Baseball: Austin Wilson goes in 12th round to Cardinals

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Outfielder Austin Wilson of North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, a Stanford signee who’s one of the most highly regarded players in the Southland, was taken in the 12th round of the amateur draft by the Cardinals.

It will take a lot of money to prevent Wilson from going to Stanford, but the Cardinals have been known to give out big bonuses.

Among other selections, UCLA pitcher Matt Grace went to the Nationals in the eighth round; ex-Redlands East Valley player Tyler Shreve went to the Blue Jays in the 10th ground; UCLA signee Zach Weiss, a pitcher from Irvine Northwood, went to the Pirates in the 10th round; UCLA pitcher Garett Claypool was taken by the Phillies in the 11th round, and Rancho Cucamonga pitcher Austin Reed went to the Cubs in the 12th round.

Chatsworth catcher Sean O’Connell was taken by the White Sox in the 15th round. Aliso Niguel catcher Stefan Sabol went to the Braves in the 17th round. Los Osos catcher Jake Hernandez went in the 22nd round to the Tigers. Fullerton shortstop Dominic Ficociello went to the Tigers in round 23. La Mirada pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon went to the Tigers in round 24.

West Hills Chaminade outfielder-pitcher Brando Tessar went in round 25 to the Blue Jays.

-- Eric Sondheimer