Gillette Knows The Code

Third baseman Joe Gillette of Scotts Valley was the only Bay Area player named to the Area Code Games First Team after this year’s event concluded, Aug. 10 at Blair Field in Long Beach.

June 12, 2019; Hillsboro, OR, USA; Hillsboro Hops Media Day at Ron Tonkin Field. Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer-Hillsboro Hops

Gillette was lauded by the scouts for his outstanding defense and potential to hit at the next level.

Others from the Bay Area or Sac-Joaquin Section who were chosen to the All-Area Code Second Team were 2B Bryson Brigman (Valley Christian-San Jose); centerfielder Derek Hill (Elk Grove); CF Tim Susnara (St. Francis-Mountain View); and 1B Chris Williams (De La Salle-Concord).

All of the players were on the Oakland Athletics’ squad which compiled a 2-2-1 record during the week. Three pitchers from the A’s who were clocked in the high 80s or above with their fastball were Mitch Hart (Granite Bay), Joe DeMers (College Park-Pleasant Hill) and Justin Hooper (De La Salle). Hart was the only one of the three to reach 90.

Area Code Games

The Area Code Games are held each year in conjunction with Major League Baseball. In addition to the A’s, who choose players from Northern California with a few extra players snuck in from Southern California, others with teams in Long Beach this year were the Milwaukee Brewers (SoCal), Chicago White Sox (Midwest), Texas Rangers (Texas), Cincinnati Reds (Four corners, Hawaii), New York Yankees (mostly Northeast), Kansas City Royals (Pacific Northwest) and Washington Nationals (Southeast, Florida).

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Get to Know Joe:

Gillette, the 6-4, 215 pound. Class: SR. Bats: R. Throws: R. Position: INF. Hometown: Scotts Valley, Ca was drafted initially into the Diamondback organization.

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