PERFECT GAME CROSSCHECKER'S TOP TEN LIST
WEEK 32: 12/3/07 - 12/9/07
 
Friday, December 7, 2007
COLE HEADLINES CALIFORNIA CROP
California boasts potentially 8-10 first-round picks in the 2008 draft, including the nation’s top high school pitching prospect in Orange Lutheran High righthander Gerrit Cole. Overall, Cole ranks No. 4 nationally on PG Crosschecker’s list of the top 500 prospects for the draft.

Led by Cole, here’s how PG Crosschecker ranks the top 10 high school prospects in California for the 2008 draft, along with the player’s college commitment:
 
Rank Player, Pos., HS College
1. Gerrit Cole, rhp, Orange Lutheran HS, Santa Ana UCLA
2. Kyle Skipworth, c, Patriot HS, Riverside USC
3. Aaron Hicks, of-rhp, Wilson HS, Long Beach USC
4. Chris Amezquita, ss, Servite HS, La Mirada UCLA
5. Isaac Galloway, of, Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga San Diego State
6. Brett Mooneyham, lhp, Buhach Colony HS, Merced Stanford
7. Anthony Gose, of-lhp, Bellflower HS Arizona
8. Tyler Chatwood, c-of, Redlands East Valley HS, Yucaipa UCLA
9. Ricky Oropesa, 3b-rhp, Etiwanda HS, Rancho Cucamonga USC
10. Jarret Martin, lhp, Centennial HS, Bakersfield Cal State Fullerton
--ALLAN SIMPSON