College of the Canyons, winners of the 2017 Western State Conference East Division Championship, claimed the top awards in the Western State Conference East Division recently. Freshman outfielder Cole Klescz was named the Player of the Year, while sophomore right hander Justin Dehn was named the Pitcher of the Year. Rounding out the superlatives was head man Chris Cota who took home Coach of the Year honors.
The Santa Barbara City College Baseball team took home two of the top awards in the Western State Conference North in 2017. Allan Hancock College and Ventura College represented the other two awardees as SBCC’s John Jensen was named the Player of the Year, AHC’s Walker Armstrong the Pitcher of the Year, and SBCC’s Jeff Walker and VC’s Don Adams the Coaches of the Year.
The 2017 All-Western State Conference South Division awards were announced recently. Conference champion, Los Angeles Mission College was home to three of the fourth top honorees, while Los Angeles Pierce College was the home of the fourth. Mission’s Robert Reeves was named the Player of the Year; while Mission’s Anthony Donatella split Pitcher of the Year honors with Pierce’s Tom Wilson. Rounding out the awards was Mission Head Coach Joe Cascione, who was tabbed as the WSC North Coach of the Year.
The Los Angeles Mission College Baseball team laid claim to the 2017 Western State Conference South Division Championship. It’s just the second title for the Eagles in program history, and the second for LA Mission in the last four years.
Down the stretch, the College of the Canyons Baseball team did all it could when it came to taking care of their business in the race for the 2017 Western State Conference East Division Championship. The Cougars went 10-2 in their final 12, including besting Glendale College two out of three games in their final regular season series of the year.
For the fourth time in the last seven years, the Santa Barbara City College Baseball team found itself on top of the Western State Conference North Division standings come seasons end. The Vaqueros went 13-7 on the year, and finished with a two-game lead over second place Cuesta College.
Cuesta College swept the 2016 All-Western State Conference North Division awards after claiming it’s 17th overall WSC title. Sophomore outfielder Dustin Miller was named the Player of the Year, sophomore right hander Louis Raymond was named the Pitcher of the Year, and last but not least Head Coach Bob Miller the Coach of the Year.
Los Angeles Valley College's sophomore left hander Jesse Hoibaca was named the WSC South Pitcher of the Year recently. Glendale College's sophomore Jared Akins and Head Coach Chris Cicuto were named the Player and Coach of the Year respectively.
For the fifth time in the last six seasons and the ninth time overall, the Glendale College Baseball team claimed the Western State Conference South Division Title. The Vaqueros clinched the outright title by completing a sweep of West Los Angeles College on Friday.
The Cuesta College Baseball team wrapped up the 2016 Western State Conference North Division Championship last week. It’s the Cougars first conference championship since 2013 and their 17th overall.
After splitting the 2015 Western State Conference North Division title it was only fitting that the Santa Barbara City College and Oxnard College Baseball teams shared the post-season awards for the conference. Oxnard’s Blake Redman was named both the Pitcher of the Year and the Co-Player of the Year along with Santa Barbara’s James Hill. Managers Jeff Walker of Santa Barbara and Jon Larson of Oxnard were both named the Co-Coaches of the Year.
The 2015 Western State Conference South Division post-season honors have been announced. Glendale College sophomore outfielder Nick Wolyniec and Los Angeles Mission College sophomore starting pitcher Aaron Hamilton were named the conference Player and Pitcher of the Year. Glendale Head Coach Chris Cicuto meanwhile claimed Coach of the Year honors.
It took all 24 games, and still when the 2015 regular season came to a close, there were a pair of teams standing. Oxnard College and Santa Barbara City College, who both battled for supremacy in the WSC North all season long, had to settle for a share as the two teams are co-champions in the WSC North. It's the 7th overall title for Oxnard and second straight, while it's the 4th overall for Santa Barbara and first since 2011.
It took until the final day of competition, but the Glendale College Baseball team outlasted a hard charging Los Angeles Mission College team to win their 8th overall Western State Conference Championship and their fourth in the last five seasons.
The Western State Conference was once again well represented at the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft over the past weekend. The WSC had four current players, and seven former players drafted, for a total of 11.
A total of six Western State Conference schools have qualified for the upcoming 2014 California Community College Athletic Association Baseball Playoffs. Four teams from the WSC North and four teams from the WSC South will represent the conference in the post-season which starts this week.
A pair of freshmen took the top honors when the 2014 Western State Conference South Division awards were announced on Sunday. College of the Canyons’ Joseph Cloney was named the Pitcher of the Year, while Los Angeles Mission College’s C.J. Witkowski was named the Player of the Year. In addition, Los Angeles Mission College’s Joe Cascione was honored by his peers, by being named the WSC South Coach of the Year.
Oxnard College sophomore starting pitcher Luke Eubank was named the Western State Conference North Division Player of the Year on Sunday afternoon. In addition, Ventura College’s Harrison Crawford was named the winner of the Big Stick Award, while Oxnard skipper Jon Larson was tabbed as the Coach of the Year
The Oxnard College and Los Angeles Mission College Baseball teams wrapped up their respective WSC North and South Titles recently. The Condors clinched the North title with a 6-5 win 10-inning win over Santa Barbara City College on the 11th, while the Eagles did so on Tuesday with a 4-0 victory against College of the Canyons.