Cañada Captures the Golden Horseshoe Trophy

Mon, 17 March, 2014 at 8:27 am

A dominating three-hit shutout by Cañada pitcher Sam Alton lifted the Colts to a 4-0 victory over San Mateo County rival Skyline and gave the inaugural Golden Horseshoe Trophy to the Colts.

The Golden Horseshoe is a new trophy awarded to the winner of the annual home contest between Cañada and their two San Mateo County rivals – Skyline College and the College of San Mateo. The Colts alternate hosting CSM and Skyline each season.
Supporting Alton's sensational pitching performance was shortstop Kyle Zirbes, who went 2 for 3 at the plate and stole two bases. Right fielder Cody Barden went 1 for 2 and drove in a pair of runs for Cañada.

The Colts have now won seven of their past eight games and are 12-5 overall and 6-2 in conference play.Cañada will try to extends its winning streak when it travels to the College of San Mateo on Tuesday, March 18 at 2:30 pm.