Courtney Hawkins and Keon Barnum served as bookends to this year's Chicago White Sox Top 10 Prospects here at Baseball Prospectus. Today’s Draft Video Weekend Flashback features these top prospects -- the top two selections for the White Sox in the 2012 draft -- in pre-draft action.
Courtney Hawkins (OF) out of Carroll High School (Corpus Christi, Texas); drafted first round (13th overall), 2012. Video from the 2011 WWBA World Championship, hosted by Perfect Game USA, held in Jupiter, Florida. Includes a long opposite field home run that earned Hawkins attention throughout the tournament. Hawkins was a member of the Houston Banditos and was a University of Texas commit.
Keon Barnum (1B) out of King High School (Tampa, Fla.); drafted supplemental-first round (48th overall), 2012. Video from the 2011 WWBA World Championship, hosted by Perfect Game USA, held in Jupiter, Florida. Barnum was a member of the Royals Scout Team and was a University of Miami commit.