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Extremely limited stadium giveaway issue from club in the Alaska Baseball League. Set was handed out on July 27, 2007.
Includes first-ever cards of:
Tommy Mendonca (Fresno State) MVP of the 2008 College World Series. Won gold medal with 2008 USA National team. According to Perfect Game, Tom was the #23 pro prospect in 2007 ABL. Led school in triples (6) and finished second in HR (10) as freshman.
Logan Schafer (Cal Poly) Drafted by Brewers in second-round of 2008 draft. Named 25th-best prospect in California prior to 2007 draft by Perfect Game.
Gabe Jacobo (Sacramento State) Picked by Angels in 10th round of 2008 draft. Touted as 4th-best pro prospect in 2007 ABL by Baseball America. Named 2007 ABL All-Star after pacing ABL in RBI (38) and finishing tied for second in HR (5). Ranked as 15th-best pro prospect in 2007 ABL by Perfect Game. Hit .363-14-44 for Sacramento State in 2007.
Jared Gayhart (Rice) Picked in 13th round of 2008 draft by Tigers. Named 25th-best pro prospect in 2007 ABL by Perfect Game.
Clay Calfee (Angelo State) Chosen by Dodgers in 14th round of 2008 draft. Selected #1 pro prospect in Dvision II baseball by Baseball America prior to 2008 season. Ranked as 5th-best pro prospect in 2007 ABL by Perfect Game and 8th-best by BA, respectively. One of best hitters in 2007 ABL (.305-4-31) and led circuit in doubles (16). 2007 Division II All-America.
Cheng-Chang Lee (Taiwan) One of best pitching prospects in ABL; noted as player to "Keep an eye on..." in March 2007 ESPN.com article on Taiwan baseball.
Erik Wetzel (Fresno State) Picked in 13th round of 2008 draft by Rockies. 2006 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball. Hit .348 as sophomore.
Kyle Morgan (Long Beach State) Selected by Pirates in 36th round of 2008 draft. Finished third in ABL in batting (.354) was named 2007 ABL All-Star. Selected as 15th-best pro prospect in 2007 ABL by Perfect Game. Drafted in 30th round of 2006 draft by Los Angeles Dodgers.
Chu-Kuan Lee (Taiwan) Member of Taiwan National Team at Eneco World Port Tournament.
Set also contains card of Sean Ratliff (Stanford), who was drafted by the Mets in fourth round of 2008 draft and played for the 2005 USA Junior National Team; as well as Adam Jorgenson (Cal State Fullerton), who was named 10th-best prospect in Big West Conference prior to 2007 season by Baseball America. Jorgenson was picked by Colorado in 26th round of 2008 draft.
Set also contains first-ever cards of: Louis Ullrich (Winthrop), Buck Afenir (Kansas), Brian Belli (Long Beach State), Mitch Bialosky (San Francisco) Donald Brandt (Santa Clara), Chad Nading (Oregon State), Owen Reid (Winthrop), Steven Siers (Texas State), Matt Lucchesi (Skyline JC/Niagara), Shan Sullivan (Angelo State/Dodgers), Scott Carpenter (Lane CC), Jesse Sweet (Lane CC); as well as cards of Dustin Birosak (Cal State Fullerton/Mariners), Christian Bergman (UC Irvine). |