California Smoke Baseball Club (smokebaseball.com): Collegiate Alumni
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OVER ONE HUNDRED PLAYERS MOVE ON TO COLLEGIATE OR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.
Jason Young....... Stanford (Cleveland Indians),
Daniel Kemper....... Santa Barbara
Toby Riday-White.... Fresno State
John Baker....... Cal Berkeley (Oakland A's)
Ben Clayton....... Wake Forest
Matt Powers....Cal Poly
Lucas Jubb........ St. Mary's
J.G. Larochette....... St. Mary's
Kevan Graves...... Dartmouth
Andrew Riesenfeld....Virginia
Hank Lobel..... Concordia
Max Slendebroek... College of Marin
Mark Hitchcock.... S.F. City College
Peter Caso...... Laney
Malcolm Jackson... Laney
Nick Miller....... Ohlone College
Ben Clayton....... Wake Forest
Jason Comte....... Irvine
John Thane........ Laney
Jon Marshall....Cal Poly
Matt Fahey.....Cal St. Fullerton
Ted Kearns........ Fordham University
Bob Saunders....University of the Pacific
Kenny Evoniuk....Oral Roberts University
Casey Klein....... Cal Poly
Kevin Blanc....... Saint Mary's
Mike Sansoe....St. Mary's College/A SanDiego Padres
Cody Nelson.....St. Mary's College
Joe Dimas......... Diablo Valley College
Cameron Johnson....UC Berkeley
Charlie Robertson....Diablo Valley College
Nicki Aurora....UC Davis
Zach Blatteis......Hawaii/Sonoma State
Matt Capell........LeHigh
Sean Hunter.......Cuesta JC/Cal Poly Pomona
Eric Nappo.........Chabot
Jonny Ash....Stanford/AA Houston Astros*
Nate Durham Hammer...Loyola Marymount/Sonoma St. *
Robby Brethauer....Lewis and Clark *
Daniel Poniatowski....Wesleyan University *
Eric Walterhouse.......USF/College of San Mateo
Justin Riche.....Biola University *
Steve Singleton....University of San Diego/Minnesota Twins
Chris Hopkins.....Oregon State University
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Tyson Ross....UC Berkeley/Oakland A's
Rashad Tucker.....Fresno State/Sonoma State
Steven Warner....Ohlone College/Sonoma State
John Anderson....Chabot College/Toronto Blue Jays *
Bryce Mendonca......Chabot College/Pepperdine
Danny McDaniel......Chabot College/Chicago Cubs
Myles Schroeder.....Diablo Valley College/SF Giants *
Andrew Prince.....Harvard University *
Justin Trejo......Ohlone College *
Justin Lynch.....San Diego State
Rylan Sandoval....Chabot/Long Beach (drafted New York Mets)
Will Dugoni....Loyola Marymount
Jeff Kobernus....UC Berkeley/Washington Nationals
Max Shupe.....San Jose JC
Chris Marshall....Sierra College *
Trevor Sampson....Chabot College
Alex Schmarzo....Saint Mary's College
Carey Schwartz....Stanford University
Blaine Marchant....University Puget Sound *
Danny Johnson....Chabot College *
David Rowse......University of the Pacific
Chris Viegas.....University San Diego, Oregon State University
Chris Bohannan....Louisiana Tech University
Jason Stoddard...Diablo Valley College
Sam Jones.....Allan Hancock College
Brian Budd....San Diego State
Brian Martin....University of Pacific
Wes Garwood...Cal St. Lutheran
Ben Zemmelman....Sierra College
Brian Mouton......Sacramento City College
Alex Briskin......Linfield College
Cory Krisman....Ohlone College
Jason Martin....San Jose State *
Greg Ditmer....St. Mary's College
Robby LeClair...Sacramento City
Aaron Headrick....Skagit Valley College
Michael De Groot.....Stanford University
Kyle Lawton....University of San Francisco, Sonoma State
Graham Rodriguez....San Jose State
Ryan Moura.....Sonoma State/Napa
Tommy Gale.....San Jose State
Kyle Felix.....Trinity University
Michael Durham....West Valley College
Dylan Rath.....Diablo Valley College
Mark Nesbit....San Diego State
Stew Sweet....Diablo Valley College
David Buscovich....DVC/UC Berkeley
Andy Hennessey....San Jose State
Evan Warner....College San Mateo *
J.R. Graham.....Santa Clara University (drafted Oakland A's)
Ryan Palermo....UC Santa Barbara
Tyler Bremer....UC Davis
Jacob Sylvester...University of Pacific
Scott Lyman....UC Davis
Brett Christopher....University of Pacific
Nick White....College of San Mateo
David Hurlbut....DVC/ Cal St Fullerton (drafted by Minnesota Twins)
Logan Scott....UC Berkeley
Steve Carroll....Chabot College
Robby Rogers...Solano College
Kyle Holmstrom....Ohlone College
Markus Melgosa...St. Mary's College
Tyler Christian....San Jose State
Nate Underwood....Long Beach
Joe Sever...Pepperdine
Chris Mendoza.....Santa Clara University
Augie Bill...University of Arizona
Nick Sours....Seattle University
Quinton Perry....Santa Clara University
Pat Stover....Santa Clara University
Tucker Minor...University of Washington
Kenton Bevacqua...Solano College
Anthony Mignano....San Francisco State
Jeremy Maniz....Diablo Valley College
Pat Hennessey....San Jose State
Kyle DeMerritt.....Santa Clara University
Kyle Macey...UC Santa Barbara
Nick Sanzeri....University San Francisco
*high school/tournament players of Coach JK that did not play Smoke
Monday, April 21
Player Update: Tommy Gale SJSU
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| Smoke Leadoff Star Tommy Gale | |
Monday, May 29
Smoke OF Mike Sansoe Drafted by San Diego Padres
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| Mike Sansoe with Fort Wayne Wizards (A) | |
Moraga, CA - Saint Mary's senior centerfielder Mike Sansoe was drafted in the 18th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday afternoon, going 548 overall to the San Diego Padres, making him the third Saint Mary's player drafted on the day. Saint Mary's junior Bryan Byrne and fall signee Dylan Johnston were drafted earlier in the day.
Sansoe, from Walnut Creek, CA, raised his stock his senior year, having a break out season, while being named to the Second Team All-West Coast Conference.
"It feels good. It's been a lifelong dream to get a chance to play at the professional level," Sansoe said. "To comeback under a new coach and play to my potential was a good way to end my career."
Sansoe's career season starts with his team-leading .352 batting average and a team-leading seven home runs. Sansoe also scored 35 runs, had 11 doubles, three triples, 20 RBI, 11 walks and six steals.
The 6-0, 190 pound right handed hitting Sansoe was one of the fastest on the team and his three triples led the West Coast Conference. Sansoe also shows excellent range in centerfield, another plus for the senior.
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| John Baker Makes AAA All-Star Team |
Friday, April 27
Minor Leaguers 2007 Update
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He is currently batting over .400 in the first month of the 2007 season.
Mike Sansoe is batting .318 for the Padres (AA-San Antonio Missions).
Jonny Ash is currently batting .333 for the Houston Astros (AA-Corpus Christi Hooks)
Steven Singleton is currently batting .340 with 4 home runs for the Minnesota Twins (R-Elizabethton Twins)
Jason Young (Major League Free Agent) is in rehab from pitching injury.
1999 Smoke Catcher John Baker One Step Away
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| John for the AAA Athletics | |
From the Scout.com Website: "Baker had a 2003 campaign that was very similar to Nick Swisher's, but it went unnoticed by critics of the A's minor league system. Baker was raking in 2003 at Kane County before being promoted to Midland to replace an injured Jeremy Brown. In Midland, Baker posted an OPS under .600 in 150 AB for Midland. Baker was back at Midland to start 2004 and had an incredibly consistent season hitting .280 with 15 HR. He then saw another in-season promotion, this time to Sacramento, but unlike last year, Baker took advantage of the promotion and hit .408 in 49 AB for the RiverCats. He is now seen as a potential starting catcher for the A's as soon as 2006."
Coach Joel Kaufman had the pleasure of visiting with John at the Oakland A's Spring training camp in 2004. "John is still the same nice kid he was as when he played for us after his senior year in High School. What always stood out about John was his desire, work ethic (always sweaty), and leadership." John actually was a 1st baseman for De La Salle and the Smoke needed another catcher with the difficult schedule and John stepped back there and the rest is history. He led the Smoke in batting average, homers and rbi's in the grueling Connie Mack League schedule. The Smoke finished in 2nd place and John was one of two players selected (by Connie Mack rules) to go on to the Western Regionals.
Congratulations to John Baker on all that he has achieved and maybe we can get some better seats to A's games soon.
Article from Oakland A's Website on John Baker
Monday, May 29
You never Know What Position You will Play in College
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Smoke Star Jason Young Inks Contract with Rockies
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Coach Joel Kaufman recalls the dominance of Jason in Connie Mack. "At age 17, already clocking a 93 mph fastball, I would feel guilty when we threw his dominating curve or changeup. He was just plain overpowering.
I knew this kid was special when he pitched a no-hitter for me at age 12 in the District All-Star Championship game against Antioch.
Wednesday, July 9
BREAKING NEWS: SMOKE'S JOHN BAKER REACHES BIG LEAGUES
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John Baker (1999) has finally done it. He was added to the Major League roster on Tuesday July 8th, 2008. John played for De La Salle High School and joined the Smoke as a first baseman. He then played at Cal Berkeley before being drafted in the 4th round by the Oakland Athletics. The A's traded John to the Flordia Marlins. Congratulations to John and his family who reside in the Walnut Creek area.
John started his first big league game on Wednesday July 9th and got his first big league RBI with a 9th inning sacrifice fly driving in Jorge Cantu in the Marlins 5-2 win over San Diego.
