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Prep Baseball: Victor Valley's Dominic Dominguez named DSL Player of the Year

jose quintero, victorville daily press
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Victor Valley's Dominic Dominguez helped lead his team to the Desert Sky League title and was recently named the league's Player of the Year.
Victor Valley's Dominic Dominguez helped lead his team to the Desert Sky League title and was recently named the league's Player of the Year.

Dominic Dominguez cranked seven home runs this season to lead Victor Valley’s explosive offense to the Desert Sky League title.

Dominguez’s power display didn’t go unnoticed as he was recently named the league’s Player of the Year.

The Jackrabbits’ catcher collected 34 hits this season, good for a .374 batting average, drove in 33 RBI and scored 23 runs. He also legged out nine doubles and stole two bases.

Six of Dominguez’s teammates received First Team honors, including three pitchers he worked closely with all season  — Michael Jimenez, Aaron Olivares and Aaron Ramirez.

Jimenez, the team’s ace, led the DSL with a 1.13 earned run average, allowing just nine earned runs over 55 ⅔ innings of work. He led Jackrabbits' staff with 59 strikeouts and went 6-1 in 10 appearances on the mound.

Olivares went 6-1 with a 3.18 ERA and 34 strikeouts. Rodriguez had the second-best ERA in the league at 1.48 with 28 strikeouts.

Victor Valley’s Aaron Olivares delivers a pitch against Barstow on Thursday, April 14, 2022. The Jackrabbits won 4-0.
Victor Valley’s Aaron Olivares delivers a pitch against Barstow on Thursday, April 14, 2022. The Jackrabbits won 4-0.

Jimenez and Rodriguez were among six pitchers in the league with sub-2 ERAs.

Adelanto’s Chris Espinoza had the third-best mark in the DSL with a 1.58 ERA. Espinoza is one of four players from Adelanto to earn a spot on the First Team.

Espinoza struck out 66 batters and shared the league lead of eight wins with Barstow’s Gabriel Hernandez, who is one of two Barstow players to receive a nod.

Barstow's Gabriel Hernandez delivers a pitch against Granite Hills on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
Barstow's Gabriel Hernandez delivers a pitch against Granite Hills on Thursday, March 31, 2022.

Hernandez ended his junior season with a 1.92 ERA and led the league with 96 strikeouts.

All-Desert Sky League Baseball

Player of the Year: Dominic Dominguez, Victor Valley

First Team

Kyle Adcock, Chris Espinoza, Andrew Lopez, Tommy Murrietta (Adelanto); Gabriel Hernandez, Malachi Maestas (Barstow); Christopher Day, Uriel Martin (Silverado); Michael Jimenez, Gabriel Munoz, Aaron Olivares, Aaron Ramirez, Alexander Rodriguez, Andrew Yepez (Victor Valley). 

Second Team

Darren Atkinson, Jacob Chivichon, Raymond Gonzales (Adelanto); Kaden Duffy, Julian Duran, Evan Hernandez, Anthony Youngblood (Barstow); Troy Bruce, Donovan Hawkins (Granite Hills); Logan Franz, Adam Medina, Ian Wilson (Silverado); Carlos Mendoza, Jadon Mollinedo (Victor Valley).

Daily Press reporter Jose Quintero may be reached at 760-951-6274 or JQuintero@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DP_JoseQ.

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