HOME of the 2005 STATE CHAMPIONS

16 BEAR CUBS EARN BASEBALL SCHOLARSHPS Headlining the 2008 class are four players who will continue their careers at NCAA Division-I schools.  They are: third baseman P.J. Sequeira (Petaluma HS) to Oral Roberts University–nationally ranked, 48 wins, Summit Conference champions; pitcher Mark Joukoff (Northgate HS) to Big 12 Conference runner-up Kansas State University; outfielder Wesley Moss (Nimitz HS, TX) to University of Nevada, Western Athletic Conference runner-up to College World Series champion Fresno State; and pitcher Kellen Candau (Cedar Park HS, TX) to Southern Illinois University.  In addition, catcher Dan Rogers (Woodside HS) will join Texas A&M University at Kingsville, champions of the NCAA D-II Lone Star Conference.  Pitcher Casey Slate (Rancho Cotati HS) will travel just down the road to DII College World Series participant & CCAA conference champion Sonoma State.  Caelan O’Meara (Santa Rosa HS) will pitch for Hawaii Pacific University.   Pitcher Wally Goodline (North Montgomery HS) will compete for California State University, Los Angeles.  Pitcher Alex Leisten (Arcata HS) will attend San Francisco State.  Shortstop Eric Riedel (Maria Carillo HS), second baseman Marcus Makia (Honolulu, HI Baldwin HS) and pitcher/outfielder Josh Krist (Petaluma HS) will attend California Polytechnic University, Pomona.  Outfielder Tim Matson (Vintage HS)  and first baseman Mario Ausiello (Maria Carillo HS) will play for Avila University’s 31-win NAIA regional tournament team.  Pitcher/first basemen Erik Goodline (North Monterey HS) will head out to the Midwest to Park University in Parkville, Missouri.  Outfielder/pitcher Joshua Horner will attend Merrimack College in Boston, MA.

EIGHT DRAFTED, SIGNED CONTRACTS 2007
Six current and/or former Bear Cubs were drafted or signed professional contracts in 2007. Current players Matt Thomson (22nd round, Bluejays) and Clint Pridmore (44th round, Nationals); and former players Will Morgan, Lewis-Clark State (12th round, Mets), Jake Kahaulelio, Oral Roberts (22nd round, Reds), Konrad Schmidt, University of Nevada-Reno (Signed, Diamondbacks), Ray Silva (Signed , Cardinals), Patrick Brooks (Signed, Cubs), Stephen Pearson & Omar Padilla (Signed, Independent) and Paige Dumont, Sonoma State (Signed,Phillies) were all coveted by professional baseball after their 2007 seasons. SRJC baseball has been a solid fixture in the playoffs with seven regional championships 1999-2007. The team participated in the Final Four Tournament in 1990, 1991 and won the State Championship in 2005. The program has produced 15 All-Americans, seven Conference Players of the Year, 45 All Conference First Team players, and over 100 four year college players in the last 12 years. (Top photo originally published in the Press Democrat 5/30/05, photographer: Crista Jeremiason.)