Baseball previews: Century League (Part II)
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Check out the predicted order of finish, the players to watch and the important dates.
Players to watch
Ben Arroyo (Brea Olinda, Jr., Inf)
Jordan Buck (Villa Park, Jr., Inf)
Wes Calvert (El Modena, Sr., Ut.)
Josh Canales (El Dorado, Sr., Inf)
Angel Esqueda (Brea Olinda, Jr., OF)
Brandon Ertle (El Dorado, Sr., OF)
Jordan Foreman (El Modena, Sr., OF)
Gabe Garcia (Canyon, Sr., P/OF)
Scott Gottschling (Villa Park, Sr., Inf)
Travis Harrison (Tustin, Fr., Inf)
Cody Lewis (Canyon, So., OF)
Jeremy McKenzie (Tustin, Sr., OF)
Tommy Mobley (Canyon, Sr., OF)
Bobby Moulas (Canyon, Sr., P/1B)
Sergio Padilla (Villa Park, Jr., Inf)
Ryan Remlinger (El Dorado, Sr., Inf)
Taylor Richardson (Tustin, Jr., OF)
Ed Ruby (Brea Olinda, Sr., P)
Logan Sewell (Brea Olinda, Sr., C)
Mykal Stokes (Tustin, Sr., OF)
Karl Stuck (El Modena, Sr., Inf)
Benji Sutherland (Villa Park, Jr., OF/1B)
Matt Thomas (El Dorado, Sr., P/1B)
Matt Treybig (El Modena, Sr., P/3B)
Around the Century League
Last season's final standings: 1. El Modena (20-9 overall, 12-3 league); 2. El Dorado (20-9, 11-4); 3. Canyon (20-11, 10-5); 4. Villa Park (12-14, 5-10); (tie) Tustin (10-14-1, 5-10); 6. Brea Olinda (4-20-1, 2-13). …
In the CIF-SS Division I playoffs, Canyon reached the championship game, in which it lost to Long Beach Wilson, and El Dorado and El Modena were eliminated in the quarterfinals. …
Canyon's Bobby Moulas was All-Orange County in 2007 when he batted .415 with seven home runs. He also pitched to a 4-1 record. Gabe Garcia drove in 20 runs in '07, Tommy Mobley hit .341 and Cody Lewis hit .343. …
Villa Park's Scott Gottschling had 12 extra-base hits in '07. He signed with UC Irvine. Sergio Padilla drove in 31 runs for the Spartans last year, and Jordan Buck and Benji Sutherland batted .373 and .361, respectively. …
El Dorado's Brandon Ertle is a four-year starter. He batted .360 in '07. Josh Canales hit .338, and Ryan Remlinger drove in 22 runs while hitting .398. … El Modena lost '07 county player of the year Freddie Freeman to graduation, but the Vanguards bring back Jordan Foreman, who last year batted .442 with 26 runs stcored and 13 steals. Karl Stuck was an all-league selection in '07. …
Brea coach Mike Baker likes the Wildcats' team spirit and competitiveness. Catcher Logan Sewell made the All-County football first team as a punter. … Tustin coach Gregg Jennings said freshman infielder Travis Harrison could develop into one of the county's top players.
Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com
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