High Schools: June 2008 Archives

Andrea Bobic, an All-WSC women's player at College of the Canyons who preppred at Lancaster, has signed with Humboldt State.

Bobic averaged 17.5 points and 12 reboundsthis past season, including a school-record eight 3-pointers in one game.

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While former Chatsworth standout Mike Moustakas countinues to struggle in his first full minor league season in the Royals organization -- the shortstop's average has plummeted to .225 after going 1 for his last 20 at Burlington, Iowa -- the other half of Chatsworth's M & M boys, Matt Dominguez, is kicking some serious butt.

Dominguez, a third baseman in the Marlins organization, hit a home run Tuesday while going 3 for 5, raising his average to .354 with two home runs in 54 at-bats for Greensboro, N.C. -- including going 9 for 21 (.429) over the past four games.

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PHOTO OF MATT DOMINGUEZ

Caught up with coach Frank Mutz just a moment ago, a few hours after the shocking news broke that he was leaving Thousand Oaks to take the Chaminade job.

I guess it's surprising for any coach to leave when they're so successful -- Mutz was 66-24 over three seasons at Thousand Oaks -- but in Mutz's case it's a bit of a jolt because his last foray into private-school coaching at Oaks Christian didn't go so well, as he told me he was uncremoniously fired.

But the Chaminade job is a better gig financially.

"Well, it's a full-time job, and that's why I took it -- for financial reasons," Mutz said. "I have four daughters. ... It's a hard thing to do to leave Thousand Oaks. I've enjoyed myself here, and they've treated me well here."

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Just got the scoop that Simi Valley's Nick Russo and Long Beach Wilson's Aaron Hicks have been named Southern Section Div. I co-Players of the Year. List should be out soon.

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Frank Mutz, the Thousand Oaks High School baseball coach for the past three years, resigned Monday and will be the coach of Chaminade High School's baseball team.
Mutz compiled a 61-26-1 record at Thousand Oaks and won two Marmonte League championships.

In a release, the Thousand Oaks Athletic Department wished Mutz and his family "the best of luck in his new position."

The Thousand Oaks Athletic Department is accpeting applications for the baseball coach position until June 30. Interested coaches can contact Jason Kilnger at 805-495-7491 ext. 1019.

Jim Delzell has resigned as Hoover's baseball coach after 15 years but plans to remain on campus as a teacher, according to reports.

A replacement has not been named.

The Tornadoes finished 13-9 this past season.

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Hart's Michael Montgomery, chosen as a supplemental pick in the first round by Kansas City Royals (36th overall), is finally calming down a few hours after fulfilling his lifelong dream of being drafted by a Major League team.

"We had some friends over, and I was getting a little nervous and kind of sweating it out through the first round," Montgomery said. "Then when my name was called, everyone was going crazy, and I couldn't even hear the TV. I think they said something about basketball, but I couldn't even hear it. I'm finally calming down from all the excitement."

Montgomery has signed to play college baseball at Cal State Fullerton, but he almost certainly will forego the scholarship to join the Royals organization immediately.

Montgomery's agent, Paul Cohen, of Encino, said signability won't be an issue.

"I was on the phone with the Royals' scouting director yesterday, and they pretty much told me they were going to draft him if Michael fell to (No. 36), Cohen said. "At this point it's highly unlikely he won't sign. We're excited for Michael. Kansas City is a good place for him because they're really committed to developing high school players."

In the second round, outfielder Cutter Dykstra of Westlake was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers, No. 54 overall.

"It's awesome. Just great. This is a dream come true," Dykstra said. "That's a good spot for me."

Dykstra plans to turn pro instead of playing at UCLA.

"I think I'm going," Dykstra said.

In the third round, Edgar Olmos, a left-handed pitcher from Birmingham, was drafted by the Florida Marlins, 83rd overall.

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Just got off the phone with Hart pitcher Michael Montgomery, who has returned home following today's graduation ceremonies.

Tomorrow is a big day for him. The Major League draft. The left-hander's stock has risen and he is expected to be drafted as high as late first round, which could make him a very rich young man if he decides to sign and forego a Cal State Fullerton scholarship.

Incredibly, Montgomery swears he is not nervous, and he even predicted he'll get some sleep tonight.
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"Oh, I'll get plenty of sleep. I'm more excited than nervous," Montgomery said. "I was nervous during the season because I was worrying about performance, but I definitely did all I could."

Montgomery is 6 foot 4 and throws 93 mph with pin-point control, He finished 8-2 with a 1.41 ERA and 99 strikeouts and just 25 walks in 69 innings this past season.

He gave me a dollar figure of what it would take for him to sign, but I don't think it's appropriate to divulge it.

The draft begins at 11 a.m. The plan is to touch base through the day with Montgomery and outfielder Cutter Dykstra of Westlake -- he is the area's other top prospect -- and for their sakes, this would a case of the sooner the better.

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Besides the annual City vs. Southern Section all-star game Saturday at 630 p.m. at Birmingham, there is a lot of star power for the North team in a Southern California All-Star Series on Saturday and Sunday (championship game among four teams 7:30 p.m.) at the Urban Youth Center in Compton. Here is a look:

NAME, POS., SCHOOL

Mike Montgomery* LHP Hart High School
Sean Gilmartin LHP/OF Crespi High School
Ryan Hawthorne LHP/OF Crespi High School
Nick Russo LHP Simi Valley High School
Michael Tonkin* RHP Palmdale High School
Brandon Van Dam RHP Quartz Hills High School
Tanner Peters RHP Royal High School
Chad Smith RHP Thousand Oaks High School
Greg Selarz RHP Calabasas High School
Josh Corrales RHP Valencia High School
Mason Radeke RHP Santa Barbara High School
Jeff Johnson RHP/OF Thousand Oaks High School
West Wright RHP Moorpark High School
Carlos Gonzalez RHP Kennedy High School

Jeremy Rodriguez C Crespi High School
Nathan Johnson C Camarillo High School
Bryan Lucas C Hart High School


Jacob Mahan 2B Camarillo High School
James Wharton 1B/P Chatsworth High School
Carlos Lopez 2B Crespi High School
Tom Hocutt 1B Thousand Oaks High School
Shon Roe SS Quartz Hills High School
Eric Bernstein 3B Simi Valley High School
Dewey Gratton 1B Moorpark High School
Shane Kroker 3B/SS Westlake High School

Alex Birgel OF Thousand Oaks High School
Brent Hale OF Simi Valley High School
Danny Susdorf OF Hart High School
Stuart Smith OF Buena High School

Head Coach
Matt La Belle Simi Valley High School
Asst Coaches
Scott Fullerton Moorpark High School
Scott Muckey Crespi High School
Frank Mutz Thousand Oaks High School

With the draft coming Thursday, here's a good reference guide to where some of the local players might be drafted:

BASEBALL AMERICA California draft report:

1. Brian Matusz, lhp, San Diego (National Rank: 2)
2. Kyle Skipworth, c, Patriot HS, Rubidoux, Calif. (National Rank: 9)
3. Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Fresno State (National Rank: 10)
4. Aaron Hicks, rhp/of, Wilson HS, Long Beach (National Rank: 13)
5. Gerrit Cole, rhp, Orange Lutheran HS (National Rank: 17)
6. Jason Castro, c, Stanford (National Rank: 21)
7. Zach Collier, of, Chino Hills HS (National Rank: 22)
8. Tyson Ross, rhp, California (National Rank: 35)
9. Isaac Galloway, of, Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga (National Rank: 36)
10. Mike Montgomery, lhp, Hart HS, Newhall (National Rank: 40)
11. Brett Hunter, rhp, Pepperdine (National Rank: 51)
12. Anthony Gose, lhp, Bellflower HS (National Rank: 53)
13. Tim Murphy, lhp, UCLA (National Rank: 63)
14. Shane Peterson, of/1b, Long Beach State (National Rank: 75)
15. Brett Mooneyham, lhp, Buhach Colony HS, Atwater (National Rank: 78
16. Tyler Chatwood, rhp, East Valley HS, Redlands (National Rank: 81)
17. Eric Thames, of, Pepperdine (National Rank: 90)
18. Andrew Liebel, rhp, Long Beach State (National Rank: 91)
19. Ricky Oropesa, 1b/rhp, Etiwanda HS (National Rank: 108
20. Cutter Dykstra, of, Westlake HS, Westlake Village (National Rank: 109)
21. Josh Romanski, lhp/of, San Diego (National Rank: 110)
22. Kevin Eichhorn, rhp, Aptos HS (National Rank: 112)
23. Evan Frederickson, lhp, San Francisco (National Rank: 116)
24. Vance Worley, rhp, Long Beach State (National Rank: 121)
25. Ryan O'Sullivan, rhp, Valhalla HS, El Cajon (National Rank: 123)
26. Jake Jefferies, c, UC Davis (National Rank: 133)
27. Brandon Crawford, ss, UCLA (National Rank: 134)
28. Zach Wilson, 3b, Wilson HS, Long Beach (National Rank: 140)
29. Danny Espinosa, ss, Long Beach State (National Rank: 141)
30. Jarret Martin, lhp/1b, Centennial HS, Bakersfield (National Rank: 146)
31. Bryan Shaw, rhp, Long Beach State (National Rank: 147)
32. Matt Magill, rhp, Royal HS, Simi Valley (National Rank: 171)
33. Michael Tonkin, rhp, Palmdale HS (National Rank: 173)
34. Shane Kroker, ss/3b, Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif. (National Rank: 174)
35. Gabe Jacobo, 1b/of, Sacramento State (National Rank: 175)
36. Graham Johnson, rhp, Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif. (National Rank: 178
37. Brian Humphries, of, Granite Hills HS, El Cajon, Calif. (National Rank: 180)
38. Edgar Olmos, lhp, Birmingham HS, Van Nuys (National Rank: 181)
39. Kyle Petter, lhp, West Torrance HS (National Rank: 182)
40. Scott Gorgen, rhp, UC Irvine (National Rank: 183)
41. Chris Joyce, lhp, Dos Pueblos HS, Goleta (National Rank: 184)
42. Clark Murphy, 1b, Fallbrook HS (National Rank: 191)
43. Justin Fitzgerald, rhp, UC Davis (National Rank: 192)
44. Bryan Evans, rhp, UC Davis (National Rank: 196)
45. Mark Willinsky, rhp, Santa Clara (National Rank: 198
46. Chris Amezquita, 3b, Servite HS, Anaheim
47. Tyler Rahmatulla, ss, Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana
48. Zack Thornton, rhp, Ventura CC
49. Malcolm Culver, ss/2b, Palmdale HS
50. Mike Gonzales, 1b, Diablo Valley JC
51. Nick Romero, 3b, San Diego State
52. Justin LaTempa, rhp, Golden West JC
53. Chase D'Arnaud, ss/3b, Pepperdine
54. Jeremy Bleich, lhp, Stanford
55. Justin Wilson, lhp, Fresno State
56. Brent Morel, 3B, Cal Poly
57. Brad McAtee, rhp, UC Davis
58. Bryce Stowell, rhp, UC Irvine
59. Josh Satin, 2b, California
60. Sean Ratliff, of, Stanford
61. Logan Shafer, of, Cal Poly
62. Abe Ruiz, 3b/1b, Pacific Grove HS
63. Mike Zuanich, of, UC Santa Barbara
64. Nick Buss, of, Southern California
65. Steven Susdorf, of, Fresno State
66. Jared Clark, 1b, Cal State Fullerton
67. Matt Gorgen, rhp, California
68. Kevin Castner, rhp, Cal Poly
69. Kyle Witten, rhp, Bakersfield JC
70. Brandon Van Dam, rhp/1b, Quartz Hill HS, Lancaster
71. Sean Gilmartin, lhp, Crespi HS, Moorpark
72. Kyle Higashioka, c, Edison HS, Huntington Beach
73. Cord Phelps, 2b/3b, Stanford
74. Luke Yoder, of, Cal Poly
75. Erik Komatsu, of, CS Fullerton
76. Ryan Babineau, c, UCLA
77. Pete Ruiz, rhp, Santa Barbara CC
78. Ryan Royster, of, UC Davis
79. Erik Davis, rhp, Stanford
80. Erik Johnson, rhp/3b, Los Altos HS
81. Ben Whitmore, lhp, Fresno CC
82. Dustin Ispas, lhp, Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga
83. Nik Turley, lhp, Harvard Westlake HS, La Canada
84. Brian Haar, of, Grossmont HS, La Mesa
85. Ricardo Pecina, lhp, San Diego
86. Billy Nowlin, Huntington Beach HS
87. Craig Benningson, lhp, California
88. Cory Arbiso, rhp, Cal State Fullerton
89. Miguel Flores, rhp, Cerritos JC
90. James McCann, Dos Pueblos HS, Santa Barbara
91. Jason Wheeler, lhp, Torrance HS
92. J.R. Graham, rhp/ss, Livermore HS
93. Chuck Huggins, lhp, UC Santa Barbara
94. Kyle Barraclough, rhp, Wilcox HS, Santa Clara
95. Eddie Gamboa, rhp, UC Davis
96. Dimitri De La Fuente, ss/3b, South Hills HS, West Covina
97. John Lamb, lhp, Laguna Hills HS
98. Christian Griffiths, Granite Hills HS, Apple Valley
99. Miles Reagan, rhp, El Capitan HS, Lakeside
100. Kurt Yacko, ss/rhp, Chapman
101. Aaron Gates, lhp/of, Orange Lutheran HS, Orange
102. Chris Reed, lhp, Cleveland HS, Reseda
103. Jeff Kaplan, rhp, Cal State Fullerton
104. Alden Carrithers, 2b, UCLA
105. Chris Smith, of, Centennial Compton HS, Compton
106. Steve Rodriguez, c, St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower
107. Jason Corder, of, Long Beach State
108. Carlos Avila, ss, Narbonne HS, Harbor City
109. Jermaine Curtis, 3b, UCLA
110. D.J. Mauldin, rhp, Cal Poly
111. Noe Ramirez, rhp, Alhambra HS
112. Chris Fox, of, UC Santa Barbara
113. Jason Wheeler, lhp, Torrance HS
114. Nate Newman, rhp, Pepperdine
115. Dustin Garneau, c, CS Fullerton
116. Tommy Milone, rhp, Southern California
117. Danny Pulfer, ss, Cypress HS
118. Calvin Culver, of, Pierce JC
119. Brandon Meredith, 1B, Montgomery HS, San Diego
120. Brian Valenzuela, lhp, Vista Murrieta HS, Murrieta
121. John Lally, lhp, Santa Margarita HS
122. Troy Channing, 1b, Foothill HS, Pleasanton
123. David Shields, C, Bonita Vista HS, Chula Vista
124. Beau Wright, lhp, Los Alamitos HS
125. Ryan Cook, rhp, Southern California
126. Corey Levier, 1b, Diamond Bar HS
127. Chris McMurray, c, UC Santa Barbara
128. Austin Kingsolver, of, Dana Hills HS, Dana Point
129. J.R. Higley, 1b, Sacramento CC
130. Skylar Crawford, rhp, Hartnell JC
131. Derrick Saito, lhp, Cal Poly
132. China McCarney, rhp, JC of the Canyons
133. Nick Akins, 2b/of, Riverside CC
134. Bryan Hernandez, 3b, JC of the Canyons
135. Bobby Crocker, of/rhp, Aptos HS, Aromas
136. Brian Busick, rhp, Poway HS
137. Shawn Smith, lhp, Saugus HS
138. Troy Hanzawa, ss, San Diego State
139. Steven Penney, rhp, UC Riverside
140. Clayton Allison, rhp, Fresno State
141. Spencer Arroyo, lhp, Modesto JC
142. Derek Benny, rhp, Roseville HS
143. Nick Ramirez, 1b, Katella HS, Anaheim
144. Jonathan Keener, c, Lakewood HS
145. Jon Rauh, rhp, Laguna Hills HS
146. Lenny Linsky, rhp, Peninsula HS, Rolling Hills Estates
147. Chase Koissian, of, Cypress HS
148. Scott Snodgress, lhp, Yucaipa HS
149. Matt Sisto, rhp, Cypress HS
150. Dan Howell, 3b, San Luis Obispo HS
151. Mason Radeke, rhp, Santa Barbara HS
152. Johnny Bromberg, rhp, Pierce JC
153. Ben Orloff, ss, UC Irvine
154. Tyreace House, of, JC of the Canyons
155. Joey August, of, Stanford
156. Jett Bandy, c/3b, Thousand Oaks HS
157. Kyle Simon, rhp, Los Alamitos HS
158. James McCann, c, Dos Pueblos HS, Santa Barbara
159. Christian Griffiths, c, Granite Hills, Apple Valley
160. Tyler Krobetzky, c, University HS, Irvine
161. Tyler Brubaker, of, Valencia HS
162. Brandon Maurer, rhp, Orange Lutheran HS, Orange
163. Brandyn Magee, of, Centennial Corona HS, Corona
164. Marc Venning, 1b, Palos Verdes HS
165. Chad Smith, rhp, Thousand Oaks HS
166. Logan Gelbrich, C, San Diego
167. Ollie Linton, of, UC Irvine
168. Nick Baligod, of, Sacramento CC
169. Travis Garrett, of, Los Alamitos HS
170. Brett Milleville, c/1b, Stanford
171. Marc Oslund, rhp, West Torrance HS, Torrance
172. Trevor Gee, 3b, Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks
173. Ashton Pittman, of, Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance
174. C.J. Belanger, of, Cal State Northridge
175. Adam Jorgensen, rhp, Cal State Fullerton
176. Evan LeBlanc, of, Santa Clara

Fresh off a victory in the D3 championship game at Dodger Stadium this past Thursday, Notre Dame coach Tom Dill is heading with Joe Cook of Alabama to Cambodia for a mission to promote baseball and boost local communities.

In an email, Dill said: Joe's idea is to build baseball fields in Cambodia and organize a National Team so that Major League Baseball might pour money into the country, like they have with other similar countries. He started a league a few years back ... and is going in June to organize more. I will be going with him."

Dill is trying to raise funds to cover expenses and supplies.

Information: (818) 933-3624

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Tying up some loose ends, here's the scoop on league MVPs:

MISSION: Nik Rodarte, Notre Dame, P/1B

MARMONTE: Jett Bandy, Thouszand Oaks, C

FOOTHILL: Trevor Bauer, Hart, P