Chase Utley - Baseball-Reference.com The Wilson girls won a 92-78 thriller over Long Beach Poly, thanks in part to star swimmer Sammie Hamilton. Pro Photography. My dad used to go crazy over Roberto Clemente, Jackson said. Seattle Mariners placed LF Milton Bradley on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 27, 2010. Ramirez and Royle battled until the senior catcher smacked a single through the left side to plate Rosales. Beckmans Isaiah Kapur then hit a flare to right field that fell just in front of Poly right fielder Marcus OKeith, making it a 6-3 Poly lead, still with two outs. He then took the reins at Whittier High School & doubled their win total his first year in 07 and fell 1 game short of a playoff spot in 08. (Photo by Art ONeill, Contributing Photographer), Long Beach Polys Lucas Scott bunts the ball as the Jackrabbits take on Millikan in a Moore League baseball game in Long Beach, CA, on Monday, March 20, 2023. Tyler Hendrickson was born and raised in Long Beach, and started covering sports in his hometown in 2010. de Kleer scored five goals on the week, rising to 20th in career goals scored at Long Beach State. Lavoie was recruited to play collegiately at Missouri Valley College in Marshal, Missouri. They signaled for the teams to leave the field and a conference ensued. Long Beach Poly Baseball News - MaxPreps I was glad I came up in that situation with the pressure on. Earlier in the game, the Jackrabbits took the lead with three runs in the 2nd inning. I was rounding second and I was thinking I would end up on third, were gonna have a guy in scoring position with one out. Long Beach Poly's top 5 NFL players of all time - BVM Sports Milton Bradley Stats, Fantasy & News. Scott went out to finish the game in the top of the 7th, but got into some trouble after a one-out single and a walk. The senior captain then drilled a 2-RBI single into left field that gave the Jackrabbits a 3-1 lead. Baseball happened, its weird; its still a head scratcher. He is available for private consultations and can be reached at johnnyhustlelbpoly@yahoo.com, In 2006 Lavoie led Valley Christian to an Olympic League Championship his first year as a Varsity Head Coach. He was named aWhittier Rotary All Star Head Coach in 2008. Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA) Baseball Players There was a little bit of raw tools there that made you go back and envision the way Bo Jackson and Anthony Davis played baseball. His senior year Glendale won another District Championship and made a run to the State Quarterfinals. Davis is also an adjunct professor at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism. With two strikes on him, Poly senior catcher Bobby Ramirez brought Rosales in to score with an RBI single through the left side that tied the game. He also spent the 2017 season as the Head JV Coach at Valley Christian High School in Cerritos, CA. He has been married to his lovely wife Carol for over 40 years!! 54: Damien Matau. The 15 &16 squads each won their Playoff Wildcard game before bowing out in the next round. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer), Long Beach Poly senior Lucas Scott only allowed three baserunners during a complete game shutout at Millikan on Monday. Find out more. After falling behind 0-2, he crushed a ball to deep right center and was off to the races. Thats been our game all year, he said. But then I saw the whole dugout jumping up and down and Lavoie waving his arm, so I just kept on busting it. And thats what DeSean was. With just seconds left on the game clock, the California high school football community completed a metaphorical 80-yard touchdown pass to somehow persuade the California Department of Public Health to reverse its position on contact sports. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Booster Club; Athletic Clearance; Uniforms - Spirit Pack; Program Goals Over the years he has coached different levels from T-ball, Little League, Pony, Connie Mac and now High School. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007. on Long Beach Poly Baseball Back-To-Back Moore League Champions, Millikan had already beaten Lakewood across town, TONIGHT: Long Beach Girls Volleyball Teams Start Playoffs, VIDEO: Lakewood vs Maranatha CIF Baseball, Baseball: Millikan Strikes Late For Win at Lakewood, PODCAST: Its Championship Season In Long Beach, Jordan Alum John Timu Hosts Inaugural Free Football Camp at Alma Mater, Long Beachs Los Altos 9s All-Star Team Wins Cal Ripken State Tourney, Football: Millikan Star Ryan Pellum Commits To USC, The562.Orgs All-City Athletes Of The Year 2022-23. View career profiles, stats, photos and video highlights. Perhaps no American city has produced more major league baseball players than Long Beach. He coached 6 seasons at Whittier Christian with a 100-78 overall record, claimed anOlympic League Championship, had 3 league runner-ups &5 CIF Playoff Berths including the last 4 in a row. Get ready: Long Beachs best sports coverage is coming back to a screen near you. However, Rosales turned everything around by leading off the top of the sixth inning with a double in the left center field gap. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA) Baseball Players Note: Statistics are for major league play. I love football. Along with success on the football field, Williams runs the 110- and 300-meter hurdles for the schools nationally known track team. How will the Rams fare against the competition in the NFC West, considered to be the toughest division in the NFL. CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Wins Wild Playoff Game Over Beckman Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. Top 50 high schools with the most combined players in MLB - MaxPreps Ultimately, the call at first was changed from an out call to interference, and the game was resumed with Beckman now trailing 6-4, with the potential tying run now at first base. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Sections Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history. Varsity Baseball Roster - Long Beach Poly Baseball I was ready to take on anything, and he came with everything. He followed a long list of coaches from the college & high school ranks who have made a significant impact in the sport. It looked like Wilson would score on a fly ball to center field with one out, but Barnabee made a perfect throw to Ramirez to make the tag through contact. Alumni include household names like Billie Jean King, Snoop Dogg and Cameron Diaz. (Voted by . Playing for a Rams team hungry for Super Bowl success, Matthew Stafford faces enormous expectations as he tries to chisel out a new career chapter in L.A. You just kind of looked at him and went, Wow, its too bad hes not going to play baseball, said George Horton, former coach at Cal State Fullerton and Oregon. High School: Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA) School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) Debut: July 19, 1982 (Age 22-071d, 14,627th in major league history) vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 41-151d) vs. COL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2007. He later attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California, before transferring to Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Rosary, CIF State Basketball . Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Right knee tendinitis. The Bruins ended up taking the 1-0 lead in the second inning when senior John Lanterman led off with a double, and junior Zach Wakefield plated him with a 2-out double of his own. In 2004 he was a Team Captain. 1? Growing up in the Crenshaw District, Jackson played multiple sports and excelled at them all. Schafer had two birdies on the back nine. Sara Hughes: beach volleyball player. He tap-danced around the bag as Beckmans batter Ken Tomitaka was arriving at first, and the umpire initially called the out, ending the game. Players (22) Staff (2) Do you have a team photo? PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Baseball, Intern Gallery. He then headed to North Arkansas Junior College in Harrison, Arkansas. [CDATA[//>Coaching Staff - Long Beach Poly Baseball Brent Lavoie was born in Riverside, CA. Tony Muser Ross Newhan Lauren Proctor Skip Rowland Dave Snow Vern Stephens Chuck Stevens Bob Sturgeon Craig Swan Charlie Williams Bob Bailey After graduating from Wilson High School in 1961, where he earned the title of CIF Player of the Year, Bob Bailey was honored as The Sporting News' Minor League Player of the Year in 1962. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. In a three week span, teams went from not being allowed to [], After last nights CIF State Track & Field first rounds, a full 20 entries from Long Beach are headed to tonights State Finals, with field events starting at 5 p.m. and running events at 6 p.m. We will post a live updates page so you can follow along. The Patriots nearly kept the rally going, but Polys Sebastian Morales made a terrific catch in left field to end the Beckman threat. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.