Aidan Williams and JD Yonke led Bishop Diego’s baseball team to a league title this season and have now been named the Frontier League’s Most Valuable Player and Pitcher for their efforts.
Yonke was 4-0 in league starts this season. Three were complete game performances with no earned runs allowed.
Williams, a sophomore shortstop, batted .426 for the season and led the Cardinals in just about every offensive category, including RBI (23) and hits (29).
Teammates Nolan Tooley, John Salda, Jack Gregson and Sam Kwock were named to the league’s First Team. Scott Mandrell, RJ Cordeiro and Reese Moulton made the Second Team.
Santa Clara’s Jimmy Walker was named Coach of the Year.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Aidan Williams, SS, 10, Bishop Diego
MOST VALUABLE PITCHER
JD Yonke, 12, Bishop Diego
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jimmy Walker, Santa Clara
FIRST TEAM
Nolan Tooley, 10, Bishop Diego
John Salda 11, Bishop Diego
Jack Gregson 11, Bishop Diego
Patrick Herrera 12, Santa Clara
Christian Torres 11, Santa Clara
Issic Cortes 11, Santa Clara
Josh Stockton 12, Villanova
Eduardo Saucedo 10, Villanova
Justin Macias 12, Santa Paula
Justin Barron 12, Santa Paula
Sam Kwock 12, Bishop Diego
Robert Martinez 12, Fillmore
Joey Roberts 11, Santa Clara
SECOND TEAM
Scott Mandrell 10, Bishop Diego
RJ Cordeiro 9, Bishop Diego
Reese Moulton 12, Bishop Diego
Justin Robles 12, Santa Clara
Daniel Mayorga 12, Santa Clara
Sean Rothfuss 12, Villanova
Gabriel Diaz 11, Santa Paula
Brett Edwards 11, Fillmore
Jacob Salcedo 11, Bishop Diego
Sam Roberts 10, Santa Clara
Steven Kohr 12, Santa Paula
Shane Hall 11, Villanova
HONORABLE MENTION
Santa Clara: Tristan Pereira, Jaime Lopez
Villanova: Garrett Lockwood, Anzel Griffith, Will Schoof
Santa Paula: Ramiro Avila, Eddie Perez, Richard Macias
Fillmore: Johnny Wilber, Allen Lizarraga, Tyler Forsberg
