Prep Impressions: June 9, 2009
I covered the Riverside County All Star Baseball Game for the Riverside Press-Enterprise on June 9, 2009 and came away thinking there’s going to be 31 Major League Baseball teams wishing they had selected Riverside Poly’s Blair Moore on the first day of the First-Year Player Draft. Moore had three hits, stole a base and … Continue reading
Prep Impressions: May 22, 2009
I covered the CIF-Southern Section Division I first-round baseball playoff game between Temecula Chaparral and Riverside Poly for the Riverside Press-Enterprise and came away thinking that the Bears will go as far as seniors Jake Marisnick and Blair Moore take them. The pair, who bat 1-2 in Poly’s potent lineup, both went 3 for 4 … Continue reading
JUCO Journal: MSJC Baseball
Mt. San Jacinto College baseball coach Steve Alonzo is different from any other baseball coach I’ve ever interviewed. College baseball coaches are mostly reserved and strict, unable to laugh at anything but their own jokes. Not Alonzo. Happy to get some attention, he opened up to me like I was Barbara Walters. He invited me … Continue reading