2022 Team Preview: Buchanan Bears

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 Buchanan Bears who are coming off a 29-3 Central Section Division 1 Championship season and are returning a talented roster that should have them find continued success in 2022. 

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Team:

Buchanan Bears

Head Coach (years at school)

Brad Fontes 4th Season

Twitter Handle

@Buchanan_Bears

CIF Section & Division

Central Section, Division I

Conference/League Name

Tri-River Athletic Conference

Last Year’s Record

29-3

2021 Playoff Run

Central Section D1 Champions

# of Returning Starters

5

# of Returning Pitchers

4

Team Expectations

Compete for the Tri-River Athletic Conference and Section Championship.

Top 22s

Max Bernal, Senior, 1B/LHP, (L/L) - .364; 7HR, 37RBI; signed with CSU Bakersfield.

Jett Ruby, Senior, 2B, (L/R) - .344; 2HR, 22RBI; signed with Fresno State.

Drew Smith, Senior, 3B, (R/R) - .437; 3HR, 23RBI; signed with Oregon.

Evan Wallace, Senior, OF, (R/R) - .403, 3HR, 16RBI; signed with UC Irvine.

Austin Watson, Senior, RHP, (8-2, 41IP, 1.88 ERA); signed with Utah Valley

Sam Tookoian, Senior, RHP; signed with Ole Miss (Limited action last year)

Hunter Jansen, Senior, OF/1B/LHP, (L/L) - signed with Pepperdine (Transferred from Clovis North)

Top 23s