Erickson selected top frosh

UC Irvine freshman closer Blair Erickson, who led the nation with 17

regular-season saves, is among three pitchers to share Collegiate

Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman of the Year honor.

Wade LeBlanc (Alabama) and Tim Lincecum (Washington) join Erickson

to headline the 2004 Freshmen All-American team.

Erickson was also Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year

this spring, helping the Anteaters (34-23-1) make the program’s first

trip to the NCAA Division I regionals, where they were eliminated

June 5 at South Bend, Ind.

The right-hander posted a 4.10 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 37 1/3

innings. He issued 21 walks. Erickson set a Big West freshman saves

record, a UCI single-season record and is now second all-time on the

conference save list.

Erickson will travel to Durham, N.C., June 20-26 to compete in the

2004 USA Baseball national team trials.

The Anteaters have had a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American

three consecutive years with Mark Wagner (2003), Matt Anderson (2002)

and Glenn Swanson (2002) the past honorees.

St. Geme, Stokke in action

* TRACK AND FIELD: Newport Harbor High freshman and CIF state

girls pole vault champion Allison Stokke and Corona del Mar sophomore

Anne St. Geme will be competing in the Golden West track and field

invitational today at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento.

Stokke, who won the state title with a 12-foot, 8-inch clearance

in Sacramento June 5, will be in the pole vault at 4:15 p.m. St.

Geme, the CIF Southern Section Division III champion, will compete in

the 1,600 meters at 6:20 p.m. St. Geme finished sixth at the state

finals last week.

The Golden West invitational features athletes from throughout the

nation.

Scheafer earns scholarship

* HONORS: Estancia High senior Eric Scheafer, a second baseman for

the Eagles baseball team, was awarded the Paul Troxel Memorial

Scholarship at the school’s annual senior banquet Wednesday night.

The scholarship is given to a student-athlete whose effort in

academics and sports is in the mold of Troxel, a former longtime

Estancia baseball coach. The scholarship was established in the

2000-01 school year to honor Troxel, who died of a heart attack and

brain aneurysm in May of 1999.

Art Perry, Estancia’s activities director, said Scheafer met the

criteria for the scholarship.

“Eric is hard-working and a determined student,” said Perry, who

was involved in the selection process. “Eric knew Paul well. Eric’s

family grew up with Paul and they knew each other. It was a perfect

fit.”

CdM baseball No. 30

* BASEBALL: The Corona del Mar High baseball team, which won the

CIF Southern Section Division IV championship, earned the No. 30

ranking in the final state poll put together by Student Sports.

The Sea Kings (25-5) ended their season with a 17-game win streak,

including a 3-1 victory over Pacific Coast League foe Tesoro to win

the CIF Division IV title at Dodger Stadium June 5.

The Sea Kings went 15-0 in the PCL. They defeated another league

foe, Northwood, 6-5, in the semifinals June 1.

Chatsworth (35-0), the CIF City Section champion, received the No.

1 ranking.