Mark Appel Class: Freshman Hometown: San Ramon, CA High School: Monte Vista HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 190 Position: RHP Experience: HS Bats/Throws: R/R

MLB Draft: Drafted in the 15th round by the Detroit Tigers following high school.

High School: Two-year letterman in basketball and baseball ... named one of the top- 100 prep players in 2009 by Baseball America, Perfect Game, Rivals, Maxpreps and the Baseball Factory ... identified by the MLB Scouting Bureau as one of the top-200 potential draftees ... named by the Contra Costa Times as the Prep Athlete of the Year in 2009 for both baseball and basketball ... named all-league honorable mention in 2009 ... appeared in nine games as a senior, producing an 0.90 ERA over 31.0 innings ... gave up just 21 hits, striking out 45 and walking just six over five starts ... overall went 4-0 with three saves ... ended the season with 24 consecutive scoreless innings, including a no-hitter against defending league champion, Livermore ... three-year scholar athlete ... as a junior named the team's most improved player in basketball ... baseball team reached the North Coast Sectionals in 2008 and 2009, while the basketball team were Division-I North Coast Sectional state champions in 2009 and reached the semifinals of the state tournament.

Personal: Son of Patrick and Sondra ... has one older brother, John, who is a 6-10 reserve center for the back-to-back Division-III national champion Washington University (St. Louis) basketball team ... is no relation to Stanford women's basketball player of the year candidate, Jayne Appel ... a number of family members attended Rice University, including his uncle, John Casbarian, who is the Dean of the Architecture school.