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Extremely limited stadium giveaway issue from club in the Alaska Baseball League. Set was handed out on July 27, 2007. Sixteen players from this club were either drafted or signed by major league organizations.
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.
Chen-Chang Lee (Taiwan) Signed by Cleveland Indians on September 18, 2008 from Taiwan. One of best pitching prospects in 2007 ABL; noted as player to "Keep an eye on..." in March 2007 ESPN.com article on Taiwan baseball.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Checklist: 1 Coaches (Mike Garcia Randy Kramer Jeff Walker Scott Shepperd) 2 Brian Belli (Canada College Long Beach State) 3 Christian Bergman (UC Irvine) 4 Mitch Bialosky (San Francisco) 5 Dustin Birosak (Cal State Fullerton) 6 Donald Brandt (Santa Clara) 7 Adam Jorgenson (Cal State Fullerton) 8 Cheng-Chang Lee (Taiwan) 9 Chu-Kuan Lee (Taiwan) 10 Chad Nading (Oregon State) 11 Owen Reid (Winthrop) 12 Steven Siers (Texas State) 13 Buck Afenir (Kansas) 14 Matt Lucchesi (Skyline Junior College Niagara) 15 Clay Calfee (Angelo State) 16 Gabe Jacobo (Angelo State) 17 Tom Mendonca (Fresno State) 18 Shan Sullivan (Angelo State) 19 Eric Wetzel (Fresno State) 20 Jared Gayhart (Rice) 21 Kyle Morgan (Long Beach State San Francisco) 22 Sean Ratliff (Stanford) 23 Logan Schafer (Cal Poly) 24 Louis Ullrich (Winthrop) 25 Scott Carpenter (Lane Community College) Jesse Sweet (Lane Community College) |