A great first season is in the books for the Best of the West and there are plenty of players to honor for their performances. Here are your 2021 All-Summer BOTW selections:

1st Team All Summer

MVP      VCP        Darren Taylor 47 H, 26 R, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 12 SB, .388 BA, .503 OBP                
IF            IVB         Dominic Masciel 19 H, 8 R, 3 HR, 16 RBI, .380 BA               
IF            IVB         Conner McKinney 22 H, 11 R, 3 HR, 13 RBI, .379 BA          
IF            IVB         Hayden Winters 25 H, 17 R, 5 HR, 23 RBI, .325 BA
IF            SCS         Connor Aldrich 28 H, 12 R, 17 RBI, .322 BA           
IF            LBL         Sawyer Chesley 17 H, 9 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .415 BA
OF          IVB         Cole Smith 26 H, 18 R, 7 RBI, 1 HR, .394 BA          
OF          VCP        Grant Schoen 20 H, 14 R, 6 RBI, .377 BA
OF          IVP         Cole Koniarsky 20 H, 10 R, 1 HR, 10 RBI, .308 BA
OF          VCP        Trenton Pallas 32 H, 20 R, 12 RBI, 11 SB, .308 BA
UTL        IVP         Dominic Martinez 20 H, 10 R, 5 RBI, .385 BA
UTL        IVB         Nathan Barraza 24 H, 12 R, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 6 SB, .375 BA    
P             IVP         Wyatt Johnson 1-0, 2 SV, 21.1 IP, 1.27 ERA, 36 K, 0.94 WHIP
P             VCP        Aren Alvarez 1-1, 16 IP, 1.69 ERA, 17 K, 1.25 WHIP
P             LBL         Trevor McInerney 3-1, 24.1 IP, 2.59 ERA, 20 K, 1.11 WHIP
P             LBL         Josh Agnew 10 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 17 K, 0.40 WHIP
P             IVB         Carson Conradt 10 IP, 0.90 ERA, 5 K, 0.90 WHIP 
P             IVB         Sebastian Diaz 25 IP, 1-1, 2.52 ERA, 16 K, 1.56 WHIP

2nd Team All Summer

IF            IVB         Christopher Masciel 27 H, 16 R, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .342 BA      
IF            IVP         Spencer Rasmussen 27 H, 18 R, 3 HR, 25 RBI, .303 BA
IF            VCP        Kyle Soberano 39 H, 25 R, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 18 SB, .295 BA
IF            IVP         Jacob Sharp 16 H, 10 R, 3 HR, 18 RBI, .291 BA
OF          IVB         Jared Bujanda 15 H, 9 R, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .300 BA
OF          LBL         Dante Faicchio 14 H, 9 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 SB, .286 BA
OF          IVP         Julian Alvarez 24 H, 18 R, 11 RBI, 7 SB, .282 BA
UTL        SCS         Emry Jackson 22 H, 5 R, 9 RBI, .306 BA, .444 OBP
UTL        IVB         Jake Lappin 14 H, 10 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .280 BA
P            LBL         Martin Najera 10.2 IP, 2.53 ERA, 5 K, 1.31 WHIP
P            VCP        Jason Starrels 10.2 IP, 1-0, 1 SV, 2.53 ERA, 5 K, 0.94 WHIP
P            IVP          AJ Moreno 18 IP 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 18 K, 1.33 WHIP
P            LBL         Brett Awerkamp 21 IP, 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 14 K, 1.29 WHIP
P            VCP        Garrett Apker 15 IP, 3.00 ERA, 25 K, 1.33 WHIP
P            IVP          Isaac Esqueda 23.1 IP, 3-0, 1 SV, 3.09 ERA, 31 K, 1.20 WHIP

LA HABRA -- The Inland Valley Buccaneers defeated the So Cal Shepherds 9-7 Saturday at Whittier Christian.

Christian Carlos (Benedictine) was the star of the game. Carlos blasted two home runs, five RBI and finished the game with four hits. Manny Salinas (Rio Hondo) also had a big day, finishing with three hits and two runs scored.

For the Shepherds, Jake Lopez and Joey Scotvold (Rio Hondo) both smacked home runs.

The Bucs (4-8) take on the Ventura County Pirates on Sunday.

The Shepherds (5-8) have a matchup with the Inland Valley Pirates on Sunday.