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Courtesy Trevecca Nazarene
Sports Information Office
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim selected Trevecca Nazarene University and NAIA
All-American Brad Coon with the 463rd pick in the 15th round of
the 2005 Major League Baseball Amateur draft.
The 6-foot-1 175 pound Coon was Trevecca's
center fielder the last two seasons and was named the TranSouth
Athletic Conference and NAIA Region XI Player of the Year this
season. Brad Coon set six new records this year, three single
season and three career marks. Coon now holds the single season
and career records for stolen bases (51 season, 96 career), stolen
base attempts (55 season, 106 career), and triples (8 season, 15
career).
Coon throw and bats from the left side. As a
senior Coon hit .377 with 72 runs, 20 doubles, eight triples, four
home runs, 42 RBI, 39 walks, and stole 51 of 55 stolen base
attempts. Last season as a junior Coon hit .421 with 69 runs, 14
doubles, seven triples, seven home runs, 51 RBI, 23 walks, and
stole 45 of 41 stolen base attempts. He had a .469 on-base
percentage and a .631 slugging percentage. For his career at
Trevecca Coon was successful on 96 of his 106 stolen base
attempts.
Coon is the highest draft pick in Trevecca
baseball history. Former teammate and Hendersonville, Tenn. native
B.J. Jenkins was taken in the 28th round last season by the San
Diego Padres.
The Angels chose pitcher Trevor Bell as their
first selection in Tuesday's free agent amateur draft. Bell, an
18-year-old from La Crescenta, was 8-3 with a 1.13 ERA and two
saves in 16 games for Crescenta Valley High. The right-hander set
school records for wins (24), strikeouts (317) and home runs (26).
Bell was one of 19 players chosen by the
Angels, who didn't have a first-round pick because of the signing
of free agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Three of the Angels'
first four picks are from Southern California. Besides Bell, they
chose shortstop Ryan Mount of Ayala High in Chino and pitcher Sean
O'Sullivan of Valhalla High in El Cajon. They had two picks in the
second round, choosing Mount and shortstop Patrick Phillips of
Stone Mountain, Ga.
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