Irvine Valley College Men's Baseball

Madole is the first full-time baseball coach at Irvine Valley and has grown the program leaps and bounds. The first two years, IVC didn't have a home field, but that didn't stop Madole and his staff from getting the Lasers to be competitive right off the bat.   By 2005, the team made the regional playoffs and reached its first-ever Super Regional series. In 2008, Irvine Valley hosted the Super Regionals for the first time. This past year, IVC had a magical season, finishing with a record of 23-18 overall and making its way to the Super Regionals.  Madole is 6-0 in his career in regional playoff games.   IVC has become a legitimate playoff contender year in and year out. Madole has helped nearly 70 of his players on to continue their baseball careers at four-year colleges and universities with a number of them shining at Division I programs.   Pitcher Chris Saddoris was an All-American at UNLV, infielder Keith Smith was on the Wallace Award watch list at UNLV, catcher Jessie Mier stood out at Lewis-Clark State, was drafted by the Dodgers and played in minor leagues with the Texas Rangers organization  and pitcher Jeff Kaplan went from dazzling at Irvine Valley to becoming an ace for perennial power Cal State Fullerton and playing in the minors with the New York Mets. Recent IVC players Sean Williams (UC Santa Barbara), Abel Medina (Cal State Dominguez Hills) and Bryce Hara started and starred for their respective teams. Medina was a Division II preseason All-American. Hara was part of the Valparaiso that went to the NCAA Tournament two years ago. Standout first baseman Lucas Tancas from last year's Super Regional team is at Long Beach State.   Madole also takes pride in his players work in the classroom. Four baseball players have been named the male scholar athlete of the year at Irvine Valley. IVC baseball prides itself on preparing players for four-year colleges both athletically and academically.   Madole came to Irvine Valley from Long Beach City College where he was one of the top assistants for five years. In his five years at LBCC, the Vikings reached the post-season three times, made it to two Super Regionals and one a conference championship.   He is an Orange County product, having starred at Foothill High in the Tustin area from 1985-88. Madole played centerfield and right field, was a team captain and earned all-league honors. He went on to play college ball at the University of Pacific from 1988-92. He earned his bachelors degree in science from Pacific and then his masters degree in science from Long Beach State in 1997.   His ultimate goal at Irvine Valley each and every year is to have a respectful program, continue establishing a winning tradition and move student athletes on to play baseball and earn their degrees at four-year schools.   Madole lives in Huntington Beach with his wife Joy. They have three sons, Nick, Noah and Nate, who also love sports.

Agortsas is in his sixth year as an assistant coach with the Irvine Valley baseball program. He was a former standout catcher at Irvine Valley during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He helped lead the Lasers to their best ever season in 2008. IVC set school records for wins in a season (32) and conference wins (14). The team also hosted its first-ever playoff series. The season ended with Irvine Valley's first Super Regional win. Agortsas was a team captain and leader and earned the coveted Iron Eye Award. Several players signed with four-year programs, including Agortsas, who moved on to Hawaii Pacific. Agortsas was also looked at by Division 1 programs. He played at Hawaii Pacific for two years and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. Before his college career, Agortsas was a star player at Capistrano Valley High.

Trevin Esquerra played four years of Division I baseball at Loyola Marymount University. In 2019, he hit .322 with 40 runs, 75 hits, 20 doubles, 60 RBIs, and 16 home runs. He led the team in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, RBIs, doubles, home runs, and total bases. His 16 home runs ranked second in the WCC and 40th nationally. He also led the team with 24 multi-hit games and 19 multi-RBI games. That year, he was named to the all-WCC second team, the WCC all-tournament team, and the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I West all-region second team. Esquerra was named LMU’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2019. Heading into the 2020 season, he earned preseason All-American honors and played in 16 games before the season was cut short. Following the shortened 2020 season, he signed with the Detroit Tigers as part of the 2020 draft class. After his professional playing career, Esquerra transitioned into coaching. He spent three years at San Diego Mesa College before joining the staff at Irvine Valley. He is now entering his second year as the hitting and outfield coach at IVC.

Rylie comes to Irvine Valley College after 7 years as the pitching coach at Long Beach City College.  During that time the Vikings had a .634 winning percentage. In 2019 and 2022, Ogle helped the Vikings to a SCC-South Conference Championship. In 2017, Ogle helped lead the Vikings to their second-consecutive SCC-South Conference Championship. His pitchers averaged a 3.48 overall ERA, with a 2.92 ERA in conference play. Two Viking pitchers received First-Team All-Conference recognition, while one pitcher brought home Second-Team All-Conference honors.  LBCC fell in the CCCAA Sectional Playoff Round against Grossmont after strong offensive and defensive performances in Regional and Super Regional play. The Vikings ended their season with an overall record of 30-16-1, going 17-5 in conference play. Ogle was a two-time All-South Coast Conference pitcher for the Vikings in 1998 and 1999 before being selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 21st round of the 1999 MLB Draft.  He elected to take a scholarship to UC Santa Barbara where during the 2001 season he compiled a 10-2 record and helped propel the Gauchos to a 40-win season. Ogle was named second-team All-Big West Conference and was also selected to UCSB’s All-Decade Team. His .857% career winning percentage ranks as UCSB’s all-time high. Following his senior season, Ogle was drafted in the 28th round by the New York Mets and posted a 2.93 career ERA.   Ogle graduated from UCSB with a BA in history in 2001 and earned his master’s degree in Exercise Science from California University of Pennsylvania in 2017. He currently resides in Fountain Valley with his wife, Maryann, and his two daughters Resse (4) and Summer (2).