FIRST TEAM

INFIELDERS

Ron Prettyman

Los Alamitos, Sr.

Prettyman is a top-flight shortstop with great range and a quick release, helping to make him and second baseman Chico Velasquez one of the best double-play combinations around. Prettyman also came through with timely hits as Los Alamitos made a late-season charge to win the Sunset League.

Matt Wilkerson

Santa Margarita, Sr.

Wilkerson was somewhat of an unknown playing for struggling Santa Margarita, but his bat spoke for him. Wilkerson batted .508 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs for an Eagle team that finished third in the four-team Serra League.

Casey Janssen

Fountain Valley, Sr.

It’s hard to imagine what the Barons would have been like without Janssen, who batted .415 and led the county with 12 home runs. His 44 RBIs were a single-season school record. In addition to playing third, Janssen also pitched for the first time since his freshman year. By season’s end, he had developed into one of the best pitchers in the county.

OUTFIELDERS

Kent Carpenter

Esperanza, Sr.

Carpenter was a steadying force during the Aztecs’ up-and-down season. He batted .493 with four home runs and 30 RBIs. Speedy and efficient, he converted 11 of 12 stolen-base attempts and made only two errors in right field.

Jeff Tuttle

Villa Park, Sr.

Tuttle, a two-time first-team selection, certainly had a flair for the dramatic. He capped Villa Park’s first Division III championship with a seventh-inning solo home run at Dodger Stadium. Tuttle batted a team-high .454 with nine home runs, 27 RBIs and 22 stolen bases.

Sean Boatright

Trabuco Hills, Jr.

Boatright posted the best single-day performance of the season when he hit two home runs and three doubles to accumulate nine RBIs in a doubleheader during the Big West Invitational. He finished the season with nine home runs and 39 RBIs.

PITCHERS

Kyle Christensen

Calvary Chapel, So.

Christensen led the county with 15 victories. A 20-win campaign next season probably wouldn’t surprise Eagle Coach Joe Walters, who thinks there’s nothing his star pitcher can’t accomplish. Christensen finished second in the county with 112 strikeouts and had a 1.30 ERA.

Mike Davern

Brea Olinda, Sr.

Davern was one of the most feared pitchers in the county with 111 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings. Davern told major league teams he was honoring his commitment to play at UCLA, but the Atlanta Braves couldn’t pass him up in the 18th round. Davern’s fastball, clocked at around 92 mph during the high school season, has recently been clocked at 97 mph.

Dan Reid

Villa Park, Jr.

How much did Villa Park Coach Tom Tereschuk believe in Reid? Enough to tab him as the starting pitcher in the Division III championship game against West Torrance. Reid responded with a strong outing as Villa Park held the Warriors to one run. He finished 9-0 with a 1.31 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 64 innings.

Brandon Averill

Villa Park, Sr.

Averill had a 9-2 record with a 1.81 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 62 innings to pick up his second Century League MVP award in as many years. A pitcher and third baseman, he also had a tremendous year offensively, batting .374 with 32 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. Averill is still considering his college options.

FIRST BASEMAN

Nick Fitzgerald

Los Alamitos, Sr.

Fitzgerald, who batted .440 with three home runs and 29 RBIs, was a big reason Los Alamitos found itself in the Division I semifinals after struggling early in the season. The Cal State Fullerton-bound first baseman was an offensive force en route to being named co-MVP of the Sunset League along with Fountain Valley’s Casey Janssen.

CATCHER

Josh Hansen

Mater Dei, Sr.

The Wake Forest-bound catcher led the county with 46 RBIs and was as strong as anyone behind the plate. A two-time first-team selection, Hansen batted .458 with 11 home runs this season. “He carried the offensive load for us and came through in the clutch,” Coach Burt Call said. Hansen has such natural talent at catcher that it’s hard to believe he’s a converted outfielder.

DESIGNATED HITTER

Jay Nichols

University, Jr.

Nichols is as good as they come as a hitter. The outfielder posted a .558 average that surged over the .600 mark for much of the season. His 43 RBIs were the third-highest total in the county and made him the most indispensable player for University, which won the Pacific Coast League title.

UTILITYMAN

Jonathan Lorenzen

Katella, Sr.

Throw out Lorenzen’s 5-4 won-loss record. He struck out 102 batters in 73 innings and posted a 2.21 ERA. Most impressive, perhaps, was his 92-mph fastball, which enticed the Dodgers to pick him in the 14th round. Lorenzen, who has signed with the club, also batted .470.