2005
SEASON: Voted to the All-Pacific
Coast Conference first team by conference
coaches as Palomar's regular starting
left fielder as the Comets became the
first San Diego County team to reach the
State Championship game in 31 years. ...
Batted .352, best among the Comets'
every-day starters. ... One of the heros,
both at the plate and in the field, of
the Comets' championship run through the
Palomar Super Regional. ... Led the team
in being hit by pitches (27) and also led
the club in stolen bases (19-for-22). ...
Also batted .333 in the Pacific Coast
Conference, No. 2 on the team among
every-day starters. ... Has gunned four
runners out at the plate. ... Went
3-for-3 vs. Santa Ana, ranked No. 1 in
Southern California, on Feb. 4. ... Went
3-for-3, drove in 2 runs and stole 2
bases in a 22-4 victory over Imperial
Valley on March 8. ... Tripled to drive
in 2 runs in the fourth inning at
defending Pacific Coast Conference
champion Southwestern on March 10 to help
spark Palomar to a 10-1 victory. ... Went
2-for-3 with a double and a steal March
15 in a 14-8 win over San Diego City
College. ... Went 2-for-4 with two
doubles as the Comets downed San Diego
Mesa 9-2 on March 31. ... Went 2-for-4 in
a 10-8 win over Grossmont on April 2. ...
Went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs in
an 11-1 win over San Diego Mesa on April
26. ... Was 2-for-4 with an RBI at
Grossmont on April 30. Southern
California Regionals Round 1 Went 6-for-9 and
was 3-for-3 on stolen bases as the Comets
swept Santa Barbara City College 2 games
to 0 on the first weekend of postseason
play. ... Was 2-for-3, drove in a run and
stole 2 bases in a 6-0 win over the
Vaqueros on May 14. Came right back May
15 to go 4-for-6 with a double, 3 runs
scored and another steal. Super
Regionals Reached base as a
hit batter 5 times and made a series of
outstanding defensive plays as the Comets
battled out of the losers' bracket in the
Palomar Super Regional May 20-22 to
become the first San Diego County team in
31 years to qualify for the State Final
Four. ... Enticed Southwestern pitcher
Juan Velasquez to plunk him with a pitch
with the bases loaded in the ninth inning
on May 22, forcing in Tristan Gale with a
key run and helping send the game into
extra innings. Palomar won the game in
the 10th 5-4 to advance to the
championship game later the same day. In
that game, Fonsecua laid out to save a
run with a spectacular catch in left in
the eighth inning as the Comets won 6-2
to qualify for Fresno. State
Final Four Went 2-for-3 with 3
RBIs, 2 stolen bases and a sacrifice bunt
to help lead the Comets to a 10-5 victory
over eventual State Champion Santa Rosa
on the opening day of the State
Championships' Final Four on May 28 in
Fresno. ... Had a single on May 29 as
Palomar defeated host Fresno City College
12-9 in the winners' bracket finals. ...
Reached base on a single in the second
inning in the State Championship Game vs.
Santa Rosa on May 30 but had to leave the
game after being hit in the ribs with a
pitch in the fourth inning. His absence
helped kill Palomar's chances for a
comeback win which would have given the
Comets their first State title. The Bear
Cubs went on to win the game and their
first State Championship in 53 years,
forcing Palomar to settle for runner-up
honors in the State.
2004
SEASON: All-Pacific Coast
Conference honorable mention. ...
Fourth on the team in hitting
with a .347 average, seeing action as the
Comets' regular starting left fielder.
... Led the club in hit by pitches with
14 and was 13-for-14 on steals, also to
lead the team. ... Batted .306 during the
Pacific Coast Conference seaspm. ... Went
3-for-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs Feb. 20
to help spark the Comets to a 19-2
victory over College of the Siskiyous.
... Was hit by 3 pitches and stole 2
bases later the same day in an 11-9 win
over Mt. SAC on Feb. 20. ... Was 2-for-4
and drove in a run Feb. 21 in an 11-2 win
vs. Mt. SAC. ... Was selected as Pacific
Coast Conference Athlete of the Week for
the week ending Feb. 29 after going
5-for-8 in two games during the week. ...
Went 3-for-3 and walked, was hit by a
pitch and stole a base vs. Orange Coast
on Feb. 24. ... Went 2-for-5, doubled and
drove in two runs as the Comets defeated
San Diego City College 19-5 in their
Pacific Coast Conference opener on Feb.
28. ... Helped pace a 10-1 win over San
Diego Mesa on March 9, going 3-for-3 with
a double and 2 RBIs. Made a diving catch
in left field to rob the Olympians' Joe
Cunningham of a base hit. ... Doubled,
walked, was hit by a pitch, got down a
sacrifice bunt and stole 2 bases vs. San
Diego City College on March 13. ... Went
3-for-3 in a 15-0 win over San Diego City
College on April 13, tripling, doubling
and driving in 2 runs. ... Was 2-for-3
with a steal and was hit by pitches twice
vs. Grossmont on April 29.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Played for
coach Bill Kutzner and later coach Steve
Afenir, a former Palomar and University
of Wyoming outfielder, at Escondido High
School. ... Was Escondido's varsity, JV
and freshman MVP in baseball; MVP and
Most Inspirational Player as a receiver
in football; and and Most Improved award
winner baskeball. ... Played basketball
for teams that were Valley League and
CIF-San Diego Section Division III
runners-up.
PERSONAL: Born
Aug. 11, 1984 in Oceanside. ... Son of
Daniel and Brenda Fonseca. ... Has two
brothers, Kamuna, 26 and Kalani, 22, and
two sisters, Leilahi, 24 and McKena, 11.
... Nephew of Dave Fonseca, former
Palomar outfielder who played in the San
Francisco Giants organization. ... Also
has three black belts in martial arts and
is 49-0 as a kick-boxer.
(Note: Updated on June 2,
2005. Player biographies are updated at
least weekly during the season.)
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