Vanderbilt
Baseball Signs 12 For 2004 Season 11/19/02
 Vanderbilt
baseball coach Tim Corbin announced today the signing of 12
players for the 2004 season. Corbin’s first Commodore recruiting
class includes left-handed pitcher Cameron Betourne (Clearwater,
Fla./Clearwater High School), left-handed pitcher Cody Crowell
(North Harwich, Mass./Harwich), outfielder Colton Daines (Emerald
Hills, Calif./College of San Mateo/Woodside), right-hander Ty
Davis (Austin, Texas/Westlake), outfielder Aaron Garza (Austin,
Texas/Westlake), right-hander Graham Godfrey (Houston, Texas/Memorial),
catcher Carter Hawkins (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster), outfielder
Bill Kleinschrodt (Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal),
left-hander Greg Moviel (Berea, Ohio/St. Ignatius), right-hander
Tyler Rhoden (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School), left-hander
Stephen Shao (Hermitage, Tenn./Mount Juliet) and right-hander
Mike Wagner (Woodinville, Wash./Redmond).
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LHP Cameron Betourne
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RHP Ty Davis
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OF Aaron Garza
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RHP Graham Godfrey
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OF Bill Kleinschrodt
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LHP Greg Moviel
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RHP Tyler Rhoden
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LHP Stephen Shao
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RHP Mike Wagner
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C Carter Hawkins
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“We have a good combination of right- and left-handed pitchers
in this class,” Corbin said. “(Assistant coaches)
Eric Bakich and Derek Johnson did a good job of compiling a
list of kids that would both qualify academically at Vanderbilt
and also help us raise our talent level. We went out and determined
what we needed and fared pretty well.”
Betourne earned honorable mention All-State and honorable mention
All-Suncoast accolades last year as a pitcher at Clearwater.
He finished the 2002 season with a 6-4 record, 2.64 ERA and
89 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched, helping the Tornadoes to
the 5A regional semifinals.
Crowell posted a 7-2 record and 0.29 ERA last season as a junior
at Harwich. In 72.1 innings on the mound, Crowell allowed 28
hits and gave up 28 walks while striking out 150 batters. He
enters his senior baseball campaign with 20 career wins, one
shy of the record for the Cape Cod area. He was named a Cape
Cod Times All-Star and Boston Herald All-Scholastic while being
recognized as one of the top 30 players in Massachusetts.
Daines received All-Northern California and All-Coast Conference
junior college honors last season at the College of San Mateo.
He hit .370 with nine home runs, 10 doubles and 39 RBI while
leading his team to the California Final Four.
Davis earned honorable mention All-State and second team
All-District recognition as a right-hander at Westlake. Davis
went 8-3 on the mound with a 1.14 ERA, tallying 119 strikeouts
in 77 innings. Last summer with the Austin Baseball Club,
Davis was 4-0 with a 0.60 ERA, throwing 40 strikeouts in 35
innings.
Garza is a two-sport star at Westlake. Last season on the
baseball diamond, Garza was named first team All-District
and second team All-Central Texas while hitting .330 with
three home runs, eight doubles and 20 RBI. On the football
field this season, Garza ranks as one of the top receivers
in central Texas (5-A division).
Godfrey was 2-3 with a 6.09 ERA at Memorial. Godfrey registered
17 strikeouts in 23.0 innings pitched. At the plate, he batted
.293 with 11 RBI.
Hawkins helped guide Westminster to a 26-5 mark, the regional
championship, and an appearance at the 3-A Georgia Final Four
for the second consecutive year. He garnered All-City and
All-County honors from the Atlanta Journal Constitution as
a catcher, batting .356 with five home runs and 31 RBI.
Kleinschrodt ranks as the No. 2 prospect in Alabama by Baseball
America and the 41st player in the nation by TeamOne Baseball.
He has helped direct St. Paul’s Episcopal to the 2000
4A state title, the 2001 state finals and the 2002 state semifinals.
Despite injuries, he hit .410 with five home runs, 36 RBI
and eight stolen bases as a junior.
Moviel ranks as the 50th best high school player in the
nation, according to Baseball America. He owns a 25-1 career
mark as a left-handed pitcher at St. Ignatius after finishing
the 2002 campaign with a 10-0 record, 1.56 ERA and 105 strikeouts
in 63 innings. He was named the Cleveland Plain Dealer Player
of the Year and received the Mike Garcia Award from the Cleveland
Indians and the Wahoo Club as Northeast Ohio’s top player.
As a right-hander hurler, Rhoden helped guide The Bolles School
to the 2002 Florida 3A state title, posting an 11-1 mark and
0.70 ERA with 101 strikeouts and only 16 walks in 80.1 innings.
His efforts earned him second team All-State accolades and
All-Tournament team honors by the St. Petersburg Times.
Shao earned 3A All-State accolades and District 9 Most Valuable
Player honors at Mount Juliet, as a left-handed pitcher, first
baseman and outfielder. He hit .414 at the plate with seven
home runs, 52 RBI and 17 doubles. On the mound he registered
a 9-2 record, a 1.78 ERA, and 102 strikeouts in 71 innings
of work.
Wagner earned All-KingCo 4A accolades at Redmond where he
hit .323 with eight doubles, 26 RBI and two home runs as a
utility player. With the Seattle A’s, a summer club team,
he posted a 12-0 record with a 1.40 ERA and 104 strikeouts
in 91.1 innings. Wagner was named first team All-KingCo by
the Eastside Journal.
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Vanderbilt Baseball 2004 Signee Roster
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Pos |
B/T |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown (High School/Previous) |
| Cameron Betourne |
LHP |
L/L |
5-10 |
165 |
Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater) |
| Cody Crowell |
LHP |
L/L |
6-3 |
195 |
North Harwich, Mass. (Harwich) |
| Colton Daines |
OF |
L/L |
6-0 |
186 |
Emerald Hills, Calif. (Woodside/College
of San Mateo) |
| Ty Davis |
RHP |
R/R |
6-5 |
200 |
Austin Texas (Westlake) |
| Aaron Garza |
OF |
R/R |
6-0 |
185 |
Austin, Texas (Westlake) |
| Graham Godfrey |
RHP/1B |
R/R |
6-3 |
205 |
Houston, Texas (Memorial) |
| Carter Hawkins |
C |
R/R |
6-3 |
190 |
Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster) |
| Bill Kleinschrodt |
OF |
R/R |
6-3 |
200 |
Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal)
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| Greg Moviel |
LHP |
L/L |
6-6 |
225 |
Berea, Ohio (St. Ignatius) |
| Tyler Rhoden |
RHP |
R/R |
6-3 |
205 |
Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) |
| Stephen Shao |
LHP/1B |
L/L |
6-1 |
170 |
Hermitage, Tenn. (Mount Juliet) |
| Mike Wagner |
RHP |
R/R |
6-1 |
170 |
Woodinville, Wash. (Redmond) |
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