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160 alums of WCL teams appear in affiliated pro ball in 2012

The list of pros features 18 players that have appeared in the big leagues this season including Chris Davis (pictured) of resurgent Baltimore. To date, Davis is hitting .267 with 20 doubles, 28 homers and 77 RBIs for the 89-67 Orioles.

Other Major Leaguers include star outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury of Boston, starting pitcher Tommy Hanson of Atlanta, starting pitcher Tommy Milone of Oakland, southpaw Jeff Francis of Colorado, catcher Chris Stewart of the New York Yankees, starting pitcher Jason Hammel of Baltimore, outfielder Nyger Morgan of Milwaukee, third baseman Brent Morel of the Chicago White Sox, pitcher Marc Rzepczynski of St. Louis, pitcher Clay Mortensen of Boston, starting pitcher Bud Norris of Houston, pitcher Jim Henderson of Milwaukee, infielder Eric Sogard of Oakland, pitcher Jeremy Hefner of the New York Mets, first baseman Matt Hague of Pittsburgh, outfielder Tyler Graham of Arizona and pitcher Stephen Fife of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore Orioles
MLB – Chris Davis, Kelowna Falcons (Navarro College)
MLB – Jason Hammel, Wenatchee AppleSox (Treasure Valley CC)
High A – Nick Haughian*, Wenatchee AppleSox (Washington), Frederick Keys
Low A – Zachary Fowler, Bellingham Bells (Texas Tech), Delmarva Shorebirds
SS – Cameron Edman, Wenatchee AppleSox (Treasure Valley CC/Gonzaga), Aberdeen IronBirds
R – Tommy Richards, Bend Elks (Washington State), GCL Orioles

Boston Red Sox
MLB – Jacoby Ellsbury, Bend Elks (Oregon State)
MLB – Clay Mortensen, Wenatchee AppleSox (Gonzaga)
AAA – Jonathan Hee, Wenatchee AppleSox (Hawaii), Pawtucket Red Sox
Low A – Michael McCarthy, Moses Lake Pirates (Redlands/Cal State Bakersfield), Greenville Drive
SS – Kyle Kraus, Corvallis Knights (Portland), Lowell Spinners
R – Keaton Briscoe, Kelowna Falcons (University of British Columbia), GCL Red Sox

Chicago White Sox
MLB– Brent Morel, Corvallis Knights (Cal Poly)
AAA – Drew Garcia, Corvallis Knights (UC Riverside), Charlotte Knights
Low A – Dusty Harvard*, Bend Elks (Oklahoma State), Kannapolis Intimidators
Low A – Tillman Pugh*, Cowlitz Black Bears (Sonoma State), Kannapolis Intimidators
R – Breland Almadova, Wenatchee AppleSox (Hawaii), Great Falls Voyagers
R – Thomas McCarthy, Corvallis Knights (Kentucky), Great Falls Voyagers

Detroit Tigers
AA – Brent Wyatt#, Wenatchee AppleSox (Lewis-Clark State College), Erie SeaWolves
Low A – Dean Green, Corvallis Knights (Oklahoma State), West Michigan Whitecaps
SS – Chad Smith, Wenatchee AppleSox (USC), Connecticut Tigers
SS – Alex Phillips, Wenatchee AppleSox (Lower Columbia College/Kentucky), Connecticut Tigers

Kansas City Royals
AAA – Blaine Hardy, Bend Elks (Lewis-Clark State), Omaha Storm Chasers
AA – Ryan Jenkins, Kelowna Falcons (Auburn), Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Low A – Cody Fassold, Bellingham Bells (Lower Columbia College/Lewis-Clark State), Kane County Cougars

Los Angeles Angels
AAA – Drew Heid, Bend Elks (Gonzaga), Salt Lake Bees
AA – Christian Scholl, Kitsap BlueJackets (Green River CC), Arkansas Travelers
R – Kyle Johnson, Wenatchee AppleSox (Washington State), Orem Owlz

Minnesota Twins
AAA – Ray Chang, Kelowna Falcons (Rockhurst College), Rochester Red Wings
AA – Daniel Turpen, Aloha Knights (Oregon State), New Britain Rock Cats
R – Bo Altobelli, Corvallis Knights (Texas Tech), Elizabethton Twins
R – Chris Mazza, Bend Elks (Menlo), GCL Twins

New York Yankees
MLB – Chris Stewart, Aloha Knights (Riverside CC)
SS – Evan DeLuca, Wenatchee AppleSox, Staten Island Yankees

Oakland A’s
MLB – Tommy Milone, Wenatchee AppleSox (USC)
MLB – Eric Sogard, Bend Elks (Arizona State)
Low A – Bobby Crocker, Bend Elks (Cal Poly), Burlington Bees
SS – Dayton Alexander, Corvallis Knights (Feather River College), Vermont Lake Monsters

Seattle Mariners
AAA – Vinnie Catricala, Wenatchee AppleSox (Hawaii), Tacoma Rainiers
AA – James Paxton, Kelowna Falcons (Kentucky), Jackson Generals
AA – Forrest Snow, Bend Elks (Washington), Jackson Generals
Low A – Toby Demello, Bend Elks (St. Mary’s), Clinton LumberKings
SS – Taylor Ard, Corvallis Knights (Mt. Hood CC/Washington State), Everett AquaSox
R – Levi Dean, Wenatchee AppleSox (Lower Columbia College/Tennessee Wesleyan), Pulaski Mariners
R – Aaron Brooks, Wenatchee AppleSox (Gonzaga/Edmonds CC), AZL Mariners

Tampa Bay Rays
High A – Jimmy Patterson, Wenatchee AppleSox (Central Arizona/Arizona State), Charlotte Stone Crabs
High A – Steve Tinoco, Moses Lake Pirates (Long Beach State), Charlotte Stone Crabs
SS – Jeff Ames, Wenatchee AppleSox (Lower Columbia College), Hudson Valley Renerades
SS – Kris Carlson, Moses Lake Pirates (Wenatchee Valley CC/Mesa), Hudson Valley Renegades
SS – Ryan Dunn, Bend Elks (Orange Coast College/Oregon State, Hudson Valley Renegades
R – Alex Keudell, Cowlitz Black Bears (Oregon), Princeton Rays
R – Dayne Quist, Kelowna Falcons (UC Davis), GCL Rays
R – Jason Wilson, Bend Elks (Chemeketa CC/Western Oregon), GCL Rays

Texas Rangers
AA – Jared Prince, Aloha Knights (Washington State), Frisco Roughriders
High A – Brett Nicholas, Kelowna Falcons (Gonzaga/Missouri), Myrtle Beach Pelicans
SS – Royce Bolinger, Bend Elks (Gonzaga), Spokane Indians
SS – Cam Schiller, Wenatchee AppleSox (Yavapai College/Oral Roberts), Spokane Indians

Toronto Blue Jays
Low A – Pierce Rankin, Bellingham Bells (Washington), Lansing Lugnuts
SS – Jordan Leyland, Bend Elks (UC Irvine/Azusa Pacific), Vancouver Canadians
R – Cody Bartlett, Kitsap BlueJackets (Washington State), GCL Blue Jays
R – Shane Dawson, Kelowna Falcons (Lethbridge CC), GCL Blue Jays

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB – Tyler Graham, Bend Elks (Oregon State)
AAA – Cole Gillespie, Wenatchee AppleSox (Oregon State), Reno Aces
High A – DJ Johnson, Corvallis Knights (Mt. Hood CC/Western Oregon), Visalia Rawhide
High A –Carter Bell, Corvallis Knights (Oregon State), Visalia Rawhide
High A – Tyson Van Winkle, Spokane RiverHawks (Gonzaga), Visalia Rawhide
Low A – Alex Capaul, Wenatchee AppleSox (Hawaii), South Bend Silver Hawks
Low A – Kerry Jenkins, Bend Elks (San Jose State), South Bend Silver Hawks
R – Michael Blake, Corvallis Knights (Mt. Hood CC/Hawaii), Missoula Osprey

Atlanta Braves
MLB – Tommy Hanson, Aloha Knights (Riverside CC)
Low A – Chase Anselment, Kitsap BlueJackets (Washington), Rome Braves

Chicago Cubs
AA – Nick Struck, Corvallis Knights (Mt. Hood CC), Tennessee Smokies
High A – A.J. Morris, Moses Lake Pirates (Kansas State), Daytona Cubs
SS – Eddie Orozco, Corvallis Knights (UC Riverside), Boise Hawks

Cincinnati Reds
AA – Brian Pearl, Bend Elks (Washington), Pensacola Blue Wahoos
High A – Daniel Wolford, Moses Lake Pirates (Cal), Bakersfield Blaze
R – Jeff Gelalich, Bellingham Bells (UCLA), Billings Mustangs
R – Jordan Remer, Bend Elks (San Francisco), Billings Mustangs

Colorado Rockies
MLB – Jeff Francis, Bellingham Bells (University of British Columbia)
High A – Kraig Sitton, Spokane RiverHawks (Oregon State), Modesto Nuts
Low A – Tyler Anderson, Corvallis Knights (Oregon), Asheville Tourists
Low A – Joey Wong, Bend Elks (Oregon State), Asheville Tourists
SS – Chris Dennis, Cowlitz Black Bears (Portland), Tri-City Dust Devils

Houston Astros
MLB – Bud Norris, Aloha Knights (Cal Poly)
AA – Alex Sogard, Bend Elks (North Carolina State), Corpus Christi Hooks
SS – Brad Propst, Kitsap BlueJackets (Oklahoma State), Tri-City ValleyCats

Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB – Stephen Fife, Bellingham Bells (Utah)
AA – Steven Ames, Wenatchee AppleSox (Gonzaga), Chattanooga Lookouts
Low A – Nick Akins, Corvallis Knights (Riverside CC/Vanguard), Great Lakes Loons
Low A – Kevin Taylor, Cowlitz Black Bears (Western Nevada), Great Lakes Loons
R – Scott Griggs, Bellingham Bells (UCLA), Ogden Raptors
R – Owen Jones, Wenatchee AppleSox (Portland), Ogden Raptors

Miami Marlins
AAA – Evan Reed, Bend Elks (Cal Poly), New Orleans Zephyrs
AA – Garrett Parcell*, Aloha Knights (Cypress College/San Diego State), Jacksonville Suns
AA – Matt Montgomery, Kelowna Falcons (UC Riverside), Jacksonville Suns
Low A – Ryan Goetz, Kelowna Falcons (UC Riverside), Greensboro Grasshoppers
Low A – Scott Lyman, Corvallis Knights (UC Davis), Greensboro Grasshoppers
Low A – James Nygren, Bend Elks (Oregon State), Greensboro Grasshoppers
SS – Cody Keefer, Wenatchee AppleSox (UCLA), Jamestown Jammers
R – Patrick Claussen, Bellingham Bells (Washington State), GCL Marlins

Milwaukee Brewers
MLB – Nyjer Morgan, Kelowna Falcons (Walla Walla CC)
MLB – Jim Henderson, Kelowna Falcons (Tennessee Wesleyan)
AAA – Sean Halton, Bellingham Bells (Lewis-Clark State), Nashville Sounds
High A – Seth Harvey, Bellingham Bells (Washington State), Brevard County Manatees
Low A – Mitch Haniger, Corvallis Knights (Cal Poly), Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Low A – Adrian Williams, Walla Walla Sweets (UCLA), Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
R – Brandon Brennan, Bend Elks (Oregon/Orange Coast College), Helena Brewers
R – Paul Eshleman, Kitsap BlueJackets (Oregon/Cal State San Bernardino), Helena Brewers
R – David Otterman, Kelowna Falcons (University of British Columbia), Helena Brewers
R – Tyler Wagner, Kelowna Falcons (Utah), Helena Brewers

New York Mets
MLB – Jeremy Hefner, Spokane RiverHawks (Oral Roberts)
AAA – Bobby Scales+, Aloha Knights (Michigan), Buffalo Bison
AA – Greg Peavey, Corvallis Knights (Oregon State), Binghamton Mets
High A – Daryl Ceciliani, Bend Elks (Columbia Basin College), St. Lucie Mets
SS – Stefan Sabol, Cowlitz Black Bears (Oregon/Orange Coast College), Brooklyn Cyclones

Philadelphia Phillies
AA – Tyler Knigge, Wenatchee AppleSox (Lewis-Clark State), Reading Phillies
High A – Jim Murphy, Corvallis Knights (Washington State), Clearwater Threshers
High A – Peter Lavin, Bend Elks (East L.A. JC/San Francisco), Clearwater Threshers
SS – Mitch Walding, Cowlitz Black Bears, Williamsport Crosscutters

Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB – Matt Hague, Aloha Knights (Washington/Oklahoma State)
AAA – Duke Welker, Bend Elks (Seminole State College/Arkansas), Indianapolis Indians
High A – Kawika Emsley-Pai, Bellingham Bells (Lewis-Clark State), Bradenton Marauders
SS – D.J. Crumlich, Wenatchee AppleSox (UC Irvine), State College Spikes
SS – Adrian Sampson, Bellingham Bells (Bellevue CC), State College Spikes

St. Louis Cardinals
MLB – Marc Rzepczynski, Aloha Knights (UC Riverside)
AAA – Jess Todd, Kelowna Falcons (Navarro College/Arkansas), Memphis Redbirds
AA – Kyle Conley, Wenatchee AppleSox (Washington), Palm Beach Cardinals
AA – Adam Melker, Corvallis Knights (Cal Poly), Springfield Cardinals
Low A – Sam Gaviglio, Corvallis Knights (Oregon State), Quad Cities River Bandits
Low A – Colin Walsh, Kelowna Falcons (Stanford), Quad Cities River Bandits
SS – Daniel Bibona*, Corvallis Knights (UC Irvine), Batavia Muckdogs
R – Michael Aldrete, Kelowna Falcons (UC Davis/San Jose State), Johnson City Cardinals
R – Joey Donofrio, Bend Elks (UC Davis), Johnson City Cardinals

San Diego Padres
AAA – Sawyer Carroll, Kelowna Falcons (Seminole State College/Kentucky), Tucson Padres
AAA– Rocky Gale, Corvallis Knights (Portland), Tucson Padres
AAA – Eddie Kunz, Bellingham Bells (Oregon State), Tucson Padres
AAA – Jorge Reyes, Moses Lake Pirates (Oregon State), Tucson Padres
High A – Matt Andriese, Corvallis Knights (UC Riverside), Lake Elsinore Storm
Low A – Cody Hebner, Kitsap BlueJackets (Green River CC), Fort Wayne TinCaps
SS – Goose Kallunki, Walla Walla Sweets (Utah Valley State), Eugene Emeralds
R – Wynton Bernard, Bellingham Bells (Riverside CC/Niagara), AZL Padres

San Francisco Giants
AAA – Tyler LaTorre, Bend Elks (UC Davis), Fresno Grizzlies
AA – John Eshleman, Corvallis Knights (Mt. San Jacinto College), Richmond Flying Squirrels
AA – Ari Ronick, Wenatchee AppleSox (Portland), Richmond Flying Squirrels
High A – Mitchell Beacom, Wenatchee AppleSox (UCLA), San Jose Giants
High A – Alex Burg, Corvallis Knights (Washington State), San Jose Giants
High A – Josh Osich, Corvallis Knights (Oregon State), San Jose Giants
High A – Andrew Susac, Corvallis Knights (Oregon State), San Jose Giants
SS – Trevor Brown, Wenatchee AppleSox (UCLA), Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
SS – Matt Duffy, Corvallis Knights (Long Beach State), Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
SS – Chris Johnson, Corvallis Knights (Portland), Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
SS – Stephen Yarrow, Wenatchee AppleSox (San Francisco), Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
R – Jake Shadle, Kitsap BlueJackets (Green River CC), AZL Giants

Washington Nationals
AA – Sean Nicol, Wenatchee AppleSox (Portland/San Diego), Harrisburg Senators
AA – Cameron Selik, Spokane RiverHawks (Kansas), Harrisburg Senators
High A – Paul Applebee, Bellingham Bells (UC Riverside), Potomac Nationals
Low A – Jeremy Mayo, Kelowna Falcons (Texas Tech), Hagerstown Suns
R – Dixon Anderson, Kelowna Falcons (Cal), GCL Nationals
R – Tony Nix, Kelowna Falcons (UC Riverside), GCL Nationals

Key:
SS – Class A Short-Season
R – Rookie League

* released during the 2012 season
# voluntarily retired during the 2012 season
+ signed with Orix Buffaloes of Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan