CLINE'S RISK PAYS OFF IN END; THREE CAMARILLO STARS SHINE.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer When Scott Cline took over the struggling Camarillo High School baseball program in 1994, he faced a number of difficult decisions. Cline felt that drastic changes offered the quickest route to respectability. So he went against conventional wisdom and inserted three inexperienced sophomores into the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes . ``It was a big jump for them and it was a big question in my mind whether they could handle it,'' Cline said. Three years and a 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 later, it's apparent that Cline made the right choice. Two of those players - Joe Borchard Joseph Edward Borchard (born November 25, 1978 in Panorama City, California), a 1997 graduate of Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California was the 12th pick of the first round in the 2000 MLB amateur draft out of Stanford University by the Chicago White Sox. and Andy Kroneberger - were named the Marmonte League co-Players of the Year this year and the third, Jeff Bannon, was named first team all-league. ``All three of those guys have a sentimental place in my heart,'' said Cline. ``Day in and day out Adv. 1. day in and day out - without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out" all the time they were the three hardest-working players I've had.'' Royal High School's Matt Rainer, who compiled a 6-1 record with a 2.96 ERA, was named Pitcher of the Year. Borchard, who led the Camarillo football team to the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Southern Section football championship, has signed a letter of intent to play football and baseball at Stanford next year. However, he's expected to get drafted to the majors this week so it is unknown whether he'll make it to the Stanford campus. Borchard played an important role this year as a hitter and a pitcher for the Marmonte League champion Scorpions. On the mound he was 6-0 in league with a 2.14 ERA and 26 strikeouts. He hit .417 with seven doubles, five home runs and 17 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 . In overall play, Borchard had 11 home runs. ``The biggest improvement Joe made as a player was that he learned how to win,'' Cline said. ``As a sophomore he was a little bit shy and quiet. Now he's a leader. He's the guy you want on the mound or at bat in an important game or throwing the pass on the last play of the game.'' Kroneberger has played a number of positions over the years but settled in at second base as a senior. He finished league play with a .469 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. with seven doubles, 11 RBI and 22 runs scored. He also had 22 stolen bases. ALL-MARMONTE LEAGUE First team Pitchers Shane Miranda, Camarillo; Mike Byer, Royal; Jeff Boyle, Westlake. Catchers: Chris Parker Chris/Christopher Parker is the name of:
Second team Pitchers: Jared Edrosolan, Newbury Park; Chris Thogersen, Newbury Park; David Turner, Agoura. Catchers: Joey Hamer, Newbury Park; Andy Gerber, Agoura; Joe Yingling, Camarillo. Infielders: Andy Karp, Simi Valley; Brent Wayne, Royal; Scott Dragicevich, Westlake; Ryan Ayers, Newbury Park, Brandon Voorhees, Simi Valley. Outfielders: Brett Scott, Simi Valley; Ryan McCann, Agoura; John Medina, Camarillo; Jake Farrel, Newbury Park; Joey Cuppari, Westlake; Alex Russell, Thousand Oaks. Utility: Eric Foster, Camarillo. Designated hitter: Mike Rainer, Royal. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: Joe Borchard, Jeff Bannon and Andy Kroneberger won a Marmonte League championship for Camarillo and all have promising futures. Phil McCarten/Daily News Box: ALL_MARMONTE LEAGUE (see text) |
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