Tanner Scheppers
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Tanner Ross Scheppers
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.
- School Fresno State University
- High School Dana Hills High School
- Born January 17, 1987 in Mission Viejo, CA USA
Tanner Scheppers was a top-50 draft pick twice.
Scheppers hit .460 as a high school senior and fanned 72 batters. He was picked in the 29th round of the 2005 amateur draft by the Baltimore Orioles but opted for college. As a freshman, he had a 9.00 ERA and won one game. In 2007, the sophomore was 7-6 with a 4.74 ERA and 94 K in 93 IP, with his fastball reaching 95 mph. He made first-team All-Western Athletic Conference.
Scheppers had a strong junior year, going 9-2 with a save and a 2.93 ERA with 109 strikeouts in 71 innings. He led the WAC in ERA and strikeouts and was one win behind teammate Justin Wilson, the leader. He won conference Pitcher of the Year honors. Tanner was then sidelined by a shoulder injury that left him out of action as Fresno State won the 2008 College World Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates chose him 48th overall in the 2008 amateur draft, the second pick of the second round, but failed to come to terms with him.
Scheppers then signed with the St. Paul Saints. He had a 1-1, 3.32 record for them in 2008, with 20 strikeouts in 19 innings. The Texas Rangers picked him 44th overall in the 2009 amateur draft, a compensation pick for the loss of Milton Bradley to free agency.
