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2014 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Baseball • 1 www.CSULAathletics.com 2 CORPORATE PARTNERS THE GOLDEN EAGLES WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING: in-n-out.com sierraacura.com www.CSULAathletics.com mixedchicks.net sizzler.com doubletree.com pepsi.com 2014 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Baseball • FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BECOMING A GOLDEN EAGLE CORPORATE PARTNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, AT (323) 343-3080 OR ONLINE AT CSULAATHLETICS.COM 2014 CSULA BASEBAll TEAM # Name Pos. B/T. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School Last School 1 Matt Sanchez INF R/R 6-0 180 Sr. Granada Hills / Kennedy HS L.A. Pierce College 2 Andrew Montanari INF L/R 6-0 165 Jr. Santa Monica / Santa Monica HS Cuesta College 3 Niko Garcia INF L/R 5-9 160 Sr. Van Nuys / Cleveland HS L.A. Mission College 4 Casey Ryan IF/OF R/R 5-10 170 Sr. Burbank / Notre Dame HS L.A. Valley College 5 David Trejo INF R/R 5-10 190 Jr. Ventura / St. Bonaventura HS 7 Reed Reznicek RHP R/R 6-2 210 Jr. Vista / Rancho Buena Vista HS Indiana 8 Geoff Schuller OF R/R 6-2 170 Jr. Mission Viejo / Mission Viejo HS Santa Ana JC 9 Steven Luna 1B L/L 6-1 220 Sr. Long Beach / Lakewood HS West L.A. College 10 Manny Acosta INF R/R 6-3 210 Sr. South El Monte / South El Monte HS 13 Greg Humbert RHP/C L/R 5-10 180 Fr. Bellflower / Gahr HS 2014 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Baseball • 14 Elijah Saunders RHP/IF L/R 6-1 175 Fr. San Francisco / Lowell HS 15 Marcos Casillas RHP R/R 6-0 190 Jr. Norwalk / Sante Fe HS Rio Hondo JC 16 Cody Doyle C L/R 6-2 225 Sr. Covina / South Hills HS Rio Hondo JC 17 Joe Molina RHP R/R 6-1 170 Jr. Redlands / Redlands East Valley HS Riverside CC 18 Kurt Smith RHP R/R 6-2 190 Jr. Stockton / St. Mary’s HS San Joaquin Delta College 19 Jesus Cuevas OF L/L 5-10 190 Jr. Norwalk / Sante Fe HS Rio Hondo JC 20 Ryan Keller RHP R/R 6-3 205 Jr. Castaic / West Ranch HS University of San Diego 21 Rodrigo Martinez INF S/R 5-10 165 Jr. Westchester / Junipero Serra HS East Los Angeles JC 22 Ryan Dixon C L/R 6-2 170 Fr. Long Beach / Lakewood HS 23 Trent Zaks OF R/R 6-1 190 Jr. Cypress / Cypress HS UC Irvine/Cypress JC 24 Josh Guerra OF R/R 5-11 190 Jr. Yorba Linda / Downey HS Long Beach State 25 David Armas RHP R/R 6-0 175 Sr. Sun Valley / San Fernando HS L.A. Valley College 26 Jordan Cavazos RHP R/R 6-4 225 So. Temecula / Temecula Valley HS 27 Chris Oropesa RHP R/R 6-2 235 Jr. Rancho Cucamonga / Etiwanda HS Riverside CC 29 Travis Hawley RHP R/R 5-10 185 Jr. Placentia / Valencia HS Santa Ana JC 30 Adan Cabrales LHP L/L 6-2 250 Jr. Lynwood / Warren HS 31 Drew Vanisi INF R/R 6-1 250 Jr. San Mateo / Aragon HS Canada College 32 Brandon Quintero RHP R/R 6-1 185 So. La Habra / Sonora HS 33 Kevin Fontana OF R/R 5-10 175 Jr. San Jose / Archbishop Mitty HS West Valley JC 34 Ryan Santhon LHP L/L 5-11 220 Sr. Tarzana / Taft HS L.A. Pierce College 41 Shawn Meusborn RHP R/R 6-4 205 Sr. Northridge / Chatsworth HS L.A. Mission JC 43 Omar Jimenez RHP R/R 6-7 225 Sr. Lakewood / Lakewood HS Long Beach City College 50 Nick Davenport C R/R 5-9 185 Jr. Rome, Italy / Sequoia HS College of San Mateo 55 Kyle Peralta OF R/R 5-10 190 Jr. Lakewood / St. John Bosco HS East Los Angeles JC Head Coach: Vince Beringhele Assistant Coaches: Chris Hernandez, Joe Gordon, Dale Legaspi CLASS BREAKDOWN HEIGHT BREAKDOWN ALPHA BREAKDOWN ALPHA BREAKDOWN ALPHA BREAKDOWN Senior .................10 6-7 ....................1 Acosta, Manny Hawley, Travis Reznicek, Reed Junior . .19 6-6 ....................0 Armas, David Humbert, Greg Ryan, Casey www.CSULAathletics.com Sophomore ..............2 6-5 ....................0 Cabrales, Adan Jiminez, Omar Sanchez, Matt Freshman ...............3 6-4 ....................2 Casillas, Marcos Keller, Ryan Santhon, Ryan 6-3 ....................2 Cavazos, Jordan Luna, Steven Saunders, Elijah POSITION BREAKDOWN 6-2 ....................7 Cuevas, Jesus Martinez, Rodrigo Schuller, Geoff INF ....................8 6-1 ....................6 Davenport, Nick Meusborn, Shawn Smith, Kirt OF ....................7 6-0 ....................4 Dixon, Ryan Molina, Joe Trejo, David C......................3 5-11 ...................2 Doyle, Cody Montanari, Andrew Vanisi, Drew LHP ...................2 5-10 ...................8 Fontana, Kevin Oropesa, Chris Zaks, Trent RHP ..................14 5-9 ....................2 Garcia, Niko Peralta, Kyle Guerra, Josh Quintero, Brandon 2014 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Eagles Nest Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. William A. Covino Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Sports Information Director Paul Helms Credits: The 2014 Baseball media SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 guide was designed and edited by Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 Paul Helms and Brendan Dally. Head Coach Vince Beringhele Assistant Coaches Hernandez, Gordon Dr. William A. Covino Dr. Dan Bridges Baseball Office Phone 323-343-3093 University President Director of Athletics 3 4 HEAD COAch VINCE BERINGHELE - 7TH SEASON - 167-137 (.549 WINNING PCT.) After guiding the Golden Eagles to their first-ever California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2013, Vince Beringhele returns for his seventh season as the Cal State L.A. head baseball coach. Beringhele led Cal State L.A. to a 35-22 overall record that included a sparkling 28-12 mark in CCAA play last season. The Golden Eagles finished second in the CCAA during the regular season, just one game out first place. The 35 wins were the most for the program since 2007 and the third-highest total since 1977. The 28-12 conference record was 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 enabled Cal State L.A. to punch its ticket to the NCAA playoffs for the first time since 2007. Cal State L.A. went 4-1 in the double-elimination tournament. After splitting its first two games against Chico State and Sonoma State, the Golden Eagles beat Cal State Monterey Bay, 14-3 and Sonoma State twice by scores of 15-3 and 7-1 to win the championship. In the five tournament games, Cal State L.A. outscored its opponents, 49-12. The Golden Eagles advanced to the NCAA playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the West Region and dropped its two playoff games to conclude the season. Cal State L.A. earned seven All-Conference selections, the most for the program since 2009, including five first-team picks, which were the most since 1998. James Wharton was named the CCAA Player of the Year, giving the Golden Eagles their second straight Player of the Year award and a major conference award for a third straight year. In his first six years at Cal State L.A., Beringhele has led the Golden Eagles to a 167-137 overall record and a 130-95 mark in conference play. Cal State L.A. has had 32 players earn All-Conference honors, 20 players make All-West Region teams and six Beringhele players earn All-America recognition in his first six years as the head coach. Cal State L.A. has had a first-team All-West Region vs Opponents player in each of Beringhele’s six seasons with the program and has had a player earn All-America honors in five of his six years, including the last five straight. Non-Conference Opponents Beringhele led the Golden Eagles to its second straight winning season in 2012 and to the brink of a spot in the four-team Azusa Pacific .............. 0-2 CCAA Championship Tournament. Biola..................... 1-0 The Golden Eagles were also in contention for an NCAA playoff bid up until the final weekend of the regular season. Cal State California Baptist........... 4-6 L.A. finished with a 26-22 overall record and a 21-17 mark in conference play. CS San Marcos............. 0-3 For the second straight year, Cal State L.A. finished just one game out of a playoff spot. www.CSULAathletics.com Concordia................. 4-1 The Golden Eagles were especially tough at home, where they compiled a 17-4 record and won their final eight contests at Dixie State ................ 2-6 Reeder Field. Fresno Pacific.............. 1-2 Beringhele led a team that featured All-American Daniel Duran, who set a new program record by hitting .451 on the season. Grand Canyon ............. 5-3 Duran was named the CCAA and NCAA Division II West Region Player of the Year. Duran became the Golden Eagles’ first CCAA Point Loma................ 0-1 Player of the Year since 1998 and the first West Region Player of the Year since 2007. Saint Martin's .............. 2-0 The 2012 season was a successful follow-up to a bounce-back year in 2011. Cal State L.A. wound up with a 27-23 overall Vanguard ................. 1-1 record and was 21-19 in conference play. The Golden Eagles finished just one game out of a spot in the CCAA Championship Total............20-25 (.444%) Tournament and were ranked in the national top-25 polls during the regular season.