RGV Capsules: Scorpions' five-game World Series begins Monday
The draft has taken place, and the rosters are set for the traditional Scorpions baseball 2011 Fall World Series starting Monday at Scorpion Field.
Baseball fans will have the rare chance to watch baseball in late November and early December. Five games will be held throughout the week.
The intrasquad scrimmage games are coached by seniors on each team, who drafted players for the Orange and Navy squads. The games are the final opportunity for the Scorpions players to impress coach Bryan Aughney and assistant coach Wade Pope.
The games will be played, regardless of winner, following this schedule: Game 1, 3 p.m. Monday; Game 2, 3 p.m. Wednesday; Games 3 and 4, 3 and 6 p.m. Dec. 2; and Game 5 at 11 a.m. Dec. 3.
Seniors Peter Maldonado and Mitch Schaafsma are captains for the Orange team, and Zach Armstrong and Joel Fernandez are captains for the Navy team.
Orange earned the first pick by picking up a rock-paper-scissors victory in the draft held Nov. 19, and the captains choose their teammates. The rosters include:
Navy Team, coached by Zach Armstrong and Joel Fernandez
1. Marcos De Leon
2. KJ Semien
3. Zach Cordia
4. Kyle Douglass
5. Scott Frazier
6. Gerardo Reyes
7. Ricardo Alanis
8. Jordan Marah
9. Austin Bickerton
10. Noel Munoz
11. Salvador Villalpando
12. Carson Cave
13. Trevor Guston
14. Gilbert Hinojosa
15. Nick Wheeler
16. Javier Lozano
17. Sam Buchanan
18. Bobby Barker
Orange Team, coached by Mitch Schaafsma and Peter Maldonado
1. Matt Leffler – 1st pick overall
2. Rory Young
3. Colby Henscey
4. Brad Regehr
5. Matt Ginn
6. Raymond Williams
7. Robert Mariscal
8. Adam Vera
9. Caleb Parisher
10. Robert Garza
11. Ryan Moye
12. Justin Heard
13. Kale Wierenga
14. Albert Vallejo
15. Reyes Jimenez
16. Brody Chamberlain
17. Trazon Jones
18. Michael Barrientos
19. Justin Chavira
Admission is free to all games.
The Scorpions begin the 2012 regular season with a four-game series against Doane College (Neb.) from Jan. 26 through 28 at home.
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Provost earn Classic honor
EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Wednesday that junior guard Brandon Provost (Katy, TX) is a member of the all-UTPA Tipoff Classic Team.
University of Toledo sophomore guard Rian Pearson (Raytown, MO) earned most valuable player honors. Other members of the team are Julius Brown (University of Toledo), Matt Staff (Texas State), Ricardo Glenn (University of South Carolina-Upstate) and Kevin Pratt (Victory University).
Provost was either first or second on the Broncs in scoring in all four games as the team went 2-2. He scored 20 points with nine rebounds and four assists as the Broncs beat Texas State 75-70 for the first win of the season. Overall, Provost averaged 15.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
While leading the Rockets to a 3-1 record, Pearson averaged 18 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals while hitting 56.9 percent of his shots (29 for 51). Pearson accounted for 41 percent of his team’s offensive rebounds with 18. He also recorded double-doubles against USC-Upstate and Victory.
Brown scored 17 points in each of the first two games of the tournament and averaged 14.3, 3.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
Staff led Texas State with 22 points on 10 of 15 shooting in their 94-91 win over USC-Upstate on Friday. Overall, Staff averaged 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists as the Bobcats went 1-2.
Glenn scored a career-high 19 points with seven rebounds in USC-Upstate’s 82-74 victory over Texas State on Sunday. Overall, Glen averaged 14.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Pratt was the only Victory player to score in double-figures in Monday’s 88-47 loss to Toledo, finishing with 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting. Pratt averaged 9.5 points per game while hitting 8 of 14 shots (57.1 percent).
-- UTPA Services
