Fullerton's Pone, El Camino's Pineda Earn Top SoCal Player/Pitcher Awards #1
Fullerton College sophomore catcher-designated hitter Nate Pone and El Camino sophomore pitcher Adrian Pineda are the CCCBCA SoCal Player/Pitcher of the Week #1 (Jan. 23-25).
Pone, from Villa Park High, put together a 6-for-11 (.545 batting average) performance over two games, including slugging two home runs, one a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to give Fullerton an 18-14 victory over Chaffey. He finished with six RBI on the day.
The 6-foot-3 Pineda, from Serra High/Gardena, hurled six innings of 2-hit, shutout ball, walking and striking out nine to earn the season-opening mound win for El Camino v. Orange Coast.
Other SoCal Region Conference Players of the Week
Western State North--Player: Hector Pina, Ventura, (.556, 1 HR, 3 RBI); Pitcher: Brayden Briscoe, LA Pierce (7 IP, Win, 5 H, 8 K)
Western State South--Player: Jay Dalumpines, LA Valley (.556, 6 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI); Pitcher: Ashton Fitzpatrick, Antelope Valley (6 IP, Win, 6 H, 9 K)
Inland Empire Athletic--Player: Andrew Bain, Cerro Coso (.750, 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 R, 4 RBI); Pitcher: Jacob Rice, Cerro Coso (3.1 IP in relief, Win, 1 H, 0 R, 6 K)
South Coast--Player: Caden Lewis, El Camino (.444 AVG, 2 HR, 8 RBI); Pitcher: Pineda, El Camino, HM-Logan Hunt, Cerritos (5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER)
Orange Empire--Player: Enoch Carter, Saddleback (.556, 1 HR, 4 RBI); Pitcher: Jackson Chastain, Irvine Valley (5 IP, Win, 4 H, 0 R, 6 K)
Pacific Coast Athletic--Player: Gavin Malcomson, Palomar (.444 AVG, 5 R, 1 3B, 6 RBI); Pitcher: Gerardo Hernandez, Imperial Valley (6 IP, Win, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K)