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San Pedro / San Pedro HS 8 Peter Straka INF R/R 6-0 190 Sr. Eugene, OR / Sheldon HS Allan Hancock JC 9 Steven Luna INF L/L 6-1 210 Jr. Long Beach / Lakewood HS West L.A. College 10 Manny Acosta INF R/R 6-3 210 Jr. South El Monte / South El Monte HS 13 Ryan Dixon C L/R 6-2 170 Fr. Long Beach / Lakewood HS 14 Niko Garcia INF L/R 5-10 160 Jr. Van Nuys / Cleveland HS L.A. Mission College 15 Jeremy Weber OF R/R 6-0 205 Sr. Lancaster / Lancaster HS College of the Canyons 16 Cody Doyle C L/R 6-2 225 Jr. Covina / South Hills HS Rio Hondo JC 17 Kurt Smith RHP R/R 6-2 195 Jr. Stockton / St. Mary's HS San Joaquin Delta College 18 Yuki Onodera RHP R/R 5-9 185 Jr. Sapporo, Japan / Sapporo Minami HS Glendale CC 19 Ryan Cooperstone INF R/R 5-11 185 Sr. Chatsworth / Chatsworth HS Utah 20 James Wharton 1B R/R 6-3 215 Sr. Reseda / Chatsworth HS Pierce College 21 Samuel Arce C R/R 5-8 175 Sr. Arleta / Grant HS L.A. Valley College 22 Cedar Morgan RHP R/R 6-0 210 Sr. Santa Cruz / Soquel HS Cabrillo College 23 Jonathan Skura RHP R/R 6-2 225 Sr. Beverly Hills / Beverly Hills HS West L.A. College 24 Scott Masik OF R/R 6-2 190 Sr. Santa Cruz / Archbishop Mitty HS San Jose City College 25 David Armas RHP R/R 6-0 170 Jr. Sun Valley / San Fernando HS L.A. Valley College 26 Jordan Cavazos RHP R/R 6-4 230 Fr. Temecula / Temecula Valley HS 27 Trevor Hopkins INF R/R 5-10 175 Sr. Santa Barbara / San Marcos HS 29 Alex Guerrero C R/R 5-9 170 Fr. Montebello / Montebello HS 30 Adan Cabrales LHP L/L 6-3 240 So. Lynwood / Warren HS 31 Jordan Sechler LHP L/L 6-2 210 Sr. Santa Maria / St. Joseph HS Arkansas Pine-Bluff 32 Brandon Quintero RHP R/R 6-1 175 Fr. La Habra / Sonora HS 33 Tim Vranau RHP R/R 6-4 185 Jr. Simi Valley / L.A. Valley College Cal State Northridge 34 Ryan Santhon LHP L/L 5-11 235 Sr. Tarzana / Taft HS L.A. Pierce College 41 Shawn Meusborn RHP R/R 6-4 205 Jr. Northridge / Chatsworth HS L.A. Mission JC 43 Omar Jimenez RHP R/R 6-7 225 Jr. Lakewood / Lakewood HS Long Beach City College 50 Sam Elgoual RHP R/R 6-1 185 Fr. San Diego / Mission Bay HS 55 Josh Cabula INF R/R 5-7 170 So. Cerritos / Gahr HS RS Kevin Fontana OF R/R 5-10 170 Jr. San Jose / Archbishop Mitty HS West Valley College RS Reed Reznicek RHP R/R 6-2 205 Jr. Vista / Rancho Buena Vista HS Indiana Head Coach: #11 Vince Beringhele Assistant Coaches: #28 Chris Hernandez, #6 Joe Gordon 2013 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Reeder Field Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. James M. Rosser Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Credits: The 2013 Baseball Sports Information Director Paul Helms media guide was designed SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 and edited by Paul Helms and Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 Brendan Dally. Dr. James M. Rosser Dr. Dan Bridges Head Coach Vince Beringhele Assistant Coaches Hernandez, Gordon President Director of Athletics Baseball Office Phone 323-343-3093 2013 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Baseball 2 HEAD COA ch #11 - VINCE BERINGHELE - 6TH SEA S ON - 132-115 (.534 WINNING PCT .) After guiding the Golden Eagles to another strong season in 2012, Vince Beringhele returns for his sixth season as the Cal State L.A. head baseball coach. Beringhele led the Golden Eagles to its second straight winning season and to the brink of a spot in the four-team California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament. The Golden Eagles were also in contention for their first NCAA playoff bid since 2007 up until the final weekend of the regular season. Cal State L.A. finished with a 26-22 overall record and a 21-17 mark in conference play. For the second straight year, Cal State L.A. finished just one game out of a playoff spot. The Golden Eagles were especially tough at home, where they compiled a 17-4 record and won their final eight contests at Reeder Field. Beringhele led a team that featured All-American Daniel Duran, who set a new program record by hitting .451 on the season. Duran was named the CCAA and NCAA Division II West Region Player of the Year. Duran became the Golden Eagles’ first CCAA Player of the Year since 1998 and the first West Region Player of the Year since 2007. Cal State L.A. had a player earn All-America honors for a fourth straight year. In his first five years at Cal State L.A., Beringhele has led the Golden Eagles to a 132-115 overall record and a 102-83 mark in conference play. Cal State L.A. has had 25 players earn All-Conference honors, 13 players make All-West Region teams and four players earn All-America recognition in his first five years as the head coach. Cal State L.A. has had a first-team All-West Region player in each of Beringhele’s five seasons with the program. Beringhele has led the Golden Eagles to winning seasons in four of his five years with the program. Beringhele 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 vs Opponents record and was 21-19 in conference play. The Golden Eagles finished just one game out of a spot in the CCAA Championship Tournament and were ranked in the national top-25 polls during the regular season. Non-Conference Opponents Gabriel Asakura was also named the CCAA Co-Pitcher of the Year, becoming the first Golden Eagle to claim that award Azusa Pacific . 0-2 since Jeff Verplancke in 1998, and earned All-America honors. Biola . 1-0 The Golden Eagles struggled in 2010 with a thin roster that was depleted by injury and left Cal State L.A. scrambling to California Baptist . 3-4 find enough healthy arms to complete the season. Cal State L.A. used a total of 19 pitchers throughout the season, including CS San Marcos . .0-3 nine who started the season as position players. Concordia ................4-1 The Golden Eagles had an All-American for a second straight season when Sam Wiley earned top honors, while Cal State Dixie State . .1-3 L.A. also had a pair of All-West Region players in Wiley and Mario Ramirez. Grand Canyon . 5-3 Cal State L.A. finished the season with an 18-31 overall record and a 16-24 mark in conference play. Point Loma ...............0-1 The challenging 2010 season followed a successful 2009 campaign. Beringhele led the Golden Eagles to a winning season Saint Martin's . .2-0 for the second straight year under his watch and for a fourth consecutive year overall, something that hadn’t happened at Cal Vanguard . 1-1 State L.A. since 1965-68. Total ...........17-18 (.486%) Cal State L.A. was 32-17 overall in 2009 and posted a 22-11 in conference play. The Golden Eagles earned the No. 3 seed in the CCAA tournament. Cal State L.A. lost to Sonoma State in the opening round, beat Cal State Dominguez Hills Conference Opponents in an elimination game and then lost to Sonoma State later in the day, 10-9, to exit the tournament. The win over Cal State Cal Poly Pomona . .17-9 Dominguez Hills was the first victory in a CCAA Tournament game for Cal State L.A. CS Dominguez Hills . 14-19 The Golden Eagles, who were ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II West Region entering the final week of regular-season CS East Bay ..............5-5 play, surprisingly slipped out of the top four following the CCAA tourney. CS Monterey Bay .........15-5 Beringhele, who was a successful assistant coach at two NCAA Division I programs and was also a former assistant at Cal CS San Bernardino.......12-14 CS Stanislaus............11-9 State L.A., led the Golden Eagles to a 29-22 record in 2008 in his first year with the program with a young and inexperienced Chico State..............9-10 squad.