Warriors' cap successful season with playoff run

A strong playoff run capped a very successful season for the Fallbrook High School baseball team, which defined the term "greatly improved."

Last year, a young varsity team that often started five freshmen struggled through a season in which it went 5-20 overall and 2-10 in Valley League play. This year's young team – six sophomores regularly started – finished 17-16 overall and 6-6 in league play.

"What a difference," co-head coach Patrick Walker said of the Warriors' overall and league records. "And we played pretty much the same schedule."

Although Walker and his fellow coaches expected imp...