Brooklyn may be thousands of miles from the Pacific Northwest, but Michael Conforto says he feels right at home.

The Mets’ 2014 first-round draft pick out of Oregon State went 1-for-4 with a run in his professional debut for the Brooklyn Cyclones at MCU Park Saturday night. The Cyclones beat the Williamsport Crosscutters, 8-4, in the Class A New York-Penn League game.

“It’s a new chapter in my life,” said Conforto, 21, who batted fourth and was the Cyclones’ designated hitter. “I’m very, very excited to start here in Brooklyn.”

Conforto, a lefthanded-hitting outfielder who was the 10th overall pick in the June draft, flied out in his first two at-bats before hitting a hard ground-ball single into rightfield in the sixth inning. He grounded out to short in the seventh.

“There was a little sigh of relief there,” Conforto said of his first professional hit. “It’s good to get that first one out of the way. But I felt good at the plate. I felt like I was seeing the ball well, I put some good swings on the ball and had some good at-bats.”

Said Cyclones manager Tom Gamboa: “It was a nice debut for Michael. Everyone is real happy for him. As good a player as he is, I think his quality as a person might even be better. Sometimes number-one picks, they don’t fit in. This guy, his personality is so affable and pleasant, he mingled [well] with everybody.”

The native of Washington state said he is enjoying his time in Brooklyn.

“New York’s great,” he said. “The food is awesome. I’ve definitely had quite a few sandwiches and some Italian food. I love it. The people are great here. Obviously, they love baseball, and that’s all I could ask for.”

Conforto finished his college career in early June with a .340 batting average, .463 on-base percentage and .557 slugging percentage in three seasons. He led the Pac-12 in on-base percentage and slugging last season.

ESPN’s Keith Law has Conforto ranked 32nd on his list of the top 50 prospects in baseball, calling him “the most advanced college bat in the draft class this year.” He also wrote, “He’s very close to major league-ready.”

“I can promise I’m going to work hard, come to work every day and do all the things I need to play at a high level and get myself up to par with these guys that are playing real well right now,” Conforto said. “I want to try to help this team win.

“I’m going to be working on every facet of my game. It’s my job now, and that’s pretty cool that I get to say that.”

CARY, N.C.. – Andrew Moore is one of 24 players who will comprise the final 2014 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team roster, it was announced on Monday.

The squad will be comprised of 12 pitchers and 12 position players, and Moore, who pitched in five innings during the team’s training camps, is one of three players from the Pac-12 Conference on the club.

Moore struck out eight in five innings, which included a start, during the training camp. Opponents batted .222 against him as he allowed four hits, one run and one walk.

It’s the first USA experience for Moore, who is also the eighth Oregon State player to don the red, white and blue for the Collegiate National Team.

Team USA has Monday off before opening a five-game series with Chinese Taipei Tuesday in Cary. The teams also play Wednesday in Shelby, N.C., Thursday in Charlotte, N.C. and Friday and Saturday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, the Triple-A home of Tampa Bay’s top affiliate.

From there, Team USA plays a three-game friendship series versus Japan in North Carolina before leaving for Honkbal – Haarlem Baseball Week in The Netherlands starting July 11.

The nine-day tournament will be followed up by a five-game series against Cuba in Havana, which will conclude on July 27, ending the team’s tour.

A full schedule and roster can be found by visiting usabaseball.com.

In the final game of the OSU Showcase Chaffey defeated Twin Falls Idaho 9-0. Jake Roes threw the 1st 4 innings only allowing 2 hits and not walking a batter. Daniel Bies threw the last 3 innings also only allowing 2 hits.

Chaffey scored 3 runs in the top of the 2nd, 5th and 7th innings. In the 2nd, Connor O’Brien singled into left and Andy Atwood followed with a base on balls. Bryce Steckler then tripled into right center scoring both Connor and Andy. Milo Mincin followed with a single scoring Bryce from 3rd. Bryce ended the game going 3-for-3 with a pair of triples, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.

Andy reached 1st on an error to lead off the 5th and Bryce Steckler followed with a bunt single. Milo reached on a fielder’s choice, and Bryce Peterson and Drew Serres both followed with back-to-back singles scoring Andy, Bryce and Milo to give Chaffey a 6-0 lead.

Jason Shevenko lead off the 6th with a single up the middle. Adam Davenport then singled into left. Jason was thrown out at 3rd enabling Adam to advance to 2nd. Tate Budnick then singled into left scoring Adam for Chaffey’s 7th run of the game. Tate finished off the game going 3-for-3.

In the top of the 6th Andy lead off with a single into right. Bryce followed with his 2nd triple of the game scoring Andy. Milo then tripled into right center scoring Bryce from 3rd for Chaffey’s 8th and 9th runs of the game.

 

Chaffey remained undefeated with an 8-2 win over So-Cal. Jason Shevenko threw the first 4 innings only allowing 1 run to score. Jimmy Boyce came in and threw the last 3 innings striking out 5 batters and only allowing 2 hits.

In the bottom of the 1st Chaffey scored 2 runs to take a 2-1 lead. Kyle Nobach doubled into right-center and scored on Tate Budnick’s single into left. Michael Gretler hit a fielder’s choice forcing Tate out at 2nd. Michael stole 2nd and 3rd and then scored on a pass ball.

In the bottom of the 2nd, Bryce Peterson doubled into left and scored when Kyle followed with a double into left center, giving Chaffey a 3-1 lead. Kyle ended the game going 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and Bryce followed also going 2-for-2.

Chaffey added a single run in the 4th when Bryce Steckler singled into center and stole 2nd. Milo Mincin singled into right to score Bryce from 2nd. Bryce finished the game going 2-for-3 and scoring 2 runs.

In the bottom of the 5th Chaffey put the game out of reach scoring 3-more runs to take a 7-2 lead. Connor O’Brien, Andy Atwood and Bryce Steckler each hit singles to load the bases. Curtis Bafus then doubled into right clearing the bases.

Jason Shevenko lead off the 6th with a single into left and advanced to 3rd when Daniel Bies singled into right. Tate followed with a single into left scoring Jason.

Chaffey plays Twin Falls Idaho Sunday evening in the final game of the Showcase.