2019 Season Ending Banquet

Thanks to everyone who helped make Saturday night so special! Below are the team awards handed out at the banquet.

--2019 Team Awards--

-Varsity-

MVP-Garret Monheim

Pitcher of the Year- Trent Bird, JD Callahan, Cade Nicol

Offensive Player of the Year- Nick Perez, Jovan Camacho, Ryan Camacho, Nikko Clarke

Defensive Player of the Year- Ryan Tucker

Most Improved (Maureen Burrill Award)- Sam Callan*Perpetual Plaque

Highest GPA (Suzanne Fogel Award)- Trent Bird *Perpetual Plaque

Most Inspirational (Paul Hammons Award)- Ryan Ilan *Perpetual Plaque

Highest Moral Character (Lori Alvarez Award)- Sean Burns *Perpetual Plaque

-JV-

MVP- Trent Huff

Pitcher of the Year- James Hepp, Luke St. Amand

Offensive Player of the Year- Phillip Sawyer

Defensive Player of the Year- Jake Callahan

Most Improved- Logan Mandel

-Freshmen-

MVP- Blake Schroeder

Pitcher of the Year- Caden Deck

Offensive Player of the Year- Christian Powers

Defensive Player of the Year- Shane Overholser

Most Improved- Noah Greenwald

-Others-

Tim Davis Chef Award (Spoons)- Clarke Family and Nicol Family

Bat Boy Award- Breslin Burrill

2019 Wildcats All Foothill League Winners

View Signal Article Here

Pitcher of the Year- JD Callahan

1st Team- Garret Monheim, Cade Nicol, and Nicholas Perez

2nd Team- Trent Bird, Jocan Camacho, Ryan Camacho

Honorable Mention- Sam Callan

CIF Southern Section Division 1 Playoff Information

View Division 1 Bracket Here

View 2019 CIF Playoff Rules and Information Bulletin

Picture Courtesy of Daily News (Andy Holzman)

Playoff Game Round 2- The Wildcats lost 0-1 to visiting Yucaipa in the second round of the CIF Division 1 playoffs on Tuesday. The game was formally protested by West Ranch before the start of the game. CIF denied the protest and Yucaipa will advance to the next round.

Cade Nicol was lights out on the mound for the Cats. He tossed a 2 hitter and gave up no earned runs. Nicol carried a no hitter into the 7th inning. On offense, West Ranch could gather just 2 hits. Garret Monheim and Nicholas Perez each singled for the Wildcats. The game was a classic Division 1 battle. Congratulations to both teams on a well played game.

Playoff Game Round 1- West Ranch traveled to Anaheim and beat Foothill 3-2. Jovan Camacho had a double and a single. Ryan Camacho added 2 hits. Nikko Clarke had a double and a RBI. Garret Monheim and Nicholas Perez each had a hit and a RBI. Sam Callan added a hit. The Cats scored 2 runs in the first inning and 1 in the second. That is all that JD Callahan and Trent Bird would need. Callahan went 4 2/3 innings to earn the win. Trent Bird picked up another save throwing 2 1/3 innings striking out 5.

The Wildcats will next host Yucaipa on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 3:15pm.

Prom 2019

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West Ranch vs Golden Valley- Round 3

Varsity- The Varsity team beat Golden Valley 7-0. Cade Nicol got the start and earned his 8th win of the season. He struck out 5 Grizzly batters in 5 innings of work. Trent Bird tossed 2 scoreless innings to close out the game striking out 3 along the way. At the plate, Jovan Camacho had a double, single, and 3 RBIs. Sam Callan had 2 hits and a RBI. Garret Monheim had a double. Nikko Clarke had a hit and 2 RBIs. Nicholas Perez, Ryan Tucker, Ryan Ilan, and Trey Topping each added hits for the Wildcats.

With the win the Wildcats finish with a 23-5 overall record and a 12-3 mark in league. West Ranch will enter the CIF Southern Section playoffs on Thursday as the 2nd place team from the Foothill League. Playoff bracket will be released Monday morning.

JV- beat Golden Valley 10-6 on Thursday evening. Trent Huff threw 4 scoreless innings striking out 5 along the way to earn the win. At the plate, Phillip Sawyer had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Josh Yosfan had 2 hits and a RBI. Jake Callahan had a double and 2 RBIs. Luke Gombos had a doble and a RBI. DJ Tsukashima also smacked a double. James Hepp and Carson Lagana each had a hit and a RBI. Luke Hinrichs and Ryan Lang each added a hot for the Cats.

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Freshmen- beat Golden valley 10-2 under the lights. The Freshmen arms combined to allow no earned run in the win. They struck out 9 Grizzly batters. Jake Schwartz threw 3 first 3 innings for the win. Gavin Langston and Jack Stewart each threw 1 inning in middle relief. Brandon Camacho closed out the game tossing a scoreless 6th and 7th innings. At the plate, Noah Greenwald had a doble, single, and 2 RBIs. Blake Schroeder had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Jake Schwartz had a RBI double. Joseph Jizmajian had a hit and a RBI. Robert Sowter, Jake Priske, and Michael Taylor each added a hit for the Cats.

2019 Senior Day, Faculty BBQ, & Valencia Game

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West Ranch vs Valencia- Round 3

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Varsity- The Varsity team beat Valencia 6-3 behind 6 solid innings from JD Callahan. He got the start and the win allowing no earned runs while fanning 9 Viking batters. Trent Bird picked-up the save striking out the side in the bottom of the 7th. With the win the Cats take the series against Valencia and move within 1 game of first with 1 game remaining. At the plate, Garrett Monheim had a 3 run home run. Sam Callan had a double and a single. Ryan Camacho and Nicholas Perez each had a hit and a RBI. Jovan Camacho and Ryan Tucker each added a hit.

JV- beat Valencia 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon to complete the season sweep. James Hepp threw the first 3 innings striking out 6. Luke St. Amand got the win throwing 3 2/3 innings in relief. Scott Bauman earned the save finishing off the game with a strikeout. The Wildcat arms struck out 11 Viking batters on the day. At the dish, Luke Gombos had a double, single, and 2 RBIs. Logan Mandel had a double and a single. Hepp had a hit and a RBI. Brendan Deems and Dom Maloney each added hits. Trent Huff chipped in with a RBI.

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Freshmen- Lost 2- 8 to Valencia under the lights on Tuesday night. Jake Schwartz had a double and a RBI. Joseph Jimajian had a single and a RBI. Adding hits were Sean Sadaqatmal, Robert Sowter, Eric Muneton, and Noah Greenwald. On the mound, Caden Deck, Jake McMillan, and Sadaqatmal each battled for the Cats.

2018-19 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD ACADEMIC AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the 2019 Varsity baseball team for finishing in 2nd place. This is a huge honor as there are only 2 divisions for over 475 schools. West Ranch is in the over 1,500 enrollment division. The Cats had the highest total team GPA for any Division 1 team. An amazing accomplishment for all of our families.