Trent Denholm – Oak Ridge – Pitcher

   The Trojans’ right-hander was selected to the Athletics’ Northern California team that will compete in the 2016 Area Code Games during the second week of August. Denholm was outstanding in his junior season for Oak Ridge, compiling a 10-1 record and 0.71 ERA to go along with three shutouts and one save. Those efforts helped lead his team to a Sierra Foothill League title and a berth in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I North finals against Elk Grove. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound hurler earned a spot on the Area Code Games roster by impressing scouts during the tryout process. The Area Code Games features eight regional teams that will play August 6-10 at Blair Field in Long Beach to determine a sole winner.

   The Trojans’ right-hander was selected to the Athletics’ Northern California team that will compete in the 2016 Area Code Games during the second week of August. Denholm was outstanding in his junior season for Oak Ridge, compiling a 10-1 record and 0.71 ERA to go along with three shutouts and one save. Those efforts helped lead his team to a Sierra Foothill League title and a berth in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I North finals against Elk Grove. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound hurler earned a spot on the Area Code Games roster by impressing scouts during the tryout process. The Area Code Games features eight regional teams that will play August 6-10 at Blair Field in Long Beach to determine a sole winner. Denholm was one of 12 pitchers selected from Northern California and the Central Valley. In all, Sac-Joaquin Section players made up nearly half of the Athletics’ roster as 13 of 28 NorCal propsects chosen hailed from the SJS. Vacaville landed three stars on the roster (catchers Braydon Altorfer and Troy Claunch and SS/OF Tyler Bosetti), and Granite Bay (LHP Chris Daniels and RHP/1B Darren Nelson) had a pair of stars selected for the event. Other notable SJS players selected included Elk Grove right-hander and USC-commit Riley Lamb and Jesuit 2B/OF Darren Baker, who could follow father Dusty Baker’s path to Major League Baseball.

Honorable Mention: 

   Aquira DeCosta: The soon-to-be St. Mary’s-Stockton junior helped the U17 Junior National Team win bronze at the U17 World Championships in Spain. She set a U17 World Championships record with 71 rebounds during the tournament. 

   Madeline Holland: Before the 6-foot wing begins her senior year at Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, Holland has been starring for the San Jose Cagers Blue club team. Her double-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two assists helped the Cagers defeat the Wiggins Waves 17’s 52-47 in a Las Vegas event in late July.