CdM’s Tolfa captures honor

Corona del Mar High sophomore Michelle Tolfa was named the Pacific

Coast League Most Valuable Pitcher by the circuit’s coaches.

Sophomore Holly Van Hiel joins Tolfa as a first-team all-league

selection while junior Michelle Allred and sophomore Allie

Duernberger were selected to the all-league second team.

Tolfa led the league with 197 strikeouts in 155 innings and was

third in the league with a 1.08 ERA.

She led the Sea Kings with a .467 batting average, 18 RBIs and six

home runs. She tied for the most home runs in the Pacific Coast

League, while her batting average was second.

Tolfa helped lead CdM to a third-place finish in league to qualify

for the postseason.

Van Heil was second on the team with 13 RBIs and two home runs,

and her .297 batting average was third among Sea King batters.

Allred was tied for tops on the team with six stolen bases, and

was third with 20 hits. The outfielder’s 11 runs scored were the

third-most for a CdM player.

Duernberger tied with Allred with six stolen bases, while her .214

batting average ranked fifth among Sea Kings with at least 50

at-bats. The shortstop was second on the team with 12 runs scored and

tied for third with six RBIs.

Tesoro’s Nicole Aasonson was named league MVP.