Santa Barbara Foresters 2020 Game Program

Foresters S A N TA B A R B A R A

2020

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2020 Official Program EP

Inside: Meet the Players! ’Sters Stats!

Hugs for Cubs! . . . and more!

Let’s Play Ball!

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Play Ball! Whew!

Well, this will sure be interesting!

Over the past 26 seasons of great summer baseball, the Foresters have been through a lot of wild games, late nights, early mornings, long bus rides, thunderstorms, wins, losses (though not many of those), and even the occasional tie.

But the team—and, of course, the nation and the world—have never been through anything like the summer of 2020.

Thanks to the hard work of Bill Pintard and his staff, Christina Songer and the board of directors, our great sponsors, the City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, and you, our loyal fans, the Foresters will play one very weird season.

As the games go on in July, our player and staff safety will be paramount. But while all of you follow the rules and stay home, know that you’ll be with us in spirit for every pitch and every at-bat. You can’t come to watch at Pershing Park, but you can listen online at KCSB.org/sports. You can’t cheer from the bleachers, but you can cheer at home or at one of several local bars and restaurants who will be showing the Livestream video of the games, which will include KCSB audio. And you can follow the team on social media. Let us hear from you that way, since we can’t hear your cheers in person. We appreciate you!

Now . . . let’s play ball!

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 2019 Foresters: A Grand Season!

26 Manager Bill Pintard

9 2020: Short Season, Great Team

29 Foresters Medical Staff

13 Hugs for Cubs

31 Foresters Interns and Radio

16 2019 Foresters Hall of Fame

33-47 2020 Santa Barbara Foresters

21 Foresters Player Sponsors and Host Families

48 Foresters All-Time Players List

22 History of Pershing Park 25 Foresters/Hugs for Cubs Board of Directors

All games also broadcast on the Internet LIVE on www.KCSB.org/sports Visit sbforesters.org for LIVESTREAM info

27 Foresters Coaching Staff

50 Foresters All-Time Records 52 Foresters in Major League Baseball 66 Foresters 2020 Roster 68 Foresters 2020 Schedule S.B. Foresters/Hugs for Cubs 4299 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria, CA 93013 Office phone: 805-684-0657 Email: info@sbforesters.org Office fax: 805-684-8596

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A GRAND SEASON! Pintard’s 1000th Highlights ’19

By Taylor Jennings and Jim Buckley

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he 2018 Foresters season got off to a historic

placed alongside ancient roadways to mark the passage

start . . . and wrapped up with a historic finish,

of distance as travelers rambled on foot, horseback,

as Santa Barbara captured its all-time record

and wooden cart. We’ve adopted the word to mark any

seventh NBC World Series championship.

significant passage in parts of our lives. And so after 25

In the final game played at historic Lawrence-Dumont

years, tens of thousands of miles of bus travel, a parade

Stadium in Wichita, Kansas, the Foresters earned a walk-

of amazing young baseball players, a passing throng of

off walk. That gave them their seventh NBC World Series

coaches, friends, staff, and fans, Bill Pintard passed one

title, setting a new record for the event, which began back

of those milestones, perhaps his most memorable ever.

in 1937! That fabled ballpark is now an empty lot as the

On August 2, 2019, in Wichita, Kansas, the Foresters beat

city of Wichita builds a new place for the NBC and for

the Haysville Aviators 1–0 (how appropriate, a pitching

minor-league baseball teams. Other teams will come and

duel), and Bill had won his 1,000th game as the Foresters’

go and someday, some other team might win the whole

manager.

thing eight times, but no one can take 2018 away from

1,000

Santa Barbara. They closed the ol’ yard in grand style with

One Thousand.

a record-setting win!

Incredible.

The word milestone comes from the name of the rocks 4

The landmark and, yes, milestone victory capped off

a great year. The only real blemish was the 5–0 loss to the

1.000 OPS Club and another late arrival to the club,

Seattle Studs in the NBC World Series quarterfinals. Santa

Bellafronto helped ignite a potent and explosive Foresters’

Barbara picked a bad time to play its worst game of the

offense throughout the month of July.

season, one which was perhaps the most successful nonchampionship year in ’Sters history.

Connor McKenna also finished in the top 10 in the CCL in batting average (.333) to give the ’Sters four of

Lights-out pitching, lightning on the basepaths, and

the top 10 hitters in the league. Meanwhile, Zach Presno

a CCL batting champion, and the chase for 1,000 Ws—

proved to be a menace for opposing pitching as well. The

there were storylines aplenty throughout the 2019 Santa

slugger led the squad in homers (7), RBI (29), and walks

Barbara Foresters season en route to winning both CCL

(25).

and State Championships.

After scoring six or more runs in 12 of the team’s

Early on, Santa Barbara found success with an elite

final 13 regular-season games, the ’Sters averaged 6 runs

starting rotation anchored by Luke Taggart, Isaac Coffey,

per contest in wrapping up the postseason CCL title

and Jake Jackson. With the arrival of Auburn Saturday

over Arroyo Seco and in taking 2 of 3 from Healdsburg

starter Brooks Fuller and Ryan Bergert’s seamless

during the inaugural state championship series against the

transition from the back end of the bullpen to the rotation,

northern Affiliate Division Champions.

the ’Sters were able to hand the ball to a bona fide CCL ace Tuesday through Sunday.

From their tenth-inning walk-off win over Conejo in the CCL opener to Coach Pintard’s 999th victory in the

Between Coffey (0.98 ERA in CCL play), Bergert

winner-take-all third game of the State Championship, the

(1.99), and Fuller (2.05), the ’Sters boast three of the seven

2019 Foresters’ season was an unbelievable ride toward

lowest ERAs in the league in their starting rotation, and

that final milestone.

that’s without mentioning Brad Demco, whose videogame numbers included the only perfect ERA in the CCL. In his 19 ⅔ innings, the southpaw tallied an incredible 38 strikeouts and surrendered only two hits all summer. With Demco, Hunter Breault, Nico O’Donnell, Clayton Beeter, and Christian Winston, among others, the Foresters sent truly elite arm talent to the mound in the late innings night in and night out. Incredibly, those five relievers combined to allow just eight runs in the regular season.

Meanwhile, the Foresters’ offense certainly cannot be overlooked. The SB lineup was headlined by outfielder Eric Kennedy from start to finish. The CCL’s only .400 hitter also led the league with 21 stolen bases (24/26 overall) and was a run producer atop the lineup all season. The Texas Longhorn finished first on the team in extra-base hits and was one of only three CCL hitters to have an OPS over 1.000 among qualifiers (the other two hit behind him for the ’Sters as well!).

The highest OPS in the CCL belonged to Nick Bellafronto (1.032 OPS), who proved to be a major addition to the lineup at the end of June. Along with Christian Franklin, the third and final member of the

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2019 Foresters Award Winners

Foresters MVP: Eric Kennedy (above) Eric Pintard Award (Outstanding Pitcher): Luke Taggart CCL First-Team All-League:

LF Eric Kennedy • CF Christian Franklin • RF Blake Hall 3B Nick Bellafronto • C Zach Presno • SP Luke Taggart SP Ryan Bergert • RP Hunter Breault• RP Brad Demco CCL Most Valuable Player: Eric Kennedy CCL Most Valuable Pitcher: Brad Demco CCL Manager of the Year: Bill Pintard Prospect Game MVP: Hunter Breault NBC World Series Awards Best Defensive Team: Foresters Best Major League Prospect: P Ryan Bergert

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SEASON PREVIEW

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2020: Short Season, Great Team

BY JIM BUCKLEY Note: This was written before the start of the 2020 season.

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n 26 seasons as the Foresters manager, Bill Pintard has seen a lot of things, as he has directed the team to more than 1,000 wins and seven National Championships. But he’s never seen anything like what Foresters games will be like in 2020: Fan-free. The Foresters’ schedule will also be independent for the first time, as the CCL will not have a league season this summer.

However, given the terrible impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on every aspect of life, he also knows how lucky the Foresters are to even be able to get a month-plus of games in.

Versatile and talented Matthew McLain heads a long list of Pac-12 stars for the ’Sters in 2020.

“We are so fortunate to be in Santa Barbara and to have a city that believes we can play the game in a respectful and safe way, fully aware of the COVID-19 protocols,” he said. “We are going to adhere to every guideline given to us. We’re going to do everything to keep our players and staff safe and give these guys a chance to play.”

And the good news for those players—and for the fans who listen on KCSB and watch on Livestream—is “that this is one of the best teams we’ve ever had, on paper,” says Pintard. “The position players are stacked with potential pros, we have a former first-round MLB draft pick, and three players were named Freshman All-America this spring.”

The former first-rounder is infielder Matthew McLain, chosen No. 25 overall in 2018 by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He chose to play at UCLA instead, where he has spent a season starting in center and another at shortstop, while piling up impressive numbers. McLain is one of five Bruins on the Foresters this summer, as the team welcomes more West Coast players than usual, an aftereffect of players being at home since late March.

“There are a number of UCLA players who were aiming for the Cape Code League who are coming here instead, along with some other Pac-12 players, as many as a dozen,” says Pintard. “They’re excited that they have a place to play.”

One of the Bruins is outstanding catcher from UCLA in Noah Cardenas. He hit over .300 in his freshman season and he has caught one of the nation’s best pitching staffs. Two of those pitches, Nick Nastrini and Sean Mullen, were regularly weekly starters and join Cardenas at Pershing Park this summer.

They’ll be joined by Kyle Luckham, a Saturday starter at Cal State Fullerton, and the usual crop of Arkansas hurlers, led by returning Forester Elijah Trest. Speaking of returners, EP 19 Pitcher of the Year 9

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Christian Franklin flashing the leather with a diving catch during the 2019 NBC World Series.

Luke Taggart comes back his second season, ready to lead the new staff in the “Foresters Way.” Spencer Jones also returns after his freshman year at Vanderbilt. He was a DH only last summer, but expects to be pitching in 2020. Caleb Sloan was part of the Foresters 2018 nationalchampionship team and returns to join the staff again.

As for the packed roster of position players, Pintard noted Jace Jung, one of the Freshman AllAmericas. “Jace is the younger brother of our former ’Sters star Josh Jung, a 2019 first-round draft pick; we’re looking to see how he can develop.”

Another All-America was slugging outfielder Peyton Graham.

He’ll join an outfield led by returning All-CCL star Christian Franklin, one of the most exciting players on the 2019 Foresters. And feeling right at home in the Pershing outfield for a different reason will be former SBCC standout Pat Caulfield, part of the UCLA contingent.

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In the tradition of multi-tool players, Justin Campbell from Oklahoma State will be hitting and pitching this summer, talents that made him the third Freshman AllAmerican Forester.

Branden Boissierie is one of the top sluggers in the Pac-12 and one of the best overall first basemen in the country. At the hot corner, Christian Encarnacion was one of the nation’s top JC sluggers in 2019-20 and heads to OSU this fall.

“We’re really happy we can have several local talents this summer, too. Our fans will love hearing and watching them on Livestream, just like they did at Santa Barbara high schools,” says Pintard.

Bryce Warrecker becomes the first third-generation Foresters player.

Grandpa Fred, a ’Sters Hall of Famer, pitched in the 1950s. Father Wes was a pitcher in the 1990s, while uncles Teddy and Donovan also wore the big Foresters F. Bryce was star baseball and basketball player who is now

at Cal Poly. Nick Oakley continues the generational theme, following his grandfather Bill, another Hall of Famer, to the Foresters. And former Channel League MVP Derek True will see time on the mound.

So who will the Foresters play?

“We have a team from Texas coming, and they play in the NBC World Series every year so we’ve seen them,” says Pintard, running down the schedule. “The Santa Maria team is coached by Bobby Brown, and is a very interesting team. Bobby has been a coach and league representative of the Frontier League, an independent pro league in the Midwest. They will be bringing out 10-12 pro players to play on that team along with college players. Our old friend the San Francisco Seals is coming back.

And the Bakersfield Blaze has some former pros.”

With a tough list of opponents, it’s a good thing the Foresters boast a lot of weapons. Looks like it will be fireworks galore throughout July.

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The Story of the Hugs for Cubs A

fter being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 1994, Eric Pintard (right with Hugs Kid Chris and Foresters Hall of Famer Messier) was forced to give up his pitching career and soon became an inspiration to both his teammates and those around him.

Eric’s “desire to bring brighter days to kids with cancer” led to the formation of “Hugs for Cubs,” the Foresters’ childhood cancer survivor support program.

What began with taking children whale watching and

to summer camps blossomed into more than that; it has brought hope to the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of families each year.

Stories like those, and the emotions they create in players and fans alike, are a big reason that manager Bill Pintard and his staff have an extra thing to scout for each summer. They look for “individuals with a strong work ethic,” individuals who will take time out of their day to make a difference in someone else’s life. Over the years, that philosophy has led to lifelong friendships and commitments to help others. Four Major Leaguers wore Eric’s No. 19 at times in their pro careers, including Ryan Spilborghs, Kevin Frandsen, Brian Bannister, and Ryan Church .

“Eric’s Angels” also help; this dedicated group of Eric’s friends raises money with local concerts and other events.

Starting in 2017, the Foresters expanded the Hugs for Cubs spirit by working with United Way. Foresters players and coaches will put on baseball clinics for kids in the United Way summer program and welcome the kids to games at Pershing Park.

In 2016, an annual Christmas tree donation was started by the Hugs Club at Santa Barbara High, a program that keeps expanding.

We lost Eric in 2004, but his spirit lives forever.

2020 Hugs for Cubs Corporate Sponsors:

Sam Helfand was a Hugs for Cubs Kid and was often a Foresters batboy.

Today, he is cancer-free!

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Thank you to the Santa Barbara Foresters for bringing smiles to children in our community.

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2020 Hugs Kid Henry Miller Continuing a longstanding Foresters tradition, player and coach hats this summer will proudly include the initials as the 2020 Hugs for Cubs Kid— HENRY MILLER. Henry Miller is a tough, fun-loving, energetic four-year-old kid growing up in Carpinteria. Henry loves all sports, but he’s mostly a huge baseball fan.

Henry also has leukemia.

Last summer, the Foresters welcomed Henry and his parents Giana and Andrew and his little brother Hudson to the ballpark for a special day.

He was joined by a huge crowd of friends and families all wearing matching Henry-themed T-shirts!

Henry’s undergoing treatments and is doing great, but those treatments will be going on for at least three years if the news remains good.

Though Henry won’t be able to take part in person this summer, he’ll be getting all the support that the Foresters can safely give him.

For more information on how you can help, visit www.sbforesters.org/hugs-for-cubs/

Hugs for Cubs Events Here’s what we usually do, and hope to do again in the coming months and years: Visit Cottage Hospital Hugs for Cubs go to L.A. Angels or L.A. Dodgers games United Way Summer Fun baseball clinics Hugs for Cubs Surf Day! Zodo’s Bowling Night Visit Via Christi Hospital in Wichita Foresters Annual Christmas Tree Deliveries

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Santa Barbara Foresters

Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Bob Townsend Ryan O’Hearn • Delwyn Young

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founder, a gamer, and a pounder: The Santa Barbara Foresters, who have brought seven national summer baseball championships home to our community, will honor Bob Townsend, Delwyn Young, and Ryan O’Hearn this Saturday, January 11 at their annual Hall of Fame & Hot Stove Banquet.

“We’re excited to welcome everyone to this great celebration of baseball and to honor these three great baseball men,” Foresters manager Bill Pintard said.

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Bob Townsend

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f not for Bob Townsend, none of us would be here! Bob was the local baseball man who started the current version of the Foresters in 1991. Bob grew up playing ball here, including at SB High, SBCC, and UCSB. He became a coach for the Gauchos and , taking the name from a 1950s Foresters team, Bob gathered local college players and put together the start of the Foresters’ winning tradition. His first team was 21-7 and since then the Sters have never had a losing record. Bob led the team to its first NBC World Series appearances in 1993 after winning their league title.

It was Bob who coached Eric Pintard in Wichita in 1994 when Eric was named the tournament’s Most Inspirational Player; the award was later named for Eric. Bob passe the team to Bill in 1995, but has been a part of the Foresters family ever since.

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Ryan O’Hearn

yan is one of the most recent Foresters to make the big jump to the Major Leagues.

He burst onto the scene in 2018, bringing a power bat to the Kansas Royals. In his first big-league game, he cracked a two-run homer to help the Royals win. He added 11 more and took over the starting first base job, which he held onto through most of 2019. In 2012, the Sam Houston State star led the Foresters in RBI, but more importantly led them to the 2012 National Championship team. He also played for Santa Barbara in 2013, leading the team in doubles, while driving in 25 runs.

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he Young family has been a part of the Foresters family for almost two decades.

Selwyn Young was a coach. Selwyn Jr. was a longtime batboy. And our Hall of Fame inductee, Delwyn. He was a ’Ster in 2000 and 2001 and played at SBCC, from where he was drafted by the Dodgers in 2002 in the fourth round. After four minor-league seasons, he made his big-league debut in 2006. He saw action with the Dodgers in 2007 and 2008 before he was traded to Pittsburgh. Delwyn played outfield and second base for the Bucs through 2010.

Delwyn Young

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Santa Barbara Foresters Hall of Fame

Foresters Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2019 Bob Townsend • Ryan O’Hearn • Delwyn Young Class of 2018 Jim Buckley • Bill Oakley Sr. Class of 2017 2006 Foresters National Championship Team Class of 2016 Cameron Rupp • Fred Warrecker Class of 2015 Virgil Vasquez • Mike Pearl • Neil Medchill Class of 2014 Dylan Axelrod • Mike Kenney Class of 2013 Ryan Church • Andre Miller Class of 2012 Morgan Ensberg • Sean Luft Chris Messier Class of 2011 Kevin Frandsen • James Shields • Vaughn Wipf Class of 2010 Chris Koeper • Ryan Spilborghs • Eric Pintard 19

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HOST FAMILIES/PLAYER SPONSORS

Host Families Every summer, amazing local families open their homes and hearts to our players. We offer

Player Sponsors Listen on KCSB for these great folks, whose sponsorship of our players helps us make every summer a special one.

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SB Insurance Agency

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BMW of Santa Barbara

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them our grateful thanks for this important help!

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Photo from SB Historical Society

The History of Pershing Park

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig’s traveling team at Pershing Park.

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he first baseball sandlot was laid out at the site of Pershing Park around the year 1900. The diamond was oriented opposite to the one of today, with home plate just off Castillo Street near the current entrance of the parking lot.

Dimensions were 475 feet down the left-field line, 516 feet to dead center, and 327 to right. That’s right . . . 516 feet. Goodness.

Pershing Park’s clapboard stadium soon became a winter training site for Major Leaguers as well as players from the Pacific Coast League. The property was owned at the time by the Santa Barbara Electric Company, and it would employ the players while they practiced during the offseason.

A minor league team called the Pasadena Millionaires of the Class D Southern California League also took up temporary residence at Pershing Park in 1913 when they lost their home field in Pasadena.

New York Yankees star Babe Ruth made the first of two barnstorming visits to Santa Barbara in 1924, drawing an overflow crowd of 1,500 fans to Pershing Park. He hit a home run that reporters said cleared the palm trees in right-centerfield. His Yankee teammate, Bob Meusel, hit one that traveled over the trolley car barn, which was

since rebuilt into the Carriage Museum for Old Spanish Days. (Ruth returned to Santa Barbara with Lou Gehrig on another barnstorming tour in 1927, but a series of rainstorms had turned the field at Pershing Park into a quagmire. They wound up moving the exhibition game to Santa Barbara High’s Peabody Stadium.)

Tim Badillo was only 17 years old when he organized a semipro team called the Santa Barbara Cubs that began playing at Pershing Park in 1928. The team drew as many as 1,000 fans per game to the ballpark. Games in those days were also played at the old racetrack along the waterfront, and at a Westside Field by San Andres and Pedregosa Streets.

Badillo scheduled games against several famous barnstorming teams during the early 1930s, including the all-black Billy Boykins All-Stars. But very suspiciously, city officials announced soon before that game that the wooden stadium at Pershing had been condemned. A few weeks after the cancellation, Pershing was un-condemned, and remained upright for another 30 years.

Badillo’s Cubs did feature their own AfricanAmerican players such as Joe Coles and Ben Gamble, who played without incident. Badillo also got Satchel Paige to pitch against fellow Negro League star Henry McHenry at

Pershing Park. The Cubs had to disband for financial reasons during the Great Depression.

After Laguna Park was constructed downtown, Pershing Park was converted into a hotbed for both men’s and women’s softball leagues.

A political battle soon ensued, however, between forces that wished to keep Pershing as a sports park and others who wanted to build a city auditorium on the site. A joint-use agreement between the City and Santa Barbara City College was signed in 1962 so a new sports park could be constructed. The City, however, decided later to delay its implementation UCSB’s football team (yes, they used to have one!) to give auditorium supporters more time played some of its games at Pershing Park in the 1920s and 1930s. to conduct a study on the feasibility of their project.

The proposal for an auditorium was eventually its debut with much pomp and circumstance on Feb. 21, forgotten and the effort to reconstruct the 14-acre park at 1973, when SBCC played Cal Poly’s junior varsity team. The a cost of $600,000 regained steam during the late 1960s.

Vaqueros lineup that day included the late Gary Woods, The original plans not only called for a baseball diamond who would continue on to become the first opening day and tennis courts, but also three softball fields instead of center fielder of the Toronto Blue Jays—and later as the the current two diamonds. beloved hitting coach of the Santa Barbara Foresters.

Several other proposed facilities at the park never The Foresters join a long tradition of baseball here at got off the drawing board, including outdoor basketball this little gem by the ocean. As the current boys of summer courts, a golf driving range, and an archery range. race across the grass, imagine the ghosts of Ruth, Paige, Less than three years after the demolition of Laguna Badillo, and more racing alongside them in the sunshine.

Park, the current baseball diamond at Pershing Park made —By Mark Patton

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In 2017, Bill Pintard called on the Foresters baseball family to help defray costs incurred in ramping up the Pershing Park ballfield.

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INVESTEC Congratulates the Santa Barbara Foresters for their Outstanding Commitment to Our Youth and the Hugs for Cubs Program

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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2020 Santa Barbara Foresters/ Hugs for Cubs Board of Directors Working year-round to ensure a great summer of baseball and the support needed to make the Hugs for Cubs a success.

2020 Board of Directors OFFICERS:

President: Christina Songer Vice President: John Nisbet Secretary: Levi Chagoya Treasurer: Craig Meister General Counsel: George Short BOARD MEMBERS

Mike Cano, Howard Cantor, Rocco Constantino,

Running the Santa Barbara Foresters/Hugs for Cubs organization is a big job, and we’ve got a big team to do it.

Spearheading the work of all of the volunteers is the Board of Directors, an all-volunteer organization that helps raise funds and attention for Hugs for Cubs, runs the games, sells ads in the program, organizes team travel, and much, much more. The Foresters are a non-profit corporation and the Board has responsibility for running all aspects of the team and the Hugs for Cubs. Thanks to all for their hard work.

Lisa Cram, Ramiero Elizade, Bill Filippin, Cindy Jackson, Chris Proctor, MD, Tracy Sanginiti, Paul Uyesaka, Chris Wiesen, Rick Wilson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL MANAGER

Bill Pintard

Advisory Board Jim Buckley, Rich Davis, Al Ferrer Mick Kelleher, Chris Koeper Mark Larsen, Paul Orfalea Pierce O’Donnell, Dave Pintard Wayne Siemens

Emeritus (Deceased) Mike Pearl, Doug Reeves, Gary Woods

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Bill Pintard

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Manager / Executive Director America’s most successful summer-ball coach, and a Santa Barbaraarea baseball legend, returns for his 26th season at the helm of the Foresters. Bill’s Foresters have finished in the top four nationally every year since 2003 except once, an unmatched record of success among summer-ball teams. He led them to NBC World Series National Championships in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018—the most titles in NBC World Series History. And there’s more: Bill has . . :

esters r o F e Th ore have m an tles th i T l a n Natio er team any oth !

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• Won more than 1,000 games • Won 20 CCL titles • Won six California state championships • Won 11 CCL manager of the year awards • Winner of Sportsmanship Award at World Series • Winner of 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 NBC Manager of the Year • Most consecutive seasons in the NBC World Series • Named to NBC World Series Hall of Fame, 2014 • Won more than 100 NBC games

Bill directs the work of the Foresters off the field as well, whether that means raising funds, supporting Hugs for Cubs, leading board meetings, or meeting with the media, sponsors, and community leaders.

Away from his busy Foresters life, Bill runs a commercial real estate business and is a scout for the New York Yankees, helping other young ballplayers realize their diamond dreams. Bill was honored for his work with young people by being named an Olympic torchbearer in 2000 and was named a “Local Hero” by the Santa Barbara Independent in 2003. In 2009, he was given the prestigious Sparky Anderson Award by the Association of Professional Ballplayers for his ongoing contributions to baseball player development. He is on the board of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 2011. He also was instrumental in arranging the Foresters’ two trips to Cuba to play top teams on that island. At home, he is supported by his ever-patient wife Kris and is proud papa of daughters Brittney and Kelby and son Ethan.

He includes “Grandpa” on his list of titles for Riley, Ana, Brooklyn, and Caden.

Bill honors his son Eric by wearing Eric’s No. 19 (left).

Bill reached 800 wins in 2016. Through 2019, he had topped 1,000!

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STEVE SCHUCK Associate Head Coach Welcome back to Foresters veteran Steve Schuck. In 2019, Steve took over the reins as head baseball coach at Santa Barbara High School after many years of previous coaching work in Arizona. He led them to a Channel League title in his first season! Steve has spent summers coaching in the Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League. In 2013, his Monsoon club won the league championship. Steve also spent three seasons coaching in the Los Angeles Angels Pro Scout Program.

BRIAN AGUILAR Assistant Coach Brian begins his first season with the Foresters, coaching catchers and acting as thirdbase coach. He has a long career coaching high school, college, and professional baseball, and is currently the assistant to Steve Schuck at Santa Barbara High School. He is also a middle-school PE teacher.

RICK HUBBARD Assistant Coach Along with baseball duties on the field, look for Rick to help “pump up” the Foresters.

For the past two years, he has been the director of player personnel for Georgia Tech, but he has a long history as a strength and conditioning coach for the baseball and football teams. A graduate of East Carolina, he was also a pitching coach for Tiffin Univ. in Ohio.

ZACK THORNTON Pitching Coach Zack is back for his second Foresters season. He was a grad assistant coach at the University of Oregon, where he had been a top pitcher. After going 9-0 as a senior, he embarked on an eight-year pro career with stops in the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets organizations, reaching Triple A. Zach also pitched in the World Baseball Classic for Israel. He’s a native of Oak Park, California.

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RICH DAVIS Athletic Trainer No one has rolled more tape or packed more ice than the Foresters longtime athletic trainer.

Rich has been on the bench for more than 20 seasons, either as the team’s trainer or supervising other trainers. He’s an invaluable part of the Foresters’ baseball operation, ensuring the players’ health and safety. Rich works as a Paramedic and EMT when he’s not with the Foresters. His son, Dylan, a longtime part of the Foresters family, starts this fall at the University of Oregon.

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BLAKE ADAMS

CHARLIE ADAMSON

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6-5, 185 R/R RHP UCSB

Blake had a pretty great junior high school year, going 7-2 and leading his team to the state title while being named state tournament MVP. As a senior, he was named the No. 1 player in the state, while getting summerball wood-bat experience as well. In brief work this spring, Blake showed that he’s got great college stuff, with a strikeout-per-inning average.

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Charlie starred for the talented Oaks Christian team just down the 101, earning All-CIF honors as a senior as he led their league in homers and RBI and posted a 1.027 OPS. He’s listed as a pitcher for the Foresters—and he appeared as a freshman for the Gauchos in 2020—but played every position except catcher in high school.

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BRANDEN BOISSIERE

JUSTIN CAMPBELL

6-0, 200 L/L IF/OF Arizona

6-7, 230 R/R RHP Oklahoma State

Branden was rated one of 2020’s top first basemen in the nation after hitting .336 with 24 RBI after his freshman season with the Wildcats. He helped Arizona have one of the strongest offenses in the nation in 2019.

It’s quite an accomplishment for a player who battled through Tommy John surgery and a broken ankle in high school. He showed his grit by wrapping up his senior season by hitting .371.

A two-way threat as pitcher and hitter, Justin starred at Simi Valley High. As a senior, he was 8-2 on the mound, then picked up a bat and hit .409. He chose OSU even though he was picked by the Houston Astros in the 2019 MLB Draft. In 2020, he got his first OSU homer while also pitching eight walk-free innings while striking out nine. His dual-threat skills earned him Freshman All-America honors in the “two-way” player spot.

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NOAH CARDENAS

PAT CAULFIELD

6-1, 190 R/R C UCLA

5-10, 180 R/R OF UCLA

A fantastic senior season at Alemany High (.444) set up Noah to take over as a starting catcher for the excellent UCLA Bruins as a freshman in 2019. He kept up his hot hitting, batting.375 with a .976 OPS. He showed a great eye, too, the only player on the team to walk more than strike out. When he was behind the plate, the Bruins were 35–5. He headed to the Cape Cod League in 2019 and hit .297.

Welcome back to Pershing, Pat! The UCLA OF played two seasons at City College, where he had a career .336 average, while stealing 45 bases in two seasons.

He earned second-team all-state honors as soph as the Vaqueros won the conference title. He hit .302 in UCLA’s short 2020 season, starting almost all of the team’s games. Pat can almost field a whole team at home; he has six siblings!

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CASEY DYKSTRA

BRANDEN ENCARNACION

5-10, 190 L/R RHP Azusa Pacific

6-2, 225 R/R IF Oklahoma St.

Casey was off to a great start for his third season with APU, batting .283 as well as making relieve appearances. He was the team’s starting centerfielder as a sophomore in 2019, as well, scoring 31 runs and earning Academic All-PacWest. Casey was a team captain and all-league in his senior season at Santiago High in Corona. His uncle, Lenny, was a 12-year Major Leaguer with the Mets and Phillies.

Christian heads to Oklahoma State this fall after an outstanding JC career at Yavapai College. As a freshman, he hit .402 with 22 homers and 70 RBI to earn firstteam All-America honors, while also winning a national Gold Glove Award. He then had enough time in 2020 to hit 11 homers and bat .430. He was named his school’s scholar-athlete of the year. He also hit .455 as a senior in Pleasant Hill, CA.

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CHRISTIAN FRANKLIN

PEYTON GRAHAM

5-11, 180 R/R OF Arkansas

6-4, 170 R/R IF Oklahoma

Welcome back to one of 2019’s most exciting Foresters players.

Christian patrolled centerfield and hit .321 while finishing second on the team in homers and RBI. He returned to Arkansas for a short 2020 season and hit .381 while leading the team with 21 runs and starting every game in CF. That followed an SEC All-Freshman year season that saw him start almost every game in left while hitting .274 with 34 RBI and a dozen steals.

Christian was the top-ranked HS player in Missouri.

Peyton jumped right into the starting lineup at third base for the Sooners in 2020, batting .358 and giving them a taste of what will come in his career. In only 18 games, he had 8 steals and 3 homers, and earned Freshman All-America honors. In high school in Waxahachie, Texas, Peyton was a double-threat. He hit .374 as a senior, with an impressive .626 slugging average. He also put up a 2.80 ERA in 30 innings on the hill. He was named to a state all-star team.

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TITUS GROENEWEG

JAKE HARRELL

6-5, 195 L/L LHP Cal St. Fullerton

6-4, 190 L/L LHP Fresno State

Titus came to the Titans with some impressive high school stats. As a junior, he was 11-1 with a 0.46 ERA and struck out 88 in 75 innings. After high school, he spent a summer in Portland striking out 22 batters against just two walks. Then, as a freshman with the Titans, Titus was busy out of the bullpen, earning a pair of wins in 13 appearances. Look for this tall lefty to contribute a lot to the Foresters.

Jake brought a great high school resume to Fresno State for his freshman campaign in 2020. The Clovis native was all-state as a senior and was his county’s player of the year. He struck out an impressive 143 batters in only 84 innings, while posting a 0.65 ERA. When he wasn’t pitching, he hit .457!

In the short 2020 season, Jake allowed zero or one run in five of his seven appearances in relief for the Bulldogs.

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RYAN HOLGATE

SPENCER JONES

6-1, 205 L/L OF Arizona

6-7, 215 L/L LHP Vanderbilt

Ryan quickly established himself as a starting outfielder with the Wildcats, and was among team leaders in homers and walks as freshman in 2019. He had an even better 2020 going—his .377 average was in the Pac-12 Top 10 and had reached base safely in all of the team’s games. Ryan, who grew up in Davis, Calif., also has summer-ball experience. In 2019, he led the Northwoods league in homers and was third in RBI for the La Crosse Loggers.

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Spencer is back for his second summer with the Foresters after leading the team in 2019 with a .366 average as the DH. He is expected to expand his role in 2020 to include pitching, which he was unable to do last summer. Vandy expects him to do doubleduty in 2021, so this should be a great warm-up. In high school in La Costa he was a Perfect Game and Under Armour All-American after hitting .367.

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JACE JUNG

KYLE LUCKHAM

6-0, 200 L/R IF Texas Tech

6-2, 210 R/R RHP Cal St. Fullerton

Jace was an all-state shortstop in high school in San Antonio, hitting .476 with seven homers as a senior. He jumped right into the starting lineup for the Red Raiders in 2020, hitting four homers and batting .264 in the short season. His power and batting skills helped him earn Freshman All-America honors. Jace is the second Jung to wear Foresters colors; brother Josh played in SB in 2017, and was drafted No. 8 overall in the 2019 MLB Draft.

Kyle moved into a new role as the Fullerton closer in 2020. He picked up a couple of wins in his first four appearances while posting a season ERA of 2.52. As a freshman in 2019, Kyle was in 18 games and started six, earning four wins. In high school in Fullerton, he led his team to the CIF playoffs three times and earned numerous all-star and all-CIF honors.

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MATTHEW MCLAIN

SEAN MCLAIN

5-11, 175 R/R IF UCLA

5-11, 175 R/R OF Arizona

A 2018 first-round pick, Matthew chose to head to UCLA and has shown why the Diamondbacks valued him so highly. As a freshman in 2019, he started nearly ever game in centerfield. In 2020, he moved to shortstop and boosted his average to .374, earning second-team All-America honors. He has had two great summer seasons: All West Coast League in 2018 and No. 7 prospect in the Cape Cod League in 2019. Matthew was also a two-time All-American in high school in Tustin.

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Sean (yup, he’s Matthew’s brother) got a taste of D-1 baseball with Arizona before the season ended abruptly. He played outfield with the Sun Devils and will patrol there for the ’Sters, but in high school in Tustin, he was a standout shortstop and ranked among the best in California. He helped his team win a league title as a senior while posting a perfect fielding percentage.

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SEAN MULLEN

NICK NASTRINI

6-1, 195 R/R RHP UCLA

6-3, 205 R/R RHP UCLA

The end of the 2020 season came too early for Sean, who was working on a 0.93 ERA after seven appearances. That followed a 2019 freshman season that included his first college W. Sean was a high school star and Rockies draft pick in Bakersfield, finishing with a 8-1, 1.30 ERA senior season. Oh, and he hit seven homers with a .470 average, too! Sean’s summer experience includes the Cape Cod League (2019) and the West Coast League (2018).

Nick moved into the Bruins’ starting rotation in 2020 earning a pair of wins in four starts. As a freshman, he made only a few appearances, but one was key: a win in the NCAA regionals. Nick was 13-3 combined over his final two high school seasons in San Diego.

He has summer ball experience with the Cape Cod League (2019) and the West Coast League (2018); he was all-league in the latter with a 1.88 ERA.

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NICK OAKLEY

JACK O’DOWD

5-9, 165 L/L OF UCSB

6-2, 190 L/R IF Vanderbilt

Nick had a cup of coffee with the Foresters in 2019 and he’s back for a full season in 2020 before he joins the UCSB Gauchos for his freshman season. Nick hit .372 as a junior at SB High, helping the team win the Channel League. His slugging was improving before the 2020 season ended. Nick is very familiar with the Foresters; his grandfather Bill was a player in the 1950s and is in the Foresters Hall of Fame.

Like college and summer-ball teammate Spencer Jones did in 2019, Jack will get ready for his first season with Vanderbilt by playing for the Foresters. In high school in Tennessee, Jack was named to the Perfect Game All-American Game. Scouts rated him very highly for his defense. Not bad with the bat, either, as he hit .374 as a senior.

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CALEB SLOAN

6-0, 185 R/R RHP Arkansas

6-3, 220 R/R RHP Oregon

Peyton’s move from the infield to the mound has proven to be a good one. At the hot corner, he helped his team finish as runner-up in Arkansas in 2018. He moved to pitcher with the summer-league Arkansas Sticks and was quickly gobbled up the by the Razorbacks. In the short 2020 season, he was quickly put to work out of the bullpen and did well, with a 1.59 ERA and his first collegiate save in the team’s final game.

Caleb is back for another Santa Barbara summer. He helped the team win the 2018 National Championship with a pair of wins and a solid 2.22 ERA. That followed a good freshman year for the Horned Frogs, in which he had a perfect 3-0 record and a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. An injury wiped out 2019, so he’ll be rarin’ to go this summer before he moves on to become an Oregon Duck this fall. In high school in Colorado, Caleb was all-state and on several national all-America teams.

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LUKE TAGGART

ELIJAH TREST

6-2, 220 R/R RHP University of Oklahoma

6-2, 220 R/R RHP Arkansas

The winner of the 2019 Eric Pintard Award as the Foresters’ top pitcher, as voted by his teammates, Luke will be more than welcomed back

by SB fans. He led the team with 47 Ks, 43 IP, and tied for the lead with 4 wins, while posting a 2.51 ERA. Luke was also named to the CCL All-League team.

He has been a key part of the staff at Incarnate Word in his native Texas, leading the team in strikeouts as a junior in 2019.

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In 2019, as part of an excellent Foresters bullpen, Elijah won two games and also saved a pair. He posted a 3.09 ERA in 11 appearances. At Arkansas, he led freshmen in appearances in 2019 and had a sparkling 1.93 ERA in 2020 before the season was cut short. Elijah was a high school standout in Texas, where he was 11-1 with a 0.68 ERA and three saves as a senior. He also hit .367 and stole a dozen bases on the way to being named East Texas Player of the Year.

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OMAR VELOZ

6-3, 200 R/R RHP Cal Poly SLO

6-1, 205 R/R C Cal St. Fullerton

As a Santa Barbara High Don for Foresters associate head coach Steve Schuck, Derek was a combined 15-0 in his final two seasons, capped off with a Channel League MVP and a league title for SB High. As a senior, he struck out 75 in just 57 innings, while allowing only 18 walks. He spent the short 2020 season as a freshman reliever with Cal Poly SLO where he appeared in six games.

Omar moves to Cal State Fullerston this fall after a year at Mt. San Antonio JC and a redshirt season with Fresno State. At Cathedral High in Los Angeles, Omar was named to several all-SoCal teams and was among the top catching prospects in the state after hitting .414 and winning defensive player of the year league honors.

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BRYCE WARRECKER

GRANT WEISS

6-8, 225 L/R RHP Cal Poly SLO

6-3, 190 R/R C Loyola Marymount

Welcome to part of the first three-generation Foresters family. Bryce’s grandfather, Fred, pitched for the team in the 1950s. His dad, Wes, pitched for the Foresters in the early 1990s. (His uncles, Teddy and Donovan, also were ’Sters.) Before moving to Cal Poly SLO in 2019, Bryce had standout two-sport career at SB High. He was twice all-state in hoops, along with winning a pair of league MVP awards. As a first baseman, he was all-league and hit. 375.

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Foresters All-Time Player List (1991-2019) Names in bold made the Major Leagues.

Includes every player with at least one game appearance.

ABCD Abram, Aaron Abrams, Trevor Abramson, Jon Absher, Eric Acker, Dane Adams, Jay Adkison, Tyler Aguilar, Brian Aguino, Michael Alaniz, Adrian Alexander, Elijah Alexander, Tom Aliviado, Kaeo Allen, Brian Allen, Logan Altshuler, Mark Amador, Willy Anderson, Elliott Anderson, Matt Anderson, Tom Andrew, Carson Antone, Tejay Armstrong, Kevin Arredondo, Bryndan Arsenault, Travis Arteaga, Gabe Aspegren, Justin Atelian, Cole Atwood, Colt Axlerod, Dylan Ayres, Derek Bacon, Carl Baker, Dru Baker, Joey Balta, AJ Bannister, Brian Bannon, Jeff Banwart, Travis Barker, Sean Bananti, Lucas Barnes, Ryan Barrick, Colby Barton, Brian Basoco, Anthony Bates, Aaron Bauer, Ricky Bayliff, Garrett Bean, Seth Beck, John Becker, Cal Beeter, Clayton Belfanti, Matt Bell, Derek Bellafronto, Nick Bellow, Kirby Bein, Dylan

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Chaparro, John Chapman, Kenny Chapnick, Dustin Cheshire, Casey Chessman, Rick Christy, Jeff Church, Ryan Churchill, Ian Clark, Brady Clark, Jared Clark, Wade Clawson, David Clement, Scott Clifford, Pete Cloud, Casey Cloud, Cory Cody, Buck Coe, Stephen Coffey, Isaac Coffey, Luke Cohen, Tyler Combs, John Comfort, Geoff Conlon, P.J. Conyers, Troy Coe, Steven Cook, Ryan Cook, Steve Cooper, Morgan Cordova, Vince Cornish, Gary Cosbey, Chris Cosentino, Joe Crabb, Bryan Crawford, Shane Crochet, Garret Crooks, Kyle Crosta, Nic Crouse, Cody Cruz, Troy Culbreth, Ty Cuneo, Cameron Cunningham, Chris Cuomo, Peter Curry, Connor Cutler, Joey Czarnetzki, Mike Dailey, James Dale, Logan Darby, Austin Daley, Matt D’Andrea, Jason Davidson, Austin Davis, Conor Davis, L. Grant Davis, Jaylin Davis, Tyler DeAlba, John Debenedetti, Derek DeBondt, Travis Deciglie, Michael Demco, Brad Denny, Kaleb Detrick, Mike

Devlin, Joe Diamond, Nick Diaz, Matt Diaz, Zach Dicharry, Austin Dickey, Kevin Dickson, Cody DiNapoli, Nick Disselhoff, Bill Dobbins, Matt Dobson, Dillon Dobson, Matt Dobson, Pat Dobson, Thad Dogero, Matt Dorn, Tim Dresser, Russ Drew, Brad Drumwright, Greg Ducel, Kirby Duhay, Caleb Duplantier, Jon Duren, Davis Dyer, Jonny EFGHIJ Eadington, Eric Easley, Ashton Ebbs, Dylan Edrosolin, Jarrod Edwards, Blake Edwards, Clayton Edwards, Tony Ehrlich, Drew Eissler, Jake Elder, Bryce Encinas, Anthony Engrav, Ryan Ensberg, Morgan Epperson, Joey Eriksen, Tanner Esquer, Eric Esquivel, Zach Estrella, Hector Evans, Brandon Evans, Cody Eveland, Dana Eveland, Kyle Evers, Matt Farris, Jordan Fearon, Chris Fell, Reed Felts, Jacob Ferguson, Jesse Ferrell, Riley Ferrer, Ryan Ferrer, Simon Ferrer, Tyler Fick, Chuckie Ficken, Jason Fields, Arby Fields, Kamron Fillinger, Chad Fish, Cory

Fish, Zach Fiske, Joey Fitzpatrick, Colin Fleet, Austin Fogel, Josh Follett, Colton Folse, Turhan Foltin, Wayne Ford, Mike Foreman, TJ Foster, Gabe Foster, Jereme Foster, Mike Fox, Blake Francisco, Alexander Frandsen, Kevin Franklin, Christian Frash, Justin Frazee, Joe French, Parker French, Paul Friedman, Jody Friedrichs, Kyls Fuentes, Patricio Fuller, Brooks Gallenkamp, Zack Galusky, Jimmy Gambale, Christian Garcia, Jorge Gardner, Ryan Garretson, Andrew Garza, Matt Gatenbein, Steve Gauntt, Turner Gaydos, David Gayle, Garrett Gelalich, Danny Gelbrich, Logan Gemoll, Brandon Gemoll, Justin George, Chris Ghan-Gibson, Wesley Gherini, John Gibbons, Zach Gibbs, Max Gillaspie, Conor Gilfillan, Todd Gittelson, Preston Godail, Andrew Goetz, Ryan Goins, Blake Goldfield, Josh Gonzales, Joey Gonzalez, John Goocher, Clint Goodrich, Randy Gordnier, Aaron Gordon, Dave Gordon, Zach Gotsis, Noah Goure, Sam Grant, Adam

Gray, Chris Gray, Dan Gray, Kevin Graybill, Dave Greer, David Griffin, AJ Griffin, Preston Grisanti, Walker Greenwood, Drake Grose, John Grossman, Chris Groves, Andy Grubb, Danny Guangorena, Kameron Guerra, Orlando Gunderson, DJ Haag, Ryan Haddow, Mark Hahn, Dustin Halcovich, Gaby Hale, John Hall, Blake Hall, Weston Hamilton, David Hamilton, Scott Hardman, Tyler Hardy, Brett Harper, Terry Harris, David Harris, Diego Harris, Touré Harrison, Brian Hart, Bill Hartman, Matt Hawthorne, Ryan Hayes, Brett Hayes, Tim Headley, Jack Hecht, Dylan Hege, Ryan Heggen, Slade Helsley, Ryan Helverson, Brock Henderson, Matt Henley, Blair Hernandez, Christian Hernandez, David Hernandez, Gordy Hernandez, Mike Herndon, Corey Hiura, Keston Hobbs, Matt Hobbs, Michael Hocutt, Tim Hodge, Travis Hoelscher, Shane Hofman, Scott Hoisington, Colin Holguin, Nate Holiday, Taylor Holland, John Horn, Matt Horton, Conan Humphreys, Zach

Hunter, Chris Hursh, Jason Hutchinson, Rod Hutchinson, Marcus Hutchison, Matt Illig, Chase Immel, Steve Ingle, Travis Isaacs, Jason Isaacson, Joe Isbel, Kyle Jackson, Jake Jacobsen, Lucas Jeffrey, Ryan Jensen, John Jenson, Andy Jerkens, Kevin Johnson, Ben Johnson, Stephen Johnston, Kyle Johnston, Seth Jones, Alan Jones, Keaton Jones, Spencer Jones, Utah Joyce, Chris Jung, Joshua KLMNOPQR Kaitfors, Josh Kaplan, Lex Katzenstein, Nick Katzfey, Jacob Kaylor, Brian Keiter, Ben Kelley, Dylan Kelley, Tim Kempton, Curtis Kennedy, AJ Kennedy, Eric Kennedy, Nick Kenney, Mike Keppinger, Bill Kern, Nick Keyes, Kevin Kim, Dae Yang Kindreich, Larson King, Garrett Kinto, Troy Kirk, Josh Kirtley, Matthew Klatt, Ryan Klein, David Klein, Matt Klein, Nate Kliewer, Jeff Kling, Evan Koeper, Chris Kolbach, Mike Kolbe, Vince Kopycinski, Hunter Kottman, Brad Kraft, Jason

FORESTERS ALL-TIME PLAYER LIST Kravetz, Evan Krieger, Tyler Kroker, Shane Kubat, Kyle Kubitza, Austin Kubitza, Kyle Kuhl, Willie Kunze, Dean Kurland, Alex Kwan, Michael LaCour, Brian LaGreca, Dan Lamar, David Lambert, John Lamoure, Louis Lane, Steve Langlois, Brian Lantrip, Andrew Lanzetta, Tobin Larson, Brook Larson, Kevin Larson, Kit Lavato, Nick Lawson, Tanner Lechich, Louie Ledbetter, Curtis Lee, Evan Legg, Derek Lehr, Justin Leiber, Mark Lemke, Hunter Lemke, Thomas Leonard, Matt Lewis, Brandon Lewis, Mario Lindquist, Justin Lockin, Billy Loeffler, Brett LoForte, Hank Lonigro, Jeff Lopez, David Lopez, Roberto Lopez, Rudy Loy, Brandon Luft, Sean Lukin, John Luria, Andrew Macchi, Brandon Madrigal, David Maggi, Beau Maggi, Drew Maitland, Tim Malec, Christopher Mallory, Daniel Malone, Scott Marcial, Robert Marinconz, Kyle Marion, Doug Martin, Cody Martinez, Lenny Martz, Benjamin Mask, Ryan Massar, Robby Masters, Cody Mathis, Patrick Matteucci, Jason Mattlate, Garrett Mattox, Tyler Mayes, Connor McCann, James McCarrol, Kevin

McCarthy, Ian McCarty, Justin McCasland, Ralph McClanahan, Jerry McCool, Chris McCoola, Nick McCrotty, Wes McDaniel, Drew McDonald, Jake McEwen, Bobby McGreevey, TJ McKae, David McKenna, Conor McManigal, Connor McMillon, John McMullen, Mike McMurray, Casey McNeil, Jeff McNeil, Ryan McVaney, Jeff Mead, Kaimi Meador, James Medchill, Neil Megill, Tyler Melendez, Chuck Melino, Nick Mendez, Myles Mercer, Jordy Merricks, Charles Messmore, Spenser Meyer, Mack Meyer, Rob Meyers, Tom Mihalik, Greg Miller, Andre Milner, Hoby Minkle, Brian Minnis, Albert Minton, John Mitchell, Noah Mitchell, Tim Moffitt, Drew Montenegro, Joe Monke, Caden Moore, Greg Moore, Riley Moore, Walker Moniot, Travis Montalbano, Jeremy Morehouse, Cody Mormann, Mitch Morrill, Hueston Moroney, Joe Morris, Brooks Morris, James Moskau, Ryan Mozingo, Chad Mummy, Ben Munoz, Gilbert Murphy, Brian Murrell, Easton Naron, Mike Nealon, Greg Neslony, Tyler Neustifter, Michael Newman, Eric Nickle, Doug Nicol, Sean Nielsen, Eric

Nikolic, Adam Notary, James Noyes, Brian Nuncio, Keifer Nunez, Andres Oakley, Nick O’Brien, Paddy Odle, Oliver Odom, Sam O’Donnell, Brandon O’Donnell, Nico O’Hearn, Ryan Ojala, Mike Oliver, Eric Olson, Cass Omura, Isaac Ornelas, Ben Otto, Glenn Owen, Ryan Pacheco, Nico Palewicz, Nick Pavletich, Jake Papazian, Steve Parent, Nick Parker, Rashad Paschal, Bobby Patterson, Craig Paugh, Ricky Paul, Dylan Pavolony, Connor Pearson, Braden Pearson, Clint Pearson, Tyler Peavey, Bill Peavey, Pat Pecci, Jay Peck, Brandon Pedroza, Richy Pekarek, Justin Peoples, Nick Peshke, Chad Pettit, Chris Phipps, Tim Pierce, Brandon Pierson, Chad Pierson, Mike Pierson, Paul Pintard, Eric Plantier, Tyler Plucheck, Luke Popoff, Christian Posthumus, Eric Poulk, Dallas Powell, Mike Presno, Zach Preston, Andy Preston, Brian Preuss, Jay Prince, Dooley Qualls, Chad Queen, Matt Queintero, Brandon Quintanilla, Cole Rahn, Justin Rainer, Matt Rallo, Mike Ramirez, Carlos Ramirez, David Ramirez, Greg Ramos, Paul Randall, Scott

Rathjen, Jeremy Ratliff, Scott Ratterree, Michael Reckling, Matthew Redmond, John Reid, Bailey Reightly, Ryan Renshaw, Jake Reveles, Steven Reynolds, Ryan Ricabal, Ramon Richardson, Kyle Ridling, Rebel Rios, Prentice Ritter, Luke Roberts, Noel Robertson, Luke Robinson, Parker Joe Robnett, Richie Rodriguez, Casey Rodriguez, Nic Roenicke, Lance Rogers, Don Ross, Steve Roundtree, Jerold Rowland, Shane Rudman, Nolan Ruiz, Abe Runyon, Bob Rupp, Cameron Russell, Kyle Rust, Evan Rustich, Brant STUVWXYZ Saiko, Graham Saito, Derrick St. George, Nick St. John, VIncenzo Salas, Steve Sanchez, Alex Sanchez, Josh Sandum, Miles Sanguinetti, Richard Santana, Codi Santora, Jack Sarver, Scott Saxon, Saulyer Schoeninger, Tim Schnabel, Austin Scholzen, Jim Schultz, Brian Schwer, Jon Scott, Bill Seidler, John Selma, Quentin Shahak, Evan Shanner, Jimmy Sharp, Preston Shepherd, Devin Sheppers, Tanner Shetter, Ryan Shields, Jamie Shirley. Jon Shoemake, Brendon Siddons, Joe Sigman, Jackson Silseth, Chase

Simonitsch, Errol Simpson, Gerit Sinner, Chris Siomkin, Keaton Slaught, Crosby Sloan, Brandon Sloan, Caleb Smarsh, Shawn Smith, Blake Smith, Carson Smith, Kyle Smith, Michael Sogard, Alex Soratos, Ron Sorensen, Matt Southall, Reggie Spach, Toby Spangler, Sam Spencer, Chris Spiegel, Mike Spilborghs, Ryan Spring, Dan Springer, Brian Standlee, Brett Stafford, Sam Stainback, Ford Steele, Chad Steen, Andy Steer, Spencer Stell, Taylor Stella, Mike Stephens, Jordan Stephens, Shadow Sterk, Casey Stevens, Jeff Stimpson, Jeff Stock, RIchard Stockton, Zack Stovall, Hunter Stowers, Kyle Strauss, John Stringham, Jed Stroh, Chris Stropoli, Matthew Studdard, Granger Stumph, Andrew Suarez, Bryan Sublette, Ryan Sugarman, Jeremy Sultmeier, Eric Summerhays, Ben Summers, Christian Sumner, Boyd Surrey, Elliot Susdorf, Billy Susdorf, Steve Sutton, Nate Sutton, Travis Swankowsky, Tom Swanner, Joey Sweeney, Wills Tafelski, Bryce Tagney, Ted Taggart, Luke Tallman, Scott Taylor, Andrew Tessman, Chris Teobaldi, Michael Tetuan, John Thayer, Matt Thompson, Greg

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Foresters All-Time Records HITTING

(Single season)

Hits 76 Hector Estrella 2006 71 DeAndre Miller 2005 67 Nick Melino 2010 67 DeAndre Miller 2006 67 Steve Susdorf 2005 67 Bill Keppinger 1999 65 Andy Preston 2007 62 Bret Boswell 2016 62 Jeff McVaney 2010 61 Granger Studdard 2014 61 Rebel Ridling 2007 61 Sean Barker 2001 59 Devin Shepherd 2007 60 David Willis 1995 58 Ford Stainback 2014 58 Adam Nikolic 2001 58 Bill Scott 1998 56 Jeff McVaney 2011 56 Logan Allen 2018 54 Conor Gillaspie 2006 54 Delwyn Young 2001 54 Tyler Ferrer 1997 54 Eric Kennedy, 2019 53 Gordy Hernandez 2005 53 Brett Hayes 2004 53 Chad Peshke 2000 RBI 51 Rebel Ridling 2007 51 Andy Preston 2007 51 Chris Koeper 1997 50 Pete Clifford 2006 49 Granger Studdard 2014 48 Devin Shepherd 2007 47 Matt Bowman 2006 45 David Willis 1995 43 Sean Barker 2001 43 Mark Wipf 1996 42 Bret Boswell 2016 42 Aaron Gordnier 1997 41 DeAndre Miller 2005 41 Chris Koeper 1996 41 Chris Koeper 1998 40 Granger Studdard 2015 Home Runs 12 Mark Wipf 1996 11 Rebel Ridling 2007 10 Bret Boswell 2016 10 James Wharton 2010

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10 Morgan Ensberg 1996 10 Chris Koeper 1996 9 David Willis 1995 8 Kevin Keyes 2008 8 Bill Scott 1998 8 Chris Koeper 1997 8 Mark Leber 1995 7 Chase Illig 2018 7 Hunter Williams 2016 7 Jaylin Davis 2014 7 Aaron Gordnier 1997 7 Mark Wipf 1997 7 Jeremy Montalbano 2015 7 Zach Presno, 2019 Doubles 21 Tyler Ferrer 1997 17 Bret Boswell 2016 16 Granger Studdard 2014 16 Jeff McVaney 2010 15 Jeremy Montalbano 2014 15 DeAndre Miller 2005 15 Bill Scott 1998 14 Eric Oliver 2008 14 Chris Koeper 1997 13 Chase Illig 2018 13 Mario Lewis 2005 13 Billy Susdorf 2003 13 Chad Peshke 2000 13 David Willis 1995 13 Josh Kaitfors 1995 13 Mark Wipf 1997 13 Tyler Ferrer 1996 13 James Wharton 2011 Triples 6 Bret Boswell 2014 6 Granger Studdard 2014 6 Bill Keppinger 1999 6 Jeff McVaney 2010 6 Jeff McVaney 2011 5 DeAndre Miller 2005 5 Adam Nikolic 2001 5 Tyler Ferrer 1996 5 Pete Clifford 2006 5 Neil Medchill 2008 5 Garrett Mattlage 2013

(Single season) Earned Run Average 0.00 Jeff Stimpson 2006 0.00 Tim Crabbe 2009 0.00 Troy Cruz 2015 0.00 Brad Demco 2019 0.27 John Gonzalez 2001 0.39 John Williamson 2014 0.42 Ryan Hawthorne 2010 0.47 Matt Leonard 2009 0.51 Sam Stafford 2010 0.56 John Gonzalez 2003 0.56 Hunter Breault 2019 0.58 Errol Simonitsch 2001 0.71 Dave McKae 2004 0.88 Kevin Jerkens 2001 0.88 Sam Odom 2014 0.92 Jesse Meaux 2010 0.97 Tanner Lawson, 2017 0.98 Isaac Coffey 2109 1.02 Hunter Breault 2018 1.05 Cody Van Aken 2014 1.08 Drew Bishop 2006 1.12 Eric Eadington 2007 1.12 Justin Pekarek 2003 1.12 Drew Van Orden 2013 1.14 Bobby McEwen 2005 1.14 Cody Martin 2010 Wins 10 Gabe Neboyia 1999 9 Chris Bodishbaugh 2007 9 Gary Cornish 2015 8 Tim Schoeninger 2004 8 Jon Shirley 1999 8 Jon Brandt 1998 7 Chris Joyce 2010 7 Alexander Francisco 2006 7 Justin Aspegren 2005 7 Jeff Stevens 2004 7 Jeremy Sugarman 2001 7 John Gonzalez 2001 7 Matt Sorensen 2000

Saves 14 Hunter Lemke 2012 12 Cody Martin 2010 11 John Gonzalez 2003 11 Joey Cutler 2008 9 Mike Kenney 2007 9 Hunter Lemke 2013 9 Nick Burger 2004 7 Josh Fogel 2005 6 Matt Hutchison 2009 5 Troy Cruz 2014 5 Chris Gray 2000 5 Jeff Stimpson 2005 5 Rob Meyer 1999 Strikeouts 75 Tim Schoeninger 2004 74 Jon Duplantier 2014 72 Drew Van Orden 2013 66 Chris Joyce 2010 65 Gabe Neboyia 1999 64 Greg Ramirez 2001 63 Keaton Siomkin 2013 62 Sam Stafford 2009 62 Charlie Zahari 2000 62 Seth Bean 1997 60 Anthony Capra 60 Sam Stafford 2010 Appearances 27 Hunter Lemke 2012 27 Albert Minnis 2012 26 John Gonzalez 2003 25 Willie Kuhl 2012 24 Jeff Stimpson 2006 23 Tanner Sheppers 2006 23 Mike Kenney 2007 22 Cody Martin 2010 22 Craig Deaver 2006 22 Tyler Davis 2006 22 Jake Renshaw 2005 21 Chris Gray 2000

Hit By Pitch 13 Kevin Frandsen 2003 13 Brad Ticehurst 1996 12 Joey Epperson 2013 11 David Ramirez 2005 11 Aaron Gordnier 1997 10 Dylan Paul 2016 Stolen Bases 35 Adam Nikolic 2001 34 DeAndre Miller 2005 34 Sean Barker 2001 32 Chris Pettit 2004 30 Jack Headley 2001 27 Logan Allen 2018 27 Colt Atwood 2014 26 Ryan Haag 2001 25 Billy Lockin 2002 24 Aaron Gordnier 1997 24 Hector Estrella 2006 24, Eric Kennedy 2019 24 Jeremy Rathjen 2010

Photo by Eric Isaacs

Batting Average .439 Bill Scott 1998 .438 Bill Keppinger 1999 .434 Mark Wipf 1997 .426 Chad Mozingo, 2009 .426 David Willis 1995 .412 Jeff McVaney 2011 .404 Steve Susdorf 2005 .403 Tyler Ferrer 1997 .397 Kevin Frandsen 2003 .394 Delwyn Young 2001 .393 Brad Ticehurst 1996 .392 Bret Boswell 2016 .391 Chris Koeper 1999 .388 Conor Gillaspie .385 Trevor Abrams 2016 .383 Hank LoForte 2016 .381 Rebel Ridling 2007 .379 Jared Womack 2010 .378 Chris Koeper 1995

PITCHING

Logan Allen stole his way to the record book.

FORESTERS ALL-TIME RECORDS The Jerry Harwin Perpetual Trophy MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 1957

Chuck Schmandt

Pitcher

1958

Bill Oakley

Pitcher

1991

Sean Luft

1B

1992

Sean Luft

1B

Paul Ramos

Outfield

1993

Sean Luft

1B

1994

Chris Koeper

Outfield

1995

David Willis

Catcher

1996

Chris Koeper

Outfield

1997

Tyler Ferrer

3B

1998

Bill Scott

Outfield

1999

Bill Keppinger

Outfield

2000

Chad Peshke

2B base

2001

Delwyn Young

Outfield

2002

Kevin Frandsen

3B

2003

Daniel Bruce

Outfield

2004

Aaron Bates

Catcher

2005

Andre Miller

2B/OF

2006

Hector Estrella

2B

2007

Rebel Ridling

Outfield

2008

Eric Oliver

1B

2009

Brandon Loy

Shortstop

2010

Nick Melino

Outfield

2011

Jeff McVaney

Outfield

2012

Austin Davidson

Infield

2013

Louie Lechich

1B/P

2014

Jaylin Davis

Outfield

2015

Matt Henderson

Infield

2016

Bret Boswell

Infield

2017

Joshua Jung

Infield

2018

Logan Allen

Outfield

2019

Eric Kennedy

Outfield

League Titles: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019

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The Eric Pintard “19” Trophy OUTSTANDING PITCHER AWARD 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Steve Lane Brian Noyes Matt Dobson Seth Bean Jon Brandt Jon Shirley Wes McCrotty Jeremy Sugarman Vince Cordova John Gonzalez Tim Schoeninger Alexander Francisco Alexander Francisco Anthony Capra Carson Andrew Matt Leonard Sam Stafford Spenser Messmore Hunter Lemke Drew Van Orden Jon Duplantier Garrett King Kyle Johnston Blair Henley Brett Standlee Luke Taggart

SEASON RECORDS 1995 – 2019 Year

Record

1995 32-11 1996 35-12 1997 32-18 1998 41-11 1999 40-14 2000 32-21 2001 47-10 2002 32-19 2003 53-10 2004 43-14 2005 51-12 2006* 50-11 2007 48-10 2008* 46-10 2009 40-14 2010 45-11 2011* 36-13 2012* 40-15 2013 36-18-1 2014* 41-11-1 2015 37-9 2016* 36-14-1 2017 34-13 2018 39-8 2019 36-11 Overall

Pct.

League Record

.744 21-3 .745 20-4 .640 18-6 .788 2-4 .741 19-5 .604 16-8 .825 20-8 .627 18-10 .841 23-5 .754 20-10 .810 19-5 .820 25-11 .828 19-5 .821 19-11 .740 18-6 .803 29-7 .735 24-12 .727 20-10 .654 22-16 .774 31-8-1 .804 25-7 .705 24-12 .723 25-11 .829 25-5 .766 27-8 1,002–307 (.765)

NBC Record

2-2 3-2 5-2 3-2 2-2 3-2 3-2 2-2 7-1 5-2 6-2 7-0* 5-2 7-0* 3-2 5-2 6-0* 7-1* 3-2 5-1* 2-2 6-0* 4-1 5-1* 3-1

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Foresters in MLB Make the Mets . . . Make the Hall of Fame—and more stories!

J

eff McNeil carried one of the longest Foresters relationships yet into the Major Leagues in 2018. McNeil started coming to Foresters games when he was about five and attended our camps. He later played with the ’Sters for two

seasons, carrying home a national title in 2011. In 2018, his pro career hit it big when he joined the New York Mets. In 2019, he hit .318 with 23 homers and became the second Forestesr player ever to make the MLB All-Star Game. All that also earned him a spot in the Foresters Hall of Fame.

McNeil was only one of four Foresters who made their big-league debuts in 2018. Ryan O’Hearn took over first base for the Kansas City Royals and clocked 12 homers in his first 44 games. He became the team’s No. 1 first baseman in 2019 and joined McNeil in the SBF HOF in 2020. Also in 2019, the ’Sters added another big-leaguer when 2014 Eric Pintard Award winner Jon Duplantier earned a three-inning save in his debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ryan Helsley played for the Foresters for the 2014 NBC World Series; in April, and he made his big-league debut with the Cardinals in April 2019. Keston Hiura hit .303 with 19 homes for the Brewers and was slated to be the team’s cleanup hitter in 2020.

Name

Dylan Axelrod Brian Bannister Brian Barton Aaron Bates Adam Bernero Aaron Bummer* Ryan Church Brady Clark P.J. Conlon* Ryan Cook Matt Diaz Jon Duplantier* Morgan Ensberg Dana Eveland Kevin Frandsen

Matt Garza

Conor Gillaspie

A.J. Griffin Brett Hayes Ryan Helsley* Keston Hiura* Kyle Kubitza Justin Lehr

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MLB Clubs

White Sox Mets, Kansas City St. Louis, Atlanta, Dodgers Boston Detroit, Atlanta, Kansas City White Sox Washington, Mets, Arizona Milwaukee, Dodgers, Mets Mets Oakland Tampa, Kansas City, Atlanta Diamondbacks Houston, Yankees Milwaukee, Arizona, Oakland San Francisco, Angels, Philadelphia, Washington Minnesota, Tampa, Cubs, Milwaukee San Francisco, White Sox, Angels Oakland, Texas Miami, Kansas City, Cleveland St. Louis Milwaukee Angels Milwaukee, Seattle, Oakland

Cody Martin Jeff McNeil* Jordy Mercer* Hoby Milner* Doug Nickle Ryan O’Hearn* Chris Pettit Chad Qualls

Scott Randall Cameron Rupp Evan Rust

Atlanta Mets Pittsburgh, Detroit Philadelphia, Angels Philadelphia, Angels Royals Angels Houston, Arizona, S.D, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Yankees, Miami, Colorado Cincinnati Philadelphia, Texas St. Louis Tanner Sheppers Texas James Shields Tampa, Kansas City, San Diego Carson Smith Seattle, Boston Ryan Spilborghs Colorado, Cleveland Jeff Stevens Cubs Steve Susdorf Philadelphia Sean Tracey White Sox Andrew Vasquez* Minnesota Virgil Vasquez Detroit Tyler Walker Tampa Bay, San Francisco,

Mets, Washington Austen Williams* Nationals Justin Wilson* Pirates, Yankees, Detroit,

Cubs, Mets Delwyn Young Dodgers * Designates active in pro ball for 2020.

FORESTERS IN MLB

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From top: Giants 3B Conor Gillaspie exults after his clutch playoff homer in 2017; Ryan O’Hearn is a KC slugger; ’Sters HOF member Ryan Spilborghs played 8 MLB seasons; Jeff McNeil is a versatile Mets player; Jon Duplantier began his career in Arizona in 2019.

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PLEASE SUPPORT THESE FORESTERS BOOSTERS! Foresters Families Join Forces

By Heidi Helfand (Samuel’s Mom) Samuel Helfand is happy to be back this season as a Foresters bat boy. He started two summers ago soon after he was diagnosed with a rare spinal cancer – coincidentally the same type of cancer that Forester’s #19 Eric Pintard had.

It all started for Samuel in the summer of 2012, when he started complaining of pain in his left leg and hip. At first we thought that maybe he had just pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve. After having an MRI of his entire back, doctors discovered a tumor along his spine. We were shocked! We had no idea this could possibly happen to our son.

Samuel had surgery to remove the tumor, which went very well and relieved him of his pain. Two weeks after his surgery, at his follow-up appointment with his surgeon, Samuel ran down the hall. It was incredible to see his progress. His continued resilience was incredible to us. But still, as parents, we struggled with the situation. It was all so overwhelming and scary. We made a deliberate effort to stay positive.

Bill Pintard with Samuel, Bat Boy for the Foresters

Since they could not remove the entire tumor due to its location, our family relocated to Houston for two months so Samuel could have proton radiation therapy to treat the remaining part of the tumor. Samuel handled the surgery and radiation like a champ. He never complained once about the therapy he was receiving. He has always remained positive throughout all of this.

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Life is good. Samuel gets MRIs every 4 months to monitor the tumor size in order to determine any further course of treatment. He is doing great and is living an active life, just with more doctor appointments than your average kid.

He just finished a great season with Goleta Valley South Little League.

With everything he has been through, Samuel is just as outgoing and active than any other child in his grade. You would never know that he’s been through this experience, as he doesn’t have any residual side effects as of now. We’re beyond grateful but we are still very concerned since one doctor in LA told us, “It is our every expectation that your son’s cancer will recur.” If that doesn’t motivate you to search for a cure, we don’t know what would.

As concerned parents, we decided that we would sleep better at night if we knew that there was research in progress to find a cure or at least better treatment options for his rare cancer, called Myxopapillary Ependymoma.

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If you are touched in any way by Samuel’s story or Myxopapillary Ependymoma, please consider donating to the PRIME research project at https://cern-foundation.org/?p=5923.

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Foresters 2020 Roster NO. PLAYER POS. B/T HT WT F20 CLASS SCHOOL CATCHERS

HOMETOWN

10 25 14

Saugus, CA Eagle Rock, CA Valencia, CA

Noah Cardenas Omar Veloz Grant Weiss

C C C

R/R R/R R/R

6-1 6-1 6-3

190 205 190

SO SO FR

UCLA Cal St. Fullerton LMU

INFIELDERS

23 17 20 2 8 13

Branden Boisseire 1B Christian Encarnacion 3B Peyton Graham SS Jace Jung 2B Matthew McLain 2B/SS Jack O’Dowd IF

L/L R/B R/R L/R R/R L/R

6-0 6-2 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-2

200 225 170 200 170 190

SO SO FR FR SO RS FR

Arizona Oklahoma State Oklahoma Texas Tech UCLA Vanderbilt

Riverside, CA Pleasant Hill, CA Waxahachie, TX San Antonio, TX Tustin, CA Nashville, TN

OUTFIELDERS

3 9 7 6 4

Pat Caulfield Christian Franklin Ryan Holgate Sean McLain Nick Oakley

OF OF OF OF OF

R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L

5-10 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-9

180 180 205 170 165

JR SO SO FR FR

UCLA Arkansas Arizona Arizona State UCSB

Burlingham, CA Overland Park, KS Davis, CA Tustin, CA Santa Barbara, CA

PITCHERS

28 11 45 15 30 22 39 16 34 27 12 21 24 44 38 26 37 29

Blake Adams RHP R/R Charlie Adamson RHP R/R Justin Campbell RHP R/R Ian Churchill LHP L/L Jackson Cunningham RHP R/R Casey Dykstra RHP L/R Titus Groeneweg LHP L/L Jake Harrell LHP L/R Spencer Jones LHP L/L Kyle Luckham RHP R/R Sean Mullen RHP R/R Nick Nastrini RHP R/R Peyton Pallette RHP R/R Caleb Sloan RHP R/R Luke Taggart RHP R/R Elijah Trest RHP L/R Derek True RHP Bryce Warrecker RHIP L/R

6-2 6-5 6-7 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-8

205 185 230 185 175 190 195 190 215 210 195 205 165 220 220 200 195 225

FR FR FR JR SR SR SO FR FR SO SO SO FR RS SO SR SO FR FR

Arkansas Springdale, AK UCSB Malibu, CA Oklahoma State Simi Valley, CA Arizona Santa Barbara, CA Cal State Northridge Valencia, CA Azusa Pacific Corona, CA Cal St. Fullerton Vacaville, CA Fresno State Clovis, CA Vanderbilt Encinitas, CA Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, CA UCLA Bakersfield, CA UCLA San Diego, CA Arkansas Benton, AK TCU Centennial, CO Oklahoma Portland, TX Arkansas White Oak, TX Cal Poly SLO Santa Barbara, CA Cal Poly SLO Santa Barbara, CA

COACHES

Manager: Bill Pintard (19)

Associate Head Coach: Steve Schuck (50) Coaches: Brian Aguilar (8), Joey Holguin, Rich Hubbard, Zack Thornton.

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Accurate as of July 10, 2020.

For the latest updates and changes, please visit www.sbforesters.org

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OPPONENT

Inland Empire Buccaneers Coastal Cubs SoCal Halos Bakersfield Blaze Inland Empire Buccaneers Texas Express Texas Express Texas Express (DH) Texas Express (DH) Texas Express Santa Maria Santa Maria Santa Maria Santa Maria Santa Maria San Francisco Seals San Francisco Seals Santa Maria Bakersfield Blaze Santa Maria Santa Maria Orange County Legends Santa Maria Santa Maria Bakersfield Blaze Santa Maria Santa Maria Long Beach Legends Best of the West Tourney

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RESULT (SPONSOR OR SPECIAL DAY)

6:00 W 12-3 6:00 W 16-1 6:00 W 9-0 4:30 W 35-2 2:00 L 8-5 6:00 W 8-2 6:00 W 10-1 2:00 W 10-2 6:00 W 12-1 6:00 W 14-1 6:00 W 3-2 2:00 L 7-6 6:00 W 17-4 6:00 W 8-7 (10) 6:00 W 10-7 6:00 L 9-3 6:00 W 5-0 (Montecito Bank & Trust) 6:00 W 10-7 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 2:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 BMW Hugs For Cubs Day 6:00

Lincoln Potters Tournament: August 6–9

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