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Chino first baseman Jacob Anderson, San Gorgonio pitcher/outfielder Andy Crowley, Oak Hills pitcher Adolfo Espinoza and Aquinas first baseman Jonathan Ruiz were honored by MaxPreps.com last week, making the website's all-state teams.

Anderson, a first-round sandwich pick by the Toronto Blue Jays in June and a first-team all-Sun selection, was a first-team all-state and a first-team all-Medium Schools selection. Crowley, the Sun Player of the Year, was a second-team all-state as an all-purpose player and a first-team all-Medium Schools.

Espinoza, a first-team all-Sun player and the ace of the CIF-SS Division 5 champion Bulldogs, was a first-team all-Medium Schools selection while Ruiz, another first-team all-Sun pick, was first-team all-Small Schools.

Former Chino coach Bob Sheehan is throwing his hat back into the coaching ring, as he has been hired as coach of the Arrowhead Christian baseball team according to an e-mail sent this morning by ACA athletic director Richard Yaross. Sheehan, who took the year off after leaving Chino High School after the 2009 season, has won 510 games in his high school coaching career.

OFFENSIVE MVP - ANDREW RAMONES CITRUS VALLEY JUNIOR SS/3B
DEFENSIVE MVP - RYAN BORDEN CITRUS VALLEY SOPHOMORE P
COACH OF THE YEAR - RON CARMODY CITRUS VALLEY

1ST TEAM -
CONNOR MCCOY CITRUS VALLEY
ISAAC GONZALEZ CITRUS VALLEY
ZACH RODRIGUEZ CITRUS VALLEY
BEN DUNCAN NOTRE DAME
CHRISTIAN BECK NOTRE DAME
JACOB BOUCHER NOTRE DAME
TONY MANZO RUBIDOUX
GLENN GUARDAMONDO RUBIDOUX
TREY BAUDERS RUBIDOUX
CODY ELLS RIM OF THE WORLD
MIGUEL MEDRANO BANNING
TYLER DRAKE JURUPA HILLS

2ND TEAM -
CITRUS VALLEY - ART GOMEZ, FIDEL SANDOVAL
NOTRE DAME - MATT GIFFIN, KEVIN OCONNOR, DALTON WEEKS
RUBIDOUX - ERICK PEREZ, ROMAN ALVAREZ
RIM OF THE WORLD - WYATT MCGILVERY, RYAN LOZOYA, ANDREW THOMAS
BANNING - JUAN GOMEZ, ISAAC LINARES
JURUPA HILLS - BRYAN C. SANCHEZ

HONORABLE MENTION -
CITRUS VALLEY - JORDAN BABBITT
NOTRE DAME - TYLER PEACOCK
RUBIDOUX - HUGO CORNEJO
RIM OF THE WORLD - JUSTIN SOTO
BANNING - RYAN FISH
JURUPA HILLS - NICK MENDEZ

Chino outfielder Jacob Anderson didn't have to wait long at all, as he was the second pick of the sandwich round Monday, being selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the No. 35 pick in the draft.

Along with Anderson, the following players have been selected today:
Matt Andriese, RHP, UC Riverside (Redlands East Valley) - San Diego Padres, third round, No. 112 overall
Ricky Oropesa, 1B, USC (Etiwanda) - San Francisco Giants, third round, No. 116
James Zamarripa, OF, Rancho Cucamonga - Seattle Mariners, sixth round, No. 183
Aaron Brooks, RHP, Cal State San Bernardino (Cajon) - Kansas City Royals, ninth round, No. 276
Kenny Matthews, LHP, Diamond Bar - New York Mets, 12th round, No. 372
Adam McCreery, LHP, Bonita - Minnesota Twins, 14th round, No. 448
Tyler Leslie, RHP, Silverado - San Francisco Giants, 15th round, No. 477

Here's the lineup for Wednesday's game at The Epicenter.

NORTH ROSTER
Catchers
21 Vic Munoz, Claremont
12 Chris Enriquez, Fontana
33 Stephen Medrano, Summit
First Base
38 Matt Fitzgerald, Upland
13 Jacob Villanueva, Upland Christian
Second Base
25 Konner Butler, Upland
8 Kyle Jackson, Claremont
Shortstop
9 Jake Gallaway, Etiwanda
12 Marcos Flores, Alta Loma
Third Base
5 Mathews Silva-Miller, Summit
11 Brett Shewmaker, Rancho Cucamonga
Outfielders
22 Adrian Lopez, Summit
51 Spencer Thornton, Los Osos
10 Griffin Lord, Damien
16 Dorian Granados, Damien
3 James Zamarripa, Rancho Cucamonga
20 Kendall Chambliss, Miller
Pitchers
25 Andrew Vasquez, Los Osos
26 Justin Davis, Etiwanda
19 Gibby Contreras, Rancho Cucamonga
26 Cory Dill, Los Osos
12 Antonio Gonzales, Damien
6 Tylier Campbell, Miller
17 Hector Perez, Rialto
Head coach: Brandon Colbrunn, Fontana High School
Assistants: Louis Sosa, John Enriquez, Chris Sindelar, Reggie Cornish, Fontana; Dennis Duggibns, Summit.

SOUTH ROSTER

Catchers
18 Mark Lindsay, Bonita
12 Keith Cooper, Ayala
5 Eddie Ramirez, Montclair
First Base
22 Cameron Pongs, Chino Hills
20 Jacob Anderson, Chino
24 Matt Jaramillo, Los Osos
Second Base
5 Mark Brun, Colony
21 Juan Marquez, Pomona
Third Base
30 Eduardo Gonzales, Ontario
19 J.J. Franklin, Chino
Shortstop
1 Jared Hovsepion, Diamond Ranch
14 Angel Bojorquez, Chaffey
4 Chance Launier, Don Lugo
Outfielders
33 Clint Hibma, Ontario Christian
6 Nathaniel Acosta, Chino Hills
7 Michael Johnson, Don Lugo
12 Jordan Kloosterman, Ontario Christian
21 Chad Carrasco, Ontario
2 Guadalupe Leon, Garey
Pitchers
21 Kevin Sprague, Chino Hills
13 Kenny Mathews, Diamond Bar
12 Brandon Murfett, Bonita
31 Chance Fuglistahler, Kaiser
12 Andy Perez, Montclair
22 Justin Schnurstein, Don Lugo
13 Alec Cordova, Chino
9 Kevin Lengyel, Diamond Ranch

Head coach: Mike Sweeney, Ontario High School
Assistants: Kevin Crocker, Scott Rivette, Dan Gonzales, Ontario

Here they are for tomorrow's game at Arrowhead Credit Union Park.

INLAND EMPIRE BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ALL-STAR

2011 ROSTER

NAME SCHOOL POSITION

1. George Thanopoulus Redlands East Valley Catcher

2. Chris Enriquez Fontana Catcher

3. Jonathan Ruiz Aquinas 1st Base

4. Matt Jaramillo Los Osos 2nd Base

5. Kadyn Glass Redlands Shortstop

6. Joe Romero Colton 3rd Base

7. Kyle Jackson Claremont Xtra Infield

8. Andy Crowley San Gorgonio Outfield/Pitcher

9. James Zamarripa Rancho Cucamonga Outfield

10. Danny Diaz Cajon Outfield

11. Spencer Thorton Los Osos Outfield

12. Sean Egan ACA Xtra Outfield

13. Chance Fuglistahler Kaiser Pitcher

14. Ruben Rios Cajon Pitcher

15. Kevin Davidson Yucaipa Pitcher/Infield

16. Hector Perez Rialto Pitcher

17. Jason Broussard Etiwanda Pitcher

18. Francisco Orejel Bloomington Pitcher

19. Juan Rocha San Gorgonio Pitcher

20. Cole Volkers Alta Loma Pitcher

21. Jake Gallaway Etiwanda Utility

22. Brett Shewmaker Rancho Cucamonga Utility

23. Robert Rivera Arroyo Valley Utility

24. Oscar Munoz Pacific Utility

Coaches

Mike Spinuzzi - Manager - Kaiser

Jon Austin - Asst. Coach - Cajon

James Cordes - Asst. Coach - Redlands East Valley

Estevan Valencia - Asst. Coach - Redlands

INLAND EMPIRE BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

RIVERSIDE COUNTY ALL-STAR

2011 ROSTER

NAME SCHOOL POSITION

1. Matt Valenzuela Roosevelt Catcher

2. Ryan Miller Tahquitz Catcher

3. Daniel Arellano Centennial 1st Base

4. Nick Bruno Hemet 2nd Base

5. Chris Rabago Riverside Poly Shortstop

6. Hogar Robalino Vista Murrieta 3rd Base

7. Ricardo Rodriguez Canyon Springs Xtra Infield

8. Steven Pena JW North Outfield

9. Devyn Bolansky Vista Del Lago Outfield

10. Kyle Nielson Murrieta Valley Outfield

11. Joe Ortuno Vista Murrieta Outfield

12. Michael Williams Norte Vista Xtra Outfield

13. John Kappmeyer Cathedral City Pitcher

14. Joey Gallardo Hemet Pitcher

15. Andrew Morovick Tahquitz Pitcher

16. Trent Hedlund Vista Del Lago Pitcher

17. Deven Ralston Centennial Pitcher

18. Taylor Rappaport Riverside Poly Pitcher

19. Kyle Davis Great Oak Pitcher

20. Mario Morales JW North Pitcher

21. Sean Lopez 29 Palms Pitcher

22. Evan Perez JW North Utility

23. Blake Bullard Canyon Springs Utility

24. Andrew Bailey Great Oak Utility

Coaches

Steve Madril - Manager - JW North

Justin Solis - Asst. Coach - Norte Vista

Tim Klevano - Asst. Coach - Centennial

Eric Morton - Asst. Coach - Great Oak

The high school baseball season may be over, capped off by Oak Hills' first team CIF championship in any sport in the school's history, but local prep baseball fans will get a chance to see some more action this week.

The Inland Empire Coaches Association San Bernardino vs. Riverside All-Star Game comes first, taking place Tuesday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased at the stadium or on Ticketmaster.

The Daily Bulletin All-Star Game, featuring the best of the Inland Valley region, will be played Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets to the Bulletin All-Star Game are also $5 and can be purchased at the stadium or at the Bulletin offices at 2041 E. 4th Street in Ontario Monday and Tuesday.

Several local teams left kicking. Games are Tuesday at 3:15 unless otherwise noted.

Division 2
Mission Viejo at Dos Pueblos
Damien at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Arroyo Grande at Harvard-Westlake
No. 4 Santa Barbara at Yucaipa
No. 3 Redlands at Buena
Chino Hills at Etiwanda
Chaminade at Garden Grove Pacifica
No. 2 Arcadia at Alemany

Division 3
No. 1 Bonita at Northwood
Gahr at San Gorgonio
Ocean View at Paloma Valley
No. 4 Beckman at Montebello
Rancho Alamitos at University
Paramount at Culver City
Temescal Canyon at Rialto
No. 2 Quartz Hill at Woodbridge

Miller two-sport athlete Jake Costantino signed with Lewis and Clark college in Portland, Ore. a couple weeks ago, according to a phone call from former Miller coach Jeff Strycula. Strycula said that Costantino will play both football and baseball at the college.

Just got an e-mail from Los Osos principal Chris Hollister saying that assistant coach Jeff Paul was named the interim coach of the Grizzly baseball team, a position that he'll assume for the remainder of this season.

Paul was chosen after a meeting this morning on campus between Hollister, coaches, players and parents after the removal of Dominick Copas as head coach last week. According to a source, Copas was suspended and removed after a profane voicemail to a player left in the fall surfaced and was reported to administration.

The Los Osos baseball program received a jolt this past week, as Dominick Copas was removed as head coach, according to telephone conversations with Copas and Los Osos athletic director Tom Martinez.

"I am no longer the baseball coach," Copas said during a telephone interview Monday. "I have been instructed to not comment further on anything else, but I was removed as the baseball coach last week."

The Grizzlies (12-5 overall, 5-4 Baseline League) are currently tied for second with Alta Loma in league, two games behind first-place Glendora. He is 43-23 since taking over for Anthony Vasquez prior to the 2009 season, leading Los Osos to the playoffs in his previous two seasons.

According to a source, the nexus of Copas' removal was a profanity-laced message left on the voicemail of a Grizzly player last week. Neither Copas nor Martinez would comment on that or other allegations.

Despite the loss of his position as head baseball coach, Copas still remains employed as a Web Page and Design teacher at the high school, as position that isn't threatened by last week's action.

"This whole thing has nothing to do with my teaching or my standing as a teacher," Copas said. "That much I can comment on. My standing as a teacher remains the same as it was last week."

That stance was reiterated by Los Osos principal Chris Hollister Monday in an e-mailed statement.

"I will not discuss the details surrounding Mr. Copas' removal as our baseball coach. He has made many positive contributions to the Los Osos community and remains on our faculty as a teacher," Hollister said. "I expect that he will continue to make positive contributions in the classroom and on campus."

What is unclear is where Los Osos goes from here. According Hollister, a decision on an interim coach for the remainder of the season will be made after meetings with remaining coaches, players and their families.

Chino will be playing San Dimas in the finals of its tournament on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Chino High School, the last of four games that will be played on the final day of the tournament. Admission to each game, which will be held in three-hour intervals at 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., is $3.

The San Gorgonio baseball team is spending its spring break in sunny, though sometimes rainy, Florida, as the Spartans are competing in the Orlando Invitational. With the Inland Empire Classic tabeled this year, the Spartans raised money through fireworks booths, program sales and even proceeds from the County Clash.

The trip harkens back to trips San G used to make in the past, as the Spartans used to travel to Las Vegas for baseball tournaments before working with the IE Classic.

"I think (San G coach) Bill (Eatinger) has a job as a travel broker when he retires from coaching," San G athletic director Matt Maeda said. "He's done such a great job managing money and getting the most out of this trip and the kids are really appreciative of it."

Along with playing some of the premier high school baseball teams in the United States, the Spartans have gone to Disney World and dealt with chaotic Florida weather, as tornado warnings and thunderstorms have made their Florida vacation an adventure at times.

"It's been crazy out here with the tornado warnings and power going out," Maeda said. "We are definitely getting quite an experience from being out here."

The 15th Annual County Clash will take place Saturday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino with a baseball tripleheader starting at 1 p.m.

Arroyo Valley and Carter start the day at 1 p.m., with crosstown rivals Cajon and San Gorgonio playing at 4 p.m. and Citrus Belt League foes Fontana and Yucaipa facing off in the nightcap at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $4 and can either be purchased at Arrowhead Credit Union Park or at each participating school. For more information contact Sam Farber at (909) 495-7632 or at sfarber@ie66ers.com.

While football got almost all of the National Signing Day coverage Wednesday, Los Osos had two water polo players - Dominic Vicino and Matt Wong - sign letters of intent to the Air Force Academy. Wong and Vicino were key components in Los Osos' CIF championship team as sophomores in 2008, along with their CIF finalist team in 2009 and this year's team, which lost in the semifinals. Vicino was the MVP of the Southern California High School All-Star game this past season as well.

Wong (left) and Vicino (right) are pictured below along with Los Osos baseball player Cody Rogina, who signed with UC Riverside.

Straying over into Clay Fowler's territory a bit with this post, but Damien sophomore pitcher/outfielder Christopher Kohler verbally committed to USC yesterday according to his parents, Michelle and Richard Kohler. Kohler, who is a lefthanded pitcher and a centerfielder, gave his commitment after a visit to USC.

"Christopher has been a huge Trojan fan all of his life, so this wasn't a hard decision," Richard Kohler said. "Because of his age they can't do anything but send us mail and questionnaires. We visited there a couple of times, they offered and we accepted."

Kohler, who doesn't turn 16 until May 4, is one of the top Southern California prospects in the class of 2013, getting USC's attention during a showcase this past summer at the Dodgers' spring training complex in Glendale, Ariz. While USC was his first scholarship offer, Kohler was getting attention from almost every notable baseball school on the West Coast, most notably UCLA, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton and Arizona State.

The Redlands East Valley Winter Baseball Camp got a couple of high-profile alumni visitors Wednesday, as Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson and Angels pitching prospect Tyler Chatwood dropped by the camp for a question and answer session with the 8-14 year old campers.

Hanson, a 2004 graduate, and Chatwood, who graduated in 2008, answered questions and signed autographs for the 146 campers in attendance -- a 50-person upgrade from the year before according to REV baseball coach James Cordes.

"It was a great event and the kids were thrilled to see Tommy and Tyler," Cordes said. "Any time you can get successful alumni like that to come back and help out its a great thing. I thought it was a big success."

The day camp, and the celebrity appearances, aren't over at REV. Today's installment of the two-day camp will feature former major league player and Angels broadcaster Rex Hudler. Hudler will give a speech to the campers around 11:30 a.m. today.

"The kids don't know Rex as much for being a player because he played in a different generation, but he's one of the best speakers out there," Cordes said. "I'm very interested in hearing what he has to say."

The schedule for the Coach Tony baseball tournament to be held Saturday at Redlands East Valley and Redlands High Schools has been set. The tournament is being held in remembrance of former REV freshman baseball coach Tony Hernandez, who passed away last month due to a heart attack. Hernandez has a son, Drew, who is a senior infielder on the Wildcats.

The schedule for the games at both sites is as follows. At Redlands East Valley the Wildcats will play San Gorgonio at 8 a.m., followed by a game against Chino at 10:30 a.m. Chino will then play Yucaipa at 1 p.m., with the Thunderbirds playing San Gorgonio at 6 p.m.

Redlands at Cajon will start off the RHS action at 8 a.m., with the Cowboys then playing Citrus Valley at 10:30. Redlands will play again at 1 p.m. against Rancho Cucamonga, with the Cougars playing Citrus Valley in the final game of the day at 3:30 p.m. All donations from ticket sales and concessions will go to the Coach Tony Scholarship, which REV will give out to a senior at the conclusion of every season.

The Redlands East Valley baseball program will be holding the "Coach Tony" fall baseball tournament Oct. 16 in memory of former freshman coach Tony Hernandez, who passed away Sept. 24 because of a heart attack.

Hernandez, an active Wildcats baseball supporter and the father of senior infielder Drew Hernandez, also will have a scholarship in his name given out annually in his name at Redlands East Valley every June. Proceeds from next weekend's tournament will go to that scholarship and to charity.

"It's a tough loss for the whole REV community because Tony meant so much," coach James Cordes said. "In talking with the family, they wanted a tournament honoring Coach Tony because of his love for baseball. I called and e-mailed some coaches and the response was great."

The tournament will take place at Redlands East Valley and Redlands highs and have a round-robin format, with each team getting two games. Other participating schools include San Gorgonio, Yucaipa, Chino, Cajon, Citrus Valley and Rancho Cucamonga.

The accolades continue to pour in for Barstow pitcher Aaron Sanchez and San Gorgonio infielder Adam Quintana, as both were named to the Maxpreps Medium School All-American team.

Sanchez, who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays with the No. 34 pick in the draft, made the first team thanks to a 7-0 record on the mound with a 0.73 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 57.2 innings pitched. Sanchez also hit .403 with five home runs.

Quintana, the CIF-SS Division 3 co-MVP and the San Andreas League MVP, earned second-team honors after a monster year in which he batted .545 with four home runs and a section-best 47 RBIs. He also starred on the mound, going 11-3 with a 1.92 ERA and 114 strikeouts.

Cal Hi-Sports, through ESPN Rise, has been releasing their all-state teams this week, with several local players being honored. Here are some of the players recognized by the website.

All-California First Team
Griffin Murphy, Redlands East Valley, All-Purpose, Sr.
Aaron Sanchez, Barstow, All-Purpose, Sr.
Taijuan Walker, Yucaipa, All-Purpose, Sr.

All-California Second Team
Scott Frazier, Upland, P, Sr.

All-California Third Team
Aaron Beckley, Redlands East Valley, OF, Sr.
Julio Espinoza, Rialto, INF, Sr.

All-California Medium Schools
Cody Lavalli, Granite Hills, OF, Sr.
Adam Quintana, San Gorgonio, All-Purpose, Sr.
Aaron Sanchez, Barstow, All-Purpose, Sr.

All-California Underclass
Andy Crowley, San Gorgonio, OF, Jr.

Upland third baseman Daniel Robertson was among one of 14 players from the western part of the United States to qualify for the USA National Trials for the 16-and-under baseball team in September in Houston. Robertson, one of 31 players in the United States to qualify for the trials, will try out in Houston to make the 20-man roster for the Pan American Games to be held in Culiacan, Mexico this October.

At long last, the all-CIF baseball teams were released today. San Gorgonio shortstop/pitcher Adam Quintana added to his long list of honors by winning co-MVP honors in Division 3 along with Ocean View's Blake Walker.

Division 2
Player of the Year: Adam Plutko, Glendora
Coach of the Year: Dan Henley, Glendora
First Team
Zack Belanger, Junior, Cypress
Thomas Bernal, Senior, Paso Robles
Jacob Cage, Senior, Glendora
Garrett Donohoe, Senior, El Toro
Julio Espinoza, Senior, Rialto
Jim Grob, Senior, Arlington
Tim Helton, Senior, Upland
Mike Hubbard, Senior, Crespi
T.J. Kendzora, Senior, El Toro
Nick Mandry, Senior, La Mirada
Kenny Mathews, Junior, Diamond Bar
Griffin Murphy, Senior, Redlands East Valley
Wyatt Padgett, Senior, Yucaipa
Brando Tessar, Senior, Chaminade
Garrett Tuck, Senior, Arcadia
Taijuan Walker, Senior, Yucaipa
Lucas Whitehill, Senior, Mira Costa
Kevin Williams, Senior, Crespi
Austin Wilson, Senior, Harvard Westlake
Joseph Winterburn, Senior, Glendora

Second Team
Tyler Alamo, Freshman, Cypress
Trey Barrett, Senior, Santa Barbara
Aaron Beckley, Senior, Redlands East Valley
Devyn Bolasky, Junior, Vista del Lago
Brad Burcroff, Senior, Redlands East Valley
Trent Chatterton, Sophomore, Pacifica Garden Grove
Pedro Cota, Senior, Yucaipa
Dylan Delaney, Junior, Chaminade
Tommy Gurrera, Senior, Foothill
Jake Hernandez, Senior. Los Osos
Lonnie Kauppila, Senior, Burbank
Jonathan Larson, Senior, Arcadia
Chris Manning, Senior, El Toro
Josh Mason, Senior, Crespi
Robert Parucha, Senior, Mira Costa
Kyle Raubinger, Junior, Arroyo Grande
Austin Reed, Senior, Rancho Cucamonga
Elliott Surrey, Sophomore, Crescenta Valley
Peter Van Gansen, Sophomore, Alemany
Zach Weiss, Senior, Northwood

Barstow pitcher Aaron Sanchez, the 34th pick of last week's Major League Baseball draft, has signed with the Toronto Blue Jays and will head off to their rookie ball team in Dunedin, Florida this upcoming weekend.

Sanchez, the first player in the county to be selected, chose not to go into details on the terms of his contract, but Jim Callis of Baseball America indicated that Sanchez is receiving a $775,000 bonus in this tweet. Either way, Sanchez is excited about embarking on his professional career.

"It's awesome," said Sanchez, who had signed with the University of Oregon. "It's made better by the fact that I'm still in school. It's kind of cool being the only kid in high school that's a professional baseball player."

Sanchez graduates from Barstow this upcoming Thursday and will head to Florida three days later. Florida may seem like a different world from the High Desert, but Sanchez is ready for the challenge.

"The humidity will be something to get used to, but its hot up here and its hot down there," Sanchez said. "I can't wait to get going."

San Gorgonio junior outfielder Andy Crowley was selected to be part of the Southern California All-Star Team for the North-South All-Star Showcase this upcoming weekend in Santa Clara according to San G coach Bill Eatinger. Crowley, an All-San Andreas League and all-CIF selection, was selected from a deep pool of candidates from around the state.

"Each school gets to submit a couple underclassmen and of those, only 24 are picked," Eatinger said. "It's quite an honor."

Redlands East Valley pitcher Griffin Murphy, the 61st pick in this week's Major League Baseball draft, has agreed in principle to a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. The second-round pick said that he agreed to a signing bonus worth $800,000, which is the value that he was looking for prior to the draft.

"I'm really excited right now," said Murphy, who will forgo a scholarship to the University of San Diego to sign. "This is a dream come true and I can't believe that I'm about to play professional baseball. They came up from the number that the pick was slotted to get and met the number we wanted."

Murphy indicated that the bonus number slotted for the 61st pick was $600,000. There is plenty to be done before he joins the Blue Jays' organization though. The paperwork for signing the contract will be delayed some due to exchange rate and other issues that come from the Blue Jays' location in Canada.

"I probably won't start with the organization until early July," Murphy said. "I just can't wait to go and play ball."

The Inland Empire Baseball Coaches Association, in partnership with the 66ers, is hosting the San Bernardino County All-Star Baseball Game on Tuesday, June 8 at Arrowhead Credit Union Park. The all-star game, which was run before by San Bernardino Valley College, is resuming after not being played last year. For more information and to submit nominations, contact Redlands High School baseball coach and IEBCA president Estevan Valencia at estevan_valencia@redlands.k12.ca.us.

Tuesday's second-round games with updated site information.

Division 2
Glendora at Harvard-Westlake
Upland at Placentia Valencia
La Mirada at Rialto
Cypress at Mira Costa
Damien at Redlands East Valley
El Toro at Garden Grove Pacifica
Santa Barbara at Chaminade
Northwood at Yucaipa

Division 3
Beckman at Colton
Ocean View at Bell Gardens
Quartz Hill at Rancho Alamitos
Hemet at Gahr
South Hills at Lancaster
Downey at Bonita
Culver City at San Gorgonio
Alhambra at Paloma Valley

Division 4
Bishop Amat at Colony
Savanna at Torrance
Oaks Christian at Fullerton
Indio at Northview
Kaiser at St. Paul
Garey at El Segundo
Sonora at Monrovia
Granite Hills at Palm Desert

Division 5
Downey Calvary Chapel at Woodcrest Christian
Sierra Vista at Lompoc
Gabrielino at Heritage
Montclair Prep at Big Bear
Hesperia at Maranatha
Western Christian at Campbell Hall
Cathedral at Lompoc Cabrillo
Tahquitz at Linfield Christian

Division 6
Villanova Prep at Lancaster Desert Christian
St. Anthony at Capistrano Valley Christian
Sage Hill at Windward
Vasquez at Kern Valley
Oxford Academy at Silver Valley
Pasadena Poly at Rosamond
Crossroads at Rio Hondo Prep
Grace Brethren at Boron

Here are the first-round scores of the divisions playing today and the upcoming second-round matchups.

Division 3
Beckman 12, Warren 3
Colton 6, Charter Oak 5
Bell Gardens 12, California 8
Ocean View 3, Westminster La Quinta 1
Rancho Alamitos 4, Cajon 3
Quartz Hill 11, Santa Monica 10
Gahr 10, Walnut 9
Hemet 8, Diamond Ranch 4
South Hills 3, Montebello 2
Lancaster 12, Santa Fe 4
Downey 9, Irvine University 3
Bonita 3, Elsinore 1
San Gorgonio 2, Palmdale 0
Culver City 9, Garden Grove 7
Paloma Valley 8, Westminster 2
Alhambra 4, La Serna 0

Second-round matchups (Tuesday, sites TBA)
Beckman vs. Colton
Bell Gardens vs. Ocean View
Rancho Alamitos vs. Quartz Hill
Gahr vs. Hemet
South Hills vs. Lancaster
Downey vs. Bonita
San Gorgonio vs. Culver City
Paloma Valley vs. Alhambra

Division 5
Woodcrest Christian 19, Desert Mirage 0
Downey Calvary Chapel 6, Sultana 1
Lompoc 8, Gardena Serra 1
Sierra Vista 3, San Jacinto 2
Heritage 4, St. Monica 0
Gabrielino 4, Paraclete 1
Big Bear 2, Arrowhead Christian 1
Montclair Prep 9, Serrano 0
Maranatha 5, Calvary Murrieta 3
Hesperia 11, Citrus Hill 5
Campbell Hall 12, South El Monte 5
Western Christian 7, Santa Ynez 0
Lompoc Cabrillo 28, La Puente 5
Cathedral 2, Whittier Christian 0
Linfield Christian 9, Yucca Valley 2
Tahquitz 10, Ontario Christian 8

Second-round matchups (Tuesday, sites TBA)
Woodcrest Christian vs. Downey Calvary Chapel
Lompoc vs. Sierra Vista
Heritage vs. Gabrielino
Big Bear vs. Montclair Prep
Maranatha vs. Hesperia
Campbell Hall vs. Western Christian
Lompoc Cabrillo vs. Cathedral
Linfield Christian vs. Tahquitz

Tuesday's scores

Division 2
Peninsula 5, Norwalk 2
Harvard-Westlake 3, Arroyo Grande 2 (13)
Arlington 9, Redlands 6
Placentia Valencia 13, Atascadero 4
Rancho Cucamonga 1, Vista del Lago 0
Rialto 6, Burbank 1
San Marcos 6, Nipomo 0
Woodbridge 8, Burbank Burroughs 3
Bellflower 4, San Luis Obispo 3
Palos Verdes 11, Pasadena 1
Garden Grove Pacifica 2, Alta Loma 0
Loyola 6, Dos Pueblos 3
Chaminade 3, Diamond Bar 2
Los Osos 7, Miller 1
Northwood 9, Crescenta Valley 1
Yucaipa 8, Rancho Verde 0

First Round (to be played Friday)
Peninsula at Glendora
Harvard-Westlake at Foothill
Arlington at Upland
Placentia Valencia at Arcadia
Rancho Cucamonga at La Mirada
Rialto at Alemany
San Marcos at Mira Costa
Woodbridge at Cypress
Bellflower at Redlands East Valley
Palos Verdes at Damien
Garden Grove Pacifica at Canyon Springs
Loyola at El Toro
Chaminade at Paso Robles
Los Osos at Santa Barbara
Northwood at Mayfair
Yucaipa at Crespi

A little late but here ya go.

Division 2
First Round, Friday
Wild Card A at Glendora
Wild Card B at Foothill
Wild Card C at Upland
Wild Card D at Arcadia
Wild Card E at La Mirada
Wild Card F at Alemany
Wild Card G at Mira Costa
Wild Card H at Cypress
Wild Card I at Redlands East Valley
Wild Card J at Damien
Wild Card K at Canyon Springs
Wild Card L at El Toro
Wild Card M at Paso Robles
Wild Card N at Santa Barbara
Wild Card O at Mayfair
Wild Card P at Crespi

Wild Card, Today
A: Norwalk at Peninsula
B: Harvard/Westlake at Arroyo Grande
C: Redlands at Arlington
D: Atascadero at Placentia Valencia
E: Vista del Lago at Rancho Cucamonga
F: Burbank at Rialto
G: Nipomo at San Marcos
H: Burbank Burroughs at Woodbridge
I: San Luis Obispo at Bellflower
J: Pasadena at Palos Verdes
K: Alta Loma at Garden Grove Pacifica
L: Loyola at Dos Pueblos
M: Diamond Bar at Chaminade
N: Miller at Los Osos
O: Northwood at Crescenta Valley
P: Rancho Verde at Yucaipa

With its 11-1 victory over Pacific, the Colton High School baseball team won its first league title since 1995 according to head coach Mike Reh. The Yellowjackets (18-8 overall, 12-3 league) split with San Gorgonio, who won its second consecutive league title and will get the No. 1 seed by virtue of its 2-1 head-to-head advantage over Colton. The Spartans (22-4, 12-3) defeated San Bernardino 18-0 Thursday.

Cajon (17-8, 11-4) had a chance to make it a three-way split, but fell to Arroyo Valley 5-3 Thursday to pull into the No. 3 spot out of the SAL. Playoff seedings for Division 3 will be released Monday.

The second County Clash of the season will take place Saturday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park with a tripleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Yucaipa and Miller will start things off at 1, with Kaiser and Riverside Norte Vista playing at 4 p.m. and Fontana and Redlands playing in the nightcap at 7 p.m. Yucaipa is the only repeat from the previous County Clash, as the Thunderbirds defeated Carter 4-3 April 3.

Tickets to the Clash can be purchased at all of the above schools or at Arrowhead Credit Union Park.

The 14th annual County Clash will take place Saturday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park with a baseball tripleheader starting at 1 p.m.

Colton and San Bernardino will start things off with a San Andreas League game at 1 p.m. and will be followed by two Citrus Belt League clashes -- Eisenhower vs. Redlands East Valley at 4 and Carter vs. Yucaipa at 7. Tickets can be purchased at the schools or at the 66ers' box office on Saturday.

This is the first of two County Clashes, with another one set to take place May 8.

Yucaipa won its semifinal game of the Sal Pointe Classic in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday night, beating Burbank 6-4 in a game that was reported after our deadline.
Yucaipa overcame six errors as Kevin Davidson (3-0) allowed only one earned run in six innings and went 2-for-4 with three RBIs at the plate.
Yucaipa plays in Friday's championship game against Tucson Canyon del Oro at 7 p.m. Canyon del Oro is 12-0 on the season and is currently ranked eighth in Arizona and second in its division by maxpreps.com. Sounds like it will be a second straight good test for the Thunderbirds, who crushed opponents in the early part of the tournament en route to the semifinals.

Six county players were honored as top 100 high school prospects in the latest issue of Baseball America. Barstow pitcher Aaron Sanchez tops the list at No. 25. Sanchez, a 6-foot-3 righthander who has verbally committed to Oregon, was also listed on the magazine's third-team Preseason High School All-America Team.

Other county players in the top 100 include Yucaipa pitcher Taijuan Walker (No. 37), former REV pitcher Tyler Shreve (No. 60), REV lefthanded pitcher Griffin Murphy (No. 61), Los Osos catcher Jake Hernandez (No. 77) and Upland pitcher Scott Frazier (No. 98).

It's come to my attention that REV senior quarterback/shortstop Tyler Shreve has been arrested for assault after physically attacking Wildcats baseball coach James Cordes during practice Wednesday. Redlands Daily Facts reporter Jesse Gill has been on this story from the jump and reported that Shreve attacked Cordes after being dismissed from the team for an undisclosed reason.

Gill's story can be read here. It's an updated version of the one that was linked earlier and includes a statement from Shreve on the incident.

One of the subplots of the story is Shreve's football scholarship to the University of Utah, which is sure to be in jeopardy after this incident. Gill contacted the university, which is in the process of reviewing the incident at this time.

Pete Marshall originally published this in the Daily Bulletin's blog, but here it is in case anyone on this side is interested.

The Chino High School Preseason Varsity Baseball tournament, one of the premier baseball tournaments in the county, is looking for a team to fill a recently vacated spot in its tournament, which will have games on March 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 and 16th.

Teams interested in filling the spot can contact Chino baseball coach Bob Sheehan at 909-627-7351 ext. 3706. Yucaipa is the defending champion of the tournament, defeating Chino 3-2 in eight innings in the title game last year.

Included among the instructors is Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jeremy Reed, a Bonita High School graduate. For information on the event, call the OHS student store at (909) 988-7411 or email Sweeney Sr. at mikesweeney42@hotmail.com.

The Chino High School Preseason Varsity Baseball tournament, one of the premier baseball tournaments in the county, is looking for a team to fill a recently vacated spot in its tournament, which will have games on March 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 and 16th.

Teams interested in filling the spot can contact Chino baseball coach Bob Sheehan at 909-627-7351 ext. 3706. Yucaipa is the defending champion of the tournament, defeating Chino 3-2 in eight innings in the title game last year.

Just got a call from Redlands East Valley athletic director Rhonda Fouch notifying me of three REV athletes signing during the early signing period. Volleyball player Johnna Fouch will sign with San Diego State Friday at 7 p.m. in the REV ASB room, while softball player Amy Nece will sign with North Carolina early next week, as will baseball player Griffin Murphy with San Diego. Nece is going on an official visit to North Carolina this upcoming weekend according to Fouch.

Its not a Fall Signing Period without some input from the Yucaipa baseball team, which will have two players signing this week. First baseman Wyatt Padgett will sign with BYU while outfielder Brian Derryberry will sign with UC Riverside at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a voicemail I received from YHS athletic director Mark Anderson.

Any other coaches, athletic directors or parents who have athletes signing with Division I schools this week should e-mail me at tj.berka@inlandnewspapers.com or comment on this blog. We don't want to miss anyone.

The protest of Yucaipa's 15-7 CIF-SS Division II first-round victory over La Crescenta Crescenta Valley Thursday was rejected Friday according to Yucaipa athletic director Mark Anderson.

The protest, filed by Crescenta Valley coach Phil Torres, was filed because Torres claimed that Yucaipa catcher Cody Meservey didn't leave the premises promptly after having been ejected in the top of the second inning. However, according to Anderson, Meservey didn't need to leave the premises at all.

"The rule is different for players than coaches," Anderson said. "If a coach is ejected, he must leave the premises, but a player can stay in the dugout or in the stands as long as he is supervised by an adult, which we did."

After Meservey blew off some steam from the ejection, Anderson escorted Meservey from the baseball field and took him over to the football stadium, where he watched the rest of the game by looking over the bleachers.

"The rule is different because what are you supposed to do if a player is ejected on the road?" Anderson said. "He can't leave the campus, like the rule for coaches states. That's why it's different. I think its unfortunate that the umpires didn't know this rule and this got as far as it did."

Anderson drove to the CIF-SS offices in Los Alamitos to make the case for the No. 2-seeded Thunderbirds Friday morning. It didn't take much of an argument though, as the CIF had no inclination to change the result of the game.

"They said that I really didn't need to go down there because there were no grounds for a reversal," Anderson said. "I just wanted to make sure that we did everything in our power to explain our point of view."

Yucaipa will continue its playoff run with a second-round game against Cypress Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. at Yucaipa High School.

The CIF-Southern Section offices decided Tuesday that San Bernardino athletic director Patrick Mills should be suspended from coaching the Cardinals baseball team after pulling his team off of the field in the bottom of the fifth inning of San Bernardino's game with San Gorgonio on Friday afternoon. The San Bernardino Unified School District will comply with the CIF's suggestion according to CIF Director of Communications Thom Simmons.

Contacted via e-mail, Simmons submitted the below explanation on the CIF's position:

"CIF Southern Section Bluebook Rule 125.2 states very clearly that the expectation of the CIF Southern Section Executive Committee is for a coach that removes his team from a court or field prior to the end of a contest should be relieved from his/her duties for the balance of the season or face potential sanctions from the section. It is our understandiing that San Bernardino High School has done just that. We commend the San Bernardino principal for taking the actions he has to this point and await a final report from him with any possible additional penalties against Mr. Mills."

The last statement suggests that more sanctions against Mills could arise from the incident, where Mills had the San Bernardino baseball team walk off the field down 8-1 in the fifth inning to the Spartans. The Cardinals (3-21 overall, 1-12 San Andreas League) will conclude their season with an interim coach with two games against Cajon, playing at Cajon today and hosting the Cowboys Friday.