LA JOLLA, Calif. - The 2010 national runner-up UC San Diego baseball team has 27 student-athletes participating on numerous Summer League teams in the off-season. With final exams finished, head coach Dan O'Brien has announced which student-athletes will be headed where to work on their games. The extensive list includes Tim Shibuya (Northwood League), Kellen Lee and Nick Hudson (Jayhawk League), Evan Kehoe and Taylor Austin (New York Collegiate Baseball League) and Kyle Saul and Guido Knudson (New England Collegiate Baseball League).
The Tritons set or tied 19 different team records during the 2010 season and advanced to the D-II National Championship game in Cary, North Carolina.
The 2011 season schedule has not been announced, but it can be expected that the Tritons will open the season on the first day of February.
The Tritons lose eight seniors off the 2010 squad but return several student-athletes with experience including ABCA All-Americans Saul, Lee and Shibuya, and Daktronics All-American Aaron Bauman. The pitching staff should be strong again, led by Shibuya, Knudson, Daniel Simmons and Elias Tuma.
Below is a list of the 27 UCSD student-athletes and the clubs and leagues they will be participating on.
Green Bay Bull Frogs (Northwood's League)
Tim Shibuya
Derby Twins (Jayhawk League)
Kellen Lee
Nick Hudson
Oneonta Outlaws (New York Collegiate Baseball League)
Evan Kehoe
Taylor Austin
North Adams SteepleCats (New England Collegiate Baseball League)
Kyle Saul
Guido Knudson
Excelsior Springs Cougars (MINK League)
Danny Susdorf
Denver Cougars (Rocky Mountain League)
Aaron Bauman
Elias Tuma
San Diego Waves (Western Baseball Association)
Grant Bauer
Blake Tagmyer
Matt Hubbard
Redding Colt .45's (West Coast League Tri-State)
Michael Benton
Athletes in Action (Great Lakes League)
Eric Abraham
Orange County Pioneers (Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association)
Bryan Knapp
Herndon Braves (Cal Ripken Sr League)
Connor Coleman
Woodstock River Bandits (Valley League)
Jeff Rauh
Barona Stars (Western Baseball Association)
Eric McKnight
San Diego Mavericks (Western Baseball Association)
KC Rentfro
Dallas Amateur Baseball League
Dylan Barth
Spencer Frazier
Hometown Connie Mack
Richard Kilbury
Nick La Face
Austin Hill
Scott Liske
Jonah Northrop
