| Vanderbilt Baseball Signs Seven Players to NLI
12/3/2003
Vanderbilt Baseball Signs Seven Players to NLI 12-3-03 Nashville, Tenn. – Vanderbilt Head Baseball Coach Tim Corbin has announced the signing of seven players for the 2005 season, including three players from Tennessee, two from Texas and one from California and Florida. Corbin’s three Tennessee players are Scott Pettus (6-0, 180, R/R, RHP, Franklin, Tenn., Mongomery Bell Academy); David Price (6-5, 195, L/L, LHP/CF, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Blackman High School); and Kyle Waldrop (6-5, 205, R/R, RHP/1B, Knoxville, Tenn., Farragut High School). “Our goals were to sign the best players in the state of Tennessee and find tough, talented, athletic players and we did just that. A recruiting class can’t be measured until two-to-three years down the road, but these recruits will have an impact on our program sooner than later,” Corbin said. “David Price and Kyle Waldrop are two of the best players in the state of Tennessee as well as the country. Both were highly sought after by other SEC and ACC schools. They both possess great size (6’5) and are two-way players with tremendous athletic ability. “We were also very happy to sign Scott Pettus from Montgomery Bell Academy. Scott is a very competitive guy on the mound who was also a receiver on the state championship football team.” Corbin also signed two players from Texas in Shea Robin (5-10, 175, R/R, IF, The Woodlands, Texas, The Woodlands High School) and David Macias (5-10, 170, RS/R, IF, The Woodlands, Texas, The Woodlands High School). “Shea Robin and David Macias are two very good players from nationally-ranked Woodlands High School in Houston, Texas. Robin was one of the more accomplished hitters that our recruiting coordinator (Erik Bakich) saw all summer and Macias is a speed-type athlete who can play multiple positions.” Rounding out Corbin’s second recruiting class are Alex Feinberg (5-11, 170, R/R, SS, Orinda, Calif., Miramonte High School) and Dominic De La Osa (6-1, 180, R/R, SS/3B, Coral Gables, Fla., Archbishop Carroll High School). “We also were very fortunate to sign two accomplished infielders in Alex Feinberg from northern California and Dominic De La Osa from Miami, Fla.. These two can really play the game and were highly recruited by some great schools.” Corbin concluded. The Commodores, whose 2004 recruiting class was ranked No. 24 by Collegiate Baseball, open the 2004 season with a three-game home series with Southern Illinois at Hawkins Field.
2005 Vanderbilt Baseball Signees Name Ht Wt B/T Pos. Hometown (High School) Dominic De La Osa 6-1 180 R/R SS/3B Coral Gables, Fla. (Archbishop Carroll) Alex Feinberg 5-11 170 R/R SS Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte) David Macias 5-10 170 S/R IF The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Scott Pettus 6-0 180 R/R RHP Franklin, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) David Price 6-5 195 L/L LHP/CF Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman) Shea Robin 5-10 175 R/R IF The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Kyle Waldrop 6-5 205 R/R RHP/1B Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)
Dominic De La Osa ? 6-1 ? 180 ? R/R ? SS/3B ? Coral Gables, Fla. (Archbishop Carroll)? Named All-Dade County and All-State (second team) (2003)? Owned a .515 batting average, .840 slugging percentage and a .620 on-base percentage (2003)? Totaled seven home runs, 15 doubles, 36 RBIs and 23 stolen bases (2003)? Set the team’s individual season runs scored record with 60 (2003)? Owns a three-year career batting average of .403? Invited to the 2003 Diamond Classic by both the Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals? Played for Team NIKE in the Area Coade Games (Long Beach, Calif.) Alex Feinberg ? 5-11 ? 170 ? R/R ? SS ? Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte)? Ranked as the #154 overall prospect and the #18 middle infielder in the nation by Team One Baseball? Regarded as one of the top shortstop prospects in the country? Played for the elite NorCal Baseball Program? Helped lead NorCal to a runnerup finish in the Perfect Game WWBA Championship last summer (Marietta, Ga.)? Named to the Sunbelt Classic all-tournament team? Played for the Milwaukee Brewers in the Area Code Games (Long Beach, Calif.) David Macias ? 5-10 ? 170 ? S/R ? IF ? The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) ? Regarded as one of the top middle infield prospects in the country ? Ranked # 205 nationally by Baseball America and the #6 ranked infielder in the state of Texas. ? Named All-County, All-District and All-State (second team) in 2003? Owned a .400 batting average with five home runs, 35 RBI and 10 stolen bases (2003)? Played for Team Texas in the Sunbelt Classic last summer where he earned all-tournament honors? Two-sport star (baseball and football) who plays wide receiver for the No. 1 ranked team in Texas, 7th in the nation? Three-time academic letterwinner with a 3.6 GPA Scott Pettus ? 6-0 ? 180 ? R/R ? RHP ? Franklin, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy) ? Three-time All-Region selection? Threw a perfect game against Hillwood High School in his first prep start? Owned a 4-2 record with a 3.83 ERA striking out 53 batters in 56.1 innings (2003)? As a sophomore, he owned a 7-2 record with 72 strikeouts in 55 innings (2002)? Father Ron played for the Commodores in mid 1960s
David Price ? 6-5 ? 195 ? L/L ? LHP/CF ? Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman) ? Ranked as the #40 overall prospect and the #7 left-handed pitcher in the nation by Team One Baseball ? Ranked #61 nationally by Baseball America and is ranked the #1 Prospect in the state of Tennessee by Baseball America. ? Owned an 8-2 record (2003) with one save and owned a 1.02 ERA. ? Pitched six complete games, including three shutouts and one no-hitter (2003)? In 68.2 innings pitched, he gave up just 30 hits, 18 walks and 10 earned runs (2003)? Totaled 118 strikeouts for a 12.8 per game average (2003)? 2003 Co-Pitcher of the Year in District 7-AAA Shea Robin ? 5-10 ? 175 ? R/R ? IF ? The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) ? Batted .600 in 2003 post-season play helping lead his high school to the district championship? Led his team in batting average, RBIs and on-base percentage in the regional playoffs (2003)? Three-year varsity starter ? #13 ranked infielder by Baseball America in the state of Texas. ? Ranked No. 1 in his class with a 4.0 GPA? Played for the Elite Houston Heat Summer Traveling Team last summer and this fall? Led the Houston Heat with a .475 batting average and totaled 12 doubles and five home runs? Helped lead the Houston Heat to a third place finish in the Perfect Game WWBA Championship in October (Jupiter, Fla.) Kyle Waldrop ? 6-5 ? 205 ? R/R ? RHP/1B ? Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) ? 2003 4-AAA All-District MVP ? Ranked #257 nationally by Baseball America. ? Owned a .503 batting average and a .848 slugging percentage (2003)? Totaled 76 hits, 67 RBIs, 18 doubles, two triples, and 10 homeruns (2003). ? In 53.3 innings pitched, he owned an 8-0-2 record with 48 strikeouts and a 0.78 ERA (2003)? 2003 3-AAA State Champion with a 48-1 record ? 2003 All-State Team (TBCA and TSWA)? 2003 American Baseball Coaches Association All-American Second Team Selection? Team was ranked #2 in the nation by Baseball America in 2003? 2003 Junior Sun Belt MVP Pitcher |
