Josh Lambrose

School: Pacific Shores High

Sport: Baseball

Position: Pitcher

Class: Sophomore

When he isn’t pitching, Lambrose plays first base, shortstop or third base for Pacific Shores, but last week there couldn’t be a more efficient place for him than on the mound. Lambrose was on the mound during 30 outs--the maximum allowed a high school pitcher in a week--and 28 were strikeouts. Tuesday, he struck out nine in three innings of relief in a victory over Garden Grove Claremont. Friday, he struck out 19 in a 7-4 Metro League victory over Riverside Christian. He struck out seven consecutive batters during one stretch and six during another. He also assisted on the final out of the game, diving to stop a ground ball and throwing the runner out while lying on his stomach. Lambrose, who transferred from Irvine High after his freshman year, has 45 strikeouts--one for every student enrolled at the Laguna Hills school--in 21 1/3 innings this season. Pacific Shores Coach Rich Zanelli said he refuses to hit against Lambrose in practice. “He scares me,” Zanelli said. “I don’t have any baseball-playing experience but I’d just as soon not be embarrassed in front of 18 high schoolers.” For the week, Lambrose also had three hits in five at bats to raise his batting average to .500 (seven for 14) and stole five bases in five attempts.

Other top performers:

Greg Muniz, a Woodbridge runner who won the 400 meters at the Orange County Championships in a county-best time of 48.69 and then won his specialty, the 300-meter intermediate hurdles, in 38.53.

John Simmons, who led El Toro to victory at the Foothill Swim Games, winning the 100 freestyle in 47.88 seconds and the 100 backstroke in 53.46.

Derek Slingsby, who had 15 kills in Corona del Mar’s four-game volleyball victory over then-No. 1 Newport Harbor.

Ethan Wyckoff, who allowed five hits in nine innings for Capistrano Valley in an 8-3 victory over El Toro and had three hits and drove in two runs in the Cougars’ 11-7 victory over the Chargers.