[Student Reporters] AP Teachers going above and beyond

Justin Kim
11th grade
Cleveland High School

"History Starts Here" certainly describes the first baseball teams of Yorba Linda High School considering that YLHS baseball teams were established in 2009. So far these teams have only won two games. However within the past two years Freshman/Sophomore Junior Varsity and Varsity players have worked very hard in settling their first teams building the bases for their followers.

In years 2009-2010 Fresh/Soph and JV players competed at the Varsity level. Now the same players are playing in the Varsity League. Overcoming this very competition Coach Stein praises "Mentally and physically we have grown tremendously. We're facing guys a lot harder than what we saw last year consistently."

Coach Stein says that these baseball teams support a philosophy: "Faith family education and baseball. The first three are the priority."

After two years of coaching these teams Coach Stein proudly reasons Joe Walls as the most consistent offensive player Tommy Dedrick as the most consistent defensive player and Trent Paddon as the most contributing pitcher.

According to Coach Stein "Besides having the facility built on time and properly getting the young men to come together and to work together as a team" was the hardest challenge that he had to face.

The proudest moments in the past two years were "the first Varsity when the players were able to achieve the first varsity win and watching all the kids achieve at their best possible level."

Coach Stein confides that what makes this team special is the "nineteen man roster that we have wearing the uniforms."