Twelve To Join Baseball In 2016
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State baseball head coach Pat Casey announced Wednesday that 12 student-athletes will join the program starting in 2016.
Five of the 12 have pitcher as part of their position, who include right-hander Bryce Fehmel (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and left-handers David Brosius (McMinnville, Ore.), Chris Loeb (Rocklin, Calif.), Ian Oxnevad (Shoreline, Wash.) and Eric Parnow (Petaluma, Calif.). Both Fehmel and Loeb have additional positions listed, with Fehmel as an infielder and Loeb as a utility player.
The seven position players include infielders Andy Atwood (Everett, Wash.), Cadyn Grenier (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Nick Madrigal (Elk Grove, Calif.), outfielder Steven Kwan (Fremont, Calif.), outfielder/infielder Trevor Larnach (Pleasant Hill, Calif.), outfielder/catcher Alex O’Rourke (Pendleton, Ore.) and utility player Zak Taylor (Sherwood, Ore.).
“This is a really good class,” Casey said. “I think we have some very special guys in this group. We always look for guys who fit in with what we’re trying to do. The young men who are coming in with this class are no exception.
“We look for athleticism and character, and obviously we are looking for the best baseball players we can find. I really like the versatility of this class.”
Six of the 12 to join the Beavers played at the prestigious Area Code Games this past summer. They include Grenier (Reds), Larnach (Athletics), Madrigal (Athletics), Oxnevad (Royals), Parnow (Athletics) and Taylor (Royals).
Atwood is a 6-foot-1 letterwinner at O’Dea High School in Everett. He helped O’Dea to a 3A State Championship as a junior, a season where he batted .437 with 18 runs batted in and seven stolen bases. Atwood was named All-State, All-Metro and All-League last season.
Brosius stands 6-foot-1 and will join the program from McMinnville High School. He went 5-0 last season, sporting a 0.25 earned run average in 28 innings. The son of former Major Leaguer Scott Brosius, he earned all-league honors in 2014 and was named honorable mention all-state.
Fehmel, who is both a pitcher and an infielder, stands 6-1 and will come to OSU from Agoura High School. He was 2-0 with a 1.21 ERA in 10 games as a junior, and batted .297 with seven doubles and 20 RBI. Fehmel was named All-Area and All-League last season.
Grenier is rated No. 27 nationally by Perfect Game and is coming off a season where he batted .491 with eight doubles, four home runs and 31 RBI for Bishop Gorman High School. A 5-foot-10 infielder, he was a 2014 All-American and All-State and All-League selection after his junior campaign.
Kwan will come to OSU from Fremont High School in California. A 5-foot-9 outfielder, Kwan was named All-League after his junior season, which saw him hit .489 with nine doubles, 23 RBI and 12 stolen bases. He is the 13th-ranked high school prospect in Northern California.
Larnach, who sees time in both the infield and outfield, stands 6-foot-4 and will join the OSU program from College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, Calif. He was named First-Team All-League and All-State last year after batting .436 with 15 doubles and one home run. He also drove in 28 runs.
Loeb, a pitcher and utility player, is a 6-foot-3 lefty from Rocklin’s Jesuit High School. He’s been an All-League and All-Area selection during his tenure, and posted a 3-3 record and 1.77 ERA as a junior. He was 7-1 with 1.03 ERA his sophomore season.
Madrigal continues OSU’s strong connection with USA Baseball as the 5-foot-8 infielder was part of the 18U National Team that won Gold in Mexico last summer. He batted .481 for Team USA after earning All-American, All-State, All-Area and All-League honors as a junior at Elk Grove High School. He is rated 109th nationally by Perfect Game.
O’Rourke is a 6-foot catcher and outfielder from Pendleton who is rated as the No. 8 prospect in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest. He was an all-league selection in 2014 after batting .347 with eight doubles, 17 RBI and a school-record 30 stolen bases. He is slated to become just the third four-year letterwinner in Pendleton High School history.
Oxnevad is the No. 2 high school prospect in the state of Washington per Baseball Northwest. A 6-foot-3 left-handed pitcher, he went 6-1 with a 1.20 ERA in 13 games as a junior. He was named First-Team All-League and Second-Team All-State last season for Shorewood High School.
Parnow is a 6-foot-1 left-handed pitcher from Petaluma’s Casa Grande High School. He earned First-Team All-Empire and First-Team All-League honors last season after going 4-3 with a 0.89 ERA in 13 games. Parnow was also named the North Bay League Junior of the Year.
Taylor is ranked No. 10 in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest and the 6-foot-3 catcher and utility player earned All-League honors last season after batting .355 with nine doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI and eight stolen bases. He was also named First-Team All-League as a sophomore after helping guide Sherwood High School to a 5A State Championship.
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