Pictured L-R: Mt. SAC’s Izeah Muniz & Hudson Castillo & Chaffey’s Jackson Price & Connor Luetto
College Baseball:
Editor’s Note: The following are the top 10 in the state, and then stat leaders from Chaffey, Mt. SAC, Citrus and PCC
Regular Season Stat Leaders:
Wins (5 or more):
1-Derek Valdez (Cerritos): 11-2
2-Noah Andrunas (Cerritos): 10-0
2-Jordan Giacomini (Santa Rosa): 10-0
2-Izeah Muniz (MSAC): 10-1
2-Ben Pernetti (Cosumnes River): 10-2
6-Tommy McGuire (Cypress): 9-0
6-Luke Morgan (Lassen): 9-0
6-Bowen Salyards (Fresno City): 9-0
6-Hudson Castillo (MSAC): 9-1
6-Nikau Heeney (Skyline): 9-1
6-Nathan Leffel (Los Medranos): 9-1
6-Matthew Orozco (Laney): 9-1
6-Nolan Patterson (Cerritos): 9-1
6: Matthew Foley (Ohline): 9-2
6: Joseph Talarico (Santa Barbara): 9-2
Other Locals:
Brenden Menchaca (MSAC): 7-1
Joe O’Regan (Chaffey): 5-1
Jackson Price (Chaffey): 5-1
Ian Hoffstetter (Chaffey): 5-2
Isaac Gonzales (Citrus): 5-2
Hugo Tafoya (PCC): 5-3
ERA (minimum 40 IP & 4.50 or lower):
1-Luke Schat (Santa Rosa): 0.49
2-Nathan Leffel (Los Medranos): 1.31
3-Hudson Castillo (MSAC): 1.39
4-Joseph Talarico (Santa Barbara): 1.47
5-Derek Valdez (Cerritos): 1.51
6-Nolan Patterson (Cerritos): 1.64
7-Brice Cox (Santa Rosa): 1.83
8-Connor Luetto (Chaffey): 1.93
9-Kannon Sharpe (Modesto): 1.95
10-Tommy McGuire (Cypress): 2.05
Others:
Sam Silversmith (MSAC): 2.23
Izeah Muniz (MSAC): 2.36
Brenden Menchaca (MSAC): 2.86
Joe O’Regan (Chaffey): 3.60
Aiden Nunez (PCC): 3.70
Jackson Price (Chaffey): 4.02
Hugo Tafoya (PCC): 4.40
Saves (4 or more):
1-Will Page-Allen (Feather River):10
2-Raul Valdivia (Santa Rosa): 9
3-Michael Klein (Fresno City): 8
4-Slater Nunez (El Camino): 7
4-Kaleb Pinedo (Bakersfield): 7
4-Noah Rhea-Meaux (Cosumnes River): 7
4-Samuel Schnitzer (Marin): 7
8-Sam Silversmith (MSAC): 6
8-Micah Billings (Laney): 6
8-Gino Marble (Butte): 6
Others:
Matt Garcia (PCC): 4
Nick Sanchez (Chaffey): 4
Strikeouts (40 or more):
1-Nathan Leffel (Los Medranos): 101
2-Izeah Muniz (MSAC): 96
3-Fabio Bundi (Monterey Peninsula): 94
4-Luke Morgan (Lassen): 91
4-Cam Staton (Sierra): 91
6-Ben Pernetti (Cosumnes River): 89
7-Matias Michel (Sierra): 88
8-Derek Silva (San Diego Mesa): 87
9-Alex Gomez (Laney): 84
10-Matt Cuccias (Glendale): 83
10-Joseph Jasso (Canyons): 83
Others:
Jackson Price (Chaffey): 82
Joe O’Regan (Chaffey): 69
Hugo Tafoya (PCC): 61
Ian Hoffstetter (Chaffey): 59
Isaac Gonzales (Citrus): 53
Hudson Castillo (MSAC): 48
Sam Silversmith (MSAC): 44
Brenden Menchaca (MSAC): 43
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