Baseball Factory presented two MVP awards at the inaugural Baseball Express Cape Cod High School Classic presented by PUMA, which took place on July 29 in Wareham, Massachusetts.  The MVP Awards were given to the outstanding players on both the East and West squads.  The MVP award of Baseball Factory East was named after Judy Scarafile, the president of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The MVP award of Team One West was named after John Wylde, the general manager of the Wareham Gateman of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

• ­MVP of Baseball Factory East (Judy Scarafile Award) presented to Colton Willems, John Carroll (FL) HS, RHP
  
• ­MVP of Team One West (John Wylde Award) presented to Chris Parmelee, Chino Hills (CA) HS, 1B/LHP
  
• ­Baseball Express Home Run Derby Champion – Devin Shepherd, Oxnard Union (CA) HS, OF

The home run derby participants from the Team One West team were: Nick Akins (CA), Chris Parmelee (CA), Jonathan Edwards (TX), and John Tolisano (FL). The players from the Baseball Factory East team were Gabe Cohen (CA), David Christensen (FL), Aaron Miller (TX), and Devin Shepherd (CA).  Parmelee and Shepherd advanced to the finals, with Shepherd winning the home run derby in a tie-breaker (both players tied with three homers apiece in the regular finals match-up).

Pitching Stats:

Pitcher’s Breakdown (Broken down by team and order of appearance)
(Name, Pos, B/T, Height Weight, Graduation Year, High (State) School)

Baseball Factory East

1.  Colton Willems – RHP, R/R, 6-4 185, ’06, John Carroll (FL) HS FB- 91-94, CB 71, SL 77-80, Ch 76-78 Inning Result- 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 6 K
2.  Kasey Kiker – LHP, L/L, 5-10 180, ’06, Russell County (AL) HS FB- 89-94, CB- 73-77, CH 78-83 Inning Result- 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K
3.  Shawn Tolleson – RHP, R/R, 6-2 215, ’06, Allen (TX) HS FB- 90-92, SL- 78 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K
4.  Aaron Miller – LHP, L/L, 6-3 202, ’06, Channelview (TX) HS FB- 88-89, SL- 75-76 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
5.  Cory Rasmus – RHP, R/R, 6-0 195, ’06, Russell County (AL) HS FB- 89-92 (touched 93), CB- 71, CH- 77-79 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K
6.  Chris Armstrong – LHP, L/L, 5-10, 195, ’06, Owasso (OK) HS FB- 90-91, CB 74-78 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K
7.  Jim Gillheeney – LHP, L/L, 6-1, 180, ’06, Bishop Hendricken (RI) HS FB- 88-89, CB- 66-72 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K

Team One West

1.  Brandon Belt – LHP, L/L, 6-3 190, ’06, Hudson (TX) HS FB- 87-90, CB- 73-76, CH- 79-82 Inning Result- 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K
2.  Ryan Jenkins – RHP, R/R, 6-5 195, ’06, Cy Falls (TX) HS FB- 85-90, CB- 68, CH- 69-70, Batting Practice FB- 81-83 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
3.  Taylor Lewis – RHP, R/R, 6-4 190, ’06, Canyon del Oro (AZ) HS FB- 88-90, CB- 69-71, CH- 73-75 Inning Result- 1 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 K
4.  Erik Goeddel – RHP, R/R, 6-2 165, ’07, Bellarmine College (CA) Prep FB- 89-91, CB- 75-77, CH- 78-82 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
5.  Charles Brewer – RHP, R/R, 6-4 190, ’06, Chaparral (AZ) HS FB- 88-90, CB, 73-75, CH- 81 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K
6.  Tanner Robles – LHP, L/L, 6-3 190, ’07, Cottonwood (UT) HS FB- 83-85, CB- 69-72, CH- 74-76 Inning Result- 1 IP, 4 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K note: Robles retired the first two hitters, then struck out the third hitter who reached base when the third strike got away from the catcher. It should also be noted that in early June Tanner had an apendectomy.
7.  Tim Alderson – RHP, R/R, 6-6 206, ’07, Horizon (AZ) HS FB- 88-90, CB- 75-77, CH- 82 Inning Result- 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K

Batting Stats:

Baseball Factory East:

Gabriel Saade – 2B/SS, R/R, 5-10 175, ’06, Gulliver Prep (FL) – 0-3, two ground outs, one fly out to left
A.J. Wirnsberger – 3B/SS, R/R, 6-1 180, ’06, Paul Bryant (AL) HS – 0-3, hard line out to 2B
Cody Fierro – 1B, R/L, 6-2 205, ’06, Newbury Park (CA) HS – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI, Single
Devin Shepherd – CF/RF, R/R, 6-4 228, ’06, Oxnard Union (CA) HS – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 SB, 2 RBI, Single
David Christensen – OF, R/R, 6-1 195, ’06, Stoneman Douglas (FL) HS – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 RBI, Single & Double
Ryan Jackson – SS, S/R, 6-2 170, ’06, Florida Christian (FL) HS – 0-3, reached on error by SS, grounded out twice
Gabe Cohen – OF, R/R, 6-2 205, ’06, El Camino (CA) HS – 0-2, 2 Ks
Matthew Redding – C/1B, R/R, 6-1 205, ’06, Nease (FL) HS – 0-1, 1 BB
Aaron Miller – LHP/1B, L/L, 6-3 202, ’06, Channelview (TX) HS – 1-3, 1 R, Single
Jim Gillheeney – LHP/OF, L/L, 6-1 180, ’06, Bishop Hendricken (RI) HS – 0-1, 1 K
Adrian Cardenas – SS/3B, L/R, 6-0 185, ’06, Pace (FL) HS – 0-1, 1 BB, 1 R
Ryan Lockwood – CF/2B, L/R, 5-10 165, ’06, Jesuit (FL) HS – 0-2, pop out, ground out, sliding defensive play down left field line, threw out runner at home plate, named the Baseball Express Play of the Game
Sean Ochinko – C/3B, R/R, 5-11 195, ’06, Stoneman Douglas (FL) HS – 0-2, line out, ground out
Cory Rasmus – RHP/3B, R/R, 6-0 195, ’06, Russell County (AL) HS – 0-0, 1 BB, 1 R

Team One West:

Jeff Rapoport – CF/RF, R/R, 6-0 182, ’06, Westlake (CA) HS – 0-3, ground out
Randy Wells – 2B/SS, R/R, 6-0 165, ’06, Clayton Valley (CA) HS – 0-3, ground out
Chris Parmelee – 1B/LHP, L/L, 6-1 195, ’06, Chino Hills (CA) HS – 2-2, 2 BB, 1 R, 2 SB, 2 Singles
Nathan Bridges – SS/3B, R/R, 6-1 172, ’06, Villa Park (CA) HS – 1-4, line out, Single
John Tolisano – SS/3B, S/R, 6-0 185, ’07, Estero (FL) HS/Home School – 0-2, 2 BB, 1 RBI
Nick Akins – SS/CF, R/R, 6-1 190, ’06, El Camino (CA) HS – 0-3, fly out
TJ Warren – OF, R/R, 6-5 185, ’06, Jesse Bethel (CA) HS – 0-4, ground out
Jonathan Edwards – RF/CF, R/R, 6-5 230, ’06, Keller (TX) HS – 0-2, 1 BB
Robby Alcombrack – C/3B, R/R, 6-0 175, ’06, Bear River (CA) HS – 1-2, Single
Russell Moldenhauer – C/OF, L/R, 6-0 200, ’06, Boerne (TX) HS – 0-2, 2 Ks
Greg Coffman – OF/1B, R/R, 6-6 210, ’06, Gaither (FL) HS – 0-2, line out

The ESPNU televised Baseball Express Cape Cod High School Classic showcased 36 of the most talented high school rising seniors and juniors from across the nation and around the world.  The Cape Cod Baseball League served as official host for the game, providing a historic setting for this event. The High School Classic preceded the Cape Cod League’s annual All-Star Game which took place on July 30 in Hyannis, MA. 

The Baseball Express Cape Cod High School Classic teams were selected by scouts from Baseball Factory and Team One.  The thirty-six players formed two teams that faced off in front of 85 MLB coaches and scouts including seven MLB scouting directors.