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Preseason Preview: Etiwanda Eagles


PBR California Staff

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COVID ended the 2020 season early throughout the State but as things progress quickly for the 2021 high school season, it’s time for us to preview teams from around the State in the Yearly Preseason Preview. Schedules are being adapted to fit the ever-changing landscape and though this season may look different than history has shown us, coaches/staff, players, families, and our team are preparing for 2021 to be as successful as possible. 

We’ve submitted the Preseason Questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state and their responses have been flooding in. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be using their detailed insight on our team-by-team previews ahead of the 2021 season leading into the California Power 25 Rankings. 

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With all that said let’s take a look at today’s Preseason Preview of the Etiwanda Eagles.

TEAM:

Etiwanda Eagles

HEAD COACH (years at school):

Don Furnald (11)

OFFICIAL TWITTER:

@Etiwandabasebll

CIF SECTION & DIVISION:

Southern Section / Division 1

CONFERENCE/LEAGUE NAME:

Baseline League

LAST YEAR’S RECORD:

3-2

# OF RETURNING STARTERS:

6

# OF RETURNING PITCHERS:

1

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:

2021 C Jack Holman - UCLA

2021 LHP Samuel Griffin - Puget Sound

2022 3B Armando Briseno - LBSU

2022 RHP/INF Freddy Capacete - UCR

2022 C/OF Abraham Zapata

THE FUTURE:

2023 MIF Austen Roellig - Arizona

2023 OF Michael Harrison

2023 OF Michai Harrison

2024 LHP/1B Jorge Solares

SEASON OUTLOOK: 

Coach Furnald is confident that 2021 will be another positive year for the Eagles expecting his young team to be atop the Baseline this year. The team has 5 college commits on the roster and that experience in the lineup looks to be a major strength for Etiwanda this season. They’ll be asked to score runs in bunches to help support a young pitching staff. While that youth on the hill is talented, it’s also an inexperienced group looking for a big jump in the season against some of the Southern Section’s top competition. Coach Furnald will ride his experienced talent in 2021 and looks ready for a big season.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION
Rising Stars Showcase - NorCal  CA 06/08 Islanders Field
State Games ID - NorCal  CA 06/15 Islanders Field
Rising Stars Showcase  CA 06/22 Hart Park
Northern California ProCase  CA 07/06 McBean Stadium - Lincoln, CA
SoCal ProCase  CA 07/07 Hart Park
SoCal Academic Games  CA 07/13 Hart Park
California State Games  CA 07/16-07/18 Islanders Field


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