Under the bill of Evan Anundsen’s baseball cap is a jagged list of one-liners. Tempo. Stay inside. Don’t dip. Throw on top. Elbow up. Composure. No fear.
The reading material came in handy this season for the Columbine right-hander who helped the Rebels win their first state title since 1991 by compiling a 10-2 record and hitting nine home runs.
With a scholarship to Wichita State signed and sealed, Anundsen is waiting for today’s major-league draft to see where he will be chosen and if it’s high enough to consider forgoing college ball.
The list swirling around his head now deals with draft round, money, getting a degree and chasing a dream.
“It’s awesome just to be able to say you got drafted in the top 10 rounds,” Anund- sen said. “I’ve heard I could possibly get drafted in the top five, and that’s awesome.”
Anundsen heads up a smaller-than-usual list of Colorado high school prospects that could hear their names called. Cherry Creek all-state shortstop Brett Sowers and Monarch power hitter Wade Landowski also are on the radar of scouts. Sowers began this week working out for the Los Angeles Dodgers and already has auditioned for the Rockies, according to his father.
Anundsen arrived at Sunday’s prep all-star game at Coors Field fresh off a plane after his audition for the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
“It’s awesome just to say you can rank yourself with some of the top kids across the country,” he said.
Although he said there is no “magic number” that will cause him to forgo college, Anundsen said if he gets drafted in the first three rounds he is going pro.
