Kino Baseball League

Kino Baseball League Southern Arizona All-Star Games a hit eighth straight year


Catalina Foothills graduate Kincaid Bergthold, grandson of Dick Tomey, is headed to Arizona with the plan of walking on to the baseball team (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

The Kino Baseball League, headed by Bill Leith, staged another successful set of four games Tuesday night featuring more than 80 of the best Southern Arizona underclassmen and seniors at the Kino Sports Complex.

The event, in its eighth year, attracted packed seating at all four fields occupied for that games that featured two involving seniors bound for college in 2023-24 and underclassmen, some of whom are coming off stellar freshman seasons.

Watch a video of each of the players introduced by clicking here.

Some of the many notables:

— CDO two-time state champion Lucas Casey, a right-hander and outfielder, is heading back close to his home for college playing for Cal State Northridge. He comes from southern California, where he moved with his parents two years ago after they bought the D-Bat baseball and softball training facility at 4439 N. Oracle Road.

Diego Piñedo, a catcher from Desert View, is headed to Cochise College in Douglas to play for the Apaches and study criminal justice. He first broke on to the baseball scene in Tucson playing for the successful Sunnyside Little League organization through 2018.

Diego Piñedo with the Sunnyside Little League Juniors team in 2018 (Javier Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

— Another Sunnyside Little League alum — Izaiah Moraga — will be a junior pitcher/first baseman/third baseman at Salpointe in 2023-24. Moraga was part of the Sunnyside team that came a game from advancing to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series in 2019. He should start to garner interest from Division 1 coaches with the coaches able to contact juniors starting the first day of school.

Izaiah Moraga when he was with Sunnyside Little League in 2019 (Karla Moraga photo)

— Catalina Foothills senior catcher Kincaid Bergthold is a grandson of the late Dick Tomey. He was named after Tomey’s wife Nancy Kincaid. Bergthold plans to attend Arizona and walk on to the baseball program, of which his uncle Rich was a member of in the early 1990s. Rich Tomey now is the head coach at Scottsdale Horizon.

— Sahuarita right-hander/ first baseman Dante Johnson (6-foot-1 and 180 pounds) will be highly recruited and scouted this summer as part of Baseball’s Next Level traveling team. The Class of 2024 prospect has power at the plate and strength in his arm pitching. Ready for a breakthrough summer and senior season.

— Catalina Foothills Class of 2025 left-handed pitching and first base prospect Ganon Dwyer has already committed to Arizona’s program. He batted .344 with nine doubles and 26 RBIs and was 6-0 with a 2.03 ERA for the 27-3-1 Falcons who advanced to the Class 5A state championship game against Queen Creek Casteel. He had 37 strikeouts and 20 walks in 31 innings.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA SENIOR ALL-STARS

Matchup between D-Bat and Uncle Bob's Popcorn. D-Bat coached by Harley Grigg of Vista Grande High School and Uncle Bob's Popcorn by Richard Delahanty of the Old Pueblo Kings of the Sun Belt College League.
D-BAT
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
SamPittsBuena
LucasCaseyCanyon Del Oro
ColeCarmichaelCasa Grande
SeanSimmonsCasa Grande
ConnorBalmerCienega
LuisArenasCienega
IsaiahHigueraCienega
DentonPoeCienega
GerardoSalazarDesert View
DiegoPinedoDesert View
ZachNyghtMarana
SilasArvizuMountain View
BrianBrimmerSahuarita
TerrenceHicksSahuarita
FelixEnriquezSalpointe
JacobSolisSahuaro
GamielVasquezSahuaro
VinceZamoraSahuaro
IsaacRamirezTucson
XavierTorresTucson
TrentChavezVista Grande
JaydenFahnholtzVista Grande
BraxtonStewartVista Grande
UNCLE
BOB'S
POPCORN
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
JoshLeffelmenBuena
JordanAllisonBuena
DavidPetersenBuena
KincaidBergtholdCatalina Foothills
BrandenFranzCatalina Foothills
DustinVivian-VeaFlowing Wells
SammyPadillaFlowing Wells
MarcoJonesFlowing Wells
ChristianCortesFlowing Wells
AlexFitzgeraldFlowing Wells
PauloBracamonteIronwood Ridge
AlbertBroussardMarana
AdrianNoriegaMountain View
LucasValenciaMountain View
MartyRomeroNogales
ThomasTeelNogales
GerardoPacoNogales
UrielQuinteroRio Rico
RaulQuijadaRio Rico
RomanBasurtoSalpointe
BrandonMoranSunnyside
JovanniToledoSunnyside
AlonsoMartinezSunnyside
GerardoAlcantarRio Rico

SOUTHERN ARIZONA SENIOR ALL-STARS

Matchup between Raising Cane's and Dick's Sporting Goods. Raising Canes coached by Geno Srebing of Empire High School and Dick's Sporting Goods by Tony Gabusi of Santa Rita High School.
RAISING
CANES
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
RyanDunivanBenson
FranciscoZamudioBenson
VictorRamirezBisbee
DiegoChavezBisbee
HectorTorresCholla
ElijahEspinosaDesert View
MarcoGutierrezDesert View
DannyOakesEmpire
MatthewGreenPalo Verde
NoahRossPalo Verde
JadynRobertsPima
DevonHewittPima
TylerWalkerTanque Verde
AlexReitzTanque Verde
JacobGadwayTanque Verde
CesarCanezTombstone
TyAdamsTombstone
ParkerWittWalden Grove
GuillermoMetzlerWalden Grove
AydenFuentesWillcox
ChristianPandoWillcox
DICK'S
SPORTING
GOODS
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
MichaelTaylorAmphi
MichaelLewisBaboquivari
AngelRigneyBenson
TroyDavisCoolidge
AnthonyRuvalcabaCoolidge
AngelMartinezDouglas
JackDeMarcoMica Mountain
CruzUrenaPueblo
ErikLoyaRincon
SantoChircoSabino
RyanDraperSabino
JulianCebreroSabino
ArmandoAhumadaSanta Rita
JulianLopezSt. Augustine
MarcoLopezSt. Augustine
RyanGoodingSt. David
JoshGarrettSt. David
BrandonNapierThatcher
TrevorBinghamThatcher
TannerRiosThatcher
KoyeFarrisThatcher
GabeValenciaTucson
JeremiahOdumTucson

SOUTHERN ARIZONA UNDERCLASSMEN ALL-STARS

Matchup between Raising Canes and Hooters. Raising Canes coached by Sam Gelardi of Sahuarita and Hooters by Andres Hackman of Sahuaro.
RAISING
CANES
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
AndresEspinozaAmphi
MiguelEstradaAmphi
BrodyJonesCanyon Del Oro
ChrisHumphreysCanyon Del Oro
ErnieAlvarezCanyon Del Oro
BrandonRodriguezDesert View
OrlandoPinedoDesert View
JordanGarciaIronwood Ridge
JerodVillarealRincon
EzraVidalSahuarita
MisaelValenzuelaSahuarita
JaydenPhilistineSahuarita
VinciGarciaSahuarita
DanteJohnsonSahuarita
JoseGrijalvaSunnyside
JoshBarriosSunnyside
OrlandoCobarrubiasSunnyside
HOOTERS
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
NateShoemakerCatalina Foothills
GanonDwyerCatalina Foothills
LuisGustavo GomezDouglas
BenjaminMunguia ArreolaDouglas
NickClarkPalo Verde
DavidBurgoynePalo Verde
JonathanGonzalezSahuaro
EthanBessSahuaro
IzaiahMoragaSalpointe
LucasShannonSalpointe
DiegoMoralesSt. Augustine
AndresBetencourtSt. Augustine
SebastianPinoTucson
JadenLeonTucson
GennaroBritoTucson
JuanHernandezTucson

SOUTHERN ARIZONA UNDERCLASSMEN ALL-STARS

Matchup between Raising Canes and Hooters. D-Bat coached by Chris Laughland of Rio Rico High School and Kernel Pops by Shane Folsom of Mica Mountain High School.
D-BAT
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
AustinCushmanBuena
MaxPittsBuena
IvanArenasCienega
AnthonyMontezCienega
JimmyDiazCienega
EricFoxCienega
LukeChavezCienega
JaydenLynchMt. View
BradyMaherMt. View
JulianPalmieriMt. View
BraylenRobinsonMt. View
AllanDurazoNogales
RalphFelixNogales
DiegoGarayzarRio Rico
RafaelEcheverriaRio Rico
ElianOlmosRio Rico
KERNEL
POPS
FIRST NAMELAST NAMESCHOOL
NelsonAhumadaCholla
JavierMenchacaFlowing Wells
TannerThorntonFlowing Wells
JaydenBarletMica Mountain
JacksonBarletMica Mountain
RaydonRochaMica Mountain
CamerenHanamotoMica Mountain
EthanHuntMica Mountain
ElijahHigueraMica Mountain
JavierArvizuPueblo
HugoMendezPueblo
MaxLialiosSabino
OscarRochaSabino
SebastianHidrogoVista Grande
IvanLaraVista Grande
AndrewRomoWalden Grove
LuisNavarroWalden Grove

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