Ten Roadrunners Transfer to Play Baseball

A talented group of 10 Butte College baseball players are transferring on to universities.

Nick Carney will be attending York College, a NAIA school in York Nebraska. The First Baseman from Pleasanton, battled injury in his sophomore campaign after earning All-GVC honors as a freshman and looks to make a new start with his decision to attend York College.

The Redding native, Sean David Clark, will head to Southern California. Sean performed in the role of the designated hitter this year and posted a .247 average with 10 doubles and 2 home runs. Sean will be attending Hope International University, an NAIA institution in Fullerton, CA.

After posting a .325 batting average with 2 triples, Justin Beatty has accepted a scholarship to the University of Pikeville in Pikeville, Kentucky, an NAIA school which competes in the Mid-South Conference. Justin came to Butte from Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove and played in 35 of the 38 games this season.

Keifer Sivret, the left-handed pitcher from Livermore will be attending San Francisco State University, a Division II school in the CCAA on scholarship next year. Keifer posted an era of 3.19 in 59.1 innings pitched this year on his way to racking up over 100 strike outs in his career at Butte College.

A 2015 Rawlings/ABCA All-American, Ryan Rodriguez compiled an astounding year. Ryan hit .416 (Top 5 in the state) with 2 home runs, 2 triples, and 9 doubles while batting in 43 runners. Ryan was unanimously selected to First Team All-Golden Valley Conference honors, GVC All-Defensive Team, as well as the Academic All-American Team. Ryan has chosen to attend Division II Dixie State University in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference next year.

Evan Sinclair led off every game for the Roadrunners in 2015. Graduate of Red Bluff HS in Red Bluff, CA, Evan hit .305 with 3 doubles, 3 triples, and a home run while leading the team in stolen bases with 20. Evan will be moving on to play at Chico State next year, a Division II school in the CCAA.

Anthony Roberts was another Roadrunner who received a lot of hardware to add to his accomplishments in 2015. Anthony was a unanimous All-Golden Valley Conference player this year and joins teammate Ryan Rodriguez as a Rawlings/ABCA All-American, marking the first time the Roadrunners have ever had two All-Americans in the same season. Anthony finished the year leading the team in batting average (.417) and in doubles (14) as well as leading the state in hit by pitches, being plunked 20 times. Anthony will be playing for Cal State Monterey Bay next year, a Division II school in the CCAA.

An impact guy for the Roadrunners on the mound in 2015, Brandon Facha, will be continuing his collegiate career at NAIA Biola University, in Southern California which participates in the very competitive Golden State Athletic Conference. As a sophomore, Brandon compiled a 4-2 record while posting a 4.17 era. Brandon struck out 34 batters while walking just 14 in 58.1 innings pitched. Brandon also recorded 3 saves for the Roadrunners in 2015.

Bryce Gieseke was one of five Roadrunners who played in all 38 games in 2015. The sophomore batted .315 with 5 doubles and finished 3rd on the team in at bats. Bryce also swiped 16 bases and drove in 26 runs for the Roadrunners. Bryce accepted a scholarship at University of Antelope Valley, an NAIA school in Southern California.

Outfielder Latrell Harris is seen as one of the primer defensive outfields in the GVC this year. Latrell had twice as many put outs as games played this year and did it all without committing an error. Coming off a freshman year where he was named First Team All-Conference, Latrell had trouble finding a groove offensively. However, there is no doubt in the talent the Outfielder has which is why he will be attending DII University of Texas Permian Basin and playing in the Heartland Conference in Odessa TX.