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Statistics (Final)2006 Hitting
2006 Pitching
Sunday 7/16/06 - The Cotton Kings ended their 2006 Pacific Southwest League campaign with a 9-3 loss to the league champion Havasu Heat. After losing the opener to Team Famous of Las Vegas early Friday morning the Cotton Kings came back with victories over the Las Vegas Sandvipers and came back to eliminate Team Famous Saturday.
Friday 7/14/06 - The Cotton Kings open the Pacific Southwest League Tournament against Team Famous out of Las Vegas, NV starting 9:00 am at Ted Hamilton Field at College of the Desert (COD) in Palm Desert, CA (right next to Palm Springs). COD is located at 43-500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Wednesday 7/12/06 - The Arizona Clash Baseball
club continue their ownership of the Cotton Kings this summer winning
their fifth contest against Casa Grande at Kiwanis Field on Wednesday.
The Cotton Kings sent four pitcher to the hill, including newcomer Isaac Hess (South Mountain CC) who struck out four in two innings. Chip Nance (Trinity University) struck out five allowing just one unearned run in four innings of work. Starter Berto Rodriguez (Ranger JC) was touched up for five runs in two innings and Tom Catomer (South Mountain CC) Casa Grande rallied in the ninth some clutch hitting as Stuart Harris (Red-shirt - Grand Canyon University) singled home Michael Muscato (Nicholls State University) with two outs and two strikes. In the top of the tenth the Clash exploded with four runs on five hits. After putting up two in the bottom of the inning, the Cotton Kings went down looking with the bases loaded and two outs on a full count.
Thursday 6/22/06 (Douglas, AZ)- Cotton Kings end their 12 game losing streak with 8-2 victory over the Amarillo Aces. James Burdine (Texas A&M Corpus Cristi) earned the victory going six innings, striking out seven, and limiting the Aces to just two hits. Kyle Daigle (McNeese State) drove in two runs going 3-5 at the plate. Thomas Chadwick (St. Marys), Jacob Palomarez (Wayland Baptist), Kevin Gram (Graduate), and Evan Raley (Yavapai College) each collect two hits. Friday 6/23/06- (Game One, 4 pm, Grand Canyon University- Phoenix, AZ)- The Cotton Kings resumed PSWL play against the Phoenix Blazers. Blazer ace Travis Rios struck out twelve through the first seven innings in route to a 13-3 victory in game one. Former Cotton Kings and current Blazers Israel Castillo and Sean Iverson combined to go three for five with two runs batted in. Friday 6/23/06- (Game Two, 7 pm, Grand Canyon University- Phoenix, AZ)- Ryan Wrobel (Nebraska- Kearney) ended a nine game PSWL losing streak for the Cotton Kings going seven innings, allowing one run while striking out 11. Veteran Cotton King Jason Rodriguez (New Mexico State) was 2-5 with 3 runs batted in his 2006 debut. Saturday 6/24/06- (Game One, 4 pm, Kiwanis Field - Casa Grande, AZ)- Britton Horn (Trinity Univ,) went seven and two-thirds innings, striking out seven to earn his second victory. Collin Murphy (Pima CC) was 3-5 with three runs batted in, Austin Weymouth (Gonzaga Univ.) was 3-4 with two doubles, and Kyle Daigle (McNeese State) hit his first home run of the season.. Saturday 6/24/06- (Game Two, 7 pm, Kiwanis Field - Casa Grande, AZ)- Casa Grande jumped out to an early 5-3 lead and seemed to be on their way to a series win. Unfortunately, the Blazers came to life in the fifth with 12 unanswered runs. After giving up five runs in the first two innings, former Cotton King and current Blazer Shea Clark settled in and did not allow another run. In the loss Thomas Chadwick (St. Mary's) hit his team leading second home run, driving in three. Collin Murphy (Pima CC) continued his hot hitting going 3-4 with a double and a triple. The Cotton Kings will be back in action next Friday at Kiwanis Field as they take on Team Famous out of Las Vegas, NV in a four game Pacific Southwest League series. The first pitch is will be at 4 pm. Special thanks to Casa Grande Little League for making the Saturday 6/24 games possible. Without their help the Cotton Kings would have been without lights and bases. Summer development leading to collegiate successThe primary focus of the Cotton Kings is the development of collegiate players. Members of the 2005 Cotton Kings are experiencing successful college seasons after a summer of swinging wood bats in the PSWBL. The following 2005 Cotton Kings are paying huge dividends for Coach Bass and the Wayland Baptist Pioneers in Plainview, TX.
Sean Iverson has made the most of his new home at Wayland after transferring from Texas Tech. He spent his first two college seasons at Mesa Community College where he played for Coach Tony Cirelli. Although 2005 was his first season with the Cotton Kings, Ivy and Cotton King GM Joe Walter both played on a very good amateur team known as the Arizona Mavericks when Sean was a "kid" in 2001. Ivy was among the Cotton King team leaders with a .289 average, 37 hits, 8 doubles, a homerun, and drove in 24 runs while swinging wood bats in the highly competitive PSWBL. He played every position around the infield and even caught a game for us. Be sure to follow Sean and the rest of the Pioneers in their 2006 campaign. He's currently hitting .435 with 9 homeruns and 39 RBI. On the field Chase plays very aggressive. He puts pressure on the infield by running hard out of the box and defensively he's good for 'web gem' once a game. You won't see him give away an at-bat. He's currently hitting .358 with 7 homeruns and 34 RBI.
Joe Covarubbias hits a walk-off homerun against NAIA power Bellevue, NE (pictured left). Joe is currently batting .363 with 5 homeruns and 23 RBI. Jon Reynoso played for the Cotton Kings in 2004 before joining the Havasu Heat. As a Cotton King he hit .369 with 6 homeruns and 32 RBIs. Jon currently has 6 homeruns and 22 RBI. Shea Clark is another former Cotton King and current Pioneer.
Ricardo Cruz making his mark in the D-backs farm system
The Osprey organization had nothing but good things to say about Ricardo. One team official said "He was always one of the first to volunteer to work a youth baseball camp or sign autographs and we never had to worry about him getting into trouble". Anyone who knows the kid will agree. He has the utmost respect for the game and his opponent. He doesn't show anybody up, even when he hits a tape measure shot. It's refreshing to see someone with that kind of talent demonstrate the same level of sportsmanship. Parents: if you're looking for a positive role model for your children and an example of a class act, look no further than Ricardo. ***Special thanks to the Missoula Osprey Professional Baseball Club for the photos. |
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Nate
Walters (University of Tennessee- Martin) led the charge for the Clash
hitting two homeruns and driving in five. Not to be out done, Cotton King
veteran Jason Rodriguez (New Mexico State University) launched two
homeruns of his own.
Chase
Deleon is a Cotton King veteran in their new era. In the summer of 2004
Chase was a member of the first Cotton King team to take the field in
over 40 years, where he hit a solid .388. Chase played his first two
collegiate seasons at Phoenix College. 
Former
Cotton King Ricardo Cruz made his professional debut in the summer of 2005
by leading the Missoula Osprey (AZ Diamondback affiliate) of the Pioneer
League with 10 home runs. Ricardo helped the Cotton Kings win the 2004
National Adult Baseball Association 18A World Championship going 11 for 30
(.367) with a home run, 5 doubles, and 10 RBI while playing stellar
defense at shortstop. A month later he helped the Cotton Kings earn
bragging rights as they won the Guadalupe Thanksgiving tournament for the
first time in their existence.
Ricardo
played collegiate ball at Yavapai College in Prescott from 2002-2003 for
Sky Smeltzer. 
