A two-time All-Orange Empire Conference First-Teamer at SAC, Andy Peterson was drafted out of Oregon State University by the Seattle Mariners in the 27th round off the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
The Dons used a three-run sixth inning to help propel them over Southwestern College in game two of the CCCAA Super Regionals. Game three will be Sunday, May 11 at 1;00 p.m.
With several multiple-run innings, the Dons jumped out to a 1-0 series lead over Long Beach City College with their 17-6 win over Long Beach City College.
After sharing the Orange Empire Conference Championship with Orange Coast College, the Dons were seeded third in the upcoming CCCAA Baseball Southern Regional Playoffs and will host #14 Long Beach City College.
In their final home game of the regular season, the Dons treated their fans to a 17-5 win over Cypress College. The win sets up the rubber match between the two teams on Thursday at Cypress.
Neither team generated much offense until the Dons loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th, setting up Alex Mascarena's game-winning single to break the tie.
With both the Dons and Orange Coast winning, coupled with Saddleback's loss, the Dons moved into a three-way tie for first place with their 10-7 win over Golden West College.
The Dons were in control through seven innings against Saddleback, but the Gauchos scored six runs in the final two innings to hand the Dons a 6-2 loss.
Trailing 3-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Dons scored a pair of runs to tie the game before scoring four runs in the eighth to go ahead and win their first Orange Empire Conference game.
One game after being held to just three runs on eight hits, the Dons offense exploded for 14 runs on 18 hits as they cruised to victory over Ventura College.
Trailing late for the second straight game, the Dons were unable to carry over their late-inning magic from Tuesday night and fell to visiting LA Pierce 10-8.
Trailing 5-3 to start the ninth inning, the Dons got three runs on two hits, including the game-winning single by Daniel Martinez that scored Philip Anderson.
As the California Community College Athletic Association's all-time leader in wins, Don Sneddon steps down as Santa Ana College's head coach with a record 1,072 victories.