GBL Leads Baseball America Independent League Top Prospects List
October 15, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Chico Outlaws News Release
(San Ramon, CA. October 15, 2010) The Golden Baseball League (GBL) announced today that for the third year in a row Baseball America's Independent Top Prospects List has selected more GBL players than from any other league. Six players were selected, with five coming from t the two teams that met in the GBL Championships -- the Chico Outlaws and Na Koa Ikaika Maui. In addition, South Division Championship Series finalist Orange County Flyers had a player selected as well.
Of the 22 prospects selected by Baseball America, six were from the Golden Baseball League, five from the Northern League, four from both the American Association and the Frontier League, two from the United League, one from the Can-Am League, and zero from the Atlantic League or Continental League. Of the 64 professional Independent League teams, the Chico Outlaws of the GBL were also the only team to have three players selected, while Na Koa Ikaika Maui was one of only four other teams to have two players named.
The Golden Baseball League players selected were:
Chico Outlaws OF Blake Gailen .387 BA Chico Outlaws 1B Mark Samuelson .376 BA Chico Outlaws RHR Josh Dew 4 - 1 2.68 E.R.A. 36 Games Na Koa Ikaika LHS Donald Brandt 15 - 0 2.56 E.R.A. Na Koa Ikaika RHS Wes Etheridge 10 - 0 1.76 E.R.A. Orange County Flyers OF David Harris .330 BA
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