Oregon baseball announced on Thursday the signing of 10 recruits during this year’s signing period while only two current players, both pitchers, will be graduating. In signing seven pitchers, the team will have a total of 15 players who will throw from the mound during the 2018 season.
Here’s a look at the the nine high school players and one junior college player who Oregon signed.
Hunter Breault: RHP
Breault is a three-year letterman from Kapolei, Hawai’i, who had a 2.76 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 29.2 innings his junior year. Oregon head coach George Horton said that he might develop into a dominant closer if he does not become a weekend starter.
Peyton Fuller: RHP
Fuller, who is from Ashland, Oregon, has been named a second-team Oregon 5A all-state. He had a 2.02 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 52 innings his junior year. Fuller also played basketball and football in high school.
“It always brings us great pride to keep excellent players from Oregon in Oregon,” said Horton.
Cullen Kafka: RHP
Kafka has received honorable mention all-state and all-league after his junior year 2-1 record and 1.50 ERA. He is from Walnut Creek, California, where he will help defend De La Salle High School’s CIF title.
Markus Ramos: RHP
Ramos lettered all four years of high school in baseball and football in Ewa Beach, Hawai’i. He has been named a Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-America High Honorable Mention selection and a Hawai’i High School Athletic Association Division I All-Tournament Team member in 2016.
“He will bring a competitive, team-first attitude that fits right into our core values,” said Horton.
Jimmy Ramsey: RHP
Ramsey finished 2016 with a 4-0 record and a 0.91 ERA, while hitting .417 with six home runs and 12 doubles. He also received first-team all-state and first-team All-Minnesota State High School League honors in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Kolby Somers: LHP
Hailing from Hillsboro, Oregon, Somers was named to the Oregon 6A All-State Baseball Team and was an All-Metro League selection in 2016. He finished the 2016 season with a 1.70 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 50 innings, while hitting .490. Horton said that he believes that Somers is one of the top 2017 prospects in Oregon.
Brett Walker: RHP
Walker is a three-year letterman from Fresno, California, who earned first-team all-state and all-league honors as a junior. He finished the 2016 season with a 10-1 record with a 1.56 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 85 innings pitched.
Taylor Adams: OF
Adams will transfer to Oregon from Tacoma Community College where he hit .302 with six doubles and 16 RBI. He was named the NWAC Player of the Week after hitting .667. Prior to his collegiate career, Adams was a four-year letterman at Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington.
Jonny DeLuca: OF
DeLuca is a three-year letterman from Agoura Hills, California. He was named first-team All-Marmonte League as a junior while hitting .386 with a school record of 26 stolen bases.
“Jon was the first commit for us in this class,” Horton said. “He is another exciting player that will help make our pitchers better.”
Evan Williams: OF
Williams is a three-year letterman from Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, who batted .279 and received honorable mention all-district honors as a junior.
“Offensively [Williams] as the ability to be a disruptive right handed force at the top of our lineup,” said Horton.
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Oregon baseball signs 10 recruits to 2018 roster: seven pitchers and three outfielders
Alexa Chedid
November 16, 2016
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