La Quinta Trio Are Honored by Garden Grove
La Quinta High School baseball players Mark Dion, Mike Marquez and Mike Wilson were named co-players of the year in the Garden Grove League in a vote of the league’s coaches.
Dion hit .444, leading the Aztecs to the league championship. Marquez was 8-3 with a 2.12 earned-run average, and Wilson was 10-1 with an 0.98 ERA.
The coaches’ teams:
FIRST TEAM
Pitchers Greg Hansell Kennedy Marc Lung Garden Grove Mike Marquez La Quinta Mike Wilson La Quinta Catcher Gary Arneson La Quinta Infielders Kevin Ashworth Pacifica Mark Dion La Quinta Shelby Hart Pacifica John Park La Quinta Mike Willey Rancho Alamitos Outfielders Steve Larson Santiago Jerry Maldonado Bolsa Grande Chris Shockley Pacifica Utility Carlos Leon Santiago
SECOND TEAM Pitchers--Todd Long (Pacifica) and Peter Montera (Kennedy); Infielders--Steve Alfaro (Santiago), Bob Heyl (La Quinta), Rod McCall (Rancho Alamitos) and Steve Rath (Kennedy); Outfielders--Andy Baturevich (Los Amigos), Chris Colbert (Rancho Alamitos) and Bill Huse (Kennedy); Utility--Eric Schreifels (Bolsa Grande); Catcher--Mark Ralston (La Quinta).
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