1996 CCCAA Baseball Championship

The 1996 California Community College Athletic Association was played in Fresno, CA. Four teams compete in the tournament which uses the double-elimination format. Rancho Santiago College, now called Santa Ana College, won their second straight CCCAA title as they beat conference rivals Cypress College 16-10 in the final.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach	Notes
Cypress College	39-12	Scott Pickler	3rd final
Fresno City College	34-15	Ron Scott	5th CWS
Lassen College	34-9	Glen Yonan	2nd CWS
Rancho Santiago College	36-12	Don Sneddon	3rd state title

Results

1996 College World Series Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Rancho Santiago	11
		Lassen	6
							Rancho Santiago	1
							Cypress	0
		Cypress	2
		Fresno City	1
												Rancho Santiago	16	x
												Cypress	10	x
							Cypress	4
		Lassen	5				Fresno City	1
		Fresno City	10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Rancho Santiago College	11-6	Lassen Community College
Game 2	Cypress College	2-1	Fresno City College
May 26
Game 3	Fresno City College	10-5	Lassen Community College	Lassen eliminated
Game 4	Rancho Santiago College	1-0	Cypress College
Game 5	Cypress College	4-1	Fresno City College	Fresno eliminated
May 27
Game 6	Rancho Santiago College	16-10	Cypress College	Rancho Santiago wins CWS

Southern California Playoffs

First Round

(Best of three)

Winner	Series	Loser
Cypress College	2-0	San Bernardino Valley College
Mt. San Antonio College	2-0	College of the Canyons
Saddleback College	2-0	Pierce College
Riverside Community College	2-1	Long Beach City College
Los Angeles Harbor College	2-0	Oxnard College
Rancho Santiago College	2-1	Cuesta College
Cerritos College	2-1	Southwestern College
Citrus College	2-0	San Diego City College

2nd Round

(Double Elimination)

• Glendora, CA

School	Results	Finish
Cerritos College	0-2	4th
Citrus College	1-2	3rd
LA Harbor College	2-2	2nd
Rancho Santiago College	3-0	Advances to State Tournament

• Cypress, CA

School	Results	Finish
Cypress College	4-1	Advances to State Tournament
Mt. San Antonio College	1-2	3rd
Riverside College	0-2	4th
Saddleback College	2-2	2nd