Former Banning High baseball player shot
Anthony Jaquez was shot on Halloween night and is expected to make a full recovery, a relative said. Jaquez, 18, was shot three times as he stood in the front yard of a friend’s house on Wednesday evening.
A car pulled up to the house and a shooter opened fire on Jaquez. No other people were hit.
“He probably didn’t know the guy,” said uncle Mondo Ponce, an assistant coach at Banning High.
Jaquez had excelled a year ago, as a first baseman for Banning High.
He matured into a solid regular player for a young Banning team that went 15-17. A first-team All-Marine League pick, he batted .333 with four homers, 31 RBIs and a .593 slugging percentage for the Pilots.