EAST HAS EXCESS OF TALENT COACH SNYDER HOPES TO GIVE ALL HIS STARS A CHANCE TO SHINE.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Heavily armed with Santa Clarita-area baseball talent, the East team has looked sharp in practices this week in preparation for the 28th 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 at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). . ``This is a pretty good team. There's a lot of talent,'' said East coach Jared Snyder of Valencia High. ``For me, it's just a neat experience dealing with all these different, talented players. The hard part is going to be having to figure out how to get them all into the game to showcase their talent.'' Five of Snyder's Valencia players - pitcher/outfielders Matt Aidem and Jared Clark, infielders Danny Worth and Patrick O'Sullivan Patrick O'Sullivan can refer to
A defender, Bridge played 33 times in 'A' internationals for Canada from 1981 to 1991. and Jason Pfau, and Canyon's Drew Peterson. Either Clark (8-1, 1.08 ERA) or fellow right-hander Robert Parra of Poly (language) Poly - 1. A polymorphic, block-structured language developed by D.C.J. Matthews at Cambridge in the early 1980s. ["An Overview of the Poly Programming Language", D.C.J. Matthews, in Data Types and Persistence, M.P. Atkinson et al eds, Springer 1988]. 2. of Sun Valley will be the starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, 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"; . --Been there, done that: Snyder played in the Bernie Milligan event in 1988 at Cal State Northridge after a stellar career at Saugus. He went 1 for 2 in the game. For Saturday's game, he's expecting Valencia assistants Mitch Graf and Brian Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. to join the East staff. --Their time has come: Saugus representatives Bridges and Pfau haven't received as much publicity as most of the other locals over the past couple of seasons, so they're looking at the Milligan event as a opportunity to make names for themselves. ``This is kind of a good chance for both of us,'' said Bridges, a catcher who has committed to Sonoma State. ``We can go out there and prove Saugus baseball is for real because a lot of times our school kind of gets left in the dark.'' Pfau, a left-handed pitcher who plans to play at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. next season, agrees. ``It's always hard to play your last game and end your high school career, but it's kind of an honor to get picked to this team,'' he said. --Left-hander not left behind: Like Pfau, Hart left-handed pitcher Steve Sanchez also hasn't received much publicity, partly because he missed his junior year while concentrating on academics, then won just three games this season while working in a three-man rotation. ``When I heard about getting a chance to play in this game, I was really excited,'' Sanchez said. ``It's going to be a pleasure and a lot of fun.'' --Drew can do: Peterson, who has committed to San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State, was among the players who caught Snyder's eye during the first East practice at Kennedy High in Granada Hills on Monday. ``The Peterson kid is good. He's a very good player,'' Snyder said. ``I was impressed with him all year, but I'm ever more impressed now that I've seen him in practice.'' 28TH ANNUAL DAILY NEWS BERNIE MILLIGAN ALL-STAR GAME When: 1:30 p.m., Saturday. Where: Birmingham High in Lake Balboa (corner of Balboa and Victory boulevards Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. ). Locals: Matt Aidem, Jared Clark, Wes Pascolla, Danny Worth and Patrick Sullivan from Valencia; Ian Bridges and Jason Pfau from Saugus; Drew Peterson, Canyon; Steve Sanchez and Steve Susdorf from Hart. East coach: Jared Snyder, Valencia. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Jared Clark, who was 8-1 with a 1.08 ERA for Valencia this season, could be East team's starting pitcher in Saturday's game. (2) Danny Worth, left, and Patrick O'Sullivan are two of the five Valencia players on the East team for Saturday's all-star game. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer Box: 28TH ANNUAL DAILY NEWS BERNIE MILLIGAN ALL-STAR GAME (see text) |
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