Baseball Announces 2003 Signees

Oct. 8, 2003

Clemson Head Baseball Coach Jack Leggett announced the signing of 13 players that have already joined the Tiger squad and will be eligible to play for the Tigers in 2004. The list includes first baseman Andy D’Alessio (Naples, FL), who was drafted in the 10th round by the Reds in 2003 and lefthander/outfielder Tony Sipp (Moss Point, MS), who was drafted by the White Sox in the 33rd round in 2002.

“We are very excited about our incoming players,” stated Leggett. “We have filled our needs and have some exceptional players who will make excellent contributions to our team. Several of them will be in the mix this year.”

Among the position players in the class are outfielders Justin Barefoot (Benson, NC) and Jesse Ferguson (Redmond, WA), first baseman/outfieder Tyler Colvin (North Augusta, SC), catchers Doug Hogan (Columbia, SC; brother of senior righthander Patrick Hogan) and Lou Santangelo (Colts Neck, NJ; transfer from Seton Hall University), utility player Travis Storrer (Mount Vernon, WA), and third baseman Bryan Yates (Sammamish, WA).

The pitchers include lefthander Aaron Eubanks (Moultrie, GA) and righthanders Stephen Faris (Richmond, VA), Chris Howard (Fort Wayne, IN), and P.J. Zocchi (Bronx, NY).

Below is the list of the 13 signees:

#	Player	Pos.	B-T	Hgt	Wgt	Cl.	Hometown	Previous School
10	Justin Barefoot	OF	R-R	6-1	195	Fr.	Benson, NC	South Johnston HS
41	Tyler Colvin	1B/OF	L-L	6-3	180	Fr.	North Augusta, SC	North Augusta HS
17	Andy D’Alessio	1B	L-R	6-4	220	Fr.	Naples, FL	Barron Collier HS
32	Aaron Eubanks	LHP	L-L	6-0	200	Fr.	Moultrie, GA	Colquitt County HS
20	Stephen Faris	RHP	R-R	6-2	190	Fr.	Richmond, VA	Tucker HS
12	Jesse Ferguson	OF	L-R	5-11	175	So.	Redmond, WA	Bellevue CC
30	Doug Hogan	C	R-R	6-2	195	Fr.	Columbia, SC	Irmo HS
50	Chris Howard	RHP	R-R	6-4	195	Fr.	Fort Wayne, IN	Concordia Lutheran HS
43	Lou Santangelo	C	R-R	6-1	205	Jr.	Colts Neck, NJ	Seton Hall Univ.
1	Tony Sipp	LHP/OF	L-L	6-0	180	Jr.	Moss Point, MS	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
47	Travis Storrer	2B/OF	L-R	6-1	190	So.	Mount Vernon, WA	Edmonds CC
49	Bryan Yates	3B	R-R	6-2	195	Fr.	Sammamish, WA	Eastlake HS
31	P.J. Zocchi	RHP	R-R	6-0	205	Fr.	Bronx, NY	Iona Prep HS