The softball coaches from St. Paul and La Serna will face off for the fifth time since March when the Red and Blue teams meet Wednesday at York Field for the Rotary Club of Whittier’s All-Star Softball Classic.
St. Paul’s Jim Maier and his staff will coach the Red all-stars while Mike Reed and Mike Orona of La Serna will lead the Blue team in the 11th installment of the postseason, senior-only contest. The Swordsmen and Lancers met four times during the just-completed season, and split those meetings, although St. Paul scored the biggest victory by defeating La Serna 2-1 in the CIF-SS Division 3 final.
The Red all-stars will feature Del Rey League MVP Lovie Lopez and Pitcher of the Year Koreen Orozco from St. Paul, Del Rio League MVP Trisha Trujillo of Cal and Montebello’s Evelyn Hernandez, the Almont League Pitcher of the Year. The Blue side will have Almont League MVP Byanka Diosdado of Schurr and Del Rio League first teamers Molly Bourne, Dana De La Torre and Dani Garcielita from La Serna.
First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The 18th edition of the baseball all-star game will follow at 6 p.m. La Serna’s Tony Gonzales will coach the Red all-stars, with Suburban League MVP Jeff Murray from La Mirada leading the way. Del Rio League Defensive Player of the Year Tony Ceron of La Serna is also part of the Red lineup.
The Blue all-stars will be coached by Pioneer’s Bobby Ramirez. Del Rio League Player of the Year Ruben Pinedo and DRL Offensive POY Fermin Beza, both from Cal, will play as well as Del Rio League first teamers Jerald Johnston (Cal), Jesse Perdomo (Cal), Robert Barraza (Cal), Esteban Solis (El Rancho), Justin Gonzalez (El Rancho), Ryan Palomar (El Rancho) and Josh Prickett (Pioneer).
Here’s the complete lineup for each team:
Baseball
Red All-Stars
La Mirada
Jeff Murray
Eric Tapper
Blake Wilson
La Serna
Mark Abbate
Paul Barraza
Gavin Callender
Tony Ceron
D’Andre Sanchez
Santa Fe
Victor Arreola
Harley Messenger
Tony Olivarez
Martin Serna
St. Paul
Nicholas Delgado
Jon Hernandez
Kevin Lugo
Aaron Pinto
Brian Stark
Whittier Christian
Mike Rafter
Jake Rivera
Whittier
Johnny Salgado
Moe Vasquez
Coach: Tony Gonzales, La Serna
Blue All-Stars
Cal
Robert Barraza
Fermin Beza
Robby Blount
Jerald Johnston
Jesse Perdomo
Ruben Pinedo
El Rancho
Justin Gonzalez
Ryan Palomar
Esteban Solis
La Habra
Andrew Gallegos
Robert Lefler
Chris Nuanes
Austin Saad
Montebello
Ryan Orozco
Pioneer
Carlos Hernandez
Josh Prickett
Adrian Ramos
Nathan Yorba
Sonora
Gavin Blodgett
Henry Bustamante
Jose Gomez
Maricio Guadarrama
Andrew Piraino
Coach: Bobby Ramirez, Pioneer
Softball
Red All-Stars
Cal
Carley Espinoza
Joslyn Macias
Miranda Perez
Brigid Ruiz
Rachel Shumaker
Trisha Trujillo
Montebello
Evelyn Hernandez
Alyssa Soneff
St. Paul
Taylor Ancona
Bryanna Campos
Krystal Gutierrez
Lovie Lopez
Koreen Orozco
Santa Fe
Amanda Flores
Sonora
Katie Amaral
Leandra Jew
Brandi Landino
Coach: Jim Maier, St. Paul
Blue All-Stars
El Rancho
Miranda Armas
Aiyana Leal-Robles
Anissa Sanchez
La Habra
Camille Manzo
Hope Moreno
Taylor Pierce
La Serna
Molly Bourne
Dana De La Torre
Dani Garcielita
Schurr
Byanka Diosdado
Stephanie Guido
Melissa Lopez
Whittier Christian
Celeste Adriano
Melissa Martene
Katelyn Wagner
Whittier
Vanessa Perez
Co-coaches: Mike Reed, Mike Orona, La Serna