Baseball
Six Knights made it on to the all-PCAC team, including freshman Aidan Kuei was named to the all-PCAC first team after leading the conference in strikeouts. Andres Johnson, Jovin King, Chris Marquez, Eli Montgomery, and Daniel Tatis earned honorable mention.
The Knights started their final series of the season at home on Tuesday and came back from a 3-run deficit to earn a 5-4 win over Southwestern.
Head Coach Chris Brown and his staff have been on the recruiting trail and have received committments from two high school seniors to play at San Diego City in 2027.
Blake Mitchell hit six singles in seven at-bats on Tuesday, including the walk-off hit that scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to end a 9-game losing streak. The 10-9 extra-innings victory was the third straight over Imperial Valley this season.
San Diego City is off to a good start in PCAC play after getting a 7-6 win at Imperial Valley on Thursday and following it up with a 16-6 victory over IVC at Morley Field on Saturday. The Knights improved to 9-6 overall and 2-0 in conference.
In his fifth start of the season, Aiden Kuei pulled off a feat that hasn't been accomplished in over 20 years, which is throw a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts. Kuei and the Knights shut down California Miramar University, 10-0, to earn their third win in a row and improve to 7-5.
The Knights won their second straight game on Friday as they defeated L.A. Harbor 5-2 to improve to 4-4 on the season. Right fielder Andres Johnson went 4-for-4 with two RBI and three runs, while starting pitcher Aiden Kuei struck out eight in 7.0 innings to earn the win.
San Diego City earned its first victory of the new season by holding off L.A. Mission 3-1 at Morley Field on Saturday afternoon with starting pitcher Aiden Kuei striking out five and allowing only four hits in six innings of work.
San Diego City's baseball team has received committments from three recruits that will play in the 2026 season, including Logan Paad, Jesus Cano, Aidan Hockman, and Kaden Hermsen.
Daniel Tatis had his best game as a Knight on Thursday as he went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to help San Diego City get a 12-2 home win over Imperial Valley and snap an 11-game losing streak. Starting pitcher Dustyn Burns struck out seven batters in seven innings to improve his record to 3-3 on the season.
The Knights went into the bottom of the 9th inning down by five, but they put together a 6-run rally to complete an 8-7 comeback win over previously undefeated Grossmont. San Diego City had five straight hits and Jeremiah Morgan then scored the winning run on a botched double play.
Two days after falling at College of the Desert, 10-9, in 10 innings, the Knights responded with a 6-4 home opening win over Desert on Thursday in which starting pitcher Dustyn Burns allowed only one hit in 6.1 scoreless innings.
Six sophomores were named to the all-PCAC team after their most successful season since 2010 in which they won 22 games and qualified for the postseason for the first time in 14 years. Isaiah Hilke, Alejandro Gonzalez, Bobby Perebzak, and Jacob Pfitzner were selected to the all-PCAC first team, while pitchers Avery Laine and Erik Radder earned honorable mention.
The Knights (22-18) are playoff bound for the first time in 14 years as the No. 22 seed in the 3C2A Southern California regionals. They are set to play a best-of-three series against No. 3 Golden West (28-12) with game one scheduled for Friday, May 3 at 2 p.m.
San Diego City went into the bottom of the ninth down by two runs, but rallied with three runs to beat Mesa, 9-8, in front of the largest home crowd of the season. Jake Pfitzner hti his state-leading 15th home run and starting pitcher Avery Laine struck out nine to bring his total to 84.
San Diego City recorded a season-high 20 hits, including a combined nine from Isaiah Hilke and Alejandro Gonzalez, in Tuesday's 17-8 home win over Mesa in which starting pitcher Bobby Perebzak reached 100 strikeouts on the season.
