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JC baseball playoffs: Reedley wins NorCal opener

By Anthony Galaviz

agalaviz@fresnobee.com
In the JC baseball playoffs for the first time since 1963, Reedley College under coach Steve Pearse beat Feather River on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, to advance to a meeting against NorCal No. 2 seed Cosumnes River.
In the JC baseball playoffs for the first time since 1963, Reedley College under coach Steve Pearse beat Feather River on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, to advance to a meeting against NorCal No. 2 seed Cosumnes River. REEDLEY COLLEGE

After not appearing in the NorCal playoffs for 53 years, Reedley College decided Tuesday that it would stick around for a while.

Sawyer Pittman hit a run-scoring double in the third inning to tie it 1-1 and he eventually scored when Alan Crowley was hit by pitch with the bases loaded as the 16th-seeded Tigers defeated No. 17 Feather River 3-1 in a North Regional single-elimination wild-card game. Tigers starter Evan Sagariballa pitched a four-hitter, only allowing a walk and had four strikeouts.

“Feels awesome,” Crowley said. “We played great on defense and had a great overall team win.”

Reedley added an insurance run in the fifth on DeA’ndre Smith’s RBI single.

The Tigers (25-12) advance to play at top-seeded Santa Rosa in a best-of-three series that opens Friday. The Bear Cubs (29-6) were champions in the Big 8.

Feather River finishes 24-13.

Anthony Galaviz: 559-441-6042, @agalaviz_TheBee

JC Baseball: NorCal Regionals

PAIRINGS

  • Tuesday’s wild-card games: No. 16 Reedley 3, No. 17 Feather River 1; No. 15 Marin 8, No. 18 Cañada 3

Best-of-three series

  • Friday: No. 11 San Mateo (23-13) at No. 6 Fresno City (26-10), 3 p.m.; No. 16 Reedley (25-12) at No. 2 Santa Rosa (29-6); No. 9 San Joaquin Delta (25-11) at No. 8 Butte (29-7); No. 12 Los Medanos (24-12) at No. 5 Mission (26-10); No. 13 De Anza (21-15) at No. 4 Cabrillo (25-11); No. 14 Folsom Lake (23-13) at No. 3 Sacramento City (27-9); No. 10 Chabot (23-13) at No. 7 Laney (26-10); No. 15 Marin (24-13) at No. 2 Cosumnes River (28-8)
  • Saturday: No. 11 San Mateo at No. 6 Fresno City , 1 p.m.; No. 1 Santa Rosa vs. Reedley; No. 9 San Joaquin Delta at No. 8 Butte; No. 12 Los Medanos at No. 5 Mission; No. 13 De Anza at No. 4 Cabrillo; No. 14 Folsom Lake at No. 3 Sacramento City; No. 10 Chabot at No. 7 Laney; No. 2 Cosumnes River vs. Marin
  • Tickets: $8 for students, faculty, children and seniors; $12 for adults

This story was originally published May 3, 2016 at 4:40 PM with the headline "JC baseball playoffs: Reedley wins NorCal opener."

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