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River Cats Announce 2008 Puglia Award Winners on Friday

Published on June 20, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release


West Sacramento, Calif. -- The Sacramento River Cats announced the winners of the ninth-annual Robert K. Puglia Awards on Friday night, presented to the high school baseball and softball players in the Sacramento region who best exemplify the characteristics of a winner.

The following winners were presented with their awards during a pre-game ceremony at Raley Field prior to the River Cats game vs. the Fresno Grizzlies:

Softball Baseball

Allie Crump of Elk Grove High School (Division I-II) Josh Silver of Franklin High School (Division I-II)

Alyssa Nakken of Woodland High School (Division III-IV) Bryce Bandilla of Bella Vista High School (Division III-IV)

Mica Romero of Woodland Christian High School (Division V-VII) Matt Gualco of Delta High School (Division V-VII)

A board of qualified individuals chose the winners based on their play, leadership, sportsmanship and academic efforts. The selection committee for this year's Puglia Awards consisted of the following individuals from the Sacramento community: Mark McDermott (former Sacramento State pitcher and longtime local sports writer), Cuno Barragan (former major leaguer and Sacramento Solon), Len Frizzi (Sac-Joaquin CIF), John Baker (father of Dusty Baker), Gene Frechette (Dusty Baker School of Baseball), Jim Pagliaroni (former major leaguer), Harry Dunlop (former major league coach), Bob Oliver (former major leaguer), Bill Paterson (Sacramento Bee prep writer), Hal Steinback (former baseball coach), Tony Asaro (Sacramento River Cats Senior Director of Community Relations) and Bob Hemond (Sacramento River Cats Executive Vice President).

Robert K. Puglia, the award's namesake, was the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal (Third Appellate District) in Sacramento from Nov. 27, 1974, until Nov. 20, 1998. He was appointed to the Superior Court in August 1971 by former Governor Ronald Reagan, and was named an Associate Justice in June 1974. The award is in honor of Puglia, who passed away in 2005, for his devotion to amateur baseball in the Sacramento Region.

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