(LOS ANGELES, CA) The California Collegiate League has announced the 2024 CCL All-League and All-Divisional selections.

Three teams garnered six all-league sections: the 2024 CCL State Champion Conejo Oaks, the 2024 North Division regular season champion Walnut Creek Crawdads, and Arroyo Seco Saints. The Santa Barbara Foresters and Orange County Riptide both captured four selections, followed by the San Luis Obispo Blues (3), the Sonoma Stompers (2), and the MLB Academy Barons (1). Thirty-two players in total earned all-league honors.

David Soliz, manager of the Oaks, was named the 2024 CCL Coach of the Year. The league named the Crawdads’ Brant Cummings General Manager of the Year.

2024 CCL All-League

2024 CCL All-North Division

2024 CCL All-South Division

The Conejo Oaks are the 2024 CCL State Champions afters wins of 7-2 and 4-0 over the North Division champion Walnut Creek Crawdads.

Sophomore Collin Clarke, a 6’3” right-handed pitcher from Oregon, was named Most Outstanding Pitcher for the series. Clarke hurled eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings In Game 2 of the CCL State Championship

Senior outfielder Austin Carillo’s four RBI in Game 1 helped him garner Most Outstanding Player honors.

The Oaks, the South Division champions, finished the regular season 25-12, followed by a 9-2 win over the Orange County Riptide in the Divisional Round to earn a spot in this year’s playoff finale.

The Oaks last won the CCL crown in 2018.

Quoted

Oaks’ manager David Soliz was asked by CCL Reporter Kirin Costa what this championship meant to him.

“Oh, wow. You know, it means a lot it. Well, we talked to the guys on the first day and, you know, it’s about helping your team win and develop as a player and enjoy your summer.

You know, there’s a lot of people their age on both teams…enjoying their summers at the beach. These guys give up a lot of time, you know, to try to improve themselves as players and so it kind of validates that you know, win or lose. It was a productive summer, but it just means a lot to our team, our staff, our support staff to our management. It just means a lot to the organization.”

The Oaks allowed just two runs in two games.

“Well credit to Brant [Cummings, Manager] and the Crawdads. Brant does a really nice job every year. He has a really nice roster every single year and the quality of play on the other end was, you know, credit to them.

We came out and we had two really good starts, you know with Cole [Fisher] yesterday then Collin today. That helped get us going, and just being a little bit more, you know, consistent on the mound. That’s really what propelled us this is weekend.”

Soliz has managed the Oaks for over 15 years. This is what he had to say about this year’s club.

“This group, we said after the second week amongst coaches, it’s a really fun group to be around. They come early. They put their work, and we do a lot of early work, and they just really enjoy being around each other.”

(LOS ANGELES) The California Collegiate League announces the North and South Division rosters for the 2024 CCL Showcase Game on Wednesday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the MLB Youth Academy:

North Division – Manager Dean Treanor, San Luis Obispo Blues

South Division – Manager Kenny Landreaux, MLB Academy Barons

(LOS ANGELES, CA) The California Collegiate League’s annual midsummer classic—the CCL Showcase Game—is coming to the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. on Wednesday, July 17. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. PST. Catch the action live on Bally Sports Regional Networks across the country. Veteran play-by-play broadcaster and radio host, Chris Sylvester, and color analyst Keith Ramsey, will be on the call.

The CCL Showcase Game will feature the league’s premier players representing top college and universities from across the nation. USA Baseball will host a player combine for professional scouts and college coaches beginning at 2:30 p.m. At 4:30 p.m., the CCL’s top sluggers will compete in a three-round home run derby.

Two World Series Champions will be leading their division’s respective squads. Former Los Angeles Dodger and current skipper for the CCL’s MLB Academy Barons, Kenny Landreaux, will manage the South Division. Landreaux caught the final out as the Dodgers topped the New York Yankees four games to two to capture the MLB title in 1981. Dean Treanor, a member of the Florida Marlins’ 2003 World Series coaching staff and current headman for the CCL’s San Luis Obispo Blues, will lead the North Division.

Players of the game will be announced at the conclusion of the showcase.

The MLB Youth Academy is located on the campus of Compton College at 901 E Artesia Blvd, Compton, CA 90221. Tickets are available at the door for $5.

(LOS ANGELES, CA) – The 2024 NCAA Super Regionals wrapped up with multiple CCL alumni putting on impressive performances. Now, with the beginning of the 2024 NCAA College World Series, the premier event in college baseball has arrived. The CCL has current players or alumni competing on teams that are battling it out in Omaha.

CCL x CWS

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