Thunderbolts' Cecil tops magazine's list

August 25, 2005

Said Baseball America of Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts' starter Brett Cecil: "Cecil drew a David Wells comparison; not because of his build—he’s a solid 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds—but based on his plus command of four pitches. Cecil comes with standard equipment (fastball, changeup, curveball and slider) and mixes that repertoire well. His fastball rates about average for a lefty, topping out at 92 mph. After mostly working out of the bullpen as a freshman at Maryland, Cecil went 4-4, 1.46 with 11 walks in 56 innings. His 61 strikeouts led the league."

The rest of the 2005 top ten prospects in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League rounded out as follows:

1. Brett Cecil, lhp, Thunderbolts (Maryland)
2. Jeremy Farrell, inf, Orioles (Virginia)
3. Neal Davis, lhp, Orioles (Catonsville HS)
4. Adam Olbrychowski, rhp, Express (Pepperdine)
5. Bernard Robert, rhp, Orioles (Alabama)
6. Andrew Rogers, of, Orioles (Alabama)
7. Mike Santmyer, rhp, Redbirds (Towson)
8. Preston Pehrson, c, Orioles (Texas)
9. Steve Clevinger, ss, Orioles (Texas)
10. Seth Overbey, rhp, Bombers (Maryland)