Baseball: Flores, Johnson earn All-SCC postseason honors

Rafael Flores (Photo by Albert Bretado)
Rafael Flores (Photo by Albert Bretado)

Following the close of the 2022 Rio Hondo College baseball season, freshman catcher Rafael Flores and freshman pitcher Blake Johnson earned All-South Coast Conference postseason honors. Flores had an impressive season offensively for the Roadrunners and was named first-team All-SCC while Johnson was an honorable mention selection.

Flores, out of Katella High School, closed out the 24-game conference schedule batting .333. He smashed 4 home runs, hit 9 doubles and totaled 18 RBI. Overall, Flores had a .380 batting average, totaled 63 hits, 16 doubles, 9 home runs, and 36 RBI.

Johnson, from San Dimas High School, put together a solid first season on the mound for the Roadrunners. In 11 SCC appearances, Johnson struck out 21 batters over 27 innings. He started four games and compiled a 1-1 record with a save and 4.33 earned run average.

Overall, Johnson struck out 51 batters over 50 innings and had a 2.88 ERA. He ended with a 4-1 record and 3 saves.

Rio Hondo wrapped up the season with a 19-21 overall record and went 9-15 in South Coast Conference play to finish in sixth place out of nine teams in the final standings.