2022 Team Preview: Buchanan Bears
February 9, 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 Buchanan Bears who are coming off a 29-3 Central Section Division 1 Championship season and are returning a talented roster that should have them find continued success in 2022.
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Team:
Buchanan Bears
Head Coach (years at school)
Brad Fontes 4th Season
Twitter Handle
CIF Section & Division
Central Section, Division I
Conference/League Name
Tri-River Athletic Conference
Last Year’s Record
29-3
2021 Playoff Run
Central Section D1 Champions
# of Returning Starters
5
# of Returning Pitchers
4
Team Expectations
Compete for the Tri-River Athletic Conference and Section Championship.
Top 22s
Max Bernal, Senior, 1B/LHP, (L/L) - .364; 7HR, 37RBI; signed with CSU Bakersfield.
Jett Ruby, Senior, 2B, (L/R) - .344; 2HR, 22RBI; signed with Fresno State.
Drew Smith, Senior, 3B, (R/R) - .437; 3HR, 23RBI; signed with Oregon.
Evan Wallace, Senior, OF, (R/R) - .403, 3HR, 16RBI; signed with UC Irvine.
Austin Watson, Senior, RHP, (8-2, 41IP, 1.88 ERA); signed with Utah Valley
Sam Tookoian, Senior, RHP; signed with Ole Miss (Limited action last year)
Hunter Jansen, Senior, OF/1B/LHP, (L/L) - signed with Pepperdine (Transferred from Clovis North)
Top 23s
JP Acosta, Junior, SS, .358, 20RBI; (S/R) - committed to Long Beach State.
Colton O'Toole, Junior, RHP, (30IP, 1.62 ERA) - committed to Long Beach State
Jayden Mandal, Junior, 3B/RHP, (R/R) - committed to Fresno State (limited action last year. Starting QB in football. Spring/COVID football season made it tough to crack the lineup early on for baseball. Gained innings as the year went on.)
Drake Phillips, Junior, C/RHP (JV last year as sophomore)
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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