The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference released their Preseason Coaches' Poll and Players to Watch for baseball on Wednesday (Jan. 15, 2025) afternoon. Colorado Mesa was the unanimous selection to repeat as the regular season champion and was well represented in the 20-member Preseason Players to Watch list. Colorado Mesa had five players on the Players to Watch list with all five earning All-RMAC honors a year ago. Designated hitter Christos Stefanos rounds out the Maverick five. Stefanos earned All-RMAC Second team honors as he batted .371 with 12 HR's and 47 RBIs during his junior campaign.
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REGINA RED SOX
CATCHER/DH COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY
DOB: JULY 14, 2000, HT: 6.0 WT: 205 THROWS: R BATS: R
ROCKY MOUTAIN ATHLETE CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE 2024
WEST RANCH HIGH SCHOOL GRAD 2018
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS: SENIOR YEAR: SHORT STOP - DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, 2018 ALL-FOOTHILL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM, 2018 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NAMED ONE OF THE NATIONS ELITE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS. JUNIOR YEAR: CATCHER, 3B - 2017 CAL-HI SPORTS ALL STATE FIRST TEAM, 2017 CIF DIVISION 1 FIRST TEAM, 2017 DAILY NEWS ALL AREA FIRST TEAM, 2017 ALL SCV FIRST TEAM, 2017 FOOTHILL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, 2017 MVP VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM, AREA CODE TRYOUT 2016 & 2017. ARIZONA PERFECT GAME 2017. FRESHMAN YEAR: CATCHER, 3B - MVP, ALL TIME OFFENSE RECORD FOR: AT BATS (98), TOTAL HITS (45) DOUBLES (14) & RBI (42).
SUMMER BASEBALL TEAMS: CATCHER/DH
GREEK NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM - PRAGUE SUMMER 2024 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
REGINA RED SOX / WESTERN CANADIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE SUMMER 2023
CHICAGO CUBS SCOUT TEAM
EASTON TEAM
DODGE CITY A’S
INLAND VALLEY BUCS
HITMAN.
EDUCATION:
BIOLA UNIVERSITY 2018 – 2019
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE 2020 – 2021
LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE – 2021 – GRADUATE WITH ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN SCIENCE FOR TRANSFER JUNE 2022. GPA 4.0
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY GRADUATED WITH HONORS MAY 2024 BACHELORS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. MASTERS PROGRAM 2025-26.
HONORS:
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY: MEMBER OF PHI THETA KAPPA, PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR 4.0,
DEANS LIST 4.0.
LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE - GRADUATED WITH HONORS 4.0
HIGH SCHOOL: 4 YEAR SCHOLAR ATHLETE, USMC DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE AWARD, LORI ALVEREZ HIGHEST CHARACTER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
CMU STATS: CATCHER, DH Christos Stefanos - Baseball - Colorado Mesa University Athletics (cmumavericks.com)
LAMC STATS: CATCHER, DH https://www.lamcathletics.com/sports/bsb/2021-22/bios/stefanos_christos_yyud
MAXPREP STATS: https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/christos-stefanos/IAW9ALrxEeS-8KA2nzwbTA/default.htm
ARTICLES:
Mavericks continue home stand with CSU Pueblo - Colorado Mesa University Athletics
Mavs beat Pack in series opener - Colorado Mesa University Athletics
Mavericks claim series finale with Monday win over Pack - Colorado Mesa University Athletics
Maverick Baseball picked to win RMAC - Colorado Mesa University Athletics
#1 Mavericks Move On - Colorado Mesa University Athletics (cmumavericks.com)
https://signalscv.com/2017/07/scv-baseball-players-earn-statewide-honors-cal-hi-sports/ https://signalscv.com/2017/06/five-scv-baseball-players-named-cif-list/
OFFICIAL SCOUT REPORT 2018: CHRISTOS IS A STRONG, ATHLETIC C/3B WHO HAS AN EXCELLENT FUTURE ON THE DIAMOND. FOOT SPEED IS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE AS INDICATED BY HIS 60 TIME OF 7.10. AT THE PLATE IS WHERE HE SHOWS BEST, DISPLAYING OUTSTANDING HITTING WITH TREMENDOUS POWER POTENTIAL THROUGH AN ATHLETIC SETUP. HANDS ARE QUICK AND WORK THROUGH A LEVEL SWING PATH. HE HAS STRENGTH IN HIS SWING AND STAYS INSIDE THE BALL, UTILIZING ALL FIELDS WITH GAP-TO-GAP POP. BEHIND THE PLATE, FEET ARE ACTIVE AS HE WORKS IN LINE TO HIS TARGET THROUGH A CLEAN TRANSFER / EXCHANGE AS HE GETS RID OF THE BASEBALL QUICKLY. POP TIMES SHOWED A RANGE OF 1.87-2.00 WITH ACCURACY / CARRY ON HIS THROWS. ARM STRENGTH IS AT PRO LEVEL AS HE WILL CONTROL THE RUNNING GAME WITH HIS FEET / ARM. HANDS ARE SOFT / SURE AND HE TRACKS BALLS WELL THROUGH THE RECEIVING PROCESS. HE USES HIS BODY WELL THROUGH THE BLOCKING PROCESS AND MOVES WELL LATERALLY, CENTERING ALL BALLS OUT FRONT. RECEIVING / BLOCKING TOOLS SHOW AS OUTSTANDING SKILLS THAT WILL PLAY WELL AT THE NEXT LEVEL. AT 3B, DEFENSIVE ABILITIES ARE EXCELLENT AS HE DISPLAYS SMOOTH / ATHLETIC ACTIONS. FEET ARE AGGRESSIVE AS HE ATTACKS BALLS AND PLAYS THROUGH WELL WITH HIS BODY. HANDS ARE SOFT / SURE AND HE PRESENTS WELL OUT FRONT. RANGE IS A PLUS AS HE MOVES WELL LATERALLY AND COVERS A LOT OF GROUND. HANDS / FEET WORK WELL TOGETHER AS HE GETS RID OF THE BASEBALL QUICKLY WITH THROWS DISPLAYING ACCURACY AND CARRY ACROSS THE DIAMOND. CHRISTOS HAS THE MAKINGS OF A SPECIAL TYPE PLAYER AND WILL GET LOOKS FROM THE COLLEGIATE COACHES WITH HIS BASEBALL ABILITIES.
VOLUNTEER:
CONDUCTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR CHALLENGED STUDENTS.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
SPECIAL NEEDS BASEBALL
REFERENCES:
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY BASEBALL HEAD COACH CHRIS HANKS chanks@coloradomesa.edu
LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE HEAD COACH: ROBERT MARCIAL 818-300-8191 marciara@laccd.edu
HITTING COACH: BRET BARBERIE 818-324-6988. bbarb.2@netzero.com
CATCHING COACH: JEFF TACKETT 805-312-5990. info@camarillobatrup.com
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