1993 TIMES: All-Valley Baseball Team : All-Ventura County First-Team Roster

Player: Kevin Nykoluk School: Simi Valley Year: Senior Position: Catcher Comment: Hit .467 with 10 HRs, 50 RBIs. Hot in playoffs: 4 HRs, 10 RBIs.

*Player: David Lamb School: Newbury Park Year: Senior Position: Infielder Comment: Gifted shortstop hit .413. Drafted in second round by Orioles.

*Player: Ryan Hankins School: Simi Valley Year: Junior Position: Infielder Comment: “Hank” hit .500 while leading county in HRs (12), RBIs (57).

*Player: Britten Pond School: Simi Valley Year: Senior Position: Infielder Comment: The 5-7 Pond was giant at the plate: hit .532, 6 HRs, 47 RBIs.

*Player: Ryan Briggs School: Simi Valley Year: Senior Position: Infielder Comment: Hit .346 while sparking county’s top offense from leadoff spot.

*Player: Derek Swafford School: Ventura Year: Senior Position: Infielder Comment: Among county’s most gifted athletes. Signed with Pirates.

*Player: Gary Paul School: Buena Year: Senior Position: Infielder Comment: Hit .426, 76 points better than last season. Led team with 31 RBIs.

*Player: Jack Kocur School: Royal Year: Senior Position: Infielder Comment: Hit .375 despite last playing three years ago. Standout in water polo.

*Player: Gene Strojek School: Royal Year: Senior Position: Outfielder Comment: Bounced back nicely from off-season knee surgery: hit .376, 24 RBIs.

*Player: Jamal Nichols School: Thousand Oaks Year: Senior Position: Outfielder Comment: Speedy leadoff man caught only once: stole 37 out of 38.

*Player: Andy Wilson School: Thousand Oaks Year: Senior Position: Outfielder Comment: Swift, multitalented Lancer hit .388, 12 2Bs with 28 thefts.

*Player: Aaron Whitley School: Simi Valley Year: Senior Position: Outfielder Comment: Smooth, left-handed stroke and fast too: 21 steals, 50 runs.

*Player: Keith Smith School: Newbury Park Year: Junior Position: Utility Comment: Hit .347; was 7-4 with 2.88 ERA. Also all-county quarterback.

*Player: Clint Harris School: Thousand Oaks Year: Senior Position: Utility Comment: Tough Lancer fought through numerous injuries to hit .529.

*Player: Louie Garza School: Fillmore Year: Senior Position: Utility Comment: Tri-Valley League player of the year was 7-2, 2.15 ERA; hit .436.

*Player: Richard Hernandez School: Moorpark Year: Senior Position: Utility Comment: Frontier League co-player of year hit .359 with 20 steals.

*Player: Bill Scheffels School: Simi Valley Year: Junior Position: Pitcher Comment: Kept his cool when pressure was extreme. Was 11-1, 1.16 ERA.

*Player: Trevor Leppard School: Simi Valley Year: Senior Position: Pitcher Comment: Led Marmonte League in strikeouts with 77. Was 8-1, 1.89 ERA.

*Player: Ricardo Garcia School: Hueneme Year: Senior Position: Pitcher Comment: Workhorse led county by pitching 90 1/3 innings. Was 7-4, 2.48 ERA.

*Player: Brandon Knight School: Buena Year: Senior Position: Pitcher Comment: Versatile, hard-throwing right-hander was 6-2, 2.05 ERA; hit .429.

*Player of the Year: Nykoluk Pitcher of the Year: Scheffels Coach of the Year: Mike Scyphers, Simi Valley * Second Team C15 All-Valley Teams C16