COLLEGE BASEBALL; GORDON PROVES VERSATILE SECOND BASE NOW HOME.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer At this rate, Zach Gordon could be an expert at every infield position by the time he graduates. The former All-Marmonte League baseball player from Royal High in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. spent most of his prep career and first season at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. as a third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker , but when the Raiders needed a shortstop last year, Gordon learned to play the position. When he transferred to Oregon State and the Beavers needed a second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker this season, Gordon learned to play that position, too. ``I'm making my way around,'' he said. ``We had a hole to fill, so I'm filling it. ``It's different. You have to learn the footwork and get used to the ball coming at you from a different angle and things like that. I'm adjusting. I feel comfortable.'' Gordon is slated as Oregon State's starting second baseman when the Beavers open the season Feb. 4 at the Spalding Baseball Fiesta in Albuquerque, but the junior could also see time at shortstop this season as the young team looks for a steady leader up the middle. The Wright stuff: If Chris Wright Chris Wright may refer to:
The former Hart of Newhall standout was an All-Big West and honorable mention Freshman All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball last season when he hit .332 with two home runs and 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 . Wright spent the summer playing in the Alaska League and is back as a starting outfielder for the 49ers. Indians reunion: Former Hart teammates Andy Davidson, Bobby Graves, Eric Horvat and J.T. Stotts remained teammates when they all went to Cal State Northridge. This season, their former coach joined them. Bud Murray, who retired as the Indians head coach after last season, became an assistant coach for the Matadors. Stotts and Horvat are slated as starting infielders and Davidson and Graves are left-handed pitchers. No waiting: Highland High alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. Jason Allec shouldn't have to wait long to make an impact at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge . The freshman is one of two Matadors vying for the starting catching job, which would put him in the same lineup as his former Golden League rival Jason Gorman. Gorman, a sophomore from Palmdale, is starting at third base for the second consecutive season. On the mend: Injuries have plagued former Quartz Hill pitcher Mark Madsen's entire career at Loyola Marymount, allowing him to pitch just a handful of innings his first two years. How well he recovers from offseason shoulder surgery will determine how much the junior right-hander plays this season, but the Lions aren't expecting him to be available when they open their season Feb. 4 at California. |
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