In a week that saw four area baseball teams and two local softball squads advance into the semifinals of the CIF Central Section Playoffs, 10 candidates have emerged for the Times area Player of the Week honor for the week ending May 20.
Readers can vote for one of the candidates online all week at santamariatimes.com, lompocrecord.com and syvnews.com. The poll will close at 2 p.m. Friday and the winner will be announced in Saturday's edition of the Santa Maria Times. Votes submitted after that time will not be counted.
Here is a rundown on the candidates and their accomplishments.
Photos: Lompoc stuns Lemoore, advances to CIF semifinals
Lompoc High players mob each other after beating the Lemoore Tigers 10-6 on Friday afternoon.
Lompoc High’s Kasch Kubasaciwiecz (22) and Joseph Sprecher (5) argue a call at second base which allowed a steal by Lemoore High’s Dominick Najar.
Lompoc High’s Evan Chavez pitches against Lemoore High in the first inning on Friday afternoon.
Lompoc High’s Kasch Kubasaciwiecz steals second base as Lemoore High’s Ian Snell leaps to grab the ball.
Lompoc High’s Seth Braid pitches against Lemoore High in the sixth inning on Friday afternoon.
Lompoc High’s Jacob Escobedo connects for a two run homer in the seventh inning.
Lompoc High’s Tony Aranga gets doused with water from his teammates after throwing a pitch for the final out in the teams victory over the Lemoore Tigers on Friday afternoon.
Photos: Cabrillo tops Clovis North 2-1 in nine inning playoff win
Cabrillo pitcher Gage Mattis celebrates an eighth-inning-ending out against Clovis North in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs on Wednesday.
Cabrillo’s Brayden Brockett, top center, celebrates his game-winning hit with Derek Dixon (12), catcher Blake Gregory, Gage Mattis (15) and Gabe Barraza, top right, against Clovis North in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Gabe Barraza tries to tag Clovis North’s Jayden Hertel at second base in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Spencer Gallimore barehands a hit by Clovis North’s Wyatt Prieto and throws him out in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo head coach Cole Osborne celebrates as his team runs on to the field after beating Clovis North in extra innings in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Carson Heath catches a fly ball off the bat of Clovis North’s Aeneas Vargas in deep right field in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Thomas Kiesling goes to his knee to catch a foul ball hit by Clovis North’s Nate Logan (16) in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Gage Mattis, front, and Spencer Gallimore collide after catching a Clovis North popup in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Blake Gregory slides into Clovis North’s Nate Etchengoinberry at second base in a controversial play that resulted in two Cabrillo runners being called out.
Cabrillo’s Landon Mabery throws out a Clovis North baserunner in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Gage Mattis pitches against Clovis North in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Gabe Barraza dives back to first base on a pick off throw to Clovis North’s Jack West in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
Cabrillo’s Spencer Gallimore pitches in the ninth inning against Clovis North in the first round of the CIF Central Section playoffs.
