2016-17 Dons Baseball News

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Dons Baseball Sends Five More to the Next Level
Dons Baseball Sends Five More to the Next Level

Five more Dons from the 2017 baseball season have announced their recent commitments to four-year schools.

Reilly and Rivera Commit to Four Year Schools
Reilly and Rivera Commit to Four Year Schools

Derek Reilly and Julio Rivera have become the fourth and fifth Dons from the 2017 season to commit to four-year schools

Keaton Freire Commits to Wagner, Marks Third DI Don
Keaton Freire Commits to Wagner, Marks Third DI Don

Keaton Freire has committed to Wagener University to make himself the third Don baseball player to transfer to a NCAA Division I school this year.

Sanchez and Ward to go Division I
Sanchez and Ward to go Division I

Dons starting pitchers Guillermo Sanchez and Nigel Ward have committed to continue their education and careers at NCAA Division I schools.

Santa Ana Throws First Punch but Drops Series to OCC in Three
Santa Ana Throws First Punch but Drops Series to OCC in Three

The Santa Ana College Baseball team took game one dropped the next two to finish their season in the 2017 CCCAA Baseball Southern Super Regionals.

Dons Advance with Upset Against #3 COC
Dons Advance with Upset Against #3 COC

The Santa Ana Baseball team pulled off an upset against #3 ranked College of the Canyons to advance to the next round of the CCCAA Southern California Regionals.

Leef and Ward Claim All-OEC Honors
Leef and Ward Claim All-OEC Honors

The Dons Bryan Leef and Nigel Ward earned Orange Empire Conference honors in their freshman season.

Santa Ana Awarded #14 Seed, Set to Play #3 College of the Canyons
Santa Ana Awarded #14 Seed, Set to Play #3 College of the Canyons

After taking fifth place in the Orange Empire Conference, the Santa Ana College Baseball team have been tabbed as the #14 seed and will take on the #3 seed College of the Canyons.

Guillermo Sanchez Leads the Dons to a 6-0 Win in Final Regular Season Game
Guillermo Sanchez Leads the Dons to a 6-0 Win in Final Regular Season Game

The Dons improve to 26-13 overall behind Sanchez's seven-inning shutout performance.

Dons Pitching Staff Shuts Down the Lasers to Complete the Sweep
Dons Pitching Staff Shuts Down the Lasers to Complete the Sweep

The Dons win their fifth straight after completing the sweep of Irvine Valley College on Saturday afternoon.

The Dons Hit Their Way to a 10-3 Win over Irvine Valley
The Dons Hit Their Way to a 10-3 Win over Irvine Valley

The Santa Ana College Baseball team picked up its 23rd win of the season with a 10-3 victory over Irvine Valley College.

Dons Have One Slip Away Late in Game
Dons Have One Slip Away Late in Game

Santa Ana falls 9-7 despite a good offensive effort from the Dons.

Santa Ana defeated by Saddleback 11-3
Santa Ana defeated by Saddleback 11-3

A seventh inning rally from Santa Ana falls short, leading to just the 10th loss of the season.

In Game Two the Dons Overwhelm the Hornets 11-2
In Game Two the Dons Overwhelm the Hornets 11-2

The Dons put up 11 runs while Nigel Ward shuts the Hornets down to pick up his sixth win of the season.

Dons Take Two out of Three in Series against Golden West
Dons Take Two out of Three in Series against Golden West

The Dons took the first two games of the series but could not mount a comeback in game number three.

Armstrong Leads Dons to First Win in Conference
Armstrong Leads Dons to First Win in Conference

Gabe Armstrong went eight and a third innings to pick up the win for the Dons