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JUCO 2001 Friday, May 25, 2001 21 JUCO Commissioners select their favorite tourney stars Walt Bergman and Darren Starr were also on the selection committee and quickly agreed that any two-time all-toumament selection makes the list. Bergman, whose father, Bus, coached at Mesa College in Grand Junction, wanted to know about the players with local ties former Mavericks, Western Slope players who played at other schools, even players from other schools who eventually moved to the Grand Valley. OK, so there will be two teams, a local-ties team and an overall team. How many on each team? They determined to shoot for the same number as placed on current teams: three pitchers, five infielders, four outfielders, two catchers and a utilitydesignated hitter. Armed with a list of 'every all-toumament team since the JUCO World Series started its run in Grand Junction in 1959, a box full of statistics compiled over the years and some snacks, the commissioners went to work.

Every all-time list always starts with THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By PATTI ARNOLD The Daily Sentinel They watch every game from field level, right behind home plate. The tournament directors, otherwise known as The Commissioners, spend the long hours of the Alpine Bank Junior College Baseball World Series swapping baseball stories and critiquing players, past and present. And when they get together in the JUCO offseason, they still swap baseball stories and critique players, past and present. About a month before the 10 teams in this years tournament began their qualifying games, the commissioners got together with a mission: pick their all-time favorite all-toumament team. Going in, the ground rules were simple: Any player on a previous all-toumament team was eligible for their list.

During the two-hour discussion, however, one rule had to be made. Two-timers have to be on, said Jamie Hamilton, one of the three commissioners commissioned for the assignment KIRBY PUCKETT PLAYED FOR TRITON COLLEGE IN THE 1982 Junior College World Series. Puckett, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was at the top of the list of the JUCO Commissioners all-time favorite team. record). So the designated hitter from San Jacinto College-North, who hit .688 in 1987, made the list Before they got caught up in the overall See BEST, page 22 the same name: Kirby Puckett.

The outfielder for Triton (Til.) College is regarded as the premier JUCO player of all time, hitting .688 in 1982. But then youve got to go with Bill Losa, Hamilton said. He did the same thing (tying Pucketts tournament hitting jTcTGWllQJAMl 150 I I 10 Minute Express Lube 2444 Road 2417722 Across from Mes? MallY Studies show people who breathe air protected by Bon-Aire ZINC Anodes for evaporative (swamp) coolers live longer than people who dont breathe A friendly reminder from Kathy at ANOD SYSTEMS COMPANY Office: 970-243-4143 Fax: 370-243-41 43 Tell Free: Full Service Oil Change I I 121 22nd Ct, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 E-mail: sales anodesystems.com Transmission or Radiator Flu, I Flush 4 Conditioner Additives Available. I Deluxe Radiator Flush, Most Vehicles. (Up to 5 qts.

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