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Brown and Buckley Headline 2018 All-SCCBL Selections

Date:  Source: Southern California Collegiate League (SCCBL)

The league released the 2018 All-SCCBL Teams on Saturday, with 33 players making up two teams. Three teams tied with the most players named to the teams, with the Power, Force, and Bucs all having seven players earn the honor.  The Bulldogs had six players garner All-SCCBL honors, while the Pirates and Bombers each had three. Kory Brown of the Inland Valley Bucs was voted the 2018 SCCBL Player of the Year, and Jonathan Buckley of the Palm Springs Power was voted the 2018 SCCBL Pitcher of the Year.  Both were also First Team selections.

 

Kory Brown (Bucs) was named SCCBL Player of the Year after producing a slash line of .420/.593/.484, one of the strongest in the league.  Brown led the SCCBL in hits with 34 in league play, racking up eight doubles, two home runs, and a league-best 19 RBI. He appeared in all 20 league games, scoring nine runs for the Bucs and swiped two bags.

 

Manager Kevin Bowler explained the impact Brown had on his team.  “We called him ‘Dad’ for a reason; not just because he was the oldest, but because he was a highly respected leader on the team.  We were lucky to have such a high-quality individual on the team as well as a high-quality baseball player.”

 

Jonathan Buckley (Power/St. Mary’s) was named SCCBL Pitcher of the Year after leading the Power with a 3-0 record in the regular season.  In SCCBL play, Buckley led the league with a 0.77 ERA through five starts with one complete game. In 35 innings pitched, the rising senior out of St. Mary’s College struck out 36 batters while walking just five.  He gave up only three earned runs on 24 hits.

 

Manager Casey Dill shared why Buckley was so valuable to the Power.  “Buckley was a player who lead by example, he expected to win every time he took the mound. He is a fierce competitor who loves pitching in big moments. I trusted Buckley with the ball every time he took the mound, that he would give us a chance to win, and he did.”

 

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2018 All-SCCBL Team

Name

Team

Pos.

School

FIRST TEAM

Jonathan Buckley

Power

SP

St. Mary’s College

Jack Carberry

Power

SP

Western Illinois

Andre Henson

Pirates

SP

Cal Poly Pomona

Ryan Losman

Force

SP

Southeast Missouri

Darren May

Power

RP

Cal Poly Pomona

Hayden Petrovick

Bucs

RP

Undecided

Cole Cooper

Bulldogs

C

Cal Lutheran

Kory Brown

Bucs

1B

Undecided

Trey Martin

Force

MIF

Bluefield College

Drew Navigato

Bulldogs

MIF

Oklahoma St.

Jake Anderson

Pirates

3B

UC Colorado Springs

Dylan Hirsch

Bucs

OF

Loyola Marymount

Austen Salcedo

Bombers

OF

Palomar College

Brady Shockey

Power

OF

USC

Matt Green

Power

UTL

St. Mary’s College

Don Roethler

Force

DH

Southwest Baptist

SECOND TEAM

Michael Coppens

Bulldogs

SP

Riverside City College

Jakob Gonzalez

Bombers

SP

Oklahoma Baptist

Frank Lopez

Force

SP

San Diego City College

Brent McDonald

Force

SP

Riverside City College

Isaac Lopez

Bucs

RP

Cypress College

Avery Wood

Force

RP

Cosumnes River College

Tyus Santa Anna

Bucs

C

UC Santa Barbara

Chase Wehsner

Pirates

1B

Baylor

Shane Martinez

Bulldogs

MIF

Riverside City College

Austin Reyes

Power

MIF

Santa Clara

Hayden Schilling

Power

3B

UNM

Junior Coleman

Force

OF

Riverside City College

Joseph Kim

Bombers

OF

Azusa Pacific

Monte Montenegro

Bucs

OF

Fullerton College

Christian Valdez

Bucs

OF

Cal Poly Pomona

Angel Ortiz

Bulldogs

UTL

Cal Poly Pomona

Ethan Watt

Bulldogs

 DH A