FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area 2Bs

PREP BASEBALL SECOND BASEMEN 2012 1. Nate Van Bruggen, Murrieta Calvary Chapel — The 5-foot-9, 170-pound junior second baseman is simply slugging, and is currently riding a seven-game hit streak and a six-game RBI streak. He leads all CIF-Southern Section 2Bs with two HRs, and he went 3 for 3 with a double, a triple … Continue reading →

FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area 1Bs

PREP BASEBALL FIRST BASEMEN 2012 1. Brian Ruhm, Redlands — Among the most effective offensive players in the Inland Area, this 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior can play a number of positions but has settled at 1B for the Terriers (11-1 overall), the No. 2 team in the Inland Area. Ruhm is hitting .568 (21 for 37) with seven XBHs and 22 RBI … Continue reading →

FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area BKB’ers

GUARDS/WINGS 2011-’12 1. E.J. Twyman, Elsinore — The very best point guard in all the Inland Area, this 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior is just part of a combo of Tigers guards that has fans in Wildomar thinking CIF title. 2. Reid Shackelford, Murrieta Valley — As gutsy a player as the Southwestern League has ever seen, … Continue reading →