3 Replacement Players to Triple-A : Angels: Mack, Akerfelds, Peguero will be Vancouver teammates of several former strikers.

Three players impressed the Angels enough during replacement spring training to earn assignments to the team’s triple-A affiliate in Vancouver, where they will be teammates of several 40-man roster players who were on strike for almost eight months.

Tony Mack, who went 1-2 with a 2.77 earned-run average; Darrel Akerfelds, who was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA, and infielder Jose Peguero, who hit .333 with eight runs batted in, were among 20 replacement players reassigned to the minors.

Catcher Doug Davis will return to his coaching duties at Class A Lake Elsinore, and infielder Pete Coachman has been offered a scouting position. The 13 other players on the 35-man replacement roster were released.

There has been animosity between replacement players and union members, who regard the replacements as strikebreakers. But General Manager Bill Bavasi said he would not tolerate harassment of replacement players.

“They’ve kept me from doing my job,” said reliever Troy Percival, who played the last two seasons at Vancouver and is trying to win a spot in the Angel bullpen. “I’d prefer they play in low A-ball.”

The Angels have other ideas. Six replacements--pitcher Mike Schooler and infielders Tyrone Boykin, Tom Redington, Fred Diaz, J.D. Ramirez and Joe Urso, were assigned to double-A Midland, and pitchers Shawn Slade and Carlos Castillo, and outfielders Chris Powell, Darrin Doty and Greg Shockey--were assigned to Lake Elsinore.

Infielder Lance Robbins was assigned to Class A Cedar Rapids, and pitchers Jon DeClue, Tony Fetchel and Dean Locklear, catcher Joel Smith and shortstop Allan Parker were assigned to Visalia, a Class A independent team in the California League.

Dion Beck, a former Cal State Fullerton pitcher who was released by the Angels, might return to become a batting practice pitcher.

“I’m sure the big leaguers would like to get me out there without the (batting practice) screen,” Beck said. “If they’re going to be ticked off about it, maybe it wouldn’t be a good idea. I’ll discuss it with (Manager Marcel) Lachemann when they get back.”

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The Angels invited six nonroster players to spring training: pitchers Shawn Boskie and Ken Patterson, catchers Andy Allanson and Daniel Alzuaide, infielder Carlos Martinez and outfielder Steve Hosey.