2006 Dbacks Draft Thread

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Okay... I'm going to try to locate all the info possible on the Dbacks draft choices:

1st Round:

Max Scherzer

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2006 BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
* 2006 NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
*2006 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
*2005 USA BASEBALL NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
*2005 BIG 12 CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE YEAR
*2005 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
*2005 BASEBALL AMERICA ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
*2005 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ALL-AMERICAN
*2005 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM
*2005 CLEMENS AWARD SEMIFINALIST
*2005 ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT VII TEAM
*BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK- 5/5/05 & 5/17/05
*NCBWA NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE WEEK- 4/5/05
*COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK- 4/5/05

2005
Named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year ... selected to Baseball America's and Collegiate Baseball's All-America second team ... led the Big 12 Conference in ERA (1.86) and strikeouts (131) ... broke the school record with the 131 strikeouts, passing John Dettmer's mark of 127 (1991) ... tied for the team lead with nine wins ... was twice the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week ... went seven innings of a combined no-hitter in the series opener against Texas Tech, striking out a career-high 14 batters ... named the NCBWA Pitcher of the Week and Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week after the no-hitter ... won six-straight starts from Feb. 25- April 1 ... pitched at least seven innings in seven outings ... recorded double digit strikeout games four times ... was a semifinalist for the Roger Clemens Award and was on the watch list for the Howser, Wallace and Golden Spikes Awards ... recorded the first complete game of his career against Nebraska on May 6 ... was selected to the USA Baseball National Team last summer ... made four appearances, including two starts, and went 2-1 for Team USA ... had an ERA of 2.70 and struck out 24 batters in 20 innings for the National Team.
2004
Recorded a save against Portland on Feb. 15, striking out the side in a 1-2-3 ninth inning ... picked up a save by recording the final out against Indiana State on March 12 ... allowed no runs and no hits in two innings against Chicago State on March 21 ... had first career start against Southwest Missouri State on April 14, allowing just one run on four hits, striking out seven in four innings.
HIGH SCHOOL
Had a record of 11-8 and a 2.32 ERA as a senior ... appeared in 11 games and started eight ... had three complete games ... struck out 72 and walked just 15 ... was a three-time all-conference pitcher and a two-time all-conference outfielder ... earned all-metro outfielder honors as a junior and all-metro pitcher recognition his senior season ... was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round ... National Honor Society member ... four years on the honor roll ... graduated with a 3.9 GPA.
PERSONAL
Born July 27, 1984, in St. Louis, Mo. ... son of Brad and Jan Scherzer ... majoring in business.



2nd Round:
Brooks Brown

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2005 (Sophomore): Posted a 4-2 mark, 5.51 ERA in 16 appearances including seven starts...Went 3-0, 5.25 in the SEC...Tallied 49 innings with 67 hits allowed, 38 runs, 30 earned runs, 15 walks and 42 strikeouts...Opponents batted .318 against him...Tremendous finish going 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA in final three SEC starts, beating Vanderbilt, Auburn and #11 Tennessee...Part of combined shutout in first start with then career-high 6 IP, 7K in 3-0 win over Elon...Tossed career-high seven innings in 6-2 win over Vanderbilt ...Struck out career-high eight in five innings in 10-4 win over Auburn...Limited #11 Tennessee to one unearned run and five hits in 6.1 innings in 4-1 road win to cap the regular season.
2004 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games with one start for a total of 12.1 IP...Posted a final record of 0-0, 10.22 ERA with 19 strikeouts and 11 walks...Made one appearance at the College World Series, 1 scoreless inning with two strikeouts vs. #2 Texas.
High School: Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 21st round of the 2003 amateur draft....A graduate of Portal where he played for coach Steven Hoyle...In 81 innings pitched, posted a 9-2 record with a 1.21 ERA and 4 Saves....Set school records for ERA and strikeouts with 162 (breaking his own record set as a junior...Also batted .476-7-18 and scored 35 runs with 21SB and 35 walks...Named team MVP and a member of the All-Region team, Team Georgia, and the GACA All-Star Team... Helped Portal to Region 3A Championship and advanced to quarterfinals of the State playoffs in 2003...As a junior, recorded a team-high 99 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched...Posted a 1.95 ERA and batted a team-best .376 with a .630 slugging percentage....Earned MVP honors for the Panthers... A key member of the Statesboro A's summer league team, earning All-Tournament honors at the 2002 World Wood Bat Championships in Atlanta and the International Travel Baseball Wood Bat Nationals in Winter Haven, Fla...Also played football and was the starting quarterback for the Panthers and football coach Cassius Osborn.
Personal: Born June 20, 1985 in Statesboro, Ga...Son of Steve and Cam Brown...Major: Arts and Sciences.

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I will add all bio info to every player selected so far today, but perhaps not until later tonite...

 

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2nd Round
LHP Brett Anderson

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JUNIOR EXPERIENCE: Member of AABC squad at 10th Annual 2005 Tournament of Stars in Joplin ...AABC team earned second straight gold medal in the eight-team event...was the winning pitcher in championship game...hurled 3.1 innings of relief to get the victory...allowed just four hits and one earned run while striking out four in AABC's 4-2 win against Dixie National Team...was the starter in team's earlier game in the TOS against Dixie...went 3.0 innings, permitting four hits and one earned run while fanning six in AABC's eventual 3-2 pool-play loss to Dixie...was squad's only loss in tourney...finished TOS with 2.84 earned run average. YOUTH EXPERIENCE: Played on 2004 USA Baseball Youth National Team, which went 7-2 in earning the silver medal at the COPABE Pan Am Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico...logged 2-0 record on the mound for USA with 3.65 ERA...in two starts, he hurled 12.1 innings...surrendered 11 hits and five earned runs while issuing five walks...struck out a team-high 24 opponents...also started two games in the field...batted .286 with two hits in seven at bats...one of his hits was a double...whiffed three times. HIGH SCHOOL: Attends Stillwater High School in Stillwater, OK...a three-year letterwinner for the Pioneers...fashioned a 4-1 pitching mark this spring...allowed just three earned runs in 41 innings pitched for 0.51 ERA...that mark was the lowest in school history...allowed just one walk during season while amassing 64 strikeouts...registered four complete games in five starts...recorded six saves...went 4-1 as a sophomore in 2004...compiled 102 strikeouts in 65 innings...carded 1.14 ERA...totaled seven complete games in 10 starts...added four saves...finished 5-0 in 2003 campaign with 1.24 ERA...whiffed 99 in 54 innings pitched...started eight games and earned three saves...two-year all-state and three-year all-district selection. PERSONAL: Son of Frank and Sandra Anderson...enjoys movies, traveling and spending time with friends...admires pitcher Barry Zito of the Oakland A's...Oakland is his favorite baseball team...aspires to attend college and participate in MLB draft...father is the head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University.

3rd Round
RHP Dallas Buck

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One of Oregon State’s 12 returning starters ... Preseason All-America pick by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (first team), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (first team), Baseball America (second team) ... selected Pacific-10’s No. 3 prospect for 2006 draft by Baseball America magazine in preseason ... in 2005, was All-America, All-West Region and All-Pacific-10 pick ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Dallas could be one of the best guys in the country. He’s got to come out and be one of the premier guys in the Pac-10. He has to continue the things he’s capable of doing; he doesn’t really have to do anything special, he just has to be the guy that he is." ... among OSU career leaders, school record for hit batters (51); fifth in saves (7) ... on OSU football team as defensive back as freshman, sophomore.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in Newberg, Ore. ... parents are Eb and Tina Buck; family includes brothers Cody (11), Isaiah (10), sister Tiana (22) ... father played basketball, competed in track and field at George Fox ... enjoys hunting ... top athletic thrill was participating in 2005 College World Series ... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter; favorite movie is Shrek; favorite TV show is MXC; favorite actor is Chris Farley; favorite group is Bon Jovi; favorite food is mashed potatoes and gravy; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz ... chose OSU to play both baseball, football.

OREGON STATE: (2005) All-America pick by American Baseball Coaches Association (first team), Baseball America (first team), Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (first team), USA Today/Sports Weekly (first team); National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (second team) ... ABCA All-West Region first team ... All-Pacific-10 first team ... co-winner of team Bill Cloyes Award for Most Valuable Pitcher ... USA Baseball National Team Trials invitee, declined invitation ... Baseball America/Louisville Slugger Player of the Year Watch list; Roger Clemens Award watch list ... Baseball America Midseason National Top Pitcher, Midseason All-America first team; Preseason All-America first team ... among NCAA Division I leaders, tied for seventh in wins (12); 19th in earned run average (2.09) ... among Pac-10 leaders, led conference in ERA (2.09), innings (129.0); tied for first in wins (12); second in opponents’ batting average (.194); fifth in strikeouts (118) ... among OSU all-time single-season leaders, school record for hit batters (32); second in wins (12); second in innings (129.0); third in strikeouts (118) ... struck out 8 or more batters in 8 of 18 starts; allowed 3 or fewer earned runs in 16 of 18 starts; allowed 4 or fewer hits in 10 of 18 starts ... June 20 vs. Baylor, no decision; 5.2 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts ... June 11-13 in NCAA Super Regional, earned win, save as OSU clinched berth in College World Series by taking 2 of 3 games from Southern California ... June 13 vs. Southern California, earned save; 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts; first relief appearance since moving from closer to starter for start of 2004 Pac-10 season ... June 11 vs. Southern California, earned win; 7.2 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 6 walks, 2 strikeouts ... June 3 vs. Ohio State, no decision; 7.1 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 5 walks, 5 strikeouts ... May 6-May 20, at least 7 strikeouts, no more than 4 hits in last 3 starts of regular season ... College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll, Pacific-10 Pitcher of the Week for May 16-May 23 for May 20 vs. Southern California, earned win; 8.2 innings, 2 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts ... CBF National Honor Roll, Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for May 9-May 16 for May 13 at Washington, earned win; 9.0 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 4 walks, 8 strikeouts ... May 6 at UCLA, earned win; 8.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts ... Apr. 29 vs. Arizona State, earned win; 6.0 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 4 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Apr. 22 vs. Washington State, no decision; 8.0 innings, 4 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 6 strikeouts ... Apr. 15 at Arizona, took loss; 6.2 innings, 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts ... Apr. 9 at Stanford first game, earned win; 7.0 innings, 11 hits, 7 runs (3 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... Apr. 1 vs. California, earned win; 7.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts ... Mar. 18-Mar. 25, set career-highs in strikeouts in back-to-back games with 10 vs. Sacramento State, 12 vs. Dallas Baptist ... Mar. 25 vs. Dallas Baptist first game, earned win in first career complete game; 9.0 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 12 strikeouts ... Mar. 18 vs. Sacramento State first game, earned win; 6.0 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 2 walks, 10 strikeouts ... Feb. 25-Mar. 18, pitched 24.2 innings across 4 games without allowing an earned run ... Mar. 11 vs. Cal State-Northridge, earned win; 8.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 1 walk, 8 strikeouts ... Mar. 4 vs. California-Riverside, no decision; 6.2 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 3 walks, 9 strikeouts ... Feb. 25 at California-Santa Barbara, earned win; 7.0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts ... Feb. 3-Feb. 6, named to all-tournament team at Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament ... Feb. 3 vs. New Mexico State, earned win; 5.0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts ... (2004) Rated 33rd-best freshman in nation by Baseball America in preseason ... among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular season, tied for fifth in saves (6) ... among OSU all-time single-season leaders, third in saves (6) ... moved from closer into starting rotation March 26 ... 8 or more strikeouts in 3 of 9 starts; at least 6.1 innings in 5 of 9 starts ... did not allow an earned run in 8 of 12 relief appearances; at least 2 strikeouts in 7 of 12 relief appearances ... 1 or fewer walks in 14 of 21 appearances ... 2 of best starts came after being hit in leg vs. first batter of game; Apr. 24 at Southern California, May 15 at Arizona State ... May 29 vs. UCLA, took loss; 6.1 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 1 walk, 8 strikeouts ... May 23 vs. Washington State, first game, took loss; 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts ... May 21 vs. Washington State, earned save; 1.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... May 15 at Arizona State, took loss vs. nation’s 14th-ranked team; 7.1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Apr. 17-Apr. 24, 2-0 record, averaged over 7.1 innings, 6.5 hits, 2 runs, 1.5 walks, 6.5 strikeouts per start ... Apr. 24 at Southern California, earned win; 8.2 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts ... Apr. 17 at Sacramento State, earned win; 6.1 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 9 strikeouts ... Apr. 10 vs. Stanford, took loss; 1.2 innings, 8 hits, 9 runs (7 earned), 2 walks, 0 strikeouts ... Mar. 28-Apr. 4, in first 2 starts, averaged just under 6.1 innings, 4.5 hits, 3 runs (2.5 earned), 2 walks, 6 strikeouts ... Mar. 28 at California, earned win in first career start; 5.1 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Mar. 21 vs. Utah Valley State, lost in relief; 2.0 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... Mar. 5 vs. The Citadel, earned save; 1.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts ... Mar. 2 vs. The Citadel, lost in relief; 1.1 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 14-Feb. 29, did not allow earned run in 4 straight appearances ... Feb. 29 vs. Washington, earned save; 2.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 22 vs. Southwest Missouri State, earned save; 2.0 innings, 0 hits, 2 runs (0 earned), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 13-Feb. 15, named to Coca-Cola Classic all-tournament team, earning saves in first 2 career appearances ... Feb. 14 vs. Gonzaga, earned save; 1.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 13 vs. Utah, earned save; 1.1 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts.

NEWBERG HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Scott Klug ... as a senior, state Player of Year; rated 46th-best prospect in nation by Baseball America magazine, drafted in 19th round by Pittsburgh Pirates; 10-2 record, 2 saves, 0.45 ERA, 85.1 innings, 38 hits, 155 strikeouts; team won state title ... 2-time all-league first team ... as a junior, 2-3 record, 0.48 ERA in league games; team reached state final ... prep teammate Derek Engelke also plays for OSU, Joe Hernandez plays football for Northern Arizona, Mallory Webb competes in track and field for Fresno State ... also played football, basketball, competed in track and field ... 3.0 GPA.

There was an error on MLB.com. We selected Cyle Hankerd 87th overall not Kevin:
3rd Round:
OF Cyle Hankerd

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2006
Hankerd will be counted on for power numbers this season as a 2006 junior outfielder for the Trojans.

2005
In his 2005 sophomore season, Hankerd batted .298 (65-for-218) with a home run and 39 RBI...his 39 RBI were second-best on the team behind Jeff Clement...also had 14 doubles and three triples...on April 12 against No. 2 Cal State Fullerton, he hit a bases-loaded triple with two outs in the eighth for USC's 4-2 win...earned most valuable player honors at the OCYSF-UC Irvine Tournament (March 18-20) after going 7-for-11 (.636) with two doubles and six RBI...on March 18 vs. Nevada, he went 3-for-4 with two RBI and added a 2-for-3, three RBI performance on March 20 against host UC Irvine...recorded a 3-for-5 game with a double, triple and three RBI on March 1 against UC Riverside...hit a bases-loaded triple on Feb. 13 against No. 17 Long Beach State.

Summer
Hankerd was a member of the Newport Gulls squad that won the 2005 New England Collegiate Baseball League championship...he earned NECBL Most Valuable Player honors after batting .383 (44-for-115) with nine home runs and 36 RBI...his nine home runs were tied for the most in the league...went 12-for-24 (.500) with two home runs and five RBI for the Gulls in their six playoff games.

2004
He made 49 starts in 50 appearances during his 2004 freshman season, batting .333 (47-for-141) with a home run and 29 RBI...went 3-for-4 with a double, walk and two RBI on Feb. 17 at UC Riverside...recorded seven RBI during the Arizona State series (April 2-4)...hit his first collegiate home run on April 13 at Pepperdine...during the summer, he batted .266 (25-for-94) with 14 RBI for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League...appeared in 29 games for the Glacier Pilots.

High School
He earned league most valuable player honors in his senior season at South Hills High in Covina, Calif...also earned All-CIF, all-league, all-city and all-valley honors...played first base, third base and right field...batted .575 with nine home runs in his senior season.

Personal
He is majoring in public policy and development...parents are Kevin and Karen...has two sisters, Katie and Krystal Beard...favorite movie is GoodFellas...favorite television show is The Gauntlet 2...drafted in the 45th round of the 2003 draft by the Chicago Cubs...birthdate is Jan. 24, 1985.

Round 4:
RHP Bryant Thompson
6'2, 190 - Pensacola JC

Past elbow surgery is a concern, but this guy can throw. His fastball can reach the mid-90s and his changeup is above-average. He may be destined for the pen unless he can develop a breaking pitch.

Round 5:
RHP Hector Ambriz

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2005 -- Named team's co-Most Outstanding Pitcher... Was a candidate for the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award... Led team on the mound (3.94 ERA)... Hit .338 (53-157) on the year... Produced two four-hit performances , two three-RBI outburts and a total of 13 multi-hit games... At one point had a seven-game hitting streak... Led team with 14 doubles... Began season on a 5-for-5 run, including a 4-for-4 opening day... Hit a home run on Feb. 13 against Cal State Northridge... Went 13-for-24 with four RBI over a six game span from Feb. 6 to Feb. 25... As team's Friday night starter, led UCLA with 16 starts, 105 innings pitched and 84 strikeouts... Lasted at least eight innings in four starts and at least seven innings in seven starts... Struck out at least five in eight starts... Began season 2-0 with wins over Fresno State and Pacific... Against Pacific, tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just four hits, striking out a career-high ten batters and went 3-for-3 at the plate... Made two relief appearances and allowed two hits and no runs in 3.1 innings... Earned first career save against UC Irvine on April 26.

2004 -- Played in 11 games, then was injured... Received medical redshirt.

2003 (Summer) -- Played for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League... Notched a 1.95 ERA in over 50 innings of action... Posted 44 strikeouts with only nine walks.

2003 -- Appeared in 14 games, including five starts on the mound... After starting the year in the bullpen, made four consecutive starts before moving back to the bullpen on March 23rd... Also made five starts as a designated hitter and four at first base... Posted a 6.50 ERA in 45.2 innings of work... Was fifth on the team with 41 strikeouts in 12 appearances on the mound... His 8.08 strikeouts per game ranked third on the staff... Put together an impressive performance at nationally-ranked Texas A&M on February 24, with a career-high eight strikeouts in a career-high 6.2 innings of action... Posted six strikeouts in first career start at UC Santa Barbara on February 18... Made the start in the Bruins' 4-3 win over Pepperdine on May 13, allowing three runs with four strikeouts in five innings... Finished the season strong, allowing only seven runs while striking out 11 in his final four appearances... Hit .224 with 11 hits in 49 at-bats... Started a game-winning 10th-inning rally in UCLA's 10-9 win over Oregon State on May 3, with a pinch-hit leadoff single... Went 3-for-4 with a career-high two RBI in a 12-2 win over nationally-ranked Tulane at the Kia Baseball Bash on March 1.

Valencia HS (Valencia, Calif.) -- Four-year letterwinner in baseball for head coach Mike Scheetz... Named Orange League MVP in sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Three-time All-CIF and All-Orange County selection... Recorded 10 wins and only one loss in senior season... Posted 0.74 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 2002 campaign... Also hit .390 with two home runs in senior year.

Personal -- Full name: Hector Ambriz... Born on May 24, 1984 in Orange, Calif. Parents are Victor and Angie Ambriz... Youngest of three (Victor, 27; Erik, 23)... Lists winning the gold medal at the Pan-American Games as his greatest athletic thrill... Enjoys playing football and basketball in his free time... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Eric Gagne... Sociology major.
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Round 6:
OF Joey Side

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2005 (Sophomore): Appeared in 51 games with 48 starts in centerfield...Batted .289-8-38 overall and .245-4-18 in SEC action...Had 16 multi-hit games...Delivered a pinch-hit solo home run for lone run in 7-1 loss at East Carolina...Finished a home run shy of the cycle in 3-for-5, 4 RBI effort in win over Tenn. Tech...Went 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI in win over Ga. State...Batted .455 (5-for-11) in UK series...Game-tying 3-run blast in the 3rd inn. of 6-3 win over #21 Miss. State plus big-time catch crashing into the wall in center...Went 2-for-4, 2R, 2RBI in 11-8 win over #6 Ga. Tech at Turner Field...Leadoff walk-off solo HR to beat Vanderbilt 4-3 in game one of series...Big 2-out, 2-run single off Auburn's John Madden to break 5-5 tie in the 6th as Georgia went on to win 7-5...Posted a career-high 12-game hitting streak (.313, 15-for-48, 10R, 14 RBI, 2 HR) that ended May 17th...Went 3-6, HR, 3RBI in 10-6 (11) win at Winthrop...Fielded .968 with three errors and four assists in 93 total chances.

2004 (Freshman): Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball...Batted .288 with five home runs and 35 in 66 games including 63 starts...Went 8-for-13 in stolen base attempts...Hit .257-1-11 in SEC action...Batted .209-0-5 in NCAA post-season including .294 (5-for-17) with four RBI in the College World Series...Had a 10-game hitting streak during the season...Recorded 96 putouts, four assists and only one error on the year in right field...Made ESPN "Web Gems" twice with diving catches in the NCAA Super Regional against Ga. Tech in Atlanta.

High School: A graduate of South Gwinnett where he played for coach Roger Parham...Batted .372-7-36 with 14 doubles, four triples and 10 stolen bases as a senior in leading the Comets to a state quarterfinals finish...A three-time First Team All-County selection and team Hitting Award honoree...Owns school career records for at bats, hits, home runs, doubles, RBI and games played....Batted .437 with six home runs and 38 RBI as a junior...Selected as a member of the Junior Team Georgia and went on to win team MVP honors as the squad captured the Sunbelt Classic Tournament...Batted .427-10-43 as a sophomore...Hit .361-7-23 as a freshman and hit a grand slam against Duluth to win the region championship...Also lettered three years in football as a quarterback, defensive back and wide receiver.

Personal: Born Dec. 4, 1983 in Conyers, Ga...Son of Joe and Linda Side...Major: Education.

Round 7:
RHP Daniel Stange

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2005: Started three of the 13 games in which he appeared… went 0-1 with a 6.38 ERA and one save… struck out 12 batters in 24.0 innings… gained save in season finale vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/29/05), pitching three innings of one-hit scoreless relief.
2004: Appeared in 9 games and started one… posted a 2-1 record with wins over Pacific (5/1/04) and Long Beach State (5/16/04)… had a 12.26 ERA in 10.2 innings of work… recorded seven strikeouts... collected win over Pacific by pitching 1 1/3 innings of relief... pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief in win over LBSU.
High School: Played three years of varsity baseball for Coach Dusty Brinley at Elsinore High School… drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 33rd round of the MLB Draft in 2003… was All-Sunbelt League and All-County… named to Daily Californian First Team… lettered in basketball in 2003.
Personal: Daniel Adam Stange was born on December 22, 1985 in Orange, CA… son of Pam and Richard Stange… roots for the Arizona Diamondbacks… favorite athletes are Ken Griffey Jr, Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson… watches The Simpsons and SportsCenter… enjoys coaching and hanging out with friends… most memorable sports moment was getting drafted.

 

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Round 8:
RHP Chase Christianson

2005: Was the Jags' primary right-handed option out of the bullpen...Appeared in 29 games as a sophomore and totaled 61.1 innings...Struck out 56 while walking only 21...Compiled 5 saves.

2004: Saw limited action in eight games… Was a starter in two of those eight outings…In 15 innings of work he struck out 18 batters…Was 0-2 on the year.

St. Paul's High School: Participated in three sports while attending St. Paul's High in Mobile, Ala…Lettered three season in baseball, once in football and basketball…Honorable mention all-state performer as a junior after recording a 10-2 mark and a 1.89 ERA…As a senior, he went 8-3 with a 1.35 ERA and 105 strikeouts…Member of the 2003 Mobile Register Deadly Diamond…Led Saints to the Class 5A title as a senior…Captured MVP honors at the Hank Aaron Classic in 2003.


Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1984 in Edina, Minn…Full name is Chase Michael Christianson…Favorite baseball player is Roger Clemons and favorite team is the Minnesota Twins…Has two older brothers…oldest brother, Chad, played two seasons for the Florida Gators.

Major: Business Administration.

Round 9:
LHP Eddie Romero

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Fresno State: (2005) 2005 Pepsi/Johnny Quik All-Tournament Team ... Named Team's Most Improved Player ... Fresno State Scholar Athlete ... made nine starts, third-most on the team ... hurled two innings of hitless relief against UCLA (2/6) ... made his first start of the season against Cal State Fullerton, giving up one run on five hits while striking out five (2/13)... picked up his first win of the season against Loyola Marymount, going 5.0 innings, allowing one run and striking out four (3/1)... pitched 5.0 innings of relief against Cal Poly, giving up just two hits (3/5) ... pitched 5.1 innings of no-hit ball in a win against Gonzaga (3/11) ... picked up his second win in a row against Iona (3/18) ... made a long-relief appearance against Hawai'i, getting his third straight win, throwing 4.0 innings and giving up one run (3/26) ... threw a perfect inning of relief against Rice (4/30) ... recorded win no. 5 pitching 1.1 innings of hitless relief against San Jose State (5/7) ... won his final game of the year, throwing 5.1 innings and allowing one run against Hawai'i (5/14) (2004) Academic All-WAC ... Fresno State Scholar Athlete ... made 15 appearances including three starts ... was 1-1 with an 8.88 ERA ... struck out 28 in 24.1 innings ... tossed a scoreless inning in relief at Hawaii (5/13) ... pitched three scoreless innings in relief to earn his first career save against SJSU (5/7) ... struck out four ... fanned a team season high 11 batters against Portland (3/9) to garner All-Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic honors ... made two relief appearances in the Stanford series .... threw a scoreless inning vs. the Cardinal Feb. 8.

Central High School: Three-year letterwinner as a pitcher and outfielder under head coach Pat Waer ... as a senior, posted a 5-2 record with a 0.87 ERA over 52.0 innings ... struck out 63 while issuing only 24 walks ... limited opponents to 35 hits ... named most valuable pitcher of the 2001 Easter Classic and 2002 Clovis Classic ... also two-year letterwinner in football as a running back and safety ... member of the Honor Roll ... Governor's Scholarship Award recipient.

Personal: Edward Johnathan Romero was born on Nov. 7, 1985, in Fresno ... son of Edward and Angela Romero ... father is a salesman and mother is a substitute teacher ... has two brothers, Michael and Benjamin, and two sisters, Britnie and Bernadette ... drafted in the 39th round of the 2003 June amateur draft by the Philadelphia Phillies ... favorite athlete is Randy Johnson ... biggest athletic thrill was competing in the Perfect Game showcase in San Diego ... chose to attend Fresno State because it is close to home and his parents are Fresno State alums ... also recruited by UC Davis, UC Berkeley and Sacramento State.

Round 10:
RHP Tony Barnette

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2005 (Junior): Used primarily as a setup man out of the bullpen, but also made five starts... went 4-1 with two saves and a 7.02 ERA... ranked 10th in the Pac-10 with 29 pitching appearances... in his four starts he was 1-1 with a 6.14 ERA... allowed only 10 of 25 inherited runners to cross the plate and retired 12 of the 24 first batters he has faced out of the bullpen... earned the win in his only Pac-10 start against Washington State (5/29), striking out four and not allowing a run in three innings... struck out two and allowed one unearned run in his ASU debut against Long Beach State (1/28)... earned his first career win against Oklahoma (2/12) striking out five and allowing only one hit in 3.2 scoreless innings... struck out season-high six batters against nationally ranked LSU (3/13)... struck out four and allowed one hit in three innings against UCLA (4/22) for first career save... also earned a save over the Bruins striking out the only batter he faced on three pitches in a bases loaded jam in the ninth inning to give ASU a sweep... allowed only two earned runs in three innings in NCAA regional start against Coastal Carolina (6/5)... in only CWS appearance worked an inning of scoreless relief against Florida (6/23).

Junior College: Played two seasons at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Ariz... played for former Sun Devil catcher Clint Myers... CAC pitching coach was former Sun Devil closer Eric Doble... helped lead CAC to back-to-back conference championships... in 2004 as a sophomore, went 7-1 with 11 saves and a 2.16 ERA... struck out 66 in 25 appearances (87.2 IP)... ranked in the top 10 in the ACCAC in wins (7th), saves (4th) and ERA (10th)... in 2003 as a freshman, went 5-0 with two saves and a 1.66 ERA... played for the Everett Merchants in the Pacific International League in summer of 2003... went 5-2 with one save and a 2.72 ERA.

High School: A 2002 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn, Wash... earned three varsity letters under head coach Chad Fahnlander... named second-team all-league and first-team all-city as a junior going 5-2 with 2.45 ERA... named all-city shortstop as a senior.

Personal: Pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on family studies and education... father Phil and step-mother Sue live in Federal Way, Wash... mother, Jackie, lives in Glendale, Ariz... grew up in Alaska... has three brothers, Cory Barnette, Randy Barnette and Jesse Dunbar... Cory is an ex-marine who spent time in Iraq with the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines... favorite team is the Seattle Mariners and favorite player is Pedro Martinez of the New York Mets... enjoys playing wiffle ball, golf, basketball and swimming... full named is Anthony Lee Barnette... born Nov. 9, 1983 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Round 11
RHP Daniel Fournier

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Academic All-America and All-Northeast-10 Conference canditate. Has a high-80's fastball that can touch 90 mph, with a power curve and change-up. Will again hold down a regular spot in the starting rotation.
Summer 2004: Made three appearances, two starts, for the Holyoke Giants of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). Struck out nine, but walked six and yielded 16 runs and 16 hits in 7.1 innings.
2004: Earned second team All-Northeast-10 Conference honors. Made 11 appearances, all starts, as a true freshman. Posted a 6-4 mark with a 3.38 ERA, four complete games, a shutout, 72 strikeouts and 38 walks in 66.2 innings of work. Held opposing batters to a .233 average. Six wins rank sixth in program history, while his 72 strikeouts are a freshman record and rank ninth all-time for a single-season. Posted a 4-1 record, 3.41 ERA, 37 strikeouts and 19 walks in 34.1 innings over six starts in Conference play. Was 3-1 with a 0.63 ERA, 31 strikeouts and just 15 walks in 28.2 innings in four starts on the road, holding batters to a .204 avereage. Posted a 5-2 mark, 2.68 ERA, 55 strikeouts and 26 walks in 50.1 innings over eight starts against wood bats. Tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout, scattering six hits with seven strikeouts in his collegiate debut at New Jersey Institute of Technology (3/7). Yielded just an unearned run on two hits with six strikeouts over six innings in win at American International (3/28). Allowed three unearned runs on eight hits with a season-high 11 strikeouts and just two walks in 7.2 innings of work in win at UMass Lowell (4/17). Was 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA, 15 strikeouts and seven walks in 13.1 innings in two postseason starts. Opposing hitters hit just .196 against him. Was the hard-luck loser in NE-10 Tournament elimination game against Southern Connecticut State (5/8), surrendering just two runs on five hits with a season-high matching 11 strikeouts in a complete-game effort, with the Ravens falling 2-1.
High School: 2003 honors graduate of Holy Name High School in Worcester, Mass. Played for Dick Maynard. Earned Conference All-Star honors. Also lettered in basketball. National Honor Society member. Pitched Grafton Hill American Legion team to State Championship with a complete-game one-hitter in title game with 17 strikeouts.
Personal: Born May 19, 1985, in Worcester, Mass. Son of David and Nancy Fournier of Worcester. Has two brothers, David (23) and Matthew (17), and a sister, Ashley (12). Dean's List student undecided on academic major. Supports the Boston Red Sox. Pedro Martinez is a favorite athlete.

Round 12
3rd Andrew Fie
Large at 6'3'' he attended Trinity Christian Academy, Addison, Texas and was the second High Schooler picked by the D'Backs.

Round 13
C John Hester

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General: Gives the Cardinal an experienced backstop by returning to Stanford for his senior season despite being selected in the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft • Ranked as the No. 4 senior on Baseball America's 2006 list of Top College Prospects in the nation • Should receive consideration for the 2006 Johnny Bench Award honoring the top collegiate catcher in the country as he is also expected to be one of the top catchers in the Pac-10 • A great defensive catcher who calls a good game and handles the pitching staff well • Has a great throwing arm and a quick release • Also has offensive pop in his bat and should hit towards the middle of the Cardinal lineup • Could be used some at designated hitter if he is given a rest behind the plate • Waited his turn to play behind Ryan Garko (2003) and Donny Lucy (2004) before emerging as the team's full-time starter in 2005.

Cardinal Career: Updated Career Stats • Has a .274 career batting average with six homers, 49 RBI and is a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts in 86 games and 65 starts • Has added 38 runs scored, 75 hits, 16 doubles, a triple, 111 total bases, a .405 slugging percentage, 23 walks, nine hit-by-pitches, a .345 on-base percentage, four sacrifice flies and six sacrifice bunts • Has a .992 fielding percentage with four errors in 510 chances • Has posted 21 career multiple-hit games with five of them three-hit contests • Has 13 multiple-RBI efforts, picking up three in a game on four occasions and four once.

As A Senior In 2006: Has started Stanford's last seven games behind the plate after missing eight contests (5/5-14) • Scored a career-best three runs at Pacific (5/24) as he was also 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI • Had a double and a pair of RBI in his return to the lineup versus Santa Clara (5/16) • Has started 45 of Stanford's 55 games behind the plate • Had hit safely in seven of his last eight games with an official at bat before going hitless in the regular season finale at UC Davis (5/27) • Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth in a 2-1 victory over Pacific (4/10) • Was 4-for-5 with his first career four-hit game, his second career two-double contest and two RBI at San Jose State (4/8).

2005 Individual Game Notes • Game-By-Game Stats
6/6 at Baylor (Regional Championship Game) - 3-6, 2B, SB ... career-high-tying hits • 5/28 at USC - 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, 4 RBI ... career-high RBI • 5/22 vs. Arizona - 2 RBI • 5/20 vs. Arizona - 2-4, 2B, SB • 5/17 vs. Saint Mary's - 2 RBI, SB, 13 PO ... career-high PO • 5/13 vs. UCLA - Doubled with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to drive home John Mayberry, Jr. with the game-winning run in a 3-2 comeback victory, capping Stanford's three-run ninth • 5/6 at California - HR • 5/3 at Nevada - 2-4, HR, 3 RBI • 4/24 vs. Washington - 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI • 4/23 vs. Washington - 2-4, 2B • 4/17 at Arizona State - 2-5, RBI • 4/10 vs. Oregon State - 2-3, 2B • 4/9 vs. Oregon State (Game 2) - 2-2, HR, 3 RBI • 4/9 vs. Oregon State (Game 1) - 2-5, RBI • 4/2 at Washington State - 2-5, RBI • 4/1 at Washington State - 2-5, RBI • 3/24 at Pacific - HR ... first homer of season • 3/20 at Pacific - 2-4, RBI • 2/27 vs. USC - 2-5 • 2/19 at Texas - 2-5, 2 RBI • 2/12 vs. Kansas (Game 2) - 2B, 2 RBI • 2/12 vs. Kansas (Game 1) - 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB ... career-high-tying hits • 2/6 at Cal State Fullerton - 2-4, 3 RBI • 1/30 vs. Fresno State (Game 2) - 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, SB ... first career two-double contest ... career-high-tying hits • 1/29 vs. Fresno State - 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI ... career-high-tying hits

As A Sophomore In 2004: Hit .265 with three doubles, seven RBI and a pair of stolen bases in two attempts • Also added two sacrifice bunts and a .353 slugging percentage in 17 games played and six starts • Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage by successfully fielding all 34 of his defensive chances.
2004 Individual Game Notes • Game-By-Game Stats
5/22 vs. USC - Pinch-hit double led to the eventual tying run in two-run eighth inning of 5-4 comeback win • 5/18 vs. San Francisco - 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, SB ... drove in two of Stanford's three runs in 3-1 win • 4/23 vs. Sacramento State - 2B, 2 RBI • 4/13 vs. Santa Clara - 3-5, 3 RBI ... career-high-tying hits ... season-high RBI

As A Freshman In 2003: Hit .154 with a homer and an RBI in 11 games played and one start • Perfect in 18 chances in the field.
2003 Individual Game Notes • Game-By-Game Stats
6/23 vs. Rice (CWS Championship Series) - First postseason at bat • 6/1 vs. Richmond (Regional Championship Game) - Made his postseason debut by catching the ninth inning • 5/24 vs. Cal Poly - First collegiate home run with a pinch-hit long ball • 5/17 vs. UCLA - Caught the final seven innings after replacing an injured Ryan Garko in the fifth frame • 2/22 at Texas (Game 1) - First collegiate hit • 2/8 vs. Florida State - Collegiate debut

High School: A 2002 graduate of Marist School, ranked by Sports Illustrated among the top prep schools for sports in the country • A two-sport standout as a catcher in baseball and a linebacker in football • Selected to the All-County team three times in baseball (2000, '01, '02) and twice in football (2000, 01), as well as the All-State team in his final two seasons in baseball (2001, '02) • Was chosen as the 2002 Georgia 4A, Dekalb/Rockdale County and team Player of the Year after hitting .400 with eight homers and 50 RBI • Voted into the Atlanta Braves 400 Club (All-State team) and recipient of his school's Dean Hargis Most Athletic Award as a senior • Led his squad to the 2002 Georgia 4A state championship, as well as 1999 and 2000 state runner-up showings and Regional titles in each of his four prep seasons (1999, 2000, '01, '02) • Paced his football team in tackles in both his junior and senior seasons, and was named the squad's Defensive MVP in his final campaign • Coached in baseball by Dan Perez.

Other Amateur Baseball: Played for the Mat-Su Miners for the second straight summer in 2005, hitting .248 with two homers and 13 RBI for the second-place squad that posted a 28-15 overall record and a 22-13 conference mark • Had a nice summer season in 2004, helping lead the Miners to the Alaska Baseball League title and a runner-up finish at the National Baseball Congress World Series by hitting .293 with a team co-leading 12 doubles, one triple, one homer and 20 RBI • Hit .245 while spending the early part of the 2003 summer with Great Lakes Summer League champion Northern Ohio but was forced to return home prior to the end of the season due to an injury • Played with the East Cobb Yankees in 2002, helping the team to a third-place finish at the Connie Mack World Series by hitting .350 with seven home runs and 40 RBI.

MLB First-Year Player Draft: Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 34th round of the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft but did not sign a professional contract.

 

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Round 14
RHP Chad Beck

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Pre-Louisiana: Played two seasons at Panola Junior College.

High School: Played baseball and football at Woodville HS in Texas…Named All-State in baseball and All-District in football…Helped lead the Eagles to four straight state playoff appearances in baseball (2000-2003) and a pair of playoff appearances in football (2002-2003)…Once struck out 18 batters in one game.

Personal: Full name is Chad Lee Beck...Born on January 17, 1985, in Jasper, Texas...Son of Kelly and Tammy Beck...Has a younger brother (Casey)...Signed with Louisiana-Lafayette’s football team out of high school…Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2004.


Round 15
SS Matt Oxendine

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2006: Played in 54 games and starter 52... batted .320 (71-for-22) with 26 RBIs... led the team with 71 hits and 47 runs and tied for the team-lead with 16 doubles... First-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection... set the all-time record for most games played against Gardner-Webb on May 7 and ended his career with 218 games played ... became UNF's all-time doubles leader with two doubles in the Ospreys' 17-8 win over New Mexico State on April 16 and ended his career with 52 doubles ... earned Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors on March 6 after going 5-for-10 with three RBIs to help UNF to a series win over Stetson... tied for third on the team with 17 multi-hit games and eclipsed four or more hits four times ...finished tied for second on the team with six home runs ...compiled a career-long 13-game hitting streak that started on April 16 against NMSU and ended on May 13 against Lipscomb... batted .386 (49-for-127) against Atlantic Sun Conference opponents... finished the season with a .946 fielding percentage and led UNF with 166 assists.

2005: Played in 59 games and started all 59 ... batted .305 (72-for-236) with 12 doubles, three triples and four home runs ... knocked in 32 runs, while scoring 38 ... his 32 RBIs ranked fifth on the team ... finished the season with a .942 fielding percentage ... committed just 16 errors in 274 chances ... led the team in assists with 179 ... had 17 multiple hits games, including a pair of four-hit games ... had two singles, two doubles and a run scored in a 2-0 win over Flagler on March 23 ... had four hits and three RBIs in five plate appearances in a 14-9 win over No. 8 Kennesaw State on March 13 ... had a seven-game hitting streak that started on March 13 against Kennesaw State and ended on March 25 against Francis Marion.

2004: Played in 54 games and started 52 ... batted .309 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 41 runs scored ... scored 38 runs and led the team with 21 stolen bases in 21 attempts ... in a three-game stretch vs. Valdosta State and USC Aiken, he went 7-for-14 with six runs scored and seven RBIs, including a home run ... hit a game-winning, walk-off home run in the 13th inning of the team's South Atlantic Regional opener against Augusta State.

2003: Played in 53 games and started 44 in the UNF infield en route to performing like one of the best freshman infielders in UNF history ... finished the year with a .312 batting average with 11 doubles, a home run and 26 RBIs ... had a key game vs. Armstrong Atlantic State, going 3-for-4 and being a triple shy of the cycle while driving in a run and scoring one.

High School: 2002 honors graduate of Wellington High School ... played for head coach Ed Bloom ... batted .454 as a senior and .340 as a junior ... a two-sport athlete, he earned first-team all-area in baseball and football.

Personal: Majoring in sports management and leadership ... born Oct. 13, 1983, in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... his hometown is Wellington, Fla. ... son of Phil and Michele Oxendine ... enjoys hunting, fishing, and mudding ... Michael Vick is a favorite sports personality.

Round 16
2B Blake Sharpe

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2006
For his 2006 senior season, Sharpe will serve as the team's starting shortstop.

2005
Sharpe batted .297 (74-for-249) with five home runs and 36 RBI in his 2005 junior season...led the team with 11 stolen bases...for the second straight year, he played in every game...earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention recognition...showed his versatility by playing four different defensive positions (right field, shortstop, second base and first base)...had 20 multi-hit games on the season...earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors after going 9-for-13 (.692) with a triple, home run and seven RBI in the Washington State series (May 13-15)...as the team's leadoff hitter on May 14 against the Cougars, he reached base safely in all six plate appearances, going 4-for-4 with a home run and career-high five RBI...registered a season-high nine-game hitting streak (March 5-19), where he batted .447 (17-for-38) and scored 11 runs...went 4-for-4 with a leadoff homer on April 10 in a 6-0 shutout against UCLA...on March 12 against No. 19 Wichita State, he recorded his first career five-hit game with a 5-for-5 night and two doubles.

2004
In his first season as a 2004 sophomore for the Trojans, Sharpe played in every game and batted .316 (74-for-234) with two home runs, 28, RBI and seven stolen bases...led the team with 21 multi-hit games...went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI on Feb. 14 in a 6-4 win against No. 14 Long Beach State...batted .500 (9-for-18) in four games (March 31-April 4), including a 4-for-5 performance on April 2 at No. 14 Arizona State...had a season-high eight-game hitting streak from March 28 to April 10, where he batted .436 (17-for-39)...went 6-for-14 during the Oregon State series (April 23-25) with four runs scored...as a member of the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod League in the summer, he batted .138 (11-for-80) with three RBI.

L.A. Pierce College
Sharpe earned conference first team honors in his 2003 freshman season at L.A. Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

High School
He earned all-county honors as a senior at Moorpark (Calif.) High...earned all-county and all-league first team honors in his junior season...also played on the basketball team as a guard, earning all-league honors in his senior season.

Personal
He has not decided on a major...parents are Gary and Kim...enjoys bowling in his spare time...lists Gladiator as his favorite movie...lists The Simpsons as his favorite television show...lists Cal Ripken, Jr., as his biggest sports hero...birthdate is Sept. 10, 1983.

Round 17
RHP Brett Reynolds

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FALL 2005
Made two starts for the Black team, compiling a 1-1 record ... struck out six batters in nine innings of work ... started games one and four ... struck out three in each appearance ... allowed just one run on three hits in the game four start to record the victory.

CROWDER COLLEGE
Was 8-3 for Crowder College in Neosho, Mo. ... had a 3.00 ERA and 72 strikeouts last season ... was 15-7 with a 140 strikeouts in his two years at Crowder.

HIGH SCHOOL
Had a 13-2 record with 1.17 ERA and 148 strikeouts as a senior at Pea Ridge High School in Arkansas ... hit .438 with nine home runs and 32 RBI ... was All-State twice, All-Region twice, All-Conference and All-District three times ... played in the 2003 High School All-Star Game ... helped team to State Finals three times, was a three-time District Champion and four-time Conference Champion ... was also a two-time All-Conference and All-District selection in football.

PERSONAL
Born September 28, 1984 in Shawnee, Kan. ... son of George and Sharon Reynolds ... is a general studies major at MU with plans to pursue architecture.

Round 18
1B Brad Miller

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2005 (Jr.)
Played in all 56 games to earn his third letter . . . MAC All-Tournament Team . . . MAC West Division Player of the Week (April 18) . . . hit a team-high .357 with 75 hits, 14 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 41 runs scored and 49 RBI in 210 at bats . . . scored three game-winning runs . . . drove in five game-winning RBI, including a two-run home run against Marshall (May 13) . . . the two-run shot, one of two HR on the day, helped him to a season-high six RBI against the Thundering Herd . . . managed 20 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games . . . posted an eight-game hitting streak from March 27 to April 8 . . . finished second in walks (41) and on-base percentage (.471) in the final individual MAC rankings, while also tying for third in batting average (.357), tying for fifth in total bases (117), plus ranking sixth in both hits (75) and slugging percentage (.557) . . . fielded a .987 defensive percentage with 479 putouts and 45 assists . . . owns BSU career records in double plays turned (142) and putouts (1,483) . . . All-Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Second Team selection . . . member of Great Lakes Collegiate League Champion Stark County Terriers.

2004 (So.)
Started all 56 games to earn his second letter . . . second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection and Academic All-MAC honoree . . . drafted in the 49th round by the Toronto Blue Jays . . . belted a career-high and school-record four home runs in four at bats vs. Valparaiso (March 24) . . . was also hit by a pitch in the game, allowing him to score a career-high five runs . . . posted a career-best seven RBI in the game . . . named MAC Player of the Week on April 26 . . . led the team with seven game-winning RBI, including four game-winning home runs . . . scored three game-winning runs . . . tied for fifth in the league in home runs (15), ranked seventh in slugging percentage (.639), eighth in total bases (138) and 13th in batting average (.366), all of which were career highs . . . added a career-best 58 RBI . . . tied his then career-best hitting streak at 12 games . . . recorded at least one hit in 45 games, including two-or-more in 23 . . . Great Lakes Summer League All-Star and Most Valuable Player.

2003 (Fr.)
Earned his first letter after playing in 57 games with 55 starts . . . posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at first base - - at the time, one of only 20 regular starters in school history to finish a season errorless - - recording 476 putouts, 34 assists and no errors . . . recorded his first collegiate hit in the first game of the season at Alabama-Birmingham (Feb. 22, Game 1) . . . also posted his first career home run in the contest . . . tallied 45 RBI, the third-highest total on the team, including game-winning RBI vs. Bowling Green (May 11, Game 1) and at Western Michigan (May 16) . . . posted a season-high five RBI vs. Central Michigan (March 28) . . . scored 39 runs, including the game-winners at North Carolina A&T (March 7) and at Duke (March 12) . . . smashed four hits and scored three runs vs. Purdue (April 2) and vs. Anderson (April 15) . . . turned in a career-best 12-game hitting streak . . . recorded at least one hit in 42 games . . . posted a .316 batting average with 15 doubles, one triple and six home runs.

High School
Earned three letters in baseball, three letters in basketball and three letters in tennis . . . played baseball for Coach Clint VonDielingen . . . all-state as a senior . . . participated in the North-South All-Star game . . . all-state honorable mention as a junior . . . first team All-North Central Conference as a junior . . . helped guide his team to a sectional championship as a sophomore and a conference title as a senior . . . hit .440 his senior season, with 43 hits, 11 doubles, one triple and eight home runs . . . posted a .382 career batting average . . . played for American Legion Post 19 under Coach Bobby Graves.

Personal
Majoring in physical education . . . maintains a 3.435 cumulative GPA . . . born June 25, 1983, in Muncie, Ind. . . . son of Kevin and Sherri Miller . . . has one sister . . . full name is Brad Mychal Miller.

Round 19
OF Tyler Jones
OF, Junior
6-2, 195 pounds
Mobile, Alabama
Mississippi State

2005: Was the starting centerfielder for the Jags where he saw action as the leadoff hitter for Coach Kittrell...Started off the season well and batted .270 with two home runs and 10 doubles...Led USA in at-bats with 248 which is ninth most in a single season.

Mississippi State: Spent one season at Mississippi State University where he hit .275…His best game as a Bulldog was vs. Florida where he went 2-for-4 with a triple and drove in two runs.

McGill-Toolen: Was a four-year letter-winner for McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile, Ala… Was a three-time All-Conference player…Named to the East-West All-Star game as a senior…In his senior season he batted .435 with seven home runs and 18 stolen bases…He also posted a 9-2 pitching record.

Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1983 in Mobile, Ala…Full name is Tyler Lyons Jones…Lists Manny Ramirez as his favorite player and the Atlanta Braves as his favorite team…Has a younger sister.

Round 20
RHP Enrique Garcia

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Potomac State (W.Va.) JC
Class: Sophomore

Hometown: Mechanicsville, MD

High School: Chopticon

Height / Weight: 6-5 / 220

Birthdate: 11/14/1986

1st Team all Region

 

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Round 21
2B Sean Smith

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2005 -- Played in 24 games, making 23 starts at second base for the Bruins... Totaled a .293 (22-75) batting average, six doubles, 10 RBI, 10 runs scored, and a .432 on base percentage... Also posted a .979 fielding percentage... Went 3-for-3 with a double against Cal Poly (Jan. 29)... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored at Fresno State (Feb. 6)... Tallied three RBI while hitting 2-for-4 with a double versus Pacific (Feb. 27)... Notched two RBI against Cal State Fullerton (March 29)... Tallied five multi-hit games on the year.

2004 (Summer) -- Hit .265 with two home runs and 16 RBI for the McKinney Marshalls of the Texas Collegiate League.

2004 -- Redshirted.

Loyola Marymount -- Played two years at Loyola Marymount under head coach Frank Cruz... Named First-team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2002... 2002 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year... Only freshman to be named to the WCC First-Team... Started all 54 games as a freshman in 2002, hitting .320 with 11 doubles and 41 RBI... Hit .284 in 2003 with six doubles and 21 RBI.

Culver City HS (Culver City, Calif.) -- Four-year letterwinner in baseball under head coach Rick Prieto... Two-time all-league selection... Team captain in both junior and senior seasons... Two-time Wave Newspaper all-area selection.

Personal -- Full Name: Sean Brian Smith... Born on March 6, 1983 in Santa Monica, Calif. Parents are James and Marilyn Smith... Has one younger sister, Jennifer... Roots for the Dodgers... Sociology major.

Career Bests
At Bats -- 5 (Twice), Last: vs. Utah, 2/18/05
Runs -- 2, vs. Fresno State, 2/6/05
Hits -- 3 (Twice), Last: vs. Fresno State, 2/6/05
RBI -- 3, vs. Pacific, 2/27/05
Doubles -- 2, vs. Fresno State, 2/6/05

Round 22
OF Daniel Perales

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2006
Perales should be the starting center fielder for the Trojans as a 2005 sophomore.

2005
Perales started in 17 of 19 games during his 2005 sophomore season before a back injury sidelined him for the remainder of the year...he batted .266 (17-for-64) with a home run and nine RBI...his lone home run of the season came on March 15 at San Diego...went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI on March 1 against UC Riverside.

2004
He started in every game as a 2004 freshman with 53 of 56 starts in center field and three in right field...batted .286 (54-for-189) with two home runs and 34 RBI...had a season-long nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 27 through March 13, batting .485 (16-for-33) with two home runs, 10 RBI and nine runs scored...earned co-most valuable player honors at the Kia Baseball Bash in Fullerton after going 6-for-11 (.545) with four runs scored, two home runs and four RBI...went 3-for-4 with a triple and four RBI on March 6 against No. 1 Stanford...recorded a four-RBI game on April 17 at Washington State, going 2-for-2 with a double...played during the summer with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and batted .296 (42-for-142) with 10 doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI in 40 games...he earned all-league honors and was named to the 2004 CCBL All-Star Game...rated as the No. 24 top prospect in the league by Baseball America.

National Team
He won the gold medal at the 2001 IBAF AA World Youth Championships in Veracruz, Mexico, with the United States Youth National Team...stole home and hit a home run during the tournament against Chinese Taipei.

High School
He earned All-CIF, All-Orange County and all-league honors in his junior season at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif...batted .393 with 12 home runs in his junior season...earned all-league honors in his sophomore season...member of the academic honor roll in his junior and senior years.

Personal
He is majoring in public policy and development...parents are Danny and Tina...enjoys going to the river and playing basketball and golf in his spare time...lists Ken Griffey, Jr., as his biggest sports hero...favorite television show is Friends...favorite movies are Bull Durham and Gladiator...birthdate is March 18, 1985.

Round 23
OF Derrick Walker
SO at Wabash Valley College in Illinois who is 6' 3 " 205.

Round 24
RHP Andrew Beshenich
6'3'' 200lbs, ran a 6.78 in the 60 yard dash.

Round 25
OF Shane Byrne

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Year: Sr.
Position: OF/P
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn.
Previous School: Science Hill HS

2005 Season: Shane was one of only two Buccaneers to play in all 53 games last season, and started all 53 in right field ... Following the season, Shane earned first team All-Southern Conference honors from the league’s media and second-team accolades from the SoCon coaches ... Byrne ranked fourth on the team with a .373 batting average last season and led the Bucs with 70 runs scored, 81 hits, five triples and 33 walks ... He is also ETSU’s returning leader in home runs slugging percentage and on-base percentage ... Shane ranked seventh in the nation in runs scored per game (1.34) while tying for first in the confernce in triples, third in slugging percentage, fourth in runs scored, sixth in home runs and seventh in total bases ... Byrne also had 15 doubles, 45 RBIs and 11 stolen bases last season ... Shane led the Bucs with a .403 average in SoCon games last season, and also hit six homers, drove in scored 37 runs and drove in 26 ... Hit .446 (25-for-56) against left-handed pitching and batted .600 (9-for-15) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Also ranked second on the team with 26 multi-hit games and third with 14 multi-RBI games ... Had a season-high five hitts, going 5-for-6 with three runs scored and three RBIs in a win over Elon ... Scored a season-high four runs in a win over Furman on Mar. 12 ... Drove in a season-high four runs against The Citadel on May 8, all coming on a grand slam that capped a 10-run first inning. 2004 Season: Was one of three Buccaneers to play in and start all 58 games last season ... Started each game in right field ... Also pitched in one game, working an inning in the final game of the regular season against Furman ... Showed great improvement at the plate, finishing the season third on the Bucs with a .330 batting average ... He led the team with five triples and was third on the team with 51 runs scored, fourth with 39 RBIs and fifth with six home runs ... Ranked second on the squad with 13 stolen bases in 17 attempts ... Also hit 13 doubles and walked 26 times ... as third on the team with 24 multi-hit games and fifth on the Bucs with eight multi-RBI games ... Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs in a win over Central Michigan on Feb. 28 ... Had another strong game in ETSU’s win at Kentucky on Mar. 3, goung 4-for-6 with three RBIS and two runs scored ... Had a 10-game hitting streak and a nine-game streak last season ... Was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored at Wofford on Apr. 9 and was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI against Virginia Tech on May 19. 2003 Season: Byrne played in 47 games, starting 46 ... Stepped in at third base early in the season, starting 45 games, and one in center field ... Finished fourth on the team with a .269 batting average, and was second on the team with 13 doubles ... Scored 26 runs, hit one home run and drove in 26 ... Drew 15 walks and was 6-of-7 in stolen base attempts ... Also made two appearances on the mound, not allowing any earned runs in 2.2 innings of work ... Hit a grand slam in his third collegiate game, on Feb. 22 against Binghamton ... Had four RBIs and three hits against Western Carolina on March 22 ... Scored a season-high three runs on three hits and two RBI against Davidson on April 27 ... Had an ETSU-high 16-game hitting streak from April 12-May 10 ... Registered multiple hits in nine games and multiple RBIs in eight ... Finished the season on a tear, hitting .310 in ETSU’s final 20 games ... Played for the Asheville Redbirds of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League last summer ... Named a league all-star after batting .320 with a home run, six RBIs, 17 walks and 20 runs scored ... Was also 2-0 with a 3.50 ERA and two saves, allowing just 12 hits and striking out 15 in 18 innings pitched. High School: Byrne lettered all four of his seasons for coach Bernie Young at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tenn. … Byrne also lettered in cross country and basketball at Science Hill … Byrne was dominating on the mound for the Hilltoppers, compiling a 21-2 career record with a 1.04 ERA … He also put up good numbers at the plate, batting .330 with nine home runs. Personal: Born on Sept. 14, 1983 … Is undecided on a major … Byrne comes from a very athletic family; his grandfather, Tommy Byrne, played for the New York Yankees … His father, Charles Byrne, played golf at ETSU, then professionally … His mother, Betsy Byrne, was inducted into the Cumberland College Hall of Fame following her basketball career.

This year batted .345 with 8 homeruns, 49 RBIs and .534 SLG% in 249 ABs.

Round 26
RHP Frank Corolla
6'2'' 155 lbs
Magnolia (Texas) HS

Round 27
OF Connor Janes

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Listed on the UBC site as a 1st baseman and RHP, he is 6'3'' 220 lbs and a senior. Batted .349 with 11 homeruns and 59 RBIs in 195 ABs.

 

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Round 28
3B Shea McFeely

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One of Oregon State’s 12 returning starters ... in 2005, All-Pacific-10 honorable mention ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "This is the year for Shea to step up and hit in the middle of the order consistently. He played a very good third base for us last year, he had some really good series and we’re looking for some consistency out of him."

PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in Orange, Calif. ... parents are Steve and Carrie McFeely; family includes brothers Addison (19), Elliott (17) ... enjoys video games, cars, music ... top athletic thrill was playing in 2005 College World Series ... favorite athlete is Manny Ramirez; favorite movie is The Wedding Crashers; favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite musicians are Eminem, G-Unit; favorite vehicle is Range Rover; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Omaha Prime ... chose OSU for its baseball program, to play in Pac-10, and because it’s close enough to home for his family to watch him play.

OREGON STATE: (2005) All-Pacific-10 honorable mention ... among OSU single-season leaders, 10th in at-bats (213) ... 19 multi-hit games; 10 multi-RBI games ... had a hit in 41 of 58 games; had a RBI in 27 of 58 games; had a run in 35 of 58 games; had a walk in 28 of 58 games ... June 20 vs. Baylor, 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 walk ... June 13 vs. Southern California, drove in winning run with sacrifice fly in sixth inning as OSU clinched berth in College World Series ... June 3-June 12, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .333 (7-for-21) with 3 doubles, 6 RBIs, 7 runs ... June 3-June 5 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, all-tournament team; batted .385 (5-for-13) with 1 homer, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs ... June 5 vs. St. John’s, 3-for-5, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs; had 2 hits, 5 RBIs in OSU’s 13-run second inning ... June 3 vs. Ohio State, homered on first pitch of bottom of ninth inning to give Beavers 4-3 win ... Mar. 29-Apr. 17, 10-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .525 (21-for-40) with 1 homer, 7 doubles, 12 RBIs ... Mar. 22-Apr. 17, in 15 games, batted .466 (27-for-58) with 2 homers, 10 doubles, 18 RBIs, 11 walks ... Apr. 10-Apr. 17, doubled in 4 straight games, total of 6 doubles during that time ... Apr. 11-Apr. 17, named to weekly College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll; had 3 hits in every game of series at nationally-ranked Arizona, batting .600 (9-for-15) with 5 doubles, 6 RBIs, 4 runs; tied school record for doubles in a game with 3 on Apr. 15 ... Apr. 17 at Arizona, 3-for-5, 1 double ... Apr. 16 at Arizona, 3-for-6, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 3 runs ... Apr. 15 at Arizona, 3-for-4, school record-tying 3 doubles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs ... Apr. 9 at Stanford second game, 2-for-4, 1 homer, 1 walk, 3 runs ... Mar. 25-Apr. 9, scored a run in 9 straight games, 13 runs total ... Mar. 29 vs. Brigham Young, 3-for-4, 2 RBIs ... Mar. 22 at Portland, 2-run double in 8th inning drove in winning runs ... Mar. 18 vs. Sacramento State first game, 3-for-4, 3 runs ... Feb. 20-Mar. 5, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .375 (9-for-24) with 2 doubles, 4 RBIs ... Feb. 26 at California-Santa Barbara, 3-for-5 ... Feb. 6 at Arizona State, 3-for-5, 1 double ... (2004) Among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular season, tied for fifth in walks (40), hit by pitch (12) ... among OSU single-season leaders, tied for sixth in walks (40) ... 15 multi-hit games; 7 multi-RBI games ... had a hit in 35 of 53 games; had a RBI in 20 of 53 games; had a run in 28 of 53 games; had a walk in 26 of 53 games ... May 15-May 18, in 4 games, batted .467 (7-for-15) with 1 homer ... May 18 vs. Portland, second game, 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 3 runs ... May 16 at Arizona State, 2-for-4, 1 homer ... May 1 vs. Washington, 2-for-2, 3 runs ... Apr. 13 at Washington, walked 4 times ... Mar. 19-Apr. 3, scored a run in 9 straight games ... Mar. 20-Apr. 2, 7-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .462 (12-for-26) with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 2 RBIs ... Mar. 31 at Portland, 3-for-5, 1 homer, 1 double, 8 RBIs ... Mar. 26 at California, 2-for-3, 3 runs, 3 walks ... Feb. 29-Mar. 14, 9-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .467 (14-for-30) with 1 homer, 6 doubles, 13 RBIs ... Mar. 13 vs. Gonzaga, 2-for-5, 1 homer, 1 double, 5 RBIs, 2 runs ... Mar. 2-Mar. 6, named to First Hawai’i Title Rainbow Tournament all-tournament team; batted .444 (8-for-18) with 4 doubles, 6 RBIs ... Mar. 4 vs. Chicago State, 3-for-3, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 2 runs ... Feb. 27 vs. California-Riverside, 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs, 3 walks ... Feb. 14 vs. Gonzaga, 3-for-4, 1 homer, 1 triple, 2 RBIs.

TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Mike Naughton ... conference Most Valuable Player, division Most Valuable Player; batted .441, 4 homers, 6 triples, 19 doubles, 48 RBIs, 15 stolen bases ... 3.0 GPA.

FEDERAL WAY HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Eric Fiedler ... as a senior, all-state, league Most Valuable Player; batted .466; 7-0 record; team won state title ... ... as a junior, all-league first team ... also played football ... prep teammate Brady Everett plays for Clemson ... 3.45 GPA.

Round 29
SS Andrew Hayes
Comes out of McKenzie (T.N.) HS

Round 30
LHP Clay Zavada

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2005: Started seven games on the mound for the Cougars recording a 3-5 mark with a 5.40 earned run average ... Second on the team with 71 strikeouts ... Held opponents to a .219 battin average in 53.1 innings ... Pitched a complete game shutout giving up five hits while striking out 11 in seven innings against Upper Iowa on Apr. 16 ... Recorded back to back wins out of the bullpen against Indianapolis on Apr. 30 and May 1 pitching two and two thirds scorless innings giving up two hits and striking out six batters ... Previous: Transfer from Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, Ill. ... Team MVP and First team All-Conference at Streator High School ... Born: June 28, 1984 … Major: Business Administration.

5-3 with a 2.42 ERA 39 BBs and 90 Ks in 72 2/3 IP

Round 31
C Kiel Roling
Batted .266 with 3 Homeruns and 20 RBIs in 44 GP.

Round 32
SS Osmany Masso
6'0'' 195lbs. A 25 year old Cuban defector.

Round 33
RHP Osbek Castillo
6'3'' 195lbs. Also 25 and from Cuba.

Round 34
C Tito Cruz

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LBSU Career: Has appeared in 66 games with 43 starts as a backup at catcher, first base and third base... batting .240 over three seasons with 17 runs and 11 RBIs... has eight career doubles... has backed up two catchers who have been drafted in the first five rounds, Todd Jennings (second) and Brad Davis (fifth).

LBSU 2005: Reserve batted .231 over 33 games and 26 starts, scoring eight runs and driving in eight runs... had eight doubles on the year and had a .972 fielding percentage based off of 12 starts at catcher, eight at third base and six at first base... had eight multi-hit games on the season... went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a double at UC Irvine on April 10... also had three hits at Pacific, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a double on April 23... went 2-for-4 at LMU on April 19 and 2-for-3 with a double and a walk on April 30 against UC Davis... went 2-for-4 at Wichita State on March 20... went 2-for-4 with a double at Baylor on March 4.

LBSU 2004: Batted .271, starting 12 games with 10 starts at third base, two starts at catcher... scored six runs and had three doubles... had the game-winning single in the ninth against UCLA on April 27 as the Bruins brought in a five-man infield and Cruz found a hole on the left side... went 3-for-4 with two runs against Arizona on March 18... went 2-for-4 with a run and two singles against Baylor in the first game of a doubleheader on February 21.

LBSU 2003: Batted .217 in 11 games and five starts, with four starts at designated hitter and one at third... also caught during the late innings... scored three runs... went 2-for-3 in his first collegiate start, against Arizona State on February 2... went 2-for-5 with an RBI single at UC Santa Barbara on April 27... his broken bat single ignited a five-run fifth at Baylor on March 7.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in baseball... batted .518 with five homers, as he was named the Glendale Player of the Year as a senior... All-CIF, thanks to throwing out 19 of 23 potential base runnners... also was a Southern Section Daily News honoree at catcher and the league’s MVP... team made playoffs in 2001 and 2002.

In 2006, batted .235, with 0 HR and 12 RBIs in 136 ABs.

Round 35
RHP Casey Whitmer
6'1'' 190lbs. Attended Kilgore HS in Texas and was named 17-4 baseball MVP.

District champion Kilgore and third-place finisher Hallsville dominated superlative honors in the balloting of coaches for the 17-4A all-district baseball team.

Casey Whitmer of Kilgore, who batted .545 to go with his 6-1 record and 1.30 ERA on the mound in district play, was named Most Valuable Player. Bulldog teammate Jaron Shepherd garnered Offensive Player of the Year honor after hitting .524 with three triples, two home runs and 11 RBIs.

 

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Round 36
RHP Jason Durst
6'2'' 183lbs.
Only member of Lake Sumter CC to make the first team all Suncoast Conference. Also won the Conference 'Fireman award' (possibly for the best closer??)

Round 37
2B Tyler Kmetko

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2005: Played in 18 games, starting 5 ... Batted .303 in 33 at-bats ... Put together 10 hits with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs.

2004: Red-shirted.

2003: Played in 19 games, starting 10 ... Tallied 13 hits and a .289 average ... Notched five doubles and six RBIs ... MWC Scholar-Athlete, the most prestigious academic award given by the conference ... Academic all-MWC.

High School: Named first-team all-region and honorable mention all-state in 2002 for Brophy Prep ... 2002 team co-MVP ... Coach's award for best defensive player in 2002 ... Batted .347 with a .975 fielding percentage as a senior.

Personal: Born on August 4, 1984 ... Son of Steve Kmetko and Sharon Hawkins ... Economics major ... Father is a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks ... Favorite pro sports teams - Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals ... Pets - Dogs named Joe ... Can't Miss TV - Malcolm in the Middle ... Nickname - Kmet.

Round 38
OF Michael Guerrero
6'0'' 175lbs
Attended Meridian CC in Mississippi

Round 39
OF Riley Etchebarren
6'0'' 175lbs
Attended Paradise Valley HS, Phoenix

Round 40
C Nick Cejka

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Number: 16
Hometown: Richland, WA
High School: Richland High School
Position: Catcher, First base
Height: 6’
Date of Birth/Place: 1-19-87 / Richland, WA
Academic Goals: Maintain a 3.8 GPA
Academic Area of Interest: Business
Athletic Goals: Earn 1st Team Catcher NWAACC Eastern Region
Hobbies: Sports
High School Highlights/Honors: Two-time 1st Team Catcher Big 9, four-time Honor Roll, 2005 All State 2nd Team Catcher
Greatest Sports Moment: 2005 4A State Baseball Champions, 2005 2nd Place Legion World Series
Favorite Athlete: Adam Morrison

Batted .286 with 3 HR and 36 RBI in 175 ABs

Round 41
LHP Quinton Marsh
6'4'' 160lbs
Attended Wickenburg HS in Arizona
Signed to play for Yavapai College
*I like his size, perhaps we can get him as a draft-and-follow if his velocity increases and he fills out more.*

Round 42
C Sean Coughlin

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# 32nd round draft pick in 2003 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Junior College
Played for Clint Meyers at Central Arizona College in a wood bat league ... Batted .338 with five home runs and 37 RBIs as a sophomore ... Slugged .514 and reached base at a .412 clip ... Led team in homers, RBIs and slugging ... As a freshman, led team to conference and Region I championships.

High School
Played for coach Brad Madden at Golden High School ... Captained team to Class 4A state championship as a senior after reaching final four each of two previous seasons ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior while garnering all-conference honors in final three seasons ... Was invited to play in “Best of the West” as a junior and in the World Wood Bat Tournament as a senior ... Holds Golden HS school record with a career .529 batting average ... Drafted out of high school in the 32nd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates ... Also played golf, lettering two years.

Personal
Full name is Sean Patrick Coughlin ... Parents are Kevin and Patricia Coughlin ... Is one of three sons ... Has brother Conor (23) and Kevin (18) ... Born in Houston, Texas on May 14, 1985.

Batted .325 with 17 HR and 55 RBI in 203 ABs. In addition to that, he had a 34/41 BB/K ratio.

Round 43
SS Jason Stidham
5'11'' 170lbs
Attended Melbourne (Fla.) HS and is committed to attending Polk Community College in Florida.

Round 44
C Justin Brashear

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UMMER 2005: Played with teammates Brett Bukvich and Logan Power for the Petersburg Generals ... Hit three home runs in five games with Wareham in the Cape Cod League ...

2005: Played in 24 games, making eight starts ... Started seven games at C and one at 1B ... Went 2x4 with two RBI against Memphis (4/26) to record his first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game ... Scored a career-high two runs against Northwestern State (3/2), Memphis (4/26) and Oklahoma (6/5) in the NCAA Oxford Regional ... Hit his first career HR in a 10-2 win over Murray State (5/4), going 1x3 ... Postseason: Appeared in games against Florida (5/28) in the Southeastern Conference Tournament ... Saw action in the 20-5 win over Oklahoma (6/5) in the championship game of the 2005 NCAA Oxford Regional ... Hit a double in his only at bat in the ninth inning, and tied a career-high with two runs scored ... Appeared as a pinch runner in two games against Texas in the Oxford Super Regional (6/12, 6/13) ... Moved to catcher after appearing as a pinch runner in the second game of the Oxford Super Regional where he recorded one put out ...

SUMMER 2004: Played for the Wareham Gateman in the Cape Cod League ... Was a teammate RHP Anthony Cupps ... Appeared in 31 games, batting .189 with two HRs and five RBI ...

2004: Appeared in 16 games, making eight starts at catcher ... Drew a walk in his first career plate appearance against Birmingham-Southern (2/21) ... Recorded his first career hit with a pinch-hit single at Memphis (3/17) ... Also picked up a hit against SE Louisiana (3/30), going 1x5 ... Scored his first career run at Arkansas State (4/21).

HIGH SCHOOL: Named a 2003 High School All-American ... Was a three-time All-State, All-District and All-Southwest Louisiana selection ... Recorded a career .350 batting average with 17 HRs and 108 RBIs in 116 games ... Hit .385 with 10 HRs and 38 RBIs as a senior ... Served as team captain for three years ... Helped Barbe to back-to-back state championships in 2000 and 2001 ... Four-year letterwinner ... Coached by Glenn Cecchinni ... Played on the 2001 USA Youth National Team that won the World Championship ... 25th-round draft choice of the Anaheim Angels in the 2003 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft ...

MISCELLANEOUS: Full name is Justin Shawn Brashear ... Son of Charlie and Monet Brashear ... Has two brothers, Shane (19) and Philip (15) ... Major: Psychology ... Named to the U.M.A.A.Honor Roll in fall 2003.

Batted .255 with 12 HR and 41 RBIs in 188 ABs.

 

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Round 45
3B Clayton Conner

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Height: 6'2"
Position: 3B
Catholic H.S./Pensacola, FL

Batted .238 with 0 HR and 9 RBIs in 84 ABs

Round 46
RHP Alvaro Garcia
6'2'' 200lbs
Attended Pima CC

Round 47
RHP David Mixon

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Chipola JC: Was 8-5 last season with one save in 72 innings pitched as a sophomore at Chipola ... recorded a 3.82 ERA and 79 strikeouts on a team that was the Florida junior college state runner-up.

Prep: Attended Southland Academy in Americus, Ga. ... lettered three years in baseball and basketball and two times in track ... posted a school-record 10 wins as a senior and earned all-region honors all three seasons.

Personal: Full name is David Wesley Mixon ... son of Gerald and Diane Mixon ... has an older brother, Stuart, and older sister, Heather Helton ... major is general studies.

The selection of Mixon marks the second straight season that the Diamondbacks have drafted a pitcher from ULM. Mixon joins former Indian standout Matt Green, who was selected by Arizona in the second round of the 2005 Draft.

Mixon, a hard-throwing right hander, worked both as a starter and closer for the Indians in 2006. Appearing in 25 games, Mixon posted a 2-8 overall record and a 5.76 earned run average. He worked 65 2/3 innings, including one complete game, while surrendering 93 hits and 62 runs, only 42 of which were earned. He also struck out 44 batters and walked 36.

The Americus, Ga., native and transfer from Chipola Junior College, proved vital in ULM's late-season surge toward the Southland Conference Tournament as the teams' closer. In the Indians final 10 games of the season, Mixon made seven appearances, posting a 0-1 record and a 0.93 ERA. During the stretch, he picked up four saves and opponents hit only 1.29 against him. In 9 2/3 innings pitched, Mixon surrendered only four hits, while striking out 11.

Round 48
RHP Michael Solbach

Class: R-Sophomore
Position: RHP
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185

Previous School: Heritage Christian HS

Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.

Comes off strong first season ... has good velocity ... while be looked upon to be a leader of the Flames' pitching staff

2005 (Fr.): Appeared in 17 games with 16 starts ... pitched 106 1/3 innings, the sixth most in Liberty history and finished fourth among the Big South leaders in the category ... posted an 8-4 record with a 3.98 ERA ... fifth among conference leaders in wins ... pitched five complete games, the most ever by a Flames' freshman pitcher ... struck out 64, while walking 36 ... allowed one earned run on seven hits while striking out four and walkingone in seven innings for first collegiate win in 13-3 victory over Hofstra (2/20) ... scattered seven hits and allowed one run, striking out 10 and walking one in a complete game, 4-1 victory over Duquesne (3/4) ... went the full nine innings, allowing a three hits and one two runs in 4-2 win over High Point (3/26) ... scattered 10 hits and allowed four runs in a 5-4 victory over Winthrop (4/3) ... pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and striking out four, while walking none in 3-0 win over UNC Greensboro (4/16) ... allowed two runs on seven hits in 6-2 victory over William & Mary (5/7)

2004 (Fr.): Redshirt

Prep: Played for Heritage Christian High School ... earned team MVP honors during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons

Personal: Son of Joseph and Jackie Solbach ... majoring in sport management ... upon graduation, hopes to play professional baseball

2006 Stats 7-4 with 4.66 ERA with 71 Ks and 25 BBs in 85 IP.

June 8, 2006
Lynchburg, Va.

Liberty right-hander Michael Solbach was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 48thth round of the Major League Baseball Draft Wednesday evening.

Solbach, a redshirted sophomore from Woodbridge, Va., was taken in the 48th round and was the 1429th pick overall. The right-hander can opt for signing a contract with the Diamondbacks or elect to stay at Liberty for another year.

This past season, the pitcher posted a 7-4 mark with a 4.66 ERA, while striking out 71 and walking 25 in 85 innings. For the second straight season, he was among the Big South Conference leaders in wins and strikeouts.

In his first season on the mound for the Flames in 2005, Solbach was among the Big South leaders as he recorded an 8-4 mark with a 4.01 ERA in a 106 1/3 innings. In addition, he pitched five complete games, while striking out 64.

With the right-hander’s selection, Liberty has now had players taken in every Major League Draft since 1999.

The draft, which held its first 20 rounds on Tuesday, concluded with the final 30 rounds on Wednesday.

Round 49
C Dominic Piazza

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6'0'' 180lbs


NDP: Dom is a third year varsity player. The team will be looking for Dom to be our leader on the field. Dom plays the game of baseball with great passion and it is evident with the amount of hustle and hard work he puts into every game. Dom was first team all region in 2005 and it is expected he will have another great year. Dom is considered a Pro prospect....

Career Highlights: Hit .434 for the Varsity team in 2005....had 16 extra base hits including 4 homeruns....drove in 27 runs for the Saints....stole 4 bases....

Personal: Full name is Dominic Paul Anthony Piazza.....parents are Ace and Lisa Piazza of Scottsdale, AZ....brothers, Dino (NDP) - 16, Tony (NDP) - 14, Joe - 10, Mike - 8, Niko - 6, sister Sophia - 6, the ocho is due on July 10th....would love to go to college and play baseball.....

Catcher Notre Dame HS (AZ). A guy who has always been on the fringe of my lists, frankly because I've seen so little of him. I still don't have a great feel for him behind the dish, but he swings it well enough from the left side to warrant some serious love. Shows some good wood bat pop from a short, connected stroke.

Batted .477 with 7 HR and 44 RBIs in 86 ABs

Round 50
RHP Kendall Volz
6'4", 225 lbs
Attended Smithson Valley HS in Texas and made the All-State team.
Ranked as the 86th top HS prospect in the nation prior to the start of the 2006 season. He has a strong commitment to Baylor and that is the reason he dropped so far.

 

[Kolo]

Gammons likes our draft:

• The Diamondbacks had one of those drafts that if the medicals pan out, they could have reap a pitching bonanza. There were red flags raised on Scherzer much of the season, but scouting director Mike Rizzo saw him throw very well and got medical clearance. Throwing in Georgia reliever Brooks Brown, talented Oklahoma H.S. LHP Brett Anderson and taking a chance on Oregon State's Dallas Buck, and it was a high-risk, high-reward Tuesday. In April 2005, Buck had a shot to be the first player chosen Tuesday. For whatever reason, he did not maintain the Kevin Brown velocity he showed on the Cape in 2004. But whether or not he requires minor surgery, Buck has had it in him and can get it back.

 

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I found a few of the past rankings for players we drafted this year:

#11 overall
-RHP Max Scherzer (#3 ranked college draft player for 2006)

#34
-RHP Brooks Brown (College #40, 2006)

#55
-LHP Brett Anderson (High School #3, 2006)

#86
-RHP Dallas Buck (High School #92, 2003 and College #10, 2006)

#87
-OF Cyle Hankerd (College #65, 2006)

#147
-RHP Hector Ambriz (College #80, 2005)

#387
-C John Hester (College #80, 2006)

#657
-OF Danny Perales (High School #58, 2003 and College #96, 2006)

#1335
-C Justin Brashear (High School #26, 2003)

#1485
-RHP Kendall Volz (High School #86, 2006)

Now, these rankings are made at the beginning of the year and only represent those players eligible for the draft. The first number is their selected number in the 2006 draft.

 

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According the Baseball America we have signed the following players:
3rd Rounder OF Cyle Hankerd USC
4th Rounder RHP Bryant Thompson Pensacola (Fla.) JC
5th Rounder RHP Hector Ambriz UCLA
7th Rounder RHP Daniel Stange UC Riverside
8th Rounder RHP Chase Christianson South Alabama
10th Rounder RHP Tony Barnette ASU
11th Rounder RHP Daniel Fournier Franklin Pierce (N.H.) College
12th Rounder 3B Andrew Fie Trinity Christian Academy
13th Rounder C John Hester Stanford
14th Rounder RHP Chad Beck Louisiana-Lafayette
15th Rounder SS Matthew Oxedine North Florida
16th Rounder 2B Blake Sharpe USC
17th Rounder RHP Brett Reynolds Missouri
18th Rounder 1B Brad Miller Ball State
19th Rounder OF Tyler Jones South Alabama
21st Rounder 2B Sean Smith UCLA
22nd Rounder OF Danny Perales USC
23rd Rounder OF Derrick Walker Wabash Valley (Ill.) JC
24th Rounder RHP Andrew Beshenich Norristown (Pa.) HS
25th Rounder 2B Shane Byrne East Tennessee State
30th Rounder LHP Clay Zavada Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

Keep in mind that no team can negociate with any player still in contention for the College World Series.

 

[boondockdrunk]

I found this video of Dallas Buck pitching and it looks like he has some minor mechanical problems. Does anyone else notice his knee locking up and his right leg not propelling his body through the pitch?

Too give you a comparison, here is a video of Tim Lincecum. Watch his delivery and see how his left knee is bent and his right leg comes up and through the rotation.

 

[Phill11]

I found this video of Dallas Buck pitching and it looks like he has some minor mechanical problems. Does anyone else notice his knee locking up and his right leg not propelling his body through the pitch?

Too give you a comparison, here is a video of Tim Lincecum. Watch his delivery and see how his left knee is bent and his right leg comes up and through the rotation.

Your right about his left knee locking up. That could lead to some knee/leg injuries. I'd like to see him fix that.

I don't think Buck uses his body enough. He relies on arm strength(And boy does he have that) too much.

Hopefully when this kid hits the minors, pitching coaches pickup on some of these flaws as they could make or break his career.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Brooks Brown (supplemental first) signed, according to BA.

 

[boondockdrunk]

The Diamondbacks officially announced the signing of third-round pick Dallas Buck, a right-hander who helped Oregon State win the College World Series last month.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/0709dbnotes0709.html

 

[overseascardfan]

Look out for Ohlendorf. Drafted in third round of 2004 after Drew and Mock, looks like he is putting it together finally.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

With the Buck signing, basically the only guys left to sign are Scherzer and Anderson.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Talks with Scherzer are on hold, while talks with Anderson are starting to pick up.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/0715dbacksnb0715.html

 

[devilfan02]

I'm sure this is simply "agent talk" but Boras might be the most annoying person in all of sports (yes, worse then Rosenhouse). Where is he getting his judgement on saying that Scherzer should get Pelfrey type money when the guys drafted before and after Scherzer this year got half of what Pelfrey did last year. So far, these "preliminary talks" don't look too good and we could be looking at another last second signing. Boras aggravates the hell out of me

From the Arizona Republic:

Boras sighting

Agent Scott Boras, who represents Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew, took in Sunday's game, sitting next to General Partner Jeff Moorad in the owners' seats by the dugout.

Boras also advises Diamondbacks' top pick Max Scherzer, whom the club selected No. 11 in last month's draft. Boras said he had a "preliminary" discussion with General Manager Josh Byrnes about a contract for Scherzer.

"He was the big arm in the draft, much like (Mike) Pelfrey was in his draft," Boras said, referring to the Mets' top pick from last season. "When you get a chance, particularly with them picking where they picked, to get those kind of guys, it's much like Stephen was, it's really an important part of an organization to build upon."

Boras was asked if it will help negotiations knowing that the players picked just before and after Scherzer have already signed, getting bonuses of $2 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

"No," he said. "Much like Stephen's contract and with other premium guys like Pelfrey last year, No. 8 and No. 10 had nothing to do with Pelfrey at No. 9."

Pelfrey signed a four-year major league contract in January worth a guaranteed $5.25 million.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

I'm sure this is simply "agent talk" but Boras might be the most annoying person in all of sports (yes, worse then Rosenhouse). Where is he getting his judgement on saying that Scherzer should get Pelfrey type money when the guys drafted before and after Scherzer this year got half of what Pelfrey did last year. So far, these "preliminary talks" don't look too good and we could be looking at another last second signing. Boras aggravates the hell out of me

Boras is nuts if he thinks that Scherzer is "the big arm of the draft," or if Scherzer is as good of a prospect as Pelfrey is.

 

[devilfan02]

Boras is nuts if he thinks that Scherzer is "the big arm of the draft," or if Scherzer is as good of a prospect as Pelfrey is.

Exactly, this is why Boras pisses me off.... He compares Drew's draft situation to Scherzers??? You gotta be kidding me. Drew was ranked by many as the number one prospect in that draft but many teams stayed away because of Boras and the fact that Drew was saying he was going to play his senior year at FSU. He fell to us at 15 and we had to pay him top-5 money but we knew that. Scherzer just came out of a draft dominated by college arms and he went exactly where he was supposed to, #11. What is Boras thinking saying he is the big arm of the draft and comparing his situation to Pelfreys? Andrew Miller and Luke Hochevar were the big arms of that draft and will get paid like it. Guys like Brandon Morrow, Brad Lincoln, Clayton Kershaw, and Lincecum were all more highly touted than Scherezer and went before him for that reason. Then you throw Scherzers arm problems on top of all that......... Boras is an idiot

 

[boondockdrunk]

Exactly, this is why Boras pisses me off.... He compares Drew's draft situation to Scherzers??? You gotta be kidding me. Drew was ranked by many as the number one prospect in that draft but many teams stayed away because of Boras and the fact that Drew was saying he was going to play his senior year at FSU. He fell to us at 15 and we had to pay him top-5 money but we knew that. Scherzer just came out of a draft dominated by college arms and he went exactly where he was supposed to, #11. What is Boras thinking saying he is the big arm of the draft and comparing his situation to Pelfreys? Andrew Miller and Luke Hochevar were the big arms of that draft and will get paid like it. Guys like Brandon Morrow, Brad Lincoln, Clayton Kershaw, and Lincecum were all more highly touted than Scherezer and went before him for that reason. Then you throw Scherzers arm problems on top of all that......... Boras is an idiot

I would not put too much stock into what he said above. More than likely this is just a typical Boras stance on money. He knows that Scherzer was not the big arm of the draft but he still wants a boat load of cash to make up his 10%. We knew this when we have drafted previous Boras clients and nothing changed with Max.

 

[devilfan02]

I would not put too much stock into what he said above. More than likely this is just a typical Boras stance on money. He knows that Scherzer was not the big arm of the draft but he still wants a boat load of cash to make up his 10%. We knew this when we have drafted previous Boras clients and nothing changed with Max.

Exactly why I'm hoping it's just typical "agent talk."

 

[overseascardfan]

Does anyone have any news on Brett Anderson and where we are on contract negotiations, any cnace itwill get done soon or is it a lost cause? I know it might be awhile before Scherzer signs with Boras being his agent and all.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Scherzer still remains unsigned, joining Ian Kennedy (Yankees) and Daniel Bard (Red Sox) as the only first rounders still without contracts.