ALL-OEC TEAM ANNOUNCED - TREVOR SCHMIDT CO-MVP
Five Hornet baseballers earned All-Orange Empire Conference honors with Trevor Schmidt getting the nod for Co-MVP.
For the second consecutive year, the Hornets have landed the OEC Co-MVP. Last season, freshman outfielder Britton Beeson tore the cover off the ball breaking the school record with 66 RBI earning the 2023 Co-MVP award. This season another freshman earned the MVP award in first baseman Trevor Schmidt. Schmidt leads the OEC in RBI with 60 and still has a chance to break Beeson's RBI record during the Southern California Regional playoffs this weekend. Beeson now owns the career RBI record with 114. Schmidt leads the Hornets in batting with a .342 average, has 55 hits, 42 runs, 14 doubles, and 12 home runs.
Earning 1st Team All-OEC honors is relief pitcher Ethan Moran, who has a 3.55 ERA with 22 walks, and 31 Ks. In 45.2 innings thrown, Moran is 3-3 on the season with a save to his credit.
Starting pitcher Matt Romero was a 2nd Team selection going 50.2 innings with a 4.62 ERA winning 4 games and losing 2. Romero has 15 walks and 36 Ks so far this season.
Ryan Franson earned 2nd Team All-OEC honors for grabbing an OEC leading 6 saves this season. In 34.1 innings pitched, Ryan has a 1.83 ERA, with 10 walks, and 31 Ks.
Sophomore outfielder Rudy Gonzales made his mark on the OEC 2nd Team batting .318 with 34 hits, 8 doubles, 3 home runs, has 21 runs, and 25 RBI.
Up Next - The 3C2A SoCal Regionals: The No. 9 seed Hornets (23-17 overall) will host No. 16 Pasadena City College (23-16 overall) for a best-of-three series beginning this Friday, May 3rd at 2:00 pm. Game 2 will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 4th. If needed, Game 3 will be played 40 minutes after Game 2. Click here to view the bracket.
2024 ALL-ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE TEAM
Co-Most Valuable Player | |||
Jack Salmon | Golden West | Sophomore | OF |
Trevor Schmidt | Fullerton | Freshman | 1B |
Pitcher of the Year | |||
Alex Ramos | Golden West | Sophomore | RHP |
Coach of the Year | |||
Andrew Ramos | Golden West | ||
First-Team All-Conference | |||
Alex Ramos | Golden West | Sophomore | SP |
Ryan Jenkins | Riverside | Freshman | SP |
Jack Wade | Saddleback | Freshman | SP |
Jaxton Andeel | Santa Ana | Sophomore | SP |
Caden Byers | Irvine Valley | Sophomore | SP |
Dylan Blakey | Saddleback | Sophomore | RP |
Ethan Moran | Fullerton | Freshman | RP |
Rodrigo Barajas | Saddleback | Freshman | C |
Trevor Schmidt | Fullerton | Freshman | 1B |
J.C. Allen | Saddleback | Sophomore | INF |
Albert De La Rosa | Cypress | Sophomore | INF |
Thomas Williams | Santa Ana | Sophomore | INF |
Matthew Dobson | Santa Ana | Sophomore | INF |
Jack Salmon | Golden West | Sophomore | OF |
Kaleb Duncan | Golden West | Sophomore | OF |
Jimmy DeAnda | Santa Ana | Sophomore | OF |
Makani Tanaka | Saddleback | Sophomore | OF |
Jack Burke | Cypress | Sophomore | OF |
Zech Samayoa | Golden West | Sophomore | DH |
Evan Rolbiecki | Cypress | Freshman | UTL |
J.T. Crabbe | Orange Coast | Sophomore | UTL |
Second-Team All-Conference | |||
Brandon Wyland | Cypress | Freshman | SP |
Jack Smith | Golden West | Sophomore | SP |
Matt Romero | Fullerton | Sophomore | SP |
Jack Pavlosky | Cypress | Sophomore | SP |
Ryan Franson | Fullerton | Sophomore | RP |
Joey Iglesias | Santa Ana | Sophomore | RP |
Aaron Serrato | Irvine Valley | Freshman | C |
Ayden Garcia | Golden West | Sophomore | C |
Andrew Kirchner | Golden West | Sophomore | 1B |
Ryan Skjonsby | Cypress | Sophomore | 1B |
Robert Castillo | Golden West | Sophomore | INF |
Ben Castelli | Saddleback | Sophomore | INF |
Luke Matlock | Cypress | Freshman | INF |
Taylor Takata | Orange Coast | Sophomore | INF |
Rudy Gonzales | Fullerton | Sophomore | OF |
Owen Wessel | Orange Coast | Sophomore | OF |
Shane Stafford | Irvine Valley | Sophomore | OF |
Alex Gamez | Riverside | Freshman | OF |
Kade Murray | Irvine Valley | Freshman | OF |
Zach Leite | Orange Coast | Sophomore | DH |
Dylan Nelson | Riverside | Freshman | UTL |