OCVarsity is starting to release its 2017 Orange County baseball preview.
Here is our list of other top players to watch.
OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH
Miguel Abascal, Ocean View, Sr., OF
Jeff Alai, Estancia, Sr., OF
Kyle Arenado, Edison, Sr., INF
Casey Buckley, Los Alamitos, Jr., C
P.J. Buratti, Crean Lutheran, Sr., INF
Grant Burton, Mater Dei, Jr., OF
Zach Busalacchi, Orange Lutheran, Sr., 1B
Chandler Champlain, Santa Margarita, Jr., P
Ashwin Chiona, Sage Hill, So., Ut.
Nathan Church, El Toro, Jr., P/OF
Jeremy Ciolek, Dana Hills, Sr., OF
Demitri Colacchio, Aliso Niguel, Sr., INF
Jacob Collins, University, Sr., P/1B
Jasiah Dixon, Orange Lutheran, So., OF
Wilem Drozdowski, Sonora, Sr., OF
Bryant Durflinger, Buena Park, Sr., P/INF
Jack Eisner, Troy, Sr., P
Evan Fitterer, Aliso Niguel, So., P
Michael Frias, Servite, Sr., P
Alexis Garcia, Godinez, Sr., P/OF
Colin Gardner, Estancia, Sr., SS
Joey Garman, Mission Viejo, Sr., Ut.
Connor Glenn, San Juan Hills, Sr., INF
Ashton Goddard, Laguna Beach, Sr., P
Preston Hartsell, Corona del Mar, Jr., OF
Carson Herrell, Foothill, Sr., P
Blake Hunt, Mater Dei, Sr., C
Vince Inman, Edison, Sr., P/OF
Jake Jackson, El Toro, Sr., C
Hunter Jump, Aliso Niguel, Sr., OF
Riley Kasper, Capistrano Valley, Sr., INF
Ryan Kearney, Trabuco Hills, Sr., Ut.
Blake Klassen, JSerra, So., OF
Connor Kokx, Aliso Niguel, Sr., INF
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O.C. BASEBALL PREVIEW
- Baseball preview: O.C. preseason top 10
- Baseball preview: Orange County’s top 10 players to watch
- Baseball preview: Other players to watch
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- Baseball preview: Important dates
David La Biota, JSerra, So., 1B
Jake Lachemann, San Juan Hills, Sr., Ut.
Dylan Lack, Troy, Sr., 1B
Willie Lajoie, Beckman, Sr., INF
Tyler Lasch, El Toro, Sr., C
Will Levine, Mission Viejo, P, Jr.
Zach Lew, Orange Lutheran, Jr., INF
Cory Lewis, Marina, So., 1B
Chris Lopez, Tustin, Jr., OF
Jake Lope, Villa Parkl, Sr., P/INF
Jesse Lopez, El Dorado, Sr., OF
Trevor Lukkes, Foothill, Sr., OF
Jackson Lyon, Woodbridge, Jr., OF
Connor Martin, Capistrano Valley, Jr.; P/1B
Augie Mattei, El Dorado, Sr., OF
Justin Mazzone, Fountain Valley, Sr., C
Matt McClain, Beckman, Jr., INF
Joey Myers, Santa Margarita, Sr., INF
Josh Nicoloff, Santa Margarita, Sr. INF
Jack Owens, Beckman, Sr., 1B
Aaron Paek, Sunny Hills, Sr., INF/P/C
Michael Peabody, Mater Dei, Sr., OF
Edward Pelc, Sage Hill, So., Ut.
Andre Perry, Buena Park, Sr., SS/P
Raul Salazar, Cypress, Sr., P
Cole Samuels, JSerra, Sr., P
Austin Schell, Beckman, Sr., C
Jonathan Schiffer, Mater Dei, Sr., INF
J.T. Schwartz, Corona del Mar, Jr., INF
Cade Seabold, Newport Harbor, Sr., OF
Jake Spillane, Mission Viejo, Jr., P
Spencer Stern, Estancia, Sr., P
Brett Super, Sage Hill, Sr., P
Tanner Smith, Servite, Jr., OF
Mark Stanford, Los Alamitos, Sr., Inf/OF
John Thomas, Edison, Sr., OF
Michael Thomas, Mater Dei, Sr., P
Colin Townsend, JSerra, Sr., OF
Dylan Villalobos, Sonora. Sr., P/SS
Ray Villanueva, Kennedy, Sr., SS/P
Spencer Weston, Woodbridge, Sr., INF
James Williams, Ocean View, Jr., INF
Nathan Wilson, Fountain Valley, Jr., P
Andrew Xiao, Irvine, Sr., SS
Josh Zamora, El Toro, Sr., INF.
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