How they’ll spend their summer vacation
June 22nd, 2007, 4:13 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Zeiger
Arizona State has a full dugout of players honing their skills on diamonds around the world during the next two months.
First baseman Brett Wallace and catcher Petey Paramore are on the USA national team that will compete in the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro and the World Port Tournament in the Netherlands.
Outfielder Ike Davis, third baseman Matt Hall and pitchers Derik Olvey and Joey Parigi get the once-in-a-lifetime experience of playing in the Cape Cod League in Massachusetts. Pitcher Mike Leake was also invited, but opted to rest after a heavy workload during the season. He and closer Jason Jarvis will remain on campus to work on their hitting, as both could eventually contribute as position players.
Pitcher Josh Satow will stick around ASU for the summer, a sign that the 28th-round pick of the Seattle Mariners plans to return for his senior year.
Also playing this summer are outfielder Ryan Sontag (Virginia), pitchers Jason Mitchell, Dustin Brader, Adam Bailey and Joe Hatasaki (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and catcher Kiel Roling (Danville, Ill.). Infielders Raoul Torrez and Greg Bordes are looking for a league to join.
