Trojans' Star Outfielder Is Solid As a Rock
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ON ON0 TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 H TORONTO STAR H S7 SPORTS 2010 HH H TORONTO STAR High school baseball Expert panel selects the very best from around the bases in the GTA AllH Stars STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR KEITH BEATY/TORONTO STAR COLIN MCCONNELL/TORONTO STAR Left to right, Matthew Pileggi, Troy Black, Left to right: Scott Wilcox, Pitcher Brian Smith, top, and BACK ROW: Jordan Boston, Jordan Hill, Rob Good and Jalen Harris. FRONT ROW: Connor Panas and Phil Diedrick. catcher Brandon Collins. C Brandon Collins 1B Rob Good 2B Scott Wilcox 3B Jalen Harris SS Troy Black Birchmount Park Panthers (Toronto) Meadowvale Falcons (Mississauga) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Burlington) Northern Red Knights (Toronto) Philip Pocock Pirates (Mississauga) LEAGUE: Toronto District LEAGUE: Peel Region LEAGUE: Halton Region LEAGUE: Toronto District LEAGUE: Peel Region TEAM RECORD:17-4 TEAM RECORD: 3-3 TEAM RECORD:10-2 TEAM RECORD: 20-4-2 TEAM RECORD: 6-1-1 AGE:16 GRADE:11 HEIGHT: 6-foot AGE:18 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 6-foot-1 AGE: 18 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 5-foot-10 AGE:17 GRADE:11 HEIGHT: 6-foot-2 AGE:17 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 6-foot-2 ACADEMIC AVG: 65 ACADEMIC AVG: 83 ACADEMIC AVG: 78 ACADEMIC AVG: 83 ACADEMIC AVG: 70 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI .350 6 1 7 .357 6 0 2 .593 18 3 24 .515 33 2 27 .545 12 0 6 BEST GAME: Threw out two base BEST GAME: Went 2-for-4, scored BEST GAME: With two out, belted a BEST GAME: Went 3-for-3 with two BEST GAME: Solid defensive game in runners and belted a home run in an twice and had an RBI in an 8-1league game-winning home run in a 5-4 home runs and five RBIs in an 8-2 a16-2 drubbing of St. Marcellinus for opening round 8-3 win over Innisdale win over Gonzaga. league win over Loyola of Oakville. league win over Forest Hill. the Peel Tier Two championship. (Barrie) at the Prentice Cup playoffs. NEXT YEAR: Going to the University NEXT YEAR: Partial scholarship to NEXT YEAR: Grade 12 in Victoria, NEXT YEAR: Accepted a partial NEXT YEAR: Returns to Birchmount of Western Ontario in London. Western Kentucky University. B.C. and playing baseball in the B.C. scholarship to the University of Park for Grade 12 THE SKINNY: Former MVP in base- THE SKINNY: School team MVP; Premier League. Maine (Orono). THE SKINNY: High school baseball ball and volleyball, as well as athlete member of the Ontario Blue Jays; THE SKINNY: Trying out for national THE SKINNY: Former high school MVP this year; coach Adam Dahlke of the year when he attended Port played on Ontario Youth team that junior baseball team; could have athlete of the year; played on the called him the best position player at Credit High; member of the Ontario won a bronze medal at last year’s been drafted in the Ontario Hockey Ontario Youth team; wide receiver on the school in years. Blue Jays; had an error-free season Canada Cup; wide receiver on the League, but chose to focus on base- the school senior football team; plays MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: for the Falcons school team. Notre Dame football team that won ball; born deaf, he has an implant that drums in the school band. Derek Jeter (N.Y. Yankees) MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: the Junior Metro Bowl two years ago. allows him to hear. MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: Roy Halladay (Philadelphia) MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: Derek Jeter (N.Y. Yankees) Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay) Derek Jeter (N.Y. Yankees) OF Matthew Pileggi OF Connor Panas OF Philip Diedrick DH Jordan Boston RHP Jordan Hill St. Edmund Campion Bears (Brampton) Etobicoke Rams (Toronto) Pickering Trojans (Ajax) Heart Lake Hurricanes (Brampton) Sinclair Celtics (Whitby) LEAGUE: Peel Region LEAGUE: Toronto District LEAGUE: Durham Region LEAGUE: Peel Region LEAGUE: Durham Region TEAM RECORD: 6-1 TEAM RECORD: 9-8-1 TEAM RECORD: 9-5 TEAM RECORD: 0-5 TEAM RECORD:18-1-1 AGE: 17 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 5-foot-11 AGE:17 GRADE:11 HEIGHT: 6-foot AGE:17 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 6-foot-1 AGE:17 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 6-foot-1 AGE:18 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 6-foot-2 ACADEMIC AVG: 76 ACADEMIC AVG: 85 ACADEMIC AVG: 63 ACADEMIC AVG: 80 ACADEMIC AVG: 70 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats Avg. Hits HR RBI 2010 Stats IP W-L SO ERA .444 8 0 9 .580 29 1 20 .300 6 0 12 .350 8 0 8 40 6-1 34 1.20 BEST GAME: Went 3-for-4 with a BEST GAME: Three-for-three with a BEST GAME: Two doubles in a win BEST GAME: Double that scored two BEST GAME: Struck out 10 batters in pair of doubles and scored twice in a home run and five RBI in an 11-5 over King City at the Sinclair tourna- runs and a strong defensive game in a13-0 thumping of Northern (Toron- 15-2 league win over Mayfield. league win over Weston. ment. an 8-5 league loss to Brampton Cen- to) at the Sinclair Tournament. NEXT YEAR: York University NEXT YEAR: Returning to Etobicoke NEXT YEAR: Going to Bossier Parish tennial. NEXT YEAR: Scholarship to Barton THE SKINNY: Four years on Campi- for Grade 12 College in Bossier City, Louisiana NEXT YEAR: Accepted a partial Community College in Great Bend, on’s baseball team and won team THE SKINNY: School baseball team THE SKINNY: Chosen by the Toronto scholarship to Alcorn State Universi- Kansas. MVP this year; two-time member of MVP this year; plays club baseball for Blue Jays in the 45th round (1,356 ty in Lorman, Miss. THE SKINNY: High school baseball Peel championship team; former the Toronto Mets; multi-sport athlete overall) of the 2010 Major League THE SKINNY: Played third base on team MVP; only loss was to St. Anne, member of Team Ontario; has a .525 and was offensive MVP on the Rams Baseball draft; plays for junior nation- the Canadian junior national baseball 11-1, in the Prentice Cup semifinal; on-base average with the Brampton senior football team; three-time al squad; member of the 18-and- team in trips to the Dominican Re- member of Team Ontario; pitches for midget squad of the Central Ontario member of the school academic under Ontario Blue Jays club team; public and Cuba; chosen baseball the defending Intercounty Baseball Baseball Association. honor roll. played on the Ontario Youth team MVP at Heart Lake; member of Team League champion Barrie Baycats. MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: that won a silver medal at the Canada Ontario and an all-star in the Premier Pitched one-hitter in an 11-1win over Troy Glaus (Atlanta) Joey Votto (Cincinnati) Cup last summer. Baseball League of Ontario. St. Mary for provincial bronze. MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: MAJOR LEAGUE ROLE MODEL: Albert Pujols (St. Louis) Robinson Cano (N.Y. Yankees) Ryan Howard (Philadelphia) LHP Brian Smith St. Mary Monarchs (Pickering) LEAGUE: Durham Region TEAM RECORD:18-5 Trojans’ star outfielder is solid as a rock AGE:17 GRADE:12 HEIGHT: 6-foot-1 ACADEMIC AVG: 70 DAVID GROSSMAN the major league draft, is one of 11 School later this month. SPORTS REPORTER players chosen to the Star’s annual “Doctors told me the rock came I’m lucky 2010 Stats IP W-L SO ERA Philip Diedrick might have a few high school all-star baseball team. close to hitting my temple. I re- 22 4-1 31 0.81 words to say if he catches people That group will be honoured at the member being bed-ridden in the throwing rocks. Rogers Centre on Wednesday prior hospital and it was horrible. Never to be alive BEST GAME: Struck out nine in six Five years ago, when he was 12, to the Jays game with the St. Louis again, hospitals and I don’t get Philip Diedrick (below) innings of a 3-1loss to Vincent Mas- Diedrick got a bit antsy waiting for Cardinals. along. I disobeyed my mother and sey in a Prentice Cup semifinal. relatives to come by for his post More than 100 players from teams should have listened to her. Mom NEXT YEAR: Going to Volunteer birthday get-together. Ignoring his in seven leagues were considered, knows best and I got lucky.” ‘ State College in Gallatin, Tenn. mother’s plea to stick around, he with criteria ranging from contri- Diedrick, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound THE SKINNY: Picked by Chicago left with some buddies for a creek bution to the team, academics and multi-sport athlete, was stretched Cubs in the 40th round (1,210 overall) near his Ajax home. sportsmanship. to his limit this past year, playing for ’ of the recent Major League Baseball Some rock-throwing at the creek Diedrick remembers getting Team Canada and the Ontario Blue draft; plays for the Toronto Mets; escalated and one accidentally hit smacked in the head and waking up Jays as well as the Trojans. member of Canadian National Junior Diedrick, fracturing his skull and in the Hospital for Sick Children, Diedrick has a full scholarship to baseball team hoping to secure a leaving him with a scar on the right his parents at his bedside.