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The De Anza College baseball team ended their 2007 season on a good note despite losing eight players. with 17 wins and 18 losses. They were only one game shy of .500 percent, preventing them from moving onto the championships.

Despite the shortfalls, "We really did a great job in conquering adversity," said De Anza baseball coach Scott Hertler. With five of his players leaving the team with sports scholarships, Hertler said he was proud of his players and will miss them as they move on.

Sophomore players Zach Samuels and Robert Sedin were selected to the First Team All League selections. Sammuels had a .289 batting average all season long, 6 wins and 3 losses as pitcher with a 2.16 earned run average in 75 innings.

The team voted him the Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Pitcher. In November 2006, Samuels signed a letter of intent to attend University of Santa Barbara with a sports scholarship. Center fielder Robert Sedin hit .405 during the season and was later sidelined because of a dislocated shoulder. The team voted Sedin as the MVP in defense and offense with 3 home runs, 21 Runs Batted In, RBI's and 8 stolen bases. Sedin was chosen in the First Team All League Selection and signed a letter of intent in November to attend and play for the University of Kansas.

Infielder David Abraham and right fielder Tommie Bommarito were selected for the Second Team All League Selections.

Abraham choose to stay local and signed a letter of intent to attend the Santa Clara University. Sophomore Cody Guarnera signed a letter of intent to attend California State Monterey Bay.

Sophomore Tai Mitchell is going to the University of Kansas to be an undergraduate assistant coach for the college's baseball team.

Mitchell also received the Scholar Athlete award for his 3.8 GPA. Hertler was not suprised with his award "He was just one of the most outstanding students," he said

Through the chaos and media scrutiny, the baseball team stuck together and completed the 2007 season as a unified team.

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