College Baseball:
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor
The 2022 South Coast Conference co-champions from Mt. SAC had yet another solid season on the field, as well as getting their athletes to the next level.
John Knott’s crew claimed the SCC championship with Long Beach City College, and the Mounties are sending 11 players from the 2022 roster to continue their baseball careers elsewhere.
Mt. SAC had winning streaks of 11 and 10 games in 2022.
It was their third consecutive SCC championship.
Perhaps no one contributed as much to the program’s success as did Cristian Enriquez.
Enriquez was outstanding on the mound and at the plate for the Mounties.
Enriquez had a team-high 50 RBIs, six home runs and five saves.
Will Bermudez had the most high-profile signing, as the MSAC leadoff batter/second baseman is headed to UC Irvine.
Below are the names, stats and destinations of all 11 Mt. SAC players.
Will Bermudez (INF) UC Irvine (NCAA DI):
Bermudez batted .373, with 50 hits, 55 runs, 33 RBIs, seven doubles, six triples & four home runs.
Blake Borgogno (INF) Utah Tech (NCAA DI):
Borgogno batted .311, with 46 hits, 38 runs, 37 RBIs, 11 doubles, six triples & three home runs.
Nin Burns (OF) Cal Poly Pomona (NCAA DII):
Burns batted .342, with 54 hits, 45 runs, 14 RBIs, 12 doubles, one triple & two home runs.
Brent Cota (OF) Cal Poly Pomona (NCAA DII):
Cota batted .413 with 74 hits, 54 runs, 47 RBIs, nine doubles, five triples & two home runs.
Cristian Enriquez (LHP/1B) Tarleton St. (NCAA DI):
Enriquez batted .353, with 54 hits, 36 runs, 50 RBIs, six doubles, two doubles & six home runs.
He was 0-3 on the mound with five saves, 3.86 ERA, walked three & struck out 26 batters in 23 1/3 IP.
Art Ruiz (OF) Cal State LA (NCAA DII):
Ruiz batted .310, with 39 hits, 37 runs, 32 RBIs, 10 doubles, four triples & four HR’s.
Josiah Garcia (RHP) Cal State San Marcos (NCAA DII):
Garcia went 0-0, with a 6.75 ERA. He walked nine & struck out 11 batters in 9 1/3 IP.
Jacob Moreno (UTL) University of La Verne (NCAA DIII):
Moreno batted .256, with 11 hits, 11 runs, 13 RBIs, four doubles & one HR.
Anthony Corrales (RHP) Cal State Dominguez Hills (NCAA II):
Corrales went 1-1, with an 4.97 ERA. He walked four & struck out 13 in 12 2/3 IP.
Kegan Wentz (LHP) Cal State San Bernardino (NCAA DII):
Wentz went 0-0, with a 3.60 ERA. He walked 13 & struck out 20 batters in 15 IP.
Steven Vazquez (RHP) University of La Verne (NCAA III):
Vazquez went 0-0, with an 8.25 ERA. He walked 15 and struck out 19 batters in 12 IP.
2022 Mt. Sac Leaders:
Batting:
Average: (Minumum 50 at-bats):
Brent Cota (.413)
Alex Reynoso (.407)
Damien Delgadillo (.385)
Will Bermudez (.373)
Cristian Enriquez (.353)
Nin Burns II (.342)
Elijah Pelayo (.329)
Hits:
Brent Cota (74)
Elijah Pelayo (56)
Nin Burns II (54)
Cristian Enriquez (54)
Will Bermudez (50)
RBIs:
Cristian Enriquez (50)
Brent Cota (47)
Blake Borgogno (37)
CJ Ontiveros (36)
Elijah Pelayo (34)
Nin Burns II (34)
Will Bermudez (33)
Art Ruiz (32)
Doubles:
Elijah Pelayo (13)
Nin Burns II (12)
Blake Borgogno (11)
Art Ruiz (10)
Brent Cota (9)
Triples:
Blake Borgogno (6)
Will Bermudez (6)
Brent Cota (5)
Art Ruiz (4)
Home Runs:
Cristian Enriquez (6)
Will Bermudez (4)
Art Ruiz (4)
Blake Borgogno (3)
Brent Cota (2)
Nin Burns II (2)
Pitching:
Most Wins:
Michael Flores (11-2)
Jeff Isenhart (6-0)
Trent Merrill (4-0)
Hunter Holmes (4-0)
Alec Beck (3-1)
Damian Torres (3-1)
Lowest ERA: (20 IP minimum):
Trent Merrill (2.90)
Michael Flores (3.11)
Jeff Isenhart (3.64)
Damian Torres (3.67)
Cristian Enriquez (3.86)
Strikeouts:
Michael Flores (67)
Jeff Isenhart (54)
Hunter Holmes (35)
Cristian Enriquez (26)
Brian Park (26)
Trent Merrill (25)
Alec Beck (25)
Damien Torres (24)
Kegan Wentz (20)
Saves:
Cristian Enriquez (5)
Trent Merrill (1)
Damian Torres (1)
SCC Standings:
Mt. SAC (33-10 overall, 19-5 in conference)
LBCC (29-14, 19-5)
El Camino (31-13, 17-7)
PCC (28-15, 15-9)
ELAC (18-22, 11-13)
Rio Hondo (19-21, 9-15)
Cerritos (13-26-1, 8-16)
LA Harbor (10-29, 6-18)
Compton (8-31, 4-20)
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