UUPDATE: 2009 Draft - Top 1Bmen

1. Dustin Ackey - UNC junior… 6-1, 184… L/R… pure hitter with developing power… .477 wOBA high average, and walk hitter with speed. Through 4-1-09: .421 with eight homers and 23 RBIs in 28 games... .729 Slug% .530 OBP… TJS over the summer… excellent base-runner… now limited to playing 1B instead of outfield… probably the best hitting in the country… as freshman: .402/.448/.591… led nation with 119 hits… as sophomore: .417/.503/.597… was hitting .415/.586/.707 in Cape Cod League before quitting for TJS… has superstar potential… 2009: as of 4/7: matched career high with 10 HR… also: .411/.520/.734… has enough athleticism to play the outfield, perhaps even center field… through 4/23: 395/.505/.716… many consider the best overall hitter in the country. Thru 4/25: .310 IsoP… thru 5/7: .395, 15 HRs, 47 RBIs…

2. Rich Poythress - Georgia junior… 6-4, 235… .509 wOBA* .252 IsoP) 14% BB… .429/.534/.810 through March in 2009… 6-4, 245… named hitter of the week (8-13, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs)March 31 by NCBWA… 2008: .374/.461/.626, 15 HRs, 75 RBIs, .995 fielding %... named to the SEC All-Defensive Team… this season through 3/25: .429/.534/.810, 9 HRs… originally third baseman… awarded golden glove at 1B last season… 2009: .443/.540/.861 through first 115 at-bats… as of 4/7 (as DH): .443/.540/.881… through 4/23: .418/.519/.876 over first 153 at-bats… through 5/7… .406, 21 HRs, 75 RBIs…

3. Jonathan Singleton - Millikan HS; Long Beach, CA. 6′2, 220, Bats L, Throws L – large lefty power… verbally committed to Long Beach State… 2008: .368, 32 hits, 24 RBI…

4. Ben Paulsen - Clemson… junior… 6-3, 195… great power to opposite field… 2008: hit .310 with 46 runs, 18 doubles, one triple, 13 homers, 49 RBIs, and a .393 on-base percentage in 58 games… All-Cape Cod League selection: 8 HRs, 33 RBIs, 4th in x-base hits... #11 Cape Cod League prospect by Baseball America. Makes great contact… disciplined and patient eye… thru 5/6: .380, 10 HRs, 50 RBIs…

5. Colton Cain - Waxahachie HS… 6-3, 220… L/L… verbally committed to Texas… above average power… named to Texas 4A All-State team (.486, 9 HR, 45 RBIs) in 2008…

6. Nate Freiman - Duke… 6-8, 245… played left field in college, but defensively, needs to play fist base exclusively… hits for average and hits basically all over the field… 3.92 grade average… ranked 2nd on career batting average at Duke (.357)… 2008: .381, 11 HRs, 46 RBIs… drafted last year by Texas

7. Brandon May - Alabama junior… 6-0, 200… first team 2008 all-SEC team… also plays the outfield… 2008: .328, 9 HR, 63 RBIs…

8. Dustin Dickerson - Baylor… junior… 6-4, 205, L/R… 2009 BA #71 college prospect… Summer 2008: played 12 games for the Brazos Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League ... Named the league's fourth-best pro prospect by Baseball America… 2008: .313… 4-7: named Phillips 66 Big-12 POW:

9. Tim Morris - (previously unranked) - St. John’s… thru 5/6: .429, 10HRs, 49 RBIs

10. Kristopher Hobson - Stockdale HS… 2008: .505, 7 HR, 57 RBIs…

11. Brooks Pounders - Temecula Valley HS; Temecula, CA. 6′5, 220, Bats R, Throws R… also a pitcher prospect with 88-92 fastball… verbally committed to Southern Cal…

12. Mark Krauss – (previously unranked) - Ohio – thru 5/6: .404, 20HRs, 53 RBIs

13. Jeff Malm – Bishop Gorman HS (NV) –

14. Chris McGuiness - (up from #20) - The Citadel… junior… 6-1, 190, L/L… played 1B/P/DH in 2008… .413 OBP…4-6-9: named Southern Conference POW: batted .467 previous week… thru 5/6: .393, 12 HRs, 51 RBIs…

15. Nick Zaleski – (previously unranked) – thru 5/6: .420, 8 HRs, 54 RBIs…

16. Breck Ashdown - Cataline Foothills HS… 6-4, 215, L/R… committed to Oregon State… power down the line… should develop into power hitter… also decent pitcher with high 80s fast ball… decent speed…

17. Scott Krieger - (down from #13) - Georgia Mason senior… 6-2, 210… named 2009 CAA baseball preseason Player of the Year… 2008: .381, 21 HRs, 60 RBIs…

18. David Anderson – (previously unranked) – Coastal Carolina – thru 5/6: .373, 18 HRs, 65 RBIs…

19. Dillon Baird – (previously unranked) – thru 5/6: .417, 5 HRs, 41 RBIs…

20. Alan Ahmady - Fresno State… junior… 5-11, 195, R/R… 2008: .382, 13 HR, 92 RBIs… was second in the nation in RBIs with 92 and was sixth in the nation in hits with 110…

21. Luke Anders - Texas A&M senior… 6-6, 225, L/L… ... selected by the New York Yankees in the 16th round (500th overall pick) of the 2008 June draft… second-team All-Midwest Region selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) ... 2008: .349/.486/.660, 58 RBIs…

22. Jared Clark - Cal Sate Fullerton… senior… 6-4, 215, R/R… played for US National Team in 2008… in 13 games, hit 4 HRs… earned the team's Gold Glove Award for his outstanding defense… 2008: .533 slugging &, 53 RBIs… was drafted in the 45th round of the 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

23. Tyler Townsend - Fla. Intl. … sophomore… 6-3, 215, L/R… 2008: .323, 14 HRs… .615 slugging %... summer 2009 Valley league: Over 42 games and 142 at-bats, he hit 387/500/739, with 40 runs, 55 hits, 12 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs, 36 RBI, an even 29/29 BB/K ratio, and an additional 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts…

24. Alex Gregory - Radford… 6-2, 205… 2008: .430 average this spring led the Big South Conference… summer 09: .353/.437/.673 with 10 homers and 41 RBIs in 156 at-bats

25. Sam Honeck – (previously unranked) – Tulane… thru 5/6: 16 HRs…