Baseball: Locals make U16 USA baseball roster

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A group of local players have been selected for the U16 USA baseball team that will complete tryouts next month at Cal State Fullerton before selecting a final roster that will play at the World Youth championships in Taiwan.

Among the players are Jose Cardona from Woodland Hills El Camino Real, Timmy Lopes from Valencia, Jayson Balades from Oxnard, Dante Flores from St. John Bosco, Josh Guerra from Downey, Kenny Mathews from Diamond Bar, Christopher Rivera from El Dorado, Rio Ruiz from Bishop Amat and Ruben Ybarra from Riverside Poly.

Also, St. Francis juniors James Bonds and David Hubinger and Crescenta Valley sophomore Elliot Surrey helped Team Anderson win the USA Baseball 16U championship in Phoenix Saturday.

-- Eric Sondheimer