Trio of Anchorage players transferring

Bucs Schiller, Matulis on the move; Pilot Cederquist rumored to be leaving also.

Rumor has it that Clay Cederquist has taken off,
but where will he land?

The season is over, and for the student-athletes who have played in the sacred dirt of Alaska, the fall semester has arrived (whether they like it or not!). As always, several former ABLers have traded in one jersey for another in the college ball scene.

Making the jump from JuCo to NCAA Division I is a player who should be fresh in the minds of Bucs fans, 2010 recruit Cam Schiller. Schiller will be packing up his locker at Yavapai, because he's headed up to Oral Roberts to play ball next season. Schiller's season with the Bucs in 2010 was shortened, as the team sent him home as a precaution after a minor back injury, but in his .295 batting average led the team in the overall stats column (he hit .273 in league play, second behind Chris Serritella).

A guy who we haven't seen for a while, but should be no less memorable, is former Buc Chris Matulis. Matulis is vacating the Louisiana State pitching staff and is headed down to join the ballclub of Central Florida. Matulis, of course, was taken as a prep player in the 2008 MLB draft and struck out 33 in 33 IP overall for the 2009 Bucs.

Pilots flying up Cederquist, Oilers ink Wisdom

Patrick Wisdom will find himself here
in 2010.
Photo Credit: OilersBaseball.com

The Anchorage Glacier Pilots and Peninsula Oilers have announced another pair of players who they have chosen to bring up for the 2010 season: Patrick Wisdom will play for the Kenai club while Clay Cederquist will don the blues of Anchorage's senior organization.

Clay Cederquist is a first year first-bagger out of Fresno State. As a freshman, Cederquist has seen limited playing time with the Bulldogs, but for what it's worth, he's hitting .455 with 2 runs, 4 RBI and a homer in just 11 at-bats. Perfect Game had a look at him as a high school prospect and had good things to say about him: he can drive the ball to all fields, he has plus bat-speed, power potential, plus soft hands and a good glove on the defensive end. Cederquist also has a reputation for bringing the intangibles to the field; he's got a good work ethic, gives everything his best both on and off the field, and has a generally positive attitude.

Cederquist has already gained the attention of pro scouts. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the late rounds as a high school senior, despite the fact that he was injured most of his senior year. Patrick made the choice to get in with a D1 school, which means that he's got a couple more seasons in the amateur leagues before MLB teams will get another shot at him, and we're fortunate to get a look at him this summer.