Carl Robinson, a senior left-handed pitcher at Valencia, signed a letter of intent with San Diego State, Valencia coach Mike Scheetz reported. Robinson was All-Empire League first team as a sophomore and a junior.
Carl Robinson, a senior left-handed pitcher at Valencia, signed a letter of intent with San Diego State, Valencia coach Mike Scheetz reported. Robinson was All-Empire League first team as a sophomore and a junior.
LONG BEACH - Brea Olinda, Laguna Hills and Western each appealed their releaguing positions but none received any support in an anticlimatic finish to what had been a wild CIF-SS Council meeting.
Stay tuned to OCVarsity.com for the listing of the newly approved leagues for 2010-2014. (Update: Click here for the newly approved leagues.)
Fullerton seniors Christian Belleque, Dominic Ficociello and Michael Lorenzen have all committed to Division I colleges, Coach Marc Price confirmed in an e-mail today.
JSerra junior outfielder Clay Williamson has committed to CS Fullerton, Lions coach Brett Kay confirmed today.
Williamson posted a .280 batting average with 18 RBIs last season. He is the ninth Division I commit off of last season's Trinity League championship team.
Mater Dei senior shortstop Derek Campbell has committed to Oklahoma State, Monarchs coach Burt Call confirmed today.
EL TORO (3-1) VS. NO. 9 SAN CLEMENTE (2-1)
Where, when: San Clemente High, Friday, 7 p.m.
Esperanza baseball player Jonathan Maciel, a senior infielder, has committed to Long Beach State, and his sister, Stephanie, a sophomore utility player on the softball team, has committed to Loyola Marymount.
Jonathan Maciel was the Sunset League's Rookie of the Year last season.
Former Cal State Fullerton second baseman David Bacani is the new baseball coach at Santa Margarita High, the school announced.
Bacani (Los Alamitos High) was a player and coach for the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League this season. He was also an assistant coach at Concordia University.
Former Santa Margarita baseball player Nick Wagner has signed with Oregon, coached by former Cal State Fullerton coach George Horton, Nick's father Bob confirmed Friday.
Wagner was drafted this past June in the 44th round by the Toronto Blue Jays but has opted for college baseball.
Lots of stuff to read about in my new column, which you can find by clicking here or in Friday's Register ...
... a top Empire League football player has committed to a college, but he's still getting recruited heavily;
... an interesting hardship waiver effort;
... some news on a couple of excellent kickers;
... girls basketball summer stars;
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2009 All-League teams
Express League
Most Valuable Player: Marcel Chavez, Sr., St. Michael's Prep
When the dust settled Monday night, former Capistrano Valley pitcher Tyler Matzek was officially a member of the Colorado Rockies.
The 2009 Orange County player of the year, Matzek scrapped his college plans and signed a contract with the Rockies that included a signing bonus worth $3.9 million, according to Baseball America.