Cerritos College freshman
Joe Terry
(Long Beach Poly HS), who was named
All-American, All-Southern California and the South
Coast Conference Player of the Year, was drafted in
the 17th Round (503rd overall) by the Seattle
Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. Terry, who led the
team with a .426 batting average, also led the squad
in hits (72), runs (50), doubles (14), triples (14),
home runs (4), RBI (57), total bases (126) and
slugging percentage (.746).
Terry, who is
getting recruited by several Division I
universities, will return to play for the Falcons
next season if he does not sign with the Mariners.
Terry is the 10th Cerritos player to be drafted by
the Seattle Mariners and first since pitcher Robbie
Dominguez was a 46th Round pick in 2006. Last year,
pitcher Miguel Flores was a 16th
Round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals and is
currently in their minor league system.
In other Falcon
baseball news, pitcher
George
Sanchez (Gahr HS) and third
baseman
Brian
Gaylord (La Mirada HS) have
signed with Lewis & Clark (ID) State College, while
outfielder
David Neff
(John Glenn HS) and pitcher
Steven
Blanchette (Schurr HS) will be
moving on to Oklahoma Baptist University. Second
baseman
Brandon
Pesante (La Mirada HS) has
also signed with Vanguard University.
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