Eight current Pima baseball players signed their NCAA Division I letters of intent on Wednesday. (Left to Right): INF Gage Mestas (Gonzaga), C Hunter Faildo (Hawai'i at Manoa), INF Braedon Mondeau (BYU), RHP Wyatt Hardy (UNM), LHP Matthew Cornelius (NM State), LHP Matt Romero (NM State), LHP Alessandro Castro (Arizona) and LHP Jaeden Swanberg (Arizona). Photo by Ray Suarez
Eight current Pima baseball players signed their NCAA Division I letters of intent on Wednesday. (Left to Right): INF Gage Mestas (Gonzaga), C Hunter Faildo (Hawai'i at Manoa), INF Braedon Mondeau (BYU), RHP Wyatt Hardy (UNM), LHP Matthew Cornelius (NM State), LHP Matt Romero (NM State), LHP Alessandro Castro (Arizona) and LHP Jaeden Swanberg (Arizona). Photo by Ray Suarez
Posted: Nov 09, 2022

Eight Pima Baseball players sign NCAA Division I letters of intent

Eight current Pima Community College baseball players signed their national letters of intent on Wednesday to continue their collegiate careers at the NCAA Division I level.

  • LHP Matthew Cornelius (St. Pius HS, NM) – New Mexico State University
  • LHP Alessandro Castro (Pusch Ridge Christian HS) – University of Arizona
  • C Hunter Faildo (Mililani HS, HI) – University of Hawai'i at Manoa
  • RHP Wyatt Hardy (Valor Christian HS, CO) – University of New Mexico
  • INF Gage Mestas (Durango HS, CO) – Gonzaga University
  • INF Braedon Mondeau (Cienega HS) – Brigham Young University
  • LHP Matt Romero (Sandia HS, NM) – New Mexico State University
  • LHP Jaeden Swanberg (Salpointe Catholic HS) – University of Arizona

"I'm very excited and proud of each of these individuals' accomplishments," Pima baseball coach Ken Jacome said. "All of these guys took a chance on a junior college in Tucson, Arizona as a first step. It has been a journey but the future is bright for each and I can't wait to see them at the next level."

The Aztecs baseball season opens on Friday, January 27 with a non-conference doubleheader at Paradise Valley Community College.