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Former American River College standout Dallas Braden (03) won his major league debut with the Oakland A’s today as the A’s beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2. Dallas allowed just one run on three hits in six innings of work while striking out six. Dallas is the most recent graduate from the Big 7 Conference or Bay Valley Conference to reach the Big Leagues since Johnny Gomes made it up with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays two years ago. Gomes played at Santa Rosa J.C. in 2001.

April 24, 2007

DALLAS BRADEN TO MAKE BIG LEAGUE DEBUT TONIGHT

Former American River College standout Dallas Braden (03) will make his major league debut for the Oakland Athletics tonight versus the Baltimore Orioles. Dallas came to A.R.C. from Stagg High School in Stockton and was a two way player, playing both center field and pitching. After A.R.C. Dallas played one year at Texas Tech University before being a 24^th round draft pick of the A’s. In his two years at A.R.C. Dallas was 12-6 with an ERA of 2.50 and he hit .305 in 95 career at-bats.

"I couldn’t be happier for Dallas, he is a great competitor who had to go against the odds to make it to where he is." says Beaver Head Coach Doug Jumelet, who was an assistant in 2002 & 2003.

April 19, 2007

RINAUDO SIGNS WITH UNLV

American River College utility player Steve Rinaudo signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play at the University of Nevada Las Vegas next year it was announced on Thursday by Head Coach Doug Jumelet. Rinaudo will join current Beaver teammate Ryan Thornton at UNLV next fall. Rinaudo joins fellow Beavers Thornton, Jose Ramirez (Sac State), and Robert Butler (South Dakota State) as sophomores who have signed Letters of Intent for 2008.

“I am extremely proud of Steve. He has had a great career here at A.R.C. and he deserves to go to a top-notch program like UNLV. It will be really neat to see him Ryan go and play for a fellow Beaver alumni (Buddy Gouldsmith- 89) and keep that A.R.C. to UNLV tradition alive. It has been a pleasure to coach Steve these last two years and when he is gone he will truly be irreplaceable”, says Coach Jumelet.

Steve is currently on the verge of breaking into the top 5 in several A.R.C. career offensive records including hits and stolen bases.

The weather was perfect for the 4^th annual American River College Baseball Alumni B.P. and Blue vs. White intrasquad at Beaver Field on Saturday. The A.R.C. baseball alumni took batting practice at 10:00 a.m. which saw home runs hit by Andy Dahl (03), David Ferazza (03), Jimmy Crider (04), and Dan Vetter (93). The Blue vs. White intrasquad turned into a lopsided affair with the white team winning 12-1 thanks to a 7 run 7^th inning. The blue team scored their only run on a solo home run by freshman C Ian Cook (Ponderosa). Immediately following the game was a free barbecue for the alumni, the 2007 Beavers and their family which was catered by O’Connors Catering of Carmichael for the 4^th year in a row. The 2007 Beavers begin their season Tuesday, January 30 at Solano College in Fairfield at 2:00 p.m.

Alumni in Attendance for the 4^th Annual Alumni B.P. and Blue Vs. White Intrasquad

The 4^th annual American River College alumni batting practice is set for Saturday, January 27 at 10:00 a.m. Following the batting practice the 2007 Beaver squad will have their annual Blue vs. White intrasquad game, scheduled for six innings will begin at noon. There will be a barbecue for the current team, their families and the alumni immediately following the intrasquad game. All alumni are invited and encouraged to attend the event or to contact Coach Jumelet at (916) 484-8294.

The American River College baseball team had their 2^nd annual strong man team competition on Thursday, January 18 with Team #1 being victorious. Team #1 included Ryan Thornton, Steve Camillucci, Chris Kidd, and Mike Vanderpool. The events included running the stadium hills pulling a tire, a relay race, a medicine ball toss, an obstacle course, and the bench press set at 185 pounds. The team that won each event was awarded four points, with 3 points for the 2^nd place team, 2 for 3^rd, and 1 point for last place. Team #1 had 16 points followed by 14 points for team #4, 11 points for team #3, and team #2 finished in last with 9 points.