1997 World Showcase - List of Players

Name City St Ht Wt Pos B T Yr GPA ACT   School Comments
Skip Adams Albuquerque NM 5'11" 170 SS R R SR 3.1 20 La Cueva  Good hands, Good player
Jonah Ansell Oak Park IL 6'1" 170 P R R JR 3.99 Oak Park River Forest 85 FB, good life
Ryan  Baldwin Tulsa OK 5'11" 170 C/2B R R JR 2.75 Nathan Hale  Small college prospect
Ronny Bass Kennesaw GA 6'2" 175 OF/P L L JR 3.08 North Cobb 6.9 60, good player & pitcher
Shane Bazzell Columbus MS 6'2" 180 P/OF L R SR 2.1 17 New Hope Possible high pick
Daniel Becker Pittsburgh PA 6'3" 195 OF/P R R SR 4.25 1320 Baldwin 6.8 60, 86 arm  Dartmouth 
Jay Belflower Sebring FL 6'4" 210 P R R SR 3.9 20 Sebring Signed w/ Florida
Wesley Bentley West Union SC 5'11" 165 P/CF S L SR 3.23 950 Walhalla 85 FB good lefty
DeWayne Betts Lakewood CA 6'0 170 CF R R SR 2.6 Lakewood Small college prospect
William Brandtonies Overland Park KS 6'0 180 C/P R R JR 3.1 Rockhurst Small college prospect
Wesley Brant Cedar Rapids IA 6'0 175 P/CF R R JR 2.6 CR Kennedy Small college prospect
Dewon Brazelton Tullahoma TN 6'4" 190 P/IF R R SR 3.1 19 Tullahoma 91 FB + Curve High Pick 
Jim Bullard W Covina CA 6'6" 220 P L L SR 3.41 1070 Bishop Amat Signed w/ UCSB
Kevan Burns Beloit WI 5'11" 185 OF L L JC 3.2 17 Indian Hills C.C. Excellent Hitter 6.7 86 OF Arm 
Kenny Castillo San Antonio TX 5'7" 150 SS/2B R R SR 3.5 Oliver Wendall Holmes Good field, good player
Jason Ciarrachi Lombard IL 5'11" 180 2B/3B R R SR 4.4 25 Montini Catholic Good hit Good player
Justin Combs Sioux City IA 6'3" 195 C/P R R SR 3 18 West 87 Arm
Jeremy Cotten Fuquay-Varina NC 6'2" 226 1B/P R R SR 4 1020 Fuquay-Varina High pick Signed w/ NC State
Jeremy Cox Dalton GPA 5'10" 175 P/OF L L SR 2.2 17 Dalton 86 Lefty Excellent Pitcher 
Pat Denney Shreveport LA 5'9' 180 OF R R SR 2.75 Captain Shreve Good player Power hitter
Deon Dinsmore Belvidere IL 6'2" 220 P/IF R R JR 3.5 Belvidere Small college prospect
Greg Driffill San Antonio TX 6'2" 194 3B/C R R SR 3.3 18/980 William H Taft Good player
Alex Dvorsky Marion IA 6'3" 195 C/OF R R SR 2.9 21 Marion Signed w/ Iowa
Jimmy  Engle Sunrise FL 5'10" 180 P L L JC 3 Broward CC 83 FB good curve
Scott Fabro Lethridge, AB CAN 6'0 175 C/OF R R SR 2.7 Winston Churchill Good catcher
Edward Fink Chicago IL 6'3" 205 C R R SR 4.1 24 St Francis de Sales Great Body good arm
Corey Freeman Tampa FL 5'11" 160 SS R R SR 2.5 King Good actions, good glove
Jeremy Glessner Mt Pleasant PA 6'0 200 C R R SR 3 880 Mt Pleasant Area Signed w/ West VA
Bubba Graves Wagoner OK 6'0 225 C/3B R R JR 3.55 Coweta Could develop, good power
Gavin Griffin Darien IL 5'8" 130 C/2B R R JR 3.2 Nazareth Academy Small college prospect
Hector Guadalupe Ft. Washington MD 6' 170 SS/2B S R SR 2.5 670 Riverdale Baptist Top SS 
Joe Gullion Leawood KS 6'0 175 SS/2B R R JR 2.2 Blue Valley North Good player will follow
Donnie Hampshire N Smyrna Beach FL 5'10" 185 P/SS R R SR 2.7 Hollywood Hills Good player, good hands
Lucas Hansen Thor IA 6'0 180 OF/C R R JC 3.16 Iowa Central CC 6.7 88 Arm Power
Matthew Harrelson Marietrta GA 6'3" 195 1B/C R R SR 3.5 28/1180 Marietta good player good body
Cory Harris Davenport IA 5'10'' 170 CF R R SR 2.45 19 Davenport Assumption 6.6 Good Hit
Vincent Harrison, Jr. Cincinnati OH 5'10" 185 SS R R SR 2.9 19/960 Princeton Good Player 
Tyler Hasbrouck Anchorage AK 6'3" 200 1B/3B L R SR 3.6 1220 Robert Service Top Alaska Player power
Mike Hofius Lakewood CA 6'2" 170 1B/OF L L SO 3.3 Lakewood Good Young
Travis  Hudson Belvidere IL 6'4" 170 P/OF R R SR 2.5 15 Belvidere Junior College prospect
Brent Irwin Fortville IN 6'1" 180 P R R SR 3 840 Mt Vernon Small college prospect
David Jensen Henderson NV 6'3" 215 1B/OF L L SR. 27/1020 Green Valley Run Hit Play Top draft pick 
Ryan Johnson Ottumwa IA 6'1" 190 P/1B L L SR 2.8 20 Ottumwa control LHP
Damien Jones Whistler AL 6'2" 195 CF L L SR 2.95 15 Vigor Run!!!! High draft pick
Beau Kemp Tulsa OK 6'1" 185 SS/P R R JR 2.25 Nathan Hale Top Jr. 88 FB
Adam King Cedar Rapids IA 6'4" 200 P R R SR 2 George Washington 85 FB
Josh Kurchin New York NY 5'9" 150 2B R R SR 2.7 1130 Brooklyn Tech Small college prospect
Joseph LaGrasta Plantation FL 6'0 195 C S R JC 2.7 940 Valencia CC Good player
Jerry  Lee West Union SC 5'9" 180 C R R SR 3.7 950 Walhalla Good catcher, can hit
Jeremy Lord Ottumwa IA 6'1" 220 C/P R R SR 2.6 18 Ottumwa Very good, 85 FB, 1.9 Pop
Brandon Love Viola AR 6'2" 185 P R R JR 3.3 Viola Top Jr. 88 Great Life 
Brandon Martin Vienna IL 5'10" 165 OF/1B L L JR 4 Vienna Small college prospect
Tyson  Martinez Fort Madison IA 6'2" 190 IF R R JC 2.8 Indian Hills CC Strong Arm, can hit
Gerard McCall Meridian MS 6'0 205 C R R SR 2.9 19 Meredian Top Catcher 
Savares McCarter Kankakee IL 6'1" 168 Of/P R R SR 4.2 19 Kankakee Good runner
Ryan McCarthy Prospect Hts. IL 6'0 185 CF R R SR 4.4 22 John Hersey Small college prospect
Jack McCuen Des Moines IA 6'2" 205 1B/RF R R JC 2.3 18 Indian Hills CC Good Power
Derin McMains Mountain Home AR 6'1" 170 SS/2B S R JC 3.7 27 Westark CC Great Arm 88 good player 
Brad Mears Cedar Rapids IA 6'0" 190 P R R JC 3.33 21 Indian Hills CC 89 FB 
Kyle Middleton Pensacola FL 6'5" 220 P R R SR 3.7 Escambia 88 FB good life
Michael Myers Ft Myers FL 6'1" 180 SS R R SR 2.5 850 Bishop Verot Top Player 
Darin Naatjes Alvord IA 6'7" 230 P/OF L R JR 4 West Lyon 1st Rnd 99, 92 FB -- 6.6 60
James Nepa Las Vegas NV 6'0 194 C R R JR 3.73 Cimmaron Memorial Excellent catching prospect
Nick  Nissen Martelle IA 5'11" 180 3B R R SR 2.8 21 Mt Vernon Small college prospect
Joseph Orloski Henderson NV 6'3" 175 P R R SR 2.7 Green Valley Signed w/ ASU
Desmond O'Quine Perkinston MS 6'2" 193 SS R R JC Miss. Gulf Coast CC Signed w/ LA Tech
Freddie Pagan Miramar FL 5'10" 175 OF S R SR Broward CC 95 Arm 6.6 run 
Michael Padron Jacksonville FL 5'11" 180 3B R R JR 3 The Bolles School Good player, good hitter
James Penn Memphis TN 6'0 190 IF/OF L R JR 3.1 Wooddale Good Jr., quick bat
Brice Pelfrey Cantonment FL 6'1" 160 SS R R SR 3.5 23 Tate  Good player, good arm
Aaron Perez Van Meter IA 6'0 170 OF L R SR 3.1 18 Van Meter Small college prospect
Brent Potter Runnells IA 5'11" 195 P/C R R SR 3.65 23 SE Polk 88 FB good life
Antonio Quinn Des Moines IA 5'8" 156 OF S R JR 3.4 Hoover Could develop, quick hands
Tim Raines, Jr. Heathrow FL 5'10" 165 OF R R SR 2.8 Seminole Did not play, family illness 
Kyle  Rajsich Flagstaff AZ 5'11" 160 2B L R SR 4.04 24/1150 Coconino Power!! good hit, good player
Darren Ramm Armstrong IL 6'2" 185 P/OF R R SR 3.1 Armstrong Potomac aggressive hitter
Eric Ray Mitchellville IA 5'10" 165 OF/CF R R SR 3 21 Bondurant-Farrar Good All-around
Kyle  Richmond Clearwater FL 6'1" 190 P/3B R R JR 2.85 Clearwater 85 FB
Cody Ross Carlsbad NM 5'11" 180 CF/P R L JR 3.6 Carlsbad Top Jr. 6.6 86 FB great change
Elvin Ruiz Arecibo PR 6'0 197 1B L L JC 3.8 Indian Hills CC Can hit
Jason Rusin Plainfield IL 6'0 165 P L L SR 4.08 21 Plainfield Small college prospect
Adam Sadler Cedar Rapids IA 5'10" 180 2B/P R R JC 2.97 23 Kirkwood CC Good field, good player
Brad Salmon Pensacola FL 6'4" 210 P/OF L R SR 3.4 19 Tate  87 FB, good life, good body
Paul Sanchez Chicago IL 6'1" 170 P/CF R R SR 2 Hubbard 87 FB, good life, throws easy
Lonnie Satcher Pine Bluff AR 5'6" 166 SS2B R R Sr 2.9 18 Pine Bluff Top player run 6.6 
Brandon Sing Joliet IL 6'3" 183 SS/3B R R JR 3 Joliet Township (West) Jr. to watch
Brandon Smith Montezuma IA 5'11" 165 SS/3B R R JR 3.5 Montezuma good player
AJ Stoffels Prairie Du Sac WI 5'10" 195 C R R JC 3 19 Sauk Prairie good player good catcher 
Ryan Sudenga Valley Springs SD 5'11" 175 IF R R SR 3 19 Brandon Valley good player
Rick Thompson Ottumwa IA 5'11" 170 P/SS R R SR 3 Ottumwa 85 FB, good player
Brandon Tischer Durango CO 6'1" 205 P/1B R R SR 3.7 21 Durango Good arm, good player
Greg Torgerson Independence IA 6'1" 185 1B L L SR 3.4 22 Independence Signed w/ UNI
David Trainor Braintree MA 5'10" 170 C R R SR 3.5 1180 Archbishop Williams One of top catcher's from MA
Tino Tropea Highland Park IL 6'0 165 OF/P R R JR 3.5 Highland Park Small college prospect
Bradley Unger Plainfield IL 6'0 195 C S R SR 3.96 24 Plainfield Small college prospect
Nic Ungs Dyersville IA 6'1" 190 P/3B R R SR Beckman Signed w/ UNI
Carlos Uribe New York NY 5'11" 175 P R R SR 2.5 1150 Brooklyn Technical Small college prospect
Jonathon Vasconcellos Lakewood CA 6'2" 185 P/C R R SR 2.33 980 Lakewood Good player
Blake Whealy River Forest IL 5'10" 180 SS R R SR 3.1 20/980 Oak Park River Forest Good hit good player 
Derek Wilcox Des Moines IA 6'4" 197 LF/1B R R SR 3.36 19 Hoover Power Hit
Clyde  Williams Sanford FL 6'2" 190 1B/P L L SR 3.6 930 Seminole Great hitter, high pick
Jaime Williams Ft Worth  TX 5'10" 195 OF R R JC 2.5 O.D.Wyatt Can hit
Josh Wilson W Des Moines IA 5'10" 170 OF L R SR 3.8 27 IA Western CC Hitter!!!
Kyle Woods W. Des Moines IA 6'3" 175 P/3B R R SR 2 Valley 84 FB
Brad Zorns Ankeny IA 6'2" 185 P L L JC 3.8 21 Indian Hills CC 84 FB
Marshall Arnold Chicago IL 6'2" 180 1B L L NA Uncommitted Raw, played hard, great kid
Eric Beer Iowa Falls IA 5'10" 170 3B/P R R JR 3.2 Iowa Falls Ability, young, good arm
Joshua  Hodge Evansville IN 5'11" 160 IF/OF R R JR 3.25 Evansville Mater Dei Young, unable to attend
Andy Jansen Bancroft IA 6'0" 195 3B/OF R R SR 3.7 20 N. Kossuth Has all tools