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Printer-friendly format Email this article Tony Asaro and the Glacier Pilots play today in the NBC World Series

Several Anteaters Competing in Summer League Playoff Action

Bergman, Larson earn Alaska Baseball League honors

Aug. 7, 2008

Irvine, Calif. --- Several UC Irvine baseball players have extended their summer league seasons as their teams have advanced to playoffs. Christian Bergman (Altadena/St. Francis HS) and catcher Francis Larson (Yorba Linda/Esperanza HS) earned Alaska Baseball League (ABL) honors.

Bergman, pitching with the Anchorage Bucs, was named to the ABL All-Star first-team after posting a 4-2 record with a 1.34 ERA on the mound. The right-hander struck out 34 in 62.1 innings while allowing just nine earned runs. Bergman also shared ABL All-Star second team Player of the Year honors with Joe Gardner of the Peninsula Oilers.

Larson was named a second-team All-Star with the Peninsula Oilers and is competing at the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series August 1-15. The Oilers finished third in the league and opened action with an 11-1 win against the Southern California Bombers. The team then defeated the Clarinda A's of Iowa, 11-7, and faces the Crestwood Panthers (Illinois) Friday (Aug. 8). Larson has recorded 24 hits in 38 games with 14 RBI this season.

Outfielder Tony Asaro (Torrance/Pepperdine), playing with the Alaska-league champions, Glacier Pilots, is also competing at the NBC World Series. The Pilots defeated the Southern Tulsa Diamond Jaxx, 10-0, in their first game and face the Colorado Sox Thursday (Aug. 7). Asaro is currently batting .261 with 20 hits and 15 RBI.

Pitcher Crosby Slaught (Santa Barbara/HS) and the Santa Barbara Foresters, won the California League title and routed the Wichita Wild Wings (Kansas), 20-2, in their first game at the NCB World Series. The Foresters will take on the Plaza Tire Capahas (Missouri) this Friday.

Alaska Goldpanner teammates, Casey Stevenson (Saugus/College of the Canyons) and Reid Suitor (San Diego/Torrey Pines HS), have concluded their seasons. Stevenson hit .270 with 33 hits, including eight doubles, four triples and a home run while driving in 18 and stealing eight bags. Suitor was 1-1, tossing 13 innings in eight appearances. The right-hander struck out five while walking five.

Infielder Jeff Cusick (Mission Viejo/Santa Margarita HS), playing with the Harwich Mariners, will see playoff action as the Mariners have already secured a berth in the East Division playoffs of the Cape Cod League. Cusick has recorded 13 hits in 23 games while driving in 12 for the club.

Outfielder Cory Olson (Anaheim/Orange Coast College), a Cape Cod League All-Star playing with the Chatham A's is batting .333 with 37 hits and nine RBI. Olson, who will join the Anteater program this fall, also has belted six doubles and a triple for the A's.

Pitcher Eric Pettis (West Hills/El Camino Real HS) also was named a CCL All-Star. A reliever for the Bourne Braves, Pettis is 2-0 with six saves. The right-hander has set down 22 in 24 innings while allowing six earned runs on 11 hits. Teammate Bryce Stowell (La Habra/Pepperdine), made the start in the CCL All-Star Game and is 2-1 with a 2.56 ERA. Stowell has struck out 49 in 39.1 innings while surrendering 11 earned runs.

Noel Avison (Bakersfield/San Diego Mesa) and the Wisconsin Woodchucks lead the South Division of the Northwoods League but hold just a half-game advantage over the Greenbay Bullfrogs and UCI teammates Dillon Bell (Bakersfield/HS) and Kyle Necke (Walnut/HS) . The two teams are currently in the midst of a four-game series with divisional playoffs scheduled to start August 12. Avison is 1-0 with a 2.81 ERA. The right-hander has struck out 13 in 16 innings while giving up five earned runs.

Bell has 16 hits and 11 RBI for the Bullfrogs while Necke is 1-2 with a 2.10 ERA. The right-hander has fanned 20 in 27 innings and yielded six earned runs.

Infielder Brian Hernandez, who will join the UCI program this fall, is a member of the St. Cloud River Bats and is hitting .276. Hernandez is second on the team with 58 hits and holds a team-high 13 doubles with 24 RBI. He is also tied for third with a pair of home runs.

Nick Farinacci (La Quinta/Agoura HS)'s team, the Oahu Paddlers, suffered an 11-2 loss against the Kauai Menehunes in the 2008 Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League Championship. Farinacci ended the season with a .220 average, recording 22 hits and 11 RBI.

Scott Hong (Los Angeles/Palisades Charter HS) hit .250 with the Hawaii Aliis and totaled 23 hits, nine RBI and nine stolen bases in summer league play.

Outfielder Eric Deragisch (Granite Bay/Sierra CC), playing with the Lodi Grape Sox of the California League, posted a .411 average with 18 runs batted in. Deragisch also had four doubles and a home run for the club.