By Jordan Kimball, Beat Writer
The Stompers will be well-represented at the 2025 CCL Showcase Game, with Luke Duncan, Harun Pelja, Braden Guentz and Colton Boardman playing for the North Division, while Brady Shannon will participate in the Home Run Derby.
Four Sonoma players have been named to the 2025 CCL Showcase Game roster, and Brady Shannon will participate in the Home Run Derby, the league announced Monday. Braden Guentz, Luke Duncan and Harun Pelja will represent the Stompers on the mound, while Colton Boardman will play shortstop for the North Division.
Hailing from Los Medanos College, Duncan has received time pitching and behind the dish this summer. In eight relief innings, the San Ramon, California, native has racked up 14 strikeouts without allowing a run; He’s given up just five hits. When Esteban Sepulveda or Connor Pawlowski are unavailable to catch, Duncan steps in. He boasts a .313 OBP and has committed only one error in 30 defensive innings at the plate.
Pelja, a senior from Youngstown State (Ohio), made 15 relief appearances and two starts for the Penguins in 2025. Despite posting an 8.28 ERA in the Horizon League, the Melbourne, Australia, native has been dominant for Sonoma, leading all pitchers with at least 20 innings in ERA at 1.46. He’s made seven appearances this summer, three as a starter, and holds a 21-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Opponents are hitting just .172 against Pelja, and three of his seven outings have been scoreless.
Rounding out the Stompers’ pitching selections, Guentz will help the North Division out of the bullpen. He’s been Sonoma’s go-to guy in the late innings and in nine appearances, has a 2.84 ERA. The Pepperdine sophomore has earned two saves, he’s struck out 11 hitters and has surrendered just seven hits.
Boardman has been the Stompers’ defensive anchor in the infield. The freshman from Cal State Northridge hit .277 with 13 hits in Big West play and is slashing .282 over 32 games with Sonoma. His 117 at-bats rank second on the squad, while his 33 hits pace the team. Boardman leads the Stompers with 24 walks, ranks second with 22 RBIs and has been hit by 11 pitches. At shortstop, he’s played 218 of Sonoma’s 236 innings and has made just eight errors.
Shannon, a teammate of Pelja’s at YSU, will represent the Stompers at the 2025 CCL Home Run Derby. Also a Division I football player for the Penguins, the right fielder leads the entire CCL with 33 RBIs and five home runs. After a slow start, he’s improved his batting average to .255, displaying power with Sonoma’s most extra-base hits (10). He’s also been flawless defensively, logging 163 error-free innings in the outfield.
With five players heading to Compton, the Stompers will be well represented when the league’s best take the field on July 16 at the Major League Baseball Youth Academy.