2015 All-CCAA Baseball Team Announced
WALNUT CREEK — Defending California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament Champion UC San Diego and Cal State Monterey Bay placed a CCAA-best 11 players on the 2015 All-Conference baseball team, it was announced Thursday morning at the Baseball Championship pre-tournament banquet in Stockton.
Also placing a significant amount of players on this years team was Conference Regular-Season Champion Cal Poly Pomona with eight honorees. Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A. each had six selections, followed by Cal State Stanislaus (5), Sonoma State (5), Cal State East Bay (4), Chico State (4), San Francisco State (4), and Cal State San Bernardino (2).
The Tritons also led all 12 squads with four First team picks, including junior starting pitcher Justin Donatella, senior second baseman Erik Lewis, sophomore outfielder Jack Larsen, and junior designated player Gradeigh Sanchez. UCSD’s Troy Cruz was named to the second team, while six others earned honorable mention.
Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State L.A., and Cal State Monterey Bay all named three individuals to the First team. Cal State Dominguez Hills had two selections, while Cal State East Bay and Chico State also secured a spot on the First Team.
Toros’ Kamran Young was voted this year’s Most Valuable Player, while Triton ace Justin Donatello was tabbed the Most Valuable Pitcher. Pioneers Alex Vesia was named the Freshman of the Year, with Broncos’ Ryan Olson and Randy Betten respectively snagging the Newcomer and Coach of the Year awards.
Young led the Conference with a .393 average, as well as in on-base percentage (.519), and slugging percentage (.730). In 211 plate appearances he totaled 64 hits, which included nine doubles, two triples, and a CCAA-leading 14 home runs, 34 walks and 46 RBI.
Donatella is currently second in the nation with a WHIP of 0.77 and fifth among all Division II pitchers with his 0.86 ERA after allowing just seven earned runs on 44 hits and 12 walks. Donatella heads into post-season play with an 8-2 record and a CCAA-best 94 strikeouts.
During his rookie season with the Pioneers Alex Vesia went 5-4 in his 12 starts and compiled and 2.18 ERA, allowing just 18 earned runs on 60 hits, walking just 22 batters and striking out 39.
A sophomore transfer from University of San Diego, Olson wrapped up the regular-season with a Conference-leading nine wins. In 65.1 total innings of work he offered just 11 earned runs on 42 hits for an ERA of 1.52, while also ranking fourth in the CCAA with 69 strikeouts.
Betten earned his first Coach of the Year nod after guiding CPP to its first CCAA Championship title since 1991. He coached the Broncos to stellar 36-14 record, including a 28-12 record in Conference play. In reaching post-season play for the third time in five years, Betten now holds an improved record of 161-96.
| 2015 All-CCAA Baseball Team |
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| SP |
Luke Barker |
Chico State |
Sr. |
Chico |
| SP |
Justin Donatella |
UC San Diego |
Jr. |
Suagus |
| SP |
Icezack Flemming |
Cal State L.A. |
Sr. |
Valencia |
| SP |
Ryan Olson |
Cal Poly Pomona |
So. |
Upland |
| RP |
Kory Groves |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
Citrus Heights |
| C |
Christian Kelley |
Cal Poly Pomona |
So. |
Chino |
| 1B |
Kevin Davidson |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Jr. |
Yucaipa |
| 2B |
Erik Lewis |
UC San Diego |
Sr. |
Upland |
| 3B |
Brady Conlan |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Jr. |
Chatsworth |
| 3B |
Ryan Kochan |
Cal State East Bay |
Sr. |
San Ramon |
| SS |
Ty Morris |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
Royal Oaks |
| OF |
Jesus Cuevas |
Cal State L.A. |
Sr. |
Norwalk |
| OF |
Kyle Garlick |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Chino Hills |
| OF |
Jack Larsen |
UC San Diego |
So. |
Mission Viejo |
| OF |
Trent Zaks |
Cal State L.A. |
Sr. |
Cypress |
| UTL |
Kamran Young |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Santa Monica |
| DH |
Gradeigh Sanchez |
UC San Diego |
Jr. |
Mission Viejo |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| SP |
Kevin Brown |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Thousand Oaks |
| SP |
Cody Gappa |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
Corning |
| SP |
Cody Ponce |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Jr. |
Upland |
| SP |
Chris Powell |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Upland |
| RP |
Cory Davis |
San Francisco State |
Sr. |
Chino Hills |
| RP |
J.J. Franklin |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Chino |
| C |
Marcus Mastrobuoni |
Cal State Stanislaus |
Sr. |
Livermore |
| 1B |
Nick Cooksey |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Glendora |
| 2B |
Michael Chavarria |
Cal State Stanislaus |
Jr. |
Woodland |
| 3B |
Dylan Garcia |
Chico State |
Sr. |
El Cajon |
| SS |
Ryan Webberley |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Jr. |
Palmdale |
| SS |
Jourdan Weiks |
Sonoma State |
Sr. |
Olympia, Wash. |
| OF |
Chris Blanton |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Jr. |
Burlingame |
| OF |
Nick Jackson |
San Francisco State |
So. |
San Jose |
| OF |
Rudy Navarro |
Cal State East Bay |
Jr. |
Corcoran |
| OF |
Scott Stetson |
Cal State Stanislaus |
Jr. |
La Canada |
| UTL |
Troy Cruz |
UC San Diego |
Jr. |
Chula Vista |
| DH |
Justin Flores |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Jr. |
Fresno |
| DH |
Fernando Gallegos |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Sylmar |
HONORABLE MENTION
SP – Ryan Luna (Sonoma State), Jeff Owen (Cal State Monterey Bay), Michael Pope (Cal State East Bay), Brandon Quintero (Cal State L.A.), Bobby Raymos (Sonoma State), Trevor Scott (UC San Diego), Greg Steinbeck (Cal State Monterey Bay), Alex Vesia (Cal State East Bay); RP – Tyray Gatewood (Cal State Dominguez Hills), Aaron Godinez (Cal State Stanislaus), Dan Kolodin (UC San Diego), Chad Rieser (UC San Diego), Ryan O’Shea (Chico State); C – Mark Lindsay (San Francisco State), Ryan Welker (Cal State L.A.); 1B – Warren Fishback (Cal State San Bernardino), Michael Mann (UC San Diego); 2B – Grant Buchanan (Cal State San Bernardino), Curtis Gomez (Cal State Monterey Bay); 3B – Rodrigo Martinez (Cal State L.A.), Nick Molina (Cal State Stanislaus); SS –Tyler Howsley (UC San Diego); OF – Devin Alexander (Sonoma State), Justin Flatt (UC San Diego), Brian Hamm (Cal State Monterey Bay), Brandon Polizzi (Cal State Dominguez Hills), Will Rosado (Cal State Monterey Bay); UTL – Alex Crosby (Sonoma State), Clayton Gelfand (Chico State); DH –Chad Thurston (San Francisco State)
Most Valuable Pitcher: Justin Donatella, UC San Diego
Most Valuable Player: Kamran Young, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Olson, Cal Poly Pomona
Freshman of the Year: Alex Vesia, Cal State East Bay
Coach of the Year: Randy Betten, Cal Poly Pomona