Dickerson, Hansen Ink Pro Contracts
7/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
July 14, 2009
WACO, Texas - Baylor's Dustin Dickerson and Shaver Hansen signed professional contracts with their respective Major League Baseball clubs late Monday night. Dickerson was a sixth-round selection of the Florida Marlins in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Hansen, also a sixth-round draftee, was selected by the Seattle Mariners.
Dickerson reports Wednesday to the Class A short season Jamestown Jammers of the New York-Penn League. Hansen reports Wednesday to the Class A Clinton Lumberkings of the Midwest League.
A product of Waco's Midway High School, Dickerson led the Bears with a .377 batting average in 2009 and ranked second in the Big 12 in that category. He produced 10 home runs, 47 RBI, 16 doubles, 86 hits and 50 runs en route to first-team All-Big 12 honors. Dickerson turned in a 24-game hitting streak that was the longest in the Big 12 this season and the third-longest in Baylor history; he also hit safely in 39 of the season's final 41 games. Dickerson posted a .330 career average with 17 home runs, 114 RBI, 44 doubles, 210 hits and 134 runs scored.
Hansen, a product of Fruita Monument High School in Colorado, hit .330 with 17 home runs, 59 RBI, 15 doubles, a .633 slugging percentage and five stolen bases in 2009. He established a school record for home runs in a season by a shortstop, and his 2009 homer total tied for the sixth-best season tally in program history. Hansen, a 2008 first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection, finished with a .318 career average, 26 home runs, 141 RBI, 45 doubles, seven triples, a .538 slugging percentage and 20 stolen bases.
Four other Baylor draftees remain unsigned: right-handed pitcher Craig Fritsch (Detroit Tigers, 8th round), right-handed pitcher Kendal Volz (Boston Red Sox, 9th round), outfielder Adam Hornung (Los Angeles Angels, 19th round) and infielder Raynor Campbell (Cleveland Indians, 31st round).
