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Returning star Jamey Smart (Loyola Marymount) will lead a revamped roster which includes catchers Nick Oar (Stanford), Clay Koelzer (Texas Tech) and Cole Brodnansky (SRJC). Infielders are Rey Fuentes (Houston), Tyler Friis (Indiana State), David Campbell (San Jose State), Kenny Corey (UC Santa Barbara), Ryder Kuhns (Cal State Northridge) and Sawyer Pittman (San Jose State). Utility-players are Grant Little (Texas Tech), Dane Tofteland (Indiana State) and Marcus Chiu (Nevada). Outfielders include Bryce Nagata (Sonoma State), Landon Etzel (Houston) and Cam Warren (Texas Tech). -- Healdsburg Tribune

Laureate with the Dallas Symphony and regularly guest conducts for orchestras in Cleveland, London and Liverpool. For almost two decades Kaufman served as music coordinator for MGM, receiving two Emmy nominations during his time there. In 1993 Kaufman received a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for a recording with the Nuremberg Symphony. In addition to conducting, Kaufman has performed on numerous film and television scores including Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 2012, Kaufman received the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from California State University, Northridge, where he received his B.A. -- Public Now

It is “a unique eco-system” says said Heather Cieslak, Operations Director for the nonprofit Newport Bay Conservancy. She holds an MA in Public Administration from Cal State Northridge, coupled with a “passion for protecting the environment.” -- Newport Beach Indy

Kari Hayter (Director) is an award-winning professional director and educator based in Southern California. Kari is a proud member of the Theatre Communications Group, California Educational Theatre Association, and the American Alliance of Theatre and Education. She is a tenure track faculty member at California State University, Northridge, where she directs and teaches musical theatre history and performance. Kari is also an advocate for new musicals and has directed staged readings for Mary Marie and Now and Then A Hero, both of which have been recognized by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and the New Musicals, Inc. She has worked at South Coast Repertory, Antaeus Theatre Company, Chance Theater and Summer Repertory Theatre. Most recently she directed Rock of Ages for Summer Repertory Theatre, the Ovation-nominated West Coast premiere of Lysistrata Jones, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Hairspray for Chance Theater. -- Broadway World Los Angeles