Soledad High School graduate Eric Segura will attend training camp for the USA Collegiate Baseball National Team. (Raul Ebio – Monterey Herald Archives)
Former Herald Baseball Player of the Year Eric Segura has been selected to participate in the USA Collegiate Baseball National Team training camp.
The former Soledad hurler and Oregon State University freshman will attend a camp in Cary, North Carolina, this week before being selected to play in the International Friendly Series, where the U.S. national team will play five games against Chinese Taipei.
Segura, a right-hander who was named All-Pac 12 honorable mention this spring for nationally ranked Oregon State, started 15 games as a true freshman, second-highest on the team.
The 6-foot-2 Segura posted a 6-1 record with a 4.93 ERA while striking out 79 batters in 69 1/3 innings for the Beavers in the NCAA Super Regional in Lexington, Kentucky.
Oregon State also had Carmel graduate Javin Trosky on its roster, finishing the season with a 45-16 record and a ranking as high as seventh in the nation.
Segura was named the Herald’s 2022 Player of the Year after posting a 9-3 record with a 0.61 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 80 innings. He also batted .465 with Soledad and stole 13 bases.
Bering Closes the Chapter
Despite missing the final 14 games due to injury, Parma graduate JohnJohn Belling produced the best performance of his career this spring for the Santa Clara University baseball team.
Belling hit a career-high nine home runs (six more than he had in each of the previous three years), good for second on the team in just 38 games played.
The 5-foot-7, left-handed hitter with a powerful hit at the plate was second on the Broncos in runs scored (41) and third in RBIs (28) and hits (49).
Belling also led the Broncos in stolen bases, stealing 15 of 18 times and posting a .448 on-base percentage with 29 walks.
In four seasons with Santa Clara, Belling appeared in 141 games, batting .283 with 12 home runs and 69 RBIs.
Belling, a Parma baseball and football selection to the Herald’s All-County team, set career highs this spring in walks, home runs, doubles, RBIs and runs scored.
Cypress Swim Club celebrates 60th anniversary
Cypress Swim Club celebrated its 60th anniversary by taking home a box of medals after their performance at the Central/Northern California Synchronized Invitational Meet in Seaside.
The club won first place in the free combination and team routines and came second in the duet, winning gold medals in their age divisions.
Brielle Capio, Daphne DeCarlo, Elena DeCarlo, Elise DeSalvo, Reagan Dotterer, Scarlett Dotterer, Sophia Carmona-Young and Jana Noonari won age group team titles.
Carmona Young, Elena DeCarlo, DeSalvo and the Dotterer sisters won the team competition, while Elena DeCarlo and DeSalvo placed second in the duet competition and the Dotterer sisters placed third.
Abe and Zach Hedin won the beginner duet division and placed second in the trio division, which also included Gibran Nounari.
Noonali also took second place in the men’s solo novice division, while Daniel DeSalvo teamed up with the Hedin brothers to win silver in the team performance.
Collin Harris finished second in the AWD solo routine. Capiou and Jana Noonari finished fourth in the intermediate duet, Capiou in the female solo and Daniel DeSalvo in the male solo.
Coach Recruitment
Alisal is seeking a Head Boys Wrestling Coach. Contact jose.gil@salinashsd.org or call (831) 796-7600. Three letters of recommendation are required.
Carmel is seeking a Varsity Cross Country Coach, Varsity Girls Volleyball Coach, Varsity Girls Basketball Coach and Varsity Girls Water Polo Coach. Apply at www.carmelunified.org.
Salinas is seeking a coach for its Girls Junior Volleyball team. Please contact Chloe Goldman at (831) 776-0304.
Marina is seeking a Girls Volleyball Team Coach, Boys Volleyball Team Coach, Baseball Team Coach and Girls Flag Football Team Coach. Visit www.edjoin.org/MPUSD.
MPC Basketball Camp
Monterey Peninsula College will host two youth basketball camps this summer, July 22-26 and July 29-Aug. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Players may sign up for both. The camp includes a free T-shirt and is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 16. Cost is $195. Checks can be sent to MPC Men’s Basketball, 980 Fremont St., Monterey, CA 93940.
Sports professionals
NorCal Sports Officials is recruiting umpires for the 2024 season and beyond. NCSO has been providing umpires to youth and adult sports leagues and tournaments since 2014. NCSO currently represents 17 youth and adult leagues on the Monterey Peninsula.
Training and some equipment/clothing will be provided. For more information, contact Greg Omoto at norcalsportsofficials@gmail.com, visit the website at www.norcalsportsofficials.com or call (831) 236-7187.
Staff needed
Peninsula Sports Inc. is seeking high school and middle school umpires for all sports this season. Compensation for varsity umpires is $100 per game.
Umpires are urgently needed for fall football, flag football, volleyball, water polo and field hockey. Training will be provided. Call Tom Emery at (831) 241-1101.
