BASEBALL FIRST TEAM : PLAYER OF THE YEAR DEREK MORSE, KENNEDY, PITCHER, SR.Morse became the first City Section 4-A player since 1970 to win 15 games in a single season. He was 15-0 in leading Kennedy to its second straight City 4-A championship. In two years, his record was 23-3. No one threw better in the clutch than Morse. Twice he was asked to pitch the 4-A final at Dodger Stadium • • [ , and each time he came through with winning performances in a pressure-filled setting. He got the final out on a strikeout in this year's final on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the seventh with the tying run on second. He finished with 119 strikeouts in 99-1/3 innings and a 1.62 ERA. He walked only 21 batters and allowed just 70 hits. He was the ace pitcher on a team that finished No. 1 in the area and No. 2 in the nation. He was the City 4-A Player of the Year and has signed with Cal State Northridge. Brian Felten Pitcher, junior Crespi No player zoomed to prominence faster than Felten, who threw four straight shutouts and finished 9-2 with a 1.51 ERA. Brent Egan Infield, senior Royal Sparked the Highlanders to the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. championship. He batted .463 and was a 15th-round draft pick of the Phillies. Nathan Kaup Infield, senior Camarillo The Marmonte League MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. hit .481 with 36 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in and also was 6-2 with a 1.86 ERA. Headed to Oklahoma State. Steve Guerrero Infield, senior Poly Led the Parrots to the City 4-A championship game. Batted .463 and went 7 for 13 in the playoffs. Was East Valley MVP. Adrian Mendoza First base, senior Royal Finished with 46 hits and a league-leading .517 average for the Marmonte champions. Was also 8-1 on the mound. Casey Roth Catcher, senior Cleveland The 6-foot-4 Roth came through with his best season ever, hitting .447 with 11 doubles. He also was a standout behind the plate. Cody Joyce Outfield, junior Hart Blessed with tremendous speed, Joyce finished with a .500 batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. and six home runs. Considered a top pro prospect for '97. Matt Riordan Outfield, senior Westlake For two years, he made a shambles of Marmonte League pitching. This year, he hit .454. Headed to San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Bryan Garcia Outfield, senior Quartz Hill It didn't take a genius to pick Garcia the Golden League MVP. He batted .529 and was 5-1, had six saves and a 1.17 ERA. Jon Garland Jon Steven Garland (born September 27, 1979 in Valencia, California) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. Garland was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 10th pick of the 1997 amateur draft. Utility, junior Kennedy Just call him ``Big Jon.'' On the mound, he was 11-1 with a 1.77 ERA. At first base, he hit seven home runs. The area's top pro prospect for '97. SECOND TEAM Shaun Fishman, pitcher, El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
The West Valley League MVP was 11-4 with a 2.20 ERA. He walked 20 batters in 95-1/3 innings. Tanner Tropser, pitcher, Calabasas, Sr. The Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. co-MVP was a two-year pitching ace for the Coyotes. This year, he went 8-2 with a 2.03 ERA. Headed to Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
SLO San Luis Obispo (California) SLO Service Level Objectives (information technology services) . Aldo Pinto, infield, Kennedy, Sr. Not only was Pinto a defensive whiz at third base, he also batted .396 for the City 4-A champions. Headed to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Danny Phillips, infield, Chatsworth, Sr. Phillips was the considered the area's top power hitter. He had eight home runs, 30 RBI and batted .412. Headed to Cal State Fullerton. Freddy Sanchez Frederick Phillip (Freddy) Sanchez, Jr. (born December 21, 1977 in Hollywood, California) is an infielder in Major League Baseball. Since 2002, Sanchez has played for the Boston Red Sox (2002-03) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2003-Present). He bats and throws right-handed. , infield, Burbank, Sr. Selected the Foothill League MVP even though his team didn't make the playoffs. Batted .425 and was a three-year varsity starter. Gabe Crecion, first base, Chaminade, Sr. The Mission League co-Player of the Year was 3-2 with a 1.75 ERA and hit .453. He plans to play football and baseball at UCLA. Brian Luderer, catcher, Crespi, Sr. Moved early in the league season from shortstop to catcher, Luderer became a defensive star. He allowed no steals and hit .372. Billy Scott, outfield, Alemany, Jr. Pitched around most of the season, Scott still managed to hit .500 for a team that struggled in Mission League play. Fernando Centeno, outfield, Kennedy, Sr. Possesses one of the area's strongest arms and also batted .423 with 13 doubles. A two-time All-City pick. Brian Fatur, outfield, Calabasas, Jr. Was 36 of 39 in stolen bases and hit .453 for the Frontier League champions. One of the area's most improved players. Phil Onsaga, utility, Glendale, Sr. Led Glendale to the Pacific League championship with a .410 batting average and 9-1 record on the mound. CAPTION(S): 11 Photos Photo: (1--color) Derek Morse (2--color) Brian Felten ( 3--color) Brent Egan (4--color) Nathan Kaup (5--color) Steve Guerrero (6--color) Adrian Mendoza (7--color) Casey Roth (8--color) Cody Joyce (9--color) Matt Riordan (10--color) Bryan Garcia (11-color) Jon Garland |
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