The 2011 baseball team was champions in the Christian Patriot Tournament, Lions Tournament, and CIF Division IV. After two thrilling come-from-behind extra-inning victories in the playoffs, the Torreys defeated Francis Parker 7-0 to claim the first CIF baseball championship in school history. The team finished the season with a record of 25-7, the most wins in school history. Thirteen members of the Torreys competed in athletics beyond high school, and three played professional baseball. The roster included Sammy Ayala ’12, Brent Bishop ’13, Frankie Brown ’11, Colby Bruno ’13, Matt Burzette ’11, Tommy Edman ’13, Zach Feldman ’13, Eddie Garcia ’13, Michael Glatt ’11, Alex Guenette ’13, Dustin Hughes ’13, Ian Lutz ’12, Chase Merryman ’13, Nate Michalski ’13, Ruben Peña ’11, Austin Rooke ’11, Yossi Stein ’13, Anthony Torres ’12, Roman Valenzuela ’12, and Jackson Volle ’13. They were led by head coach John Edman, assistant coaches Robert Grasso and Dan Padgett, and team manager Johnny Edman ’12.

Tommy was a four-year starter for the La Jolla Country Day School baseball team from 2010 to 2013. As a freshman, Tommy set the single-season record for runs scored. In his sophomore year, he helped lead the Torreys to the first CIF baseball championship in school history. He hit a leadoff home run in the championship game, setting the tone for a 7-0 win over Francis Parker. Tommy holds the LJCDS career record for hits, runs, stolen bases and ERA. He was a four-time All-Coastal League selection, a three-time All-CIF selection, the 2013 Coastal League MVP, a 2013 Max-Preps All-State selection, a 2013 Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American, and a 2013 CIF San Diego Section Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Tommy went on to play baseball at Stanford University, where he earned a degree in math and computational science. At Stanford, he was named First-team All-Pac-12, All-Pac-12 Defensive Team, and All-Pac-12 Academic Team. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2016 MLB Draft, made his MLB debut in 2019, and was named to the MLB All-Rookie Team. Tommy has started all over the diamond for the Cardinals and earned the National League Gold Glove at second base in 2021. He also received the 2021 Cardinals Heart and Hustle Award and the 2022 Fielding Bible Award.

Phil was a four-sport athlete at LJCDS, competing in basketball, football, cross country, and track and field from 1983 to 1987. He is one of the greatest basketball players in school history, finishing his career as the all-time leading scorer and rebounder at the time and was the first player in school history to score 1,000 career points (finishing with 1,290). In 1986, Phil led the Torreys to the school’s only undefeated regular season, finishing with a record of 23-0. The Torreys won Coastal League titles in 1986 and 1987 without losing a league contest, the first men’s basketball league championships in school history. During his senior year, Phil led all of San Diego in scoring (651 points) and was named First Team All-CIF. He was a nominee for the San Diego County Athlete of the Year as a senior. Phil was also the league champion in the 800-meter dash on the track and field team. He went on to play both basketball and golf at Occidental College.

Kelsey was a four-year starter for the LJCDS women’s basketball team from 2009 to 2013. She led the Torreys to CIF championships in all four seasons and a California state championship in 2012. Kelsey was the 2013 Coastal League Player of the Year, Division IV Player of the Year, San Diego Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and San Diego Athlete of the Year. She was named a Max Preps All-American, USA Today All-American, WBCA All-American and McDonald’s All-American. She helped lead Team USA to the U-19 World Cup Gold Medal. Kelsey became the all-time NCAA scoring leader at the University of Washington with 3,527 points and broke the single-season NCAA scoring record with 1,109 points. In 2017, Kelsey was the most dominant player in college basketball. She was named the Associated Press and espnW Player of the Year and won the Dawn Staley, Ann Meyers Drysdale, and Nancy Lieberman awards and the Naismith and Wade Trophies. Kelsey was the first overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars, who then moved to Las Vegas. With the Las Vegas Aces, Kelsey won back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023, and was named All-WNBA First Team and MVP of the WNBA All-Star Game. Kelsey won a gold medal in the Olympics in 3x3 basketball and a gold medal in the World Cup in 5x5 basketball.

Peter, a member of the LJCDS class of 1971, was a master women’s volleyball coach and physical education educator from 1978 to 2018. He is the winningest volleyball coach in school history. During his 41 years at LJCDS, Coach Ogle won 739 matches, three Coastal League championships, seven CIF championships, four southern regional championships, and three state championships. More importantly, Coach Ogle mentored his players, always stressing character over victories. As good as he was as a coach on the volleyball courts, Coach Ogle was just as impactful as a physical education instructor, whether working with the youngest students on campus or the Middle School baseball and softball teams. His wisdom, positive nature, and care for students was consistently on display. Coach Ogle also was the head varsity baseball coach from 1980 to 2001. He was inducted as a San Diego High School Coaching Legend by the San Diego Hall of Champions in 2019.

Rashawn starred in three sports at La Jolla Country Day, competing in basketball, cross country, and track from 1997-2001. Rashawn finished his LJCDS basketball career as the all-time leading scorer at the time with 2,325 points. He was named All-Coastal League and All-CIF multiple times and was named All-State for his success during the 1999-2000 season in which he helped lead the Torreys to the first men’s basketball CIF Championship in school history. In his three years running cross country, Rashawn finished in the top-10 in CIF every year and was twice named the Most Valuable Runner on the team. He was the MVP of the track team and dominated in the distance events. Rashawn was named LJCDS Male Athlete of the Year for three consecutive years. He went on to play basketball at Emory University where he had tremendous success as a three-year starter. Rashawn left Emory ranked third in school history in career assists, steals, three-pointers, and free throws and ranked as the seventh all-time leading scorer in school history.

Tom and Niece Stefl, parents of Tim Stefl ’87, were fixtures at numerous games, home and away, no matter how far away. They were die hard, vocal supporters of LJCDS’s 80’s teams, coaches and players. Tom and Niece could be heard in the background of almost every game video, screaming for their "Torres" (as the mascot was known in those days)! In addition to their outstanding spirit, Tom helped coach the football linemen, and Niece brought the player’s water jugs for every game they attended earning her the affectionate nickname of “water girl”.