Shortstop Meyer is putting Simi Valley on his shoulders

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Junior shortstop Jonathan Meyer of Simi Valley is having an all-star season and has helped the Pioneers pull into a first-place tie with Westlake for in the Marmonte League.

Meyer is batting .471 with six home runs and 29 runs batted in. He had three hits and four RBIs last week against Westlake.

‘He worked very hard in the off-season, and it shows,’ Coach Matt LaBelle said.

Simi Valley (11-5) has another young prospect in sophomore catcher Denny Vigo Jr., whose father was a standout baseball player at El Camino Real and Cal State Northridge.

-- Eric Sondheimer

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