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Bellingham Bells well represented with 8 picks in MLB Draft

Washington outfielder Jack Meggs (4) hits a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in Gage Matuszak from third base in the fifth inning of an NCAA college baseball regional tournament game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Catching for Vanderbilt is Karl Ellison. Photo: Associated Press/(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)


The Bellingham Bells had 8 former players drafted in the just completed Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.  Catcher David Banuelos, who played in Bellingham last year, went in the 5th round to the Seattle Mariners. Washington Husky outfielder Jack Meggs went in the 10th round to Oakland. Meggs played for the Bells in 2013.

Spencer Howard played two years with Bellingham in 2015 and 2016. He was the highest pick of former Bells.  The pitcher went in the second round to the Phillies with the 45th selection.

Seattle native Andrew Summerville was picked by the Cardinals in the 12th round. The pitcher spent 2 summers with the Bells in 2014 and 2015.

LISTEN: Bellingham Bells VP Nick Caples on a successful draft day for his club

Bells Vice President Nick Caples told KPUG that  following Wednesday’s selections, 13 players from the Bells 2014 West Coast League Championship team have been drafted.

2017 Bellingham Bells draftees

Player                             Round   Overall    MLB           Bells                College
Spencer Howard           2             45               Phillies        2015, 2016     Cal Poly
David Banuelos             5            153             Mariners    2016                Long Beach State
Dallas Carroll                 9            264             Brewers     2014                Utah
Jack Meggs                     10          291             Athletics     2013                Washington
Andrew Summerville   12          364             Cardinals    2014, 2015     Stanford
Hunter Haworth           22          671             Red Sox      2015, 2016      Chico State
Moises Ceja                   32          956             Rockies       2014                 UCLA
Jack Klein                       34          1020           Royals         2014                 Stanford

(KPUG – Doug Lange; Information from the Bellingham Bells used in this story)

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