Marcus Semien

Semien grew up pitching and playing infield in El Cerrito Youth Baseball, across the bay from San Francisco, and was a member of the area\'s All-Star teams. He went on to attend St. Mary\'s College High School in Berkeley, California. At St. Mary\'s, he hit .471 as a junior, .371 as a senior, and was named all-league three times where he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 34th round of the 2008 MLB draft. \n', ' He chose not to sign and instead chose to attend college at the University of California, Berkeley. After struggling as a freshman, Semien improved as a sophomore, hitting .328. As a junior, Semien was the starting shortstop for the team, but hit .275, hurting his stock for the MLB Draft.\n', ' Semien was again drafted by the White Sox this time in the sixth round of the 2011 MLB draft. He started his career in 2011 with the Class A Kannapolis Intimidators. He finished the 2011 season hitting .253 in 229 at-bats with, 15 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 3 HRs, 26 RBI and 3 SBs. Semien was moved up to Class A-Advanced Winston-Salem Dash for the 2012 season. There he hit .273 in 418 at-bats with 31 2Bs, 5 3Bs, 14 HRs, 59 RBI and 11 SBs. For the 2013 season, Semien was ranked the White Sox #8 prospect.\n', '