AMATEUR BASEBALL DRAFT : Angels Make 53 Selections During Record 101 Rounds

The California Angels drafted 53 players, including four from Orange County, in last week’s free agent amateur baseball draft.

The Angels selected center fielder Garret Anderson of Kennedy High School, right-handed pitcher Todd Blyleven of Villa Park, catcher Eric Buechele from Fullerton who played for Fresno State and right-handed pitcher Jay Hassel of Rancho Santiago College.

A total of 1,487 players were selected in a record 101 rounds.

The Houston Astros led all teams with 100 selections, surpassing their own record of 88, set last year. Seattle was second with 75 selections, followed by the New York Yankees (74), Montreal (71) and Atlanta (67).

There were 587 players selected from four-year colleges, 577 from high schools, 317 from junior colleges and six listed as being chosen from other categories.

Right-handed pitchers made up the largest single group of draftees (464), followed by outfielders (315) and infielders, excluding first basemen (289).

Those attending schools in California made up the largest group (349), followed by 142 from Florida and 116 in Texas. Five states--Alaska, Delaware, Montana, South Dakota and Vermont--had no players taken.

In 1989, 1,488 players were drafted in 88 rounds, both records at the time.

A complete list of Angel draftees, along with Orange County players drafted by other clubs:

Angels’ draftees (listed by name, position, college or high school, and hometown).

Vladimiro Alcaraz, 1b, West Valley HS, Spokane, Was.; Jermaine Allensworth, ss, Madison Heights HS, Anderson, Ind.; Garret Anderson, cf, Kennedy HS, Granada Hills, Calif.; Jeffrey Ball, rhp, Hawaii Kailua, Hawaii; Donald Barbara, 1b, Cal State Long Beach; David Berg, 2b, Sacramento CC, Roseville, Calif.; Joseph Bertucci, 3b, Ridgewood HS, Port Richey, Fla.

Todd Blyleven, rhp, Villa Park HS, Villa Park, Calif.; Elgin Bobo, 1b-c, Sonoma State, Freedom, Calif.; Eric Buechele, c, Fresno State, Fullerton, Calif.; Andrew Christman, rf, Midwest City HS, Midwest City, Okla.; Vernell Coles, ss, Virginia Tech, Lewisburg, W.Va.; Britt Craven, rhp, Pepperdine, Kailua, Hawaii; Paul Creek, lhp, Georgia Tech, Martinsburg, W.Va.; Mark Dalesandro, c, Illinois, Chicago;

Joseph Davis, ss, Central Arizona JC, Casa Grande, Ariz.; John Deremer, rhp, San Jose CC, San Jose, Calif; Alfredo Diaz, ss, El Monte HS, El Monte, Calif; Brian Duva, 2b-lf, Oak Hall HS, Gainesville, Fla.; Kenneth Edenfield, rhp, Western Kentucky, Morristown, Tenn.; Patrick Forbes, 2b, Wichita State, Pittsburg, Kan.; Jesus Gil, c, USC, North Hollywood, Calif.

Anthony Gonzales, ss, Rubidoux HS, Mira Loma, Calif.; Brian Grebeck, ss, San Diego State, Cerritos, Calif.; Brian Guzik, ss, Greater Latrobe HS, Latrobe, Pa.; Todd Hall, ss, Sacramento CC, Placerville, Calif.; Ryan Hancock, rhp, Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, Calif.; Joseph Hardwick, of, Nashua HS, Nashua, N.H.

Jay Hassel, rhp, Rancho Santiago College, Placentia, Calif.; Theron Heusman, lhp, El Reno JC, Oklahoma City; Joshua Hurst, ss, Glendale CC, Glendale, Ariz.; Wayne Johnson, ss, Oklahoma Christian College, Houston; Mark Ledinsky, lhp-of, Lake County JC, Buffalo Grove, Ill.; Phillip Leftwich, rhp, Radford, Radford, Va.; Kevin Lewis, c, Indian River CC, Fort Pierce, Fla.

Martin Malloy, ss-2b, Trenton HS, Trenton, Fla.; Brandon Markiewicz, ss, Dixie Hollins HS, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Charles McCray, rhp, Florida, Mayo, Fla.; Jerry McLemore, of, Waxahachie HS, Waxahachie, Texas; Steven Morgan, of, Tate HS, Pensacola, Fla.; Louis Pakele, rhp, Hawaii-Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii; Earl Partrick, c, J.M. Tate HS, Cantonement, Fla.; Troy Percival, c, California, Moreno Valley, Calif.; Michael Pineiro, 3b, West Covina HS, West Covina, Calif.

Randall Powers, rhp, USC, Azusa, Calif.; Todd Refnes, rhp, California Poly State, Sacramento, Calif.; Anthony Rice, c, Notre Dame, Woodruff, SC; John Showalter, ss, Georgia, Sarasota, Fla.; Mark Simmons, 3b, Morgan Park HS, Chicago; Fausto Tejero, c, Florida International, Hialeah, Fla.; Brian Toney-Gay, of, Morrilton HS, Morrilton, Ark.; Ronald Watson, rhp, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Joseph Williams, 3b, New Mexico State, Los Alamos, N.M.

Other Orange County players selected:

Atlanta Braves: Lance Marks, c, Dana Hills HS, Laguna Niguel; Kevin O’Connor, of, Illinois, Huntington Beach.

Baltimore Orioles: James Dedrick, rhp, USC, Huntington Beach; Jason Hutchins, rhp, Golden West College, Irvine; Douglas McConathy, 1b-3b, Cypress College, Buena Park; Duane Page, rhp, Ocean View HS, Westminster; David Paveloff, rhp, Chapman College, Desert Hot Springs; William Speakman, c, Cal State Fullerton, Covina.

: Chicago White Sox: Michael Bradish, 1b, Christ College Irvine, Brea.

Cleveland Indians: Rodrick McCall, 1b, Orange Coast College, Stanton.

Detroit Tigers: William Adams, rhp, La Serna HS, La Mirada.

Houston Astros: Kevin Cook, of, Cypress College, La Habra; Kevin Ehl, rhp, Cypress College, Villa Park; Steven Hernandez, ss, Orange Coast College, Huntington Beach; Rafael Mota, rf, Fullerton College, La Crescenta; Charles Phillips, rhp, Orange Coast College, Huntington Beach.

Kansas City Royals: Chad Drown, ss, La Mirada HS, Placentia; Nick Kaiser 2b-ss, Cuesta College, Santa Margarita; Robert Toth, rhp, Pacifica HS, Cypress.

Los Angeles Dodgers: Domingo Mota, cf, Cal State Fullerton, La Crescenta.

Milwaukee Brewers: Ernie Nietzke, of, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo.

Montreal Expos: Robert Katzaroff, lf, California, Seal Beach; Troy Kopp, c, Pacific, Mission Viejo; David Schultz, of, Marina HS, Huntington Beach.

New York Mets: Thomas Allison, 2b, Chapman, Orange

New York Yankees: Jay Donnelly, rhp, Foothill HS, Santa Ana; Thomas Wilson, rf, Fullerton College, Yorba Linda.

Philadelphia Phillies: Troy Paulsen, ss, Stanford, Fountain Valley.

Pittsburgh Pirates: David Tellers, rhp, San Jose State, Buena Park.

St. Louis Cardinals: Joseph Aversa, ss, USC, Huntington Beach.

San Diego Padres: Brenden Bish, ss, California State Los Angeles, Yorba Linda; Steven Gill, cf-rf, Arizona, Anaheim; Stephen Grack, of, Rancho Santiago College, Fountain Valley.

San Francisco Giants: Mate Borgogno, 2b, Cal State Fullerton, Chino Hills; Eric Christopherson, c, San Diego State, Westminster; Shelby Hart, of, Golden West College, Garden Grove.

Seattle Mariners: Bret Boone, 2b-ss, USC, Villa Park; John Cummings, lhp, USC, Laguna Niguel; Marc Newfield, 1b, Marina HS, Huntington Beach; Ronald Rico, 1b, Cerritos College, La Mirada.

Texas Rangers: Bradley Haley, 3b-of, El Toro HS, El Toro; Steve Surico, lhp, Loyola Marymount, Tustin.

Toronto Blue Jays: Huck Flener, lhp, Cal State Fullerton, Fairfield; Raphael Garcia, rhp, Southern California College, Anaheim Hills; Ryan Henderson, rhp, Citrus College, Laguna Niguel; David Pearlman, rhp, Fullerton College, Fountain Valley.