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BASEBALL ƟƝƞƣ 1 THE GOLDEN EAGLES WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING: ARTNERS ORPORATE P C IOS AGLE B E LAYER OLDEN P G TATISTICS 2015 S ESULTS R 2015 CCAA 2015 CCAA OOK B CSLA ECORD R ECORDS IME R -T LL A OACHING C $ WARDS CCOLADES A A ARTNERS ORPORATE P C FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BECOMING A GOLDEN EAGLE CORPORATE PARTNER, OACHES PLEASE CONTACT THE IVISION OF NTERCOLLEGIATE THLETICS AT D I A , (323) 343-3080 & C DMINISTRATION A OR ONLINE AT CALSTATELAATHLETICS.COM 2 2016 CAL STATE LA BASEBALL TEAM 2016 R # Name Pos. B/T. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Last School 1 Isaac Dominguez INF R/R 5-9 155 Jr. Pacoima San Fernando HS Los Angeles Valley JC OSTER 2 Anthony Ayala INF R/R 5-10 175 Jr. Fontana Fontana HS Riverside CC *UHJ+XPEHUW 5+3& /5 -U %HOOÀRZHU *DKU+6 4 Ryan Welker C R/R 5-7 170 Sr. Los Olivos Santa Ynez Valley HS Allan Hancock JC 5 Armett Johnson OF R/R 6-2 205 So. Lake View Terrace Crespi HS University of Utah G 7 Paul Martinez, Jr. INF L/R 6-0 185 Sr. Riverside Arlington HS Riverside CC P OLDEN 8 Nate Adams RHP R/R 6-3 220 Jr. El Centro Central Union HS Imperial Valley JC LAYER 9 Nathan Navarrete OF L/R 5-9 170 Jr. Fresno Central East HS Fresno CC E 10 Dakota Hernandez C R/R 6-2 215 Sr. Saugus West Ranch HS BYU B AGLE 12 Angel Sanchez INF R/R 5-9 170 Jr. San Luis, Ariz. Kofa HS Cabrillo College IOS 14 Brandon Zavala RHP R/R 5-10 185 So. Lake View Terrace Verdugo HS 15 James Mendez RHP R/R 6-2 215 So. Hacienda Heights Los Altos HS 16 Kyle Villa RHP R/R 6-5 215 Jr. Camarillo Adolfo Camarillo HS Oxnard College 2015 M 17 Nick Osuna INF R/R 6-1 170 Sr. Garden Grove Servite HS Cal State Northridge S 18 Lawrence Dominguez INF R/R 5-11 175 Sr. West Covina South Hills HS Mt. SAC TATISTICS 19 Kevin Amezquita OF L/R 6-0 175 Jr. Azusa Gladstone HS East Los Angeles JC 20 Gabriel Gentner RHP R/R 6-1 220 Jr. Eastvale Eleanor Roosevelt HS UC Riverside ISC 21 Holden Berger LHP L/L 6-0 175 Jr. Clovis Buchanan HS Fresno CC . 22 Ryan Dixon RHP/C L/R 6-3 190 Jr. Long Beach Lakewood HS 23 Christian Broussard, Jr. RHP/INF R/R 6-3 270 So. Ramona Ramona HS San Diego CC 2015 G 24 Trevor Meleski OF R/R 6-5 210 Sr. Vallejo Ponderosa HS Cypress College G 25 Jesus Farias RHP R/R 5-9 175 Jr. Pacoima Verdugo Hills HS Los Angeles Valley JC AME 26 Jordan Cavazos RHP R/R 6-4 225 Sr. Temecula Temecula Valley HS R AME 27 Mitchell Moore RHP R/R 6-2 205 Sr. Long Beach Cypress HS Golden West JC ESULTS 29 Christopher Flores OF R/R 5-10 185 Jr. Boyle Heights Cathedral HS East Los Angeles JC -B Y 30 Merrick Patito RHP R/R 6-1 190 Jr. Mira Loma Jurupa Valley HS Chaffey College - 31 Garrett Dean 1B/OF/UT L/R 5-8 185 Jr. Alta Loma Alta Loma HS Riverside CC 32 Daniel Diaz LHP L/L 6-4 180 Sr. San Bernardino Cajon HS CS San Bernardino 33 Ralph Ramirez RHP R/R 6-1 200 Sr. Torrance Torrance HS El Camino College R ECORD 34 Justin Davis RHP/UT R/R 6-0 195 Jr. Lakewood Mayfair HS Long Beach CC CSLA 43 Anthony Moreno INF R/R 5-11 230 So. West Covina Covina HS 50 Andrew Jimenez INF R/R 5-8 145 Fr. Pico Rivera Montebello HS B 55 Grant Craddolph INF S/R 6-0 170 Fr. Los Angeles Westchester HS OOK Head Coach: Vince Beringhele Assistant Coaches: Chris Hernandez, Joe Gordon, Dale Legaspi, Scott Masik A A CCOLADES CLASS BREAKDOWN HEIGHT BREAKDOWN ALPHA BREAKDOWN ALPHA BREAKDOWN ALPHA BREAKDOWN WARDS Senior.................10 6-5 ....................2 Adams, Nate Dominguez, Lawrence Moreno, Anthony Junior . .16 6-4 ....................2 Amezquita, Kevin Farias, Jesus Navarrete, Nathan $ Sophomore ..............5 6-3 ....................3 Ayala, Anthony Flores, Christopher Osuna, Nick Freshman ...............2 6-2 ....................4 Berger, Holden Gentner, Gabriel Patito, Merrick 6-1 ....................4 Broussard, Christian Hernandez, Dakota Ramirez, Ralph POSITION BREAKDOWN 6-0 ....................5 Cavazos, Jordan Humbert, Greg Sanchez, Angel INF...................10 5-11 ...................2 Craddolph, Grant Jimenez, Andrew Villa, Kyle R OF ....................5 5-10 ...................4 Davis, Justin Johnson, Armett Welker, Ryan EEDER C......................2 5-9 ....................4 Dean, Garrett Martinez, Paul Zavala, Brandon LHP ...................2 5-8 ....................2 Diaz, Daniel Meleski, Trevor F RHP ..................14 5-7 ....................1 Dixon, Ryan Mendez, James IELD Dominguez, Isaac Moore, Mitchell 2016 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California C P Enrollment 27,000 ORPORATE ARTNERS Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Reeder Field Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. William A. Covino Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Garrett E A Sports Information Director Paul Helms AGLE BOUT Credits: The 2016 Baseball media SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 guide was designed and edited by A Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 G Paul Helms, Brendan Dally and THLETICS Head Coach Vince Beringhele OLDEN Rickey Chen. Assistant Coaches Hernandez, Gordon Dr. William A. Covino Mike Garrett Baseball Office Phone 323-343-3093 University President Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 3 VINCE BERINGHELE - 9TH SEASON - 211-189 (.528 WINNING PCT.) TAFF S After guiding the Golden Eagles to a successful 2015 season, Vince Beringhele returns for his ninth season as the Cal State L.A. head baseball coach. He led the Golden Eagles to a winning season for the sixth time in the past eight years with a dramatic improvement in 2015. OACHING The Golden Eagles won 12 more games in 2015 than they did in 2014 and were one of the most improved C teams in the NCAA Division II. Cal State L.A. finished with a 28-20 overall record and a 23-17 mark in the California Collegiate Athletic Association last season. The team’s earned run average dropped from 5.84 in 2014 to 3.87 last season and the team’s batting average rose from .262 to .298. The Golden Eagles scored 59 more runs than in 2014 and allowed 90 fewer runs. The 3.87 IOS AGLE earned run average was the lowest for Cal State L.A. in more than 25 years. B E In his first eight years at Cal State L.A., Beringhele has led the Golden Eagles to a 211-189 overall record and a 167-137 mark in conference play. Cal State L.A. has had 40 players earn All-Conference honors, 24 players make LAYER OLDEN All-West Region teams and six players earn All-America recognition. Cal State L.A. has had an All-West Region player P G in each of Beringhele’s eight seasons with the program, including a first-team selection in six of those years. Beringhele led the Golden Eagles to a historic season in 2013 when they won their first-ever CCAA Championship Tournament title and earned a trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time since 2007. The Golden Eagles posted a 35-22 overall record that included a sparkling 28-12 mark in CCAA play. Cal State L.A. finished second in the CCAA during the regular season, just one game out first place. The 35 wins TATISTICS Beringhele were the most for the program since 2007 and the third-highest total since 1977. The 28-12 conference record was vs Opponents the best for the program since 2007 and the second-best since 1977. Beringhele directed the Golden Eagles to a dominating run through the CCAA Championship Tournament that 2015 S Non-Conference Opponents enabled Cal State L.A. to punch its ticket to the NCAA playoffs. Cal State L.A. went 4-1 in the double-elimination $]XVD3DFL¿F ................ 0-3 tournament. After splitting its first two games against Chico State and Sonoma State, the Golden Eagles beat Cal Biola.......................1-0 State Monterey Bay, 14-3 and Sonoma State twice by scores of 15-3 and 7-1 to win the championship. In the five California Baptist............ 5-11 tournament games, Cal State L.A. outscored its opponents, 49-12. CS San Marcos...............0-3 The Golden Eagles advanced to the NCAA playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the West Region and dropped its two Concordia...................4-1 playoff games to conclude the season. Dixie State ..................2-9 ESULTS )UHVQR3DFL¿F................1-2 Cal State L.A. earned seven All-Conference selections, the most for the program since 2009, including five first- R Grand Canyon ...............5-3 team picks, which were the most since 1998. James Wharton was named the CCAA Player of the Year, giving the 2015 CCAA 2015 CCAA Point Loma..................0-1 Golden Eagles their second straight Player of the Year award and a major conference award for a third straight year. Saint Martin's................2-0 Beringhele led the Golden Eagles to its second straight winning season in 2012 and to the brink of a spot in the Vanguard ...................1-1 four-team CCAA Championship Tournament. Cal State L.A. finished with a 26-22 overall record and a 21-17 mark St.