Emporia State baseball coach Bob Fornelli has announced that he has signed Chase County senior pitcher Shawn Talkington to play for the Hornets in 2011.
Talkington was named the All-Class 2A Player of the year during the 2009 season. He made first team All-State as a pitcher during his junior and sophomore seasons after being named second team All-State during his freshman season.
During his junior season for the Bulldogs, he hit .643 with four home runs and 27 RBIs. He had a 6-2 record on the mound, striking out 124 and holding a 2.37 ERA.
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Posted by Libertarian (anonymous) on November 19, 2009 at 1:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What a steal for ESU! I've seen Talkington throw, and I thoght for sure he'd end up at KU or KSU at least...was he scouted at the D-I level?
Posted by admireed (anonymous) on November 19, 2009 at 2:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
ESU IS at the D-I level in baseball. Not 75 biggies better than them
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