2022 Season Preview: Arlington Lions
February 2, 2022
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The Road to the California State Games begins with the 2022 California high school baseball season. With the season just around the corner, our Staff has begun putting out team previews from all around the state getting you prepare for another year of exciting coverage.
Today we focus on the Arlington Lions who are coming off a successful 2021 season in Division 3 and look to build off of last year's success in 2022.
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Team
Arlington Lions
Head Coach (years at school)
Tim Kleveno 6
Twitter Handle
CIF Section & Division
Southern Section Division 2
Conference/League Name
River Valley
Last Year’s Record
23-13
Stat Leaders from 2021
Jack Kleveno 425 avg, 45 hits, 10 2B, 26 RBI, 1HR
2021 Playoff Run
CIF D3 Finals, CIF State Regional Final 6-2 win/loss
# of Returning Starters
8
# of Returning Pitchers
5
Team Expectations
Looks to be a team with experience and a chip on their shoulder after coming up short in to CIF finals. Much to prove however lots of talent up and down the line up. Will be test moving up divisions.
Team Strengths
Starting pitching and experience from a team that had a deep run last year. Strong up the middle. Return All CIF Player and now a three year starting catcher Jack Kleveno. Also led by All CIF starting Pitcher Jake Khasaempanth who is a three year starting pitcher.
Areas of Improvement
Prove that we can hit throughout the line up to take some pressure off the top.
College Commitments
Jake Khasaempanth RHP Sr. - UNLV
Andrew Rudd RHP Jr. - Cal Baptist
Top 22s
Ryan Cole - SR LHP/OF
Austin Mojarro SR SS
Juan Jimenez SR 3B
Top 23s
Jack Kleveno JR Catcher - All CIF Player and former Hawaii Commitment
Debert MInisee JR Infielder
Top 24s
Nathan Ortega SO UTL
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Peninsula/South Bay Preseason ID | CA | 01/30 | Canada College - Redwood City, CA |
Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/06 | The MAX - McCook, Ill. |
SoCal Rising Stars: Los Angeles | CA | 02/27 | O'Malley Field |
SoCal Rising Stars: Orange County | CA | 03/20 | JSerra High School |
SoCal Rising Stars: Inland Empire | CA | 04/24 | Corona High School |
SoCal Rising Stars Games | CA | 06/04 | O'Malley Field |
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