| 2007
Canham hit .293 with 50 hits in 179 at bats for the Eugene Emeralds. In 28 games he had four doubles, a triple, two homers, 18 RBIs and 20 runs scored. He drew 11 walks compared to 35 strikeouts and stole five bases in seven attempts. He threw out 10-of-32 baserunners from behind the dish.
Canham went 0-for-7 with an RBI over two games with the Lake Elsinore Storm. He also went 0-for-1 for the Storm in the playoffs.
Notes:
Mitch Canham was taken by the San Diego Padres in the supplemental first round of the 2007 MLB Draft, 57th overall.
Canham, out of Oregon State University, batted .326 (74-for-227) with 13 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, 59 RBI and 52 runs scored in 65 games for the College World Series Champion Beavers in 2007. The catcher was Oregon State’s 2006-07 Pacific-10 Conference Medal winner, awarded annually to each member institution’s outstanding female and male student-athlete based on the combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. Canham, who majored in business at Oregon State, was also a first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America selection, a Pac-10 All-Academic first-team honoree and the recipient of the Pacific-10 Sportsmanship Award. A native of Lake Stevens, WA, he was named to the Louisville Slugger All-America Baseball squad as a third-team selection. |