Local Players Make Top 100 Prospect List

Basebal America magazine has come out with its top 100 high school prospects for 2010and there are a number of OC players who made the list, led by top 10 selections pitcher Dylan Coveyl of Pasdena Maranatha (No. 6) and outfielder Austin Wilson of North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake (No. 9).

Others on the list are No. 12 catcher Stefan Sabol, Aliso Niguel; No. 16 outfielder Michael Lorenzen, Fullerton; No. 24 pitcher Peter Tago, Dana Hills; No. 31 third baseman Chad Lewis, Huntington Beach Marina, and No. 46 infielder Dominic Ficociello, Fullerton.

Others are No. 49 first baseman Christian Yelich, Westlake; No. 53 pitcher Gabriel Encinas, St. Paul; No. 57 outfielder Angelo Gumbs, Torrance; No. 58 pitcher Adam Plutko, Glendora; No. 59 pitcher Jesus Valdez, Hueneme; No. 61 pitcher Cody Buckel, Simi Valley Royal; No. 68 outfielder Corey Hahn, Mater Dei; No. 88 shortstop Lonnie Kaupilla, Burbank; No. 89 pitcher Tyler Shreve, Redlands East Valley and No. 94 pitcher Scott Frazier, Upland.

The No. 1 prospect is 6-foot-7 pitcher Jameson Taillon from The Woodlands (Texas).