All-state high school baseball pitcher Jesse Scholtens continued his stellar career this summer, after sparkling for Rodriguez High School. He just did it under the media radar because he joined a growing number of Solano County players to play summer ball outside of Solano County.
Scholtens, shortstop Devon Golden and other keys to the Mustangs' Sonoma County Athletic Conference champion spent the summer playing for the Sacramento Whiplash.
Since he didn't play for a Fairfield-based American Legion team, media coverage of Scholtens only extends to his Fairfield-based high school play. The 6-foot-4 right-hander, however, is the elite level baseball player who typical spends his summer in showcase events and playing throughout the state, region and the country.
Scholtens shined at the Rawlings National Invitational World Series in Stockton in June. The senior righty drew rave reviews from one Bay Area coach who said, "He is legit. He throws hard. He throws strikes. He throws multiple pitches for strikes -- and he's aggressive. He works quickly and that's really appealing."
Scholtens also played in the Bay Area World Series for prep stars sponsored by Northern California scout and coach Blaine Clemmens. Scholtens was joined in that showcase event by Fairfield's Alex Keown, who played in the Tri-Valley Little League before going on to star at Justin-Siena in Napa. Keown is a senior catcher and pitcher.
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3 comments:
Hey Ted,
This is an awesome blog. I look forward to reading different items produced here.
Hi Ted, I'll be checking this out. Think you can find anything on that Kellen S. kid? Have fun!!!!
C...Thanks for reading. I really appreciate it. You'll probably know anything about Kellen before it shows up here.
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