 The Cerritos
College baseball team has announced that two of
their sophomores have signed early letters of intent
with four-year universities. Second
baseman/designated hitter Joe Terry
(Long Beach Poly HS) has inked with Cal
State Fullerton, while pitcher Skye Severns
(Claremont HS) has signed with New Mexico
State University. Both are expected to play an integral role
in the upcoming Falcon season.
Terry had a
tremendous freshman season and was selected in the
17th Round of the Major League Baseball draft by the
Seattle Mariners. Terry, who helped the baseball
team advance to the Southern California Regional
Playoffs, was named 1st Team All-Southern California
All-American as a designated hitter. He also led the
team with a .426 batting average, as well as leading
the squad in hits (72), runs (50), doubles (14),
triples (14), home runs (4), RBI (57), total bases
(126) and slugging percentage (.746).
With those
lofty numbers, Terry, who was also named the
South Coast Conference Player of the
Year, placed himself near the top of several
single-season records in Falcon history, with
his 14 triples being a new school record. He
beat the old record of 13, set by Ron Ewart
in 1985. In addition, his RBI total is tied for
the third best, while his batting average is
tied for the fourth best. His total bases are
also the third most in a season in school
history. he was also the 20th Falcon to be named
the SCC Player of the Year.
As for Severns,
he went 5-5 as a freshman with a 7.22 ERA in 67
1/3 innings of work. He started 13 of the games
he appeared in and struck out 48 batters. Over
the course of the year, he won three straight
appearances, which included a season-best seven
innings against Los Angeles City College and
struck out seven batters.
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