Torrey Pines’ Magrisi named state’s Mr. Baseball

Joe Magrisi’s magical senior season at Torrey Pines High has come to a fitting end, being named California’s Mr. Baseball by Cal-Hi Sports.

“I’m ecstatic about this,” Magrisi said. “I’m so honored.”

Mark Tennis of Cal-Hi Sports said Magrisi won the award over Cole Winn of Orange Lutheran, Ryan Daugherty of Capistrano Valley and Sean Mullen of Bakersfield Stockdale.

Magrisi is the 12th player from San Diego to be named Mr. Baseball — symbolic of the state’s Player of the Year — since the award was established in 1899 by Cal-Hi Sports, which has chronicled high school athletics in the state for decades.

“Obviously, my plan at the start of the season was to have a good year,” Magrisi said. “Within that plan was to do all I could to contribute to the team, help us reach the CIF finals. I didn’t care if that was pitching, hitting or both.”

Magrisi delivered on all fronts.

He batted .303 with eight homers and 28 RBIs.

It was on the mound, however, where he shined.

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound right-hander, who is committed to Cal State Fullerton, was 12-0 with an 0.75 ERA. He struck out 130 batters in 93 innings.

He made headlines around the state with a scoreless streak of 542/3 innings that included six straight shutouts.

The state record for consecutive scoreless innings is 591/3.

Magrisi capped his season with four scoreless innings in the San Diego Section Open Division title game as Torrey Pines (29-6) edged Poway 2-1 in a 10-inning thriller at USD’s Fowler Park for the championship.

“That was a perfect finish to a great year,” Magrisi said. “Then I threw two scoreless innings in the San Diego All-Star Game in Petco Park. That was such a great experience.

“We all can’t thank the Padres enough for putting that game together.”

Magrisi isn’t playing this summer. After 95 innings, he said the coaches at Cal State Fullerton shut him down.

“I’ll start throwing again July 15 and report to college in August,” he said.

MR. BASEBALL HISTORY

Online: calhisports.com

LOCAL

San Diego players honored as Mr. Baseball by Cal-Hi Sports:

Joe Magrisi, Torrey Pines, 2018

Mickey Moniak, La Costa Canyon, 2016

Brady Aiken, Cathedral Catholic, 2014

John Drennen, Rancho Bernardo, 2005

Matt Bush, Mission Bay, 2004

Eric Chavez, Mt. Carmel, 1995 and ’96

Terry Forster, Santana, 1970

Bob Boone, Crawford, 1965

Deron Johnson, San Diego, 1954

Duane Pillette, San Diego, 1940

Ted Williams, Hoover, 1935

Brick Muller, San Diego, 1918

MLB NAMES

The Mr. Baseball list includes no fewer than 70 major leaguers, including:

Mike Moustakas, Chatsworth, 2007

Sean Burroughs, Long Beach Wilson, 1998

Derrek Lee, Sacramento El Camino, 1993

Bret Saberhagen, Reseda Cleveland, 1982

Darryl Strawberry, Los Angeles Crenshaw, 1980

John Elway, Granada Hills, 1979

Rickey Henderson, Oakland Tech, 1976

Robin Yount, Woodland Hills Taft, 1973

Bill Buckner, Napa, 1967

Don Drysdale, Van Nuys, 1954

Frank Robinson, Oakland McClymonds, 1953

Jackie Jensen, Oakland, 1944

Bob Lemon, Long Beach Wilson, 1938

Joe DiMaggio, San Francisco Galileo, 1931

Walter Johnson, Fullerton, 1905

--- John Maffei is a reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune