Locals win in baseball playoffs

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Former Malibu Pony Baseball players Jackson Fine and Spencer Vogelbach celebrate their state championship title after winning the 2013 CIF Southern Section Baseball Championships for their division. 

Malibu Pony Baseball alums Jackson Fine and Spencer Vogelbach helped the Oaks Christian Lions win the 2013 CIF Southern Section Baseball Championships (Division 4). 

The Lions finished the season with a 29-3-1 record, leading the team to the championships, where they defeated El Rancho 4-0 in the final game before a crowd of more than 6,000 spectators at the University of California Riverside. 

Fine and Vogelbach were all-star teammates on the Malibu Red Sox 2010 Pony American Championship Team headed by coaches Kenny Medlock and James Keach. 

Fine was an all-star on the 2008 Malibu Red Sox Pony National Championship team, which had an undefeated streak of 29 consecutive games. He is also a Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention Team Member and a nationally ranked outfielder. 

Vogelbach is the Tri-Valley League Co-MVP and a 1st Team All-Ventura County Pitcher. He finished the season with an 11-1 record and an ERA of 1.25. 

In addition to excelling on the field, both players are honor students.