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SBLive's All-CIF Southern Section 2024 baseball team

Corona's Seth Hernandez and Ethan Shiefelbein earn top 2024 yearly awards

Tarek Fattal

Corona High's Seth Hernandez is SBLive's 2024 CIF Southern Section baseball Player of the Year.
Corona High's Seth Hernandez is SBLive's 2024 CIF Southern Section baseball Player of the Year. / Heston Quan

SBLive's All-CIF Southern Section 2024 baseball team

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Seth Hernandez, Corona, Jr. (Vanderbilt)

Corona High's Seth Hernandez is SBLive's 2024 CIF Southern Section baseball Player of the Year.
Corona High's Seth Hernandez is SBLive's 2024 CIF Southern Section baseball Player of the Year. / Heston Quan

Simply put: Seth Hernandez can do both.

The standout junior, who is projected to be a Top 3 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, led Corona High to a CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship with skills from the plate and the mound. He batted .352 with 37 hits, 34 RBI and eight homers. Hernandez had an OPS of 1.080 including a slugging percentage of .666.

One of his best games this season was against Etiwanda, going 2 for 3 with two homers and six RBI. The Panthers won 11-0.

From the bump, Hernandez was even more dominant, going 9-0 in 10 starts with an ERA of just 0.62. He fanned 73 batters in 56 innings and allowed just 27 hits.

Hernandez is listed at 6-foot-4, 195 pounds and will have all eyes on him next spring after being named Player of the Year various other outlets, and being named Gatorade California Player of the Year, too.

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Ethan Schiefelbein, Corona, Sr. (UCLA)

Corona High's Ethan Schiefelbein is the SBLive 2024 Pitcher of the Year, and headed to UCLA.
Corona High's Ethan Schiefelbein / Heston Quan

Heralded as one of the best pitchers in Southern California, Ethan Schiefelbein showed why this past spring.

The dominant left-hander went 8-0 in 10 starts this season, including a complete-game performance in a 5-0 shutout victory over Harvard-Westlake in the CIF-SS Division 1 final on May 18. The UCLA commit struck out nine and allowed just two hits that day.

For the season, Shiefelbein downed 83 batters in 52 innings and allowed just 17 hits all season. He walked just 11 batters and posted an impressive 0.27 ERA.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Andy Wise, Corona

Corona High baseball coach Andy Wise (right) awarded with the CIF Southern Section Division 1 plaque at Diamond Stadium in La
Corona High baseball coach Andy Wise (right) awarded with the CIF Southern Section Division 1 plaque at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore. / Heston Quan

Before the first pitch was thrown, Corona was pegged as the team to beat. The roster was loaded with talent, highlighted by at least half a dozen professional prospects.

"We knew we had the talent. We knew we had enough. I challenged these guys to just be themselves everyday. We didn't need anyone to be Superman or do anything extra. Just be themselves," Wise said after winning the CIF title in May.

Wise led the Panthers to a National High School Invitational championship in North Carolina, an undefeated Big VIII title (15-0), and the program's first CIF crown since 1998. Corona finished the season 30-3 and was named national champions by various outlets.

Corona finished No. 1 in SBLive's 2024 national baseball rankings.

ALL-SBLIVE 2024 BASEBALL TEAM

(Position - Name, School, Year (College))

P - Cade Townsend, Santa Margarita, Sr. (Ole Miss)

6-0, 1.56 ERA; 96Ks – co-Trinity League Pitcher of the Year; All-CIF

P - Ross Clark, Orange Lutheran, Sr. (Grand Canyon)

9-0, 1.10 ERA; 43Ks – co-Trinity League Pitcher of the Year; All-CIF

P - Dylan Volantis, Westlake, Sr. (USC)

8-1, 0.33 ERA; 96Ks – co-Marmonte League Pitcher of the Year; All-CIF

P - Boston Bateman, Camarillo, Sr. (LSU)

11-1, 0.54 ERA; 130Ks – Coastal Canyon League MVP; CIF Division 4 POY

P - Duncan Marsten, Harvard-Westlake, Sr. (Wake Forest)

11-0, 1.85 ETA; 70Ks – Mission League Pitcher of the Year; All-CIF

C - Nicholas Montgomery, Cypress, Sr. (Arizona State)

.302 BA, 21 RBI, 4 HR, 31 BB, 21 SB – Empire League MVP; All-CIF

C - Josh Springer, Corona, Sr. (Oregon)

.381 BA, 40 H, 15 RBI, HR – All-CIF

INF - Landon White, San Dimas, Sr. (Arizona State)

.398 BA, 38 RBI, 4 HR – All-CIF

INF - Gabe Fraser, Orange Lutheran, Sr. (Arkansas)

.338 BA, 25 H, 12 RBI – co-Trinity League MVP 

INF - Nate Castellon, Calabasas, Sr. (Cal Poly SLO)

.500 BA, 43 H, 10SB – Marmonte League MVP; All-CIF

INF - Bryce Rainer, Harvard-Westlake, Sr. (Texas)

.505 BA, 49 H, 22 RBI, 4 HR; Mission League MVP; All-CIF

INF - Vincent Van der Wel, Chaminade, Sr. (Cal Poly SLO)

.381 BA, 37 H, 23 RBI, 2 HR

OF - Derek Curiel, Orange Lutheran, Sr. (LSU)

.314 BA, 33 H, 21 RBI, 10 2B; All-CIF

OF - Brody Schumaker, Santa Margarita, So. (TCU)

.383 BA, 36H, 24R, 19RBI, 13SB – Trinity League co-MVP; All-CIF

OF - Trevor Goldenetz, Huntington Beach, Jr. (TCU)

.394 BA, 37 H, 11 RBI, 10 2B, 21 R – All-CIF

OF - Anthony Pack, Long Beach Millikan, Jr. (Texas)

.394 BA, 30 R, 11 SB – Moore League MVP; All-CIF

UTIL - Nick Santivanez, El Modena, Sr.

7-1, 0.70 ERA, 58 Ks; .352 BA, 19 RBI, 17 R – All-CIF

UTIL -  Ryan De La Maza, Hart, Sr.

.352 BA, 32 H, 22 RBI, 2 HR, 10 SB – Foothill League MVP; CIF Division 2 POY

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Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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