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L.A. Dodgers draft Suffolk seniorBy Titus Mohler Correspondent Josh Henderson and his family had been fervently praying and, though the answer they wanted took longer than expected, it came when the Los Angeles Dodgers selected Josh in the 16th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft this week. “I was sitting at the computer,” Josh said, “looking at my mom’s laptop, and then I heard, ‘The Dodgers’ next pick,’ then they called out my ID number, said, ‘Henderson, Josh. Joshua Henderson from Suffolk, Va.’ And I was like ‘Wow! I’ve been picked.’ My parents are downstairs. I went downstairs and I was like, ‘I got picked! By the Dodgers!’ And I was like, just, I mean, words can’t describe how it felt. It was amazing!” It was not until the announcer said “Suffolk, Va.,” that the moment really hit home for Josh. “It was surreal,” he said. “It was a surreal moment. (I’m) just thankful, it was a blessing, just to have been picked.” Both of Josh’s coaches at First Baptist Christian, Orel Schleeper and Jeff Meyers, figured that it might be the Dodgers. Schleeper said that the Dodgers had called many times asking about Josh’s character, and Meyers said their scouts made at least six or seven appearances at school games. For Josh, the moment that came a little after noon on June 6 was the thrilling culmination of a lot of hard work and dreams. “It’s just a blessing, man,” he said, “because it’s been a lifelong dream since I was a little kid to have a chance to play professional baseball and work my way up to the major leagues.” Josh and his family had been expecting him to go much earlier in the 40-round draft that took place June 4-6. During the summer, Josh had played with many of the players who were being drafted in the initial rounds and exhibited similar abilities. “It was a trying, a testing of our faith,” Josh’s father Steve Henderson said. “We believe the Lord’s hand is on his life, we believe God has anointed him to play baseball, and we believe he’s one of the best players in the country.” “We’re very proud of him, very proud,” Josh’s mother Sonya Henderson said. “This is something actually that he’s always dreamed of. So, you’re excited to see something come to pass that they always wanted to do.” “I’m a diehard Yankees fan — and whatever team my son plays for,” Steve said with a laugh. “So, that’s the way that goes.” The next step in the process will involve more evaluation. “They need to get some more looks at me to decide how much money they are going to offer me,” Josh said. Since Josh was homeschooled and unable to play for Nansemond River High School, the public school he would have attended, he played high school baseball for the First Baptist Christian School Crusaders and the competition was at a lower level than would be ideal for a young man preparing to negotiate with a major league franchise. So within the next week or so he will begin playing for the Peninsula Pilots in Hampton, who play in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer league. And there is still a possibility that he could wind up attending Liberty University. “It’s 50-50 right now,” Josh said. “We don’t know what we’re going to do. My parents and I are going to put our heads together, pray, like we’ve been doing the whole time, and go from there.” If the Dodgers’ offer is reasonable and Josh accepts it, he will be able to take advantage of the MLB’s scholarship fund. Through this fund, the league pays for the player’s education while they’re playing and for up to two years afterward. For now, the challenge will be proving that his value as a baseball player is high. “Ever since he was nine years old,” Steve said, “he’s had to go prove himself (and) he’ll just have to go out and do that again with the Lord’s help.” GAZETTESSPORTS.COM Baseball: Eight Local Players Selected In MLB Draft JJ Fiddler, With Reports from LBSU & LBCC Gazettes.com - Gazette Newspapers Long Beach California On the final day of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, six more Long Beach baseball players were chosen to join pitchers Shane Watson and Chase DeJong in the professional ranks. All eight players will likely ink deals in the coming weeks, going from amateurs to professionals in a matter of days. HIGH SCHOOL The third and last Moore League player to get selected after Watson and DeJong was Poly outfielder Kevin Maxey, who went to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round. The 6’4” 220lbs. left fielder was drafted more on his body type and potential than pure high school numbers, even though he did wow scouts on multiple occasions during batting practice. Maxey had signed a letter of intent with CSU Los Angeles. LA CANADA VALLEY SUN LCHS grad Eric Smith realizes Major League dream with Dodgers June 06, 2012|By Andrew Shortall Eric Smith grew up a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers with his parents holding season tickets year after year. Now, Smith has the opportunity of one day becoming a Dodger after he was drafted by his hometown squad in the 18th round at No. 566 overall Wednesday in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. "This day has been something I have looked forward to my entire life and I am so grateful to be selected by such a great franchise," Smith said. ""It's almost surreal that I am part of a franchise that I have grown up watching." There's little time for Smith, who graduated from La Cañada High in 2009, to sit back and ponder his professional career, as he's too busy sporting Stanford University Cardinal red to switch to Dodger blue just yet. That's because Stanford and its junior catcher are in the thick of a race to the NCAA National Championship. The 12th-ranked Cardinals were on a plane to Florida to take on No. 3 Florida State in NCAA Super Regional play, which begins Friday, when Smith heard he was drafted. "He was just super excited," said Nancy Smith, Eric's mother. St. Francis High's David Olmedo-Barrera was also drafted Wednesday in the 40th and final round at No. 1,219 by the Oakland Athletics. "Honestly, I am really just so honored to be drafted," said Olmedo-Barrera, who just finished his senior year with the Golden Knights. "I guess it's kind of like my dream to always play professional baseball and to be drafted is a really huge honor. Being paid to play a game is very surreal. My family and I are really excited." Stanford advanced to the Super Regionals with an 8-7 win over Pepperdine Sunday for the NCAA Stanford Regional tournament title. Smith was an All-Pac 12 honorable mention and All-Stanford Regional Tournament player, as he went three for nine in three games with three runs scored and a run batted in through three tournament games. His best game of the tournament came Friday when he went two for four with two runs and a RBI in a win over Fresno State, 9-1. It's another highlight in a breakout year for Smith, thanks to a position change he made from the middle infield to catcher during the offseason. "Last year they were on a plane on their way back from the Super Regionals when [the Stanford coaches] told him they were going to make him a catcher," Nancy said. "He just started catching in the fall and won the starting position." Smith has played in a career-high 52 games and started 48 so far this year after he appeared in 14 games as a sophomore. The junior has maintained a .330 batting average (60 for 182) after he batted .286 and .250 as a freshman and sophomore, respectively. Smith has also scored 34 runs, posted 32 RBI, 11 doubles, two home runs and a triple to go along with .434 slugging, .379 on-base and .992 fielding percentages with three errors on 370 chances. After this season is out of the way, Nancy hopes to one day use one of her season tickets to see her son in a Dodgers uniform. OREGONLIVE.COM Portland Pilots baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers draft UP pitcher Owen Jones Daniel Mediate The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted University of Portland pitcher Owen Jones 596th overall in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball draft today. The right-hander, Jones, 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, was a senior this year at UP. A 2007 graduate of Edmonds-Woodway High School in Edmonds, Wash., Jones appeared in 15 games with 14 starts in 2011. He compiled a record of 5-6 in 90.0 innings pitched, striking out 64 while issuing 17 walks. Jones is the third UP player to be drafted this year. The San Francisco Giants selected pitcher Chris Johnson in the 17th round and the Boston Red Sox took pitcher Kyle Kraus in the 7th round. DAILY PRESS Menchville grad Jharel Cotton, Tabb product Adam McConnell are selected in MLB draft By Norm Wood By the time Jharel Cotton got the phone call Wednesday, it was already a day too late in his mind. Of course, he wasn't about to hang up and tell the Los Angeles Dodgers to go away. It's long been his dream to play professional baseball, and he's going to evaluate his options. He just figured the call would've come sooner than the 20th round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. "It felt pretty good to get it off my shoulders," said Cotton, a 5-foot-11, 198-pound right-handed pitcher who graduated from Menchville High and who now plays at East Carolina. "I got tired of waiting, so I was really glad when I got that call. "I was surprised (to get picked so late), but the draft is a funny thing. You never know what's going to happen." Cotton was selected with 626th overall pick. He played two seasons at Miami Dade College, a junior college, before heading to ECU, where he compiled an 8-3 record with a 3.65 earned run average this season as a junior. Last year, he was drafted in the 28th round by the New York Mets, and also turned down a free agent contract at the end of the summer with the Dodgers. In addition to Cotton, Tabb High graduate Adam McConnell, a 6-foot-0, 190-pound infielder at Richmond, was another Peninsula product to get drafted Wednesday. He was taken in the 29th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 903rd overall pick. While Cotton said he's going to take a week to determine whether he'll turn pro or go back to college, McConnell's mind is made up. After finishing his redshirt junior season at Richmond, and having already graduated, McConnell is headed for pro ball. "I'm 22 and have school out of the way, and felt like it was time to get playing in a professional system and develop as a player," said McConnell, who was drafted last year in the 30th round by the Dodgers, and who hit .283 with two home runs, 24 RBI and a team-best 12 steals this season at Richmond. Other players with ties to local high schools, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech or William & Mary that got drafted Wednesday include outfielder Josh Henderson (First Baptist Christian School in Suffolk, 16th round, 506th overall, Los Angeles Dodgers), right-handed pitcher Shane Halley (Virginia, 20th round, 613th overall, Kansas City Royals), left-handed pitcher Joe Mantiply (Tech, 28th round, 878th overall, Philadelphia Phillies), right-handed pitcher Ronnie Shaban (Tech, 33rd round, 1,020th overall, St. Louis Cardinals) and right-handed pitcher Matt Davenport (William & Mary/Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, 34th round, 1,054th overall, Detroit Tigers). Several draftees that have played or are currently playing for the Peninsula Pilots include Cotton (2010 Pilots), Davenport ('10 Pilots), McConnell ('10 and '12 Pilots), Georgia Tech right-handed pitcher Buck Farmer ('10 Pilots, 15th round, 485th overall, Milwaukee Brewers), Virginia Commonwealth right-handed pitcher Kyle Haynes ('11 Pilots, 20th round, 616th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates), Georgia Tech left-handed pitcher Jake Davies ('09 Pilots, 21st round, 661st overall, Boston Red Sox), Army first baseman Kevin McKague ('10 Pilots, 23rd round, 719th overall, Atlanta Braves), Virginia Military Institute right-handed pitcher Coby Cowgill ('10 Pilots, 23rd round, 726th overall, Texas Rangers) and Kent State shortstop Jimmy Rider ('10 and '11 Pilots, 26th round, 796th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates). Henderson and Cotton said they may play this summer for the Pilots. Henderson, who was home-schooled in Suffolk, said he has signed with Liberty, but will consider turning pro instead. "I kind of knew it would be (Wednesday)," said Henderson regarding his draft prospects. "It was just a matter of when. I was watching on the computer and I heard my name called out. And I was like, 'Mom, Dad, I just got picked by the Dodgers!' All my life I've always dreamed of playing a professional sport." OC VARSITY.COM Baseball: Locals selected on final day of MLB Draft Damian Calhoun The third day of the MLB Draft concluded Wednesday with rounds 16-40. The first county high school player selected on the third and final day was El Modena’s right-handed pitcher David Hill. Hill, who is signed with Long Beach St., was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 17th round, No. 548 overall. Hill went 6-2 last year with a 1.04 ERA for the Vanguards. In the 21st round, Villa Park outfielder Jacob Scavuzzo was selected by the Dodgers in the 21st round (No. 656). Scavuzzo hit .382 for the Spartans with four triples and 10 RBIs. In the 25th round, the New York Yankees selected Mater Dei’s Ty Moore (No. 787 overall). Moore, who was the Register’s baseball player of the year as a junior and a candidate for the award this season, is signed with UCLA. Moore hit .406 with three home runs, 23 RBIs, scored 31 runs and stole 10 bases. On the mound he had a 12-1 record with an 0.83 ERA. A pair of pitchers went in the 29th round to teams in the American League East. At No. 882, San Juan Hills pitcher Jake Pintar was selected by the Baltimore Orioles. Pintar, a 6-7 right-hander, had a 3-4 record and a 2.83 ERA last year for the Stallions. At No. 895, the Toronto Blue Jays selected Servite left-hander Cole Irvin, who is signed with Oregon.
A couple of former county prep stars were also selected early on the third day. Orange Coast College catcher Stefan Sabol (Aliso Niguel HS) went in the 17th round, No. 530 overall to the New York Mets.
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