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COACHING NOTES
*TROY GLAUS is the new Head Coach of the Buchanan Bears
*BRANDON SIMON is the new Head Coach of the Edison Tigers
BRAD SHOWERS retired after 29 years. The leader in the clubhouse for the new Stockdale Head Coaching job is Justin Roberts who is the Stockdale AD, and has been an assistant at Bakersfield College & CSUB.
*JIM SIRIMARCO has retired after 53 years at McLane and they have not announced the new Head Coach yet.
The Top Candidates are Marciano Corona and Luke Juarez. Luke has a teachers credential and Marciano is going to school to finish it.
Marciano (photo with Simarco) has coached with Sirimarco for 2 years, graduated & played at McLane, His entire family has graduated from McLane. Stay tuned….
A RECAP OF CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP
CENTENNIAL GOLDEN HAWKS 4 BUCHANAN BEARS 3
WP Tanner Forbus & had 3 hits. Save Austin Moccardini. Tristan Watson with a 3-run homer in the top of the 7th and the G Hawks hold on for the win. Trenton Hernandez RBI.
DIVISION 2
BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN EAGLES 8 CABRILLO CONQUISTADORS 3
WP Chris Hernandez. Trent Martin 2-4, 2 RBI’s, Luke Mann 3-4, Logan Templeton RBI, Shaine Heriford, scored 2 runs, RBI, Toby Twist RBI.
DIVISION 3
KINGSBURG VIKINGS 7 DOS PALOS BRONCOS 5
First Championship since 2003. WP Jensen Hirschkorn. Save Ethan Salazar. Houston Hirschkorn 3-4, double, 2 RBIs, Ethan Winslow 2 RBI’s, Gavin Enns 2-3, double, RBI, Preston Ingrao double, Holden Hirschkorn 2-3, Home Run. Broncos Peyton Van Worth 3-4, RBI, Isac Mandujano 2-4.
DIVISION 4
LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS 9 IMMANUEL EAGLES 5
WP Dylan Whitman and hit a 3 run triple. McGuire Smith triple, Home Run, 3 RBI’s. Nathan Medina 2 RBI’s, Owen Lindstorm RBI.
DIVISION 5
FIREBAUGH EAGLES 4 EAST BLADES 1
WP Manuel Bautista CG2-hitter and 2 RBI’s at the plate. Isaiah Leyva RBI, Sebastian Perez RBI.
DIVISION 6
WOODLAKE TIGERS 7 ORANGE COVE TITANS 0
Tigers first Section Championship since 1982. WP Ismael Pena, 6 IP, 3-Hitter, and had an RBI. Landon Gamez, 3-run double, Tate Champlin, RBI, Brandon Huntington, 2 hits, Nathan Martinez, single, scored two runs, Conner Bates 2 hits, run, and Khoen Champlin, single, double, scored 2 runs, RBI.
PAGMETER BASEBALL ALL CENTRAL SECTION ALL STAR TEAM 2023
PAGMETER TEAM OF THE YEAR
KINGSBURG VIKINGS
The year started strong for the Division 3 Section Champion Vikings winning the Clovis tournament which was HUGE. A division 4 base team winning a Division 1 tournament told the rest of the Central Section that the Vikings were the real deal. The Vikings never slowed down, winning the Tri-County League along with beating Dos Palos in the Division 3 Section Championship game 7-5 and finished the year at 28-6.
PAGMETER SMALL SCHOOL TEAMS OF THE YEAR
LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS
What a story from the team off Ave 12 in Madera. The division 5 based Hawks won the Division 4 Section Championship and finished the year 26-7. Hey Central Section, the Hawks will be even better in 2024. With this silly playoff format we now have, the overachieving Hawks will probably get penalized and will have to move up into division 4 very soon and that means the Hawks with less than 600 students in the entire school will play in division 3. What this means is the overachievers will pay the price for a good baseball program and the underachievers will thrive in this playoff format. Most everybody is coming back from a very talented Hawks team.
PAGMETER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JOEY VOLCHKO-Senior-REDWOOD RANGERS
This was a slam dunk pick for PagMeter Player of the year! Joey was one of the best pitchers in the state along with being a tough out at the plate. The Rangers ace went 7-2 with a 0.59 ERA, 134 K’s in 59 innings. At the plate he hit .442 with 38 RBI’s, 8 doubles, 3 Triples and hit 8 Home Runs. The 6-4 senior right-hander will go down as one of the best ever at Redwood and the next stop will be playing for the Stanford Cardinal.
PAGMETER PITCHER OF THE YEAR
TOBY TWIST-Senior-BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN EAGLES
One of the top lefty pitchers in the Country for the last 3 years going 22-2 and a career ERA of 0.99 with 293 Strikeouts. Toby helped the Eagles win the Division 2 Section Championship and this year he went 10-1 with a 1.46 ERA, 126 K’s in 76 innings. At the plate he hit .357 with 31 RBI’s, 9 doubles and hit 5 Homers. Next stop for the super lefty will be playing for the Oregon Ducks.
PAGMETER SLUGGER OF THE YEAR
TRENTON HERNANDEZ-Senior-CENTENNIAL GOLDEN HAWKS
Trenton was a huge part of the Golden Hawks winning the Central Section Championship with an outstanding senior year batting .390 with 10 home runs, 10 doubles, a 1.189 OPS and 36 RBIs. Trenton came up big in so many situations all year long.
PAGMETER UNDERCLASSMAN OF THE YEAR
JEROD “BUBBA” SMITH-Sophomore-FOWLER REDCATS
Get ready for Bubba to explode in baseball and football for the next 2 years. Bubba is also one of the best young Quarterbacks in the Central Section and in baseball, he hit .348 with 9 doubles, 2 triples, 24 RBIs, 3 Home Runs. On the hill, the Northwest Sequoia League MVP hard throwing 6’1 righthander went 8-4, 65 innings pitched with 94 K’s.
Others that were considered
TREY MORRIS-Sophomore-WASHINGTON UNION PANTHERS
TYLER O’TOOLE-Sophomore-BUCHANAN BEARS
JADYN HERNANDEZ-Sophomore-CENTENNIAL GOLDEN HAWKS
ASA MEDINA-Sophomore-HOOVER PATRIOTS
ERIK RICO-Sophomore-REDWOOD RANGERS
AUSTIN FINEGAN-Freshman-BUCHANAN BEARS
KELAN TURNER-Sophomore-CENTRAL VALLEY CHRISTIAN CAVALIERS
RAMON DIAZ-Freshman-FOOTHILL TROJANS
GABRIEL BORJA-Freshman-RIDGEVIEW WOLF PACK
PAGMETER SMALL SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MCGUIRE SMITH-Junior-LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS
One of the best junior outfielders/1B in the Central Section and helped lead the Hawks to a Division 4 Section Championship. McGuire hit .459, with 19 Doubles, 10 Triples, 4 Home runs and knocked in 37 runs. In the D4 Championship game, McGuire had a triple, Home Run and 3 big RBI’s. The super lefty was the Northwest Sequoia League MVP, already the all-time career hits leader in Liberty history with 141 and counting, gets it done in the classroom with 4.0 GPA, will come into 2024 as one of the best hitters in the Central Section. McGuire has committed to play at UC Riverside and the Highlanders are getting a good one.
PAGMETER COACH OF THE YEAR
DERICK KUHN-LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS
Liberty Madera took a chance on a very young coach 4 years ago and it has paid off. Athletic Director Mike Nolte saw this young coach and hired him without any head coaching experience and now Derick is one of the best young coaches in the state.
The overachieving baseball player who graduated from Central High School in 2015, played 4 years for the Simpson University RedHawks. Derick was an All Conference infielding defensive machine that hit .344 before starting his Coaching career.
Derick started his first year during the corrupt PLANdemic and has been building a powerhouse with the Hawks baseball program ever since. In 2022, the Hawks lost in the Division 4 Section Championship game to a division 3 team and this year the Hawks won it all, winning the Division 4 Section Championship beating Immanuel. The division 5 based Hawks finished the year at 26-7 and get ready for another big year for the Hawks because almost everybody is coming back. Liberty Madera has under 600 students in the entire school and has already beaten teams like Clovis East, Edison, Kerman, Frontier and Righetti High so look for the overachieving Hawks to move up in divisions soon with this crazy playoff format.
Others that were considered;
Juan Gamez from the Division 6 Section Champions
Tigers first 20 game win season in 8 years in his 3rd year Coaching with a very young team. This was the first Section Championship in 50 years for the Tigers. Coach did it without a practice bullpen, no batting cages and as of right now, it will be the same for a while with the baseball facility.
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Dan Durham from the Centennial Golden Hawks
The No 9 seed Golden Hawks beat the No 8 seed Madera on the road, beat the No 1 seed Bullard on the road, beat the No 4 seed Redwood on the road and beat the No 2 seed Buchanan in the Championship. That is a heck of a run!
Mark Ratekin from the Bakersfield Christian Eagles
By far the best team in school history winning the Division 2 Section Championship and could have battled for the Central Section Championship.
Alex Gutierrez from the Division 5 Section Champions Firebaugh Eagles
The Eagles played perfect in this silly playoff format. For any small team wondering how to win a championship, talk with Coach Gutierrez because it was text-book.
Jim Cranford from the Division 3 Section Champion Kingsburg Vikings
Coach wanted his Vikings challenged early in the year so the Vikings entered the Clovis division 1 baseball tournament and won the tournament which was huge for the D4 based team. The Vikings will be good again this year and you better bring your A game when you play the Kingsburg Vikings
Davey Jones from the Hoover Patriots
In the last 3 years the Patriots had maybe 11 players on the entire roster. Hoover used to be a very good baseball program but turned into a Babe Ruth program. Coach Jones shows up and brings in plenty of love and getting the community involved, raising money and all of that is not easy. The Patriots had a very good year going 16-11 overall and 11-3 in the NYL. Job well done.
PAGMETER PLAY OF THE YEAR
This play could be the biggest play in the last 10 years.
Let’s set it up for you…Central Section Championship game. The underdogs Centennial Golden Hawks vs the 7 time Central Section Champion Buchanan Bears.
Top of the 7th inning and the Bears are getting ready to close it out. The Bears are leading 3-1 but two hit batters put a couple of runners on for the G Hawks with 2 outs. Up comes junior TRISTAN WATSON. With a 3-1 count, Tristan got his pitch and crushed a 3-run homer and the old Rawhide Park in Visalia went crazy! The Underdogs pull off a huge win and the G Hawks are your Central Section 2023 Champions!
PAGMETER FANTASTIC FIFTY ALL CENTRAL SECTION ALL STARS (In no particular order)
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JOEY RICO-Senior-REDWOOD RANGERS
Joey had a tremendous Rangers career. Joey will only get better pitching with a 85-89 fastball. The closer went 1-0, with 5 saves, 17 innings pitched with 37 strikeouts. The All Star outfielder hit .356 BA, .487 OBP, scored 34 runs, 34 RBI’s, walked 19 times, 7 doubles and crushed 10 Home runs. Next stop will be playing for the Westmont Warriors.
JACE DAVIES-Senior-BUCHANAN BEARS
One of the hardest working Bears. Jace broke into the lineup as an outstanding Center fielder and leadoff hitter. Jace set the tone for the Bears especially down the stretch when the Bears got hot. The TRAC All Star hit .397 and has plenty of speed along with playing wide receiver last year for the Bears football team.
PEYTON VAN WORTH-Junior-DOS PALOS BRONCOS
One of the best Catchers and young Quarterbacks in the Central Section. Peyton is a PagMeter All Star in Football and now baseball after hitting .550 with 9 doubles, 2 Home Runs, 4 triples, 35 RBI’s and 12 stolen bases.
DILLON KERR-Senior-TEHACHAPI WARRIORS
Outstanding 2nd baseman that turned into the Ace! DK had a fantastic senior year pitching and hitting. The South Yosemite Mountain League Player of the year went 8-1 with a 1.77 ERA, 47 innings pitched with 47 K’s. At the plate the senior leader hit .449.
CAYDEN MUNSTER-Senior-CLOVIS WEST GOLDEN EAGLES
When you are one of the top power hitters on a team that struggles hitting, it’s not easy and very frustrating. Every team’s game plan was to pitch the big guy carefully and when you are aggressive, you will hit pitches that you shouldn’t be swinging at. Munster walked 37 times and hit.364 with 5 doubles, and 7 Home Runs. If CW could actually hit, just think how many Home Runs Cayden would have hit! Next stop will be playing at Fresno State.
RYAN TAYMAN-Senior-ARROYO GRANDE EAGLES
One of the best Catchers in the Central Section that keeps getting better and better. Last year the 6’3 Catcher hit 7 Home Runs and this year Ryan hit .437 with 12 Doubles and 6 Home Runs. The hard working Catcher has the perfect body to get drafted soon and the next stop will be playing for the Cal Berkeley Bears.
RUBEN RODRIGUEZ-Senior-STOCKDALE MUSTANGS
Outstanding Mustangs career and in his senior year he hit .410 with 12 doubles. Ruben is a very good infielder with speed, power, good arm and the next stop will be playing for the San Diego State Aztecs.
ISAC MANDUJANO-Senior-DOS PALOS BRONCOS
Isac would be a star on any team in the Central Section. Isac had a monster senior year hitting and pitching. Isac hit .563, with 16 doubles, 50 RBI’s & crushed 10 Home Runs, If that wasn’t enough, the Broncos ace went 8-0 with 1.12 ERA, 60 K’s in 56 innings.
LUKE MANN-Junior-BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN EAGLES
We all know that the Eagles have great pitching, they can also swing it and leading the way is their outstanding junior outfielder with speed hitting .438, scored 26 runs, 11 doubles, 11 stolen bases, 2 Home Runs knocked in 21 runs.
NOLAN KEENE-Senior-FRESNO HIGH WARRIORS
NYL Pitcher of the year went 8-1 and hit .413 at the plate. Nolan has a very good fastball and is an outstanding catcher.
DANIEL FLORES-Senior-ROSAMOND ROADRUNNERS
The High Desert League player of the year hit .571 with 28 RBIs, and the Roadrunners ace had 1.47 ERA.
ADAM DELGADO-Junior-KERMAN LIONS
A 3 year starter and also outstanding in football at WR/SS. Adam hit .402 and on the hill he had 1.72 ERA with a very good fastball and a tremendous curveball. Adam loves to pitch in the big game and Lions will be very good again with their ace leading the way.
TYLER PATRICK-Junior-CLOVIS WEST GOLDEN EAGLES
TP is one of the top pitchers along with being one of the top quarterbacks in the Central Section. CW team batting average was barely over .200 and Tyler alway pitched against the top teams. It had to be so frustrating pitching for a Golden Eagles team knowing they couldn’t score many runs. Look for a monster senior year for TP in football and in baseball. TP can easily play QB at the next level but has already verbally committed to play baseball at Fresno State.
JOHNNIE DEBRUM-Senior-ATASCADERO GREYHOUNDS
JD had a very good senior year hitting .458 with 7 doubles, knocked in 50 runs and hit 5 Home Runs. Johnnie is one of the best catchers in the Central Section with a tremendous 1.92 time to 2nd base. Next stop will be playing at Monterey Peninsula College.
JUSTIN CUELLAR-Junior-TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS
When you played the Mustangs, you just had the hope the hard throwing lefty wasn’t pitching that day.
The super junior went 6-1 and pitched against the best teams on the schedule. The future UCLA Bruin/MLB draft struckout 111 batters in 55 innings and is already the Mustangs all time leader in strikeouts with 236 and counting.
JP ACOSTA-Senior-BUCHANAN BEARS
JP had a fantastic Buchanan career with 122 hits and that is 4th in Bears history behind No 1 Kyle Smith (150) No 2 Jason Donald (132) and No 3 Jordan Prieto (130). This year JP hit .402, scored 25 runs, 15 doubles and knocked in 33 runs. Next stop for the TRAC Player of the year will be playing at Fresno City College.
TY POTTS-Senior-REDWOOD RANGERS
Ty had a very good senior year playing in the outfield hitting .430, .538 OBP, scored 19 runs, knocked in 26 runs, 9 doubles, & 1 Home Run. Next stop will be playing at Tufts University.
TREVOR WILSON-Senior-BULLARD KNIGHTS
The speedy center fielder had a fantastic senior year hitting .412 with 5 doubles, 2 Triples, scored 33 runs, 19 stolen bases, 6 Home Runs and knocked in 27 runs. Next stop for the CMAC Player of the year will be playing at UC Irvine.
DYLAN WHITMAN-Senior-LIBERTY MADERA HAWKS
The Hawks ace went 8-1 and was a big part of the team winning the Division 4 Section Championship. Dylan threw in 61 innings with 81 K’s and also knocked in 22 runs. The Northwest Sequoia league pitcher of the year had a huge 3-run triple in the Division 4 Section Championship game along with getting the win pitching.
MARCEL LEAL-Junior-CLOVIS COUGARS
Look for the Cougars to battle for a TRAC Championship in 2024 and leading the way will be a very good young hitter who hit .364 with 6 Doubles. Marcel also gets it done in the classroom with 4.60 GPA. Get ready for a big senior year from this outstanding infielder.
RYAN FEATHERSTON-Senior-STOCKDALE MUSTANGS
Ryan has been a 4-year starter and one of the top players in the state. The South Yosemite River League player of the year went 7-2 with a 1.57 ERA, (6 complete games) 2 shutouts, a save and also batted .355 with 8 doubles, 3 triples, 3 Home Runs and knocked in 26 runs. Ryan finishes his tremendous Mustangs career with a 2022 Central Section Championship ring, a career record of 25-3 with 249 strikeouts and Next stop will be playing for the Oregon Ducks.
JONATHAN CALLISON-Senior-TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS
The WYL Pitcher of the year went 8-3 with 1.57 ERA, 71 inning pitched with 101 K’s. JC was a strike thrower and kept teams off balance with his control of changing speeds. Jonathan also knocked in 26 runs at the plate.
DRAKE PHILLIPS-Senior-BUCHANAN BEARS
Outstanding senior year for the TRAC Champions hitting .401. The TRAC Silver Slugger award winner’s next stop will be attending Cal Poly and will be majoring in Engineering.
LOGAN JUDD-Junior-FRONTIER TITANS
The South Yosemite River League Pitcher of the year went 6-3 with a 1.62 ERA, and at the plate, hit .357, 3 HR, 9 Doubles and 28 RBI’s. Logan will come into his senior year as one of the best in the Central Section and will be playing at CSUB after he graduates.
REECE BUENO-Senior-REDWOOD RANGERS
Reece had a big senior pitching and hitting. The senior right hander went 4-0 with a 0.85 ERA, 33 innings pitched with 50 strikeouts. At the plate, the outstanding outfielder hit .356 BA, .472 OBP, scored 35 runs, knocked in 22 runs, 4 doubles and 2 Home Runs. Next stop will be playing for the Cal Poly Mustangs.
ALEX ROBLES-Senior-RIGHETTI HIGH WARRIORS
The runner up for PagMeter pitcher of the year and had a GREAT year going 11-0 with a 1.00 ERA, 84 IP 88 K’s, giving up only 48 hits and 21 walks. Next stop, Alex, will play for West Hills College.
BROCK THOMPSON-Junior-LIBERTY PATRIOTS
Brock will come into his senior year as one of best pure hitters in the state. The South Yosemite River league All Star lefty swinging hitter hit .374 with 9 doubles, 10 steals, scored 30 runs, 2 triples, 3 Home Runs and knocked in 20 runs.
JAKE HIXENBAUGH-Senior-ATASCADERO GREYHOUNDS
Jake is one of the most improved players in the Central Section hitting .543 with 17 doubles, knocked in 47 runs and hit 5 Home Runs. Jake works his tail off on and off the field, loves the game of baseball and can play infield or outfield. Next stop for the lefty hitter will be playing at Monterey Peninsula College.
HOUSTON HIRSCHKORN-Junior-KINGSBURG VIKINGS
One of the best two-sports athletes in the Central Section. Houston is a stud middle linebacker/TE for the outstanding Vikings football team. This is a great example of how football makes a tougher/mentally better baseball player on and off the field. Houston was a big part in helping the Vikings win the Division 3 Section Championship hitting .495 with 13 doubles, 55 hits and knocked in 40 runs. The 6’3 215 lb Tri-County MVP also went 4-0 pitching along with getting it down in the classroom with 4.06 GPA.
SPENCER GALLIMORE-Junior-CABRILLO CONQUISTADORS
Spencer was tough on the Hill and at the plate. Spencer went 11-2 with a 2.08 ERA, 84 innings pitched with 80 K’s. At the plate he hit .357 with 9 doubles and will come into 2024 as one of the best pitchers in the state.
KEYNEN GOMEZ-Junior-BULLARD KNIGHTS
Keynen will come into his senior season as one of the best Shortstops in the state after hitting .456 with 31 runs scored, OBS of .600, 13 stolen bases and outstanding defensive player. The CMAC All Star will also see some pitching next year after getting the win this year in the Fresno Easter Championship game over Redwood. .
MATT TORRES-Senior-STOCKDALE MUSTANGS
3 year starter and career lifetime hitter of .410 and one of the best infielders in the Central Section. Matt has plenty of speed and power and the next stop will be playing at St Mary’s.
JOSUE GARCIA-Junior-PIONEER VALLEY PANTHERS
One of the toughest outs in the state and outstanding behind the plate. The Ocean League MVP hit .519 with 15 Doubles, 2 Triples, Home Run and 33 RBI’s. Get ready for a big senior year for this tremendous catcher.
BO RICO-Senior-REDWOOD RANGERS
The Rico boys are all very good baseball players and leading the way behind the plate was Bo who hit .417, 517 OBP, scored 42 runs, knocked in 22 runs, walked 11 times, 15 Doubles, and hit 2 Home Runs. Stay tuned on where Bo will play in 2024.
HOLDEN HIRSCHKORN-Junior-KINGSBURG VIKINGS
Just like brother Houston, Holden is one of the best two-sports athletes in the Central Section with being a very good running back/strong safety. Holden loves to hit people along with hitting a baseball. Holden is a 5 tool athlete that has power and can run with his beautiful left handed swing. Holden hit .460 with 53 hits , scored 43 runs along with 20 stolen bases. The 6 ‘1, 200 lb stud was the Tri-County offensive player of the year and a big part of the Vikings winning the Division 3 Section Championship.
GAGE MATTIS-Junior-CABRILLO CONQUISTADORS
The Conquistadors are set for pitching 2024 with Gage and teammate Spencer Gallimore. Gage had an outstanding junior year going 11-1 with a 1.39 ERA, 71 inning pitched with 106 K’s.
BEN LEON-Senior-TULARE WESTERN MUSTANGS
Monster senior year for the West Yosemite League MVP. Big Ben hit .510 with 8 doubles, 5 triples, 5 Home Runs and 35 RBI’s.
BROTHER COMBO OF AIDEN and ASA MEDINA-HOOVER PATRIOTS
When Head Coach Davey Jones took over a Patriots baseball program that had been down for a while with a low number of players, Coach Jones had the young Medina’s step up and take charge and just like that the Patriots were tough to beat.
AIDEN MEDINA-Junior-HOOVER PATRIOTS
Aiden hit .443 with 15 doubles, 3 triples, 15 stolen bases, scored 27 runs and knocked in 27 runs. Aiden also threw in 45 innings with 42 K’s.
ASA MEDINA-Sophomore-HOOVER PATRIOTS
Younger brother and ace Asa went 8-2, threw 79 innings pitched with 2.04 ERA, and also hit.340.
Keep an eye on the Patriots because Coach Jones is building a program with plenty of energy!
OMAR REYNOSO-Senior-ST JOSEPH KNIGHTS
Outstanding year pitching for the Knights going 5-0 with a 0.55 ERA, 63 innings pitched and striking out 81 and only giving up 37 hits.
JAXON MURPHEY-Senior-BULLARD KNIGHTS
One of the hardest working outfielders in the Central Section and had one heck of a senior year hitting .437 with 12 doubles, 16 stolen bases, 3 Home Runs and also the Knights Valedictorian with a 4.08 GPA. Next stop for Jaxon will be playing for UC Davis.
BRADEN GUENTZ-Senior-BUCHANAN BEARS
The TRAC Pitcher of the year and the Bears ace went 8-2 with 2.80 ERA. Braden was the team leader for a young team and fired a No-Hitter in the Fresno Easter Classic vs Red Bluff. Next stop will be pitching at Pepperdine University
SAM REYNOLDS-Senior-BULLARD KNIGHTS
Sammy boy with a huge year going 9-1 on the hill with a fantastic 1.90 ERA. The CMAC All Star was a strike thrower and has plenty of pitches to keep you off balance. Next stop will be pitching at York University in Nebraska.
JORDAN CHAIREZ-Senior-FRESNO HIGH WARRIORS
NYL Player of the year hit .484 and the team leader at shortstop with plenty of speed. The City-County All Star had a fantastic Warriors career finishing with 112 career hits.
BRANDON PETTY-Senior-EL DIAMANTE MINERS
The Miners ace had a tremendous senior year going 5-1 with a 1.52 ERA, 64 innings pitched with 76 strikeouts for the East Yosemite League Pitcher of the year.
TANNER FORBUS-Senior-CENTENNIAL GOLDEN HAWKS
For a team to win a championship, you need players to step up and that is what Tanner did for the Central Section Champion G Hawks who went 6-1 with a 2.12 ERA and 3 big saves on the mound. At the plate he hit .368 with 10 extra base hits and a .515 on base percentage.
Next stop will be playing at Point Loma Nazarene.
ETHAN WINSLOW-Senior-KINGSBURG VIKINGS
One of the best two-way players in Kingsburg history for the last 3 years. Ethan was also a fantastic QB with a very good arm and team leader for the outstanding Vikings football team. In baseball the senior ace went 8-1 with 1.21 ERA in helping the Vikings win their first section Championship since 2003. At the plate, Ethan hit .368 with 12 doubles, 3 triples, HR, 14 stolen bases and knocked in 36 runs. Next stop will be playing outfield for the COS Giants.
MASON BRASSFIELD-Junior-BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN EAGLES
Mason will come into 2024 as one of the top left handed pitchers in the Country. Mason went 9-1 with a 2.07 ERA, 67 innings pitched with 145 strikeouts in helping the Eagles win the Division 2 Section Championship. At the plate he knocked in 28 runs with 7 doubles and 4 Home Runs. The super 6’3 lefty has already committed to play at TCU or could go high in the MLB draft in 2024.
ALEJANDRO GARZA-SENIOR-HIGHLAND SCOTS
Every year the Scots seem to have a super star and this year it was Garza who was a 3 year starter and had a 3 year batting average of .445. The All-South Yosemite Valley League All Star infielder has plenty of speed, plays tremendous defense, batted .393 with 4 triples, 10 doubles, was always on base, scored 27 runs and 17 stolen bases.
BRODIE MILLER-Senior-RIGHETTI HIGH WARRIORS
The senior team leader behind the plate was the Central Coast All-Area Team Silver Slugger award winner hitting .447 with 9 doubles and 42 hits. Next stop Brodie will be playing at Sonoma State.
XAVIER CANTU-Senior-MADERA SOUTH STALLIONS
One of the best to ever play at Madera South. Captain X was a 4 year starter and one of the best catchers in the state, helped win a 2022 Division 4 Section Championship (first title in Madera South history) , a lifetime .388 hitter and a 3 time PagMeter All Star. Next stop will be playing at Antelope Valley College.
ERIK RICO-Sophomore-REDWOOD RANGERS
The super sophomore did a great job playing 3B/SS and also pitched with a 90 mph fastball going 5-0 with a 1.65 ERA, 34 inning pitches with 60 strikeouts. Next year’s Rangers ace will be one of the top pitchers/players in the state. Stay tuned what College he will commit to very soon.
CAM SCHNEIDER-Senior-BULLARD KNIGHTS
Cam had a tremendous year and one of the best years in Knights pitching history going 9-1, with 0.42 ERA, 70 strikeouts, 42 hits/16 walks in 66 innings. At the plate, Cam was pitched very carefully all year long, walking 21 times and that opened up the rest of the Knights hitters. It’s very frustrating as a hitter and eventually you are swinging at bad pitches. Cam hit .337, 5 doubles, scored 25 runs and knocked in 21 runs. Next stop will be playing at Fresno State.
COLTON O’TOOLE-Senior-BUCHANAN BEARS
Outstanding two-sport athlete. Colton is also one of the best wide receivers in the Central Section along with being a very good pitcher for the Bears. Colton pitched against all the top teams and a big time competitor. Next stop for the TRAC All Star will be playing at Long Beach State.
ORLANDO GUERRA-Senior-ARVIN BEARS
The South Yosemite Player of the year hit .441 with 5 triples, 11 doubles, 17 steals and 36 RBIs.
JAYCE MOORE-Senior-TAFT WILDCATS
The senior lefty leader did it all hitting and pitching. South Sequoia league Player of the year went 9-2 and hit .365 with 10 doubles and 28 RBIs.
ALEX LOPEZ-Senior-GOLDEN WEST TRAILBLAZERS
Big senior year for the East Yosemite All Star hitting .494, scored 29 runs, 5 doubles, 3 triples, HR, 8 stolen bases and also had a 1.75 ERA.