2018 Coronado Baseball Capsule

CORONADO

Head coach: Rich Santigate, third season

2017 record: 20-13 (13-7 4A Sunrise/fourth)

Returning lettermen (starters): Twenty (seven)

Top players: CF Jake McLean (Sr.), P Kyle Hall (Sr.), P Boston Mabeus (Sr.), 3B/1B Cristian Herrera (Sr.)

Outlook: The Cougars bring back 20 players from a team that finished fourth in the Class 4A Sunrise League.

McLean (.416, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs, 28 RBIs) and Herrera (.400, 5 doubles, 29 RBIs) return to guide the offense.

Hall (6-3, 3.30 ERA) and Mabeus (4-2, 4.06 ERA) will anchor the pitching staff.

“This veteran group will compete in two of the top high school tournaments in the country, the Boras Classic in Tempe, Arizona, and the IMG National Classic in Bradenton, Florida in March before returning home to compete in the always tough Sunrise Division,” Santigate said. “They have their sights on going deep into the regional and state playoffs.”