2011 Taylor Baseball Season Preview

The 2011 Taylor Baseball team enters the summer with a roster full of Division talent. Taylor features 12 players on the roster committed to Division 1 schools on scholarship, and the rest of the roster committed to the areas top NWAACC schools such as Bellevue College and Edmonds CC.


Infield
The infield features 3 high caliber future D1 scholarshiped short stops that can play SS, 2B, or 3B. Jourdan Weiks  (U of San Francisco 2011), Shea Donlin (WSU 2012) and Michael Lucarelli (U of Portland 2012) can play anywhere in the infield and are all versatile at the plate. Marcus Madden (Edmonds CC 2011) and Dylan Wright (2013) will also play 3B and 2B. Bryan Burgher and Derek Callahan hold down the 1B spot.

Outfield
Taylor is loaded in the outfield led by WSU commit CF Austin Pernell (2012). Pernell brings game changing speed to the lead off spot and is fun to watch play CF. Theo Alexander (2012) brings Taylor one of the Northwest's biggest professional prospects in the 2012 class. Alexander shows tremendous power and hits for high average. Yale Rosen (WSU) might be the hidden gem of all hidden gems in the last few years of baseball in the Northwest. Yale will hit in Taylor's clean up spot this summer and is a legitimate 5 tool player with off the charts make-up. Victor Mayorquin (2012) brings Taylor speed and versatility to the team. With more polish, Victor will certainly play at the next level after his senior year.

Pitching Staff
The Pitching staff features 6 arms that have recieved Division 1 scholarships. The staff is led by Minnasota Twins draft pick and UW signee Bryan Burgher and LHP Derek Callahan (Gonzaga 2011). Spencer Hobson (Whitman 2011), Kyle Doyle (Seattle U 2011), Marty Luckenbach (Oregon State 2012), Jacob Schroeder (WSU 2012), Chris Kerwood (Arkansas State U 2011), Kevin Sheets (Edmonds CC 2011) and Dylan Wright (2013) round out the staff.

Catchers
Brady Kerr (2011) from Nathan Hale brings Taylor a left handed hitting catcher with tremendous arm strength. Brady is headed to play at Bellevue College. Ethan Yeo from Edmonds CC is a switch hitter with power from both sides and handles the pitching staff well. Marcus Madden (2011) will also see time behind the plate.