3C2A Announces New 2026 Baseball State Championships Location
Sacramento, Calif. - The 3C2A and the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association (CCCBCA) are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Ryan Lemmon Foundation and Orange County Riptide that will move the 2026 3C2A Baseball Championships to Great Park in Irvine, released Monday. The event will take place May 23-25.
Great Park boasts a baseball facility that opened in 2018. Combined with the softball facilities, there are 10 total fields that surround two championship stadiums.
"We are thrilled to move the 2026 3C2A Baseball Championships to Great Park this year and partner with the Guy Lemmon Foundation and OC Riptide," 3C2A Executive Director Jennifer Cardone said. "As we continue to build and elevate our brand and enhance the championship experience for our student-athletes, this opportunity is another great step in that direction."
CCCBCA President Chris Pedretti added, "This move underscores the CCCBCA's commitment to providing a first-class championship environment. Great Park in Irvine gives our student-athletes the experience they deserve while elevating the visibility and quality of the 3C2A Baseball State Championship."
The 3C2A Baseball Championships feature the top two teams from Northern California and top two teams from Southern California in a double-elimination format. Last year's championship contest featured Mt. San Antonio College defeating West Valley, 8-5, in a 13-inning thriller.
For more information on the 3C2A Baseball Championship, visit the Baseball Championships page.
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About Great Park: Great Park, presented by UCI Health, features amenities for tennis, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, and more. The Baseball and Softball Complex, as well as an additional 48 acres of amenities at the Great Park Sports Complex, are open to the community, featuring basketball courts and more soccer fields. They add to the mix of 53 acres opened in August 2017 as part of the developing Sports Complex that enhances the Great Park's 1,300 acres. From the whimsical playground to the 25 tennis courts and Championship Soccer Stadium, the Sports Complex is sure to become Orange County's premier recreation destination.
About the Ryan Lemmon Foundation: Ryan Lemmon was a lifetime Irvine resident who graduated from Woodbridge High School. After a decorated high school career, he went on to play the following year at Pepperdine University, when in the summer of 1994 he tragically died in a car accident. Following this tragedy, his parents Marcie and Guy Lemmon, and with the support of family and friends, formed the Ryan Lemmon Foundation (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity organization) in 1995 as a means of giving back to the local baseball fraternity. The Foundation's goal is to assure other young men and women experience these connections and life lessons communicated and taught by coaches and parents in the competitive athletic environment. Specifically, the foundation strives to support that very environment that surrounds education-based high school athletics. In addition to its founding principles, money raised directly supports its various athletic programs and events, scholarships, special projects, and sustaining the full-year student athletic experience.
About the Orange County Riptide: The Orange County Riptide is a wood bat, summer collegiate baseball organization that competes yearly from June to early August. Established in 2015, The OC Riptide provides the Orange County community with a family-friendly and affordable sports entertainment option during the summer months. Competing in the California Collegiate League (CCL), the OC Riptide is mainly comprised of Division I players with a small mix of Division II and top-notch Division III, NAIA and Junior College players.