ECC Southpaw Camarena, BC's Camps Are SoCal Pitcher/Player Of The Week #14
El Camino College lefty Anthony Camarena's near no-hitter and a clutch hitting performance by Bakersfield's Luke Camps earned the pair CCCBCA SoCal Pitcher/Player of the Week #14 (April 20-26). This is the final individual top performer awards for 2026.
Camarena, a 5-foot-8 freshman from Banning High in Wilmington, had a no-hitter going through seven innings v. Pasadena City, but an infield single ended the bid in the eighth. He finished with a masterful 1-hit shutout, allowing just three walks and striking out five in a 7-0, regular-season ending win that clinched the South Coast Conference title (co-champs with Mt. San Antonio) for the Warriors.
Camarena threw 69 of his 100 pitches for strikes and set down PCC in order in seven of the innings.
Camps, a 6-1 frosh designated hitter/outfielder from Centennial High in Bakersfield, batted .571 (8-for-14) in the Renegades' 3-game sweep over LA Valley. He hit a double, a triple, a homer and knocked in nine RBI. He was the hero twice for Bakersfield in an 8-7, extra innings victory. With his team down to its final out, he slugged a 2-run HR to right that tied it at 7-7. In the 11th inning, Camps hit a walk-off single to center to cap the April 23 home victory.
Other SoCal Region Conference Players of the Week
Western State North--Player: William Matuszak, Santa Barbara (.308, 7 R, 3B, HR, 5 RBI 4 SB); Pitcher: Braden Huber, Moorpark (7 IP, Win, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 K)
Western State South--Player: Camps, Bakersfield; Pitcher: Michael Guerrero, Glendale (5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 K)
Inland Empire Athletic--Player: Cristian Leos, San Bernardino Valley (.500, 3 2B, 4 RBI); Pitcher: Tyler Crawford, San Bernardino Valley (7 IP, Win, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K)
South Coast--Player: Joaquin Salcedo, Pasadena City (.438 AVG, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI); Pitcher: Camarena, El Camino
Orange Empire--Player: Michael Hollis, Golden West (.529, 6 R, 3 2B, 8 RBI); Pitcher: Jake Valenzuela, Riverside (7 IP, Win, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K)
Pacific Coast Athletic--Player: Elijah Stephens, Palomar (.545 AVG, 6 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI); Pitcher: Payson Lee, San Diego Mesa (7 IP, Win, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K)