The Sun’s 1999 all-state prep baseball team

Thursday, June 3, 1999 | 11:48 a.m.

First Team

C: Kenny Riley, Reed, Senior

Strong-armed backstop batted .527 with 12 HRs, 47 RBIs

1B: Jeremy West, Silverado, Junior

Sweet swinger hit .576 with 6 HRs, 30 RBIs, 12 2Bs

2B: John DiBetta, Durango, Senior

State champs' leading hitter batted .500 with 10 HRs, 56 RBIs

SS: Ben Quinto, Bishop Gorman, Senior

Slick-fielding leadoff man hit .410 with 12 SBs, 33 runs

3B: Chris Wiskerchen, Reed, Senior

Tough 2-strike hitter batted .478 with 9 HRs, 39 RBIs

OF: John Cruz, Reno, Senior

Speedy transfer hit .351 with 28 RBIs, 53 runs, 21 SBs atop Huskies' order

OF: Garrett Guzman, Green Valley, Sophomore

Gators spark plug batted .542 with 4 HRs, 29 RBIs, 13 SBs

OF: Marc Kaiser, Reno, Junior

Versatile player hit .380 with 8 HRs, 47 RBIs; also served as Huskies ace

OF: Sean Havens, Durango, Senior

Center fielder caught everything in sight; .382, 45 runs, 9 SBs, 33 RBIs

DH: Chris Kelly, Durango, Junior

Rock-solid corner man hit .488 with 7 HRs, 56 RBIs

UT: Jake Laidlaw, Cheyenne, Senior

Hard-working infielder batted .530 with 11 HRs, 54 RBIs, 16 2Bs

P: Mike Esposito, Cimarron-Memorial, Senior

Player of the Year went 10-1 with 0.71 ERA, 136 Ks in 78 IP

P: Nate Fouts, Bishop Gorman, Senior

Right-hander went 8-1 with 1.76 ERA, 51 Ks in 51.2 IP

P: Pat Spacher, Churchill County, Senior

Crafty southpaw went 8-2 with 2.14 ERA, 94 Ks in 74 IP

Coach: Ron Malcolm, Wooster

Lifted seventh-seeded Colts to surprise berth in 4A state tournament

Honorable Mention

Travis Bartek, Reed, OF, Jr.; Brandon Boesch, Bishop Gorman, RHP/OF, Jr.; Dan Bria, McQueen, RHP, Sr.; Jason Chatham, Las Vegas, OF, Sr.; Mike Cruz, Reno, SS, Jr.; Nick Didier, Bishop Gorman, OF, Sr.; Cooper Fouts, Bishop Gorman, C, So.; Chris Genung, Elko, SS, Sr.; Jared Grune, Sparks, 2B, Sr.; Eric Kitchen, Durango, UT, Sr.; David Krynzel, Green Valley, OF, Jr.; Mike Luczynski, Cimarron-Memorial, OF, Sr.; Jared Massanari, Cimarron-Memorial, 3B, Sr.; James Nepa, Cimarron-Memorial, C, Sr.; Brady Okuda, Chaparral, 2B, Jr.; Brandon Perry, Durango, SS, Jr.; Mike Quaglieri, Bishop Manogue, RHP, Sr.; Darrell Rasner, Carson, RHP, Sr.; Tommy Rojas, Silverado, C, Jr.; Mike Rose, Basic, SS, So.; Ryan Ruiz, Silverado, SS, Jr.; J.T. Sherman, Durango, RHP, Sr.; Dwayne Sparks, Chaparral, 3B, Sr.; D.J. Stacey, Galena, OF, Jr.; Brad Sylvia, Reed, LHP, Sr.; Vincent Valiente, Silverado, OF, Sr.; Robbie Van, Silverado, RHP, Jr.; Jim Wallace, Reno, C, Sr.