Paul named Orange Coast League’s best for 2009

Laguna Beach High sophomore Chris Paul has been named Most Valuable Player of the Orange Coast League for baseball.

Paul, a shortstop, batted .440 with team-highs of five home runs, 13 doubles and 32 runs batted in for the Breakers (14-14), who finished second in league.

Also named to the first team were seniors Gabe Stansbury and Dillon Pierce, and junior Casey Miller.

Stansbury batted .402 with three homers and 28 RBIs, while Pierce hit .351. Miller hit .324 and was 6-5 with a 3.03 earned-run average as the team’s No. 1 pitcher.

The Breakers’ Jake Sganga, Stevie Contursi and Keaton Jones all earned second-team recognition.

Laguna Beach made the playoffs for the first time in nine years before falling to San Dimas in the first round. San Dimas has now made the Division IV championship game Saturday and will play Torrance at Angel Stadium.

“� Matt Szabo