2022 Season Preview: Mater Dei Monarchs

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

@mdhs_baseball

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