C Lamar King Jr., 4th round (120th) – San Diego Padres - Signed $502,800
Hometown: Perry Hall, MD
Born: Vancouver, BC
Bats/Throws: R-R.
Height/Weight: 6’ 3” 215 lbs.
Slot Value: $502,600
Scout: Danny Sader
School/Teams: Calvert Hall College.
Teams: Canes National/New York Mets Scout Team
Committed to: Georgia Tech
Calvert Hall baseball head coach Lou Eckerl, 70, left, is presented with a plaque, by Lamar King, Jr. (Vancouver, BC) Photo: Kenneth K. Lam Baltimore Sun.
Coach: Lou Eckerl
Previous Teams: Canes National, US Elite, Dig In Baseball
Rankings: 138th on Perfect Game top 600 final rankings (July 14, 2022) ... 199th Baseball America on Baseball America’s final 500 projection (July 12, 2002) … 201st on Baseball America’s top 500 (June 29) down from top 400 when he was 194th … 317th on Perfect Game’s top 500 high schoolers (June) ... 18th catcher ... No. 1 prospects in the state ... 402nd on Perfect Game’s top 500 high schoolers (May) ... Ranked No. 3 in the state of Maryland (May).
Lamar King’s father, also named Lamar was a first-round draft choice of the Seattle Seahawks.
Good genes: His father, also named Lamar, was drafted in the first round of NFL draft by head coach and general manager Mike Holmgren in 1999 from Saginaw State as a defensive end ... Played with Seahawks for five seasons, including his rookie year when he was active for 14 games due to a dislocated his left shoulder while tearing his labrum. He recorded six sacks ... A productive NFLer when healthy had other injuries (calf muscle, dislocated left shoulder, torn labrum, calf strain, knee problems causing micro-fracture surgery on his left knee). Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but was injured due to a torn left calf.
2021 season with Canes Nationals 17U _ Played in National Showcase at Tropicana Field ... WWBA Champion Ultimate Baseball Championship
2020 season with Canes Nationals 16U _ WWBA Champion WWBA 2022 Grads or 16U National Championship
2019 season with Canes Nationals 15U _ WWBA Champion PG World Series ... WWBA Champion for WWBA 2022 Grads or National championship
2018 season _ Attended 14U PG Select Baseball Festival in Fort Myers
2018 season with Canes Nationals _ WWBA Champion 2022 Grads or 14U National Championship
Honours _ 2022 season with Calvert Hall College/Canes National ... Perfect Game Preseason All American Atlantic All Region First Team … 2021 season Canes National 17U/New York Mets Scout Team _ Preseason Underclass All American Atlantic All Region First Team ... All Tournament Team with WWBA 2022 Grads or 17U National Championship ... All Tournament Team 17U Ultimate Baseball championship ... All Tournament Team WWBA World Championship ... All Tournament Team WWBA World Championship ... 2020 season with Calvert Hall/Canes National _ Preseason Underclass All American Atlantic All Region Second Team ... All Tournament Team WWBA Underclass World championship … 2019 season with Calvert Hall/Canes National 15U _ All Tournament Team PG 15U World Series ... Preseason Underclass All American High Honorable Mention ... 2018 season with US Elite _ All Tournament Team, PG Super25 14U or 2022 Grads Virginia Super Qualifier ... All Tournament Team PG Super 25 14U Mid-Atlantic Super Qualifier ... All Tournament Team WWBA 2021 Grads or 16U National Championship ... 2017 season with Dig In Baseball _ All Tournament Team Perfect Game 13U Invitational (Major Division) ... All Tournament Team ... 13U PG Super25 National Championship ... All Tournament Team PG Super25 14U Fall Virginia Super Qualifier ... 2016 season with Dig in Baseball 13U _ PG Super25 Champion PG Super25 Fall Richmond Super Qualifier
Scouting report
Perfect Game
Sound defensive skillset; blocks well; power potential in his swing and continues to make big offensive strides.