After last season’s Kino Baseball League Sun Belt College League was canceled because of COVID-19 protocol, the league is prepared to start this year in earnest Monday with practices.
The Sun Belt will consist of five teams of college-age standouts with more than 120 players on the rosters. Games run from June 3 to July 15 or 16 at the Kino Sports Complex.
Umpire crews will be those who have worked Mountain West, WAC and Arizona junior college games.
The rosters include players from Arizona, Hawaii, California, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, New York, Montana, South Dakota and Mexico.
Click here to access the schedule.
Here are the local Class of 2021 standouts that will take part:
Catalina Aztecs
Coach: Michael Odum
- Andrew Stucky, CDO
- Braeden Mondeau, Cienega
- Hayden Palmer, Pusch Ridge
- Liam O’Brien, Salpointe
- Dante Schindler, CDO (Pima College signee)
- Isaiah Pintor, CDO (Pima College)
Santa Rita Warthogs
Coach: Josue Ortiz
- Michael Buchmann, Sabino
- Jake Wiltshire, Sabino
- Jordan Bracamonte, Cienega
- Michael Newsome, Empire
- Nathan Ortiz, Sabino
- Cameron Warren, Empire
- Devin Lopez, Cienega
- Raul Moreno, Desert View
- Kenneth Kroese, Tucson
Desert Vaqueros
Coach: Antonio Fernandez
- Michael Kochanski, CDO
- Trey Weidner, CDO
- Christian Olea, Tucson
- Dawson McHughes, Salpointe
- Jacob Vega, Pueblo
Southeast Wildcats
Coach: Gilbert Valenzuela
- Nathan Guerrero, Pueblo
- Reagan Reynolds, Salpointe
- Aaron Balderrama, Sahuaro
- Devin Alvarez, Sahuarita
Old Pueblo Kings
Coach: Martin Pereyda
- Tyler Welsh, Sabino
- Shane Rodriguez, Empire
- Jason Black, Cienega
- Andres Gonzalez, Sahuarita
- Christian Dicochea, Cienega
- Nate Richey, Empire
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