College of San Mateo baseball shuts out Chabot

Long outings have historically not gone Volkman’s way. His previous career best came as a freshman with an eight-inning outing May 2, 2025, in CSM’s 3-1 loss to Reedley. Prior to that, his longest start was March 5, 2024, in his senior season at Live Oak, when he took a shutout into extra innings only to take the loss through 7 1/3 as the Acorns fell 1-0 to Santa Clara.

Volkman wriggled out of a first-inning jam against Chabot (8-3, 13-17), as Gladiators leadoff hitter Riley Winchell opened the game with a single to center. Jonathan Sheppard followed with a one-out double to put runners at second and third. Volkman responded with a four-pitch strikeout, before escaping the jam on a groundout to shortstop Joseph Hoskins.

The Bulldogs then gave Volkman all the runs he need in the bottom of the inning, stringing together four straight singles from Carter Bleeker, Jacob Prettol, Grayson Munoz and Rocco Giometti to make it 2-0, before Hoskins delivered an RBI fielder’s choice. In the sixth, Prettol produced an insurance run with a solo home run, his fourth homer of the year.

Volkman pitched through another two-on, one-out jam in the seventh. In the ninth, a one-out walk to Evan Wahilani and a single from Luca Boccasile chased Volkman. Ceyrolles emerged to notch a seven-pitch strikeout before ending it with a popup Bleeker at third to earn the save.

CSM’s win helps Skyline College, as it knocks Chabot out of first place. The Trojans and the Gladiators entered the day tied atop the Coast North Conference standings. With the win, the Bulldogs take over sole possession of third place, one game back of Chabot in second, and two games behind Skyline.

CSM hosts Chabot for the rubber match of their three-game series Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Skyline 13, CCSF 2

Skyline sophomore Jack Ruegg doubled home two runs in the first, and the Trojans (9-2 Coast North, 25-6) kept on adding runs, scoring in each of the first six innings, and again in the eighth, Thursday against City College of San Francisco (0-11, 1-29 ) at Maloney Field.

Ruegg went 3 for 3 with a double and two RBIs, freshman leadoff man Brayden Smith added three hits with a triple and an RBI, sophomore Jacob DuFrene entered in the eighth to supply a solo home run, his second of the year.

Sophomore right-hander Anthony Andrews worked five shutout innings to earn his sixth win in his last six outings, allowing two hits, a walk and two hit batsmen while striking out seven. His record improves to 6-0. CCSF freshman Sean Ferreira (Jefferson) worked four innings in relief of starting pitcher Jonathon Buelna, allowing two runs on five hits.

De Anza 9, Cañada 5

Cañada leadoff hitter Justin Gladfelter went 3 for 4 with a triple and a walk, but De Anza leadoff hitter Drew Paxton did the same as the Mountain Lions outhit the Colts 12-9 Thursday in Redwood City.

De Anza (3-8 Coast North, 6-25 overall) scored twice in the first inning and added runs in every inning through the sixth. With the loss, Cañada (6-5, 14-16) falls to fourth place in the Coast North Conference.