He dreamed of being the biggest baseball player that ever lived. Starting in little league, then to high school varsity team his first year on the team, his dream grew and grew.

Angel Mora, 18, remembers what it was like to begin baseball practice in high school without a care in the world.

Many new players are joining the baseball team, but new player Mora, who has had achievements well known throughout the South Bay, plans to show what he can do out on the field.

During his senior year of high school, it was big dreaming for him. He knew he could make it with little effort by just relying on his baseball skills.

And he was right.

He would rely on those skills to get him through games, going to the batting cages from time to time. He never had to fight for a well-known spot on the team. He was naturally that good.

His accomplishments began from the beginning of high school, but senior year was most memorable for him.

Leading his high school, West Torrance High, Mora took his team into the Bay League Championship. He helped his team win by great pitching and great hitting skills.

Mora hit .341 with four home runs and 24 RBIs and had a 2.28 ERA on the mound.

He was awarded Most Valuable Player and also awarded the 1st Team All-Area, and 2nd Team CIF.

He turned down offers from scouts from Cal State Northridge and Arizona State University. He believed that EC would allow him more playing time which is what he really wanted.

But now that high school is over, Mora has to remind himself that college baseball won’t be as easygoing as it once was in high school. With many great athletes on the baseball team, Mora has to step his game up.

“El Camino is more competitive and I have to start taking it much more seriously. More athletes are on the team so I can’t slack off,” Mora said. “I’m going to be more serious with my baseball career, starting at Elco.”

He has many supporters that go to his game, one of them being Pio Colindres. Colindres, 20, has gone to almost every one of Mora’s games, bad or good games and he’s seen everything in his friend’s playing.

“He’s a good player. You could rely on him and he does well in critical and pressuring situations,” Colindres said.

Many of Mora’s constant supporters say he rarely chokes at the mound. He always pulls through and plays a really good game. Mora has high expectations of himself on the team.

“I want to help the team win the state championships,” Mora said. “I also want to be the first starting baseman and help with pitching as well.”

Mora’s girlfriend Mercedes Silvas, 18, sees great things for Mora at his games.

“Angel is always extremely confident on game days and never lets anything get in his head,” she said.

She is one of the many who goes and supports Mora on game days.

“The second he steps onto the baseball field, it’s all heart and skills and you can see it with each move he makes,” Silvas said.

Mora plans to manage his time well so he can put a lot of his focus on baseball. He hopes to live up to his expectations of what he will provide for the team.