BC Baseball: Welcome

BAWS 2012 will be held at Baggett Stadium on the campus of Cal Poly, June 29-30/July 1.  The schedule is not posted in the BAWS 2012 link.

BAWS team assignments are posted in the BAWS 2012 section.  They are subject to change.

I am still on the lookout for some outstanding young pitchers and will hold a tryout in early June, after all the section championships are over.  If you are interested in getting to that tryout, email me.

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Hi Blaine, I just wanted to let you know that I made a verbal commitment to Oregon State and my family and I are very excited about it. Once again I want to say I was glad to participate in BAWS last year. It definitely helped me! Best regards, Kevin Flemer (St. Mary's HS, 2013)

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hey coach Clemmens! it's Jack Klein (St. Ignatius Prep, 2013) and I wanted to let you know that I have committed to Stanford. BAWS was one of the main events where they saw me play and I am grateful for the opportunity that you and your showcase gave me. thanks again jack klein

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Coach Clemmens, I just wanted to let you know that I have verbally committed to Brown University.

From my Dad:

Blaine, thanks for providing a fantastic venue for players to be seen by college coaches. As you know Trent has participated in BAWS 2010, BAWS 2010 Futures and most recently BAWS 2011.

Trent had pitched in a game a few days before BAWS and his arm was not 100% and you were very accommodating to let him pitch when he felt he was ready. Luckily for Trent, Brown University was still there to watch Trent pitch. 

There really is no other event in the area that provides the venue and the thorough feedback as your BAWS event. I could not have agreed more with your assessment and writeup for Trent... I particularly enjoyed your opening... "Put three inches and 20 lbs on Yee, with his present day stuff and pitchability and I think most, if not all college programs would be recruiting him..."

We could not be more happy with how this has all turned out for Trent. Thanks for everything as well as including Trent in your latest article on 9County9.com, "Best uncommitted 2012 grads" (this is what reminded me to make sure to email you). Best of luck to you and BAWS in the future.

Harry & Trent Yee (Alameda HS, 2011)

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BAWS Futures took place October 8-9 at Laurel Creek Park in Fairfield.  The reports and ratings have been completed and can be found in the BAWS Futures 2011 section.

Contact me at BayAreaWS@yahoo.com to recommend OUTSTANDING players in the 2013, 2014 or even the 2015 class as a prospect to consider for BAWS 2012. 

BAWS 2012 will not be at Santa Clara University due to field renovations that will take place immediately after their 2012 season.  However, soon there very well could be some very exciting news of a new venue for BAWS 2012.  Keep checking for that update!

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Hi Blaine, Just want to let you know that I have committed to Arizona State. In 2010 I participated in BAWS and that was the first ever showcase I participated in. I didn't perform necessarily well in that event, but it really opened me up to the whole year after and how to compete in future events. I did get a lot of recognition from BAWS.

Thank you, Chris Flexen 2012, RHP Newark Memorial HS 

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A total of 25 former BAWS/RNWS participants signed in the 2011 draft.  

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BAWS 2011 profiles are completed.  Eventually I will do some rankings from the event too.  Thanks for your patience.  It has been a busy summer since the end of BAWS.

For now, you can read about the grading system I am using, which comes from BAWS scouting partner Prospectwire.com.  Eventually I will also put all the scouting info and reports over to Prospectwire.com.  If you haven't done so, you can create your profile at Prospectwire.com and then I can drop all of the scouting and raw data from BAWS into your profile.

Updated info, rankings, etc from BAWS 2011 will be coming in the next few weeks, including a Top 10 for each class (2012/2013), top tools, etc.  Stay tuned! 

Blaine,

Thanks for making the change for my son, he was able to get back to town and play in the county all star game. It was his last chance to play with some of his friends that he’s played ball with since he was 10. It meant a lot and we appreciate the accommodation. I also want to thank you for a great event, BAWS is very well organized and thought out. I really like the fact that hitters don’t have to take the walk. Many other showcases make them and you give players a chance to hit and not make hitters chase lousy pitches. It’s such a waste to pay a showcase fee then only get one or two ABs b/c of walks. Yours is a first-class event and you really think of everything from the perspective of players and parents and treat your customers first rate. Thx again - Parent

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Brett Jackson Award (Outstanding Player) - OF Grant Diede (Contra Costa), Acalanes HS (2012)

Most Outstanding Pitcher - RHP Daniel Jensen (Alameda), Redwood Christian HS (2012)

Most Outstanding Defensive Player - INF Jesse Medrano (Coast), Clayton Valley HS (2013)

FCA Most Inspirational Player - 1B/LHP Patrick Higashi (South Bay), Piedmont Hills HS (2012)

Coast (1-2) defeated Contra Costa (1-2) 4-3 in the first consolation game while Peninsula (1-1-1) and North Bay (1-1-1) tied 4-4 in the other consolation game.

Top velocity belonged to RHP Cal Becker (North Bay) of Redwood HS (2012) who touched 91 mph.

Top 60 yard time belonged to OF B.J. Boyd (Peninsula) of Palo Alto HS (2012) who ran a 6.51.

OF Travis Grossi (North Bay) of San Marin HS (2012) & C Jacob Tonascia (Peninsula) of San Benito HS (2013) both hit home runs and both did so with wood bats.

On June 10th the Arizona Diamondbacks called up RHP Bryan Shaw, making him the first former BAWS participant to reach the big leagues.  Shaw is from Livermore HS, went to Long Beach State, was selected in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft.  He was in the inaugural BAWS in 2004.

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The 2011 MLB Draft is finished and 42 former participants in BAWS/RNWS ('09-'10) were selected.  For background knowledge, BAWS became RNWS in 2009 when I formed a partnership with NorCal Baseball.  After RNWS '10 I left the partnership and brought back BAWS, creating the existence of two excellent events for college coaches and pro scouts to see players.  One great thing the partnership brought to the event when BAWS became RNWS was the attendance of the top NorCal Baseball players, including the three who were drafted on the first day of the 2011 MLB Draft.  Below are the players selected in the top 10 rounds this year.  The full list is in the BAWS Draft History tab (at left, toward top).  College commitments are listed after the high school draftees.

Bold = Signed

RHP Joe Ross, Bishop O'Dowd HS (UCLA) - Padres (1) - RNWS '09

RHP Robert Stephenson, Alhambra HS (Washington) - Reds (1) - RNWS '09

3B Tyler Goeddel, St. Francis HS (UCLA) - Rays (1s) - RNWS '09

RHP Erik Johnson, Cal (Los Altos HS) - White Sox (2) - BAWS '06

C Andrew Susac, Oregon State (Jesuit HS) - Giants (2) - RNWS '08

RHP Andrew Gagnon, Long Beach St. (Liberty HS) - Brewers (3) - BAWS '07

RHP Evan Marshall, Kansas St. (Homestead HS) - D'backs (4) - BAWS '06 & '07

CF Bobby Crocker, Cal Poly (Aptos HS) - Athletics (4) - BAWS '06 & '07

RHP J.R. Graham, Santa Clara (Livermore HS) - Braves (4) - BAWS '07

3B J.D. Davis, Elk Grove HS (Cal State Fullerton) - Rays (5) - RNWS '09

SS Mitchell Walding, St. Mary's HS-Stockton (Oregon) - Phillies (5) - RNWS '09

SS Marcus Semien, Cal (St. Mary's HS-Berkeley) - White Sox (6) - BAWS '07

RHP Jake Floethe, Cal State Fullerton (Acalanes HS) - Rays (6) - BAWS '06

RHP Cody Martin, Gonzaga (Dos Pueblos HS) - Braves (7) - BAWS '06

RHP Dixon Anderson, Cal (Piedmont HS) -Nationals (9) - BAWS '06

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BAWS Info

D1 - 418 former participants (2005-2011 grads) = 46%

MLB Drafted or Signed - 128 former draft eligible participants = 14.5%

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(GREAT emails I have received from my www.9county9.com blog readers)...

I read the write-up and I thought it was right on. Honestly, thanks for what you're doing for Bay Area baseball. I've talked to many coaches who follow the blog (www.9county9.com) and they appreciate the honest evaluations.

- Paul Cochrun, Petaluma HS head coach

Recently I had an opportunity to read your North Bay vs East Bay, 3/12/11 article and the critique of some of the players involved, particularly my grandson AJ Welsh. It is always enlightening to get an unbiased and professional opinion of ones talents. Thanks for your kind words.

- Thanks Again, Don Welsh  

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Blaine,

Many thanks to the exposure your event provided my son and the kind words from you in his profile from the 2010 BAWS. After thinking about other opportunities that were presented last summer, Austin recently made a decision to accept an offer to be a Washington Husky.

Thanks again for inviting Austin to participate in an event that kicked off his summer, leading to accepting an offer to play baseball at the University of Washington. It was certainly a summer to cherish.

All the best, Matt Rei  

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From Peter Jackson, father of former Miramonte HS & Cal star & 1st round pick Brett Jackson, as well as outstanding 2012 grad Drew Jackson of Miramonte HS...

Blaine-
Hope you're having a great summer. Couple of things:

1. BAWS was better than ever. I think the kids, parents and coaches all get something special to kick off the summer showcase season. Katie never really got a chance to be around it with Brett (as we had to split time up with four kids) and just couldn't say enough great things about the entire event. And in talking to other parents, everyone seems happy about the value and experience.

2. I don't know if you have heard on any 2012 commitments (its early) but Braden Bishop committed to the Washington Huskies!!! And Drew committed to my rival (as you know, I am a Cal grad) the STANFORD CARDINAL.

Again, thanks for helping both these kids and all the others who will be signing shortly...

BAWS is a game changer!

Peter

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For those who are not aware, BAWS was originally created and run by me (Blaine Clemmens), starting in 2004 and through 2007.  When I became a scout for the Atlanta Braves in November 2007 I was told by my former boss to not be out front of a showcase event.  In order for me keep my event alive I determined that I needed a business partner to run it with me while I was scouting.

With that partnership the name of the event changed for a couple years (to RNWS).  Though I was not on the field running the event, I was directing/managing it from the press-box and also set up the on-field operations exactly as I did for BAWS.  I am no longer scouting and am once again running our premier local showcase-tournament, the original Bay Area World Series (well, not the MLB version, but you get the point). 

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In January 2010 I began operations of Blaine Clemmens (BC) Baseball.  Details of what that means are always evolving but suffice to say that I am once again an independent baseball resource for college & professional baseball personnel, families & players. 

My background as a JC pitching coach, D1 pitching coach/recruiting coordinator, MLB scout, Bay Area World Series founder/director, and Perfect Game national scout/evaluator has given me a unique platform/background to go forth with ideas I have wanted to put in motion for years.  I even spent a short time as a travel ball coach back in 2000 with the Lafayette Generals.

Of all the things I have had an opportunity to do and be a part of, I have taken greatest satisfaction serving as an accessible/credible baseball resource of information for players, families, scouts, coaches, and agents for so many years.

I enjoyed scouting, but not nearly as much as I enjoy being involved with and positively impacting hundreds of young, hardworking ballplayers, their families, and those with interest in those players.

- Blaine Clemmens