DOUGLASS COMMITS TO PEPPERDINE.Byline: Eric Sondheimer Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper It's more than four months before the high school baseball season begins, but college coaches are already sending a powerful message that the area senior class of 1997 is loaded with top players, based on the number of scholarships being offered. Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. pitcher Sean Douglass has become the latest player to make an oral commitment, choosing Pepperdine over USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. and Long Beach State. The 6-foot-5-1/2, 190-pound Douglass earned special praise at the Area Code Games last summer. ``I think he can be a dominating guy,'' 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 coach Ed t'Sas said. Douglass also is a top hitter and can't wait to move from Lancaster to Malibu. ``From the desert to the beach,'' he said. ``I think it's going to be great. I love the beach.'' Already orally committed to four-year schools are Alemany pitcher Jason Westemeir (Cal State Fullerton), Alemany outfielder Billy Scott (UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ), Chatsworth first baseman David Sark (California), Calabasas catcher Josh Goldfield Goldfield, small town, SW Nev., a former gold-mining center. Gold was discovered there in 1902, and after an early period of disappointment, large yields of high quality gold were extracted. (San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ) and Westlake catcher Chris Parker (Oklahoma). Still undecided are several of the area's top college prospects, including Kennedy pitcher Jon Garland, Camarillo outfielder Andy Kroneberger, Chaminade catcher Ryan Hamill, Hart pitcher Bobby Graves and Newbury Park pitcher Chris Thogersen. This year's group of senior players might be the area's deepest class of baseball talent since 1993, when 22 players ended up on Division I rosters directly out of high school and four players were second-round draft picks. In 1993, eight area players signed early national letters of intent in November. Next month, at least 10 players could end up signing early letters of intent. That would be an impressive achievement considering that college baseball coaches only give out their early scholarships to elite players. The first day to sign is Nov. 13. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: SEAN DOUGLASS: The Antelope Valley High pitcher haspicked Pepperdine over USC and Long Beach State. |
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