Reed beat Wooster, 11-1, in late March.
WOOSTER COLTS
Head coach: Ron Malcolm
Team record: 16-15 overall, 8-7 (fourth) in the Sierra League.
Today’s opponent: Reed, 3 p.m. at Reno High
2003 Regionals: Defeated McQueen, 3-2; lost to Reno, 14-4; defeated McQueen, 10-9; lost to Reno, 16-4; lost to Galena, 6-3, in third-place game. All games were at Reno High.
State titles: 2002
Colts notes: The Colts won the regional championship in 2002, beating Reno in the title game, 7-2, at Carson High. … Wooster and Douglas were the only Sierra League teams to beat Reno this year. … The Colts lost seven of their last nine Sierra League games after starting out league play 6-0. … Wooster pitcher Jake Rasner and outfielder Jesse Rasner transferred to Wooster High last summer from Carson High. … Wooster assistant coach Nick Kuster is a former Reed High star and currently teaches at Reed High.
GALENA GRIZZLIES
Head coach: Gary McNamara
Team record: 11-16 overall, 7-8 (third) in the High Desert League.
Today’s opponent: Douglas, 3 p.m. at Carson High.
2003 Regionals: Beat Douglas, 3-0; lost to Carson, 9-7; beat Douglas, 11-1; lost to Carson, 7-5; beat Wooster, 6-3, in third-place game. First four games were at Carson. Final game was at Reno.
State titles: None
Grizzlies notes: Galena won the regional championship in 2001, beating Reno at Reno, 4-2. … Galena has qualified for the last four regionals. … The Grizzlies are 8-4 in the regionals over the last three years. … The Grizzlies swept McQueen in a three-game series last week to jump to third place in the High Desert. … Galena pitcher Rod Scurry is the son of former Hug High star and major leaguer Rod Scurry.
DOUGLAS TIGERS
Head coach: John Glover
Team record: 24-6 overall, 12-3 (second) in the Sierra League.
Today’s opponent: Galena, 3 p.m. at Carson High.
2003 Regionals: Lost to Galena, 3-0; beat Reed, 8-1, lost to Galena, 11-1. All games were at Carson.
State titles: None
Tigers notes: The Tigers are 3-10 in the regionals over the past five seasons. … They have opened each of the last three regionals against Galena. Galena beat Douglas in the first round in 2001 (16-3) and 2003 (3-0). Douglas beat Galena in 2002 (6-3). … The Tigers started the season by winning their first 18 games. … That 18-game winning streak was followed by a four-game losing streak. … The Tigers will play all of their regional games at Carson High. … Glover is a former Carson High catcher.
RENO HUSKIES
Head coach: Pete Savage
Team record: 28-4 overall, 13-2 (first) in the Sierra League.
Today’s opponent: McQueen, 6 p.m. at Reno High.
2003 Regionals: Beat Elko, 16-0; beat Wooster, 14-4 and 16-4; beat Carson, 10-8, in championship game. All games were at Reno High.
State titles: 1962, 1977, 1978, 1984
Huskies notes: Reno is 9-1 in the regionals at Reno High over the past three years. Their only regional loss at home during that time was in the 2001 championship game to Galena, 4-2. … Reno won the 2000 regional by beating Carson at Carson and won the 1999 regional at Reno High by beating Wooster. … Drew Johnson is playing center field despite having his jaw wired shut. Johnson broke his jaw just over a month ago. … Johnson and pitcher Chris Rickey have signed letters of intent to attend the University of Nevada. … Pitcher Jeff Schoenbachler has signed with Long Beach State and is expected to be drafted high in this June’s major league amateur draft.
McQUEEN LANCERS
Head coach: Brian Nelson
Team record: 9-20 overall, 7-8 (fourth) in the High Desert League.
Today’s opponent: Reno, 6 p.m. at Reno High.
2003 Regionals: Lost to Wooster, 3-2; beat Elko, 7-2; lost to Wooster, 10-9. All games were at Reno High.
State titles: None
Lancers notes: The Lancers started the season 0-10. … McQueen got within one victory of the regional title game in 1999. … The Lancers are 6-10 in the regionals over the past five years. … The Lancers are the only High Desert League team to beat Reed this season. They swept the Raiders in a three-game series in late April. … The Lancers were swept by Galena last weekend.
CARSON SENATORS
Head coach: Ron McNutt
Team record: 21-13 overall, 8-7 (third) in the Sierra League
Today’s opponent: Spanish Springs, 6 p.m. at Carson High.
2003 Regionals: Beat Reed, 7-6; beat Galena 9-7 and 7-5; lost to Reno, 10-8. First three games were at Carson. Final game was at Reno.
State titles: 1972, 1979, 1992
Senators notes: McNutt is retiring after the Senators’ final game this year. … The Senators advanced to the regional title game in 2003 where they lost to Reno. … Pitcher Scott DeFriez and outfielder Jeff Hurzel have been suspended for breaking team policies and will not play before Saturday, McNutt said. … The Senators needed to sweep Douglas last Saturday (they lost both games) in a doubleheader at Carson to finish second in the Sierra League. A second-place finish would have meant that the Senators would have stayed at Carson throughout the regional. They will now have to play Thursday and Friday at Reno High.
SPANISH SPRINGS COUGARS
Head coach: Mike Bosco
Team record: 17-12 overall, 11-4 (second) in the High Desert League.
Today’s opponent: Carson, 6 p.m. at Carson High.
2003 Regionals: Did not qualify.
State titles: None
Cougars notes: This is Spanish Springs first appearance in postseason play. … The Cougars are in their third year of existence. … A three-game sweep over Galena in late March gave the Cougars a 6-0 start in High Desert League play. … The Cougars also won five of their last six league games. … Bosco and Reed’s Jon Foss will be making their regional debuts today.