Baseball athlete of the week: Zach Espinosa, Beckman

Beckman's Zach Espinosa is the Register's baseball athlete of the week for Monday, March 13, 2017. — Beckman’s Zach Espinosa is the Register’s baseball athlete of the week for Monday, March 13, 2017.

By Steve Fryer | sfryer@scng.com | Orange County Register

March 13, 2017 at 6:14 p.m.

ZACH ESPINOSA

BECKMAN

The senior right-hander allowed one run and four hits in 10 innings during the Newport Elks Tournament as the Patriots won the championship of the tournament’s top division, the Lerner Division. Espinosa got the win over Gahr of Cerritos and in the championship game win over Mission Viejo, in which he pitched six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts.