Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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The Seattle Mariners drafted Brandon Morrow, a right-handed pitcher from Cal on Tuesday with the No. 5 overall pick in the baseball draft.
The Mariners passed on UW standout Tim Lincecum, who ended up being taken by the San Francisco Giants with the 10th pick.
Morrow, a 21-year-old junior, went 7-4 with 2.05 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 96 2/3 innings. In his three-year college career Morrow was a combined 8-8 with a 4.04 ERA with 140 strikeouts in 151 1/3 innings.
"We are real excited," said Bob Fontaine, the Mariners vice president of scouting. "This kid is a good fit for this club."
Fontaine said Morrow (6-foot-3, 190 pounds) can start or relieve, but would begin his career with the Mariners as a starter in Single A. Ron Tostenson, the West Coast scouting coordinator, said Morrow has been clocked at 98 mph and consistently pitches from 94-96 mph.
In the second round, the Mariners drafted high school pitcher Christopher Tillman, a right-hander out of Fountain Valley, Calif. Tillman is 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds.
Travis Snider, a high school outfielder from Jackson High in Mill Creek, was taken by the Toronto Blue Jays with the No. 14th selection.
