Four SBVC Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

San Bernardino Valley College Baseball’s Nick Przybylek, Aaron Cisneros, Brandon Conlin and Kurtis Kloke have all signed a letters of intent. Przybylek with Campbellsville University, Cisneros with University of California, Riverside, Conlin with Colorado State University-Pueblo and Kloke with Pacific University Oregon. Sophomore right handed starting pitcher Nick Przybylek (Riverside Martin Luther King, Jr.) was named All-State and Foothill Conference Pitcher of the Year for his efforts during the 2015 season. On the field, Przybylek (pronounced Pree-Blick) made the leap forward from first team All-Foothill Conference in 2014 to Foothill Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2015, increasing his innings pitched and dropping his ERA. In 13 starts, he struck out 57 batters in 92.0 innings pitched, going 8-2 with a 1.71 ERA. Przybylek finished the regular season with a 6.00 strikeouts per game average and tossing four complete games. He had his consecutive scoreless innings streak snapped at 30 2/3 innings in the top of the 8th on April 7th at home versus College of the Desert. An impressive feat accomplished with the help of his catcher, Christian Fillingame, and the defensive arrangement behind him. It is presumed that the innings streak is a school record, but that has yet to be confirmed, either way, the mound presence of Przybylek has got to put him rarefied company in SBVC history. Sophomore first baseman Aaron Cisneros (San Bernardino H.S.) was also named first team All-Foothill Conference, in back-to-back years. As a batter, he finished first in the state in home runs with 11 and grabbed 31 walks. Cisneros finished second in the state with a .735 slugging percentage, finishing the season with a .349 batting average and a .504 on base percentage, collecting 45 hits and 40 RBI’s. As first baseman, he finished with a Fielding Percentage of .994 with 279 put outs, while turning 27 double plays. Sophomore right handed starting pitcher Brandon Conlin (Norco H.S.) was named to the second team All-Foothill Conference. He was the number two starter for SBVC this season, in 14 appearances, including 12 starts; Conlin struck out 62 batters in 87 innings pitched, going 5-5 with a 3.52 ERA. Sophomore designated hitter and right fielder Kurtis Kloke (San Bernardino Cajon) was also named to the second team All-Foothill Conference. He finished the season with a .294 batting average and a .395 on base percentage, collecting 26 hits and 11 walks. Baseball head coach Bill Mierzwik was named as the winner the Foothill Conference Coach of the Year award. An award bestowed upon Mierzwik after guiding SBVC to their third straight Conference Championship, approaching a historic coaching milestone by capturing his 593rd coaching victory. Six players were named first team All-Conference. The team finished the 2015 season with record of 23-15, had an 11-6 record on the road and an 11-7 record at home. Between March 10th and April 14th, SBVC had won 13 straight games, which included sweeps over Foothill Conference rivals Barstow, Cerro Coso, Victor Valley and College of the Desert, along with series wins over Chaffey and Rio Hondo. Interestingly enough, the entire starting outfield and all three starting pitchers for SBVC were named All-Foothill Conference. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, which is about 80 miles southwest of Lexington and about 135 miles north east of Nashville, Tennessee. The CU Tigers play at HIG Field, and the team is coached by 25-year veteran head coach, Beauford Sanders. In the 2015 season, the Tigers went 15-4 in conference play, with an overall record of 30-13. The Tigers lost in the opening round of the NAIA Championship Series. CU is in the Mid-South Conference of NAIA. The University of California Riverside Highlanders play at Riverside Sports Complex, and the team is coached by first-year head coach, Troy Percival. In the 2014 season, the Highlanders went 12-12 in conference play, with an overall record of 26-28. UCR is in the Big West of NCAA Division I. The Colorado State University-Pueblo Thunderwolves play at Rawlings Field, and the team is coached by 21-year veteran and former SBVC Baseball head coach, Stan Sanchez. In the 2015 season, the Thunderwolves went 28-10 in conference play, with an overall record of 41-16. The Thunderwolves lost in the NCAA Tournament - South Central Regional. CSU–Pueblo is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference of NCAA Division II. Pacific University is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, which is about 20 miles west of Portland, Oregon. The Pacific University Boxers play at Chuck Bafaro Stadium and the team is coached by first-year head coach, Brian Billings. In the 2015 season, the Boxers went 12-12 in conference play, with an overall record of 21-19. Pacific is in the Northwest Conference of NCAA Division III.