SONOMA, Calif.- The Sonoma Stompers have officially signed Sonoma Valley HS Alum, Max Handron. Max graduated from Sonoma Valley High School in 2019, lettering in baseball three of his four years for the Dragons. Over his high school career, Max had a career .384 batting average accompanied by 78 hits in 67 games. He was a key contributor to the Sonoma Valley HS team that played in the CIF NCS D3 Playoffs from 2017 to 2019.
After graduating from Sonoma, Max had a brief stint with the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, a division 1 program that competes in the Atlantic 10 baseball conference. Max, like every other college athlete in 2020, had his season cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the cancellation of the 2020 college baseball season Max has transferred to Santa Rosa Junior College, a top rated baseball program in CA.
“We are excited to bring Max on board this summer! He is an all-around solid ball player that will be an asset to our middle infield. This will be a great opportunity for him to improve his skills against California’s top talent on the very field he has grown up on.” says field manager Zack Pace.
Before the 2020 Pandemic college athletes were allowed four years of competition in a five year period. March 31st, 2020 the NCAA D1 council granted all spring student-athletes a one year extension of eligibility. Many players this year will come by way of being a third or fourth year student, but only in their first or second year of athletic eligibility on the field.
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