BARRELL WINS ADWELL AWARD
When you are a part of baseball's first family it is not very often that you are able to accomplish something that no other Barrell had achieved previously however Rufus "Deuce" Barrell II has claimed a distinction none of his famous uncles can lay claim to by winning the Adwell Award as the nation's top high school baseball player. Now the fact that the award has only been around for two years is obviously a factor although even then there are doubts that either Bobby or Harry Barrell would have laid claim to one. Both were dominant ballplayers in high school and have developed into FABL stars but only young Rufus can be called an Adwell Award winner.
Rufus capped a terrific career at Macon High School in Georgia with an 11-0 season that saw him fan a record 199 batters in just 117 innings breaking the mark established last year by Pete Papenfus of 189. Barrell also established a new mark for ERA in a season with a 0.38. This followed a 12-0 junior season in which Barrell posted an 0.81 era and fanned 185.
Barrell's career mark including his sophomore season under the feeder leagues is 35-6 with a record 553 strikeouts. His career strikeout total obliterated the old feeder league mark of 387 set by John White, who pitched for Wilkes-Barre High School from 1913-16 before going on spend 7 years in FABL with the Philadelphia Sailors and Brooklyn Kings. Next up for Rufus is the December draft where he currently is projected to be selected 4th according to the OSA mock draft but most experts assume he will be the likely first overall pick, which is nothing new for the Barrell clan as both Harry, who played at Atlanta High School, and Tom, drafted out of Georgia Baptist University, each were selected first overall.
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BARRELL DRAFT PICK HISTORY
1923 16th round Dan Barrell OF Washington DC HS['b]
1926 3rd overall Fred Barrell C Georgia Baptist
1928 6th overall Bobby Barrell RF Atlanta HS
1929 1st overall Tom Barrell P Georgia Baptist
1931 1st overall Harry Barrell SS Atlanta HS
1935 ? Rufus Barrell II P Macon HS
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ADWELL AWARD WINNERS
1934 Walt Messer 1B McKinley Tech Washington DC
1935 Rufus Barrell II LHP Macon High School Macon, Georgia
Note - Rufus' missing 1932 High School stats as a freshman under the old feeder league system were uncovered recently so his career totals mentioned above are updated.