2022 Season Preview: Mater Dei Monarchs
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 Mater Dei Monarchs who look to make some noise in the Trinity League and make it back to the playoffs after missing last season.
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Team:
Mater Dei Monarchs
Head Coach (years at school)
Richard Mercado 3
Twitter Handle
CIF Section & Division
Southern Section Division 2
Conference/League Name
Trinity
Last Year’s Record
16-12
Stat Leaders from 2021
Ethan Hedges
2021 Playoff Run
Did not make playoffs
# of Returning Starters
2
# of Returning Pitchers
3
Team Expectations
Fielding a competitive team but still fairly young this year.
Team Strengths
Defense and Pitching
Areas of Improvement
Offensive production
College Commitments
Ethan Hedges - USC - Sr / SS, 3B, RHP
Cade O'Hara - Texas Tech - Sr / SS
Jake Keffer - Univ Chicago - Sr / RHP
Jack Kirrer - Cal Berkley - Sr / RHP
Brennan Seiber - Vanderbilt - Jr / RHP, 1B
Top 22s
Ethan Hedges - USC - Sr / SS, 3B, RHP
Cade O'Hara - Texas Tech - Sr / SS
Jake Keffer - Univ Chicago - Sr / RHP
Jack Kirrer - Cal Berkley - Sr / RHP
Top 23s
Brennan Seiber - Vanderbilt - Jr / RHP, 1B
Gavin Williams - LHP / 1b
Derek Gonzales - OF
Kalani Santos - RHP
Top 24s
Brody Connors - 2b/OF
Johnny Elliott - C
Top 25s
Landon Gordon - RHP
Dylan Wetzel - SS/OF
Brandon Thomas - RHP/3B
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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