Bakersfield College baseball pitcher Edgar Sanchez is an outstanding and respected player among his teammates.
Though, according to Coach Tim Painton, Sanchez may not go into professional baseball, he does have a chance to play beyond this level in college.
“He is somebody that is respected by all his teammates,” said Painton. “He works hard, puts the team ahead of himself and he’s a leader in the ball park. It’s the way he goes about stuff.”
Painton continued to say that Sanchez is a great example to the freshman players and he is there for his teammates.
“We can count on him for something to be done.”
“I just want to give all I can for the team. Anything I can do to help out,” said Sanchez.
Sanchez is in his second season at BC and his goal as a player this year is to give everything he can.
He hopes to help keep the team in the game and to not give up any runs.
At age four, Sanchez became interested in the sport. He has cousins who play in the pros but he was mostly influenced by his grandparents, who liked the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“I have pictures when I’m little with Dodger hats on,” Sanchez said.
Before coming to BC, Sanchez played baseball with other teams.
“I played in Little League, Mt. View Jr. High and Arvin High School,” he said.
Sanchez also played for traveling teams that are put together by various people to create an All-star team. He has traveled to Las Vegas and San Diego with those teams.
Sanchez also had the chance to play with some of the BC players before becoming part of the team and feels as though being on the team is fun and like family.
“Even after baseball we hang out a lot between class. We have a good time,” Sanchez said.
He also said that one memorable moment he will remember about this team is that they always put him out to play when it rains.
“Funniest thing is, when it rains they bring me in,” Sanchez said smiling.
“They know I can handle it because there is a lot of things that go along with it, like (when) the ball gets slippery.”