2022 Season Preview: Santa Margarita
February 7, 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 Santa Margarita Eagles who look to make some noise in the Trinity League this year with their 15 returners and 11 D1 commits.
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Team:
Santa Margarita Catholic Eagles
Head Coach (years at school)
Chris Malec 5
Twitter Handle
CIF Section & Division
Southern DI
Conference/League Name
Trinity
Last Year’s Record
17-13
2021 Playoff Run
DI First Round
# of Returning Starters
9
# of Returning Pitchers
8
Team Expectations
Athletic team with 15 returners from last year's team. Should be a very competitive squad.
Team Strengths
They have a number of players who can play multiple positions, and 4 returning pitchers who started games last season.
Areas of Improvement
Pitching staff is older, stronger and more experienced than last season. At times last year, they showed glimpses of how good they can be on the hill.
College Commitments
6 Zach Fjelstad 5-11 INF/RHP 2023 Cal Poly SLO
14 Ryan Nopper 5-11 INF 2022 Chapman
7 Luke Johnson 6-1 INF 2023 Cornell
3 Tanner Warady 5-11 RHP 2022 LMU
20 Samm Cova 6-3 LHP 2023 Oregon
15 Preston Dorand 5-10 OF 2022 Otterbein
21 Drew Rutter 6-0 OF 2023 San Diego St
13 Luke Lavin 6-4 C/1B 2023 Stanford
5 Jack Svinth 6-1 RHP 2023 Stanford
23 Matthew Porchas 6-5 RHP 2022 Texas
17 Blake Balsz 5-11 C/1B 2023 UCLA
41 Logan de Groot 6-4 OF / RHP 2024 UCLA
27 Blake Wilson 5-10 INF / RHP 2023 Washington
Top 22s
Matthew Porchas RHP (Texas)
Tanner Warady RHP (LMU)
Ryan Nopper INF (Chapman)
Top 23s
Luke Lavin C (Stanford)
Blake Balsz C (UCLA)
Blake Wilson INF (Washington)
Zach Fjlestadt INF (Cal Poly)
Luke Johnson INF (Cornell)
Drew Rutter OF (SDSU)
Jack Svinth RHP (Stanford)
Sammy Cova LHP (Oregon)
Collin Clarke RHP
Top 24s
Logan De Groot OF (UCLA)
Jake Lavin UTL
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
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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