![]() ![]() Tellez is talented enough to be the Herd’s No. You get this opportunity to come out here and you’ve got to take advantage of it.”Īnd then there is this pitching thing. “This was crazy,” Tellez said after winning the Challenge at the PG National. Best known for his power, he won the Rawlings Home Run Challenge at the 2012 Perfect Game National Showcase at the Metrodome in Minneapolis with several upper-deck blasts, and was a finalist in that event at the PG All-American Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego. 664 on-base percentage and 1.000 slugging percentage in 2012. “He runs well enough for his size and he has a plus arm.” “I’m going to play him a lot out in right field this season just to show that he has the ability to transition out there,” Carlson said. Carlson also noted that Tellez possesses surprising speed and quickness for a young man his size, and he did steal 11 bases in 11 attempts as a junior. 68 overall prospect in the 2013 MLB amateur draft). When speaking of Tellez, Carlson said that he possesses “phenomenal physical tools” – Tellez, a Southern Cal signee, is being projected as an early round draft prospect (PG ranks him as the No. “Hopefully we can end up there,” Carlson said of the high preseason ranking during a telephone conversation with PG last week. 5 spot in the Perfect Game National High School Preseason Rankings. Carlson will use Tellez only at first base and in right field when Elk Grove begins its 2013 season, a campaign that will kick off Feb. Those days toiling on the mound are over for Tellez, however. 2 in head coach Jeff Carlson’s rotation behind right-handed junior David Smith. He was also an effective left-handed starter, No. It’s a part he plays with natural aplomb and to rave reviews.īut Tellez, an Elk Horn senior, 2012 Perfect Game All-American and 2012 PG National Showcase rock star, did more than lead the Thundering Herd in hits, home runs, RBI, on-base and slugging percentage during his junior season. Davis.ĪT 6-FOOT-4 AND 230 POUNDS, Elk Grove High School left-handed swinging first baseman Ryan “Rowdy” Tellez finds no need to ad-lib when he’s cast into the role of prolific slugger. Boras Baseball Classic of California championship April 25 at Franklin May 3 vs. Boras Baseball Classic of California April 13 vs. Pioneer March 9 at Valley Christian March 16 at Campolindo March 25-28 vs. Key Losses: LHP Jordan Koch RHP Craig Dowell OF Andrew Horne 2B Trever Hicks ![]() Head Coach: Jeff Carlson (14 th season as head coach)Ģ012 Results: 20-9 overall record Delta Valley League Champion Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff quarterfinalist State Association/League: California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section Division I/Delta Valley League 5 Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, Calif.) 1 - American Heritage Patriots (Plantation, Fla.) 2 - Cathedral Catholic Dons (San Diego, Calif.) ![]() 3 - Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana, Calif.) Please visit the High School page for all of Perfect Game's high school baseball based content. Once the national rankings are released, Perfect Game will provide previews of each of the 10 regions across the nation. As part of Perfect Game's preseason High School Baseball coverage, the top 10 teams in the nation will be profiled leading up to the release of the top 50 teams in the nation. ![]()
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