Connor Iniguez talks to his teammates, friends, family members and coaches Monday afternoon at Flagstaff High School's baseball field after signing a letter of intent to play at the next level.
Pitcher Connor Iniguez (7) celebrates with his teammates from the West Flag Little League Black Diamondbacks after he threw the game-winning strikeout at Mark Grace Field in June 2018.
Connor Iniguez sits surrounded by his teammates, friends, family members and coaches Monday at Flagstaff High School's ballfield before signing a letter of intent to play baseball for Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
Connor Iniguez gives his mom a hug Monday afternoon at the Flagstaff High School baseball field after signing a letter of intent to play for the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Coyotes.
Connor Iniguez talks to his teammates, friends, family members and coaches Monday afternoon at Flagstaff High School's baseball field after signing a letter of intent to play at the next level.
Pitcher Connor Iniguez (7) celebrates with his teammates from the West Flag Little League Black Diamondbacks after he threw the game-winning strikeout at Mark Grace Field in June 2018.
Connor Iniguez sits surrounded by his teammates, friends, family members and coaches Monday at Flagstaff High School's ballfield before signing a letter of intent to play baseball for Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
Connor Iniguez gives his mom a hug Monday afternoon at the Flagstaff High School baseball field after signing a letter of intent to play for the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Coyotes.
Looking back on his baseball career, Connor Iniguez is pretty confident of when his thoughts of playing in college truly began.
As the stakes of the sport began to increase, partly fueled by the drive of a crosstown rivalry between the West Flagstaff and Continental All-Star teams, Iniguez noticed the fun he had been having with his friends started to transition to a realization of his natural talent.
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