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Baseball 2009 Signees

Class features six high school players and three JUCO players

Nov. 20, 2007


Clayton Cook
RHP |6-2 |165 | R/R
Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo H.S.)

-Two-year letterwinner under Gary Hix at Amarillo H.S.
-8-6 record with a 1.80 ERA as a junior
-2007 First Team All-District
-2007 Cy Young Award winner (best pitcher at school)
-Team finished second in district in 2007
-Selected to the Washington Nationals Area Code Team in 2007
-Father played football at West Texas State University
-Son of Darrell and Kathy Cook

Jason Chowning
RHP | 6-4| 180 | R/R
Louisville, Ky. (Texarkana J.C.)

-Ranked fifth in the nation in strikeouts with 69 in first year at Texarkana J.C. under head coach Will Bolt
-Also went 4-2 in 20 games and 51 IP at Texarkana with a 2.82 ERA
-Named NJCAA All-Star
-Lettered four years at Eastern High School in Kentucky under John Morris
-Went 28-12 with 300 K's and five no-hitters in high school career
-Named all-state and MVP of his conference as a senior
-Projected as a late-round draft pick by Perfect Game Cross Checker in 2008
-Son of Richard and Becky Chowning

Chris Ellison
OF | 6-2 | 185 |R/L
Norman, Okla. (Norman North H.S.)

-Three-year letterwinner at Norman North under Brian Aylor
-Hit .352 with 13 2B, one home run, 35 RBIs, 13 stolen bases and 39 runs scored as a junior
-Named first team all-conference as a junior
-Projected as a fourth-10th round draft pick by Perfect Game Cross Checker in 2008
-Rated 110th best prospect in the nation by Perfect Game and 238th by Baseball America
-Played this past summer with the Boomtown Prospects from Edmond, Okla.
-Son of Mike and Denise Ellison

Jordan Imhoff
OF | 6-1 | 200 | R/L
Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin H.S.)

-Three-year letterwinner at Arlington Martin H.S. under Curt Culbertson
-Set school records as a junior for most hits (64), homers (16) and RBIs (61) in a single season
-Also hit .444 as a junior, the fourth-highest mark in school history
-First team all-state in 2007 and 2006 honorable mention all-district in 2005
-Drove in 34 runs off six homers as a junior
-Also lettered one year in football
-Rated 110th best prospect in the nation by Baseball America and 430th by Perfect Game
-Perfect Game projects him as an 11th-25th round selection in the 2008 MLB Draft
-Son of John and Stacia Imhoff

Tyler Ladendorf
INF | 6-1 | 185 |R/R
Des Plaines, Ill. (Howard Junior College)

-Led the nation in stolen bases with 65 on 65 attempts in 2007 in first year at Howard J.C.
-Also hit .425 with 32 RBIs in 2007 en route to being named an NJCAA All-Star
-Drafted in the 34th round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants
-Drafted in the 34th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees
-Played for the Denton Outlaws in the 2007 Texas Collegiate League
-Named to TCL All-Star Game and was also named all-league after stealing 18 bases
-Two-sport star (football) at Maine West High School in Illinois
-Rated No. 1 junior college player in the state of Texas by Perfect Game and projected as a 2008 MLB draft selection (rounds 4-10).
-Son of Linda Ladendorf

Daniel Meeley
OF | 5-11 | 178 | L/L
Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City H.S.)

-Lettered two years at Midwest City H.S. under Craig Troxell
-As a junior, hit .440 with five homers and a 9-2 record on the mound with a 2.30 ERA
-As a sophomore, hit. 497 (seventh highest in Oklahoma) with seven homers and a 6-5 record with a 3.02 ERA
-2007 conference player of the year
-Uncle, Kelley, played baseball at Murray State
-Played in the Junior Sunbelt league in summer of 2007
-Son of Jerry and Julie Meeley

Teddy Nowell
LHP | 6-1 | 185 | L/L
Mesquite, Texas (Poteet H.S.)

-Three-year letterwinner at Poteet High School
-As a junior, went 16-1 with a 1.20 ERA and 118 K's in 99 innings ... Also hit .452 with 27 RBIs
-Only loss as a junior was in 4A state championship game
-Named first team all-state as a junior and district MVP
-All-district first baseman as a freshman and sophomore
-Perfect Game projects him as an 11th-25th round selection in the 2008 MLB Draft
-Perfect Game also ranks him as the 385th best prospect of the 2008 class
-Son of Ted and Debra Nowell

J.R. Robinson
LHP | 5-10 | 170 | L/L
Burnaby, British Columbia (New Mexico J.C.)

-Finished 12-1 with 90 strikeouts in 86 2/3 innings pitched in first year at New Mexico Junior College
-Led team to NJCAA World Series Championship and finished as runner-up
-Named to NJCAA World Series All-Tournament Team
-Team won Southwest District Championship and conference championships in 2007
-Rated No. 2 junior college player in the state of New Mexico by Perfect Game and projected as a 2008 MLB draft selection (rounds 11-25)

Cameron Seitzer
INF | 6-4 | 205 | L/R
Overland Park, Kansas (Blue Valley West)

-Three-year letterwinner at Blue Valley West under Bill McDonald
-Played first and third base
-As a junior, hit .492 with 13 doubles, 12 walks and a triple in 25 games
-Earned 2007 first team all-state, all-metro, All-Sunflower and All-Eastern League honors
-Helped lead team to a state championship in 2007
-Perfect Game projects him as an 11th-25th round selection in the 2008 MLB Draft
-Father played 12 MLB seasons for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and
Cleveland Indians ... Named an All-Star in 1995 with the Brewers.
-Son of Kevin Seitzer and Lisa Seitzer

 

 

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