Preseason Preview: Torrance Tartars
March 18, 2021
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COVID ended the 2020 season early throughout the State but as things progress quickly for the 2021 high school season, it’s time for us to preview teams from around the State in the Yearly Preseason Preview. Schedules are being adapted to fit the ever-changing landscape and though this season may look different than history has shown us, coaches/staff, players, families, and our team are preparing for 2021 to be as successful as possible.
We’ve submitted the Preseason Questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state and their responses have been flooding in. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be using their detailed insight on our team-by-team previews ahead of the 2021 season leading into the California Power 25 Rankings.
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With all that said let’s take a look at today’s Preseason Preview of the Torrance Tartars.
TEAM:
Torrance Tartars
HEAD COACH (years at school):
Rob Ybarra (8 / 1st as Head Coach)
OFFICIAL TWITTER:
CIF SECTION & DIVISION:
Southern Section / Division 3
CONFERENCE/LEAGUE NAME:
Pioneer League
LAST YEAR’S RECORD:
9-2
# OF RETURNING STARTERS:
5
# OF RETURNING PITCHERS:
2
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:
2021 LHP/1B Conrad Vaimoso
2021 INF AJ Gonzalez
2021 RHP/OF Diego Luna
2021 INF Tanner Barbosa
2022 SS Corey Nunez - UC Santa Barbara
2022 3B Angel Gonzalez - Long Beach State
2022 INF/RHP Noah Mcminn
2022 C Nate Torres
2022 RHP/OF Aidan Irvine
2022 RHP/INF Mikey Ramirez
2022 RHP/UTL Brock Mayer
THE FUTURE:
2023 OF/1B Matthew Chavez
2023 1B/RHP Thomas Adair
2023 C Dylan Mendoza
2023 OF/LHP Ricky Ahumada
2024 1B Anthony Macias
2024 INF/OF Slater Nunez
2024 INF Eshua Dasai
SEASON OUTLOOK:
The Tartars were off to a hot 2020 season before being shut down and now bring a much younger team into 2021. Though they may be young, they’re still bringing the same competitive attitude to 2021 and are expecting to have another season where they find themselves atop the Pioneer League. With two D1 commits on the left side of the infield and a strong group of seniors to round it out, the Infield defense will be a major asset for Coach Ybarra this season. That infield will be counted on to support a young and growing pitching staff on both sides of the ball. If the youth develops like Coach Ybarra believes they will, the Torrance Tartars will be a tough battle for Division 3 in 2021.
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Rising Stars Showcase - NorCal | CA | 06/08 | Islanders Field |
| State Games ID - NorCal | CA | 06/15 | Islanders Field |
| Rising Stars Showcase | CA | 06/22 | Hart Park |
| Northern California ProCase | CA | 07/06 | McBean Stadium - Lincoln, CA |
| SoCal ProCase | CA | 07/07 | Hart Park |
| SoCal Academic Games | CA | 07/13 | Hart Park |
| California State Games | CA | 07/16-07/18 | Islanders Field |