Three Orange County players selected to All-America team
July 15th, 2008, 1:10 pm · Post a Comment · posted by TODD HARMONSON, OCREGISTER.COM
Orange Lutheran pitcher Gerrit Cole was a first-team All-America selection by EA Sports, and two other Orange County players were second-team selections.
Cole, a first-round selection of the New York Yankees in June, was 8-2 with 118 strikeouts and a 0.47 ERA for the Lancers.
Katella’s Nick Ramirez, the Orange County player of the year, and Mater Dei’s Tyler Rahmatulla were second-team All-America selections.
Tim Beckham from Griffin, Ga., was the choice as the national player of the year after being the first pick in the June draft.
Other Southern California selections:
First team
Kyle Shipworth, Patriot of Riverside
Aaron Hicks, Long Beach Wilson
Tyler Chatwood, Redlands East Valley
Matt Hobgood, Norco
Second team
Matt Cerda, Oceanside
Related:
• Gerrit Cole’s stats
• Yankees select Orange Lutheran’s Cole
• Video: Gerrit Cole on pitching
• Video: Gerrit Cole’s future — pros or college
• HS career over, Cole’s future still as bright as ever
• Nick Ramirez’s stats
• Katella a cut above after capturing Empire title
• Katella’s Ramirez makes game look easy
• Tyler Rahmatullah’s stats
