NorCal Player of the Week: Craig Yanagihara
March 21, 2023
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Each week we get many nominations from coaches and there are a plethora of standout performers each week. There are multiple home run games and weeks, near-perfect hitting weeks, no-hitters, and some aircraft carrier type performers. It is never easy to choose a singular player for the honor and frankly, with all the options we have each week, we can't go wrong. This week the honor came down to a 17 strikeout performance from 2023 LHP Craig Yanagihara of Redwood Christian HS and 2026 OF Cohen Garcia of Novato HS who hit three home runs in two games while driving in 10 runs.
This week we have chosen to honor senior left-hander Craig Yanagihara of Redwood Christian HS as the NorCal Player of the Week (March 13-18).
Yanagihara, committed to Fresno Pacific, got the start on Friday vs Castro Valley and did he ever have a day! Over his six innings pitched he struck out 17 batters, while giving up a pair of hits, walking two batters and allowing two runs (one earned) as RCHS won the game 3-2. Anytime a pitcher strikes out double digit hitters it is a noteworthy achievement. To set down 17 hitters via the K is an achievement we don't see all too often.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Rising Stars ID: Inland Empire | CA | 04/16 | Santiago High School |
Rising Stars ID: Bay Area | CA | 04/23 | College of San Mateo |
SoCal Rising Stars Game | CA | 05/21 | Cerritos College |
CA FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT | CA | 06/03 | Fullerton College |
NorCal ProCase | CA | 06/04 | Chabot College - Hayward |
SoCal-NV-AZ-ProCase | CA | 06/04 | University of Southern California - Dedeaux Field |
NorCal Rising Stars Game | CA | 06/06 | Islanders Field (morning) |
Team CA Future Games ID | CA | 06/06 | Islanders Field (afternoon/early evening) |
Bay Area State Gamess Open ID | CA | 06/14 | College of San Mateo |
OC State Games Open ID | CA | 07/11 | Hart Park |
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