Legacy Monsters: A Look Back at the Boys of Summer in Seguin: Part Two

Legacy Monsters: A Look Back at the Boys of Summer in Seguin: Part Two

By: EJ Sanchez

Happy Opening Weekend of Major League Baseball to all those who celebrate. While everyone is rushing to the ballpark and celebrating a baseball fans equivalent to Christmas Day, River Monster fans still must wait 67 more days to cheer on the Boys of Seguin. With ‘Sters fans enjoying our first installment of Legacy Monsters, we decided it was only right to continue to check in on former players to see how they are performing as conference play in college baseball has kicked into high gear.

Colby Diaz, RHP, Texas State University

Image Courtesy: Ellie Tyson / Texas State

A Leander Rouse High School graduate, Diaz has also stayed close to home to embark on his collegiate career. In 2024 for the River Monsters, he was one of three pitchers to record 30 strikeouts and was a stalwart in Tony Perez’s rotation for the first half of the season. Since then, Diaz headed back to San Marcos and now in his third season, has turned in his best season to date. Averaging over a strikeout per inning, Diaz is tied for the second most innings out of the bullpen for the Bobcats. As Sun Belt play gets started, keep an eye out for Diaz to be a big piece of the bullpen for Mike Trout and Co.

Hunter Ham, 3B/OF , Redlands Community College

One of the tougher parts of summer baseball is saying goodbye to the players that have become integral pieces of these hometown communities. Luckily for River Monsters fans, Ham will be once again dawning the blue and green pinstripes in 2025. After finishing with the fourth most starts on the team, Ham took that experience and is enjoying his best collegiate season. In 32 games played at the time of publishing, is slashing .398/.500/1.194. Also, he has tallied 6 homers to go nicely with 35 RBIs. Yeah. Safe to say that Smokey Joe Williams field is going to be glad to have the Ham back for another hopeful championship year.

Alfonso Camacho, INF, Western Texas College

In my previous post, I mentioned that NJCAA Region 5 is among the best in the country. Competing with national powerhouses such as McLellan and Coastal Bend, who have competed in the JUCO World Series as early as four years ago is no easy task: that is unless you’re Camacho. The sophomore is hitting .313 and in those specific matchups he slashed a .333 average, scoring eight runs and driving in five. In order to be considered a great hitter, you must prove it against top-tier talent. Camacho has done just that.