Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues that feature players who have attended at least one year of college, are entering college as a freshman and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from late May to early August. Players use wooden baseball bats, hence the common nickname of these leagues as “wood bat leagues”.
To find a collegiate summer team, players work with their college coaches and prospective teams’ general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their baseball season with their high school, NCAA, NAIA or Junior College teams. Some players arrive late due to their college team’s postseason play, which sometimes runs into early June. During the season, out of town players are housed by volunteer host families and bussed to and from road games.
This year, a number Cal State Fullerton Titan players expected to return to the team are playing summer ball. In addition to those returners, a handful of incoming high school players expected to join the Titan Baseball roster this fall are also participating in Collegiate Summer Baseball. Here is a list of those players and where they are playing. In order to keep up with these Titans with their various summer ball teams, we have linked to the league, teams’ and players’ social media profiles.
Titan Baseball Players expected to return & incoming Freshmen
Cape Cod League– capecodbaseball.org – @Official_CCBL
Chatham Anglers – @ChathamAnglers
Nate Nankil*: OF – @nankils619
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox – @yd_redsox
Caden Connor: 1B/OF – @Caden_Connor77
Zach Lew: INF – @zachlew20
California Collegiate League – Calsummerball.com – @CCL_Baseball
Orange County Riptide – @OCRiptide
Evan Yates: RHP – @evan_yates17
Conejo Oaks – @Conejo_Oaks
Jakob Schardt : OF
San Luis Obispo Blues – @SLO_BluesCCL
Luke Mistone*: RHP – @MistoneLuke
West Coast League – westcoastleague.com – @WCLBaseball
Portland Pickles – @picklesbaseball
Peyton Jones: LHP – @peytonjonesy
Northwoods League – Northwoodsleague.com – @NWLbaseball
Willmar Stingers – @WillmarStingers
JT Navyac: RHP – @jtnavyac
La Crosse Loggers – @LoggersBaseball
Jack Haley: INF – @jackhaley25
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters – @RapidsRafters
Brendan Bobo: INF – @brendan_bobo
Josh Howitt: LHP – @josh_howitt12
Nate Nankil*: OF – @nankils619
Players associated with Titan Baseball in 2022
Cameron Repetti – Transferred to Arizona State
James Wambold – Central Oklahoma
Damone Hale – New Mexico State
Deylan Pigford – New Mexico
Tristan Gomes – University of Portland
Jacob Harvey – Transfer Portal
Jacob Gentry – Transfer Portal
Jacob Vargas – Transfer Portal
Grant Kelly – Transfer Portal
JJ Cruz – Transfer Portal
Samuel Gomez – Transfer Portal
Wyatt Johnson – Transfer Portal
Anthony Pomilia – Transfer Portal
Jackson Lyon – Graduated (Could leave via MLB Draft or return to CSUF)
Tyler Stultz – Resting and expected to return for 2023 season
Austin Schell – Graduated (Exhausted NCAA eligibility)
Cole Urman – Was scheduled to go to the Cape Cod League but rest for summer. Could get drafted but if not, expected to return for 2023 season
Ryan Gil – Graduated & still has one year of eligibility but will likely choose to enter professional world.
Jason Brandow – Graduated (Could leave via MLB Draft or return to CSUF)
Carter White – Expected to return. Summer ball status unknown.
Michael Weisberg – Preparing for MLB Draft (Could leave via MLB Draft or return to CSUF)
Izeah Muniz – Resting and expected to return for 2023 season
Christian Rodriguez – Rehab and rest from UCL injury
Fynn Chester – Resting and expected to return for 2023 season
Incoming Freshman, Junior College Transfers & Transfer Portal Players
Alaska League – AlaskaBaseballLeague.org – @officalabl
Anchorage Bucs – @Anchoragebucs
Max Ortega: Catcher – (St. Mary’s High School) – @_MaxOrtega_
Southern California Collegiate League – SCCBaseball.com – @SCCBL
Ventura County Pirates
Angelo Aleman: INF – (Maranatha High School) – @AngeloAleman34
Inland Valley Baseball Association – InlandValleyBaseball.com
Inland Valley Pirates
Trevor Hinkel: RHP – (Pepperdine) – @TrevorHinkel
Independant
Utah Marshalls – @utahmarshalls
Jack Vanoncini: Catcher – (Carlmont High School)
Humboldt Crabs – @humboldtcrabs
Jackson Giacone: INF/OF – (Eureka High School) – @JacksonGiacone
Colton Nighthawks – facebook.com/coltonnighthawksbaseball
Carter Herrera: RHP – (Yucaipa High School) – @carter.herrera_
Jason Blood – RHP – (Golden West College) – Resting and expected to be on campus for 2023 season
(*Played for two different teams in summer 2022)