Capistrano Valley Christian Baseball

S1:E10 – DJ Sutorius – SP/RP (CVCS Class of 2015)

On this episode of the CVCS Baseball Podcast, head coach Clemente Bonilla talks to DJ Sutorius. In his three years on the varsity baseball team at CVCS, DJ put up a .374 batting average over nearly 200 plate appearances while also pitching a HS career 2.68 ERA with a 15-9 record in 40 appearances (25 starts). He was a three-time all-league player with the Eagles and helped them to a 2014 CIF Championship. After graduating from CVCS, Sutorius pitching for a handful of colleges, including Coppin State University, Saddleback College, Biola University, and Colorado Christian University.

S1:E9 – Seth Etherton – MLB SP, Anaheim Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals

On this episode of the CVCS Baseball Podcast, head coach Clemente Bonilla talks to Seth Etherton, a former MLB starting pitcher and the current pitching coach for the USC Trojans. Seth pitched at Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California before pitching for the University of Southern California. Seth led the Trojans to a College World Series title in 1998 with 13 wins and a 3.23 ERA, with 182 strikeouts (a Pac-10 and USC record at the time) and just 29 walks. In addition to being named the 1998 NCAA Player of the Year, Etherton was also named a first-team All-American and the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year. Seth was drafted in the 1st round of the 1998 MLB draft by the Anaheim Angels (18th overall). He made his Major League debut in 2000 and spent parts of four seasons in the Major Leagues with the Angels, Reds, Athletics, and Royals. In his MLB career, Seth made 23 MLB starts with a career 9-7 record. After a few seasons pitching in the KBO (Korea), independent leagues, and Minor Leagues, he began coaching in 2013, eventually making his way back to become the pitching coach at USC.

S1:E8 – Johnny Tewinkle – OF, RP (CVCS Class of 2022) & Logan Kelly – OF (CVCS Class of 2023)

On this episode of the CVCS Baseball Podcast, head coach Clemente Bonilla talks to two recent CVCS Graduates, Johnny Tewinkle and Logan Kelly. Johnny Tewinkle hit .371 with 8 HR and 51 RBI in 57 games at CVCS. He also threw 28.2 innings in relief to a 1.71 ERA with 28 K's with the Eagles. After graduating in 2022, Johnny played two seasons at Colorado Christian University where he posted a .296 batting average with 3 HR and 11 RBI in just 9 games. For the 2025 season, Johnny has returned to California after transferring to Biola University. Logan Kelly hit .346 with 5 HR and 48 RBI in 75 games at CVCS before graduating in 2023. During his freshman season at Colorado State University, Pueblo, Logan put up a .292 batting average with 4 HR and 15 RBI in 36 games.

S1:E7 – Hayden Carlson – SS (CVCS Class of 2023) & Andrew Johnson – RHP (CVCS Class of 2024)

On this episode of the CVCS Baseball Podcast, head coach Clemente Bonilla talks to two recent CVCS graduates: Hayden Carlson and Andrew Johnson. Hayden Carlson graduated from CVCS in 2023. During his senior year, Hayden was an All-CIF selection in both football and baseball. That year, he hit .355 with 33 hits, 22 runs, 18 RBI, and eight doubles on the diamond while producing 862 total yards and 10 touchdowns on the football field. CVCS baseball went 21-11 in his senior season, and he was ranked as the No. 110 overall prospect in the state of California for the class of 2023. Hayden played his Freshman year at Indiana University before transferring to Saddleback College in 2024. Andrew Johnson graduated from CVCS in 2024. In three years on the varsity baseball team, Andrew tallied a career 1.73 ERA with 180 strikeouts in 82 innings, including a 17-strikeout no-hitter to secure the team's 14th consecutive League Campionship in April of 2024. Upon graduating, Andrew ranked as the No. 14 RHP prospect in California and the No. 48 overall prospect in the state. Andrew will start his college career at USC in 2025.

S1:E6 – Phil Shallenberger – Head Baseball Coach, Messiah University

On this episode of the CVCS Baseball Podcast, head coach Clemente Bonilla talks to Phil Shallenberger, the Head Baseball Coach at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, PA. A 2010 graduate of Geneva College, Shallenberger was a four-year baseball player for the Golden Tornados splitting time between shortstop and the mound. Shallenberger was Geneva's everyday shortstop and also served as the team's closer. After finishing his time on the field, Shallenberger stayed on the bench for three years at Geneva as a graduate assistant coach. Shallenberger then headed to Cairn University to serve as an assistant coach and resident director. After two years, he headed to Nashville and took a resident director role at Belmont University when he had the chance to work as a graduate assistant for their Division I baseball program as well. After just one year in Nashville, Shallenberger went back over to take the head coaching position at Cairn University. With Shallenberger at the helm, Cairn earned their first-ever berth into the CSAC Tournament in 2019, advancing to the Conference Championship Series. While the Highlanders fell to national-power Keystone in the final, Shallenberger was named the Conference Coach of the Year for the Highlanders' aggressive style. Cairn was second in the country in stolen bases with 140 while also setting the program record for home runs in a season with 22. Shallenberger spent the summer of 2020 in Savannah, Ga. with the Savannah Bananas, a top-tier collegiate summer league team that had three players drafted in the 2021 MLB draft and two other signed to professional contracts. He joined Messiah College as the Head Baseball Coach in 2021, and has since led the Falcons to an impressive 42-19 record in conference play.