2020 Banquet Honorees
Chris Townsend
The Events Emcee & Host
KNBR radio and 95.7 The Game. Radio Broadcaster and Senior Producer Oakland Athletics Radio. Oakland Raiders sideline reporter for the Raiders Radio Network. Husband, Father and SJSU alum.
Dave Righetti
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dave Righetti is being honored for a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 16 seasons as an MLB player and 17 seasons as the pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants. Dave is a graduate of Pioneer High School, San Jose City College and just honored in New York with being named "The Pride of the Yankees" during the summer of 2019. See the tribute to him at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quShv0XD3SM
Mark Canha, Major League Player of the Year
Oakland A's
Oakland A's, Bellarmine Prep H.S., UC Berkeley, 2010 Marlins 7th round draft pick, now with the A's
Evan Marshall, Major League Pitcher of the Year, Chicago White Sox
Homestead High School. Kansas State University. 4th Round Draft Pick Arizona Diamondbacks. Now with the Chicago White Sox
Joc Pederson, Major League Player of the Year, Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers. Palo Alto High School. 2015 NL All Star. 2015/2017 All Star Home Run Contest. 2017/2018 World Series.
Sam Delaplane, Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners organization. Leigh High School. Eastern Michigan University. 2017 Mariners Draft Pick.
Kris Bubic, Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals organization. Archbishop Mitty High School. Stanford University. 2018 Kansas City Royals 1st Round Draft Pick.
Matt Hearn, Minor League Player of the Year, Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies Organization. Westmont High School. Mission College. 2016 Atlanta Braves Draft Pick. Now With Colorado.
Hunter Bishop, D-1 College Player of the Year, Arizona State University
From Palo Alto. Serra High School. Arizona State University. 2019 San Francisco Giants #1 Draft Pick.
Kellen Strahm, D-1 College Player of the Year, San Jose State University
From Eugene, Oregon. San Jose State University. Now Texas Rangers Organization. A 2019 5th Round Draft Pick.​
Blake Diggle, Junior College Player of the Year, Mission College
Saint Francis High School. The IMG Academy, Florida. Mission College. Now Lewis & Clark College.
Tyler Rando, Junior College Player of the Year, Mission College
Willow Glen High School. Mission College. Now Gonzaga University.
Steven Zobac, High School Player/Pitcher
of the Year, Valley Christian High School
Valley Christian High School. Now At UC Berkeley.
Trevor Allen, High School Player/Pitcher of the Year, Los Gatos High School
Los Gatos High School. Now At San Jose State University.
Ann Killion, Kathy Wolff Award Women In Baseball
SF Gate. San Francisco Chronicle. San Jose Mercury News. Comcast Sportsnet. NY Times Best Selling Author.
Susan Slusser, Kathy Wolff Award Women In Baseball
SF Gate. San Francisco Chronicle. MLB Network. Author. First Women President Of The Baseball Writers Assoc. Of America.
Dave Currie, Service Award, Wilcox High School
From Vallejo. University Santa Clara Grad. Head Coach Wilcox High School. 1994-2006 and 2015-2019. 396-145 W/L 11x League Champs. 3x D-1 CCS Champs 2x Runner-Up. 582-225 Cumulative W/L.
Ted Barrett, MLB Crew Chief, 25+ Years MLB Umpire, Los Altos High School, Cal State Hayward
The Ted Barrett Umpire Of The Year Award. Ron Roberts. 2014 Williamsport. Little League World Series. Local Little League District 59
2019 Additional Honorees
Pro Scout of the Year Gary Wilson, Scouting Supervisor, Kansas City Royals Hot Stove SCV Media Award, Joe Ritzo, SJ and SF Giants Radio Women Player of the Year, Haley Ocumen, Willow Glen L.L. The Frank Bettencourt Academic Achievement Award, Jonah Advincula, Mitty H.S. The Loyd Christopher Coaches Award ​ Tony Boetto, Santa Clara University Johnny Mendoza, San Jose State University Nick Bellafronto, Stanford University