Jeff Bowman

School: Esperanza High

Sport: Baseball

Position: Pitcher

Class: Senior

His teammates call him Muteman because he isn’t especially vocal, but Bowman’s success on the mound speaks for itself. Fully recovered from an injury to his pitching arm that sidelined him most of last season, he pitched three perfect innings Tuesday to save Esperanza’s 7-2 victory over Loyola in a section 5-A playoff game. The save gave Bowman 12 for the season, breaking the section record. After earning the win in Esperanza’s 9-8 victory over Baldwin Park in the quarterfinals to improve his record to 3-0, Bowman has won or saved 15 of the Aztecs’ 26 victories this season.

Other top performers:

Mike Bernstein, a Garden Grove runner who qualified for the State championships in the 1,600, finishing fifth in 4:12.87 at the Masters meet.

Joey Frantz, who swept his singles sets to help University upset No. 2-seeded Dana Hills in a section 4-A boys’ tennis semifinal.

Trevor Lycett, Esperanza athlete who qualified for the State championships in the pole vault, jumping 14-8 to finish third at the Masters meet.

Aaron Sohegian, who had 14 kills as Whittier Christian defeated Santa Ana Calvary Chapel in four games to win the 2-A volleyball title.