Prep Impressions: May 26, 2009
I covered the CIF-SS Division 5 boys tennis semifinal between El Monte Arroyo and Riverside Arlington for the Riverside Press-Enterprise on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 and came away thinking about how Arlington senior Jharen Gines, the top prep player in Riverside County, has trouble against players who keep him deep along the baseline. Gines (5-8, … 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
