We are excited to announce the addition of alum, Danny Espinosa to our staff. He played 8 years in the MLB with the Angels, Nats, Mariners & Rays. He played in the Olympics for Mexico this year. He was on MD’s ‘05 CIF championship team. Welcome Home!
@dannyespinosa_3
#weareMD
Congrats to Brennan Seiber on signing his NLI to Vanderbilt today. He joins an incredible list of Monarchs to play collegiate baseball. We are proud of you!
#family
#anchorDown
#MDtradition
@VandyBoys
Disappointed for our boys. 16-12, Tied for 3rd in one of toughest leagues in the country and still were left out of playoffs. The worked their tails off and deserved way better than this outcome. Keep your heads up and be proud of your hard work.
#weareMD
Yesterday was an amazing day to honor Coach Bob Ickes’ 50years of service and dedication. We are honored to retire his
#13
and celebrate his career as a teacher, coach and mentor to so many. Thank you for being the heartbeat of Mater Dei Baseball for so long.
#legend
Congrats to
@landongordon_
for committing to USC! He was Trinity League Rookie of the Year this season and continues to get better. One of the most competitive players we have the opportunity to coach. We are proud of you Gordo!!
#weareMD
@USC_Baseball
@MD_Athletics
Congrats to all athletes across the country signing their NLI’s! We are proud of this group of Monarchs & their accomplishments. This is a special group of young men.
@alonzotredwell
UCLA
@SkyeSelinsky
COLUMBIA
@DrewPorter_
CSUN
@Aj_valle11
COLUMBIA
Mike Gillespie, one of the most creative and bold baseball coaches in history, died at the age of 80 today.
He coached on the NCAA Division I level for 31 years with an overall 1,156-720-2 record with stops at USC and U.C. Irvine. Go to:
Congrats to 3 amazing young men on signing their NLI’s to play college baseball. They are all fantastic students, high-character people & outstanding players.
Johnny Elliott - C
@USC_Baseball
Wylan Moss - RHP
@UCLABaseball
Braden Ruiz - SS
@stmarysca
#MDfamily
Former Monarchs who played for Coach Ickes who are now coaching:
Mike Hessman (MLB Tigers)
Bobby Meacham (MLB Phillies)
Scott Daeley(Assoc HC Georgia)
Jason Gill (HC USC)
Jason Dietrich (HC Cal St Fullerton)
Impressive the impact Coach Ickes has had.
Monarchs finish out the year strong with a sweep of Bosco and have won 5 of last 6.
@JackKirrer
pitched a complete game shutout today. MD finishes 16-12 playing one of the toughest schedules in the state. This group has a lot of fight. PROUD OF YOU
@Nike
@MD_Athletics
#weareMD
Congratulations to 2023 RHP/1B Brennan Seiber for committing to Vanderbilt! The talent is easy to notice, but most people don’t see the dedication, work ethic he has and quality person this kid is.
@vandyboys
are getting a good one.
@mdathletics
@materdeimonarchs
@nike
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the CIF Champion 2010 MD Baseball team. The Monarchs finished the season with a 20-10 record and were 11-4 in Trinity League play. MD def Dana Hills 2-0 in the championship game.
@ty29moore
and
@coryhahn34
combined to pitch a perfect game.
Last week the Mater Dei community suffered a huge loss. Seth Smith, class of 2009, tragically passed away last Monday. Seth was MD Baseball alumni and a big supporter of the program. He found his way back to his alma mater last year to announce and
The netting is done! What’s difference. Thank you to all our families and supporters who helped make this happen. We appreciate you and hope you enjoy the new viewing experience.
#MDfamily
@MD_Athletics
What an great morning at the Mater Dei Special Games. It is 37 year tradition here at MDHS. The baseball team had an opportunity to volunteer and bring joy to some amazing athletes. It was a great day to be a Monarch!
#mdfamily
#weareMD
@MD_Athletics
@MDHSMonarchs
Congrats to ‘22 SS Cade O’Hara for committing to University of San Diego. His work ethic is off the charts, but the special thing is he does it with a smile on his face everyday. He looks forward to the grind and is as good as a defensive SS as you will find. Congrats Cade!
Last weekend,
@MikeTrout
connected with local young athletes, including members from
@AngelsRBI
, in partnership with
@NikeDiamond
baseball & softball! ⚾️
Thanks to all of the young ballplayers for a great visit!
Blake Burton & Morganne Flores, (MD ‘15) were given the ‘19 Leader of the Pack Award at the UW WESPY Awards for baseball and softball. Award is given to the athlete from each team who best represents UWs core values & is also the person who wrks hard and puts the team first.
We are so proud of all of the players in the program from last year. The Baseball program earned a 3.6 GPA last year and the varsity team alone had a 3.7 GPA!!
The bar has been set high for future Monarch Baseball players.
#MoreThanBaseball
#weareMD
@MD_Athletics
@MDHSMonarchs
Congrats to KYLE SCOTT & CJ RODRIGUEZ for being named 1st Team All-League
Congrats to HUNTER COPE &JOEY NICOLAI for being named 2nd Team All-League
Congrats to ALONZO TREDWELL & ANDREW CHORBAGIAN for being named All-League honorable mention
@MD_Athletics
#mdbaseball