Jacob Tonascia, an incoming junior at San Benito High, and Billy
Aviles, who was named interim manager of the Baler baseball team
earlier this year, each participated in the 2011 Bay Area World
Series last month.
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Jacob Tonascia, an incoming junior at San Benito High, and Billy Aviles, who was named interim manager of the Baler baseball team earlier this year, each participated in the 2011 Bay Area World Series last month.
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Tonascia, who played first base for the Peninsula team, which included players from St. Ignatius, Serra, Mountain View and Los Altos, among other schools, connected on one of the two homers hit during the tournament and was named to the All-BAWS team.
The four-day tournament included three games and an All-Star game, although the All-Star game was canceled due to rain.
Billy Aviles, along with Salinas High’s Art Hunsdorfer and Gilroy’s Johnny Ramirez, coached the Coast team, which included players from Palo Alto, Gilroy, Monterey and St. Francis, among other schools.
The exhibition tournament, which was held at Santa Clara University’s Schott Stadium, features promising sophomores and juniors from nine Bay Area counties split into six teams — North Bay, South Bay, Coast, Peninsula, Contra Costa and Alameda — and often attracts a number of collegiate scouts.
