MaxPreps 2015 California Medium Schools All-State Baseball Team

Peter Lambert of San Dimas earned Player of the Year honors from the National High School Baseball Coaches Association, the Southern Section, the Los Angeles Times, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

Now MaxPreps has selected Lambert as the California Medium Schools Player of the Year. The No. 44 overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies, Lambert put up impressive numbers in 2015, going 13-0 on the mound with a 0.34 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched. He also posted five shutouts on the season in helping lead San Dimas to a 31-1 overall record.

Coach of the Year: Bill Kennedy, Piedmont Hills (San Jose)

Kennedy's Pirates posted a 21-7 record and were the No. 16 seed in the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs. Piedmont Hills won all four of its playoff games, defeating the No. 1 seed North Salinas in the opening round and eventually defeated Pioneer (San Jose) in the championship game.

The MaxPreps Medium Schools All-State Team consists of a first and second team with 30 players each. The players are chosen from schools that belong to state enrollment divisions that generally have between 1,000 and 2,000 students.


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First Team

P – Brandon Buckley, Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 6-2, 185, Junior
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Second Team.

Stats: 11-2 pitching record, 84 strikeouts, 22 walks, 0.77 ERA, 82 innings pitched.

P – Peter Lambert, San Dimas, 6-2, 190, Senior
Honors: American Baseball Coaches Association All-Region 8 Team; National High School Baseball Coaches Association Region 8 Player of the Year; Southern Section Division 3 Player of the Year; Los Angeles Times All-Area Player of the Year; Inland Valley Daily Bulletin All-Area Player of the Year; San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Player of the Year.

Drafted: No. 44 overall by the Colorado Rockies.

Stats: 13-0 pitching record, 0.34 ERA, 5 shutouts, 113 strikeouts, 16 walks, 83 innings pitched; .295 batting average (31-for-105), 23 runs, 27 RBIs, 6 doubles, 3 home runs.

P – Daniel Alvarez, California (Whittier), 6-2, 170, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 4 Team; Whittier Daily News All-Area Player of the Year.

Stats: 10-2 pitching record, 0.86 ERA, 119 strikeouts, 26 walks, 90 innings pitched.

P – Drake Pingel, South (Torrance), 5-10, 145, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 4 Team; Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area Team.

Stats: 11-3 pitching record, 2.10 ERA, 95 strikeouts, 93 innings pitched.

P – Tyler Peck, Redwood (Larkspur), Senior
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro North Bay Player of the Year.

Stats: 13-1 pitching record, 0.92 ERA, 78 strikeouts, 91.2 innings pitched.

P – Timmy Holdgrafer, La Jolla, 6-1, 165, Senior
Honors: San Diego Section Player of the Year.

Stats: 10-1 pitching record, 0.87 ERA, 86 strikeouts, 7 walks, 88.1 innings pitched; .364 batting average (40-for-110), 21 runs, 24 RBIs, 5 doubles, 2 triples.

P – Clayton Andrews, Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa), 5-6, 160, Senior
Honors: Santa Rosa Press Democrat Large Schools All-Area Player of the Year.

Stats: .396 batting average (36-for-91), 25 runs, 22 RBIs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run; 0.58 ERA, 77 strikeouts, 48.2 innings pitched.

P – JonPaul Sarro, Sonora (La Habra), 5-9, 145, Senior
Honors: Orange County Register All-County Second Team; Southern Section All-Division 4 Team; Whittier Daily News All-Area Team.

Stats: 11-4 pitching record, 1.35 ERA, 78 strikeouts, 82 innings pitched.

P – Chris Davidson, Village Christian (Sun Valley), 6-3, 175, Senior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team; Southern Section All-Division 5 Team.

Stats: 10-1 pitching record, 0.88 ERA, 105 strikeouts, 18 walks.

P – Blake Borror, Quartz Hill, 6-1, 160, Junior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team; Southern Section All-Division 3 Team.

Stats: 10-4 pitching record, 75 strikeouts, 1.97 ERA.

C – Nick Kitzmann, Santa Ynez, 6-1, 180, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 5 Team; Lee Central Coast Newspapers All-Area Player of the Year.

Stats: .440 batting average (37-for-84), 23 runs, 33 RBIs, 14 doubles, 1 triples, 6 home runs.

C – Conrado Diaz, San Ysidro (San Diego), 5-8, 185, Junior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Team.

Stats: .418 batting average (41-for-98), 36 runs, 40 RBIs, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs.

C – Brendt Citta, Leland (San Jose), 6-2, 200, Senior
Honors: San Jose Mercury News All-Area Second Team; Prep2Prep All-Central Coast Section Team.

Stats: .421 batting average (40-for-95), 21 runs, 20 RBIs, 6 doubles, 5 home runs.

1B – Matthew McGarry, Menlo-Atherton (Atherton), 6-3, 170, Senior
Honors: San Jose Mercury News All-Area Team.

Stats: .424 batting average (28-for-66), 23 runs, 32 RBIs, 8 doubles, 11 home runs; 4-0 pitching record, 61 strikeouts, 23 walks, 1.96 ERA, 46.1 innings pitched.

1B – Yeager Taylor, Hemet, 6-0, 185, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 5 Player of the Year; Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.

Stats: .500 batting average, 33 RBIs, 6 home runs, 8 doubles, 5 triples, 28 runs.

IF – Lars Nootbaar, El Segundo, 6-2, 195, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 3 Team; Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area Team.

Stats: .438 batting average, 27 RBIs, 40 runs, 8 home runs.

IF – Marcus Chiu, San Marin (Novato), Senior
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Marin Independent Journal All-Area Player of the Year.

Stats: .397 batting average (25-for-63), 22 runs, 18 RBIs, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs.

IF – Kody Gardner, Rio Americano (Sacramento), 5-11, 165, Junior
Honors: Sacramento Bee All-Area Team.

Stats: .377 batting average (40-for-106), 39 runs, 26 RBIs, 7 doubles, 9 triples, 5 home runs.

IF – Tyler Geurts, Beckman (Irvine), Junior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 3 Team; Irvine All-City Player of the Year.

Stats: .365 batting average, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 18 runs, 17 RBIs.

IF – Brock Bell, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), 5-11, 185, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 5 Team; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Second Team.

Stats: .415 batting average (39-for-94), 38 runs, 20 RBIs, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run.

IF – Kawika Hubbell, South (Torrance), 5-9, 138, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 4 Team; Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area Team.

Stats: .350 batting average (28-for-80), 24 runs, 14 RBIs, 4 doubles, 1 home run.

OF – Gilbert Suarez, San Ysidro (San Diego), 6-3, 195, Senior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Team.

Drafted: No. 540 overall by the Atlanta Braves.

Stats: .412 batting average (47-for-114), 43 runs, 34 RBIs, 12 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs.

OF – Sergio Robles, Bishop Amat (La Puente), 5-10, 165, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 3 Team; San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team.

Stats: .373 batting average (31-for-83), 24 runs, 15 RBIs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs.

OF – Cooper Gallion, Redondo Union (Redondo Beach), 6-3, 210, Junior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 3 Team; Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area Team.

Stats: .420 batting average (42-for-100), 16 runs, 46 RBIs, 21 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs.

OF – Matthew Hardy, La Sierra (Riverside), 6-6, 195, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 4 Team; Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.

Stats: .405 batting average (30-for-74), 18 runs, 25 RBIs, 11 doubles, 5 home runs; 7-2 pitching record, 63 strikeouts, 1.02 ERA, 62 innings pitched.

OF – R.J. Peace, Serrano (Phelan), 6-2, 180, Senior
Honors: Southern Section Division 4 Player of the Year; San Bernardino Sun All-Area Team.

Drafted: No. 386 overall by the Miami Marlins.

Stats: 8-3 pitching record, 6 shutouts, 0.24 ERA, 97 strikeouts, 30 walks, 87.1 innings pitched; .352 batting average (31-for-88), 30 runs, 14 RBIs, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run.

OF – Dean Miller, Ramona (Riverside), 6-2, 225, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 4 Team; Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.

Stats: .384 batting average (33-for-86), 34 runs, 28 RBIs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs.

UTIL – Hazahel Quijada, San Gorgonio (San Bernardino), 6-1, 190, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 4 Team; San Bernardino Sun All-Area Player of the Year; Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.

Stats: .444 batting average (36-for-81), 24 runs, 32 RBIs, 15 doubles, 1 triple; 10-1 pitching record, 116 strikeouts, 0.98 ERA, 71.1 innings pitched.

UTIL – Jacob Castillo, San Dimas, 5-11, 185, Junior
Honors: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin All-Area Team; San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team; Southern Section All-Division 3 Team.

Stats: .341 batting average (28-for-82), 30 runs, 16 RBIs, 4 doubles, 2 triples; 11-1 pitching record, 0.43 ERA, 1 no-hitter, 119 strikeouts, 82.1 innings pitched.

UTIL – Devin McKesson, Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 6-4, 210, Senior
Honors: Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area First Team; Southern Section All-Division 3 Team.

Stats: .444 batting average, 7 home runs, 39 RBIs; 6-1 pitching record, 1.65 ERA, 68 strikeouts, 51 innings pitched.

Second Team

P – Cody Dye, Walnut, 5-11, 175, Junior
Honors: San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team; Southern Section All-Division 3 Team.

Stats: 8-1 pitching record, 0.68 ERA, 70 strikeouts, 60 innings pitched.

P – Thomas Camargo, Kerman, 5-10, 150, Sophomore
Honors: Fresno Bee All-Area Team.

Stats: 10-0 pitching record, 66 strikeouts, 0.96 ERA, 72.2 innings pitched.

P – Grant Shives, Parker (San Diego), 6-0, 225, Senior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Second Team.

Stats: 10-2 pitching record, 33 strikeouts, 1.21 ERA, 81 innings pitched.

P – Brian McConnell, Monrovia, 6-4, 165, Senior
Honors: Pasadena Star News All-Area Player of the Year; Southern Section All-Division 5 Team.

Stats: 10-3 pitching record, 81 strikeouts, 0.94 ERA, 1 no-hitter, 81.2 innings pitched.

P – Miles Glazier, San Marino, 6-0, 170, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 5 Team; Pasadena Star News All-Area Team.

Stats: 6-3 pitching record, 0.92 ERA, 95 strikeouts, 76 innings pitched.

P – Jonas Wyatt, Quartz Hill, 6-2, 180, Senior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.

Drafted: No. 184 overall by the Cleveland Indians.

Stats: .365 batting average (27-for-74), 18 runs, 21 RBIs, 6 doubles, 5 triples, 2 home runs; 7-3 pitching record, 111 strikeouts, 2.24 ERA, 59.1 innings pitched.

P – Easton Lucas, Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 6-3, 180, Senior
Honors: Ventura County Star News All-County Team; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Second Team.

Stats: 8-1 pitching record, 3 no-hitters, 83 strikeouts, 16 walks, 0.54 ERA, 52 innings pitched.

P – Trevor Franklin, Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 6-3, 200, Junior
Honors: Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area Team.

Stats: 11-0 pitching record, 1.12 ERA, 63 strikeouts, 12 walks, 68 innings pitched.

P – Christian Hammar, Woodcrest Christian (Riverside), 5-11, 185, Junior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 5 Team; Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Honorable Mention.

Stats: .412 batting average (35-for-85), 21 runs, 19 RBIs, 12 doubles, 2 home runs; 8-1 pitching record, 114 strikeouts, 1.25 ERA, 73 innings pitched.

P – Zach Stromberg, Acalanes (Lafayette), 6-1, 170, Senior
Honors: Contra Costa Times All-Area Team.

Stats: 9-3 pitching record, 1.10 ERA, 77 strikeouts, 75 innings pitched.

C – Reece Males, Garces Memorial (Bakersfield), 6-1, 185, Junior
Honors: Bakersfield Californian All-Area Second Team.

Stats: .365 batting average (35-for-96), 19 runs, 36 RBIs, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs.

C – Caden Voges, Sacramento, 6-1, 170, Junior
Honors: Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team.

Stats: .500 batting average (42-for-84), 37 runs, 22 RBIs, 9 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run.

C – Myles Emmerson, El Capitan (Lakeside), 5-11, 170, Junior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Second Team.

Stats: .422 batting average (43-for-102), 23 runs, 14 doubles, 3 home runs, 23 RBIs.

1B – Anthony Guardado, Nogales (La Puente), 6-2, 180, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 3 Team; San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Second Team.

Drafted: No. 89 overall by the Atlanta Braves.

Stats: .422 batting average (38-for-90), 26 runs, 22 RBIs, 11 doubles; 1.05 ERA, 55 strikeouts, 33.1 innings pitched.

1B – Taylor Doyle, Yuba City, 6-2, 195, Senior
Honors: Yuba-Sutter Appeal Democrat All-Area Player of the Year.

Stats: .522 batting average (48-for-92), 23 runs, 42 RBIs, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs.

IF – Soloman Bates, Oak Hills (Hesperia), 6-2, 190, Senior
Honors: San Bernardino Sun All-Area Second Team.

Stats: .381 batting average (32-for-84), 33 runs, 30 RBIs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 8 home runs; 3-4 pitching record, 1.92 ERA, 96 strikeouts, 58.1 innings pitched.

IF – Aaron Charles, Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 6-3, 200, Junior
Honors: Bakersfield Californian All-Area Team.

Stats: .425 batting average (34-for-80), 32 runs, 11 RBIs, 8 doubles.

IF – Hudson Hartley, Garces Memorial (Bakersfield), 5-11, 165, Senior
Honors: Bakersfield Californian All-Area Team.

Stats: .419 batting average (36-for-86), 29 runs, 25 RBIs, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs.

IF – Parker Fokken, Paloma Valley (Menifee), 6-3, 155, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 3 Team; Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.

Stats: .371 batting average (36-for-97), 23 runs, 23 RBIs, 4 doubles, 1 home run; 9-1 pitching record, 1.70 ERA, 75 strikeouts, 74.1 innings pitched.

IF – Brett Gregory, Cabrillo (Lompoc), 6-0, 200, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 5 Team; Lee Central Coast Newspapers All-Area Team.

Stats: .417 batting average (40-for-96), 29 runs, 26 RBIs, 6 doubles, 4 triples, 3 home runs.

IF – Lane Pritchard, Red Bluff, 5-11, 175, Junior
Honors: All-Northern Section Player of the Year.

Stats: .435 batting average (50-for-115), 34 runs, 31 RBIs, 17 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs.

OF – Saxon Andross, Serrano (Phelan), 5-11, 165, Junior
Honors: San Bernardino Sun All-Area Team; Southern Section All-Division 4 Team.

Stats: .287 batting average (25-for-87), 19 RBIs, 7 doubles; 9-1 pitching record, 95 strikeouts, 1.51 ERA, 69.2 innings pitched.

OF – Ryan Vasquez, Sierra (Manteca), 5-7, 155, Senior
Honors: Stockton Record All-Area Team.

Stats: .357 batting average (25-for-70), 22 runs, 16 RBIs, 5 doubles.

OF – Juan Quinonez, Monrovia, 5-8, 170, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 5 Team; Pasadena Star News All-Area Second Team.

Stats: .413 batting average (31-for-75), 30 runs, 9 RBIs, 10 doubles.

OF – Steven Kwan, Washington (Fremont), 5-9, 185, Senior
Honors: Contra Costa Times All-Area Team; San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team.

Stats: .462 batting average (37-for-80), 24 runs, 10 doubles, 5 triples, 14 RBIs.

OF – Austin Gabbert, Petaluma, 5-9, 170, Senior
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team; Santa Rosa Press Democrat Large Schools All-Area Team.

Stats: .450 batting average (36-for-80), 26 runs, 35 RBIs, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs.

OF – Dominick Pisano, Manteca, 5-10, 177, Senior
Honors: Modesto Bee All-District Large Schools Team; Stockton Record All-Area Second Team.

Stats: .398 batting average (33-for-83), 26 runs, 28 RBIs, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run.

UTIL – Andrew Bash, Palm Desert, 6-0, 175, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Division 3 Team.

Stats: .375 batting average (39-for-104), 35 runs, 29 RBIs, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs; 9-3 pitching record, 1.91 ERA, 78 strikeouts, 80.2 innings pitched.

UT – Caden Goldby, Yuba City, 6-0, 185, Senior
Honors: Sacramento Bee All-Metro Second Team; Yuba-Sutter Appeal Democrat All-Area Team.

Drafted: No. 1166 overall by the Miami Marlins.

Stats: .371 batting average (36-for-97), 27 runs, 33 RBIs, 8 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs.

UT – Josh Olivarria, Salinas, Senior
Honors: Monterey Herald All-County Player of the Year; Salinas Californian All-County Team.

Stats: .409 batting average (36-for-88), 22 runs, 24 RBIs, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs; 6-4 pitching record, 1.85 ERA, 76 strikeouts, 64.1 innings pitched.