Former Titan Infielder Solis Dies at 31

Yvonne Solis, an infielder on Cal State Fullerton’s softball team in 1986 and ‘87, died Friday of a heart attack. She was 31.

An autopsy revealed a blood clot had caused damage to one of the main arteries, an athletic department spokesman said.

She attended Western High School, had a two-year career at Orange Coast College, then played on the Titans’ 1986 national championship team.

Solis, an Oceanside resident, was a manager with Del Taco Corp.

“I think I’m in shock, and it’s especially poignant given that we just saw Yvonne at our alumni game in October,� Titan Coach Judi Garman said Monday. “We were talking about how happy she was, that her life was really going well. She had planned to come back [to school] this season and stay more involved with the program.�

She is survived by her parents, Pablo and Benita Solis of Riverside, and a sister, Xiomara of Anaheim. Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills.

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Former Dana Hills sprinter Brian Harrison, the 1995 state champion in the 200 meters, has committed to UCLA, his mother, Debra, said.

Harrison, who won the state title as a sophomore, is a senior at Roswell High in Alpharetta, Ga., where he lives with his family. He posted the seventh-best time in the nation last year in the 200 and finished third last summer at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Sydney, Australia.

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Shortstop Morey Aldrup, a senior at La Quinta, has committed to attend Michigan, Aztec Coach Dave Demarest said.

Aldrup, a first-team All-Garden Grove League selection, drove in 28 runs last season for the Aztecs.

Demarest also said junior catcher Gerald Laird will travel with a USA Baseball-sponsored age 17-19 team on a two-week, 15-game goodwill tour through Australia. Last season Laird--also a first team all-league pick--batted .456, with 19 RBIs for La Quinta.

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Kirsten Roy, a senior goalkeeper at Aliso Niguel, has orally committed to UC Irvine, Wolverine Coach Sharon Alvarez said. Roy was a Southern Section Division II first-team player last season.