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Baseball: St. Joseph’s run ends with quarterfinal loss to Diamond Ranch

By Austin KnoblauchSenior Editor, Sports 

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St. Joseph‘s somewhat surprising run in the Southern Section-Toyota Division IV playoffs has come to an end.

Just days after Paul Rodriguez’s walk-off home run pushed highly-touted St. Bonaventure out of the postseason, the 2006 divisional semifinalists suffered a 6-1 loss to Diamond Ranch in the quarterfinals on Friday.

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After their victory over the Seraphs, I liked the Knights’ chances in this contest, but Diamond Ranch illustrated it’s a pretty decent team despite its third-place finish in Miramonte League play. Of course, that 200-mile road trip through the rain from Santa Maria to Pomona probably didn’t help the Knights, either.

-- Austin Knoblauch

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Austin Knoblauch

Austin Knoblauch is a senior editor in Sports at the Los Angeles Times, overseeing NFL coverage and digital initiatives. He previously worked as an editor and writer at NFL.com. He initially joined The Times in 2005, serving in various web editing and reporting roles. Knoblauch’s favorite sports are football, hockey and auto racing. He is a native of Southern California and graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles.

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