Baseball, Class of 2019

Jake Vasquez was a force in the middle of the lineup for the Dons during the 2004 and 2005 baseball seasons. The catcher from Diamond Bar High was named to the Southern California All-American team after hitting an average of .412 with eight homeruns and 56 runs batted in as a freshman.

He followed that by hitting 12 homeruns and driving in 49 runs with a .402 average to earn All-American honors again while taking home the California Community College Baseball Association Big Stick award in 2005.

Vasquez led Santa Ana College to consecutive Orange Empire Conference championships and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.

The slugger chose to resume his collegiate career at Texas A&M University, where he hit .276 with five homers and 21 RBI’s in 41 games. He then transferred back home to Cal State Fullerton to play out his senior year.