HS BASE: Baseball America list of top draft prospects
With the draft coming Thursday, here's a good reference guide to where some of the local players might be drafted:
BASEBALL AMERICA California draft report:
1. Brian Matusz, lhp, San Diego (National Rank: 2)
2. Kyle Skipworth, c, Patriot HS, Rubidoux, Calif. (National Rank: 9)
3. Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Fresno State (National Rank: 10)
4. Aaron Hicks, rhp/of, Wilson HS, Long Beach (National Rank: 13)
5. Gerrit Cole, rhp, Orange Lutheran HS (National Rank: 17)
6. Jason Castro, c, Stanford (National Rank: 21)
7. Zach Collier, of, Chino Hills HS (National Rank: 22)
8. Tyson Ross, rhp, California (National Rank: 35)
9. Isaac Galloway, of, Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga (National Rank: 36)
10. Mike Montgomery, lhp, Hart HS, Newhall (National Rank: 40)
11. Brett Hunter, rhp, Pepperdine (National Rank: 51)
12. Anthony Gose, lhp, Bellflower HS (National Rank: 53)
13. Tim Murphy, lhp, UCLA (National Rank: 63)
14. Shane Peterson, of/1b, Long Beach State (National Rank: 75)
15. Brett Mooneyham, lhp, Buhach Colony HS, Atwater (National Rank: 78
16. Tyler Chatwood, rhp, East Valley HS, Redlands (National Rank: 81)
17. Eric Thames, of, Pepperdine (National Rank: 90)
18. Andrew Liebel, rhp, Long Beach State (National Rank: 91)
19. Ricky Oropesa, 1b/rhp, Etiwanda HS (National Rank: 108
20. Cutter Dykstra, of, Westlake HS, Westlake Village (National Rank: 109)
21. Josh Romanski, lhp/of, San Diego (National Rank: 110)
22. Kevin Eichhorn, rhp, Aptos HS (National Rank: 112)
23. Evan Frederickson, lhp, San Francisco (National Rank: 116)
24. Vance Worley, rhp, Long Beach State (National Rank: 121)
25. Ryan O'Sullivan, rhp, Valhalla HS, El Cajon (National Rank: 123)
26. Jake Jefferies, c, UC Davis (National Rank: 133)
27. Brandon Crawford, ss, UCLA (National Rank: 134)
28. Zach Wilson, 3b, Wilson HS, Long Beach (National Rank: 140)
29. Danny Espinosa, ss, Long Beach State (National Rank: 141)
30. Jarret Martin, lhp/1b, Centennial HS, Bakersfield (National Rank: 146)
31. Bryan Shaw, rhp, Long Beach State (National Rank: 147)
32. Matt Magill, rhp, Royal HS, Simi Valley (National Rank: 171)
33. Michael Tonkin, rhp, Palmdale HS (National Rank: 173)
34. Shane Kroker, ss/3b, Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif. (National Rank: 174)
35. Gabe Jacobo, 1b/of, Sacramento State (National Rank: 175)
36. Graham Johnson, rhp, Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif. (National Rank: 178
37. Brian Humphries, of, Granite Hills HS, El Cajon, Calif. (National Rank: 180)
38. Edgar Olmos, lhp, Birmingham HS, Van Nuys (National Rank: 181)
39. Kyle Petter, lhp, West Torrance HS (National Rank: 182)
40. Scott Gorgen, rhp, UC Irvine (National Rank: 183)
41. Chris Joyce, lhp, Dos Pueblos HS, Goleta (National Rank: 184)
42. Clark Murphy, 1b, Fallbrook HS (National Rank: 191)
43. Justin Fitzgerald, rhp, UC Davis (National Rank: 192)
44. Bryan Evans, rhp, UC Davis (National Rank: 196)
45. Mark Willinsky, rhp, Santa Clara (National Rank: 198
46. Chris Amezquita, 3b, Servite HS, Anaheim
47. Tyler Rahmatulla, ss, Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana
48. Zack Thornton, rhp, Ventura CC
49. Malcolm Culver, ss/2b, Palmdale HS
50. Mike Gonzales, 1b, Diablo Valley JC
51. Nick Romero, 3b, San Diego State
52. Justin LaTempa, rhp, Golden West JC
53. Chase D'Arnaud, ss/3b, Pepperdine
54. Jeremy Bleich, lhp, Stanford
55. Justin Wilson, lhp, Fresno State
56. Brent Morel, 3B, Cal Poly
57. Brad McAtee, rhp, UC Davis
58. Bryce Stowell, rhp, UC Irvine
59. Josh Satin, 2b, California
60. Sean Ratliff, of, Stanford
61. Logan Shafer, of, Cal Poly
62. Abe Ruiz, 3b/1b, Pacific Grove HS
63. Mike Zuanich, of, UC Santa Barbara
64. Nick Buss, of, Southern California
65. Steven Susdorf, of, Fresno State
66. Jared Clark, 1b, Cal State Fullerton
67. Matt Gorgen, rhp, California
68. Kevin Castner, rhp, Cal Poly
69. Kyle Witten, rhp, Bakersfield JC
70. Brandon Van Dam, rhp/1b, Quartz Hill HS, Lancaster
71. Sean Gilmartin, lhp, Crespi HS, Moorpark
72. Kyle Higashioka, c, Edison HS, Huntington Beach
73. Cord Phelps, 2b/3b, Stanford
74. Luke Yoder, of, Cal Poly
75. Erik Komatsu, of, CS Fullerton
76. Ryan Babineau, c, UCLA
77. Pete Ruiz, rhp, Santa Barbara CC
78. Ryan Royster, of, UC Davis
79. Erik Davis, rhp, Stanford
80. Erik Johnson, rhp/3b, Los Altos HS
81. Ben Whitmore, lhp, Fresno CC
82. Dustin Ispas, lhp, Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga
83. Nik Turley, lhp, Harvard Westlake HS, La Canada
84. Brian Haar, of, Grossmont HS, La Mesa
85. Ricardo Pecina, lhp, San Diego
86. Billy Nowlin, Huntington Beach HS
87. Craig Benningson, lhp, California
88. Cory Arbiso, rhp, Cal State Fullerton
89. Miguel Flores, rhp, Cerritos JC
90. James McCann, Dos Pueblos HS, Santa Barbara
91. Jason Wheeler, lhp, Torrance HS
92. J.R. Graham, rhp/ss, Livermore HS
93. Chuck Huggins, lhp, UC Santa Barbara
94. Kyle Barraclough, rhp, Wilcox HS, Santa Clara
95. Eddie Gamboa, rhp, UC Davis
96. Dimitri De La Fuente, ss/3b, South Hills HS, West Covina
97. John Lamb, lhp, Laguna Hills HS
98. Christian Griffiths, Granite Hills HS, Apple Valley
99. Miles Reagan, rhp, El Capitan HS, Lakeside
100. Kurt Yacko, ss/rhp, Chapman
101. Aaron Gates, lhp/of, Orange Lutheran HS, Orange
102. Chris Reed, lhp, Cleveland HS, Reseda
103. Jeff Kaplan, rhp, Cal State Fullerton
104. Alden Carrithers, 2b, UCLA
105. Chris Smith, of, Centennial Compton HS, Compton
106. Steve Rodriguez, c, St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower
107. Jason Corder, of, Long Beach State
108. Carlos Avila, ss, Narbonne HS, Harbor City
109. Jermaine Curtis, 3b, UCLA
110. D.J. Mauldin, rhp, Cal Poly
111. Noe Ramirez, rhp, Alhambra HS
112. Chris Fox, of, UC Santa Barbara
113. Jason Wheeler, lhp, Torrance HS
114. Nate Newman, rhp, Pepperdine
115. Dustin Garneau, c, CS Fullerton
116. Tommy Milone, rhp, Southern California
117. Danny Pulfer, ss, Cypress HS
118. Calvin Culver, of, Pierce JC
119. Brandon Meredith, 1B, Montgomery HS, San Diego
120. Brian Valenzuela, lhp, Vista Murrieta HS, Murrieta
121. John Lally, lhp, Santa Margarita HS
122. Troy Channing, 1b, Foothill HS, Pleasanton
123. David Shields, C, Bonita Vista HS, Chula Vista
124. Beau Wright, lhp, Los Alamitos HS
125. Ryan Cook, rhp, Southern California
126. Corey Levier, 1b, Diamond Bar HS
127. Chris McMurray, c, UC Santa Barbara
128. Austin Kingsolver, of, Dana Hills HS, Dana Point
129. J.R. Higley, 1b, Sacramento CC
130. Skylar Crawford, rhp, Hartnell JC
131. Derrick Saito, lhp, Cal Poly
132. China McCarney, rhp, JC of the Canyons
133. Nick Akins, 2b/of, Riverside CC
134. Bryan Hernandez, 3b, JC of the Canyons
135. Bobby Crocker, of/rhp, Aptos HS, Aromas
136. Brian Busick, rhp, Poway HS
137. Shawn Smith, lhp, Saugus HS
138. Troy Hanzawa, ss, San Diego State
139. Steven Penney, rhp, UC Riverside
140. Clayton Allison, rhp, Fresno State
141. Spencer Arroyo, lhp, Modesto JC
142. Derek Benny, rhp, Roseville HS
143. Nick Ramirez, 1b, Katella HS, Anaheim
144. Jonathan Keener, c, Lakewood HS
145. Jon Rauh, rhp, Laguna Hills HS
146. Lenny Linsky, rhp, Peninsula HS, Rolling Hills Estates
147. Chase Koissian, of, Cypress HS
148. Scott Snodgress, lhp, Yucaipa HS
149. Matt Sisto, rhp, Cypress HS
150. Dan Howell, 3b, San Luis Obispo HS
151. Mason Radeke, rhp, Santa Barbara HS
152. Johnny Bromberg, rhp, Pierce JC
153. Ben Orloff, ss, UC Irvine
154. Tyreace House, of, JC of the Canyons
155. Joey August, of, Stanford
156. Jett Bandy, c/3b, Thousand Oaks HS
157. Kyle Simon, rhp, Los Alamitos HS
158. James McCann, c, Dos Pueblos HS, Santa Barbara
159. Christian Griffiths, c, Granite Hills, Apple Valley
160. Tyler Krobetzky, c, University HS, Irvine
161. Tyler Brubaker, of, Valencia HS
162. Brandon Maurer, rhp, Orange Lutheran HS, Orange
163. Brandyn Magee, of, Centennial Corona HS, Corona
164. Marc Venning, 1b, Palos Verdes HS
165. Chad Smith, rhp, Thousand Oaks HS
166. Logan Gelbrich, C, San Diego
167. Ollie Linton, of, UC Irvine
168. Nick Baligod, of, Sacramento CC
169. Travis Garrett, of, Los Alamitos HS
170. Brett Milleville, c/1b, Stanford
171. Marc Oslund, rhp, West Torrance HS, Torrance
172. Trevor Gee, 3b, Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks
173. Ashton Pittman, of, Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance
174. C.J. Belanger, of, Cal State Northridge
175. Adam Jorgensen, rhp, Cal State Fullerton
176. Evan LeBlanc, of, Santa Clara



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