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 to mid 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.
(Players listed by class and jersey number worn at Cal State Fullerton. Incoming players without numbers listed alphabetically.)
(Photo courtesy of Katie Albertson / Titan Athletics)
Seniors
(These players have exhausted their NCAA eligibility and can no longer play college baseball.)
1 – INF – Zach Lew – Played 2019 – 2023 seasons with Cal State Fullerton. Graduated and will await the potential of the draft or signing a professional contract as a free agent.
10 – LHP – Tyler Stultz – Played 2022 – 2023 seasons with Cal State Fullerton. Graduated and will await the potential of the draft or signing a professional contract as a free agent.
38 – OF – Carter White – Played 2021 – 2023 seasons with Cal State Fullerton. Graduated and will await the potential of the draft or signing a professional contract as a free agent.
51 – RHP – Fynn Chester – Played 2022 – 2023 seasons with Cal State Fullerton. Graduated and will await the potential of the draft or signing a professional contract as a free agent.
(Photo courtesy of hank Tran)
4th Year Juniors
(These players have been enrolled in college for four years but either due to the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020 or using their redshirt year, have an additional year of eligibility and could play an additional year of college baseball. All are MLB Draft eligible and all participated in Senior Day festivities.)
5 – 1B/OF – Caden Connor – Summer ball club unknown. (Most likely preparing for the MLB Draft.)
17 – LHP – Josh Howitt – Wisconsin Rapids Rafters – Northwoods League (Currently listed in the Transfer Portal.)
24 – RHP – Trevor Hinkel – Summer ball club unknown. (Currently listed in the Transfer Portal.)
25 – C – Cole Urman – Summer ball club unknown. (Most likely preparing for the MLB Draft.)
33 – LHP – Peyton Jones – Not playing summer ball after throwing 54.2 innings in 2023. (Despite being draft eligible, plans to return to Fullerton for Senior season.)
(Photo courtesy of Katie Albertson / Titan Athletics)
3rd Year Juniors
(These players have been enrolled in college for three years and have not used a redshirt year. All are draft eligible.)
2 – INF – Jack Haley – Mystic Schooners – New England Collegiate Baseball League
3 – INF – JT Navyac – Mystic Schooners – New England Collegiate Baseball League (Currently listed in the Transfer Portal.)
4 – OF – Nate Nankil – Summer ball club unknown. (Expected to be selected in 2023 the MLB Draft.)
22 – DH/INF – Brendan Bobo – Wisconsin Rapids Rafters – Northwoods League (Currently listed in the Transfer Portal.)
32 – LHP – Jojo Ingrassia – Not playing summer ball after throwing 44.2 innings in 2023. (Despite being draft eligible, likely to return to Fullerton for Senior season.)
(Photo courtesy of John Lozano / Titan Athletics)
4th Year Sophomores
(These players have two years of NCAA eligibility left but due to enrollment in college or age, all are draft eligible.)
18 – RHP – Seth Tomczak – Wisconsin Rapids Rafters – Northwoods League
31 – OF – Moises Guzman – MLB Academy Barons – California Collegiate League
49 – RHP – Andrew Morones – St. Cloud Rox – Northwoods League
(Photo courtesy of Hank Tran)
3rd Year Sophomores
(These players have two years of NCAA eligibility left but due to enrollment in college or age, all are draft eligible.)
27 – RHP – Jason Blood – Not playing summer ball after throwing 38 innings in 2023. Working out at Chapman Baseball Compound over summer.
42 – C – Waldie Perez – Westhampton Aviators – Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
50 – RHP – Christian Rodriguez – No summer ball club. Underwent Tommy John surgery following 2022 season and redshirted 2023 season. Cleared to start throwing but will be working out privately in preparation to play 2024 season.
Photo courtesy of Don Hudson
Sophomores
6 – INF – Maddox Latta – No summer ball (Struggled with back injuries during the season and will most likely focus on rest and recovery. Father is a professional hitting instructor and will probably be working out privately with Doug Latta when his back recovery allows.)
19 – OF – Colby Wallace – Wausau Woodchucks – Northwoods League
23 – RHP – Ryan Faulks – – Inland Valley Bucs
26 – RHP – Gavin Meyer – Underwent Tommy John surgery late March 2023. Rehab this summer and into the fall. Uncertain if Meyer will be able to pitch in 2024.
41 – RHP – Evan Yates – No summer ball club. (Working out privately with expectation to return to Fullerton in position to compete for weekend starter spot.)
44 – RHP – Izeah Muniz – No summer ball club. (Underwent Tommy John surgery in January and did not pitch in 2023. Currently in the transfer portal.)
Photo courtesy of Don Hudson
Freshmen
9 – OF – Jackson Giacone – Humboldt Crabs – Independent
12 – INF – Eli Lopez – Cowlitz Black Bears – West Coast League
28 – C/OF – Jack Vanoncini – Duluth Huskies – Northwoods League
30 – RHP – Luke Mistone – Westhampton Aviators – Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
34 – INF – Angelo Aleman – Summer ball club unknown
36 – C – Max Ortega – Cowlitz Black Bears – West Coast League
37 – LHP – Jack Meek – Cowlitz Black Bears – West Coast League
39 – INF – Draven Nushida – Portland Pickles – West Coast League
43 – RHP – Carter Herrera – Arroyo Seco Saints – California Collegiate League (Currently listed in the Transfer Portal.)
45 – RHP – Aaron Ceniceros – Alaska Glacier Pilots – Alaska Baseball League
48 – RHP – Aaron Petersen – Summer ball club unknown
58 – RHP – Jesse Alfaro – Portland Pickles – West Coast League
Transfers
D1 Transfer – C – Jared Snyder (Long Beach State) – Inland Valley Bucs
JC Transfer – OF – Mathew Bardowell (Riverside City College) – State College Spikes – MLB Draft League
(Imnage courtesy of Titan Athletics)
Incoming Freshmen
(Players listed alphabetically)
RHP – Christian Brewster – Summer ball club unknown
OF – Camden Burdick – Summer ball club unknown
INF – Frank Estrada – Summer ball club unknown
RHP – Dylan Goff – Summer ball club unknown
RHP/INF – Chad Gurnea – SoCal Renegades
LHP – Payton Hawkinson – Not playing summer ball
RHP – Chris Hernandez – Summer ball club unknown
INF – Tyler Holley – Summer ball club unknown
RHP – Jason Krakoski – Summer ball club unknown
RHP – Thomas McGuire – Summer ball club unknown
C – Ethan Munoz – Summer ball club unknown
INF – Noel Ramos – West Coast Kings Gold – Bay Area Collegiate League
INF – Marcos Rosales – Colton Nighthawks
OF – Ny’Zaiah Thompson – Mahoning Valley Scrappers – MLB Draft League – MLB Draft League
RHP/INF – Derek Turner– Summer ball club unknown
OF – Ethan Winslow – Summer ball club unknown
LHP – Andrew Wright – Not playing summer ball
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