San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week: Travis Friend, La Mirada

San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week Name: Travis Friend School: La Mirada Sport: Baseball Year: Junior Noteworthy: The Matadores’ slugger hit a legendary home run that cleared the center field fence at Glenn HS during a 5-3 victory over Warren. Friend, a UCLA commit, went 2 for 2 and also had an RBI double and sacrfice bunt in the important Gateway League victory. His home run, which tied the game 1-1 in the second inning, was an estimated 400 feet. “I haven’t seen a ball hit out of center field here,” La Mirada coach Jimmy Zurn said. “He’s...