Athletics Homepage
Baseball Homepage

Coaching Staff
News Archives
Roster
2010 Schedule/Results
2009 Season Photos
Statistics (5/19/09)

Fall Schedule
2009 Fall Information/Classes

Gaucho Baseball HOF
Historical Facts
Recordbooks

Directions to Saddleback
Recruiting Bylaws

GoGauchos Travel

Recent News

Johnson Called Up to Mariners Again

For the second consecutive season, former Gaucho catcher Rob Johnson was added to the Seattle Mariner's big league roster on September 1 as MLB teams were allowed to expand their rosters.

Johnson becomes the fourth catcher on the Mariner's roster and was promoted primarily as a reward for having a solid season at Tacoma (AAA) where he batted .302 with nine home runs, 48 RBI, and earned All-Pacific Coast League honors as one of the 13 best players in the league.

Johnson went 1-for-4 in the majors last season, primarily getting into games in the late innnings.

He played at Saddleback during the 2002 and 2003 seasons before continuing his education and career at the University of Houston. He was drafted in the fourth round by the Mariners and has been in the organization ever since. While at Saddleback he earned the Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year award in 2003 along with the Southern California Big Stick Award for the top hitter in the region. He also went on to earn All-American honors.

Hodges Wins 500th Game

Saddleback head coach Jack Hodges won his 500th victory at Saddleback College, and his 840th career win, in a 12-1 victory over West Los Angeles College. Hodges completed his 19th year at Saddleback with a 514-307-4 career record and is 854-467 heading into his 40th season of coaching baseball in Southern California at both the high school and college level.