All-Ventura First-Team Baseball Roster

Player of Year: Hankins

Pitcher of Year: Clinton

Coach of Year: Richard Duran, Rio Mesa

Pos Player School Yr C Jeff Bennett Newbury Park Sr. IF Rick Collier Moorpark Sr. IF Ryan Hankins Simi Valley Sr. IF Jason Kimble Buena Sr. IF Joel Mellinger Royal Sr. IF Keith Smith Newbury Park Sr. OF Jason Adamson Moorpark Sr. OF Johnny Espinoza Rio Mesa Sr. P Ray Clinton Newbury Park Sr. P Maki Kramer Royal Sr. P Dan Rodriguez Buena Jr. P Rene Sanchez Channel Islands Sr. P Richard Soliz Rio Mesa Jr.

Pos Comment C Hit .356, seven homers. IF Co-MVP in Frontier League. IF Third baseman hit .483. IF First baseman hit .481 with 37 RBIs. IF Shortstop led team with .451 average. IF All-state quarterback hit .352. OF 6-3 center fielder hit .435. OF Leadoff batter hit .443, had 31 runs. P Won school-record 10 games. P Right-hander was 9-1, 2.02 ERA. P All-Channel League pitcher was 8-0. P Was 6-2, 0.86 ERA. P Left-hander was 8-1, 1.53 ERA.

All-Ventura 2nd-Team Baseball Roster

Pos Player School Yr C Steve Arneson Rio Mesa Jr. IF Greg Aguilar Thousand Oaks Sr. IF Jake Brown St. Bonaventure Jr. IF Matt Elam Thousand Oaks Sr. IF Joseph Jauregui Santa Paula Sr. IF Johnny Olivares Channel Islands Sr. OF Rich Adams Newbury Park Sr. OF Shawn Fossen Royal Jr. OF Chad Snyder Rio Mesa Jr. P Brad Burnett St. Bonaventure Sr. P Brian Garrettson Moorpark Sr. P Kary Kozlowski Simi Valley Sr. P Monty Moritz Buena Sr.

Player Comment Steve Arneson Second in county with 31 RBIs. Greg Aguilar Strong second baseman hit .373. Jake Brown Hit county-high .493. Matt Elam Shortstop hit .356, stole 33 bases. Joseph Jauregui All-Section Div. IV. Hit .450. Johnny Olivares Hit .397, five homers. Rich Adams Hit .384, eight doubles, three homers. Shawn Fossen First-year starter hit .426. Chad Snyder Hit .379 with eight doubles. Brad Burnett Allowed 33 hits in 60 1/3 innings. Brian Garrettson Led Musketeers with 9-0 record. Kary Kozlowski Only loss in quarterfinals. Hit .356. Monty Moritz Right-hander led area with eight saves.

All-Ventura First-Team Softball Roster

Player of Year: Fox

Pitcher of Year: Griffin

Coach of Year: Suzanne Manlet, Simi

Pos Player School Yr P Sara Griffin Simi Valley Sr. P-UT Kristi Fox Newbury Park So. P Kelly Lovato Royal Sr. P Jessie Davenport Thousand Oaks Jr. IF Tricia Polhert Royal Sr. IF Tracy Hansen Simi Valley Sr. IF Bevan Trueblood Buena Jr. IF Shane Anderson La Reina Jr. OF Kristy Weber Buena Sr. OF Sarah Heiler La Reina Jr. OF Tracey Milburn Moorpark Fr. C Julie Difatta Simi Valley Jr. C Kim Herman Buena Jr.

Player Comment Sara Griffin Two-time Cal-Hi state player of year. Kristi Fox Replaces Griffin as the player to watch. Kelly Lovato Struck out 121 in 113 innings. Jessie Davenport Had an ERA of 0.32. Tricia Polhert Posted impressive .415 average. Tracy Hansen Made one error in 43 chances. Bevan Trueblood First baseman hit .413 with 18 RBIs. Shane Anderson Named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State team. Kristy Weber Hit safely in 24 of 27 games. Sarah Heiler A converted slap hitter batted .440. Tracey Milburn All-Frontier League pick batted .500. Julie Difatta Caught state’s finest pitcher. Kim Herman Caught four different pitchers.

All-Ventura 2nd-Team Softball Roster

Pos Player School Yr P Mindy Penrod Moorpark Jr. P Jenny Lee Thousand Oaks Jr. P Nicole Greathouse Buena Fr. P Kaylene Boldroff Oak Park So. IF Cher Tinnerello Moorpark Sr. IF Michelle Nuesca La Reina Sr. IF Amy Berman Newbury Park So. IF Allison Bowman Thousand Oaks Jr. OF Michelle Cordes Buena Jr. OF Elizabeth Christiansen Moorpark Fr. OF Jessica Cunningham Simi Valley Sr. OF Shana Silverman Oak Park So. C Debbie Vasquez Channel Islands Jr.

Player Comment Mindy Penrod Frontier League MVP. Jenny Lee Was 8-2, with 0.36 ERA. Nicole Greathouse Was 10-3 with 0.22 ERA. Kaylene Boldroff Was 14-4 with 125 strikeouts. Cher Tinnerello Only senior on the Musketeer squad. Michelle Nuesca Leadoff batter hit .349. Amy Berman Slick-fielding shortstop. Allison Bowman Hit .268 with 19 hits. Michelle Cordes Batted .500 and had 13 assists. Elizabeth Christiansen Hit .472 in league play. Jessica Cunningham Hit .264, scored 15 runs. Shana Silverman Led team with .403 average. Debbie Vasquez The Raiders’ toughest out hit .250.