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Alex Verdugo (Quakes)
Rancho Cucamonga swept the San Jose Giants (3-0) to capture the California League Championship Series. The Quakes won 12-3 on Thursday night in the series opener and then 4-3 on Friday night. The clincher came Saturday with former Sahuaro standout Alex Verdugo leading the way to a 5-0 win.
Verdugo went 3-4 with a double and two RBIs on Saturday to help guide the Quakes to their second title in four tries. The first championship came in 1994.
Verdugo was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round (No. 62). He was promoted from Great Lakes to Rancho Cucamonga (Class A Advanced) last month.
In the final game, Verdugo doubled in the top of the fifth to bring in the first run of the game and followed that up with an RBI in the sixth to extend the lead to 2-0. Verdugo also singled in the eighth.
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here, on AZPreps365.com and on the pages of the Vail Voice and the Tanque Verde Voice. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com
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