All-conference picks
The area community colleges were well represented when the coaches of the Coast Conference assembled to select their all-conference baseball team for 1997.
Three players from De Anza Community College were picked to the North Division first team. Pitcher Jeremy Cunningham (Monta Vista), outfielder Rick Wiens (Pioneer), and designated hitter Matt Hall (Homestead) each won first team honors.
San Jose City College placed three players on the all-conference second team in the South Division, two of them former Fremont stars.
Infielder Rudy DeAnda and outfielder Tom Jimenez were standouts at Fremont before winning all-conference honors at San Jose City. Teammate Kyle Crooks joined the two on the all-league squad.
Ryan Becks (Santa Teresa) of West Valley Community College was named the most valuable player in the South Division of the Coast Conference.
Infielder Isah Yacap (Milpitas) also earned a place on the South first team with second team honors going to relief pitcher J.T. Harris (Oak Grove), infielder Jeff Canter (Fremont), outfielder Nick Dalis (Bellarmine) and utility player Matt Troedson (Santa Teresa).
De Anza lost its opener in the state playoffs last week, falling 11-4 to the College of the Sequoias. The Dons slipped to 25-20 for the year.
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This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, May 14, 1997.
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