Sondheimer: Players to watch in the Southern Section baseball playoffs
Get ready for lots of twists, turns, drama, excitement and big-time players coming through in big-time situations as the Southern Section high school baseball playoffs begin this week. Pairings will be announced Monday. Let’s take a look at players to watch during May Madness: Bryce Rainer, Harvard-Westlake. Nobody has improved his draft status more than Rainer, who has been having an MVP season at the plate and at shortstop. His senior year has been nothing short of spectacular with 44 hits and a batting average of .518. Players are most remembered for what they do in the playoffs, and that will be the challenge for Rainer, who is also the team’s closer. Seth Hernandez, Ethan Schiefelbein, Josh Springer, Corona. The fantastic trio for No. 1-ranked Corona will try to live up to expectations and deliver the Division 1 title that has been predicted for months. There’s no guarantee in a single-elimination tournament facing top teams and top pitchers every game, but in pitchers Hernandez and Schiefelbein, the Panthers have the best one-two punch of any team. And their catcher, Springer, continues to excel defensively and