A very early look at the Baseball Team next season
By Editorial Staff
I’ll note that before we begin with this exercise that this is a bit early to guess how things will shake out and there is no promise the team will look like this. However, I’m a bit hungry for baseball news and I thought this would be a fun exercise. So here we go; the super early Cal baseball potential starting line-up next year:
(The returns of Matt Flemer and Chadd Krist is assumed in this situation, as neither has indicated anything to the contrary)
Catcher:
Chadd Krist
First Basemen: Devon Rodriguez
Second Base: Tony Renda
Third Base: Mitch Delfino
Shortstop: Derek Campbell
Left Field: Vince Bruno
Center Field: Darrel Matthews
Right Field: Chad Bunting
Designated Hitter: Andrew Knapp
Mid-Week Starter: Michael Jordan
Friday Starter: Justin Jones
Saturday Starter: Kyle Porter
Sunday Starter: Logan Scott
Relievers: Joey Donofrio, Stephen Pistoresi
Closer: Matt Flemer
While there’s still much to be decided (only two relief pitchers?) I figure that this is a good enough look at what the team will look like next year. From my perspective, this looks like a squad that’s fully capable of having a similar season to last year’s, and potentially a better portion in Pac-12 play. Hopefully this squad will replicate the run to Omaha. Go Bears!