Tony Zuniga

Tony Zuniga

Baseball, Class of 2019

Tony Zuniga is one of the most decorated Santa Ana College athletes of all time. He was a key player in the Dons back-to-back state championship run from 1995 to 1996.

In his freshman season, he hit .333 with 37 runs batted in and was named MVP of the 1995 state tournament. As a sophomore, he helped the Dons win another state title while earning his second MVP award, being named conference player of the year, earning All-State honors, and was the only California community college player to earn an invite to the 1996 U.S Olympic Team tryouts.

Zuniga was offered a scholarship to Long Beach State but chose to pursue a career in professional baseball after he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round in 1996.

After playing professionally for six different organizations in 10 years, Tony began coaching at Orange Lutheran High School where he has been since 2008. He is also the head coach of the Tustin Scorpions baseball program.