Why have one all-star event when you can have two?
This year there will be a San Gabriel Valley Tribune Area all-star underclassmen and senior baseball game at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday, June 13. South Hills coach Darren Murphy is the tournament organizer along with help from other area coaches who wanted to keep the annual event in the East San Gabriel Valley baseball hotbed, where schools, players and families in the Tribune coverage area can send the seniors off in style, and showcase the future stars. Murphy and organizers are still sorting how they will select players and match the teams, so there will be more to come later.
The annual San Gabriel Valley Blue/Red All-Star baseball baseball games, run by Nogales coach Donald Montanez and Alhambra’s Steve Gewecke, is set with the underclassmen game at Alhambra High School on Sunday, June 7, with the senior game on Monday, June 8 at East Los Angeles College.
By having the all-star games a week apart, players who get selected for both events and want to participate can do so. It’s their choice and a win-win for players on both sides of the Valley.