2014 All-CCAA Baseball Team Announced
WALNUT CREEK – For the second-straight season Chico State placed a conference-high 11 players on the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s All-Conference baseball team, it was announced Thursday morning at the 2014 Baseball Championships banquet in Stockton, Calif.
Also placing a significant amount of players on this years team was Cal Poly Pomona with 10 selections, while UC San Diego, Cal State East Bay, and Cal State Dominguez Hills each had six selections.
The Wildcats led all 11 squads with six First team picks – starting pitchers Nick Baker and Brad Lohse, as well as relief pitcher Luke Barker, catcher Peter Miller, third baseman Ruben Padilla, and shortstop Cody Slader. UC San Diego followed right behind with four First team picks – starting pitcher Justin Donatella, second baseman Erik Lewis, utility player Troy Cruz, and designated hitter Nick La Face.
CPP named two individuals to the first team, with Cal State East Bay, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State L.A. Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State Stanislaus, and Sonoma State all securing a spot on the First team.
Cal Poly Pomona’s David Armendariz was chosen the Most Valuable Player, while Chico State’s Nick Baker was tabbed the Most Valuable Pitcher. Broncos’ Steven Andrade was named the Freshman of the Year, with Wildcats’ Brad Lohse and head coach Dave Taylor snagging the the Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year awards, respectively.
Armendariz led the conference with a .593 slugging percentage thanks to 9 home runs, 15 doubles, and two triples. In conference play he totaled 22 runs, 43 hits, 12 doubles, 13 walks, 9 stolen bases and finished second among the CCAA leaders in home runs (5) and runs batted in (36).
Baker is currently second among all Division II pitchers with a WHIP of 0.81 after surrendering just nine walks and 66 hits in 92.1 innings pitched. Overall, he registered a 9-1 record with five complete games in his 13 starts this season. During CCAA play, Baker finished 7-1 with an ERA of 1.76. In 71.2 innings, he allowed just 14 earned runs on 55 hits, walked seven, and struck out 46.
Lohse, as sophomore transfer from Shasta Community College, finished the regular-season 8-0 in his 10 appearances for the Wildcats. In conference play, he pitched 60.1 innings with three complete games, while allowing 11 earned runs on 51 hits for an ERA of 1.64.
During his rookie season with the Broncos, Andrade averaged .270 with totals of 41 hits, 18 runs, 9 doubles, and 22 RBI.
Taylor earned his first Coach of the Year nod after guiding the Wildcats to records of 37-11 and 29-10 in CCAA play. In reaching his eighth-straight 30-win season, Taylor now holds an improved record of 303-141.
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2014 All-CCAA Baseball Team
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| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| SP |
George Asmus |
Sonoma State |
Sr. |
Pleasanton, Calif. |
| SP |
Nick Baker |
Chico State |
Sr. |
La Quinta, Calif. |
| SP |
Justin Donatella |
UC San Diego |
So. |
Saugus, Calif. |
| SP |
Brad Lohse |
Chico State |
So. |
Chico, Caif. |
| RP |
Luke Barker |
Chico State |
Jr. |
Chico, Calif. |
| C |
Peter Miller |
Chico State |
Jr. |
Santa Cruz, Calif. |
| 1B |
Kamran Young |
Cal St. Dominguez Hills |
Jr. |
Santa Clarita, Calif. |
| 2B |
Erik Lewis |
UC San Diego |
Jr. |
Upland, Calif |
| 3B |
Ruban Padilla |
Chico State |
Sr. |
Reseda, Calif. |
| SS |
Cody Slader |
Chico State |
Jr. |
Castro Valley, Calif. |
| INF |
Manny Acosta |
Cal State L.A. |
Sr. |
South El Monte, Calif. |
| INF |
Marcus Mastrobuoni |
Cal State Stanislaus |
Jr. |
Livermore, Calif. |
| OF |
David Armendariz |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Granada Hills, Calif. |
| OF |
Joseph Eusebio |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Walnut, Calif. |
| OF |
Mark Hurley |
Cal St. Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
Hollister, Calif. |
| OF |
Kelly Starnes |
Cal State East Bay |
Jr. |
Pittsburg, Calif. |
| UTL |
Troy Cruz |
UC San Diego |
So. |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
| DH |
Nick La Face |
UC San Diego |
Sr. |
North Hollywood, Calif. |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| SP |
Sean Becker |
Cal State East Bay |
Sr. |
San Fernando, Calif. |
| SP |
Brennan Bernardino |
Cal St. Dominguez Hills |
Jr. |
Valencia, Calif. |
| SP |
Steven Farnworth |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Jr. |
Valencia, Calif. |
| SP |
Nick Hudson |
Cal State East Bay |
Sr. |
Benicia, Calif. |
| RP |
Austin Boyle |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Jr. |
Orange, Calif. |
| C |
Cody Doyle |
Cal State L.A. |
Sr. |
Covina, Calif. |
| 1B |
Bo Walter |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Lafayette, Calif. |
| 2B |
Ryan McClellan |
Chico State |
Sr. |
Visalia, Calif. |
| 2B |
Kevin Meriwether |
Cal St. San Bernardino |
Jr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| 3B |
Danny Haley |
Cal St. Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| SS |
William Ouellette |
Cal St. San Bernardino |
Jr. |
Corona, Calif. |
| INF |
Colton Beatty |
Cal State Stanislaus |
Sr. |
Atwater, Calif. |
| INF |
Daniel Carney |
Cal State East Bay |
Jr. |
Livermore, Calif. |
| OF |
Ryne Clark |
Chico State |
Sr. |
Palm Desert, Calif. |
| OF |
Skippy Ferreria |
Cal State Stanislaus |
Jr. |
Fresno, Calif. |
| OF |
Justin Rahn |
UC San Diego |
Sr. |
Cupertino, Calif. |
| OF |
David Steininger |
Cal St. Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Moreno Valley, Calif. |
| UTL |
Eric Ehlow |
Sonoma State |
Jr. |
Laguna Niguel, Calif. |
| DH |
Brandon Alexander |
Cal State East Bay |
Sr. |
Oakley, Calif. |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| SP |
Max Bethell |
Cal Poly Pomona |
So. |
Garden Grove, Calif. |
| SP |
Jeff Owen |
Cal St. Monterey Bay |
Jr. |
Clovis, Calif. |
| SP |
Cody Ponce |
Cal Poly Pomona |
So. |
Upland, Calif. |
| SP |
A.J. Quintero |
Cal St. Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
Vacaville, Calif. |
| RP |
Robert Hook |
Chico State |
Jr. |
Moreno Valley, Calif. |
| C |
Mark Lindsay |
San Francisco State |
Jr. |
Upland, Calif. |
| 1B |
Michael Mann |
UC San Diego |
Jr. |
Orinda, Calif. |
| 2B |
Trevor Magno |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Anaheim, Calif. |
| 2B |
Jackson Stogner |
Sonoma State |
Sr. |
Sebastopol, Calif. |
| 3B |
Ryan Kochan |
Cal State East Bay |
Jr. |
San Ramon, Calif. |
| SS |
Peter Ives |
Cal St. Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
| SS |
Richie Johnson |
Cal St. Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
San Leandro, Calif. |
| SS |
Jourdan Weiks |
Sonoma State |
Jr. |
Olympia, Wash. |
| INF |
Tyler Madrid |
Chico State |
Jr. |
Garden Grove, Calif. |
| OF |
Chris Carlson |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Chino Hills, Calif. |
| OF |
Dylan Garcia |
Chico State |
Jr. |
El Cajon, Calif. |
| OF |
Dillon Meyer |
Sna Francisco State |
Sr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| OF |
Bubby Rossman |
Cal St. Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
La Habra Heights, Calif. |
| UTL |
Travis Bonner |
Cal St. Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
Los Gatos, Calif. |
| DH |
Nick Cooksey |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Jr. |
Glendora, Calif. |
Most Valuable Player: David Armendariz, Cal Poly Pomona
Most Valuable Pitcher: Nick Baker, Chico State
Newcomer of the Year: Brad Lohse, Chico State
Freshman of the Year: Steven Andrade, Cal Poly Pomona
Coach of the Year: Dave Taylor, Chico State