PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: HART DUO EARNS GOLD WITH SHARKS.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff WriterThe winning ways Chris Valaika and Danny Williams Danny Williams may refer to:
The Sharks went 9-1 in the 64-team tournament and defeated the ABD ABD n. A candidate for a doctorate who has completed all the requirements for the degree, such as courses and examinations, with the exception of the dissertation. [a(ll) b(ut) d(issertation).] Bulldog Blue of Riverside 14-2 in a mercy-rule-shortened championship game in Tucson, Ariz. The title is the Sharks' second at a national tournament in their four years together. ``This one means more, because it was a bigger and more competitive tournament,'' coach Tony Wilhite said. ``This basically had the best 16-and-under players in the country. It was highly competitive.'' Valaika scored three runs in the final and played well enough throughout the tournament to earn an invitation to try out for the Youth National team this month in Houston. ``He had an incredible tournament offensively and defensively,'' Wilhite said of the shortstop. The Sharks go for another title when they play in the South Bay wood-bat tournament beginning July 25. --Attracting attention: Three Canyon players were invited to play in the Team One showcases. Pitcher Jake Coash is at the national event, which runs through Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. Infielder Ryan Burke and pitcher/first baseman Eric Ashbrook are scheduled to participate in the West Coast regional beginning Sunday in Tempe. --A rising star: Justin Tuttle of Saugus played on the junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. this past spring but is one of Saugus' top players this summer. The incoming senior outfielder joined Matt Underwood as Saugus' representatives at Thursday's Valley Invitational Baseball League 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 . Tuttle is batting .429 with a .500 on-base percentage and six stolen bases in 15 games for the 3-15 team. He batted .386 with 15 on JV this year. Tuttle and his teammates are in action again this weekend, playing at Sylmar on Saturday and at home Sunday against Burroughs of Burbank. --Well represented: Several players from 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 are among those selected to play in the Area Code games or invited back for a final round of tryouts for the national showcase. The eight players being considered for the 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, team after one round of tryouts last weekend are Kent Wolfe of Highland, Dallon Cox of Mojave, Tyler Donnie of Desert Chrisian, Jason Anderson
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