Gavilan’s Seth Hudson, a San Benito High product, received top
honors on the All-Coast Conference team. Hudson and West Valley’s
Chase Perez, a catcher from Live Oak, were tied in votes for the
first team selection at the catcher position.
Gilroy – Gavilan’s Seth Hudson, a San Benito High product, received top honors on the All-Coast Conference team. Hudson and West Valley’s Chase Perez, a catcher from Live Oak, were tied in votes for the first team selection at the catcher position.
Hudson caught all but two of Gavilan’s games this year and still maintained a high offensive output. He led the Rams with a .398 batting average and tied with Josh Torrise for the team lead in home runs with three. He had an on-base average of .544.
“Seth had an unbelievable year,” said Gavilan coach Neal Andrade. “The physical and mental demands of playing catcher can take away from your offense, but he didn’t let that happen. It seemed like he had two or three hits every game.”
Hudson was in Louisiana this week, meeting with the University of New Orleans, a Division 1 school.
“My main goal is not only to compete for a championship but also to have our athletes transfer to a four-year and continue to play,” Andrade said.
Representing Gavilan on the second team were Efrain Ruiz, Scott Mead and Brian Rossi.
Ruiz got a late start to the season after having eligibility issues, but he came on strong during the conference portion of the schedule. He batted .327 and was third on the team in RBIs with 22.
“He was our main guy in the 3-hole,” Andrade said of his infielder. “He was a good teammate. He was a little banged up, but he still had several clutch hits and RBIs.”
Mead played every inning at second base for the Rams and was second in batting average at .355.
“He was a real team leader,” Andrade said. “If you were to hear anyone on the field, it was him. He was very vocal. He loves the game and did whatever it took to win.”
Rossi was Gavilan’s work horse on the mound despite coming off surgery in the offseason. He pitched 81 innings in 15 games and finished with a 6-4 record. He is looking at attending Chico State.
“He had to eat up a lot innings,” Andrade said. “He pitched in a lot of our big games and was the Saturday guy the first part of season. When your thin in the bullpen like we were, you have to eat up some innings.”
Shayne Christman received honorable mention for the Rams.
“He played a minimal roll last year, so we didn’t know how he would do this year,” Andrade said. “But he came around real nicely. He was a contact guy and always put the bat on the ball. He was one of our top hitters all year. Shayne made all the routine plays at third base. He took the position and ran with it.”
Other local players receiving honors were West Valley’s Doug Porras (first team infielder from Live Oak), Dave Massinger (second team pitcher from Live Oak). Ben Hemeon (honorable mention from Gilroy) and San Jose City’s Anthony Synegal (first team first baseman from San Benito).
Player of the Year
Ryan Sandoval (Soph.) – Chabot
Pitcher of the Year
Carlos Hernandez (Soph.) – West Valley
Coach of the Year
Steve Friends – Chabot
1st Team Pitchers
David Berner (Soph.) – West Valley, Erik Stavert (Fr.) – Chabot, Chris Carma (Soph.) – Hartnell , Dan McDaniel (Fr.) – Chabo, Kevin Ricketts (Soph.) Ohlone
1st Team Catchers
Seth Hudson (Soph.) – Gavilan, Chase Perez (Soph.) – West Valley
1st Team 1st Base
Rob Learned (Soph.) – Chabot, Adam Lara (Soph.) – West Valley, Anthony Synegal (Soph.) – San Jose City
1st Team Infield
Doug Porras (Soph.) – West Valley, Bryce Mendonca (Soph.) – Chabot, Derek Helenihi (Soph.) – Ohlone, Matt Langseth (Fr.) – Ohlone
1st Team Outfield
Jason Codiroli (Fr.) – West Valley, Zack Cadet (Fr.) – Chabot, Doug Buser (Soph.) – San Jose City, Tommy Dillon (Soph.) – Hartnell
1st Team Utility
Mitch McDonald (Soph.) – Monterey
1st Team DH
Kevin Santiago (Soph.) – Chabot
1st Team Closer
Darren Takasaki (Fr.) – Hartnell
2nd Team Pitchers
David Massinger (Soph.) – West Valley, Jimmy Legsay (Fr.) – Hartnell, Brian Rossi (Soph.) – Gavilan, Eric Mattos (Fr.) – San Jose City
2nd Team Catchers
Jarren Hirasaki (Soph.) – Monterey, Eddie Hsieh (Fr.) – San Jose City
2nd Team 1st Base
Efrain Ruiz (Soph.) – Gavilan
2nd Team Infield
Jeff Bernacil (Soph.) – Chabot, Scott Mead (Soph.) – Gavilan
2nd Team Outfield
Lamar Guy (Fr.) – San Jose City, Charles Roberson (Soph.) – Chabot, Tyler Derby (Fr.) – West Valley, Benny Gardner (Soph.) – Monterey Penn.
2nd Team Utility
Wayman Gooch (Fr.) – Ohlone
2nd Team DH
Danny Dyer (Fr.) – West Valley
2nd Team Closer
Aaron Buenrostro (Fr.) – Chabot
Final Coast Conference Standings
South All Coast Conference Team
North Conf. Overall
Teams W L W L T Pct. R Avg. RA Avg.
San Mateo 21 4 32 7 1 0.821 350 9 152 3.9
Skyline 17 8 30 14 0 0.682 337 7.7 218 5
Canada 14 11 25 18 0 0.581 216 5 193 4.5
Cabrillo 10 15 18 22 0 0.45 203 5.1 262 6.6
Mission 9 16 15 24 0 0.385 205 5.3 313 8
De Anza 8 17 17 21 0 0.447 198 5.2 240 6.3
San Francisco 3 22 7 32 0 0.179 158 4.1 353 9.1
South Conf. Overall
Teams W L W L T Pct. R Avg. RA Avg.
Chabot 22 3 32 11 0 0.744 372 8.7 196 4.6
West Valley 21 4 33 9 1 0.786 352 8.4 179 4.3
Ohlone 17 8 26 17 0 0.605 240 5.6 214 5
San Jose 12 13 24 18 0 0.571 323 7.7 248 5.9
Monterey 9 16 18 24 0 0.429 241 5.7 294 7
Gavilan 6 19 12 27 0 0.463 234 8.7 358 13.3
Hartnell 6 19 16 26 0 0.381 181 4.3 229 5.5
Gavilan College Stats
Hitting GP AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO HB SH SF SB CS SLUG% OB%
Hudson, Seth, So, C 39 123 29 49 0.398 29 19 0 3 28 15 15 0 3 3 0 0.626 0.544
Mead, Scott, So, IF 39 152 36 54 0.355 18 11 0 0 18 9 6 7 1 5 1 0.428 0.441
Christman, Shayne, So, IF 39 114 17 38 0.333 20 3 0 0 15 9 5 11 2 4 0 0.36 0.426
Ruiz, Efrain, So, IF 39 104 20 34 0.327 22 9 0 2 8 19 1 0 1 0 1 0.471 0.377
Flaherty, Brendon, Fr, U 39 13 3 4 0.308 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.385 0.4
Motley, Carter, So, IF 39 127 29 37 0.291 19 6 0 2 26 31 11 3 3 8 1 0.386 0.443
Castaneda, Julian, Fr, OF 39 149 23 39 0.262 15 3 3 0 11 30 7 6 0 10 5 0.322 0.341
Salinas, Daniel, Fr, OF 39 159 18 39 0.245 24 6 2 2 9 28 2 4 1 5 3 0.346 0.292
Andersen, Drew, Fr, IF 39 159 28 35 0.22 19 5 0 0 19 23 2 5 3 5 0 0.252 0.306
Rossi, Brian, So, P 39 66 12 14 0.212 7 6 0 1 5 19 4 3 2 0 1 0.348 0.299
Torrise, Josh, Fr, OF 39 134 21 27 0.201 21 6 0 3 21 38 2 5 0 6 4 0.313 0.318
Reese, Mitchell, Fr, OF 39 10 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1
Tandy, Justin, Fr, C 39 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pitching GP GS CG W L S IP R ER ERA H BB SO HB WP BK
Rossi, Brian, So, LP 15 10 0 6 4 0 81.2 69 54 5.95 95 54 58 13 10 0
Castaneda, Julian, Fr, LP 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4 6 7 4 0 0 0 0
Andersen, Drew, Fr, RP 9 2 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 6.43 8 5 5 0 0 0
Vasquez, Joseph, Fr, RP 15 12 0 2 10 2 92.2 99 67 6.51 119 58 39 17 7 1
Regan, Dylan, Fr, RP 15 11 0 2 8 1 79.2 78 61 6.89 96 70 46 17 9 0
McFall, Ryan, Fr, RP 9 3 0 1 4 1 58.2 81 62 9.51 99 29 29 10 3 0
Conte, Doug, Fr, RP 9 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 8 10.29 8 2 1 6 0 0
Flaherty, Brendon, Fr, RP 9 1 0 0 1 0 7 12 11 14.14 17 4 5 1 1 0
