FEATURE
By Lynn Jacobsen
Dylan Bundy and Archie Bradley set the bar high for high school baseball in Oklahoma. The two first-round draft picks (Bundy 4th
overall by Baltimore and Bradley 7th
But VYPE located 10 top tier players who hope to follow their own base- ball dreams this spring.
Edmond Santa Fe
pitcher Ty Hensley is widely regarded as the state’s top prep prospect for the Amateur Baseball draft in June. Joining him on the Top 10 list are
eight seniors in Broken Arrow pitcher Jacob Evans, who has signed
with the University of Oklahoma, Sand Springs pitcher Alex Hackerott (OSU), Bishop Kelley pitch-
er/infielder Donovan Walton (ORU), Carl Albert catcher Taylor Hawkins (OU), Yukon infielder Colt Pickens (OU), Jones pitcher Blake Estep (Penn State), Stillwater outfield-
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VYPEOK.COM | APRIL 2012 to Arizona) leave a lasting legacy that will be a tough act to follow.
er Corey Hassel, Owasso catcher Josh Whisler (Eastern JC) and Jenks junior pitcher Thomas Hatch.
Hensley, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-hander is an imposing figure to hitters. He has been clocked in the mid-90s with
his fastball. After a junior summer in which he pitched in the Area Code Games and Under Armour All-America game at Wrigley Field, Hensley might not
be destined for Ole Miss after all. “There’s that chance yes,” said Santa Fe coach Lonny Cobble. “If he continues to pitch like he has and hit like he does, he would have to be crazy to turn down the kind of money he would be offered.” In addition, Hensley throws a really nasty curve and change-up. “Sometimes he tries to get too cute,” Cobble said. “He’ll throw his change-up and curve a little too much. We have to remind occasionally that he throws a 95- mph fastball, why mess around
with any other stuff.
“At Jenks, he got on a couple of hitters and they scorched him pretty good. It’s important for him to work ahead. His curve
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