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Quick Facts
Mailing Address 3835 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95822 Athletic Department Phone 916-558-2425 Founded/Enrollment 1916/21,562 Nickname/Colors Panthers/Maroon & Gold Conference Affiliation Big 8 Conference Conference Opponents American River College, Consumnes River College, Diablo Valley College, Modesto Junior College, San Joaquin Delta College, Santa Rosa Junior College, Sierra College Web Address www.sccpanthers.com President (Interim) Whitney Yamamura Dean of Kinesiology, Health & Athletics Mitchel Campbell Athletic Coordinator Paul Carmazzi Division Secretary Laura Love Academic Advisor Victoria Cornelius Equipment Managers David Whittington/David Jackson Sports Information Directors Steve Gill/Rueben Davis Sports Information Office 916-558-2489 Public Address Announcer Steve Gill Head Coach Derek Sullivan Assistant Coaches Deskaheh Bomberry, Pete Pryor, Drew Henning, Matt Sturges, Bo Henning, Lynn Black, Jon Ray, Al Leyva, Eric Sanchez Athletic Trainer Michael Kauffman Baseball Office Phone 916- 558-2684 2016 Overall Record 27-11 2016 Conference Record 15-6 California State Championships 1951/1953/1988/1998/1999
Los Rios Community College Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Los Rios Community College District to take action to guarantee that no qualified student or prospective student or any person in her/her educational relationship with the Districty shall be discriminated against or excluded from any benefits, activities, or programs on the grounds of ethnic group identification, religion, sex, age, color, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability, nor shall any students be discriminated against for conversing in a language other than English. However, students shall be required to speak English when an instructional setting necessitates the use of English for educational or communication purposes.
Foundation and Organization
Founded in 1916 as a department of Sacramento High School, Sacramento City College is the seventh oldest public community college in California and the oldest institution of higher learning in Sacramento. Sacramento City College has a proud history as a pioneer in the region for diversity, quality education, and community partnership. Rare for its time, SCC was founded by a woman (Belle Cooledge) and with an all female class as its first graduates, the college began with the spirit of inclusion at its very heart. First known as Sacramento Junior College, Cooledge founded the college to provide a safe, welcoming place for students to learn the basics for a college education, and to be a gathering spot for extra-curricular activities that would bring the community together. With this founding principle, Sacramento Junior College opened in 1916 on the top floor of Sacramento High School with 46 students and 16 part-time instructors. The college eventually gained its own campus at the corner of Sutterville and Freeport where it opened its doors to students in 1926. The campus consisted of just two buildings at the time. Thirty-eight years later, Sacramento City College separated from the Sacramento City Unified School District to join the newly organized Los Rios Junior College District Now known as the Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento City is one of four sister colleges in the greater Sacramento area. SCC has grown by leaps and bounds in many ways. Now, nearly 100 years later, SCC has certainly evolved with the times, but at its heart the college vision remains the same: to create a learning community that celebrates diversity, nurtures personal growth, and inspires academic and economic leadership.
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #1 Anthony Clyma - OF
Sophomore High School: Benicia Bats: L Throws L Ht: 5-10 Wt: 183 Major: Economics
#2 Jake Rodrigues - INF
Freshman High School: Oakmont Bats: R Throws R Ht: 5-9 Wt: 180 Major: Undeclared
#3 Shaq Robinson - INF
Sophomore High School: Laguna Creek Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-1 Wt: 180 Major: Business
#5 Malcolm Boehm - OF
Sophomore High School: Sands Secondary Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185 Major: Business
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #6 Joe McNamara - INF
Freshman High School: Christian Brothers Bats: R Throws R Ht: 5-8 Wt: 165 Major: Business
#7 Auston Chastain - OF
Sophomore High School: Rio Americano Bats: L Throws L Ht: 6-3 Wt: 195 Major: General Education
#8 Dominic Diana - C
Sophomore High School: South Tahoe Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-0 Wt: 205 Major: Business
#10 Brett Little - C
Freshman High School: Jesuit Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-2 Wt: 215 Major: Criminal Justice
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #11 Nick Mears - RHP
Freshman High School: Rocklin Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-4 Wt: 185 Major: Psychology
#12 Billy Babb - RHP
Sophomore High School: Freedom Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-3 Wt: 185 Major: Psychology
#13 Payton Simmons - OF
Freshman High School: Franklin Bats: R Throws R Ht: 5-10 Wt: 165 Major: Undeclared
#14 J.R. Santiago - INF
Freshman High School: College Park Bats: R Throws R Ht: 5-9 Wt: 180 Major: Undeclared
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #15 Zach Ewertsen - 1B
Sophomore High School: Christian Brothers Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-2 Wt: 205 Major: Fire Technology
#16 Polo Portela - RHP
Sophomore High School: Grant Bats: L Throws R Ht: 6-0 Wt: 186 Major: Criminal Justice
#17 Jake Guenther - OF
Freshman High School: Oshkosh West Bats: L Throws L Ht: 6-4 Wt: 220 Major: Undeclared
#18 Raymond Salazar - RHP
Freshman High School: Natomas Bats: R Throws R Ht: 5-10 Wt: 185 Major: Kinesiology
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #19 Danny Chavez - RHP
Freshman High School: Grant Bats: B Throws R Ht: 6-0 Wt: 175 Major: Sociology
#20 Isaiah Nunez - LHP
Sophomore High School: Inderkum Bats: L Throws L Ht: 6-3 Wt: 170 Major: Kinesiology
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #23 Maxwell Bradley - RHP
Freshman High School: Will C. Wood Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-0 Wt: 155 Major: Business
#24 Ruben Garza - INF
Freshman High School: Grant Bats: L Throws R Ht: 5-7 Wt: 187 Major: Mathematics
#25 Matt Ornelas - LHP
Freshman High School: Woodcreek Bats: R Throws L Ht: 5-9 Wt: 140 Major: Criminal Justice
#27 Kyle Finger - OF
Freshman High School: South Mountain Bats: L Throws L Ht: 6-1 Wt: 155 Major: Business Administration
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #30 Jake Hathaway - C
Freshman High School: Oak Ridge Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-4 Wt: 206 Major: Biology
#33 Christian Straub - RHP
Sophomore High School: Green Valley Bats: L Throws R Ht: 6-1 Wt: 205 Major: Undeclared
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #35 Adam Erickson - RHP
Freshman High School: Roseville Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-1 Wt: 175 Major: Business
#36 Mitchell Miller - RHP
Sophomore High School: Merced Bats: R Throws R Ht: 5-11 Wt: 168 Major: Social Science
#39 Daylon Matthews - RHP Freshman High School: Yelm Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-2 Wt: 190 Major: Business Management
#42 Darius Autry - OF
Sophomore High School: Robinson Bats: R Throws R Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200 Major: Business
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Meet the 2017 Panthers #43 Antonio Torres - C
Sophomore High School: Antelope Bats: L Throws R Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185 Major: Consumer Affairs
#48 Luis Salinas - RHP
Freshman Bats: L Throws R Ht: 6-0 Wt: 216 High School: Escuela Int’l Sampedrana Major: Mechanical Engineering
#50 Ben Purcell - RHP
Freshman High School: Del Campo Bats: L Throws R Ht: 6-0 Wt: 185 Major: Undeclared
#52 Creed Smith - OF/LHP
Freshman High School: Chico Bats: R Throws L Ht: 5-10 Wt: 160 Major: Undeclared
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2017 Roster # 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 27 30 33 35 36 39 42 43 48 50 52
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NAME Anthony Clyma Jake Rodrigues Shaq Robinson Malcolm Boehm Joe McNamara Auston Chastain Dominic Diana Brett Little Nick Mears Billy Babb Payton Simmons J.R. Santiago Zach Ewertson Polo Portela Jakob Guenther Raymond Salazar Danny Chavez Isaiah Nunez Maxwell Bradley Ruben Garza Matt Ornelas Kyle Finger Jake Hathaway Christian Straub Adam Erickson Mitchell Miller Daylon Matthews Darius Autry Antonio Torres Luis Salinas Ben Purcell Creed Smith
HT 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-3 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-7 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10
WT 183 180 180 185 165 195 205 215 185 185 165 180 205 186 220 185 175 170 155 187 140 155 206 205 175 168 190 200 185 216 185 160
B/T L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/L R/R B/R L/L R/R L/R R/L L/L R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R L/R L/R R/L
POS. OF INF INF OF INF OF C C RHP RHP OF INF 1B RHP OF RHP RHP LHP RHP INF LHP OF C RHP RHP RHP RHP OF C RHP RHP OF/LHP
YR. SO FR SO SO FR SO SO FR FR SO FR FR SO SO FR FR FR SO FR FR FR FR FR SO FR SO FR SO SO FR FR FR
HIGH SCHOOL Benicia Oakmont Laguna Creek Sands Secondary Christian Brothers Rio Americano South Tahoe Jesuit Rocklin Freedom Franklin College Park Christian Brothers Grant Oshkosh West (WI) Natomas Grant Inderkum Will C. Wood Grant Woodcreek South Mountain (AZ) Oak Ridge Green Valley (NV) Roseville Merced Yelm (WA) Robinson (FL) Antelope Escuela Int’l Sampedrana Del Campo Chico
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Panther Big Leaguers
* Indicates World Series appearance # Montreal Expos are now the Washington Nationals
Player *Spider Jorgensen Cuno Barragan Buck Martinez *Johnny McNamara *Larry Bowa Ken Forsch Ken Hottman Larry Wolfe Geno Petralli R.J. Reynolds Rich Rodas Rick Schu Chris Bosio Ken Dowell *Jeff Blauser LaVel Freeman Randy Veras *Greg Vaughn Kevin Brown Joe Bitker Jerry Nielsen Fernando Vina Marcus Moore James Bowie F.P. Santangelo Darrell May Jason McDonald Dave Berg Trace Coquillette Matt Riley Adam Berneo Dave Moraga Joe Thurston Mike Neu Joe Horgan Charlie Zink Andrew Carpenter Jeff Marquez Ryan Mattheus Zach Phillips
MLB Debut 4/15/1947 9/1/61 6/18/69 9/19/69 4/7/70 9/7/70 9/11/71 9/16/77 9/4/82 9/1/83 9/6/83 9/1/84 8/3/86 6/24/87 7/5/87 4/7/89 7/1/89 8/10/89 7/27/90 7/31/90 7/12/92 4/10/93 7/8/93 8/3/94 8/2/95 9/10/95 6/5/97 4/2/98 9/7/99 9/9/99 8/1/2000 6/11/00 9/2/02 8/12/03 6/12/04 8/12/08 8/27/08 7/9/2010 6/14/11 8/31/11
Original Team Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs Kansas City Royals Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros Chicago White Sox Minnesota Twins Toronto Blue Jays Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers New York Mets Oakland Athletics New York Yankees Seattle Mariners Colorado Rockies Oakland Athletics #Montreal Expos Atlanta Braves Oakland Athletics Florida Marlins #Montreal Expos Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers #Montreal Expos Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Athletics #Montreal Expos Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Phillies Chicago White Sox Washington Nationals Baltimore Orioles
Years 1947-51 1961-63 1969-86 1969-96 1970-85 1970-86 1971 1977-80 1982-83 1983-90 1983-84 1984-96 1986-96 1987 1987-99 1989 1989-97 1989-2003 1990-92 1990-91 1992-93 1993-2004 1993-96 1994 1995-2001 1995-2000 1997-2000 1998-2004 1999-2000 1999-2005 2000-06 2000 2002-2001 2003-04 2004-05 2008 2008-2012 2010-current 2011-current 2011-current
Years at SCC 1939, 1941 1952 1967 1951 1964-65 1965-66 1967-68 1972-73 1978 1980 1979 Unknown 1982 Unknown 1984 1983 1985 1984-85 1986 1984 1986 1989 1989 1985 1988 1992 1991-92 1990-91 1993 1998 1996-97 1994 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1998 2004-05 2003-04 2003-04 2005
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State Championship Gallery 1951 State Champions The Panthers of 1951 won the first baseball state championship in SJC history with a season record of 29-3. The team, which was coached by Jack Woerner, had a 19-game winning streak that included a 14-1 defeat of the University of California. “Pete Vartanian was named team MVP; Jerry Kaeser was named the team’s outstanding player; and catcher John McNamara was the team captain. McNamara became a major league manager for 16 years, his career highlighted a World Series appearance in 1986 as manager of the Boston Red Sox. Pitcher Tony Stathos had a 12-0 record and won the title-clinching game by a score of 7-5 over El Camino Junior College.
1953 State Champions Jack Woerner led the Panthers to their second championship in 3 years as the team posted a 25-5 record. J.C. Masters pitched the Panthers to a play-off victory for the league title to advance to the state play-offs. Grant Tech (now American River) fell to the Panthers 15-0 and 5-2 as SJC captured the Nor Cal championship, as Masters pitched a 2-hitter and hit a home run in the opener and the team stole 13 bases. After losing the opener of the state championship, the Panthers came from behind twice to defeat Long Beach City College in a doubleheader to win the final series. Center fielder Norman Coons led the team in RBI, runs scored, hits, home runs, triples, and stolen bases in being named the team MVP. Masters was 11-1 with 79 strikeouts in 78 innings.
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5-Time State Champions 1988 State Champions Weinstein’s Panthers captured the third state championship after going through the loser’s bracket at the state tournament and defeating top-ranked Rancho Santiago twice to win the title. The Panthers finished 46-10 and were led by CNC Player of the Year F.P. Santangelo, who led the state with 45 stolen bases. Santangelo currently plays for the San Francisco Giants. On April 28, 1988, the Panthers won the first game played in partially completed Union Stadium, clinching their eighth straight CNC championship. Weinstein was named National Community College Coach of the Year.
1998 State and National Champions The 1998 Panther baseball team posted a dominating record of 44-2 in winning the second state championship under Jerry Weinstein and the fourth in school history. The leam lost the second game of the season and didn’t lose again until the second game of the playoffs--a streak of 37 straight wins. They swept through the rest of the playoffs, defeating Saddleback in the final game. Pitcher Mike Neu posted a record of 15-0, the most wins in school history without a defeat. Matt Riley, a freshman who posted an 8-1 record, signed after the season with the Baltimore Orioles for a junior college record signing bonus of $790,000.
1999 State Champions The 1999 team completed the rare repeat when first-year coach Andy McKay guided the Panthers after Coach Weinstein resigned to take a job with the L.A. Dodgers organization. After sweeping through the playoffs, the team found itself needing to win the final 2 games to claim the championship. After winning the first gane, SCC trailed by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning of the final. After telling McKay that he was going to win a championship, shortstop Joe Thurston smacked a 2-run double with 2 outs for the come-from-behind win, and the Panthers were able to dogpile for the second straight year.
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Panthers Coaching Staff Derek begins his fifth season as the Head Coach of the Panthers, and his 13th year overall as a member of the Panther coaching staff. In addition to his coaching duties, he also teaches full-time in the Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics Division. In his four years as the head coach, Coach Sullivan has had 49 sophomores transfer to four-year universities. Sixteen Sac City studentathletes have arrived on campus to play for NCAA D1 schools, including Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, Miami, UC Irvine, Utah, New Mexico, San Jose State, Campbell, Cal State Northridge, Incarnate Word, Eastern Kentucky, Central Arkansas, and UC Davis. Another seventeen transferred to play at NCAA D2 and D3 schools, including Chico State, Sonoma State, Eastern New Mexico, CSU East Bay, TexasPermian Basin, Stanislaus State, La Verne, Willamette, Azusa Pacific, and CSU Monterey Bay. Deciding to play for the Coach Sullivan and the Panthers goes beyond having a desire to win. Having a commitment to prepare for the next level, both on the field and off, is a huge part of becoming a “Sac City Guy”. For three summers, “Sully” served as field manager for the Easton SSC Cats, partnering with Panther assistant coach Drew Henning to run the development-based, travel ball program with the Sacramento Sports Center and Easton Baseball. It has grown into one of the pre-eminent summer programs in Northern California. Over the 2011 and 2012 summers, Derek was a part of the Chatham A’s coaching staff in the Cape Cod League. He followed in the footsteps of former SCC head coach Andy McKay, and current SCC pitching coach Deskaheh Bomberry, who both coached for Chatham for longtime skipper John Schiffner. The Cape serves as college baseball’s premier summer league, attracting the best amateur players in the country. Derek began his coaching career in the summer of 2004 with the Bayside (NY) Yankees. His on-field duties included running the offense and coaching third base for one of the premier Connie Mack programs on the East Coast. One former player was Pittsburgh Pirates #1 overall pick Pedro Alvarez. In the summer of 2005, he coached with the Lafayette (CA) Generals and assumed the same on-field duties for one of Northern California’s best summer baseball programs. He returned to the coach for the Panthers after playing for SCC in 2001 and 2002, reaching the Final Four in both years. He transferred to St. John’s University in Queens, NY for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, where payed for Ed Blankmeyer. As a member of the Red Storm, Derek was a utility infielder and played in the 2004 NCAA Stanford Regional. A graduate of Woodcreek High School, Sacramento City College (A.A.), St. John’s University (B.A.) and Sacramento State University (M.B.A.), Derek now lives in Natomas with his wife, Nicole, and daughters, Abigail and McKenna.
Assistant Coach - Pete Pryor
Pete is in his 14th season with the Panthers. He played at SCC in 1993-94, two teams that both finished second in the state tournament. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Pete after his stint at SCC, but he chose to go to the University of Kentucky and play for Keith Madison. After two seasons as a Wildcat, Pete signed with the Chicago White Sox and played two minor-league seasons. He returned to Kentucky and earned a master’s degree. Pete is married (Kara) with two children (Luke & Hazel).
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Panthers Coaching Staff Assistant Coach - Deskaheh Bomberry
“Bomber” begins his 18th season as a Panther assistant. Since coming to SCC, 49 pitchers have transferred to NCAA Division 1 universities, 17 have signed professional contracts, and 4 have reached the Major Leagues. At Sac City, Bomber is responsible for all aspects of pitching staff development and coordinates the Panthers’ recruiting. In 2000, Deskaheh was an assistant coach for the Chatham Athletics of the Cape Cod Collegiate League. Eight players from that team went on to play in the Major Leagues. Deskaheh has spent the last three summers assisting USA Baseball with the selection of the 18U national team. Deskaheh began his collegiate coaching career in 1996 at Eastern Kentucky University. At EKU, Bomber was responsible for the development of the pitching staff and coordinated their recruiting efforts. Bomber played two seasons at Cosumnes River College. Following his CRC career, he transferred to Sonoma State and played two seasons. Bomber has a BA from Sonoma State in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in physical education from Eastern Kentucky University. Bomber is a full-time instructor at SCC. He and his wife, Rosanne, live in East Sacramento with their daughter, Ryan.
Assistant Coach - Drew Henning
Drew Henning currently is in his 8th year with the Panthers. Drew joined the staff after graduating and playing on the SCC state runner up team in 2006. Drew will be serving as the third base coach this year as well as coaching the catchers. The previous seven years Drew has been helping Coach Bomberry with the pitching duties. Drew’s experience also includes having been the primary pitching coordinator for the Sac City Baseball Camps, Freshman High School Head Coach and Head Coach for the SSC Easton Cats Summer team comprised of area high school players. Drew currently serves as Director of Baseball Operations at Sacramento Sports Center. He is a graduate of Christian Brothers High School.
Assistant Coach - Lynn Black
Lynn, a native of Levittown, Pennsylvania, relocated to Sacramento in 1975 and begins his second season as a Panther assistant coach. He will coach the infielders and assist with the base runners. Lynn played in the Babe Ruth and American Legion World Series for Levittown finishing second both times. Lynn was a shortstop for the Panthers in 1975 and 1976, playing for SCC Hall of Fame coach, Jerry Weinstein. After hitting .441 in 1976, Lynn signed a contract with the San Diego Padres and played two years in the Padres organization. Coach Black was a varsity assistant coach at Christian Brothers High School from 20062015 and the past four summers has assisted with the Easton Cats development-based travel ball program with the Sacramento Sports Center and Easton Baseball. Lynn has two daughters, Summer and Ashley, both graduates of Christian Brothers High School and the University of California San Diego and Davis respectively. Lynn is retired and resides in the Pocket Area of Sacramento with his wife of 37 years, Tina. He enjoys traveling with Tina and reading in his spare time.
Assistant Coach - Eric Sanchez
Coach Eric Sanchez is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Panthers.
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Panthers Coaching Staff Assistant Coach - Matt Sturges
Matt begins his 5th season as a Sacramento City College assistant coach. He is a former left-handed pitcher for the Panthers baseball team (2010-2012). In addition to coaching for one of the most prestigious college programs in the country, Sturges is also the Manager of the 13U and 15U SSC baseball teams. Matt graduated from Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove (his hometown). He spends some of his free time helping out at clinics for Youth Baseball Leagues all around Sacramento, coaching at the S.C.C. Baseball Camps and providing private baseball instructional lessons. He has served as an instructor for the Under Armor Top 96 camps, which operate throughout California. Matt will serve as the first base coach for the Panthers this season; overseeing of all charting duties, helping with the pitching staff and the left handed runner control game.
Assistant Coach - Bo Henning
Bo begins his second season as a Panther assistant. Bo’s duties consist of coaching the outfielders, assisting with the hitters and recruiting. Prior to Sac City Bo was the head coach of the Christian Brothers High School Falcons Junior Varsity baseball team in 2015 and the Freshman team in 2014. Those teams combined for a record of 43-5. Prior to his coaching career, Bo pitched for the Panthers in 2011 and 2012. He played one year of Professional baseball in 2013 for the Vallejo Admirals. Bo also pitched in the Northwoods Summer College Baseball League in the summer of 2012. Prior to playing baseball, Bo received a basketball scholarship out of high school from Cal Poly where he played for two years. Bo works full time at the Sacramento Sports Center where he is the Director of Baseball and a performance trainer. He also coaches in the summer for the Sacramento Easton Cats 17 and under team. Bo has received his bachelor’s degree of Organization Communications at Sacramento State University. Bo is one of four family members to attend and play baseball at Sacramento City College, along with his brother (Drew),uncle (Dennis), and dad (Rich). He is also the younger brother of current Panther assistant coach Drew Henning.
Assistant Coach - Jon Ray Coach Ray returns to Sac City for his 1st season as an assistant coach. Ray played for the Panthers in 2007 and 2008 and won backto-back Conference Championships. Jon was an infielder for the Panthers under Coach Andy McKay. After City, he received a scholarship to play at Bacone College in Oklahoma. In his first year at Bacone Jon hit .422 which earned him a conference batting title and first team all Red River Conference honors. After his playing days were over, Ray pursued his coaching dream as an instructor at Hard 90 Baseball academy in El Dorado Hills. His other coaching experience includes varsity baseball at Ponderosa High School, JV baseball at Vista Del Lago,a nd most recently at Folsom Lake College.
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Assistant Coach - Al Leyva
Coach Al is in his 1st year at Sacramento City College. Prior to joining the Panthers he spent the past two seasons at Mt. San Antonio College as their hitting and 3rd base coach. This will be his second summer as head coach of the Newport Gulls Summer Collegiate Baseball team that competes in the NECBL. Prior to becoming head coach of the Gulls, he served as an assistant coach for 3 seasons where he also was the hitting and 3rd base coach. He has also been an assistant coach for several other teams in the NECBL since 2003. His coaching career officially started back in 2002 as the head coach at Claremont High School, where he spent 4 seasons. From 2006 to 2008, he was an assistant coach at the University of La Verne as their infield and 3rd base coach. In the summer of 2007, Al was an assistant coach with the Chicago White Sox Rookie Ball team (Bristol Sox). After 3 season at the university level, he returned to the high school ranks as head coach of Damien High School, where he stayed until joining the Mt. SAC program. Al has been married for 28 years to his wife, Connie. Together, they have twin daughters, Jessie and Allie (son-in-law John).
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Year-by-Year Win-Loss Record Year W-L-T Coach 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Unknown Lamar Unkown Adams Shattuck 3-1-0 Schuettner 3-3-0 Schuettner 4-4-0 Schuettner 0-4-0 Applequist 4-4-0 Applequist 5-6-1 Applequist 3-3-0 8-0-0* Applequist Unknown Applequist Applequist 4-8-0 Unknown Applequist Applequist 8-1-0 13-7-0 Sim Sim 6-5-0 11-3-0* Sim 14-4-0 Sim 11-1-0* Sim 16-2-0* Sim/Applequist Fisher 3-3-1 Fisher 5-1-1 Did not compete Woerner 4-9-0 11-9-0* Woerner 24-4-1* Woerner 21-8-0 Woerner 22-7-0 Woerner 29-3-0* Woerner 16-6-0 Woerner 25-5-0* Woerner 16-9-0 Boyer 11-16-1 Boyer 16-12-0 Boyer 18-10-0 Anderson 17-2-0 Perry 22-8-0 Perry 21-8-1 Perry 23-3-0* Pierucci 14-12-0 Bandy 7-15-0 Bandy 19-8-0 Bandy 16-9-0 Bandy
Year W-L-T
Coach
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Bandy Bandy Bandy Bandy Bandy Goehring Goehring Goehring Goehring Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Carmazzi Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein
22-7-0* 28-5-0* 28-5-0* 19-9-0 13-15-0 21-7-0* 18-12-0 22-5-0 18-15-1 21-15-0 25-9-2 29-12-0* 25-11-0 28-6-1 28-9-0 30-9-0* 34-8-0* 31-5-0* 33-9-0* 32-10-0* 32-12-1* 50-8-0* 46-10-0* 39-14-0* 33-18-1 51-3-2* 44-5-0* 48-8-2* 40-8-3* 42-9-0*
Year W-L-T
Coach
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Weinstein Weinstein Weinstein McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay McKay Sullivan Sullivan Sullivan Sullivan
40-7-0* 38-11-0 44-2-0* 42-7-1* 37-8-1* 35-8-0* 38-13-0* 30-17-0 31-7-0* 26-15-0 29-22-0 35-15-0* 30-19-0* 25-19-0 25-17-0 25-18-0 19-20-0 18-20-0 25-13-0 17-19-0 27-11-0
* Denotes League Championship
All-Time Record 2039 - 789 - 21
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2017 Panther Baseball Schedule DATE DAY OPPONENT January 27 Fri Ca単ada College 28 Sat Ca単ada College 31 Tue Chabot College February 4 Sat Chabot College 11 Sat Contra Costa College 13 Mon Feather River College 14 Tue Ca単ada College 18 Sat Fresno City College 23 Thu Golden West College 24 Fri Palomar College 25 Sat Palomar College 28 Tue * Folsom Lake College March 2 Thu * Folsom Lake College 3 Fri * Folsom Lake College 7 Tue * Santa Rosa Junior College 9 Thu * Santa Rosa Junior College 11 Sat * Santa Rosa Junior College 14 Tue * Sierra College 16 Thu * Sierra College 18 Sat * Sierra College 21 Tue * American River College 23 Thu * American River College 25 Sat * American River College 28 Tue * Modesto Junior College 30 Thu * Modesto Junior College April 1 Sat * Modesto Junior College 4 Tue * Cosumnes River College 6 Thu * Cosumnes River College 8 Sat * Cosumnes River College 11 Tue * Diablo Valley College 13 Thu * Diablo Valley College 14 Fri * Diablo Valley College 15 Sat Reedley College 22 Sat Skyline College 25 Tue * San Joaquin Delta College 27 Thu * San Joaquin Delta College 28 Fri * San Joaquin Delta College May 5-6 Fri-Sat Nor-Cal Regional I Playoffs 12-14 Fri-Sun Nor-Cal Super Regional 19-21 Fri-Sun Nor-Cal Sectionals 27-29 Sat-Mon California State Championships * Denotes Big 8 Conference Game
LOCATION Union Stadium Union Stadium Chabot Union Stadium Union Stadium Union Stadium Ca単ada Union Stadium Golden West Palomar Palomar Folsom Lake Union Stadium Folsom Lake Union Stadium Santa Rosa Union Stadium Sierra Union Stadium Sierra Union Stadium American River Union Stadium Union Stadium Modesto Union Stadium Cosumnes River Union Stadium Cosumnes River Diablo Valley Union Stadium Diablo Valley Union Stadium Skyline Union Stadium San Joaquin Delta Union Stadium TBA TBA TBA Fresno City
TIME 6:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm (DH) 12:00 pm (DH) 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 11:00 am 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 5:00 pm 2:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm TBA TBA TBA TBA