WICKED GOOD—Oak Park High’s Marty Kerns, center, avoids three Eagle defenders at practice. WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers At Kingswood- Oxford High in West Hartford, Conn., Tarik Ergin’s lacrosse team went undefeated during his junior season.

“I thought it was the norm to go undefeated,” said Ergin, who has been playing and coaching the sport for 40 years.

“Now I realize how difficult and infrequent it is.”

As head coach of the Oak Park High boys’ lacrosse team, Ergin again faces the prospects of going an entire season without a loss.

The Eagles were 13-0 overall and 11-0 in the 101 Coast League entering Wednesday’s game at Thatcher.

Ergin views the record with trepidation. He won’t dare say Oak Park is “undefeated.”

“We have an unblemished record,” the coach said.

He also said winning by shutout— an extremely rare feat in lacrosse at any level—is bad luck.

The Eagles trounced Thousand Oaks 14-0 on April 13.

Alas, Oak Park marches forward, devouring teams with a balanced lineup of attacks, midfielders and defenders.

“To me, there are no superstars,” said Ergin, who played college lacrosse at Cornell.

“ We don’t say, ‘ I didn’t score’ or ‘You didn’t score.’ It’s ‘We score.’”

Upon moving to the West Coast, Ergin took up acting in the early 1990s and landed a recurring role as Lieutenant Ayala on the television series “Star Trek: Voyager” from 1995-2001.

According to the entertainment website IMDb.com, Ergin appeared in 116 of 172 episodes.

“I’m the answer to a trivia question,” he said. “I’ve made the most appearances—other than a main cast member—in the same ‘Star Trek’ series.”

Noboru Kobashigawa is the youngest of four Oak Park captains, but the sophomore midfielder has found his niche with the stick.

Kobashigawa had 26 goals and 10 assists entering this week.

“I feel like we’re playing as a team,” Kobashigawa said. “We let our individual performances come out through teamwork.

“We’re looking to finish strong and keep playing with heart and drive.”

Kobashigawa started playing lacrosse in the eighth grade. He was introduced to the sport after picking up a lacrosse stick in friend Dylan Alfa’s backyard.

An honors student with a 3.8 grade-point average, Kobashigawa said the frenetic action and ball movement in lacrosse reminds him of basketball.

“It’s always interesting,” the 15-year-old said. “There’s never a slow point in a game.”

Junior captain Grant Consoletti, who has committed to Robert Morris University, is a skilled attack. He had a teamhigh 49 goals and 28 assists through 12 games.

Consoletti said the key to the offense is predicated on ball-control and cutting without the ball. He credited freshman goalie Shane Bracken for making major strides.

After completing a season sweep of rival Agoura, including a 19-11 win last weekend, Oak Park is focused on finishing strong.

“We need to be selfless,” Consoletti said. “The past two years we’ve lost in the first round of the playoffs. We hope to go further.”

Tommy Evans, a senior captain, uses his speed and natural athleticism to give foes headaches.

After leading the Eagles in goals in 2010, Evans accumulated 39 goals and 19 assists in his first 11 outings.

The attack said the chemistry with this group is the best he’s seen at Oak Park.

“We play well together and we trust each other,” said Evans, who played football for three years before concussions forced him out of the sport.

Evans said the Eagle offense plays at a relentless pace.

“Our defense tells us, ‘Slow the ball down. We’re tired,’” he said. “A lot of teams like to pass the ball around. We just want to score.”

Evans, who is active in Youth and Government, will attend Arizona State University this fall and study business or communications.

“This is by far the best team we’ve had here,” Evans said.

Conner Phillips is a formidable presence on defense.

The senior captain, who was also a football lineman, still thinks the Eagles can improve.

“We need to communicate more,” Phillips said of the defense.

“ Our biggest weakness is we play down to other teams. We’ve had a couple close games where we know we can play better. We haven’t put together a full game yet.”

Multiple Eagles are enjoying fine seasons.

Grant Pestano, a senior attack, is always active around the net. Junior Marty Kerns has returned from a hockey-related back injury.

Richard Carman is an improving defender. David Eng and Austin Toyama bring dynamic defense to the field.

Teddy Fauver blew out his ACL and MCL four games into his freshman year. The sophomore’s starting to find his groove.

Kyle Kellenberger and Brendon

Jasso are solid long-pole midfielders.

Dominick Ju is the team’s Swiss Army knife who uses his quickness to make plays, the coach said. Andy Galgas, a midfielder, minimizes his mental errors and scoops up ground balls.

Brian Bernstein, Kennedy Brooks, Marc Flamer, Zac Garfinkel, Marc Goodnough and Zack Shorts also contribute.

The more this team wins, the more angst Ergin feels on the sidelines.

“I’m a nervous wreck during games,” he admitted.

“It’s most gratifying to see the team play as a group and not a bunch of egos playing together.”