Malibu hosts LA Baptist today in the third game of the Southern California Invitational/Royal Tournament. The first pitched is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
Both teams enter the game with 1-1 records on the season. The Knights lost their season opener last Friday to La Canada, 5-4, and rebounded on Saturday to defeat St. Monica's, 2-0. The Sharks opened with a win over Marshall before losing to Mary Star on Saturday.
Since 2006, the Sharks are 1-2 against the Knights. Malibu rode a strong pitching performance by Colbie Bell (one hit and eight strikeouts in five innings pitched) to a 4-2 win over LA Baptist in a rain-soaked game on March 2, 2006. Last season, on March 17, the Knights won both games of a doubleheader at Malibu by scores of 6-5 and 3-0.
The Knights were 10-13 last season (4-4 in league games), good for second place (in a three-way tie) in the Olympic League.
The Knights have eight seniors on the roster this season, including Ryan Cathers (3B-P), who led the team in hitting last season with a .431 average. Jim Auger and Ethan Koskela, who both will figure prominently in the Knights' pitching rotation this year, are also among the seniors on the LA Baptist squad. Koskela started against La Canada in the season opener and gave up four runs (two of them earned) in 4.0 innings. Auger pitched 6.1 shutout innings against St. Monica's on Saturday en route to his first win of the season.
Making his first start of the 2008 season today will be senior Nate Schoenbrun.
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