2011 Palm Desert Coyotes - Player Bio Information
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2011 Palm Desert Coyotes - Player Bio Information 20 LHP CRIMMEL, KEVIN Age: 23 Height: 6’2” Weight: 195 B/T: L/L College: Villanova Additional Information: Tied school record for career appearances with 71(54 relief, 17 starts)…Had a career 11-11 record with three saves for Villanova…struck out 122 and walked just 65 over his four year career…Spent the summer of 2007 and 2008 in the Valley Summer Collegiate League…Played for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League in 2009…features curveball, change, fastball all with good command. 21 LHP FOWLER, BRIAN JOSEPH Age: 22 Height: 6’7” Weight: 215 B/T: L/L College: Chico State Additional Information: Went a combined 2-0 with 2 saves, a 5.67ERA, 20K’s in 19.1IP at Chico State University (’08-‘10)…worked as reliever and starter at Chico…Spent 06-07 at Treasure Valley CC and posted a 10-5 record with 6 saves and a 2.60ERA…earned first team All-Eastern Division in 2007…Recorded 4 saves and 2 wins over 23.1IP in the California Collegiate League playing for Santa Maria in 2009…Tossed 47.1 innings with a 2.47 ERA for the Semi-Pro Nor Cal Pirates in 2010 as mostly a starter…Named Gatorade Northwest Region Legion Player of the year in 06 and 07. 7 RHP SCUMACI, JOE Age: 22 Height: 5’11” Weight: 185 B/T: R/R College: Lewis University Additional Information: Earned Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team honors…named to ABCA All- Region Second Team…Led conference with 94 K’s and 11.33K’s/9…in 2009 led Lewis University in ERA with a 2.42 mark over 78 innings pitched…As a sophomore in 2008 at Triton College garnered All-Region and All-Conference honors with a 7-0 record…spent the 2007 season at Waubonsee Community College 15 LHP URIBE, JUSTIN Age: Height: 5’11” Weight: 185 B/T: L/L College: UCLA Additional Information: Four year starter at UCLA…helped lead UCLA to 3 NCAA Regionals and the 2010 College World Series…Hit over .280 each season for a career .303 batting average…had 11 HR, 31 2011 Palm Desert Coyotes - Player Bio Information Doubles, 76 RBI and 80 Runs…Team captain senior year… Went 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA and 5 strike outs in 6.2 innings as a sophomore in 2008… 9 RHP WILLIAMS, CHARLES Age: 24 Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 B/T: R/R College: Jackson State University Additional Information: Played for the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League in 2009…Posted a career low 4.33 ERA with 10 wins over 87.1 innings at Jackson State in 2008…Named the 2008 SWAC pitcher of the year. 24 RHP LoPRESTI, JAMES Age: 25 Height: 6’3” Weight: 210 B/T: R/R College: Sonoma State Additional Information: Posted a 7.71 ERA over 7 innings with 2 K's for the GBL’s Calgary Vipers in 2010… Also spent parts of the 2010 season on the rosters of the Schaumburg Flyers, El Paso Diablos and Yuma Scorpions. 6 RHP JANCLAES, JAMES Age: 21 Height: 6’2” Weight: 175 B/T: R/R College: Citrus College (CA) Additional Information: Played at Citrus College ‘09-‘10… In his final season at Citrus compiled a 3-3 record with a 5.78 ERA over 12 starts. Struck out 49 and walked 30. Led the team in starts and innings pitched (62.1). 11 C HERRMANN, ROB Age: 22 Height: 5’9” Weight: 185 B/T: R/R College: Fredonia State University Additional Information: Hit .306 with 1 HR and 17 RBI as a Freshman in 2007…committed only 1 error in 84 chances…Top 3 in the conference in 2008 with a .395 Average…led the team in slugging with a .504 mark…named All-Conference and Second Team All-New York in 2008…Team captain as a Junior in 2009…hit .348 with 31 RBI and did not commit and error…as a senior hit .391 with 28 RBI…All Conference selection for 4th straight year…Hit .363 for the New York Empires of the New York Pro Development league in 2010… 2011 Palm Desert Coyotes - Player Bio Information 1 C DRAKE, JORDAN Age: 19 Height: 5’10” Weight: 185 B/T: R/R College: High School Draftee Additional Information: Selected in the 23rd round of the 2009 MLB June Draft…played in 2009 for the Arizona League Angels…Collected 2 hits in 9 at bats, 1 SB, 1 BB and 4 K’s…1st team all Sunbelt League at Elsinore High School…Broke track records at Murrieta Valley High School…Cousin to former MLB Catchers Charles Johnson and Terry McGriff. 8 SS BREAULT, KYLE Age: 20 Height: 6’1” Weight: 190 B/T: S/R College: Additional Information: Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 23rd Round of the 2009 June Draft...In 2009 played in 2 games at 2B for the Gulf Coast Nationals. 3 SS GORANG, BEN Age: 22 Height: 5’9” Weight: 185 B/T: R/R College: Merced JC, University of the Pacific Additional Information: Hit .312 as a senior at Pacific in 2010 with 1 HR and 27 RBI over 52 starts...As a junior in his first season at Pacific hit .284 over 51 games with 3 HR and 28 RBI...made a total of 20 errors across more than 100 games in his career at Pacific...Named first team all League as a sophomore at Merced…Attended Pitman High School in Turlock, CA and made First-Team All-League. 23 3B HOEFF, KEVIN Age: 23 Height: 6’2” Weight: 225 B/T: R/R College: University of Iowa Additional Information: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 48th round of the 2008 Draft… Returning to Iowa for his senior year in 2009 he hit .294 with 19 RBI over 37 games as a senior...As a junior at Iowa named second team all-Big Ten…Hit .357, .453 against lefties, with 3 HR and 31 RBI in 2008…Made 48 starts at 3B in 2007 for Iowa compiling a .342 average including 14 multi-hit games…Played in the Cape Cod League and was named a western division All-Star in the summer of 07…Made 39 starts as a sophomore posting a .295 average with 17 RBI…Three time all conference selection out of Triad High School. 2011 Palm Desert Coyotes - Player Bio Information 25 1B HOSKINS, WESLEY Age: 21 Height: 6’2” Weight: 202 B/T: R/R College: Additional Information:Plays for the Edenvale Giants of the South African Major League since 2005…He was the top hitter for the league in 2009 and 2010…Member of Gauteng major league provincial team since 2006…Made part of the South African Training squad since the age of 15…Played three games for South Africa in the 2009 Baseball World Cup…Cut from the World Baseball Classic roster just before 2009 games…Played two seasons in the Cape Town Major League and was team’s top hitter. 5 2B STOTTLEMYRE, CLINT Age: 23 Height: 5’8” Weight: 185 B/T: R/R College: Neosho County, Panhandle State University Additional Information: Has hit .330 or better in each of past two seasons for the Coastal Kingfish in the Continental League…Named to the 2010 CBL All-Star game with a .361 average and eventually led the team in every offensive category…Attended Panhandle State from 05-08 after two seasons at Neosho County. 4 2B WHITE, WES Age: 22 Height: 5’7” Weight: 150 B/T: R/R College: Waynesburg State Additional Information: 4 year starter at Waynesburg(DIII)…2-Time D3Baseball.com All-American…2- time Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star…3-Time All Presidents Athletic Conference Team…Voted 3-time All Mideast by ABCA…hit lead-off and posted a .500-plus OBP in three straight seasons including a career high .579OBP in 2010. Also hit .400-plus in each of those seasons…stole a total of 83 bases. 22 3B WILSON-TRAISMAN, NATE Age: 22 Height: 6’4” Weight: 205 B/T: R/R College: Macalester College Additional Information: Career .371 hitter at DIII Macalester College…4 year starting short-stop…Hit career high .425 with 44 RBI as junior in 2009…2009 NCAA Midwest All-Region Selection…3-Time All Conference Selection…All-State Selection as senior at South Eugene High School 2011 Palm Desert Coyotes - Player Bio Information 16 OF DENNISTOUN, MARCUS Age: 22 Height: 5’10” Weight: 155 B/T: R/R College: Additional Information: Currently plays in Inland Empire Adult Baseball League for the So Cal Marlins AA...Hit .304 with 10 RBI in winter of 2010...hit .314 with 11 RBI in summer of 2010...Yucaipa Valley Legion All-Star from 2001-2005. 18 OF FRATINI, CHRIS Age: 22 Height: 5’10” Weight: 185 B/T: L/R College: SUNYIT Additional Information: First Team All-League selection 2009 and 2010…2010 led all DIII with .511 batting average, third in nation with .950 slugging percentage…DIII All-American in 2010…Conference leader in average, slugging, triples, home runs and total bases as a senior…4 year letterman at Westhill High School. 10 OF HOWARD, TRIVON Age: 23 Height: 6’2” Weight: 175 B/T: R/R College: Claflin University Addition Information: 4 year team captain at Claflin University…Won MVP award in 2009…Compiled a .382 avg, with 12 Doubles and 47 RBI as a senior…Played on MLB’s RBI baseball team Atlanta prior to All- Star Game in 2005…Coca-Cola Player of the year at North Springs High School…Attended Spring Training with the Independent Illinois Miners in 2010.