Baseball: ECR’s Cardona is City player of the year

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Junior right-hander Jose Cardona from Woodland Hills El Camino Real has been selected the City Section player of the year by a panel of sportswriters. He went 11-1 with a 1.56 ERA in leading the Conquistadores to their sixth City title.

First-team All-City selections:

P_Jose Cardona, El Camino Real, Jr.; P_Jonathan Mata, San Pedro, Sr.; P_Jonathan Hernandez, Banning, Jr.; P_Javy Lopez, Arleta, Jr.; P_David Lira, San Fernando, Jr..

C_Robert Ponce, Banning, Sr. C_Chris Whitmer, El Camino Real, Jr. UT_Julian Achez, Palisades, Sr.; UT_Mitch Bluman, El Camino Real, Sr.; UT_Steven Karkenny, Chatsworth, Jr.; UT_Kevin Torres, Birmingham, Jr.; UT_Carlos Garcia, Fremont, So.

INF_Jacob Johnson, San Pedro, Sr.; INF_Anthony Salas, Banning, Sr.; INF_Robert Gsellman, Westchester, Jr.; INF_Anthony Canjura, San Pedro, Jr.; OF_Ronnie Galosic, San Pedro, Sr.; OF_Aaron Brown, Chatsworth, Jr.; OF_David Armas, San Fernando, Sr.; OF_Cody deSpain, Taft, Sr.

Second-team choices:

P_Christian Lopez, Chatsworth, Jr.; P_Jamaal Moore, Westchester, Jr.; P_Eric Escamilla, Maywood, Sr.; P_Anthony Giannelli, Fairfax, Sr.; P_Ryan Cruz, Kennedy, Jr.; P_Steven Gallardo, Hamilton, Sr.; C_Branden Soto, Kennedy, Sr.; C_Danny Matienzo, San Pedro, Sr.; C_Jordan Berger, Taft, Jr.; C_Daniel Hordo, Venice, Sr.; INF_Tony Gasparetti, Fairfax, Sr.; INF_Randy Medellin, Birmingham, So.; INF_Carlos Delgado, Bell, Sr.

INF_Ivan Vela, El Camino Real, Sr.; INF_Joshua Dominguez, Eagle Rock, Sr.; INF_Ryan Sanchez, Arleta, Sr.; OF_Edgar Ruiz, Sylmar, Jr.; OF_Bryce Kelly, Granada Hills, Sr.; OF_Michael Encinas, Banning, Jr.; OF_Evan Santa Cruz, Crenshaw, Jr.

-- Eric Sondheimer