High school baseball players to watch in 2012 Players to watch in 2012: Pitchers Tyler Brashears, El Toro, Sr. UC Irvine signee was 11-2 with 0.77 ERA Chase DeJong, Long Beach Wilson, Sr. Let's see if anyone can beat him Max Fried, Harvard-Westlake, Sr. Left-hander with elite skills Justin Garza, Bonita, Sr. Was 13-0 in 2011 Lucas Giolito, Harvard-Westlake, Sr. Threw a 99 mph fastball in winter ball Cole Irvin, Servite, Sr. Oregon signee throws strikes James Kaprielian, Beckman, Sr. UCLA signee with terrific command Felipe Perez, Fairmont Prep, Sr. UCLA signee is best small-schools pitcher Kyle Twomey, El Dorado, Sr. Was 7-3 with 1.32 ERA Hunter Virant, Camarillo, Sr. Left-hander who's also top center fielder Shane Watson, Lakewood, Sr. USC signee is rising pro prospect Others Gary Acuna, Alhambra, Sr. San Jose State signee Jayson Balades, Oxnard, Sr. Left-hander with nasty curveball Phil Bickford, Oaks Christian, Jr. 6-4 right-hander was 5-1 with 2.62 ERA Josh Bornstein, El Segundo, Sr. UC Irvine signee Scott Burke, Glendora, Jr. Was 5-2 as a sophomore