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JAMUL TO HELP RENOVATE TECATE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD

May 13 fundraiser will feature a binational little league game, skills training, DJ, dinner and more at Jamul Little League fields

East County News Service

May 9, 2023 (Jamul) - Not long ago, Jamul Little League was losing players in part because of its deteriorating facilities. The community – led by the Jamul Dulzura School District, Jamul Little League, and local businesses – rallied. Funds were raised and all 6 fields were recently renovated ahead of this season, where 150 little leaguers play ball. 


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES ON TARGET AT TARGET FIELD

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Michael Wacha via @padres on Twitter 
 
May 9, 2023 (Minneapolis) - The Padres have left Petco Park for the Midwest, specifically Minnesota, for three games against the Twins.  Michael Wacha started tonight’s game one against Louie Varland for Minnesota.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: BETTS HOMER STEALS SHOW, SERIES

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Xander Bogaerts via @padres on Twitter 
 
May 7, 2023 (San Diego) - The Dodgers and Padres have played an intense series, as always.  Today, both teams looked to win the series.  Julio Urias started for L.A. against Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove.

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SDSU BASEBALL FALLS TO SAN JOSE STATE IN SERIES FINALE 7-2

Spartans out-hit Aztecs 13-7

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May 7, 2023 (Berkeley) - Host San José State scored six unanswered runs on Sunday to pull away for a 7-2 victory over San Diego State in the finale of a Mountain West series at the University of California’s Evans Diamond at Stu Gordon Stadium.


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SDSU BASEBALL SPLITS TWIN BILL AGAINST SAN JOSE STATE ON SATURDAY

Aztecs’ T.J. Fondtain tosses third career complete-game shutout in game one

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May 7, 2023 (Stanford) - San Diego State split a Mountain West doubleheader against San José State Saturday, posting a 5-0 shutout in the opener before coming up empty in the nightcap by a 4-0 count at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond on the Stanford University campus.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES LET DOWN BY ONE

By Liz Alper
 
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May 7, 2023 (San Diego) - The Padres did something rare yesterday; win the first game of a series.  They looked to take the series last night against Dustin May for L.A. against Blake Snell.
 

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SDSU TRACK & FIELD: AZTECS FINISH COMPETITION AT OXY INVITATIONAL

The Aztecs placed in the top five in six different events
 
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May 6, 2023 (Los Angeles) - In their final tune up before the Mountain West Championships, the San Diego State Track and Field team had five different individuals earn top five finishes across six different events on Saturday at the Oxy Invitational. Senior Corey Friedenbach and senior Erica Grotegeer both won their respective events on Saturday.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: TATIS JR. FUELS PADRES PAST DODGERS

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Fernando Tatis Jr. via @padres on Twitter 
 
May 6, 2023 (San Diego) - On Cinco de Mayo, the Padres donned their City Connects at home and hosted the Dodgers.  It was a perfect setup for a win.  Clayton Kershaw started for L.A. against Yu Darvish.

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SDSU SOFTBALL LOSES A PAIR OF GAMES IN LOS ANGELES

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May 6, 2023 (Los Angeles) - The San Diego State softball team closed out the regular season with a pair of losses Friday night at Easton Stadium. The Aztecs (32-15) opened with a 7-2 loss to LMU before falling at No. 2/2 UCLA 4-3 on a walk-off home run in the nightcap.


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SDSU BASEBALL DEFEATS SAN JOSE STATE IN COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME

Aztecs plate five runs in fourth inning to key 5-3 victory

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May 6, 2023 (Berkeley) -  San Diego State opened its crucial Mountain West series against San Jose State in style Friday with a 5-3 triumph at the University of California’s Evans Diamond at Stu Gordon Stadium in the completion of a suspended game from March 10 in San Diego.


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EAST COUNTY PREP GIRLS LACROSSE: TWO HAT TRICKS FOR EAGLES IN END-OF-SEASON WIN

Story and photos by Liz Alper
 
May 3, 2023 (El Cajon) - Last night, ECM Sports took in the boys on the lacrosse pitch, so tonight, we checked in on the ladies as we went to El Cajon to take in the lady Eagles as they hosted the lady Vaqueros from El Capitan in the last game of the regular season.  Both squads are having outstanding seasons; the Eagles are 12-4 overall with a 9-2 record in the Grossmont League.  The Vaqueros are an incredible 14-4 overall and 10-3 in league.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES TAKE SERIES AGAINST REDS

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Brett Sullivan via @padres on Twitter 
 
May 3, 2023 (San Diego) - The Reds evened the series with the Padres in extras last night.  The Padres tried to take the series today with Luis Cessa on the mound for Cincy against Seth Lugo.

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EAST COUNTY PREP LACROSSE: PACK WIN OT THRILLER

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May 2, 2023 (Santee) - With spring sports winding down, ECM Sports finally caught a game tonight as Highlanders boys lacrosse traveled to Santee to take on the Wolf Pack of West Hills on the Pack’s Senior Night. The Wolf Pack are in good shape at an 11-7 record overall and 3-1 in league.  The Scottie dogs sport a 7-4 record overall, but are 0-1 in league play.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: SEEING RED IN EXTRAS

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  honoring nurses before the game.  Via @padres on Twitter 
 
May 2, 2023 (San Diego) - The Padres had a really solid win last night at home for the first time in a while.  They tried to take the series tonight with Graham Ashcraft on the mound for the Reds against Michael Wacha.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: SOLID WIN AT HOME

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Ha-Seong Kim celebrates after belting a three-run homer.  Via @padres on Twitter 
 
May 1, 2023 (San Diego) - The Padres kicked off May after a weird up and down April, but after a two-game sweep.  They kicked off the month with a series at home against the Reds.  Luke Weaver started for Cincinnati against Blake Snell.

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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES SWEEP IN MEXICO

By Liz Alper
 
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April 30, 2023 (Mexico City) - The Padres had a wild win over the Giants yesterday.  They looked for the sweep today with Alex Cobb on the mound for San Francisco against Yu Darvish.

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SDSU SOFTBALL FALLS AT BOISE STATE 9-6 IN SERIES FINALE

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April 30, 2023 (Boise) - The San Diego State softball was unable to overcome an early 6-0 deficit in a 9-6 loss to Boise State in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Dona Larsen Park in Boise, Idaho.


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SDSU BASEBALL DROPS SERIES FINALE TO UNLV 4-1

Aztec pitcher Omar Serrano retires 19 of 20 batters in relief stint
 
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April 30, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State was unable to complete a weekend sweep on Sunday, as UNLV salvaged the final game of a Mountain West series with a 4-1 victory at Tony Gwynn Stadium.


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SDSU MEN'S GOLF WINS SECOND STRAIGHT MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP

Freshman Dylan Oyama captures medalist honors

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April 30, 2023 (Tucson) - The San Diego State men’s golf team won its second straight Mountain West Championship, shattering the tournament record with a 60-under-par 804 Sunday at the par-72, 7,194-yard OMNI Tucson National in Tucson, Arizona. Freshman Dylan Oyama (Carlsbad, Calif./Pacific Ridge HS) captured medalist honors at 19-under 197 after beating Colorado State’s Christoph Bleier in a playoff and the Aztecs had four of the top-7 overall finishers.


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SDSU WATER POLO FINISHES FOURTH IN GOLD COAST CONFERENCE TOURNEY

A second half scoring drought dooms San Diego State in its final game of the year.

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April 30, 2023 (San Diego) - No. 24 San Diego State water polo led 4-3 late in the first period but struggled to find the back of the cage from there and lost 14-6 to LMU in the third-place game of the 2023 Golden Coast Conference Tournament on Sunday morning at Aztec Aquaplex. The loss means the Aztecs finish in fourth place in the tournament.


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SDSU WATER POLO FALLS TO FRESNO STATE 15-11 IN GCC SEMIFINAL

Danni Croteau scored her first hat trick of the season in the game.

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April 30, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State water polo, ranked No. 24 in the nation, is just the second team outside the top-10 to score in double digits against No. 8 Fresno State this year, but it wasn’t enough as the Aztecs fell 15-11 to the Bulldogs in the semifinal round of the Golden Coast Conference (GCC) Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Aztec Aquaplex.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES WIN WILD ONE IN MEXICO CITY

By Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Manny Machado via @padres on Twitter 
 
April 29, 2023 (Mexico City) - The Padres and Giants had the special privilege this year of playing a two-game series in Mexico City.  Ex-Padre Sean Manaea started for San Francisco against Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove.

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SAN DIEGO STATE SOFTBALL RUN-RULES BOISE STATE 10-1 IN SIX INNINGS

Aztecs move into sole possession of first place in the MW standings

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April 30, 2023 (Boise) - Jillian Celis homered and had a career-high five RBIs to lead the San Diego State softball team to a 10-1, run-rule victory in six innings Saturday afternoon at Dona Larsen Park in Boise, Idaho. The Aztecs (32-12, 16-5 MW) clinched the series with the win and are now in sole possession of first place in the Mountain West standings, one game ahead of the Broncos (28-14, 13-4 MW).


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SDSU BASEBALL DOWNS UNLV 5-2

Aztecs’ Caden Miller goes 2-for-3 with HR, two runs scored

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April 30, 2023 (San Diego) - As it accomplished the previous night, San Diego State used the same formula for success in a spirited 5-2 triumph over UNLV on Saturday in the second game of a Mountain West series at Tony Gwynn Stadium.


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SDSU LACROSSE FALLS TO UC DAVIS 11-9

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April 29, 2023 (Davis) - The Aztec lacrosse team (6-10) fell to UC Davis 11-9 in their final game of the 2023 campaign on Saturday afternoon at UC Davis Health Stadium.


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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD COMPLETES PENN RELAYS, UCI INVITE

SDSU finishes meet competition at two meets 

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April 29, 2023 (Philadelphia/Irvine) - The Aztec Track and Field team wrapped up another successful weekend of meet competition at both the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the UCI Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, California.


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SDSU BASEBALL DEFEATS UNLV 4-3

Aztecs receive homers from Ruiz, Fondtain

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April 29, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State rallied from an early deficit on Friday to defeat UNLV, 4-2, in the opening game of a Mountain West series at Tony Gwynn Stadium.


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SDSU SOFTBALL DOWNS BOISE STATE 5-3 IN SERIES OPENER

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April 29, 2023 (Boise) -  Mac Barbara and Jeweliana Perez each homered as San Diego State powered past Boise State, 5-3, in the series opener Friday afternoon at Dona Larsen Park in Boise, Idaho. The Aztecs (31-12, 15-5 MW) and the Broncos (29-12, 13-3 MW) are now tied atop the Mountain West standings.


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SDSU WATER POLO ADVANCES TO GCC SEMIS WITH 15-8 WIN

San Diego State got hat tricks from Kendall Houck, Amanda Legaspi and Claudia Valdes as it cruised to a seven-goal victory over Concordia in the Golden Coast Conference quarterfinals.

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April 28, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State water polo, which had to go to overtime to defeat the Concordia University in the regular season, jumped on the Golden Eagles in the first quarter and cruised to a 15-8 victory in the quarterfinals of the Golden Coast Conference (GCC) Championship Tournament on Friday at Aztec Aquaplex.


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN MOUNTAIN WEST QUARTERFINAL TO BOISE STATE 4-3

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April 27, 2023 (Las Vegas) - San Diego State women’s tennis dropped a heartbreaker to Boise State in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal, 4-3 at the Darling Tennis Complex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aztecs dropped the doubles point, and then narrowly fell in singles play, 4-3.


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