2011 Season

Team  League AVG  G  AB    R   H  2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP  SLG  OPS

GTF      PIO      .286 29 119  14  34  4   0   3   19    47  4  42   0  0  .310 .395   .704

KAN     SAL      .203 19   64    6  13  3  1    1     9    21  3  18   0  0  .235 .328 .563

Minors            .257 48  183  20  47  7    1   4   28    68  7  60   0  0   .284  .372 .655

San Jose State

Personal - Michael was born and raised in Stockton, CA...His parents are Salvador and Judie Rivera...He has a younger sister, Cassandra...His hobbies include hanging out with friends, listening to music and playing ping pong...Michael has not yet decided on a major.
Prior to FPU - Michael is a graduate of St. Mary's High School...His baseball coach was Peter Pijl...He was named 1st Team All-League for three years...He was 1st Team All-Area in his junior year...His team had runner-up section titles in his sophomore and senior year.

The preseason honors have already started to come in for the Golden Bears as California junior second baseman Tony Renda and junior left-hander Justin Jones have been selected 2012 Preseason All-Americans by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Renda was tabbed as a second-team preseason All-American and Jones was a third-team pick. The two players were instrumental in Cal enjoying its best season in 31 years, culminating in a fifth-place finish at the 2011 College World Series.

UC Berkeley 

 The left-hander had one of the top pitching performance for a newcomer in school history as he was named a Freshman All-American by both Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America, as well as first-team All-Pac-10...he was sixth in the Pac-10 with 10 wins (10-6, 4.22 ERA) and 30 strikeouts looking in 98.0 innings pitched...he was a part of two shutouts and threw two complete games this past season, including a 6-4 victory March 12 at then No. 9-ranked Rice...his 10 victories as a freshman tied him for sixth on the Cal all-time single-season list.

AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Was 10-6 (6th in Pac-10 in wins) with a 4.22 ERA in 15 starts and 18 appearances...had 73 strikeouts (30 looking, 6th in Pac-10) in 98.0 innings...won May 28 at Oregon (7.0 innings, six hits, one earned run, one walk, four strikeouts)...won May 1 versus Oregon State (7.0 innings, eight hits, four runs, two walks, two strikeouts)...won April 17 versus Washington (8.1 innings, 10 hits, one earned run, no walks, five strikeouts)...won April 10 at USC (8.0 innings, nine hits, one run, two walks, career-high 10 strikeouts)...won April 3 versus Arizona (8.0 innings, four hits, no runs, no walks, five strikeouts)...earned win in relief March 30 versus Fresno State (1.2 innings, three hits, two runs, one strikeout)...had complete-game win March 20 at Cal Poly (six hits, one earned run, no walks, nine strikeouts)...had complete-game win March 12 at Rice (six hits, four runs, four walks, five strikeouts)...won Feb. 27 vs. Saint Mary's (7.0 innings, two hits, two earned runs, three walks, career-high 10 strikeouts)...won Feb. 20 versus Southern Utah (7.0 innings, seven hits, no runs, one walk, nine strikeouts)...

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Justin Jones is a 6-3, 175-pound left-handed pitcher from Oakdale High School...this past Justin Jones was the seventh round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox...as a senior in high school, he was 10-1 with 118 strikeouts and a 0.42 ERA after going 12-0 with 124 strikeouts and a 0.40 ERA as a junior...Jones was a two-time Cal Hi Sports All-State honoree and the 2009 Modesto Bee Player of the Year...he throws in the high 80s with a curveball and change-up, helping Oakdale High School to the 2007 and 2008 San Joaquin Division IV titles...undeclared major...parents are Stanley and Rosemarie Jones...born January 10, 1991 in Modesto, Calif.

No. 37   James Lagorio
Pitcher, R/R, 6-1, 180
Linden, CA (Linden HS)

Will redshirt the 2010 season after undergoing offseason elbow surgery.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Linden High School, where he hit .342 as a senior under head coach Joe Piombo … drove in 26 runs with four doubles, two triples and five home runs … was 8-for-8 in stolen bases … also pitched 30 innings and compiled 5-1 record and 1.63 ERA with 48 strikeouts … led Lions to 15-10 record and a third-place finish in Mother Lode League … earned a spot on All-Area Senior Team … also named to All-Mother Lode first team for third straight year … as a junior, compiled 6-1 record and 1.60 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 39 innings … made the school’s Honor Roll and was a member of FFA … also visited Pacific and Sacramento State before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal: Son of Richard and Karen Lagorio … one brother, Michael, and one sister, Courtney … hobbies include fishing and hunting … born May 27, 1991, in Stockton, Calif. … majors in crop science.

  2010 Season Preview:

Infielders
For now, there are no rookies on the Great Falls infield. From that Great Falls Tribune article, manager Chris Cron says his starters will likely be Pangilinan, Tezak, Davis and Silverio. Silverio's prospect stock continued to slip with a brutal showing at the plate for the Intimidators. For anyone to believe in him, he's going to have to hit this summer. Pangilinan hit .299 with a .778 OPS out of high school for Bristol last year. He could be an intriguing name to follow this year.

Stats AVG: .289 HR: 3 RBI: 16 SB: 0

Full Name: Leighton Pangilinan Born: 03/06/1991 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 230 Bats: L Throws: R

Justin Jones (Oakdale) Sr.
He was virtually unbeatable over a two-year span as he went 22-1 and was named the Modesto Bee's player of the year. This year, Justin went 10-1 on the mound with a 0.42 ERA with the lone loss coming in the postseason by a 4-3 final score with all four runs he allowed unearned after three errors. In 66 innings, he struck out 118 and hit .413 at the plate. Jones was drafted in the 7th round by the Chicago White Sox and also has a scholarship to attend Cal.

Zack Jones (Santa Teresa, San Jose) Sr.
The Saints marched to their first Mount Hamilton Division championship since 1993 with Jones leading the way on the mound and at the plate. He was named the San Jose Mercury News player of the year after going 11-0 with a 0.88 earned run average after only allowing 11 earned runs all year. Jones also finished just shy of 100 strikeouts as he recorded 98 strikeouts in 88 innings while hitting .508 with eight homers and 30 RBI. He was drafted in the 24th round by the Kansas City Royals.

All-State Baseball 2009: Medium, Small, Underclass

July 3, 2009 6:09 PM

Nick Lucchesi / Delta JC

Micheal Rivera / Fresno Pacific

James Lagorio / Cal Poly SLO

Jake Cose / Delta JC

Jason Rasmussen / Modesto JC

Kirk Rocha / Merced JC

Zack Jones / San Jose State

Jordan Mould / Delta JC

Leighton Pangilinan / New Mexico JC

Kyle Wagner / Modesto JC

Justin Jones / UC Berkeley

San Joaquin 19th Annual High School All-Star

 North    Nick Lucchesi, Calaveras
             James Lagorio, Linden
             Kyle Wagner, Ripon
 South    Leighton Pangilinan, Escalon
             Michael Rivera, St. Mary’s

Modesto Sunrise Rotary All Star Game

             Justin Jones, Oakdale

             Kirk Rocha, Downey

The senior right-hander struck out nine batters in six innings as the Saints (20-5, 14-5) defeated Sobrato 4-0 to clinch the Mount Hamilton title last Tuesday. It was their first Mount Hamilton title since the Blossom Valley Athletic League adopted a three-tiered system in 1993, Coach Steve Beaulieu said. Jones improved to 13-0 and continued his hot hitting with four hits, including two doubles, in two games last week. In league play he is hitting .507 with seven home runs and 34 RBIs. "Zack is very athletic and is a tremendous competitor with a strong presence on the mound," Beaulieu said. "His fastball is in the high 80s and low 90s and he has worked real hard to develop a good fastball in the last couple years." Jones has received interest from Division I schools such as San Jose State.