2019 Baseball News
FULLERTON, CA - The Fullerton College Athletic Department is proud to announce the hiring of longtime Cal Sate Fullerton assistant coach Chad Baum as the Hornet's new head baseball coach.
Joey Fregosi's well-placed infield single with the bases loaded capped off a walk-off, come-from-behind, 8-7 win over El Camino to win the 2019 California Community College Baseball State Championship on Tuesday at Fresno City College's John Euless Ballpark.
COSTA MESA -- Michael Ryhlick picked a good time to pitch one of his best games of the year, leading the Orange Coast College baseball team to a hard-fought 2-0 win over Long Beach City College in Game 2 of the Southern California Super Regional Playoffs on Friday at Wendell Pickens Field.
IRVINE, CA - Orange Coast College outfielder Davis Delorefice was named the Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year, while Riverside pitcher Garrett Irvin was named the Pitcher of the Year for the 2019 season at Monday night’s postseason meeting, as voted on by the conference’s head coaches.
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team showed the heart of a champion on Friday with a three-run, ninth-inning rally to stun visiting Santa Ana, 7-6, and earn the No. 1 seed out of the Orange Empire Conference heading into postseason play.
The Saddleback baseball team rallied for a 10-9 win against Cypress College on Tuesday night at Doug Fritz Field. The Gauchos scored five runs in the final two innings, concluding with a walk-off hit by Casey Downs.
Just how crazy-good is the Orange Empire Conference for baseball in 2019? Well, for starters, throughout all of Southern California community college baseball, there are nine teams that have started the season with 10 or more victories … SEVEN reside in the Orange Empire Conference.
Irvine Valley's sophomore pitcher Justin Dunham threw the first no-hitter in program history. The 6-3 right-hander was dominant in blanking Mt. San Jacinto, 7-0.
DALLAS, TX - The American Baseball Coaches Association inducted seven new members into the ABCA Hall of Fame at the 2019 ABCA Convention, including legendary Cypress College baseball coach Scott Pickler.