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Del Marine

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Greetings from Porterville College and the Pirates Baseball Program!

As you look beyond the end of the school year, you will be evaluating what kind of college academic experience will benefit you. 

As a student-athlete you will also want to evaluate what baseball program is right for you. If you are looking for an academically outstanding college with a great baseball program, then I’m pleased to introduce you to one of the most exceptional academic and athletic experiences you will find on the west coast.

Porterville College Baseball coaching staff is comprised of former major leaguers and coaches with significant baseball experience. Head coach Del Marine played professional baseball for 7 years (Detroit Tigers organization), as well as coached at the high school and college level.

Assistant coach Steve Cox played 14 years of professional baseball with the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Pitching coach Jason Mitchell played Divison I Baseball for the University of San Francisco where he won Pitcher of the Year, and infield coach A.J. Watts was the head coach at Granite Hills High School for four years.

Our baseball program and staff will offer you an excellent and challenging opportunity to further develop you baseball skills and career. If this is one of your goals, we offer Porterville College as a vehicle to success, both in academics and athletics. As you look for the “Right Place” to continue your education and baseball career, I invite you to seriously consider Porterville College.

Please feel free to contact the coaching staff at the above address or call us at the baseball office at (559) 791-2328.

If you have question, we will be happy to talk with you about your future at Porterville College and the Pirates Baseball Program.

Sincerely,

Coach Marine

 

Baseball

2009 ALL-CENTRAL VALLEY CONFERENCE

First Team

Steven Jones, OF, Fr

 

Second Team

Tyler Durand, C, So

Ross Hebert, UT, Fr

David Palacios, OF, Fr

 

Gold Glove Team

Andres Borromeo, 3B, So

David Palacios, OF, Fr

 

Coach Marine Featured in Recorder

Aug. 7, 2008 - Story link here

Baseball Team Pitches In

PC head baseball coach Del Marine and a few stars from his team were guest instructors at the Porterville Parks & Leisure 2008 Junior Giants Baseball Clinic on Saturday, June 14. The Pirates helped to coordinate baseball drills for 200 kids, ranging in ages from 5 to 18, at the Porterville Sports Complex.

All of the participants withstood the 100 degree temperature during the five hour camp.

“This was a great experience for the children and our team as well,” Coach Marine said. “I’m not sure who had more fun. We were able to teach the fundamentals of baseball and inter­act with a great program in our community. We look forward to making this an annual event.”

Porterville Parks & Leisure Services Super­intendent Donnie Moore was pleased by the turnout and the new partnership with the PC Athletic Department.

“We appreciate Coach Marine and his play­ers for volunteering their time and expertise,” Moore said. “They did an outstanding job and the event was a huge success.”

 

All-CVC Selections

Porterville College Athletic Director, Eric Mendoza, has announced that three members of the PC Pirate baseball team have been named to the All-Central Valley Conference First Team.

First baseman, Mike Bakula, freshman from Clovis, was the most feared hitter in the conference with his production of 13 homeruns, .336 batting average, and 41 RBIs. He was also a good defensive player on the infield. He plans to return to PC for his sophomore year.

Shortstop Raul Cepeda, sophomore from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, had an outstanding season. He won the Gold Glove award as best fielding shortstop in the league with only 5 errors for the season. He was the catalyst for the offense as the leadoff hitter with a .411 batting average and a league-leading 33 stolen bases.  He has committed to play next year at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, an NAIA baseball power.

Centerfielder Nicolas Figueroa, a sophomore from Ferrer Cidra, Puerto Rico, was the number three hitter all season for the Pirates and was the team leader in encouragement. He hit .350 and was a Gold Glove winner for outfielders. He also has signed with Missouri Baptist University to play there next season. 

Relief pitcher, Truett Hardin, was named to the second team while Raul Febus and Lance Escalera made the honorable mention team.

The Pirates finished the season in third place in the CVC, quite an improvement over last year’s last place team. Co-head coaches, Steve Cox and Del Marine, felt very encouraged about their team and have already signed a large number of local area players to come to PC next year.