2022 Baseball News
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Star baseball player Jack Haggerty signs with UTPB FalconsAugust 22, 2022Irvine Valley freshman outfielder Jack Haggerty, a star out of Mission Viejo High, has signed with NCAA Division II University of Texas Permian Basin. Haggerty hit .359 this past season and finished with a .471 slugging percentage.
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No. 6 Story of the Year - More and more scholar-athletesAugust 20, 2022In leading up to the official start of the 2022-23 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 26, the Irvine Valley athletic department will count down the top 10 sports stories from the 2021-22 school year.
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Baseball player Brad Wilkison signs with Ottawa UniversityAugust 19, 2022Irvine Valley outfielder Bradley Wilkison is off to NAIA Ottawa University in Arizona. He has been a three-year player at IVC, and after shortened seasons in 2020 and 2021, Wilkison led the OEC in stolen bases this season with 25.
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No. 9 Story of the Year - Plenty of Irvine Valley sports signeesAugust 17, 2022In leading up to the official start of the 2022-23 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 26, the Irvine Valley athletic department will count down the top 10 sports stories from the 2021-22 school year.
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Baseball Alumni Report: Guite helps guide Notre Dame to CWSJuly 19, 2022Former Irvine Valley standout baseball player Sean Guite was a key member of the University of Notre Dame staff that helped the Irish win a Super Regional and make a strong run at the NCAA College World Series this spring.
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Baseball Alumni Report: Burckle, Schineller shine with the TigersJuly 11, 2022Former Irvine Valley baseball players Eric Burckle and Hank Schineller helped NAIA Georgetown College in Kentucky to a 31-20 record and a nice run in its conference tourney. Burckle batted .324 and Schineller had eight home runs.
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Baseball Alumni Report: Westmont's Haw to NAIA World SeriesJuly 04, 2022Former Irvine Valley shortstop and pitcher Robbie Haw helped NAIA Westmont its best season in program history. The Warriors went 45-13 and made the NAIA World Series in Idaho. Haw batted .335 this this past season.
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Standout baseball player Shane Kary is off to Minot StateJune 30, 2022Irvine Valley's Shane Kary has signed with NCAA Division II Minot State in North Dakota. The third baseman and shortstop batted a team-high .377 in 2021 and followed up with another great season, hitting .285 for IVC in 2022.
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Baseball Alumni Report: Collin Villegas solid for Cal PolyJune 26, 2022Former Irvine Valley baseball player Collin Villegas had a big year for NCAA Division I Cal Poly. Villegas, who played for IVC in a shortened 2020 season, was named second team all-Big West Conference this year for the Mustangs.
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Baseball Alumni Report: Dante Faicchio all-NEC at WagnerJune 23, 2022Former Irvine Valley star Dante Faicchio had a special season at NCAA Division I Wagner University in Staten Island, NY. He was one of two Seahawks to start in all 51 games and was named first team all-Northeast Conference.
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Baseball Alumni Report: Kyle Dobson goes off at Chico StateJune 16, 2022Former Irvine Valley outfielder Kyle Dobson led the California Collegiate Athletic Association in batting average this season at .417 and was named second team all-West Region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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Baseball Alumni Report: Dane Nakatsuka shines at VanguardJune 14, 2022Former Irvine Valley baseball player Dane Nakatsuka stood out for NAIA Vanguard University this season, hitting .340 with a .448 on base percentage in helping the Lions reach the 2022 NAIA Baseball Opening Round in Idaho.
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Baseball player Joey Lapolla signs with Georgetown CollegeJune 14, 2022Irvine Valley sophomore baseball player Joey Lapolla is headed to NAIA Georgetown College in Kentucky to continue his athletic and academic career. The center fielder was a leader on and off the field for the Lasers.
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Baseball player Nate Madole is headed to Vanguard UniversityJune 10, 2022Irvine Valley left-handed pitcher Nate Madole is moving on to compete at NAIA Vanguard University next spring. Madole has spent the last two years with the Lasers and before that played at Loyola Marymount University.
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Star pitcher Jeremy Wiegman named first team all-conferenceMay 26, 2022Jeremy Wiegman, a 6-4, hard-throwing right-hander was named first team all-Orange Empire Conference. The Division I Campbell University signee ranked sixth in the conference and strikeouts and had a record of 4-2 overall.
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Baseball team finishes the 2022 season on a high noteApril 29, 2022Irvine Valley defeats Golden West, 5-3, in the final game of the regular season at Cal State Fullerton's Goodwin Field. Nate Madole has a strong effort on the mound and Jack Haggery finishes with three hits in the Laser win.
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Baseball team drops opening game of series to Rustlers, 6-5April 26, 2022Irvine Valley mounts a rally late, but it isn't enough in a 6-5 Orange Empire Conference loss to Golden West in the opener of a three-game series at the OC Great Park. The Lasers are back at it on Thursday at GWC at 2 p.m.
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Bougher and Murphy lead baseball team to impressive road winApril 23, 2022Irvine Valley beats Santa Ana, 3-2, in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road Saturday. Seth Bougher goes five strong innings on the mound and Sammy Murphy closes for the Lasers with four scoreless innings.
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Baseball team loses OEC game to tough Santa Ana squadApril 21, 2022Irvine Valley stays close early, but Santa Ana's pitching comes through in a 8-2 Orange Empire Conference loss for the Lasers on Thursday at the OC Great Park. The two teams finish the series on Saturday at Santa Ana at noon.
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Baseball team splits non-conference games with LA HarborApril 13, 2022Irvine Valley racks up a season-high 14 runs and 21 hits in a 14-7 victory over LA Harbor at the OC Great Park on Tuesday, but the Lasers give up a five-run lead and lose to the Seahawks, 10-7, on the road on Wednesday.
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Baseball team swept by Saddleback, plays LA Harbor nextApril 08, 2022Irvine Valley gets behind early and falls to Saddleback, 7-2, on the road Friday. Casey Kudell had two more hits for the Lasers. IVC takes a break from OEC action next week and hosts LA Harbor Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Great Park.
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Baseball team can't get going against Saddleback pitchingApril 07, 2022Irvine Valley drops the second game of an Orange Empire Conference series against Saddleback, 5-1, at the OC Great Park Field 10. The two teams will finish up the series on Friday at Saddleback at 2 p.m.
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Baseball team rallies to tie conference series with CypressMarch 31, 2022Irvine Valley scores two runs in the bottom of the sixth and adds three more in the seventh inning to come back for a 6-5 victory over Cypress on Thursday at the OC Great Park. The two teams play again Saturday at Cypress.
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Baseball team gets behind early, drops OEC series to TigersMarch 25, 2022Irvine Valley battles back from a 6-0 deficit to pull within a run, but a seven-run, top of the seventh inning by Riverside gives the Tigers a 12-7 Orange Empire Conference victory. IVC takes on Cypress on the road Tuesday.
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Baseball team falls in second game of series at RiversideMarch 24, 2022Irvine Valley is right with Riverside through six innings, but a rough bottom of the seventh dooms the Lasers in a 9-2 loss in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road Thursday. IVC hosts RCC Friday at 2 p.m. at the OCGP.
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Baseball team loses tough one at OC Great Park to RiversideMarch 22, 2022Irvine Valley gives up two runs in the top of the ninth inning and falls, 7-5, to Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference game on Tuesday at the OC Great Park Stadium. Casey Kudell went 5 for 5 with two RBI for the Lasers.
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Baseball team gives up big seventh inning, falls to FullertonMarch 19, 2022Irvine Valley drops the rubber game of the Orange Empire Conference series, 18-5, to Fullerton at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon. The Hornets turned the game around with a seven-run, top of the seventh inning.
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Baseball team drops second game of series to FullertonMarch 17, 2022Irvine Valley, which defeated Fullerton, on Tuesday at Cal State Fullerton, dropped the second game of the series, 7-2, Thursday on the road. The rubber game will be on Saturday at CSUF's Goodwin Field at 11 a.m.
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Baseball team starts series with 2-1 win over Fullerton at CSUFMarch 15, 2022Irvine Valley scored two runs in the seventh and then held on to beat Fullerton, 2-1, on Tuesday in a home game at Cal State Fullerton. The Lasers got strong pitching performances from Jeremy Wiegman and Austin Chapman.
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Baseball team gets off to fast start, tops OCC in OEC openerMarch 08, 2022Irvine Valley scores four runs in the bottom of the first inning and gets two more in the third on its way to an 8-6 Orange Empire Conference win over Orange Coast Tuesday at the OC Great Park. Joey Lapolla has five RBI for IVC.