And that’s even when taking the field against college players right out of high school.
Gallina, a Laguna Niguel, Cal. product, played last season with Golden West College of the California Community College Athletic Association and picked up right where he left off the previous year with Dana Hills High School, putting together a .290 average to go along with a home run and 17 runs batted in through 20 games before the CCCAA season was called off due to the pandemic.
All told, Gallina capped his freshman campaign with a .346 on-base percentage and .391 slugging percentage for a solid .737 on-base plus slugging (OPS) total. His run at Golden West included a seven-game hitting streak and five games where he had two or more base hits.
Those numbers were similar to what the 6-foot-3, 190-pound left-handed hitter put together in his senior year in 2019 at Dana Hills, where he hit .307 with two home runs, 10 RBIs, 16 runs scored and a .876 OPS. That included a season-ending streak that saw Gallina record hits in 14 of his team’s final 15 games.
And once again, if the CCCAA sounds familiar, it’s where Moose Jaw product Reece Helland is currently preparing to take the field as one of the ace pitchers for Monterey Peninsula College.
Golden West College opens its 2021 season on Saturday, Mar. 27 against El Camino.
The Miller Express kick off their Western Canadian Baseball League season on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.
