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2022 Season Preview: La Mirada

February 4, 2022
PBR California Staff

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The Road to the California State Games begins with the 2022 California high school baseball season. With the season just around the corner, our Staff has begun putting out team previews from all around the state getting you prepare for another year of exciting coverage.

Today we focus on the La Mirada Matadores who are in position to win another Suburban League title and always expect to make a run come playoff time. 

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Team:

La Mirada Matadores

Head Coach (years at school)

Jimmy Zurn 18

Twitter Handle

@LMBaseball20

CIF Section & Division

Southern Section Division 1

Conference/League Name

Suburban League

Last Year’s Record

19-12

Stat Leaders from 2021

Noah Rodriguez, Andrew Pyle, Eric Jeon, Ben Kim, Rudy Gonzales

2021 Playoff Run

D1 2nd round

# of Returning Starters

6

# of Returning Pitchers

5

Team Expectations

To compete at the highest level with the best teams in our section. We always expect to go deep in the playoffs.

Team Strengths

Depth and athleticism

Areas of Improvement

We needed to get stronger. We had no access to the weight room last season due to COVID restrictions. We dedicated ourselves to getting stronger this year.

College Commitments

Noah Rodriguez '22, SS, R/R - UNLV
Andrew Pyle '22, C, R/R - Long Beach State
Eric Jeon '23, INF/P, R/R - Columbia
Alejandro Diaz '23, INF, R/R - Long Beach State
Paul Dominguez '25 P/OF, R/R - Long Beach State

Top 22s

- Noah Rodriguez
- Andrew Pyle
- Rudy Gonzales
- Ryan Coppock

Top 23s

- Eric Jeon
- Benjamin Kim
- Jonah Rouwenhorst

Top 24s

- Jakob Ortega
- Eddie Garcia


UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Peninsula/South Bay Preseason ID CA 01/30 Canada College - Redwood City, CA
Super 60 Pro Showcase NATIONAL 02/06 The MAX - McCook, Ill.
SoCal Rising Stars: Los Angeles CA 02/27 O'Malley Field
SoCal Rising Stars: Orange County CA 03/20 JSerra High School
SoCal Rising Stars: Inland Empire CA 04/24 Corona High School
SoCal Rising Stars Games CA 06/04 O'Malley Field

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