Davis Diaz on the way to Vanderbilt or the Major Leagues
By Jon Kingdon
Davis Diaz in 2018 Photo Gint Federas A few years ago, there was a baseball movie starring Kevin Costner called For the Love of the Game. It s a title that could also be applied to recent Acalanes graduate Davis Diaz and his relationship to baseball. Even though Diaz is only 18, it could not be called a short-term relationship. I started playing T-ball at the age of 3, though my parents had to lie about my age, Diaz said. I went on to play with a Pleasant Hill team called the Hawks and then with the Lamorinda Travel team and I grew up with them along with playing at Acalanes.
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Kevin Kendall was a three-year letter winner at La Mirada High School, were he hit a cumulative .440/.530/.617 in 65 games. His high level of performance helped the team win back-to-back league titles and got him a lot of notice. He was named onto various honorary teams, received various accolades from local media, and was considered a prep player of interest by reputable national scouting and evaluation organizations. A good student as well as being an excellent athlete, he went to UCLA after graduating and going undrafted in the 2017 MLB Draft.
He played in the West Coast League the summer after graduating, earning All-West Coast League honorable mentions after hitting .301/.389/.410 with 7 doubles and a triple, and his experience with the Port Angeles Lefties may have helped him hit the ground running in his freshman season. Over the course of the 2018 season, Kendall hit .278/.352/.391 with 3 home runs and 13 stolen bases, the base heists tied for second on the team and fourth i