Drifters Debrief: Week Three
Nate Stevens takes a hack at the plate in a game against the Bend Elks
Springfield — A trio of future Drifters from UC Davis highlight this week’s Drifters Debrief as Evan Gentil, Keenan Anzai and Zach Story all had amazing performances for the Aggies.
Gentil, a catcher from Elk Grove, California, had a ginormous week at the plate, going 4-for-13 with three home runs, one double, and 12 RBI’s in three games versus Nevada and one game versus Cal. Anzai, a right-handed pitcher who just recently signed with the Drifters, had his best performance of the season on Saturday, striking out eight batters across four frames. The sophomore from Trabuco Canyon, California, now has 16 strikeouts in his last 10 innings pitched. And Zach Story had a storybook ending for the Aggies in game one of their series against Nevada, blasting a solo shot in the bottom of the 10th for a walk-off winner for the Aggies. Story finished his weekend 4-14 with a home run, a double, and a pair of RBIs.
The trio's future teammates, Matthew Tacheny and Griffin Scott, also performed well this weekend. Tacheny threw seven scoreless innings and struck out four for Linfield in a game against George Fox, while Scott struck out seven batters across five scoreless innings of one-hit baseball for Lane Community College to pick up his first win of the season against Mt. Hood Community College.
Hunter Meyer, who will join the Drifters this summer from Cal St. Fullerton, has had a strong start to his freshman season and continued to shine this weekend against Xavier. The outfielder from Rancho Cucamonga, California, went 5-12 for the Titans with two doubles and an RBI. Meyer now has hits in five of his last six games.
Joining Meyer in the outfield this summer is Karsten Hansen from Lower Columbia College. Hansen had another great weekend, hitting .600, going 6-for-10 at the plate while walking six times for a .667 on-base percentage in four games for the Red Devils.
Three Drifters alumni had multi-home run performances this past week. Kayle Pisano (2024) had a remarkable 10 RBI with a pair of homers in three games against Eastern Arizona for Central Arizona.
In Las Vegas, Dominic Hellman (2022) smashed two home runs and picked up three RBIs for Oregon as the Ducks won the Live Like Lou Vegas Classic with three games against Arizona, UC Irvine and Vanderbilt. Nate Stevens (2022 & 2024), a senior at Bushnell, homered in the final two games against the University of British Columbia to finish 5-for-12 with four RBIs for the Beacons. Stevens is now hitting .361 with hits in 11 of the past 12 games.
Other notable performances from Drifters alumni include Sam Weber (2024 & 2025), going 9-for-21 at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs for Lewis-Clark State and Nolan Miller (2024 & 2025), the Drifters' all-time hit leader, going 4-for-11 with a double and an RBI for Portland. Miller currently leads the Pilots with 11 hits and a .314 batting average across nine starts on the bluff.
You can view the full list of Drifters alumni currently playing college baseball on the alumni and records page here.
The Springfield Drifters begin their fifth season of West Coast League baseball on May 29, with their first home game scheduled for June 2. You can view the full schedule here.Season tickets are now on sale at driftersbaseball.com with single-game tickets available beginning April 2.