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High school baseball players to watch

A look at top players by position in the Southland for 2010.

February 26, 2010|Eric Sondheimer

Pitchers

Name; School; Cl; Comment

Cody Buckel; Royal; senior. Pepperdine signee doesn’t make mistakes.

Dylan Covey; Maranatha; senior. Could be top 10 draft pick in June.

Ryon Healy; Crespi; senior. Oregon signee was 11-0 with 1.81 ERA.

.Henry Owens; Edison; Junior Went 10-1 with 0.98 ERA as a sophomore

Aaron Sanchez; Barstow; senior. Oregon signee was AFLAC Al-American.

Peter Tago; Dana Hills; senior. UCLA commit is pro prospect.

Jesus Valdez; Hueneme; senior. Arizona signee possesses overpowering fastball.

Others

David Almendariz; Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; senior. Throws hard, headed to Cal Poly SLO.

Hector Avila; Narbonne; junior. All-City pick after going 6-1 with 1.54 ERA.

Nick Baker; Palm Desert; senior. Was 11-0 with 1.51 ERA.

Matt Blanchard; Mater Dei; senior. Was relief ace and tough to hit.

Pat Brennen; Agoura; senior. San Diego signee had impressive summer form.

Brandon Brennan; Capistrano Valley; senior. Signed with Oregon.

Jordan Brower; Newbury Park; senior. Had 2.06 ERA.

Aaron Brown; Chatsworth; junior. Left-hander with potential.

Christian Belleque; Fullerton; senior. Was 9-2 with five complete games.

Jose Cardona; El Camino Real; junior. CS Fullerton commit could be best in City Section.

Lee Casas; Capistrano Valley; senior. Signed with UC Irvine.

J.C. Cloney; West Ranch; sophomore. Left-hander with great potential.

Bryan Clough; Capistrano Valley; denior. Signed with UC Irvine.

Christian Coronado; Hemet; senior. Signed with CS Fullerton.

Pedro Cota; Yucaipa; senior. Went 10-0 as a junior.

Alec Cordova; Chino; junior. Committed to CS Fullerton.

Cameron Cox; Loara; senior. Has size, talent.

Cameron Cuneo; Westlake; senior. Signed with UC Santa Barbara.

Chase DeJong; Long Beach Wilson; sophomore. He's 6-4 and throws in low 90s.

Kyle Ferramola; Los Alamitos; senior. Has size; ability to be successful.

Gabe Encinas; St. Paul; senior. Had 1.21 ERA.

Scott Frazier; Upland; senior. He's 6-6 with a terrific slider.

Max Fried; Montclair Prep; sophomore. Left-hander with excellent skills.

Steve Gerber; Orange; senior. League MVP.

Anthony Giannelli; Fairfax; senior. He's 6-5; 285 pounds and getting better.

Lucas Giolito; Harvard-Westlake; sophomore. He's 6-5 and headed for big-time status.

Alonzo Gonzalez; Santa Monica; senior. Left-hander ready to replace Tyler Skaggs.

Austin Henderson; Mayfair; junior. Went 9-3 as a sophomore.

Jonathan Hernanez; Wilmington Banning; junior. All-City left-hander as a sophomore.

Cole Irvin; Servite; sophomore. He's 6-3 left-hander who started as a freshman.

Drew Jacobs; Buena; junior. Went 7-2 as a sophomore.

Ryan Keller; West Ranch; junior. Right-hander could be ace.

John Mata; San Pedro; senior. Should be City Section standout.

Kenny Mathews; Diamond Bar; junior. Went 7-2.

Tyler Maxwell; LB Poly; junior. Should be one of the best in Moore League.

Zack Mercer; Agoura; senior. Signed with UC Santa Barbara.

Griffin Murphy; Redlands East Valley; senior. Might be best in Inland Empire.

Paul Paez; Bishop Amat; senior. Was 10-3 with 2.17 ERA.

Austin Pettibone; Esperanza; junior. Moves up from JVs and is highly regarded.

Adam Plutko; Glendora; senior. UCLA signee had 62 strikeouts in 64 innings.

Daniel Poncedeleon; La Mirada; senior. Arizona signee is ready for huge season.

Jose Reyes; San Fernando; junior. First-team all-league pick last season.

Kyle Richter; Santa Margarita; senior. Left-hander signed with USC.

Carl Robinson; Placentia Valencia; senior. San Diego State signee.

Dalton Saberhagen; Calabasas; senior. Signed with Tennessee.

Dylan Stuart; Riverside Poly; senior. Lost to Tyler Matzek; 1-0.

Matt Taylor; Corona Santiago; junior. Committed to San Diego State.

Brando Tessar; Chaminade; senior. Signed with Oregon.

Andrew Thurman; Orange Lutheran; senior. Knows how to pitch well in big games.

Kevin Torres; Birmingham; junior. Should be an All-City performer.

Kyle Twomey; El Dorado; sophomore. League rookie of the year.

Sebastian Santos; Murrieta Valley; senior. He's 6-4 UC Irvine commit.

Michael Schaub; Loara; senior. Pitches well against top teams.

Vincent Velasquez; Garey; senior. One of the hardest throwers in SoCal.

Zachary Weiss; Northwood; senior. Much improved right-hander with 90 mph fastball.

Bobby Wheatley; Orange Lutheran; senior. USC signee.

Grahamm Wiest; JSerra; senior. CS Fullerton signee can be best in Trinity League.

Catcher

Austin Hedges; JSerra; junior. MVP of Trinity League as a sophomore.

Jake Hernandez; Los Osos; senior. Signed with USC.

Jerry McClanahan; Bishop Amat; senior. Batted .448 with seven home runs.

Stefan Sabol; Aliso Niguel; senior. Oregon signee is tops behind the plate.

Others

Jordan Berger; Taft; junior. All-City pick as a sophomore.

Jordan Espino; La Palma Kennedy; senior. He's 6-4; 215 pounds and tough.

Tim Helton; Upland; senior. All-leaguer with top defensive skills.

Chris Joranco; Riverside Poly; senior. Excellent skills.

Jimmy Madden; Edison; senior. Hits and handles pitchers well.

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