Canyons Baseball Has Two Players Sign a National Letter of Intent
Catcher Anthony Lepre has opted to sign with UC Riverside and right-handed pitcher Justin Dehn will head to New Mexico State University.
College of the Canyons baseball players Anthony Lepre and Justin Dehn will both have an opportunity to continue their respective careers at the next level after inking a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday.
Lepre has opted to sign with University of California, Riverside. The Highlanders are an NCAA Division I program competing in the Big West Conference.
Dehn will head to New Mexico State University. The Aggies are an NCAA Division I program from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Both are expected to play their sophomore season at Canyons, before transferring to their new schools in fall 2017.
In 2016, Lepre was an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Pacific Association Division All-America First Team honoree after batting .401 with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs in 38 games for the Cougars.
The freshman catcher also earned selections to the 2016 California Community College Athletic Associations (CCCAA) Southern California All-State and Southern California Pacific Association ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team.
Lepre was also named an All-Western State Conference (WSC) First Team honoree for the Cougars.
Dehn was an All-WSC Second Team honoree last season after compiling a 4-1 record to go with 45 strikeouts in 49 innings of work.
The freshman right-hander made 10 starts for the Cougars, while his rate of 8.27 Ks per nine innings ranked third on the team among hurlers with at least 10 appearances.
On April 8, Dehn pitched a three-hit complete game against conference rival L.A. Mission College, allowing two earned runs with no walks.