AppleSox Add Three Players From Oregon Colleges

AppleSox head coach Mitch Darlington announced on Wednesday the signings of three players to the AppleSox’ 2023 roster. Bryce Johnson, Jhett Jacquot and Reeve Boyd are all either currently enrolled at or committed to colleges in Oregon.

Johnson is in his senior year at Eastlake High School and is one of the most touted high-school prospects in Washington. He was ranked as the third-best high school prospect in the state by Prep Baseball Report Washington last fall. Johnson is committed to play at Oregon State in 2024.

The Sammamish native shined in his junior year at Eastlake, recording a 1.77 ERA with 88 strikeouts and 18 walks in 59.1 innings over 11 games. Johnson and the Wolves reached the second round of the 4A State Tournament in 2022.  

“Bryce is going to be huge for us on the mound this summer,” Darlington said. “[His] fastball can run it up to 90 to 91 miles per hour, has a couple of good off-speed spitches and is just a really good competitor. I can see him being a starter for us depending on how he looks in those first few outings of the summer and depending on what Oregon State wants for his inning limit.” 

Jacquot is in his fourth year of school but will be a senior next year at Linfield. He began his college career in the COVID-shortened 2020 season at Iowa Western Community College before transferring to Southeast Community College for the next two seasons. Jacquot did not play in his freshman year at Iowa Western but went on to play in 47 games over the next two years at Southeast. He recorded a .366 on-base percentage and was named an Academic All-American in 2022.

After not pitching in any of his first three years at school Jacquot has taken the mound twice in his first year at Linfield. The Lincoln, Neb. native has shown his versatility by also appearing in five games defensively. 

“Jhett's probably going to be on the mound most of the summer,” Darlington said, “but any time your pitchers can also play a position spot or be a two-way player just makes it easier to coach in the summer." 

Boyd is the AppleSox’ second Oregon State signee playing in Wenatchee this summer. Similar to Johnson he also appeared on Prep Baseball Washington’s Fall Rankings (No. 15). Boyd has primarily played shortstop at Seattle Prep and hit .357 with a 1.010 OPS last year. He was also named MVP of the Pacific Northwest Scout Games last August. 

“He’s a big-time talent out of the Northwest,” Darlington said. “A middle infielder who can play third base at times. Everything you want of a guy who you are recruiting out of high school. I could see Reeve playing a lot of middle infield for us and watching him grow.”

To hear more of Darlington’s thoughts on the three players signed from Oregon colleges stay tuned for the newest addition of the AppleSox Podcast tomorrow. You can listen to it and other previous roster-release episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 

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