9/21/2014
CBA Marucci defeated CBA Wave 9-6 to advance past the Quarterfinals and into the Semifinals. UCLA commit, Tyler Nevin (2015, Poway HS, CA), and California commit, Tyrus Greene (2015, St Augustine HS, CA), led the Marucci offense each going 2-3 with 1 double and 3 RBI at the plate, Greene also scored 1 run and stole 1 base. San Diego State commit, David Maldonado (2015, Temecula Valley HS, CA), also showed well going 2-4 with 1 double, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Luke Williams (2015, Dana Hills HS, CA), a Cal Poly commit, added in a 2-3 with 2 runs scored day at the plate and Trevor Beard (2015, San Clemente HS, CA) went 2-3 with 1 double and 1 run scored.
Charles Nies (2017, Mater Dei HS, CA) earned the win out of the bullpen going 3 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 5 batters. Nies featured an 82-85/87 mph fastball and also mixed in a 63-70 mph curveball and a 73-75 mph changeup.
For the Wave, Noah Strohl (2015, La Jolla HS, CA) went 2-3 with 1 double and 2 RBI, while Austin Rogers (2015, Francis W. Parker HS, CA) went 1-3 with 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 RBI and 1 walk. Brandon Smith (2015, South Torrance HS, CA) also contributed a 2-2 day with 1 run scored and 1 RBI.