ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. – The 2024 season is upon us as the Sonoma State baseball team will open up non-conference play on Friday, February 2nd against Simpson College. The Seawolves will look to build off of a .500 season in 2023 and attempt to return to postseason action for the first time since 2022.
Head coach
John Goelz continues his tenure with Sonoma State and enters his 39th year leading the program. SSU will see Simpson College, Menlo College and Fresno Pacific in their non-conference schedule before opening up CCAA action against Cal State Monterey Bay on February 23rd.
The team's Southern California trips this season include Cal State San Marcos on April 5th and Cal State Dominguez Hills on April 19th. They will close the regular season on the road against conference rival Chico State on May 2nd. Postseason play is slated to start the following week on May 8th with Cal Poly Pomona playing host to this year's championship.
KEY RETURNERS
Sonoma State returns all of their top offensive weapons including Second Team All-CCAA selection
Christopher Wright. Wright finished with a .277 average and led the team with 43 hits and six homers. Third baseman
Mark Hernandez and center fielder
Kenny Decelle were also among the team's average leaders in 2023. Hernandez streaked his way to an impressive .350 batting average while Decelle was an all-around hitter, finishing with a pair of triples and three home runs.
On the mound, senior right hander
Tanner Fonoti will lead the charge after posting a conference low 2.43 ERA and recording five complete games in 2023. Fellow right handers
Blake Janowicz and
Nik Kamages will bolster the rest of the rotation after combing for five wins and over 50 strikeouts last season. Kamages tied Fonoti for the lead in strikeouts with 37 on the season and Janowicz was third on the team with over 40 innings pitched.
SCHEDULE AND MEDIA LINKS
All home and conference games will be streamed LIVE on the CCAA Network and official live stats will be offered through the Sonoma State athletics website. Schedule and media links can be found below:
2024 Schedule
CCAA Network
Live Stats
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