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2019 Honorees 
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sam Delaplane

Minor League

Pitcher of the Year

Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners organization
Leigh High School
Eastern Michigan University
2017 Mariners Draft Pick
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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
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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
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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 
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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
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Blake Diggle

Junior College

Player of the Year

Mission College

Saint Francis High School
The IMG Academy, Florida
Mission College
Now Lewis & Clark College
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Tyler Rando

Junior College

Player of the Year

Mission College

Willow Glen High School
Mission College
Now Gonzaga University
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Steven Zobac

High School

Player/Pitcher

of the Year

Valley Christian High School

Valley Christian High School
Now At UC Berkeley 
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Trevor Allen

High School

Player/Pitcher

of the Year

Los Gatos High School

Los Gatos High School
Now At San Jose State University
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Ann Killion

Kathy Wolff Award

Women In Baseball

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SF Gate
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
Comcast Sportsnet
NY Times Best Selling Author
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Susan Slusser

Kathy Wolff Award

Women In Baseball

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SF Gate
San Francisco Chronicle
MLB Network
Author
First Women President Of The
Baseball Writers Assoc. Of America
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Dave Currie

Service Award

Wilcox High School

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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
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Ted Barrett

MLB Crew Chief

25+ Years MLB Umpire

Los Altos High School

Cal State Hayward

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The Ted Barrett
Umpire Of The Year Award
Ron Roberts
2014 Williamsport
Little League World Series
Local Little League District 59
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2019 Additional Honorees

Pro Scout of the Year
Gary Wilson, Scouting Supervisor
Kansas City Royals
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Hot Stove SCV Media Award
Joe Ritzo, SJ and SF Giants Radio
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Women Player of the Year
Haley Ocumen, Willow Glen L.L.
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The Frank Bettencourt
Academic Achievement Award
Jonah Advincula, Mitty H.S.
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The Loyd Christopher
Coaches Award
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Tony Boetto
Santa Clara University
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Johnny Mendoza
San Jose State University
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Nick Bellafronto
Stanford University
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