College Baseball:
Citrus College will host Pasadena and Cypress in the first round of the 3C2A playoffs starting on Friday morning.
The three-day event runs through Sunday, and it features a double-elimination format.
PCC and Cypress meet up on Friday morning at 11 am.
The loser of that game battles Citrus at 3.
On paper, Citrus looks to be the favorite, including the privilege of hosting the first round.
But the Owls are well aware that nothing in the postseason is a given.
Citrus is 2-0 against Cypress this season, and they split their two games with PCC.
The Chargers and the Lancers met up in the season opener for both programs, and Cypress secured an 8-3 home victory.
The Owls enter the postseason on an 11-game win streak, while the Chargers have won three in a row and the Lancers finished the regular season with an 11-5 victory over LA Pierce.
Citrus has a .328 team batting average as compared to Cypress (.297) and PCC (.290).
The Owls team ERA stands at 4.73, in comparison with the Chargers (5.11) and Lancers (6.10).
Citrus has scored 56 more runs than Cypress and 78 more than PCC.
The Owls have totaled 48 home runs, the Chargers have 41 and the Lancers have gone deep six times in 2026.
By the Numbers:
Records: Cypress (26-14); PCC (23-17); Citrus (30-10)
Current Win Streak: Cypress (3); PCC (1); Citrus (11)
Conference Finish: Cypress (4th in Orange Empire); PCC (fourth in SCC); Citrus (2nd in WSC)
Runs Scored: Cypress (309); PCC (287); Citrus (365)
Runs Allowed: Cypress (230); PCC (276); Citrus (202)
Team Batting Average: Cypress (.297); PCC (.290); Citrus (.328)
Home Runs: Cypress (41); PCC (6); Citrus (48)
Most Hits by Team: Cypress (Tyler Smith, 54); PCC (Omar Cisneros, 56); Citrus (Derek Almeda, 60)
Most HR by Team: Cypress (Justin Tillar, 10); PCC (Joaquin Salcedo, 3); Citrus (Cam Casado, 11)
Most RBIs by Team: Cypress (Ben Keisler, 44); PCC (Joaquin Salcedo, 42): Citrus (Cam Casado, 49)
Team ERA: Cypress (5.11); PCC (6.10); Citrus (4.73)
Most Wins: Cypress (Rocky Palacio, 8-1); PCC (Alex Valencia, 5-1); Citrus (Tim Hudson, 7-1)
Most Strikeouts: Cypress (Rocky Palacio, 51); PCC (AJ Flores, 46); Citrus (Conner Luetto, 80)
Pitching Team Strikeouts: Cypress (313); PCC (202); Citrus (348)
Pitching Leaders:
Rocky Palacio (Cypress): 8-1, 3.78 ERA & 51 strikeouts in 66 2/3 IP
Tim Hudson (Citrus): 7-1, 3.73 ERA & 50 strikeouts in 50 2/3 IP
Rohan Ramos (Cypress): 7-1, 6.22 ERA & 50 strikeouts in 63 2/3 IP
Conner Luetto (Citrus): 5-1, 3.99 ERA & 80 strikeouts in 70 IP
Alex Valencia (PCC): 5-1, 4.73 ERA & 23 strikeouts in 51 1/3 IP
Garrett Patterson (Citrus): 4-1, 1.93 ERA & 18 strikeouts in 28 IP
Jonathan Bracamonte (PCC): 4-1, 4.13 ERA & 28 strikeouts in 72 IP
Michael Moses (Citrus): 4-3, 5.23 ERA & 40 strikeouts in 53 1/3 IP
AJ Flores (PCC): 4-5, 4.73 ERA & 46 strikeouts in 57 IP
Sergio Robles (PCC): 3-1, 3.49 ERA & 23 strikeouts in 38 2/3 IP
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Batting Leaders:
Cam Casado (Citrus): .437, 55 hits, 49 RBIs, 14 doubles & 11 home runs
Garrett Patterson (Citrus): .397, 31 hits, 22 RBIs, seven doubles, one triple & two home runs
Jordan Daniels (Citrus): .380, 49 hits, 42 RBIs, 11 doubles & eight home runs
Wyatt Joyce (Cypress): .366, 30 hits, 15 RBIs, eight doubles & one home run
Cole West (Citrus): .364, 44 hits, 21 RBIs, 13 doubles, two triples & four home runs
Derek Almeda (Citrus): .359, 60 hits, 34 RBIs, 17 doubles, two triples & two home runs
Jackson Gray (Citrus): .358, 34 hits, 23 RBIs, three doubles & three home runs
Derek Gonzales (Cypress): .344, 45 hits, 25 RBIs, 12 doubles, one triple & one home run
Omar Cisneros (PCC): .341, 56 hits, 34 RBIs & seven doubles
Luke Bauer (PCC): .329, 52 hits, 19 RBIs & eight doubles
Tyler Smith (Cypress): .327, 54 hits, 33 RBI, 14 doubles, two triples & eight home runs
Chris Torres (PCC): .321, 45 hits, 24 RBIs, five doubles & two triples
Xiovany Ochoa (PCC): .317, 46 hits, 27 RBIs, six doubles & three triples
Ben Keisler (Cypress): .317, 39 hits, 44 RBIs, five doubles, one triple & eight home runs
Travis Curry (Cypress): .314, 49 hits, 27 RBIs, nine doubles & two triples
Justin Tillar (Cypress): .303, 43 hits, 24 RBIs, nine doubles & 10 home runs
Julian Hines (Citrus): .300, 33 hits, 13 RBIs, four doubles & one triple
Joaquin Salcedo (PCC): .291, 44 hits, 42 RBIs, 10 doubles, one triple & three home runs
Logan Parker (PCC): .283, 26 hits, 22 RBIs & seven doubles
Isaac Ton (PCC): .246, 28 hits, 16 RBIs, three doubles & one home run
Friday’s Schedule:
PCC vs Cypress at 11 am
PCC-Cypress loser vs Citrus at 3
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