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Fri Mar 29
1:00 PM
Taft
at Cerritos
Fri Mar 29
2:00 PM
Taft
at Compton
Rescheduled from Feb. 8
Mon Apr 01
12:00 PM
at Big 8 Conference #6
Fresno / Copper River CC
Mon Apr 01
2:00 PM
Taft
at Porterville
Tue Apr 02
2:00 PM
Fresno City College
vs. Taft
Wed Apr 03
12:00 PM
Taft
at Santa Rosa
Rescheduled from Feb. 1
Wed Apr 03
2:00 PM
Taft
at Santa Rosa
Rescheduled from Feb. 1
Thu Apr 04
2:00 PM
Taft
at Merced
Thu Apr 04
3:00 PM
Taft
at Fresno City College
Sat Apr 06
2:00 PM
Fresno City College
vs. Taft
Mon Apr 08
2:00 PM
West Hills Coalinga
vs. Taft
Tue Apr 09
1:00 PM
Porterville
vs. Taft
Tue Apr 09
2:00 PM
Taft
at West Hills Coalinga
Tue Apr 09
3:00 PM
Porterville
vs. Taft
Wed Apr 10
12:00 PM
at Big 8 Conference #7
Sierra / Yolo Fliers Club
No Event
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Tue Mar 19
Final
3 Taft
4 at Reedley
Thu Mar 21
Final
7 Reedley
1 vs. Taft
Sat Mar 23
Final
14 Taft
10 at Reedley
Wed Mar 27
Final
7 Taft
5 at Compton
Thu Mar 28
Final
3 Taft
8 at LA Mission
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Sat Feb 17
Final
57 Taft
75 at Sequoias
Wed Feb 21
Final
47 Merced
71 vs. Taft
Play 4Kay
Fri Feb 23
Final
51 Porterville
64 vs. Taft
Wed Feb 28
Final
68 Taft
55 at Chabot
Norcal Playoff Round 1 Game Streamed on NorcalSportstv
Sat Mar 02
Final
46 Taft
80 at Laney
Northern California Regional Playoffs / Round 2
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Mon Apr 20
Postponed
at Big 8 South #9 (Monterey Peninsula)
@ Del Monte GC, Monterey
Mon Apr 27
Postponed
at Big 8 South #10 (Sierra)
@ Yolo Fliers GC, Woodland
Mon May 04
Postponed
at Nor-Cal Championships
@ Coyote Creek GC, San Jose
Mon May 11
Postponed
at CCCAA State Championships
@ Bear Creek GC, Murrieta
Tue Feb 22
Cancelled
at Big 8 South #3
Fresno / Madera GCC
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Tue Sep 03
Final
Reedley L, 344-396
Taft / Buena Vista GC
Thu Sep 05
Final
at Conference Tournament #1 L, 325-415
Reedley / Kings River GCC
Tue Sep 10
12:00 PM
Conference Tournament #2 L, 318-375
Taft / North Kern GC
Tue Sep 17
12:00 PM
at Conference Tournament #3 L, 330-424
Fresno / Sunnyside CC
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Fri Oct 27
Final
0 Taft
0 at Clovis
Tue Oct 31
Final
0 Sequoias
5 vs. Taft
Fri Nov 03
Final
1 Taft
3 at Merced
Tue Nov 07
Final
0 West Hills Lemoore
1 vs. Taft
Fri Nov 10
Final
1 Taft
1 at Fresno
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No Event
No Event
Tue Oct 24
Final
0 Taft
7 at Fresno
Tue Oct 31
Final
3 Madera
0 vs. Taft
Fri Nov 03
Final
5 Clovis
2 vs. Taft
Tue Nov 07
Final
2 Taft
4 at Merced
Fri Nov 10
Final
2 Taft
5 at Sequoias
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Sat Mar 23
Cancelled
Mt. San Jacinto
vs. Taft
Tue Mar 26
Final - 5 innings
0 Taft
8 at Hartnell
Tue Mar 26
Final - 5 innings
0 Taft
9 at Hartnell
Thu Mar 28
Final
8 Taft
9 at San Diego City
Rescheduled from 2/6 (Rain)
Thu Mar 28
Final
14 Taft
18 at San Diego City
Rescheduled from 2/6 (Rain)
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No Event
No Event
No Event
Wed Nov 01
Final
3 West Hills Coalinga
2 vs. Taft
26-24, 25-23, 19-25, 21-25, 17-15
Fri Nov 03
Final
0 Taft
3 at Fresno
25-13, 25-14, 25-23
Wed Nov 08
Final
0 West Hills-Lemoore
3 vs. Taft
25-10, 25-10, 25-16
Fri Nov 10
Final
1 Reedley
3 vs. Taft
25-20, 25-13, 24-26, 25-17
Tue Nov 21
Final
0 Taft
3 at American River
NorCal Regionals, Rd 2, 25-11, 25-19, 25-22
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Taft wraps up sweep of Porterville with 8-2 victory

Taft's James McCallum and Javier Ramirez have Porterville’s Nico Portillo caught in a rundown (Photo by Taft Midway Driller / @Midwaydriller)
Taft's James McCallum and Javier Ramirez have Porterville’s Nico Portillo caught in a rundown (Photo by Taft Midway Driller / @Midwaydriller)

Taft College surged to its fourth straight win thanks to its 8-2 Central Valley Conference victory on Saturday over visiting Porterville College. The Cougars swept the three-game series, taking the opener 7-2 on Tuesday before Thursday's 20-1 rout on the road in Game 2.

The Cougar baseball team had some special guests on hand for Saturday's win. TC welcomed members of the West Side Recreation and Park District Ponytail Softball League as well as West Side Little League to the contest.

Prior to the start of the game, the youth athletes lined up for the national anthem with Taft baseball players as well as Cougie the Cougar. John Bryant, president of West Side Little League also threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

On the field, Taft had to erase a two-run deficit after Porterville rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the third inning off Cougar pitcher Kaidin Conrad.

But Taft responded with three runs in the bottom of the fourth to go out in front for good. A wild pitch allowed Jacob Cruz to score before Buster Hardman hit a two-run single to drive in Javier Ramirez and Brady Wilson.

The Cougars added single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings before closing out the win by scoring twice in the eighth. Ramirez smashed a solo home run in the sixth and Leo Fontanez also homered in the seventh for the Cougars.

Taft totaled 11 hits in the contest, getting two each from Hardman (2-for-5, 2 RBI), Fontanez (2-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI), and Cruz (2-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI).

Six different Cougars pitched in the ball game. Cassius Sly opened the contest with a scoreless first inning while Cedric Corrales was credited with the win with two scoreless innings of relief. Manny Guzman (2 2/3 inn.), Luis DeLeon (1/3 inn.), and Fontanez (1 inn.) kept Porterville off the board.

Saturday's victory improved Taft to 21-12 overall and 14-4 in the CVC. The Cougars will take a break from conference play and return to action on Thursday (Apr. 18) when they travel to Compton College for a 7 p.m. non-conference game at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton.