MORAGA, Calif. — It’s November, a perfect time for baseball excitement to commence. The Saint Mary’s baseball squad is taking the field and one returning junior in particular spent his summer living out a lifelong dream.
Say hello to sloshy fields and tarps, because fall ball is underway.
“As far as talent, I think we’re better, more talented than we were last year,” said Head Coach Eric Valenzuela.
The 2016 West Coast Conference coach of the year led the Gaels to places the program had never seen. A few firsts were reached, including: a regular season WCC title, a trip to the NCAA tournament, and four SMC players in the top-20 rounds of the Major League draft.