Eighteen 2010 Cape Leaguers will be in uniform this weekend when Oklahoma State, USC, UCLA and Vanderbilt gather in Los Angeles for the inaugural Dodgertown Classic.
The real “Dodgertown” part of the event happens Sunday when Vandy plays Oklahoma State and USC takes on UCLA at Dodger Stadium. But all weekend, we’ll have some pretty good match-ups.
In terms of arms, I don’t think it gets much better than Friday’s game between Vanderbilt and UCLA. Sonny Gray, the reigning SEC Pitcher of the Week who’s slated for Cotuit this summer, is expected to get the start against fellow sophomore star Gerrit Cole. The two were both on Cotuit’s roster but ended up as teammates on Team USA instead. Cole is not on the Cotuit roster for 2010.
In their first outings of the year, Gray struck out eight in eight shutout innings, while Cole struck out nine, didn’t walk anybody and allowed just one hit in six innings. Cole and Gray were ranked second and fourth on Baseball America’s list of the top 50 sophomore prospects in the nation.
In all the other Classic games, there is slated to be at least one ’09 or ’10 Cape Leaguer on the mound. Tyler Lyons (Chatham ’09) goes for the Cowboys against USC on Friday. On Saturday, Vandy’s Taylor Hill (Chatham ’09) gets the start against USC, while OK State’s Thomas Keeling (Chatham ’09) pitches against UCLA standout Trevor Bauer (Y-D ’10). In Sunday’s games, Kevin Couture (Chatham ’07 & ’08) is slated to pitch for USC against UCLA’s Rob Rasmussen (Orleans ’08 & ’09), while Jack Armstrong (Wareham ’09 & ’10) gets the start for Vandy against OSU’s Andrew Heaney (Falmouth ’10).
Whew. In pitching match-ups alone, it’s like a Cape League reunion.
Friday
Vanderbilt at UCLA, 9 p.m. ET
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Oklahoma State at USC, 9:30 p.m.
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Saturday
Oklahoma State at UCLA, 5 p.m.
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Vanderbilt at USC, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday
Oklahoma State vs Vanderbilt at Dodger Stadium, 1 p.m.
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USC vs UCLA at Dodger Stadium, 5 p.m.
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2010 Cape Leaguers
Oklahoma State
Andrew Heaney, Falmouth
Tom Belza, Chatham
Mark Ginther, Chatham
Vanderbilt
Jack Armstrong, Wareham
Riley Reynolds, Chatham
Aaron Westlake, Chatham
Sonny Gray, Cotuit
Michael Yastrzemski, Cotuit
Grayson Garvin, Bourne
Will Clinard, Orleans
Regan Flaherty, Y-D
USC
Taylor Wrenn, Orleans
Rick Oropesa, Chatham
UCLA
Beau Amaral, Chatham
Dan Klein, Chatham
Tyler Rahmatulla, Chatham
Trevor Bauer, Y-D
Cody Keefer, Y-D
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