Former Oregon State Catcher to Begin Pro Career with Ems

Mitch Canham is expected to report to the Emeralds by July 5th.

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EUGENE, Ore. - The San Diego Padres have announced that the club has agreed to terms with former Oregon State catcher Mitch Canham, the team's third pick in the compensation round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.

Canham, the 57th overall pick in the draft out of Oregon State University, batted .326 (74-for-227) with 13 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, 59 RBI and 52 runs scored in 65 games for the College World Series Champion Beavers in 2007.

The 6-2, 215-pound junior catcher was Oregon State's 2006-07 Pacific-10 Conference Medal winner, awarded annually to each member institution's outstanding female and male student-athlete based on the combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.

Canham, who majored in business at Oregon State, was also a first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America selection, a Pac-10 All-Academic first-team honoree and the recipient of the Pacific-10 Sportsmanship Award.

A native of Lake Stevens, WA, he was named to the Louisville Slugger All-America Baseball squad as a third-team selection.

He is expected to report to the Emeralds by July 5th.

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