BASEBALL: Roemer, Pedroza finish successful seasons
Former Glendora star Wes Roemer enjoyed a solid season in Single-A, nearly throwing a perfect game in July.
The 2008 baseball season is over for former Valley players Sergio Pedroza of Northview and Wes Roemer of Glendora.
Roemer, pitching for the Single-A Visalia Oaks, an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, went 7-12 with a 4.59 ERA. He also had 122 strikeouts in 162 innings. Roemer did flatter with perfection earlier this season, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning before finishing with a three-hitter in a 4-2 victory over the Modesto Nuts in early July.
Pedroza had a solid season playing for the Double-A Montgomery (Ala.) Biscuits, an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. He .248 with five home runs and 16 doubles.
It's nice to see local talent do well.
I followed Eddie McKiernan's season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Eddie posted 22 saves as their closer and the Kernels made the Play-offs. Not bad for a kid just out of Monrovia H.S. and only 19 years old.
It's nice to see local talent do well.
I followed Eddie McKiernan's season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Eddie posted 22 saves as their closer and the Kernels made the Play-offs. Not bad for a kid just out of Monrovia H.S. and only 19 years old.
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