Community College Athletes of the Week

Pat Versluis

Saddleback, Sophomore

Baseball

Versluis, from Capistrano Valley High, was a key reliever and starter in the regional playoffs. He escaped a bases-loaded situation with a comebacker to start a game-ending double play in a 6-3 victory Saturday over Cerritos. He then pitched seven innings Sunday, giving up two runs, as the Gauchos beat Cerritos, 11-2, to reach the state tournament.

Track and Field

Roger Vansluis

* Santa Ana, sophomore. He tied the school’s pole vault record at 16 feet to finish second at the state meet.

Michele Bailon

Cypress, Sophomore

Softball

Bailon, from Santa Fe Springs St. Paul High, capped her season by being selected the Chargers’ most valuable player in the state tournament. She was seven for 15 in the tournament as Cypress won its second consecutive state title. Bailon had a run-scoring single to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning as Cypress beat Sacramento, 4-1, in the winners’ bracket final.

Softball

Crystal Aguirre

* Fullerton, freshman. She was four for 12 and threw out four runners attempting to steal as the Hornets finished fourth in the state tournament.