Two of those on first team medium schools are Billy Tellous (left) from Steele Canyon of Spring Valley and Michael Carnazzo of Monterey. Tellous tied for reported lead in the CIF San Diego Section with 10 homers. Carnazzo was the Monterey Herald Player of the Year and will play next at San Jose State. Photos: eccalifornian.com & Twitter.com.
The 38th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams continue with these players named from schools that were in CIF section playoffs during the 2019 season that made them medium or small school in class. CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D2 and D4 champions Oakmont of Roseville and Los Banos both check in with three players named on medium schools. For small schools, for the second straight year, Winters leads the pack with four honorees.
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As far as memorable seasons go, two of the best in the state (considering the age of the schools) for baseball in 2019 would have to be Oakmont of Roseville and Los Banos. Oakmont won the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II title at 30-3 and probably would have been D2 State Team of the Year had Santa Margarita of the CIF Southern Section not been able to be D2 in its section and win its title. Los Banos was the D3 State Team of the Year (with just one loss overall) and won the SJS D4 championship.
Gary Molina was the leader behind the plate at catcher and was one of the top hitters for CIF Northern Section powerhouse Winters. The Warriors have had four all-state small school selections for each of the last two seasons. Photo: wintersexpress.com.
It would have been fun to see the two teams play each other, but the two SJS teams also share in another distinction. They are the only two teams in the state that landed three players each on the Cal-Hi Sports Medium Schools first or second all-state teams. Oakmont’s trio consists of first team T.J. Nichols, second team Greg Nichols and second team Kai Peterson. Los Banos has two on the first team — Trent Mallonee and Maxx Ramirez — and one on second team — Kody Cardoza.
For the Cal-Hi Sports Small Schools first or second all-state teams, the school that had most honorees was the same one that led last year, which would be two-time D4 State Team of the Year Winters. The CIF Northern Section title-churning powerhouse had Small Schools State Player of the Year Daniel Carrion joined on first team by leading hitter Ruben Valencia. The Warriors also had two players on second team in catcher Gary Molina and outfielder Atlas Martinez.
Other teams with two all-state players on medium schools are from Kennedy of La Palma, St. Bonaventure of Ventura, Highland of Bakersfield, San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno, Jurupa Hills of Fontana and Great Oak of Temecula. Colfax was close behind Winters on the small schools side with three honorees. Those with two are Dunn of Ojai, Argonaut of Jackson, Liberty of Madera Ranchos, Fremont Christian, Rio Hondo Prep of Arcadia, Pasadena Poly and Xavier Prep of Palm Desert.
Note: Other than a few exceptions, schools that were eligible to be in the Cal-Hi Sports Division IV or Division V state rankings are considered small and those that were in Division II and Division III are medium. In the CIFSS playoffs, D1 and D2 are large, D3 and D4 are medium, while D5, D6 and D7 are mixed with some in medium and some in smal. In our system, some schools with large enrollments in lower playoff divisions are just too big to be small schools. There also are mixed teams from the CIF Central Coast Section in its D1 (some medium, some large). There is no all-state large schools team, but there is a third team added to the overall teams in which only players from large schools are eligible.
Here are the 2019 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams for medium schools and small schools:
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM CATCHERS
Joseph King (Woodside) Sr.
Jack McCullar (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek) Sr.
Josh Romero (Oxnard) Sr.
Josh Romero of Oxnard batted .481 and was the catcher on the All-Ventura County team. He also was on the All-CIF Southern Section Division III squad. Photo: @oxnardbaseball / Twitter.com.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM PITCHERS
Addison Berger (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) Sr.
Jake Harrell (Sanger) Sr.
Joseph Ingrassia (Valhalla, El Cajon) Sr.
Wyatt Johnson (Kennedy, La Palma) Jr.
Stephen Klenske (Sage Creek, Carlsbad) Sr.
Cameron Mabee (Great Oak, Temecula) Sr.
Jake Saum (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM INFIELD
Diego Armas (Jurupa Hills, Fontana) Sr.
Zach Arnold (Great Oak, Temecula) Sr.
Michael Carnazzo (Monterey) Sr.
Xavier Carter (Capital Christian, Sacramento) Sr.
Adam Crampton (Oakland Tech) Sr.
Eamonn Lance (Drake, San Anselmo) Sr.
Trent Mallonee (Los Banos) Sr.
Nathan Martorella (Salinas) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM OUTFIELD
Colin Barber (Pleasant Valley, Chico) Sr.
Mac Dalena (San Joaquin Memorial, Fresno) Jr.
Mason Poisson (Del Campo, Fair Oaks) Sr.
Dalton Sloniger (Valencia, Placentia) Sr.
Billy Tellous (Steele Canyon, Spring Valley) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting-pitching-fielding combinations)
Dylan Beavers (Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo) Sr.
Isaiah Fajardo (Highland, Bakersfield) Jr.
Javier Felix (Santa Cruz) Sr.
Ryan Graves (La Canada) Sr.
Cooper Hjerpe (Woodland) Sr.
T.J. Nichols (Oakmont, Roseville) Jr.
Maxx Ramirez (Los Banos) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM CATCHERS
Marc Filia (Irvine) Sr.
Aaron Parker (Los Altos) Soph.
Charlie Saum (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) Soph.
Jordan Brown from Serra of Gardena hit well above .400 and was selected in the sixth round (190th overall) in recent MLB Draft. He is with his parents above after signing with the Cleveland Indians. Brown had signed a letter of intent with Fresno State. Photo: @BaseballSerra / Twitter.com.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM PITCHERS
Kody Cardoza (Los Banos) Sr.
Marcos Contreras (Jurupa Hills, Fontana) Soph.
Joey Estes (Paraclete, Lancaster) Sr.
Hunter Hayes (Casa Roble, Orangevale) Sr.
Kai Peterson (Oakmont, Roseville) Jr.
John Perez (Fresno) Sr.
Wyatt Thompson (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM INFIELD
Dalton Bowling (Kennedy, Fremont) Sr.
Jordan Brown (Serra, Gardena) Sr.
Garrett Forrester (Bella Vista, Fair Oaks) Jr.
Chase Leonard (Kennedy, La Palma) Jr.
Nick Salas (Highland, Bakersfield) Jr.
Blake Tweedt (Red Bluff) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD
Brandon Glowacki (Santana, Santee) Sr.
Camron Grant (Aragon, San Mateo) Sr.
Robbie Hamchuk (Leigh, San Jose) Sr.
Zack Jordan (Classical Academy, Escondido) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting-pitching-fielding combinations)
Connor Charpiot (Camarillo) Jr.
Derek Diamond (Ramona) Sr.
Cristian Enriquez (Summit, Fontana) Jr.
Nick Kresnak (Acalanes, Lafayette) Jr.
Greg Nichols (Oakmont, Roseville) Sr.
A.J. O’Neal (Dixon) Jr.
Max Nyrop (Alameda) Sr.
Hunter Otjen (Point Loma, San Diego) Jr.
Tanner Sagouspe (San Joaquin Memorial, Fresno) Soph.
Wesley Scott (Woodcrest Christian, Riverside) Sr.
Two of those on all-state small schools first team are Leo Bristow from Buckley of Sherman Oaks and Bubba Gomez of Fremont Christian. Bristow, who has pitched for the Swedish national team, went 9-2 with a 0.69 ERA and had 106 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings. Gomez led Fremont Christian to CIF North Coast Section D5 title. The four-year standout batted .478 and struck out more than 500 batters as a pitcher in his career. Photos: Courtesy family & Denis Lee / SportStars.
SMALL SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM CATCHERS
Cole Dyer (Lassen, Susanville) Sr.
Jake Long (Rio Hondo Prep, Arcadia) Sr.
Sam Wilson (Rolling Hills Prep, San Pedro) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM PITCHERS
Lee Atkinson (Adelanto) Sr.
Leo Bristow (Buckley, Sherman Oaks) Sr.
Trevor Elliott (Mountain Empire, Pine Valley) Sr.
Bubba Gomez (Fremont Christian) Sr.
Jason Holm (Colfax) Jr.
Andrew Meyer (Berean Christian, Walnut Creek) Sr.
Seth Mattox (Xavier Prep, Palm Desert) Soph.
Nathaniel Samarin (Liberty, Madera Ranchos) Sr.
Ben Grable of Flintridge Prep is just a junior and recently committed to Northwestern. Photo: SportsRecruits.com.
SMALL SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM INFIELD
Franco Alonso (Poly, Pasadena) Sr.
Brandon Baker (Calvary Murrieta, Murrieta) Sr.
Wyatt Elmore (Argonaut, Jackson) Sr.
Ben Grable (Flintridge Prep, La Canada) Jr.
Michael Kubiak (Bishop) Sr.
Brandon Lawrence (Dunn School, Ojai) Sr.
Kai Saterstrom (Chula Vista High Tech) Jr.
Chase Schellenger (Liberty, Madera Ranchos) Sr.
Ruben Valencia (Winters) Jr.
SMALL SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM OUTFIELD
Jason Harris (Colfax) Jr.
John Sanguinetti (Fremont Christian) Sr.
Johnny Solorio (Riverdale) Jr.
SMALL SCHOOLS
FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting-pitching-fielding combinations)
Daniel Carrion (Winters) Sr.
Treven Crowley (Hilmar) Jr.
Tyler Meyer (Big Valley Christian, Modesto) Sr.
Will Springer (Sierra Pacific, Hanford) Sr.
Robby Stevenson (Woodlake) Sr.
Seth Tomczak (Argonaut, Jackson) Sr.
Hogan Weaver (San Juan, Fair Oaks) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM CATCHERS
Ethan Cloyd (Dunn School, Ojai) Sr.
Matt Dzoan (Redwood Christian, San Lorenzo) Sr.
Brian Haslam (Hughson) Sr.
Gary Molina (Winters) Sr.
John Louis Pantlick (Colfax) Jr.
Merick Sears of Arcata tossed a shutout in leading the Tigers past McKinleyville in the title game of the NCS D4 playoffs. Photo: kiem-tv.com.
SMALL SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM PITCHERS
Aaron Hall (Minarets, O’Neals) Sr.
Leo Kari (Mariposa County, Mariposa) Sr.
Adrian Sanchez (Southwest, San Diego) Sr.
Lance Santierre (Gridley) Sr.
Merick Sears (Arcata) Jr.
Corbin Yaws (Taft) Jr.
SMALL SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM INFIELD
Evan Acevedo (Santa Paula) Jr.
Alonzo Durazo (Morse, San Diego) Sr.
Evan Foor (Rio Hondo Prep, Arcadia) Sr.
David Mathias (Poly, Pasadena) Soph.
Michael Medinas (Mariposa County, Mariposa) Sr.
Jordan Ruiz (Xavier Prep, Palm Desert) Soph.
Michael Vivo (Waterford) Sr.
Cole Winters (Bear River, Lake of the Pines) Jr.
SMALL SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD
Rasheed Bilal (Valley Academy Arts & Sciences, Granada Hills) Sr.
Abraham Grimes (Rosemead) Sr.
David Hough (Hesperia Christian) Sr.
Atlas Martinez (Winters) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS
SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting-pitching-fielding combinations)
Lucas Alaniz (Waterford) Jr.
Eric Evans (Webb School, Claremont) Sr.
Andru Holguin (Soledad) Sr.
Wyatt Larranaga (Modoc, Alturas) Sr.
Nolan Lingley (Ripon Christian) Sr.
Roman Rosales (Immanuel, Reedley) Sr.
Cameron Saso (McKinleyville) Sr.
State Medium Schools
Player of the Year: Colin Barber (Pleasant Valley, Chico)
State Small Schools
Player of the Year:
Daniel Carreon (Winters)
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Honors: Pasadena Star News All-Area Team, Southern Section Division 6 Player of the Year. Stats: 12-1 record, 0.43 ERA, 64,2 innings pitched, 86 strikeouts, .379 average, 23 RBIs, three home runs.