Mario Marshall competes during the men's 200-yard butterfly on Mar. 16, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif. Marshall placed first with a time of 1:56.02, the only competitor under the two minute mark. Photo by Joshua Manes
Mario Marshall competes during the men’s 200-yard butterfly on Mar. 16, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif. Marshall placed first with a time of 1:56.02, the only competitor under the two minute mark. Photo by Joshua Manes
Starting pitcher Johnathan Lavallee readies a pitch in the second inning against Oxnard College on Feb 12, 2019, during a home game on Kelly Field. Lavallee focuses as he is one strike away from getting the second consecutive strikeout of the inning.
Gene Kim (3) sets the ball against Golden West College in the South Gym at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Mar. 8, 2019. The Brahmas won 3-1 with the final set being 25-23. (Photo by: Chelsea Westman).
Diego Harris (1) hitting against Los Angeles Valley College at Monarch Field in Van Nuys, Calif. on March 23, 2019. The Brahmas lost 15-1. Photo by Blake Williams.
Freshman, Christian Ponce returns a hit with a backhand in the second set of a singles tennis match against Santa Barbara City College at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif on Feb. 7, 2019. Photo by Chris Torres
Copy by Blake Williams and Photos by Josh Manes, Nick Martinez, Chelsea Westman, and Chris Torres
Despite struggles around all the Spring sports teams, they each have players who stand out.
Swimmer Mario Marshall set a Pierce record in the 100-yard freestyle at the Pasadena Invitational. He is one of the swimmers who have a chance to go to the state championships in May.
Volleyball setter Gene Kim leads the Brahmas with 177 assists while the next closest player has 21 assists. He has also posted 34 digs
Tennis player Christian Ponce is the best singles player on the team. He won a singles match in three sets against Santa Barbara City College on March 28.
Baseball players Johnathan Lavallee and Diego Harris are having strong seasons on their path to transfer to a division one school.
Lavallee has pitched 66 innings with a 1.50 ERA and 83 strikeouts. He is also leading the team offensively with a .347/.455/.500 slash line and 17 RBI.
Harris leads the Brahmas in at-bats (96), hits (29), runs scored (19) and stolen bases (16) while hitting .302/.402/.375 and playing exceptional defense in center field.
