Lauren Castro, Alexis Conlon and Brook Loesch’s names are seen repeatedly as stat leaders for their respective teams. On May 31, the trio made it onto another list—the Monterey Bay League-Gabilan Division First Team.
Christopher’s Loesch led her team with four homers and 34 RBIs this season. Her performance helped the Cougars to a postseason berth, but they lost 6-5 at Milpitas on May 21.
Gilroy’s Castro boasts a .366 season average with 26 hits and 19 RBIs in addition to two homers. She was stellar in the circle, picking up eight wins for the Mustangs and 117 strikeouts through 135 innings pitched this season. Conlon was a rookie sensation for the Mustangs in her freshman campaign. She finished with a .290 average with 18 hits, 11 RBIs and two homers.
The trio are among 15 postseason honors received by Gilroy-area athletes. Christopher sophomores Michaela Decker and Pati Soria were named Second Team All-League alongside Gilroy’s Nicole Green, Ana Gamboa and Liezl Clark. Decker boasts a .469 season average, while Soria finished at .462. Green had 12 hits for the Mustangs this season, while Gamboa finished with a .373 average with 19 hits. Clark also had 19 hits and scored 13 runs in her freshman season.
Morgan England, Christopher, and Rachel Tomlinson of Gilroy were named to the MBL Sportsmanship Team. England and Tomlinson were also given honorable mentions as was Christopher’s junior pitcher Mackenzie Holt.
The full list of MBL honors can be found below:
Monterey Bay League-Gabilan Division
Most Valuable Player: Callee Heen, San Benito
Most Valuable Pitcher: Adriana Ibarra, San Benito
Elgie Bellizio MBL Sportsmanship Award: Seaside High School
First Team
Adriana Ibarra, jr., San Benito; Callee Heen, soph., San Benito; Suzy Brookshire, soph., San Benito; Alyssa Newman, jr., San Benito; Tina Ramirez, soph., San Benito; Aireal Rivera-Sakasegawa, sr., Notre Dame; Elizabeth Ray, sr., Notre Dame; Sarah Muzik, jr., Notre Dame; Marisa Given, jr., Notre Dame; Monica Alvarez-Corona, sr., Notre Dame; Nikki Mendoza, sr., Salinas; Corina Salinas, sr., Salinas; Lauren Castro, jr., Gilroy; Alexis Conlon, fresh., Gilroy; Brook Loesch, jr., Christopher
Second Team
Michaela Decker, soph., Christopher; Pati Soria, soph., Christopher; Serena Castaneda, soph., North Salinas; Kaitlyn Doyle, jr., North Salinas; Ana Gamboa, soph., Gilroy; Liezl Clark, fresh., Gilroy; Nicole Green, sr., Gilroy; Aly Gomonet, fresh., Notre Dame; Brittany Plascencia, jr., Notre Dame; Spencer Hyosake, fresh., Notre Dame; Josselyn Barriga, fresh., Salinas; Jordann White, sr., Salinas; Madison Kalstrom, fresh., Salinas; Malia Usrey, soph., Seaside; Serena Adame, sr., San Benito
Sportsmanship Team
Morgan England, soph., Christopher; Rachel Tomlinson, sr., Gilroy; Sara Rickard, jr., San Benito; Spencer Hyosaka, fresh., Notre Dame; Tobi Mendoza, jr., North Salinas; Camryn Cital, fresh., Salinas; Malia Usrey, soph., Seaside
Honorable Mentions
Morgan England, soph., Christopher; Mackenzie Holt, jr., Christopher; Rachel Tomlinson, sr., Gilroy; Lauren Pullara, fresh., Notre Dame; Emily Nguyen, jr., Notre Dame; Jordyn Enos, soph., North Salinas; Shayla Castaneda, soph., North Salinas; Tobi Mendoza, jr., North Salinas; Harllee Noda, soph., Salinas; Camryn Cital, fresh., Salinas; Kaitlyn Hernandez, soph., Seaside
