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Post by chinmusic on Jan 8, 2020 23:17:42 GMT -8
The Beavers to date have no announced commitments in the class of 2023. Here are some Northwest players (in no particular order) that are drawing lots of interest from Division I schools through their summer travel team and underclass tournament performances.
PART I: 1. 3B Dylan Richardson 5-9, 160 R/R Vancouver, WA. - Union HS (has recruiting interest from, OSU, uo, UCLA, LSU, Arkansas, and FSU). 2. 1B Charlie Meyer 6', 150 L/R Bothell, WA. HS (Heavily recruited, Notre Dame, Louisville, UW and more) 3. SS Maddox Moloney 5-11, 155 R/R Springfield, OR. - Thurston HS (Multiple interests, OSU, uo, Stanford, etc) 4. LHP Brody Mills 5-11, 185 L/L Yakima, WA. - West Valley HS (UW Commit) 5. SS Paxton Fenberg 5-11, 160 R/R Kirkland, WA. - Lake Washington HS (uo, UW, WSU, Arizona, Stanford, etc) 6. LHP Luke Sketchley 6-3, 200 L/L Seattle, WA. - Chief Sealth HS (OSU, Vanderbilt, UW, WSU, uo, and more) 7. RHP Austin Cupic 5-11, 165 R/R Mercer Island, WA. HS (Michigan, MSU, Texas Tech, WSU, etc) 8. 3B Parker Noah 5-10, 160 R/R Snoqualmie, WA.-Mt. Si HS (OSU, Vanderbilt, UW, WSU, Seattle, more) 9. C Owen Tilden 5-9, 145 R/R Canby, OR. HS (OSU, uo, UW, WSU, Minnesota, Cal State-Fullerton, Gonzaga, etc) 0. RHP Mike Getzinger 6-1, 175 R/R Moses Lake, WA. HS (UCLA, UW, WSU, uo, TCU, Gonzaga and more)
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Post by kersting13 on Jan 10, 2020 0:07:59 GMT -8
A 5'9" 145# Catcher? I'm intrigued. Always room to move down the defensive spectrum.
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Post by 56chevy on Jan 11, 2020 13:20:07 GMT -8
He is a high school freshman, correct?
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Post by chinmusic on Jan 12, 2020 13:20:21 GMT -8
Born in October of 2004.
5'9, 145 was measured in 7 months ago - chances are, he's grown some since then and will continue to grow over the next 4 years of his prep career.
*** Addressing the size issue (smaller in stature) with these kids, keep in mind they are high school freshman and were likely measured early last summer.
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Post by kersting13 on Jan 13, 2020 10:15:00 GMT -8
Right - 2023 prospects.
Wow, that's early.
I mean, I remember a few kids I went to school with who were full grown MEN by the time they were freshmen in HS. Always very dominant in youth sports, and through HS, but many other kids caught up to them by 12th grade.
It just seems really difficult to project kids 2-3 years before they are close to ready for college.
My kids are in youth sports now (5th & 7th grade), and you see some kids who are amazingly gifted athletes at this age, but you always wonder who are going to be the most talented kids once they get to 12th grade. I'm sure many of those uber-athletic 13-year-olds will be among them, but some of them will be the same size at 18 as they are at 14.
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Post by chinmusic on Jan 13, 2020 14:35:27 GMT -8
It isn't "difficult" to project an 8th grader, more like darned near impossible to judge it perfectly. I guess the Physicians can look at growth plates and heredity (parents size can be a helpful gauge) and have some idea how boys grow but I have witnessed some kids shoot up 6 or 7 inches in a year and others stop growing by their Sophomore year in high school. Marquis Cook, the 6'7" hooper at Jefferson HS is a prime example of physical maturity for high school freshman. I would guess he gets another inch, maybe 2 by college age, but could well be peaked now at 6-7. His frame will fill out some, and he'll get stronger but not much bigger if at all. OSU Baseball coaches are not frightened off by a smaller stature athlete. Madrigal, Kwan, and McMahan are just a few recent examples of that. If a smallish kid is an exceptional player, the coaches will recruit him. We also have recruited some excellent pitchers that were well below the 6 foot mark. Point being, a talented HS freshman infielder/outfielder can be 5'6 or 5'7" and after some thorough evaluation and projection, have the Beaver staff's attention.
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Post by charlie1934 on Jan 19, 2020 11:53:24 GMT -8
Athleticism is evident at a young age. Strength not so much.
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