Santa Ana College

• Location: Santa Ana, CA
• Nickname: Dons
• Conference: Orange Empire Conference
• Ballpark: Don Sneddon Field
• State Championship appearances: 1952, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2023, 2024
• Conference Champions: 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1967, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014

Santa Ana College was known for a time as Rancho Santiago College. The Dons have won the CCCAA championship four times, three under head coach Don Sneddon as Rancho Santiago, and one under Tom Nilles.

Notable Alumni

• Ging Aaron, minor league infielder
• Ryan Aguilar, outfielder
• Ed Amelung, outfielder
• Chuck Baker, infielder
• Heath Bell, pitcher
• Mike Bolsenbroek, minor league pitcher
• Kevin Burford, minor league outfielder
• Dennis Burtt, pitcher
• Eddie Carnett, outfielder/pitcher
• Eric Cendejas, minor league pitcher
• Chris Cron, infielder
• Jason Dietrich, minor league pitcher
• Bob Hamelin, infielder
• Jamar Hill, minor league outfielder
• R.J. Hively, minor league pitcher
• Fred Kuhaulua, pitcher
• Greg Mathews, pitcher
• Octavio Medina, minor league infielder
• Kris Medlen, pitcher
• Dan Meyer, infielder
• Trevor Mortensen, minor league outfielder
• Rick Ownbey, pitcher
• Gary Pifer, minor league pitcher
• Branden Pinder, pitcher
• Raul Rodarte, minor league outfielder
• Steve Scarsone, infielder
• Mike Schwabe, pitcher
• Chris Shiflett, minor league pitcher
• Anthony Slama, pitcher
• Rick Taloa, minor league infielder
• Buck Taylor, college coach
• Dale Thayer, pitcher
• J.J. Thobe, pitcher
• Steve Thobe, minor league infielder
• Daryle Ward, infielder
• Mark Wasikowski, college coach
• C.J. Wilson, pitcher

Coaches

• L.A. Warren, 1924

• Walter Scott, 1927-1928
• Clyde Cook, 1930-1933
• Bill McDaniel, 1934
• Blanchard Beatty, 1937-1938
• Bill Cook, 1939-1941/1955-1956
• Joe Koral, 1952-1953
• Edwin Force, 1948
• Armand Cure, 1949-1951
• Eddie Eaton, 1954
• Dudley Simmons, 1957
• Taylor Hayden, 1958
• Cliff Rothrock, 1959-1960
• Roger Wilson, 1961-1974
• Jim Reach, 1975-1981
• Don Sneddon, 1982-2013
• John Bryant and Bryan Harris, 2014
• Bryan Harris, 2015-2016
• Tom Nilles, 2017-present

Assistant Coaches

• Timothy Kelly, 2014-2015
• Bill Schmidt, 1982-1984
• Don Sneddon, 1977-1980
• Bill Springman, 1987

Yearly Record

Year	Record	Coach	Playoffs
2000	35-9	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2001	37-12	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2002	33-17	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2003	31-17	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2004	32-6	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2005	34-11	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2006	35-15	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2007	34-15	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2008	37-13	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2009	37-13	Don Sneddon	State Finals
2010	31-10	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2011	30-14	Don Sneddon	State Finals
2012	33-9	Don Sneddon	Super Regional
2013	21-14	Don Sneddon
2014	28-13	John Bryant / Bryan Harris	Super Regional
2015	14-21	Bryan Harris
2016	19-17	Bryan Harris
2017	29-17	Tom Nilles	Super Regional
2018	22-18	Tom Nilles
2019	25-17	Tom Nilles	1st Round
2020	18-4	Tom Nilles
2021	15-12-1	Tom Nilles
2022	32-12-1	Tom Nilles	Super Regional
2023	36-15	Tom Nilles	State Champions
2024	35-13-1	Tom Nilles	State Finals