2023 Team Preview: Orange Lutheran Lancers
February 15, 2023
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The Road to the California State Games begins with the 2023 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 prepared for another year of exciting coverage.
Today we focus on the Orange Lutheran Lancers who are coming off a 25-5 season that resulted in a Trinity League title and a trip to the quarterfinals of the CIF SS D1 playoffs. The Lancers come into 2023 with a much younger team but still hold on to its strong core and have added to its pitching depth to once again make it one of the nation’s top teams.
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Team:
Orange Lutheran Lancers
Head Coach (years at school):
Eric Borba (15)
Twitter Handle:
CIF Section & Division:
CIF SS D1
Conference/League Name:
Trinity
Last Year’s Record:
25-5
13-2 (League)
2022 Playoff Run:
Lost in CIF SS D1 Quarterfinals to Notre Dame
# of Returning Starters:
4
# of Returning Pitchers:
6
Team Expectations:
"Young and inexperienced but the big three Borba, Curiel, Reiland are a good core."
Team Strengths:
"Pitching - have a ton of guys that can get outs. Probably the deepest staff we've ever had."
Areas of Improvement:
"Defense - although I think it will be fine, there are a lot of unanswered questions in the infield"
College Commitments:
Casey Borba- 3B, '23, 6'1, 205, R/R, Texas
Evan Miranda- RHP, '23, 6'3, 235, R/R Texas
Derek Curiel- CF, '24, 6'3, 185, L/L LSU
Ben Reiland- IF/OF '24, 5'8, 145 Oklahoma State
Vinny Hudson- IF/RHP '24, 6'3, 170, R/R, Arizona
Gabe Fraser- IF/OF '24, 6'1, 180, L/R Arkansas
Ross Clark- RHP '24, 6'5, 195, R/R Arizona State
Brady Murrietta- C '26, 5'10, 190, R/R Texas
Colt Peterson- RHP '25, 6'0, 180, R/R, Stanford
JJ Robles- 1B/OF/LHP '23, 6'3, 210, L/L, Northern Kentucky
Top Uncommitted 23s:
Jordan Cole RHP
Nic Peterson LHP
Brock Wirthgen C/P
Richard Tejeda, C
Top Uncommitted 24s:
Brady Strohm RHP
Finnegan Stewart OF
Nate Savoie C/OF
Nolan Tillitt RHP
Top Uncommitted 25s:
Wyatt Hanoian SS
Josiah Hartshorn LHP/OF
Top Uncommitted 26s:
Justin Lopez 2B
Gavin Hottle IF
Hamilton Friedberg OF/IF
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Rising Stars ID: Los Angeles | CA | 2/26 | O'Malley Field |
Rising Stars ID: Sacramento | CA | 3/12 | McBean Stadium - Lincoln |
Rising Stars ID: San Diego | CA | 3/19 | TBD |
Rising Stars ID: Inland Empire | CA | 4/16 | Santiago HS |
Rising Stars ID: Bay Area | CA | 4/23 | College of San Mateo |
SoCal Rising Stars Game | CA | 5/21 | TBD |
NorCal Rising Stars Game | CA | 6/06 | Islanders Field |
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