We caught up with five of Malibu High’s baseball superstars. Learn about each of them in the photos attached at left!
Age/class: 18, senior Position: first base We have been successful this season because… of our commitment to work hard for each other and to leave everything out on the field. I am only as good as… how hard I work and how committed I am to help the team. When I grow up, I want to… enter a career in physical therapy or sports medicine. What is your best memory this season? Winning the Frontier League title and winning the San Diego Lions Tournament. What would it mean to win a CIF Championship and why? It would be amazing and there wouldn’t be any better way to finish my high school career. Favorite MLB team and player: Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw. Summer plans: Enjoy my final summer here with my friends, get a job and get ready for college.
Age/class: 17, senior Position: shortstop, pitcher We have been successful this season because… of team camaraderie and we’ve been working hard all year long. I am only as good as…I think I am. Ultimately, you’re only as good as your team in the playoffs. When I grow up, I want to… play pro baseball. What is your best memory this season? Winning the San Diego Lions tournament but a CIF ring will surpass that memory by far. What would it mean to win a CIF Championship and why? It would mean that as a team we have reached our ultimate goal and that our work we have put in has paid off. Favorite MLB team and player: Dodgers and Matt Kemp because of his help towards cancer patients. Summer plans: Get a good job and keep playing baseball.
Age/class: 16, junior Position: pitcher We have been successful this season because… of all the hard work we have put into not only games but practices and how hard our coaches push us every day making us better. I am only as good as… usually the saying goes, “as your weakest link,” but personally, I know everyone on this team is just as good as everyone else. When I grow up, I want to… push myself to see where baseball will take me. What is your best memory this season? Winning our league title with all the effort we have put into it and seeing how far we have come and are going to go. What would it mean to win a CIF Championship and why? It would possibly be the best feeling ever being able to look back and say I was on that team and helped out. Favorite MLB team and player: Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw. Summer plans: Play baseball, work out and stay in shape, hang out with friends and go on a family vacation.
Age/class: 16, junior Position: shortstop, pitcher We have been successful this season because… our coaches and players have been committed this season in practice as well as games and everybody on our team wants to win. I am only as good as… when the team has bought in to winning a CIF championship as I do and my teammates are. When I grow up, I want to… hopefully play at the highest level or get into sports medicine and be successful at what I do. What is your best memory this season? When we won the San Diego Lions tournament. What would it mean to win a CIF Championship and why? It would mean that the time and hard work has finally paid off over the three years I’ve spent here. Favorite MLB team and player: Dodgers and Troy Tulowitzki of the Colorado Rockies. Summer plans: Go to the gym, play with my scout teams and improve my individual skills which will make our team better.