Baseball Tabbed at No. 16 in First SoCal Coaches' Poll of the Season
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College baseball program broke through the rankings in the first edition of the CCCBCA Southern California Coaches Poll, as announced by the association on Tuesday afternoon.
The Bulldogs landed at No. 16 after tallying 61 points in the poll while boasting a 9-5 overall record at the time of voting. The AHC squad ranks in the top 50 of almost every major statistical category, including standing 11th in the state for sacrifice flies (11) and stolen bases (35). The program also sits at No. 31 with a .293 batting average and No. 29 with six triples on the season. Individually, Jacob Steels is tied for 5th in the state after registering 12 stolen bases on the season while Evan Steinberger ranks 9th with a .471 batting average.
Other members from the WSC North to land in the rankings are No. 8 Santa Barbara and No. 20 Cuesta.
The Bulldogs are scheduled to return to action on Thursday, March 3rd, with a road trip to Cuesta College for game two of a three game series. First pitch is set for 12 PM in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
2022 CCCAA SoCal Baseball Coaches' Top 20 Poll (March 1st)
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | Santa Ana | 13-1-1 | 299 |
| 2 | Saddleback | 13-3 | 280 |
| 3 | Riverside | 11-4 | 258 |
| 4 | Palomar | 9-4 | 222 |
| 5 | Glendale | 10-3 | 213 |
| 6 | Irvine Valley | 15-6 | 201 |
| 7 | Orange Coast | 10-5 | 182 |
| 8 | Santa Barbara | 10-3 | 175 |
| 9 | Fullerton | 10-6 | 162 |
| 10 | Golden West | 9-5 | 143 |
| 11 | Pasadena | 10-4 | 136 |
| 12 | El Camino | 9-6 | 133 |
| 13 | Long Beach | 8-5 | 126 |
| 14 | Rio Hondo | 11-4 | 112 |
| 15 | Mt. SAC | 9-5 | 90 |
| 16 | Allan Hancock | 9-5 | 61 |
| 17 | L.A. Valley | 9-5 | 54 |
| 18 | L.A. Mission | 9-6 | 51 |
| 19 | Cypress | 7-7 | 35 |
| 20 | Cuesta | 7-9 | 34 |