By Ed Piper
Gary Frank is in his 21st year as head coach of the La Jolla High baseball program. These comments came before the Vikings' game at home against Mira Mesa Fri., May 10.
Give me three guys who have been solid this year.
We have more than three. Hank Hansen has been third base, pitcher, closed a lot of games for us. Offensively, defensively, he's been there for us. Cole Roberts, obviously, is our top pitcher that's set the complete game record and done a great job on the mound.
Declan Kelly, both in center, and as our number-two starter, he has been in the middle of the lineup. He has hit well, played good defense, pitched well for us. Ryan Kestler has been phenomenal at first base and has come up with timely hits for us all year long.
Adam Lafever. He's played all over the field for us. He's batting fifth. Corey is our leadoff hitter. Corey Druse has been amazing, one of the top shortstops in the county. He's been incredible in the leadoff spot. He's added about 150 to his average this season. He has really been a leader on the field all season long. He's really stepped into his own this year.
You're going in second in league to the playoffs?
Right now we're the five seed. We can go up the four seed with a win today, down to seven or eight with a loss. Second place in league--if we win today, we're second in league, if we lose we're third.
People you didn't mention yet: who's been a spark, done the quiet work, maybe in a way that doesn't get recognized?
In terms of spark, Luke Fazio is one of our hardest workers. He and Chris Monell, both fantastic energy guys that work hard and don't always get paid off with the stats. But they're the glue of the team that build guys up.
Shane McMillan has done a fantastic job behind the plate. He's kind of the team jokester that keeps everybody loose. He's keeps everyone in a good frame of mind. Andrew Cho is one of our captains. He's just an outstanding all-around guy. He has played a good left field and he's come up with some big hits for us. He's been getting better.
Abel Delgadillo has gotten some nice pinch-hits off the bench. I got two puppies. Renner (Smith) and Harper (Lane) are sophomores.
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