College Baseball:
All-Inland Empire Athletic Conference:
MVP: Kyle Phin, Barstow: .420 average, 66 hits, 47 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, 10 HR’s & 23 RBIs
Pitcher of the Year: Julian Castro, Mt. San Jacinto: 8-0, 3.97 ERA, 16 walks, 75 strikeouts in 81 2/3 IP.
Coach of the Year: Jake Hansen, Mt. San Jacinto
Infield First Team:
Seth Moore, Cerro Coso: .331, 54 hits, 39 runs, nine doubles, two triples, two HR’s & 44 RBIs
Kaleb Castro, SBVC: .420, 66 hits, 42 runs, 21 doubles, two triples & 49 RBIs
Greg Luna, Mt. San Jacinto: .335, 58 hits, 51 runs, nine doubles, four triples & 25 RBIs
Cy Robertson, SBVC: .361, 56 hits, 56 runs, nine doubles, three triples, two HR’s & 28 RBIs
Eric Arreola, COD: .323, 51 hits, 26 runs, 14 doubles, one triple & 41 RBIs
Dom Dominguez, Victor Valley: .287, 39 hits, 22 runs, 12 doubles, five HR’s & 28 RBIs
Outfield First Team:
Christian Smith, Mt. San Jacinto: .375, 60 hits, 45 runs, 16 doubles, one triple, seven HR’s & 46 RBIs
Jon Luke Hobdy, Cerro Cost: .356, 64 hits, 54 runs, 14 doubles, seven triples, one HR & 30 RBIs
Aiden Arriaga, COD: .335, 53 hits, 41 runs, 14 doubles, three triples, two HR’s & 30 RBIs
Austin Sargent, Mt. San Jacinto: .331, 44 hits, 34 runs, seven doubles, five HR’s & 43 RBIs
DH: Ryder Young, Chaffey: .364, 55 hits, 36 runs, 17 doubles, two triple, five HR’s & 35 RBIs
Starting Pitchers:
Joe O’Regan, Chaffey: 8-1, 3.10 ERA, 23 walks, 73 strikeouts in 66 2/3 IP
Brock Mayer, Chaffey: 8-6, 2.60 ERA, 15 walks, 75 strikeouts in 62 1/3 IP
Donovann Jackson, Chaffey: 6-2, 3.05 ERA, 18 walks, 68 strikeouts in 59 IP
Relief Pitcher: Trysten Eddy, Mt. San Jacinto: 1-0, three saves, 1.83 ERA, 13 walks, 22 strikeouts in 19 2/3 IP
Utility: Trevor Stowe: .352, 51 hits, 26 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 41 RBIs
Second Team:
Infield:
Adam Moser, SBVC: .327, 32 hits, 29 runs, five doubles, six HR’s & 26 RBIs
Tank Rodriguez, Chaffey: .421, 40 hits, 19 runs, eight doubles, three HR’s & 31 RBIs.
Gavin Fraser, Cerro Coso: .333, 48 hits, 44 runs, nine doubles, three triples & 16 RBIs
Adrian Vento, Mt. San Jacinto: .322, 37 hits, 25 runs, nine doubles, two HR’s & 27 RBIs
Tanner Aoki, Mt. San Jacinto: .302, 45 hits, 38 runs, six doubles, one triple & 20 RBIs
Outfielders:
Jacob Billings, Chaffey: .297, 43 hits, 33 runs, nine doubles, one triple, five HR’s & 29 RBIs
Samuel Bruno, COD: .357, 35 hits, 29 runs, five double, six HR’s & 26 RBIs
Saveone Mayo, Barstow: .336, 40 hits, 24 runs, seven doubles, one triple, two HR’s & 23 RBIs
Michael McQueen, SBVC: .323, 42 hits, 47 runs, 11 doubles, two triples, one HR & 22 RBIs
DH: Jason Delvillar, SBVC: .354, 52 hits, 32 runs, 14 doubles, two triples, five HR’s & 45 RBIs
Starting Pitchers:
Braden Turner, COD: 7-2, 3.17 ERA, 20 walks, 46 strikeouts in 65 1/3 IP
Joseph Romero, Mt. San Jacinto: 7-2, 3.88 ERA, 23 walks & 75 strikeouts in 69 2/3 IP
Austin Puett, Victor Valley: 2-7, 6.01 ERA, 32 walks, 84 strikeouts in 67 1/3 IP
Relief Pitcher: Brian Garcia: 4-2, two saves, 2.58 ERA, 17 walks & 44 strikeouts in 45 1/3 IP
Utility: Nick Ely, COD: .303, 33 hits, 27 runs, six doubles, one HR & 15 RBIs
Gold Glove:
Infield:
First Base: Seth Moore, Cerro Coso
Second Base: Gavin Fraser, Cerro Coso
Shortstop: Yahir Ramirez, Chaffey
Third Base: Aiden Caporale, Victor Valley
Catcher: Josh McAninch, Mt. San Jacinto
Outfield:
Jacob Billings, Chaffey
Christian Smith, Mt. San Jacinto
Michael McQueen, SBVC
Pitcher: Brock Mayer, Chaffey
2024 Inland Empire Athletic Conference:
Chaffey (27-13, 21-3)
Mt. San Jacinto (30-10, 19-5)
Desert (21-19, 15-9)
Cerro Coso (19-21, 12-12)
SBVC (16-24, 11-13)
Victor Valley (7-29, 4-20)
Barstow (4-36, 2-22)
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