Sports BriefsBARAJAS A MET Still, there was a lot of uncertainty in the offseason for the veteran catcher/first baseman, who was a free agent. Barajas, who hit 19 home runs, drove in 71 runs and threw out 34 percent of potential basestealers with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009, recently signed a one-year contract with the New York Mets. He told the Associated Press, “It was tough. Going into this offseason, if you had told me that I wouldn’t sign until camp had started I would say, ‘You’re crazy.’ It was a little nerve-racking. I just wanted to be a part of a team and start preparing myself and get out to wherever I needed to go and get ready for baseball.” The Mets attempted to sign free agent catcher Benjie Molina, but when he re-signed with the San Francisco Giants, they went after Barajas, who is the most experienced of the six catchers the Mets have at spring training. An All-CIF catcher at Santa Fe, Barajas was a two-time All-South Coast Conference pick and team MVP as a freshman at Cerritos from 1994-95. Although undrafted, he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks at a tryout camp. The 6-foot-4 forward, a 2008 third-round pick of the Connecituct Sun out of the University of Arkansas, is currently playing professionally in Turkey where she is averaging 15.1 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. Last season, she played in Sweden and averaged 19 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. At Inglewood, she averaged 24 points and 18 rebounds per game as a senior while earning All-American honors from Parade, Street & Smith, McDonald’s, Nike and Adidas. She was ranked the No. 2 high school recruit in the country by Blue Star as a senior. STREETER HONORED Streeter, who had 21 points, five rebounds and six assists, hit a 3-point shot for a 66-65 lead with 1:32 left. Then with the score tied at 68, Streeter dribbled the length of the floor in the final 5.2 seconds. He took off from behind the 3-point line and launched a bank shot from about 16 feet that went in at the buzzer. IT’S ALL-ACADEMIC Colson, a junior accounting major from Compton, is a first-team selection. She ranks third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association in scoring at 16.1 points per game and is sixth in assists at 3.1. To be nominated, an athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution. The nominee must also have completed one full calendar year at their current institution and reached sophomore athletic eligibility. BOYKIN HONORED Most Popular |
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