A pair of Escalon High School graduates and standout athletes will be continuing their baseball careers at Division I schools.Matt Valencia, a 2012 graduate and left-handed pitcher, has a full ride to the University of Hawaii. Catcher and 2013 EHS graduate Nathan Chunn has a full ride scholarship to the University of Nebraska.“I’m so proud of those guys, that was just a special group,” varsity baseball head coach Greg Largent said of the 2012 baseball team that won its third consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section crown. The game featured Valencia on the mound and Chunn at first base to record the final out on a grounder he fielded and took to the bag himself.
Division I Schools Forge Cougar Connection

