The Bellingham Bells had 8 former players drafted in the just completed Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Catcher David Banuelos, who played in Bellingham last year, went in the 5th round to the Seattle Mariners. Washington Husky outfielder Jack Meggs went in the 10th round to Oakland. Meggs played for the Bells in 2013.
Spencer Howard played two years with Bellingham in 2015 and 2016. He was the highest pick of former Bells. The pitcher went in the second round to the Phillies with the 45th selection.
Seattle native Andrew Summerville was picked by the Cardinals in the 12th round. The pitcher spent 2 summers with the Bells in 2014 and 2015.
LISTEN: Bellingham Bells VP Nick Caples on a successful draft day for his club
Bells Vice President Nick Caples told KPUG that following Wednesday’s selections, 13 players from the Bells 2014 West Coast League Championship team have been drafted.
2017 Bellingham Bells draftees
Player Round Overall MLB Bells College
Spencer Howard 2 45 Phillies 2015, 2016 Cal Poly
David Banuelos 5 153 Mariners 2016 Long Beach State
Dallas Carroll 9 264 Brewers 2014 Utah
Jack Meggs 10 291 Athletics 2013 Washington
Andrew Summerville 12 364 Cardinals 2014, 2015 Stanford
Hunter Haworth 22 671 Red Sox 2015, 2016 Chico State
Moises Ceja 32 956 Rockies 2014 UCLA
Jack Klein 34 1020 Royals 2014 Stanford
(KPUG – Doug Lange; Information from the Bellingham Bells used in this story)