CHATTER: O'DONNELL HEADED TO NORTHRIDGE.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer The Cal State Northridge baseball team signed Loyola High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. outfielder Brendan O'Donnell. He also was an All-Southern Section soccer player for the Cubs. ``He's a speed guy who has the potential to be a leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. and have a real impact as a baserunner,'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge coach Steve Rousey said. ``His skills are yet untapped because he's spent a lot of his life playing soccer.'' ... Veteran Canyon High baseball coach Adam Schulhofer, whose team went 11-14 and failed to make the Southern Section playoffs this past season after reaching the Div. II final in 2002, has resigned to spend more time with his family. ``It wasn't an easy decision to make because I love baseball, the coaches, the kids and the parents. It's been a lot of fun,'' Schulhofer said. ``But it's also a lot of time, and I've got two young daughters. So in the end, it actually was an easy decision.'' ... Hart of Newhall pitcher Kyle Boggio has been added to the annual Daily News Bernie Milligan All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games on June 14 at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa. ... Cal Lutheran's baseball team had two more players selected in the baseball draft this week. In addition to Houston Astros' second-rounder Jason Hirsh Jason Michael Hirsh (born February 20, 1982, in Santa Monica, California) is a starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies in Major League Baseball. Hirsh has a very large but athletic frame, standing at 6' 8" and weighing 250 lbs. , infielder Brian Skaug was drafted in the 20th round by Houston and catcher Taylor Slimak was a 23rd-round pick of the Dodgers. Slimak is the son of Kingsmen head coach Marty Slimak. ... Local products helped lead the Chapman University baseball team to the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III national championship. Sophomore pitcher Jeff Green (Valencia) threw a complete-game victory against Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University, locally abbreviated as CNU, is a small liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia. It was established in 1960 as a two-year school of the College of William and Mary. (Va.) to clinch the title. It was Green's second complete game in four days. For the season, he was 9-1 with a 2.30 ERA. Freshman Matt Ricatto (Thousand Oaks) and sophomore Evan Williams (Oak Park) played reserve roles for the Panthers. Staff Writer Gerry Gittelson contributed to this report. Chris Cocoles, (818) 713-3607 chris.cocoles@daily news.com |
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