Shawn Scobee

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Shawn J. Scobee

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Shawn Scobee was a college slugger who played two seasons as a pro.

Scobee was league MVP in high school as a sophomore (.415, 10 HR), junior (.384, 9 HR) and senior (.536, 10 HR), making All-State the last year. The Chicago Cubs took him in the fifth round of the 2002 amateur draft, between Clete Thomas and Ben Francisco, but he opted for college. He hit poorly in two years at Cal State Fullerton, .235 as a freshman and .185 as a sophomore. The school went to the 2003 College World Series and won the 2004 College World Series. Transferring to Nevada, he hit .258/.379/.626 with 18 home runs. He tied Ben Mummy for second in the Western Athletic Conference in homers and was third in slugging. He tied Ryan Braun, Casper Wells, Nick Stavinoha, Micah Owings and four others for 18th in NCAA Division I in home runs but did not make All-Conference.

As a senior, Scobee dazzled, producing at a .371/.538/.847 clip with 22 home runs, 53 runs and 53 RBI in 53 games. He led the WAC in slugging, was second in OBP, third in average and first in home runs. He was All-WAC in the outfield, though Christian Vitters got the WAC Player of the Year. In NCAA Division I, he tied Pedro Alvarez for 6th in home runs, tied Marcus Davis for second in slugging behind Kellen Kulbacki and was 5th in OBP, between Luke Hopkins and Craig Cooper.

The Toronto Blue Jays picked Scobee in the 14th round of the 2006 amateur draft. He batted only .212/.330/.365 with four homers for the 2006 Auburn Doubledays, striking out 68 times in 170 AB. He was 6th in the New York-Penn League in whiffs. He cracked 6 homers in 109 AB for the same club in 2007, but struck out 63 times and hit .202/.318/.404. He ended his pro career with a .208/.325/.380 batting line and 131 K in 279 AB. He fielded .931 in the outfield.

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