After a resurgent season where the Cerritos College baseball team was one win away from advancing to the 3C2A State Championships, two more members of their team have committed to four-year colleges. Sophomore outfielders Marlon Oviedo (Colegio Parroquial San Rafael N#1, Nicaragua/Los Angeles Harbor College) and Anthony Bassett (Colegio Bautista de Managua, Nicaragua/Los Angeles Harbor College) will be playing next season at Faulkner University, an NAIA college in Montgomery, AL.
Bassett, a 2nd Team All-South Coast Conference selection, led the team with a .324 batting average and 16 doubles, while he also added two home runs and 30 RBI. His RBI total was third on the team and was one of three players to draw 30 walks. Bassett had an 11-game hitting streak during the year and recorded 17 multiple-hit games, which included four games where he had three hits. In the eight playoff games, Bassett went 9-for-32 with five walks and four RBI. He had a .941 fielding percentage and played a role in nine double plays.
As for Oviedo, he appeared in 41 games this season for the Falcons and started 12 of the last 13 games in centerfield. He batted .213 on the season with four doubles, a triple and 12 RBI. He drove in three runs in the Falcons playoff win over Long Beach City College and had another two-hit game against the Vikings in South Coast Conference play. Oviedo drove in six of his runs through the first four games of the season, which included a three-run double against Los Angeles Pierce College. Oviedo had a .981 fielding percentage and committed just one error all season.
They will join an Eagles team with went 37-17 on the year and won the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship while earning a berth in the NAIA Tournament. They won their first two games before a pair of losses to Georgia Gwinnett College ended their season.
Oviedo and Godfrey join Franky Lopez (Utah Valley University), DJ Massey (Utah Valley University) and Alonso Reyes (UC Irvine), who have already signed with four-year colleges.
August 21, 2024
Baseball: Another D1 signing for the Falcons
June 5, 2024
Baseball: Pitching trio earn All-America honors
May 31, 2024
Baseball: Alonso Reyes commits to UC Irvine
May 18, 2024
Baseball: Falcons extend series with 4-3 win
April 28, 2024
Baseball: Cerritos earns #1 seed for SoCal Regional Playoffs
April 18, 2024
Baseball: Missed chances end in 2-1 loss
April 10, 2024
Baseball program mourns the loss of Don Sneddon
April 2, 2024
Baseball: Derek Valdez tosses four-hit gem in 4-0 win
March 29, 2024
Baseball: Pitching effort leads Falcons to 4-1 win
March 27, 2024
Baseball: Falcons hold on for 5-3 win
March 26, 2024
Baseball: Cerritos posts 9-4 win over LA Mission
March 23, 2024
Baseball: Winning streak comes to an end with one-run loss
March 21, 2024
Baseball: Falcons turn early deficit into 10-2 victory
March 19, 2024
Baseball: Late-inning runs allow Falcons to post win
March 16, 2024
Baseball: Falcons post third sweep in a row after 5-1 win
March 9, 2024
Baseball: Walk-off win completes sweep over El Camino
March 7, 2024
Baseball: Extra innings needed to extend winning streak
March 5, 2024
Baseball: Falcons extend winning streak with 5-2 win
March 4, 2024
Baseball: Six-run first inning holds up in 7-1 win
February 29, 2024
Baseball: Big innings lead Falcons to 16-2 conference win
February 27, 2024
Baseball: Cerritos earns 6-5 win over LA Harbor
February 24, 2024
Baseball: Falcons win series against Rio Hondo
February 22, 2024
Baseball: Bats come to life in 16-2 win over Rio Hondo
February 21, 2024
Baseball: Conference opener ends in tough 3-1 loss
February 17, 2024
Baseball: Pitching and defense leads Cerritos to 3-1 win
February 15, 2024
Baseball: Team opens early lead, but loses it in setback
February 14, 2024
Baseball: Stellar pitching performance leads Cerritos to win
February 10, 2024
Baseball: Falcons pick up series win after 7-3 victory
February 9, 2024
Baseball: Cerritos evens series with 9-4 win
February 8, 2024
Baseball: Early run support unable to hold up in 6-4 loss
February 3, 2024
Baseball: Pitching and timely hitting continue to lead Cerritos
February 2, 2024
Baseball: Falcons shut out second opponent in a row.
January 31, 2024
Baseball: Duo combines for shutout in Falcons 7-0 victory
January 30, 2024
Baseball: Pistons firing on all cylinders in 15-1 win over Desert
January 27, 2024
Baseball: Team rebounds against Fullerton for 8-3 win
December 17, 2023
Baseball: Former Falcon to be inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame