Saddleback College

• Location: Mission Viejo, CA
• Nickname: Bobcats (Gauchos until 2021)
• Conference: Orange Empire Conference
• Ballpark: Doug Fritz Field
• State Championship appearances: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2023, 2024
• Conference Champions: 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1998, 2016, 2022, 2023

Saddleback began sponsoring baseball in 1969. They won the 2004 CCCAA Baseball Championship & 2024 CCCAA Baseball Championship.

Notable Alumni

1969-2021 Logo

• Jorge Araiza, minor league infielder
• Clayton Carson, college coach
• Mike Elkerson, minor league outfielder
• Josh Fuentes, infielder
• Cade Gaspar, minor league pitcher
• Mark Grace, infielder
• Ralph Grajeda, college coach
• Erik Hamren, pitcher
• Rob Johnson, catcher
• Kyle Kane, minor league pitcher
• Beau Kemp, minor league pitcher
• Mike Kenney, minor league pitcher
• Ben Lasater, minor league infielder
• Lars Liguori, minor league pitcher
• Jason Marian, signed infielder
• Gary Pifer, minor league pitcher
• Nick Punto, infielder
• Mark Randall, minor league pitcher
• Dave Rohde, infielder
• Sean Rooney, minor league catcher
• Reid Santos, minor league pitcher
• Filip Smola, Extraliga infielder
• Aaron Swick, college coach
• Kanekoa Texeira, pitcher
• Jason Thompson, infielder
• Tim Wallach, infielder

Coaches

• Doug Fritz, 1969-1974
• Dick Stuetz, 1975-1981
• Marshall Adair, 1986-1988
• Jim Brideweser, 1982-1985, 1989
• Jack Hodges, 1990-2011
• Sommer McCartney, 2012-present

Assistant Coaches

• Jorge Araiza, 2013-
• Clayton Carson, 2008-2011?
• Geoff Fox, 2006-2013
• Ralph Grajeda, 2004-2006
• Carl Iwasaki, 2002
• Mike Lord, 1981
• Sommer McCartney, 1998-2000, 2005-11

Yearly record

Year	Record	Coach	Playoffs
2000	22-18	Jack Hodges
2001	33-13	Jack Hodges	1st Round
2002	35-13	Jack Hodges	1st Round
2003	34-17	Jack Hodges	State Runner Up
2004	29-12	Jack Hodges	State Champion
2005	20-14	Jack Hodges
2006	29-15	Jack Hodges	1st Round
2007	22-20	Jack Hodges
2008	23-21	Jack Hodges
2009	29-20	Jack Hodges	Super Regional
2010	17-19	Jack Hodges
2011	18-18	Jack Hodges
2012	15-21	Sommer McCartney
2013	28-13	Sommer McCartney	Super Regional
2014	23-16	Sommer McCartney	1st Round
2015	27-16	Sommer McCartney	SoCal Final
2016	30-9	Sommer McCartney	1st Round
2017	26-17	Sommer McCartney	1st Round
2018	33-14	Sommer McCartney	SoCal Final
2019	21-18	Sommer McCartney
2020	16-5	Sommer McCartney
2021	14-14	Sommer McCartney
2022	36-10	Sommer McCartney	Super Regional
2023	38-13	Sommer McCartney	State Runner Up
2024	34-17	Sommer McCartney	State Champion
2025	24-18	Sommer McCartney	1st Round