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McCormack quite the ace

Andrew McCormack is the Daily Pilot Dream Team Player of the Year

By David Carrillo Peñaloza, 07/10/12, 9:27PM PDT

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McCormack, Lawson, Macdonald, Stone and Heckendor get recognized

One thing John Emme has learned through his 15 years as the baseball coach at Corona del Mar High is if he lands the best athletes on campus, his team is going to be pretty good.

Emme got one of the top athletes at the school in Andrew McCormack to play for him for four years.

How many athletes can lead the CdM boys' basketball team to a third straight CIF Southern Section quarterfinal appearance, then turn around a couple of weeks later and throw a complete-game gem for the baseball team against a defending section champion?

McCormack did in his last year in high school.

To those who saw McCormack perform as a senior, it is no surprise to them that he earned All-CIF honors in both basketball and baseball.

The next award for McCormack is the Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Dream Team Player of the Year in baseball.

OTHER CdM DREAM TEAM PLAYERS

Brent Lawson

Senior catcher showed his versatility and leadership skills again for the Sea Kings. Lawson started at catcher after playing in the infield and outfield the previous seasons and he continued to produce. Lawson, the Dream Team Player of the Year in football, caught the area's top baseball player, Andrew McCormack. Lawson, who is bound for Yale, hit an area-best four home runs and batted .253 with 20 runs batted in, six doubles, one triple, and went eight for eight in stolen-base attempts. He earned first-team All-Pacific Coast League accolades. Lawson is a two-time Dream Team pick.

Billy Macdonald

Senior pitcher was a workhorse for the Sea Kings, throwing 60 innings and three complete-game shutouts. The shutouts by Macdonald came in critical games, the first in the Battle of the Bay game against Newport Harbor, the second in a Pacific Coast League game against Irvine that helped the Sea Kings reach the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs, and the third in a wild-card playoff win against Beverly Hills.

Max Stone 

Junior second baseman became one of the Sea Kings' most reliable hitters. Stone drove in 22 runs, tying him for first with the Sea Kings, and doubled eight times, tops at the school. He batted .333 and scored nine runs.

Hunter Heckendorn

Junior third baseman played the hot corner at a high level for the Sea Kings. Heckendorn, a second-team All-Pacific Coast League selection, was a big reason why the earned-run average of the Sea Kings' pitching staff was 3.21. He batted .250 with six runs batted in, seven doubles, one triple and 11 runs.

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