And I thought this was a slow week ...
Monday
Pasadena Poly's UCLA-bound Rob Rasmussen, the best high school lefty I've ever covered, struck out a school-record 20 batters in a 5-1 victory over Glendale in seven innings, which is only three shy of the state record of 23 in a seven-inning game. I remember Alverno's Jessica Stewart striking out all 21 in a softball game against girls so scared their knees were shaking, but you have to put Rasmussen in a different category. I don't know where this ranks, but it has to go down as one of the greatest single-game performances in West San Gabriel Valley history.
Wednesday
Monrovia's UNLV bound righty Eddie McKiernan throws the second no-hitter of his career, blanking La Canada 2-0 behind eight strikeouts.
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
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Eddie is an ALL STATE baseball player who is dangerous as a pitcher, batter, or in any position. Eddie is a HIGH caliber baseball athlete who makes a difference while he is in the game.
DAWG
As much as i love tucker and mckiernan, you gotta go with lefty
id go with mckiernan hes the only one thats been there
tucker
throws 95+
good game
fred...easy call. I go with the lefy Rasmussen every time. He will rarely be wild and throwing left handed is a huge plus.
Funny, funny, but seriously, if you were playing for the CIF championship, who would you throw with Rasmussen, McKiernan or Ryan Tucker available???
wait a minute, he looks like the young cruise from BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (when he had braces)...
Okay, we should call eddie TomCat, perfect
Preps, you're right, we may never see a lefty-righty this good at the same time for yearsssssssss
Is it me or does Eddie look like a young Tom Cruise....I swear he looks like Cruise in ALL THE RIGHT MOVES...
public vs private what a joke after rob and eddie its a slugfest
You need a star-news public vs. private baseball game like last year's softball game at Arcadia. That would be great, Rasmussen and Collis pitching against McKiernan and those Temple City boys
Fred...we're fortunate to have these two outstanding pitchers in our area.
Everyone should see these guys throw at least once before they graduate.