NorCal Player of the Week: Jake Downing
March 14, 2023
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - The top teams in the region and state are starting to emerge and separate themselves as potential contenders. Serra HS (San Mateo) is one of the most traditionally successful programs in the ultra competitive WCAL each year and look to be contenders again in 2023. They are off to a 4-0 start and entered our Power 25 this week at #24. A big reason for their success thus far has been the hitting of 2024 MIF Jake Downing. Jake is a past participant at The Future Games and we will also see him this June at the ProCase in Northern California.
After a big week at the plate, upon nomination from his coach, we have selected junior MIF Jake Downing of Serra High School as the NorCal Player of the Week for the week of March 6-11.
Downing, left-hand hitting signee with the Cal Poly Mustangs, was impactful in both games for the Padres last week. He went 2-for-2 (HR, 2 BB, R, RBI) vs Los Gatos in a 9-8 win and then against Bishop O'Dowd he went off, going 3-for-4 (HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R) as Serra won 10-1. This week conference play starts in the WCAL, with Serra and a talented Bellarmine team squaring off on Tuesday, followed by stiff tests for the Padres vs a strong St. Ignatius team on Thursday and #19 Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Rising Stars ID: San Diego | CA | 03/19 | Eastlake |
| Rising Stars ID: Inland Empire | CA | 04/16 | Santiago High School |
| Rising Stars ID: Bay Area | CA | 04/23 | College of San Mateo |
| SoCal Rising Stars Game | CA | 05/21 | Cerritos College |
| CA FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT | CA | 06/03 | Fullerton College |
| NorCal ProCase | CA | 06/04 | Chabot College - Hayward |
| SoCal-NV-AZ-ProCase | CA | 06/04 | University of Southern California - Dedeaux Field |
| NorCal Rising Stars Game | CA | 06/06 | Islanders Field (morning) |
| Team CA Future Games ID | CA | 06/06 | Islanders Field (afternoon/early evening) |
| Bay Area State Gamess Open ID | CA | 06/14 | College of San Mateo |
| OC State Games Open ID | CA | 07/11 | Hart Park |