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Reds captains will join Lobos in California

Pair will head south and play in the CCCAA
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Matthew Clay, left, and Owen Lusztig, who currently play with the Coquitlam Reds in the Premier Baseball League, have committed to join the Lobos at Monterey Peninsula College next fall.

They are both currently co-captains with the Coquitlam Reds in the B.C. Premier Baseball League but this fall Matthew Clay and Owen Lusztig will be taking their game to California.

The pair will be making their way to Monterey Peninsula College where they have committed to play with the Lobos, a junior college squad that plays in the California Community College Athletic Association. 

The 17-year-old Clay is a starting centrefielder with the Reds who attends Heritage Woods secondary in Port Moody. The 5’, 10”, 185 lbs. athlete had a strong showing during his team’s last two games against the Abbotsford Cardinals, where he posted three RBIs. 

Lusztig is a catcher for the Coquitlam Reds and attends Handsworth secondary. He has also scored five runs this season.

The Reds have been muddling through the season and have struggled lately with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. Coquitlam is hanging on to a playoff a spot in eighth place with a 11-15 season record.