Guillermo started taking ground balls around 7 years olds His father wanted him to be a shortstop. After taking a few hops off his face, he decided that he liked the outfield.
Guillermo started on a tee ball team at 9 years old. Coach asked us all where we wanted to play. We know what most kids chose. Guillermo chose left field and coach said it was all yours.
Guillermo didn't play baseball when he was 10 or 11 but did sign up at age 12 and got on the Red Sox's. That was a memorable season. His buddies were on the Red Sox's, but they had the second pick in the draft. So Guillermo, wanting to play with his buddies, didn't do his best at the tryouts and it worked, He got drafted by the Red Sox's, and his team ended up winning first place. That memorable season he batted lead off and played left field.
He attended Westminster High in Orange County and played high school baseball all four years. Guillermo had an excellent season as a senior. In the first couple weeks of the season he got hot and was hitting over 600 and landed top five in the newspaper listings. Guillermo ended the year with a .485 avg. He made first team all league and third team all county.
Guillermo went on to play at Cypress Junior College and then on to Sacramento State. He was part of the 1988 team that won the western region and then went to the D Il College World Series. It was a great experience, and he is so thankful to have been a part of that team.
He got involved in the SMSBL when he was 27 years old. He played in the 30 and over division with his buddy Jeff Turner and Bob Eisleman who was the coach. He was part of the 1999 Giants American Championship MSBL with Bill Rockefeller and also the 2010 Giants Championship in the National Division MSBL with Javier Campos. There was another championship in 2007 in Arizona.
During his years with the SMSBL, he's hit for the cycle 5 for 5, and he has played with the following teams: Cardinals, Rangers, Cubs, Rockets and Bombers. This year he played with the Giants / Royals in the Spring and the Indians/ Free Agents in the Summer, To sum it all up, he loves the game of baseball. He loves the competition, his teammates, the relationships he has made and mostly the laughs that have been shared.
As special as the SMSBL has been to his life in Sacramento, more special is that he met Amy at Sac State and got married in 1992. They will be married 30 years on September 19th. They have three lovely daughters Emma, Hannah, and Bella and they have both enjoyed watching their daughters play many sports along the way.
Guillermo would like to thank Val & Ann Lewis, Bill Illif, all his teammates, coaches, competitors, Alan Van Ness League President, Board Members, and the HOF Committee. I am lucky to be a part of this organization.
