CALABASAS DUO SELECTED LEAGUE CO-PLAYERS OF YEAR : PITCHER, INFIELDER HELPED LEAD TEAM TO FRONTIER TITLE.

Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer

Tanner Trosper began his baseball career at Calabasas High as an outfielder and has ended it as an all-star pitcher and Frontier League Co-Player of the Year.

He's sharing the league's top individual honor with teammate Darin Reisman. Together, the good friends led the Coyotes to their second straight league championship this year, the third in five years.

``They were two big reasons we have done the type of things we have over the last few years,'' said Rick Nathanson, Calabasas co-head coach.

Trosper was a varsity starter as a freshman outfielder. Over his career he sparkled as a fielder, hitter and pitcher. He pitched briefly as a freshman and sophomore, but really came into his own on the mound the past two years. He peaked this season with a 6-0 record and a 1.75 ERA.

``The thing about Tanner is that he's a guy that can beat you in so many different ways,'' Nathanson said. ``People may think of him now as a pitcher, but he's had an impact at every position he's played. I've said this a number of times, but he's probably the best athlete we've had in the program.''

Trosper tied for the school record with 82 career hits. As a pitcher, he had 162 strikeouts, which Nathanson believes is also a school record.

Reisman, meanwhile, played two different infield positions in three years. This season, after settling in at second base, Reisman hit .453 and was terrific in the field.

``He's a throwback ballplayer,'' Nathanson said. ``The guy just had a huge impact for us. Even as a sophomore a couple of years ago you could tell that he was a step above the other players in terms of playing in the infield.''

Trosper and Reisman will be roommates next year as members of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo baseball team.

``They're great friends but you can tell that there's a little bit of a good-natured rivalry with them as well,'' Nathanson said. ``I think because of that they've pushed each other to greater heights.''

In addition to Trosper and Reisman, Calabasas placed four players on the first-team all-league team and two on the second team.

``We felt we had a number of guys that were big-time players for us this year,'' Nathanson said. ``We just put it in the hands of the other coaches. It was nice that they felt so strongly about some of our guys.''

Calabasas players on the first team are Josh Goldfield, Brian Fatur, Adam Davey and Josh Harris. Rick Stockton and Jaron Schwartz were named to the second team.

Moorpark High School's Justin Ames and Evan Garcia were named to the first team while Shane Coffey, Zack Greene and Ryan Yoshiwara were second-team selections.

The rest of the first team consists of Matt Cresto and Jim Musick of Nordhoff and Paz Olsen-Pacheco and Willie Zavala of Santa Paula.

The other second-team picks are Andy Super and Vince Herrera of Santa Clara; Kyle Phelps, Ian Fishburn and Lee Ferris of Malibu; and Rocky Frutos of Santa Paula.

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Photo: (1) Tanner Trosper

Fanned 162 in career

(2) Darin Reisman

Hit .453 for season