Rancho Cucamonga principal: Amaya 'basically resigned'

Reached by phone Wednesday afternoon, Rancho Cucamonga principal Kern Oduro stated that Cougars sixth-year baseball coach Chris Amaya has resigned. There is some confusion as to whether Amaya resigned due to fact that his contract was not going to be renewed. Following the Cougars' wild card playoff loss to Yucaipa on Tuesday, Amaya confirmed he will not be back as coach of the baseball team but couldn't comment on why he is leaving.

"He basically resigned," Oduro said. "I can't comment on it any more than that right now. It's tough for our team but we've got to move forward."

Amaya was clearly emotional following his last game as head coach, as was the rest of the Rancho Cucamonga baseball team, which shared a group hug on the field following a 3-0 loss to Yucaipa that eliminated it from the postseason on Tuesday. Rancho Cucamonga will fly the opening for a baseball coach within the Chaffey Joint Union School district.