Thursday, December 4, 2008

Jim Allen Nominated Coach of the Year 2008


His Braves Won LPL Title



Lompoc High baseball coach JIM ALLEN, mentor of the Los Padres League champions last spring, has been nominated Lompoc Locker Room's 2008 Coach of the Year.



Allen fed his team tough competition in out-of-town tournaments and as a result the club posted a lackluster 13-14 overall record. But Allen's objective was met-- the team improved over the season to win the LPL with a 9-3 mark. The Braves won five of their last six league games.



The team was a well-balanced crew with the #2 hitter in the league (Dalton Rouleau .400), the #3 home run hitter (Brandon Alonzo 5), the #4 and #5 RBI men (Scott Aguailar 24 and Rouleau 23), the #2 baserunner (Chris Mallory 20 stolen bases) and the #4 strikeout pitcher (Cody Berryman 47 K's).



The Braves under Allen also won the LPL in 2005 and 2006. Allen coaches the Santa Maria Packers in the summertime, hence the photo above.



Allen joins Corey McIntyre of Cabrillo's league champion girls water polo team on the nomination list. Nominations will remain open until December 10. E-mail your nominations to pressboxprod@verizon.net .Results will be announced by Lompoc Locker Room's Blue Ribbon Panel beginning December 20. Nominations to date are listed in the right-hand column below ouir sponsors.

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