LJ baseball: Austgen, Arman

Second baseman Jake Austgen, one of three
Viking seniors, acknowledges the crowd
during pregame introductions at
Petco Park April 12.
(Photos by Ed Piper)
 

By Ed Piper

Jake Austgen, a second baseman on La Jolla's baseball team, "is one of the more cerebral players on the team," in the estimation of his coach, Gary Frank. Besides being one of the squad's three seniors, "He is very intelligent, attending Northeastern University (in Boston) next fall, and has a very high baseball I.Q.

"He understands the game, and is very coachable," says Frank. "He has very good hands at second base, and is a very intuitive baserunner.

"Jake does a lot of work behind the scenes--making sure the younger and more inexperienced players understand all of our practice drills, and game concepts.



Arman Sanchez-Mohit displays his
high-kick windup in an early
season game at Steele Canyon.

"He is an invaluable part of our team," concludes his coach.

Arman Sanchez-Mohit "was our primary starting catcher as a junior, and transitioned to more of a pitching role this year as a senior," comments Frank. "He has a good arm, and when he's on, has good control of all three of his pitches."

"He is a great kid and well-respected by his teammates. He is one of our leaders."