College baseball: Six sign with UCI

Six players signed national letters of intent with the UC Irvine

baseball program Tuesday.

Kris Krise, a 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher from Crescenta Valley

High, went 7-3 and struck out 60 as a junior. He also had a 1.84 ERA and

earned All-Pacific League honors.

Krise was a memer of the 2001 Dodgers and Angels Elite teams as well

as the 2001 USA Baseball Team.

Third baseman Cody Haerther from Chaminade Prep is a Team One National

choice and two-time first-team All-Mission League player. He was also

named an American Legion All-Star. Haerther was the Chaminade Offensive

Player of the Year and spent two summers with the Dodger Elite Team.

Mark Wagner is a catcher at Mayfair High, where he was an All-CIF

first-team and all-league honoree as a junior. The three-year varsity

starter participated in the 2000 USA Junior Olympics.

Warren Chenier comes to the Anteaters from Mater Dei High. The 6-4

right-handed pitcher was a Team One National choice and was 7-0 as a

junior, earning all-league honors.

Ryan Edell is a left-handed pitcher from Lexington, Mass. During his

junior year, Edell went 8-0 and struck out 74 in 54 innings at Lexington

High. He also hit .391.

Matt Millett comes to UCI from East Valley Redlands High. He was

honored as one of the top 100 baseball players in California last year

and spent the 2001 summer with the Angels Elite Team.