Baseball

Anthony Hutting is entering his 8th season as Head Coach of the Cypress College baseball program. Hutting has led the Chargers to an overall record of 171-97-1, a winning percentage of .638.  In 2023, Hutting led the Chargers to a 30-15 overall record, 12-9 OEC record and a third straight Super Regional appearance in the CCCAA postseason. Under Hutting’s helm, the Chargers have reached the playoffs in all but one season and have made four Super Regional appearances in the CCCAA playoffs. Prior to being named the Head Coach in 2017, he spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons on the Chargers' staff as an Assistant Coach and the Recruiting Coordinator for the program. Hutting helped the Chargers reach the state Final Four in 2016. 

Under Hutting’s leadership from 2017-2023, the Chargers have had 87 student-athletes transfer to four-year universities to continue their athletic and academic careers.  The program has seen 50 of the 87 student-athletes transfer to Division I programs across the nation.  In addition to his success moving players on to the four-year level, Hutting has also helped eight players to the professional ranks.  Andrew Quezada was selected in the 20^th round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.  He opted to attend Cal State Fullerton and was selected in the 7^th round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies after his junior season.  Shaine McNeely, a Charger from 2017-2018, was selected in the 16^th round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees out of Hope International University.  Most recently, Coby Morales was selected by the New York Yankees in the 18th round of the 2023 MLB Draft.  The other Chargers selected in Hutting’s tenure as head coach have been Adrian Chaidez (Houston Astros), Matt Schmidt (New York Yankees), Troy Taylor (Seattle Mariners), Mariano Ricciardi (Oakland Athletics), Nick Bautista (Texas Rangers), and Julian Aguiar (Cincinnati Reds).  The Chargers have produced 35 All-Orange Empire Conference selections under Hutting’s tenure.  In addition, two have been Pacific Association All-American First Team selections, pitcher, Andrew Quezada and catcher, Dominic Campeau.  Quezada was also the 2017 Orange Empire Conference Pitcher of the Year and Campeau was the 2018 Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year. 

Prior to beginning his tenure as head coach at Cypress, Hutting coached three seasons (2014-2016) in the Alaska Baseball League, both for the Alaska Goldpanners in Fairbanks and Anchorage Bucs.  The Chargers head coach helped the Goldpanners earn the ABL Championship in 2014 and the Bucs to the ABL title in 2015.  During his time in Alaska, he coached 20 MLB Draft picks, who of which, Taylor Walls and Taylor Jones, have reached the Major League level.  

Hutting, graduate of Tesoro High School in 2009, was an All-South Coast League selection in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and an All-CIF selection in his senior season in 2009.  Hutting still holds the school record for the most consecutive games with a hit at 31 games.  He was selected in the 38^th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers, but chose instead to play college baseball at Cal State Fullerton.  In his four-year collegiate career with the Titans, Hutting was a member of four straight Big West Championship teams (2010-2013) and was a 2^nd Team All-Big West selection in 2012.   

Hutting graduated with a B.A. in Communications from Cal State Fullerton in 2013 and earned his Master’s degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in 2015.  He currently resides in Lake Forest, CA with his wife, Deidre, and daughter, Jayden. His parents are Greg and Melissa, and he has one brother, Eric, who played collegiately at Long Beach State is currently an assistant baseball coach at Washington State University.  He is also the cousin of former Major League Baseball veterans, Aaron Rowand and James Shields.