By Mike Koski, President, Alhambra High School Sports Hall of Fame Committee
2024 Varsity Baseball
I wrote an article here in December about Jacob Rodriguez, the deaf player on the Alhambra Varsity Baseball Team. Jacob worked hard and when the Moors season ended he batted .361 with 26 hits, 35 runs scored, 20 walks, and led the team in stolen bases with 19. He was a tough out and only struck out 2 times all season. My article and his hard work caught the attention of Coach Curtis Pride from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., a privately funded school for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. Coach Pride even came out to California to see Jacob play in April and was impressed enough to offer Jacob a visit to the campus in Washington, D.C. Coach Pride, who is deaf himself, is a former Major League Baseball player. Unfortunately, the university decided to terminate their baseball program before Jacob could visit the campus. Jacob still has one more year at Alhambra and without a doubt will be playing baseball somewhere after high school.
2023-24 Postseason Awards
Several athletes from the three AUSD High Schools were recognized this past year for having outstanding seasons:
All CIF Southern Section
Xavier Salido, San Gabriel, Football
Jasmin Molina, Mark Keppel, Girls Soccer
Kayla Muramatsu, Mark Keppel, Girls Soccer
Kylie Ng, Mark Keppel, Girls Basketball
Robyn Guitron, Mark Keppel, Softball
Matt Garcia, Alhambra, Baseball
California Baseball Coaches Association All Southern Section Division 6
Carlos Hernandez, Alhambra, Baseball
Jackson Akers, Alhambra, Baseball
San Gabriel Valley All-Star Games
Kyle Ng, Mark Keppel, Girls Basketball
Sarah Wong, Mark Keppel, Girls Basketball
Annie Ye, Mark Keppel, Girls Basketball
Marc Hernandez, Alhambra, Baseball
Carlos Hernandez, Alhambra, Baseball
Matt Garcia, Alhambra, Baseball
Tony Covarrubias, Alhambra, Softball
Robyn Guitron, Mark Keppel, Softball
Lauren Young, Mark Keppel, Softball
Navaeh Saldivar, Mark Keppel, Softball
Congrats to all of the outstanding high school athletes representing the Alhambra Unified School District.
Coach Pride and Jacob Rodriguez
SGV Baseball All Stars Carlos Hernandez and Matt Garcia
