Second Team

INFIELDERS

BRANDON GRUBER CYPRESS SR.

The Long Beach State-bound third baseman batted .411 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs and made only four errors.

KENNY CASTANEDA SAVANNA SR.

Castaneda, who is considering playing for Cypress or Santa Ana colleges, batted .427.

SERGIO SANTOS MATER DEI SO.

The La Puente Bishop Amat transfer was a hit, batting .433 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs.

OUTFIELDERS

TRAVIS BECKTEL CAP. VALLEY JR.

Becktel was a steady player for the Division I champion Cougars, batting .388 with 23 RBIs.

STEVE YADEN KENNEDY SR.

The Empire League co-most valuable player batted .440 with 20 RBIs for league-champion Kennedy.

JOE TURGEON EL DORADO JR.

Turgeon, who batted .464 with six home runs and 24 RBIs, was among El Dorado’s bright spots.

PITCHERS

CHAD HAZLETT IRVINE JR.

Hazlett racked up 14 victories, including a stretch in which he was the winning pitcher in six consecutive games.

MATT GAMBLE UNIVERSITY SR.

University Coach Chris Conlin never took a gamble when he started Gamble, who went 9-0 with a 2.57 ERA.

IVAN RAMIREZ TUSTIN SR.

Ramirez apparently ended Villa Park’s season with a three-hit gem before Tustin was forced to forfeit the playoff victory for using an ineligible player.

HECTOR AMBRIZ VALENCIA SO.

Ambriz, a two-way threat who keeps getting better, went 9-1 on the mound and batted .444.

FIRST BASEMAN

TERRY PARKER IRVINE SR.

The Cypress College-bound Parker, who batted .484, possesses the archetypal first baseman’s beefy body and hefty bat.

CATCHER

JUNIOR QUINTANA VILLA PARK SR.

The Saddleback-bound Quintana handled the county’s best one-two starting pitching combination and batted .452 with 29 RBIs.

DESIGNATED HITTER

PETER EBERHARDT WHITTIER CHR. SR.

Eberhardt, who batted .530 with nine homers and 36 RBIs, has signed with Arkansas and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 47th round as a catcher.

UTILITY

THOMAS GROVE CAP. VLY. CHR. SR.

Grove, who’s getting looks from Concordia and Biola, batted .544 while posting a 7-1 record with a 1.00 ERA.