The JAMESY AWARD WINNERS

The following is the WINNERS for all the student-athletes of Mt. SAC that have participated in Spring sports of 2008.
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MOST INSPIRATIONAL ATHLETE

WINNER: Megan Hill
RUNNERUP: Jazlyn Davis

Kadie Baldwin
Blaire Egardo
Carmen Deal
Andrew Roque
Matt Morse
Francesca Gonzales
Aiona Key


BEST MOMENT IN A GAME/EVENT*


WINNER: Baseball - Mt. SAC come-from-behind win on Pasadena with Walker Moore's grand slam 14-13 - Mar 8
RUNNER UP: T & F - Megan Hill breaks Mt. SAC record vaulting 11'9" - Mar 27

Golf - Andrew Roque shooting 3-under-par 69 & 4-under-par 68 - Apr 28
WHoops - Jazlyn Davis' 44 pts, 5 rebs, 3 steals against Fresno - Mar 15
T & F - The Track and field progam's record-breaking 12th consecutive South Coast Conference Championship beating El Camino 234-135 - Apr 26
Softball - Mt. SAC beating Cerritos 3-0 on final game of conference - Apr 22

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A GAME/EVENT (Statistically)

WINNER: Megan Hill - T & F - Mar 27 - Vaulting 11'9" to break Mt. SAC record
RUNNERUP: Daniela Coria - T & F - Apr 12 - 51.74m throw in Hammer Throw

Jazlyn Davis - Wbasketball - Mar 15 - 44 pts, 5 rebs, 3 steals
Brian Nicholson - Baseball - Mar 27 - 5-for-6, 4 singles, a double, walk, 2 RBIs
Shelair Rowell - Softball - Date Unknown - 9 strikeouts
Walker Moore - Baseball - Mar 8 - 4-for-5, 2 singles, triple, walk, grand slam
Versia Hodges - Basketball - Date Unknown - 32 points
Andrew Roque - Golf - Apr 28 - 4-under-par 68
Matt Morse - Baseball - Feb 8 - Complete Game 8K's


BEST DUO

WINNER: Jazlyn Davis, Carmen Deal - WBasketball
RUNNERUP: Stephanie Tingle, Kadie Baldwin - Softball

Randie Baldwin, Kadie Baldwin - Softball
Andrew County, Matthew Todd - T & F
Richie Escalera, Corwin Kim - Baseball
Shane Hurter, Jason Tsai - MSwimming
Versia Hodges, Gary McNellys - MBasketball
Versia Hodges, Aiona Key - MBasketball
Keyshawn Ross, Aiona Key - MBasketball
Adrienne Lewis, Danielle Lewis - T & F
ZsaZsa Lawson, Blaire Egardo - WBasketball
ALexsis Brown, Zsazsa Lawson - WBasketball
Jazlyn Davis, Blaire Egardo - WBasketball
Mandy Pongs, Shelair Rowell - Softball
Mandy Pongs, Francesca Gonzales - Softball
Francesca Gonzales, Shelair Rowell - Softball
Heather Ortiz, Liz Javier - Softball
Lucia Rodriguez, Shelair Rowell - Softball
Walker Moore, Chris Carrico - Baseball
Gregg Winger, David Ricker - Baseball
Shane Hurter, Travis Loie - MSwimming
Travis Loie, Jason Tsai - MSwimming
Nicole Han, Kristen Garlick - WSwimming


BEST DEFENSIVE TANDEM
WINNER: Blaire Egardo, Jazlyn Davis, Carmen Deal - Wbasketball
RUNNERUP: Randie Baldwin, Kadie Baldwin, Lucia Rodriguez - Softball

Shelair Rowell, Mandy Pongs - Softball
Ben Arlon, Brian Nicholson, Chris Carrico - Baseball
Aiona Key, Keyshawn Ross, Versia Hodges - Mbasketball
Carmen Deal, Janae White, Jazlyn Davis - Wbasketball
Randie Baldwin, Kadie Baldwin, Missy Mendoza - Softball
Zsazsa Lawson, Blaire Egardo, Jazlyn Davis - Wbasketball
Versia Hodges, Gary McNellys, Keyshawn Ross - Mbasketball
Liz Javier, Heather Ortiz, Alycia Romeo, Francesca Gonzales - Softball
David Ricker, Richie Escalera, Walker Moore, Gregg Winger - Baseball
Versia Hodges, Julian Reyes, Isiah Whitfield - Mbasketball


BEST OFFENSIVE TANDEM

WINNER: Jazlyn Davis, Carmen Deal, Blaire Egardo - Wbasketball
RUNNERUP: Kadie Baldwin, Francesca Gonzales, Stephanie Tingle - Softball

Walker Moore, Corwin Kim, Richie Escalera - Baseball
Shane Hurter, Travis Loie, Jason Tsai - MSwimming
Randie Baldwin, Kadie Baldwin, Stephanie Tingle - Softball
Versia Hodges, Gary McNellys, Keyshawn Ross - Mbasketball
Mandy Pongs, Francesca Gonzales, Shelair Rowell - Softball
Versia Hodges, Aiona Key, Gary McNellys - MBasketball
Gregg Winger, David Ricker, chris Carrico - Baseball


BEST GOLFER

WINNER: Andrew Roque

Brendan King
Robert Zibell
Reilly Breaux


BEST BASEBALL PLAYER

WINNER: Richie Escalera

Corwin Kim
Walker Moore
Matt Morse


MOST UNDERRATED BASEBALL PLAYER

WINNER: Brian Oda
Brian Nicholson
Kyle Smith
Gregg Winger
Richard Martin
Kyle Barton
Ricky Chavarria
Erik Vandenakker


BEST SOFTBALL PLAYER

WINNER: Kadie Baldwin

Mandy Pongs
Francesca Gonzales
Stephanie Tingle
Shelair Rowell
Randie Baldwin


MOST UNDERRATED SOFTBALL PLAYER

WINNER: Alycia Romeo
Liz Javier
Missy Mendoza
Heather Ortiz
Shelair Rowell
Diane Ortiz
Lucia Rodriguez


BEST TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE (W)

WINNER: Christine Cortez
Megan Hill
Daniela Coria
Tanya Brammer
Adrienne Lewis
Danielle Lewis


BEST TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE (M)

WINNER: Nate Koch
Matt Todd
Franklin Robinson
Josh Bethal
Djan Caldwell


BEST ALL-AROUND TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE (W)

WINNER: Tanya Brammer

Adrienne Lewis
Danielle Lewis


BEST ALL-AROUND TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE (M)

WINNER: Nate Koch

Franklin Robinson
Josh Bethal


BEST TENNIS PLAYER (M)

WINNER: James Ho

Eric Kao
Brian Ho
Akira Sawada


BEST TENNIS PLAYER (W)

WINNER: Jackie Sanchez
Jessica Suegami
Valerie Perez
Veronica Enriquez


BEST SWIMMER (M)

WINNER: Shane Hurter

Travis Loie
Jason Tsai
Joel Poole
Jeremi Arellanez
Armand Saliu


BEST SWIMMER (W)

WINNER: Kristen Garlick

Nicole Han
Andrea Louie
Valerie Hernandez
Rebecca Edwards
Danielle Stewart
Jessica Webb


BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER (M)

WINNER: Versia Hodges

Aiona Key
Gary McNellys
Keyshawn Ross


BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER (W)

WINNER: Jazlyn Davis

Blaire Egardo
carmen Deal
Zequoia Williams
Alexsis Brown


BEST ROLEPLAYER BASKETBALL (M)

WINNER: Chason Woods

Isiah Whitfield
Julian Reyes
Deilonzo Board



BEST ROLEPLAYER BASKETBALL (W)

WINNER: Alexsis Brown

Janae White
Sahfiya Brown
Zsazsa Lawson
Zequoia Williams
Amber Scruggs
Kendra Hill


BEST OVERALL ROLEPLAYER

WINNER: Blaire Egardo - WBasketball
RUNNERUP: Stephanie Tingle - Softball

Randie Baldwin - Softball
Brian Nicholson - Baseball
Chason Woods - MBasketball
Kyle Smith - Baseball
Gary McNellys - MBasketball
Sahfiya Brown - WBasketball
Alexsis Brown - WBasketball
Brian Oda - Baseball
Liz Javier - Softball
Lucia Rodriguez - Softball


BEST OVERALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER

WINNER: Jazlyn Davis - Wbasketball
RUNNERUP: Kadie Baldwin - Softball

Richie Escalera - Baseball
Mandy Pongs - Softball
Versia Hodges - Mbasketball
Aiona Key - Mbasketball
Francesca Gonzales - Softball
Corwin Kim - Baseball
carmen Deal - Wbasketball
Walker Moore - Baseball
Brian Nicholson - Baseball
Stephanie Tingle - Softball
Blaire Egardo - WBasketball


BEST OVERALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER

WINNER: Carmen Deal - Wbasketball
RUNNERUP: Jazlyn Davis - Wbasketball

Mandy Pongs - Softball
Matt Morse - Baseball
Versia Hodges - MBasketball
Heather Ortiz - Softball
David Ricker - Baseball
Shelair Rowell - Softball
Walker Moore - Baseball
Aiona Key - Mbasketball
Keyshawn Ross - Mbasketball
Alycia Romeo - Softball
Liz Javier - Softball


BEST ASSISTANT COACHING STAFF

WINNER: Crichlow, Armstrong, Williams, Sears - Wbasketball
RUNNERUP: Gomez, Valdez, Mossadeghi - Softball

Hollimon, Roderick, Curry - Mbasketball
Escalera, Urabe - Baseball
Plutchok, Petta, Thompson - Golf
Lepp - MSwimming
Lepp - WSwimming
Goff, Clacken, Kamaka, Gregorie & Co. - Track & Field



BEST COACH

WINNER: Laura Beeman - WBasketball
RUNNERUP: Kelly Ford - Softball

Criss Freeman - MBasketball
Stacy Parker - Baseball
Mike Green - Golf
Marc Ruh - MSwimming
Chris Jackson - WSwimming
Doug Todd - Track & Field
Sophie Salvador - WTennis
Joe Alayra - MTennis


BEST SPORTS TEAM

WINNER: W Basketball
RUNNERUP: Softball

M Basketball
Baseball
Golf
M Swimming
W Swimming
Track & Field
W Tennis
M Tennis


MOST UNDERRATED ATHLETE

WINNER: Alexsis Brown - WBasketball
RUNNERUP: Chason Woods - MBasketball

Josh Bethal - T & F
Lance Lutz - Baseball
Missy Mendoza - Softball
Nate Koch - T & F
Shelair Rowell - Softball
Danielle Lewis - Track
Valerie Hernandez - WSwimming
Jeremi Arellanez - MSwimming
Tanya Brammer - T & F
Armand Saliu - MSwimming
Liz Javier - Softball
Kyle Barton - Baseball


BEST FRESHMAN ATHLETE (M)

WINNER: Shane Hurter
RUNNERUP: Corwin Kim

Walker Moore
Bryan Nicholson
Versia Hodges
Andrew Roque
Jason Tsai
Travis Loie


BEST FRESHMAN ATHLETE (F)

WINNER: Christine Cortez
RUNNERUP: Stephanie Tingle
Blaire Egardo
Alexsis Brown
Kristin Garlick
Nicole Han
Heather Ortiz
Alycia Romeo



BEST SOPHOMORE ATHLETE (M)

WINNER: Matt Todd
RUNNERUP: Richie Escalera

Nate Koch
Aiona Key
James Ho
Matt Morse
Djan Caldwell
Franklin Robinson


BEST SOPHOMORE ATHLETE (F)

WINNER: Jazlyn Davis
RUNNERUP: Daniela Coria

Danielle Lewis
Adrienne Lewis
Mandy Pongs
Kadie Baldwin
Francesca Gonzales
Carmen Deal


BEST FEMALE ATHLETE

WINNER: Christine Cortez
RUNNERUP: Jazlyn Davis

Mandy Pongs
Daniela Coria
Kristin Garlick
Kadie Baldwin
Francesca Gonzales
Megan Hill
Carmen Deal


BEST MALE ATHLETE

WINNER: Matthew Todd
RUNNERUP: Richie Escalera

Shane Hurter
Versia Hodges
Travis Loie
Jason Tsai
Aiona Key
Corwin Kim
Walker Moore
Matt Morse
Brian Nicholson


JAMES' FINAL TOP 10 POWER RANKINGS*
10 - Shane Hurter - Swimming - A coach's favorite student; great personality guy; obedient and great in the waters; One to watch next year.
9 - Megan Hill - T&F - She had to accomplish one thing; the Mt. SAC Record ... that alone put her on here at the top of the rankings.
8 - Francesca Gonzales - Softball - Longball smasher; offensively was demolishing pitchers at every chance at ripping the ball; Indestructible batter.
7 - Richie Escalera - Baseball - Good numbers offensively at the end; satisfying 1st baseman; very low-key personality guy with an ability to smash the ball; consistent
6 - Mandy Pongs - Softball - Carried a heavy load of the team; took them on her shoulders during her years on offense and defense; future is bright for her.
5 - Kadie Baldwin - Softball - Offensively dependable; defensively sound in right field; stats across offensively are noticing; passionate and dedicated player.
4 - Matt Todd - Number 1 in the state in his event; competition doesn't touch him nor comes to what he's done.
3 - Carmen Deal - Whoops - MVP of state championship game; clutch player at the end and stepped up totally.
2 - Jazlyn Davis - Whoops - MVP of conference; of league; of California; of nation; of world; of galaxies etc.
1 - Christine Cortez - T&F - Dominated and destroyed her competitors almost every single time.



MVP

MVP (W): Jazlyn Davis
RUNNERUP (W): Mandy Pongs

MVP (M): Matt Morse
RUNNERUP (M): Matt Todd

Richie Escalera
Carmen Deal
Blaire Egardo
Francesca Gonzales
Kadie Baldwin
Corwin Kim
Daniela Coria
Stephanie Tingle
Shane Hurter
Kristin Garlick
Versia Hodges
Andrew Roque




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SAC Sports Show - New York Giants Linebacker Antonio Pierce

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25 Minutes with New York Giants Linebacker & Mt. SAC football player Antonio Pierce.



Super Bowl Champion New York Giants Linebacker Antonio Pierce speaks to Strength & Conditioning Coach for Women's Soccer Jeff Gilbert about playing sports at Building 50G at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA.



Antonio Pierce converses with Mounties football coach Bob Jastrab (Left) and (Right) Tony Rodriguez at Building 50G at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA.



SAC Sports Show hosts Podcast Editor James Choy (Top Right), Mountaineer Sports Correspondent Darryl DJ Fuller (Middle Right) and Mountaineer Sports Editor Jordan Takeyama (Bottom) interview Antonio Pierce (Left) days at playing for the Mounties during a podcast.


Jordan Takeyama and Darryl Fuller laugh as Antonio Pierce humorously speaks of his internship working at the Howard Stern Show.


Antonio Pierce speaks during the SAC Sports Show podcast at Building 50G talking about his future and his next goals in the NFL.

Choy's Power Rankings 3: Tie at #3? Baldwin up to #2? Davis gets the #1!

Effective up to Mar. 6, 2008


Power Rankings Top 10

10 Richie Escalera
9 Becca Edwards
8 Corwin Kim
7 Shelly Rowell
6 Shane Hurter
5 Carmen Deal
4 Francesca Gonzales
3 Mandy Pongs
3 Matt Morse
2 Kadie Baldwin
1 Jazlyn Davis


NOTE: Mar. 8, 2008 is the explanation post of why these rankings are what they are.

Jazlyn Davis Plays Like A Number One Player

If there was any doubt to why sophomore Jazlyn Davis should be the number one player in Mt. SAC, you wouldn't hear it after her performance against Compton on Feb. 22.

OK, so it was Compton--a team that is not close to a top-ranked team but as you trace back to all the games previous --- Davis was the nuclei in bringing about the team to where it is.

The Mt. SAC women's basketball team end the season having only one loss to their record--the first game of the season.

All that was wondrous of how they would do after that first game is a distant memory now.

Head coach Laura Beeman is no stranger to winning and for six of the last seven years, the team is headed to yet another journey to Fresno.

But let's set aside all the team effort, the coaching and the fact that the women's basketball team is the number one ranked team in the state.

Let's set aside the other elements that made up of a flawless Mountie season.

Let's take a look at Ms. Jaz Davis.

She's consistent, she's physically in tip-top shape and her courageous ability to dribble-drive to the basket tells much about who she is and what she's about. Her demeanor is quiet and her body language is one of, well her posture shows a relaxing way about her movement.

She's a visualizer, a product of seek and destroy. Her handles are second to none and her way about responding to adversity is almost to the point of, "I'm going for the kill so try and stop me."

There hardly is a symptom of flaw in her overall makeup. Her leadership and her unselfish ways intoxicates her teammates---if not on-court she quietly stands aside Captain Beeman laying out adjustments and ways to attack on the offensive end.

The numbers have been steady all year long.

Her supporting cast all bring a role and a helping hand when things go wrong.

But in Davis' world, not much to see in what goes wrong.

She scored 27 points against Compton in an almost-effortless manner and her intensity sometimes can be deceived as either nonchalant or vigorous.

The Mounties are headed to the post-season once more. With every season, there is always that one leader that is molded, nurtured and schooled in the ways of the Beeman way. Last year we saw the emergence of Tay Hester lead the squad to a championship.

This year, we can look forward to Davis carrying that tradition ...

a tradition to lead and to win.

Women's Softball officially 7-10 Due to Forfeiture

The following information was taken from the Mt. SAC Athletics Department:


NOTES: Mt. SAC defeated El Camino, 15-8, in a South Coast Conference game at Mt. SAC. Shelair Rowell was the winning pitcher and the top Mountie batters were Mandy Pongs (3-4, 2B), Francesca Gonzales (3-4, 2 2B), Randie Baldwin (3-3, 3 2B), and Lucia Rodriguez (2-4, HR). Mt. SAC, following the forfeiture of its first nine wins, is now 7-10 overall and 3-0 in South Coast Conference play. The Mounties will face Bakersfield on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m., and Cuesta at 5 p.m. Both games will be played at Bakersfield College.

Rodriguez Leads the Mounties Over El Camino In a Big Way

"Lucia! Lucia! Lu-ci-a!!"

Mountie outfielder Lucia Rodriguez, with the help of relief pitcher Diane Ortiz helped to keep El Camino away from any attempt in coming back as the Mounties beat the Warriors by a score of 15-8.

Mounties pitcher Shelair Rowell took control on the mound early against each Warrior that came up to bat for the first few innings. By striking out a number of the ladies and holding the Warriors scoreless, the Mounties lineup responded by putting on a clinic with their numerous base hits, especially in the second.

The quartet of Mandy Pongs, Francesca Gonzales, Rowell and Rodriguez instigated the first few runs of the game and took a 3-0 lead before more runs from the Mounties came about later during the next couple innings.

With Rowell taking control most of the way, left-handed pitcher Lisa Hernandez relieved Rowell midway thru the game but unfortunately had trouble with control against the first few Warrior batters. Hernandez resulted in giving up one run in the fourth inning, two runs in the fifth and five in the sixth.

With two women on-base for El Camino, the next Warrior batter smashed a shallow texas-leaguer towards center field when Rodriguez made a stomach-first dive and caught what could've been a much closer end-result from a eight-run attack by El Camino.

The comeback from El Camino led to Mountie head coach Kelly Ford in bringing in Ortiz for Hernandez to help close out the Warriors once and for all.

With additional runs needed to ward off another El Camino comeback in the seventh, Ortiz came at-bat and smacked a liner to the outfield bringing in Gonzales, who hit a base-hit earlier and provided the extra insurance run.

However, Rodriguez came after another Mountie made on-base and unleashed a right-field bomber out the park for a home run thus closing the book on any chance for El Camino to comeback as the Mounties held off the Warriors with Ortiz finishing the pitching job for the win.

Thanks to Rodriguez's late-game actions and the contributions of the ladies, the Mounties are back in their winning streak since their loss to Sacramento City last weekend.