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COX, TESTA TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL-STAR GAMES; TOP AREA TALENT ROUNDS OUT FIELD.


Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer

Jodie Cox, the returning Daily News softball Player of the Year, and Chris Testa, the Golden League baseball Most Valuable Player this season, give the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming.

The Antelope Valley
 a proud presence at the Daily News All-Star softball game and Bernie Milligan All-Star baseball All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99.  game.

The 22nd annual baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League  is scheduled for Saturday, June 12, at 2 p.m. and the 12th annual softball game is June 14 at 5 p.m., both at Cal State Northridge.

Cal State Fullerton-bound Cox, a pitching and hitting standout from Quartz Hill High, is one of three locals participating on the East softball team coached by Quartz Hill's Coy Ray. Testa, who has committed to Cal State Northridge, has made the East roster as an outfielder.

Highland first baseman Melissa Rawson and Paraclete outfielder Latisha Hernandez join Cox. Lancaster shortstop Mike Hewson, Paraclete 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
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, and catchers Jason Allec of Highland and Mike Arvizo of Littlerock are the other area baseball selections.

Cox led the region with 12 home runs and was 24-2 as a pitcher this season for the Rebels, ranked No. 1 in the Southern Section's Division I for most of the season before losing to Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown.  in the playoff quarterfinals Thursday. Her 29 career home runs rank No. 2 in Southern Section history.

``I'm really looking forward to the experience of coaching such talent all on my time,'' Ray said. ``The thing with Jodie is, you always knew if the game was close you had a good shot to win with her on my team. And Melissa Rawson is an outstanding first baseman and quite capable of hitting the long ball. She rips the ball and she's good defensively.''

Rawson batted .463 with six home runs and 34 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
. Rawson, who has committed to Colgate, has led the region in RBI two straight years. Hernandez is considered one of the best small-schools players in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . She helped Paraclete to four consecutive playoff appearances.

Testa batted .500 with 11 home runs, 23 extra-base hits, 33 RBI and 17 stolen bases. He scored 42 runs.

``Chris was definitely our best clutch hitter,'' Palmdale coach Lance Pierson said. ``Whenever we needed him on base, or we needed him to get a hit, he came through.''

Hewson, a left-handed hitter with power and a slick fielder, rose to prominence with a big senior season. He batted .513 with 11 doubles.

Brown, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound left-handed hitter, plans to play baseball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l`ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. . He batted over .500 for the third straight season and finished his four-year career as Paraclete's all-time leader in most major hitting categories, including home runs, RBI and doubles.

Allec, who has committed to Cal State Northridge, batted .456 with eight home runs. Arvizo, also a top football linebacker, hit 10 home runs, more than any catcher in the area.

ANTELOPE VALLEY ALL-STARS

Five high school baseball players and three softball players will represent the region in the Daily News all-star games on June 12 and June 14 at Cal State Northridge.

BASEBALL

Chris Testa, CF, Palmdale

Mike Hewson, SS, Lancaster

David Brown, 3B, Paraclete

Jason Allec, C, Highland

Mike Arvizo, C, Littlerock

SOFTBALL

Jodie Cox, P, Quartz Hill

Melissa Rawson, 1B, Highland

Latisha Hernandez, C, Paraclete

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PHOTO (Color) Palmdale High's Chris Testa, the Golden 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. , will play in the Bernie Milligan All-Star Game after hitting .500, with 11 home runs.

Jeff Goldwater/Daily News

BOX: ANTELOPE VALLEY ALL-STARS (See text)
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