Valencia alum earns all-Big West conference honors as freshman

Valencia alum earns all-Big West conference honors as freshman

Valencia alumnus Ricky Ojeda dominated on the mound in his senior season with Vikings baseball. Now as a freshman UC Irvine Anteater, not much has changed.  Ojeda made an immediate impact on the UCI program and earned first-team all-Big West Conference honors in his first year of collegiate play. The lefty was one of two freshmen to make the first or second teams.  “That came as a surprise to me,” Ojeda said in a phone interview. “I had a good f…