Black Bears Honored by Perfect Game
September 20, 2011 - West Coast League (WCL)
Cowlitz Black Bears News Release
Longview-Kelso, Washington: Tuesday, September, 20, 2011: Press Release: Perfect Game recently released their summer collegiate baseball prospects list. Cowlitz SS Mitchell Walding, who signed to play professionally with the Philadelphia Phillies, was named the West Coast League's #2 prospect by the national scouting service. LHP Porter Clayton, a soph-to-be at the University of Oregon was ranked #6, OF Kyle Garlick, a soph-to-be at University of Oregon was rated the #12 prospect, OF Spencer O'Neil, a frosh-to-be at University of Oregon was rated the #13 prospect, OF Billy Flamion, a frosh-to-be at the University of Oregon was rated the #18 prospect, and RHP Jeff Gold a RS soph-to-be at the University of Oregon was rated the # 22 prospect. To see the full list please read below.
Written by Perfect Game:
RK Player POS Team B-T HT WT Hometown ST 2012 School YR Last Drafted
1 Jace Fry LHP Corvallis Knights L-L 6-1 190 Beaverton OR *Oregon State FR Athletics '11 (9)
2 Mitch Walding SS Cowlitz Black Bears L-R 6-4 185 Lodi CA SIGNED/Phillies Phillies '11 (5)
3 Ben Wetzler LHP Corvallis Knights L-L 6-1 205 Clackamas OR Oregon State SO Indians '10 (15)
4 Adrian Sampson RHP Bellingham Bells R-R 6-3 195 Sammamish WA Bellevue (Wash.) CC SO Marlins '11 (16)
5 Chase Johnson RHP Corvallis Knights R-R 6-3 185 Fallbrook CA Cal Poly SO Rangers '10 (26)
6 Porter Clayton LHP Cowlitz Black Bears L-L 6-4 215 Idaho Falls ID Oregon SO Never drafted
7 Jimmy Sherfy RHP Corvallis Knights R-R 6-1 175 Camarillo CA Oregon SO Never drafted
8 Nick Palewicz RHP Bellingham Bells R-R 6-2 205 Seattle WA Washington SO Never drafted
9 Jeff Brigham RHP Bend Elks R-R 6-0 185 Federal Way WA Washington SO Never drafted
10 Breland Almadova OF Wenatchee AppleSox R-R 6-1 185 Honolulu HI Hawaii JR Never drafted
11 Adam Nelubowich 3B Wenatchee AppleSox L-R 6-2 190 Stoney Plain AB Washington State SO Mariners '09 (14)
12 Kyle Garlick OF Cowlitz Black Bears R-R 6-1 190 Chino Hills CA Oregon SO Never drafted
13 Spencer O'Neill OF Cowlitz Black Bears L-R 6-4 175 Kennewick WA *Oregon State FR Yankees '11 (33)
14 Chris Johnson RHP Corvallis Knights R-R 6-4 205 Edmonds WA Portland JR Never drafted
15 Jimmy Allen 3B Corvallis Knights R-R 5-10 180 Vista CA Cal Poly SO Angels '10 (39)
16 Andrew Mendenhall OF Walla Walla Sweets R-R 6-3 200 Kennewick WA Oregon JR Never drafted
17 David Armendariz 1B Corvallis Knights R-R 6-1 205 Sherman Oaks CA Cal Poly SO Never drafted
18 Billy Flamion OF Cowlitz Black Bears L-L 6-1 195 Modesto CA *Oregon FR Astros '11 (25)
19 Brandon Brennan RHP Bend Elks R-R 6-4 225 San Juan Capistrano CA *Orange Coast (Calif.) JC FR Rockies '10 (40)
20 Mike Benjamin 2B Bend Elks R-R 6-0 195 Chandler AZ Arizona State SO Rockies '10 (45)
21 Jeff Gelalich OF Bellingham Bells R-R 6-1 195 La Verne CA UCLA JR Phillies '09 (41)
22 Jeff Gold RHP Cowlitz Black Bears L-R 6-2 170 Moraga CA Oregon SO Never drafted
23 Max Beatty RHP Corvallis Knights R-R 6-2 210 Vancouver WA Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) JR Never drafted
24 Owen Jones RHP Wenatchee AppleSox R-R 6-1 180 Edmonds WA Portland SR Never drafted
25 Royce Bolinger OF Bend Elks R-R 6-2 200 Scottsdale AZ Gonzaga SR Rays '08 (45)
26 Turner Gill 1B/OF Klamath Falls Gems L-L 6-3 195 Madras OR Portland SO Never drafted
27 Ryan Gorton C Corvallis Knights R-R 6-2 190 Tigard OR Oregon State SR Never drafted
28 Cole Baylis RHP Wenatchee AppleSox R-R 6-7 200 Los Altos CA Oregon State SO Never drafted
29 Simon Anderson RHP Walla Walla Sweets R-R 6-5 215 Bemidji MN North Dakota State JR Never drafted
30 Scott Simon RHP Wenatchee AppleSox R-R 6-8 210 Spokane WA Washington State SO Rays '10 (33)
31 Kainoa Crowell OF Klamath Falls Gems R-R 6-2 205 Kailua HI Ohlone (Calif.) JC SO Never drafted
32 Alex Stanford 2B Walla Walla Sweets L-R 5-10 180 Bothell WA Gonzaga SR Never drafted
33 Connor Hofmann OF Corvallis Knights L-R 6-1 170 San Diego CA Oregon SO Padres '10 (16)
34 Ethan Miller RHP Kelowna Falcons R-R 6-5 205 Chino Hills CA San Diego State JR Never drafted
35 Alex Phillips LHP Wenatchee AppleSox L-L 6-4 215 Centralia WA Kentucky SR Never drafted
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The Black Bears are members of the West Coast League, a nine-team, professional style wood-bat summer college league. The WCL features pro prospects from major conferences across the country. More than 120 WCL alums played affiliated professional baseball last season, and 14 ex-WCL stars played in the Major Leagues. For more information on the league, visit www.westcoastleague.com.
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