2024 COD Baseball News
Under the tutelage of fourth-year head coach Sam DiMatteo, the #24 seeded Roadrunners Baseball team ended the 2024 season claiming their third consecutive playoff berth.
COD Baseball has claimed the #24 seed and will travel in the opening round of the SoCal Regional playoffs after finishing 3rd in Conference.
COD (21-18) got back on the winning track and a handful of Roadrunners received season firsts, as Desert swept a double header over the Community Christian Saints of Redlands (10-20), 13-0 & 17-1.
COD (18-15; 14-5) scored 13 of their 16 runs in the first 3 innings and the Roadrunners used 5 pitchers to toss a 2 hitter, as Desert swept the four game season series on the “road” over the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (6-24; 3-16), 16-2.
COD (14-14) received another complete game shut out by Braden Turner, as the Roadrunners broke a 29-year road win curse, beating the Orange Coast Pirates of Costa Mesa (12-16), 1-0.
COD (13-13; 10-5) used another blustery Saturday spring home game to get a little more offense into the mix, as the Roadrunners set a team record for home runs in a game by clobbering seven, taking the game and the series in a big way over the San Bernardino Valley Wolverines (8-18; 3-9), 21-4.
COD (10-8; 7-0) went head-to-head with the defending Conference Champs and when the dust settled, remained undefeated in Conference play, as the Roadrunners grabbed their 8th consecutive win by sneaking by the Chaffey Panthers of Rancho Cucamonga (11-8; 6-1), 2-0.
COD (8-8; 5-0) made it to .500 for the first time in 2024 by using big hitters and pitchers throwing a no hitter through 5 and a third innings, as the Roadrunners hosted a “road” game due to the visiting field being unavailable and grabbing a lopsided win in the process over the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (3-10; 0-5), 18-3.
COD (7-8; 4-0) clawed their way back into this game where strikeouts, key defensive plays and timely hitting were the difference, as the Roadrunners remained undefeated in Conference play by sneaking by the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (3-9; 0-4), 4-3.
COD (4-8; 1-0) grabbed their first win at home of 2024 and did so convincingly as the top three batters went a combined 9 for 18, Roadrunners opened up IEAC play the right way, by sinking the Barstow Vikings (2-13; 0-1), 13-9.
Donald D. Thompson, lovingly known as Don, Coach, DT or Donni T, peacefully passed away on October 27, 2023, in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 90.