Baseball: January 2008 Archives
Got a call from Manny Alvarado the other day, saying that Kennedy High will be having its annual baseball game on February 9, at the school's baseball field, at 11 a.m.
Kennedy will be retiring Jack Cassel's #14 before the game.
Malibu High has an opening for a J.V. baseball coach.
Interested applicants should fax resumes to athletic director Chris Neier at 310-457-6876 or e-mail to varsity head coach Paul Gallo at paulmgallo@hotmail.com
For the first time in program history the UCLA baseball team has earned a No. 1 preseason ranking, taking the top slot in Baseball America's poll as several former local stars play leading roles.
The last time the Bruins were ranked No. 1 in the nation was during the 1997 season --the last time they reached the College World Series-- when Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball both tabbed UCLA as the No. 1 team in early March.
UCLA returns seven starting position players and two starting pitchers from a 2007 squad that reached the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time since 2000. Those returnees include juniors Brandon Crawford (.335, 7 HR, 55 RBI), Cody Decker (.307, 14 HR, 57 RBI) and Jermaine Curtis (.329, 4 HR, 33 RBI) and sophomore Gabe Cohen (.345, 10 HR, 36 RBI/ El Camino Real), each All-Pac-10 selections last year.
Cohen's former teammate at El Camino Real, righthander Garett Claypool, is coming off a year in which he went 3-1 with a 3.54 ERA in 24 appearances and will be one of the Bruins' top returning pitchers.
Three other Pac-10 teams join UCLA in the poll's top 10, with Arizona at No. 2, Oregon State No. 7 and Arizona State No. 9
UCLA opens its season Feb. 22 at home against Oklahoma.
As college baseball season approaches, five former local standouts have been selected to the Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference team. Fresno senior outfielder Steve Susdorf (Hart of Newhall), senior shortstop Todd Sandell (Camarillo) and senior pitcher Jason Breckley (Moorpark) joined Nevada's sophomore first baseman Shaun Kort (El Camino Real of Woodland Hills) and senior designated hitter Terry Walsh (Loyola of Los Angeles) in receiving recognition.
Susdorf was named the WAC's preseason player of the year after hitting .340 with 68 RBIs and 12 home runs last season.
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