Sunday Night Notes – 2010 College Baseball Week Two
Three posts in one day? A new record, I think. The first two can be found by scrolling below, or, if you are lazy like me, by clicking on the links humbly provided right below. See, you barely have to even scan your eyeballs downward. Can’t beat that kind of convenience. After you finish reading those, check out some random thoughts from college baseball’s Sunday schedule. You know, if you want. No pressure. I mean, it’s a free country, right? Unless you are reading this overseas somewhere, like maybe North Korea. Though I suppose if you are in North Korea then it’s extremely doubtful you can even access this site what with all the restrictions and censorship and whatnot. If you are somehow reading this in a totalitarian state, then you really have no choice but to continue reading. Your government wants you, nay!, needs you to keep going. So keep going!
Saturday Night Pitchers (2/27/10)
Saturday Night Hitters (2/27/10)
Sunday Night Notes (2/28/10)
In a year where we’ve already seen some big two-sport college stars (Gerhart, Jones, Cooper) drop America’s game for something called the “NFL,” JR OF Kyle Parker (Clemson) has emerged as a potential early round pick by pounding the ball all over the field through the early part of the schedule. His two home run day Sunday is encouraging.
Anthony Rendon (Rice) walked twice on Sunday, bringing his season total up to a whopping 13 bases on balls total. He’s only getting on base a disappointing 61% (give or take) of the time so far. Bust.
JR RHP Cole Green (Texas) put up a beauty of a line in relief of Austin Dicharry: 5 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 6 K
The Poulk brothers — Drew and Dallas — of North Carolina State were at it again with 3 hits each against Coastal Carolina.
OF Rico Noel (Coastal Carolina) is making the best of his best tool so far. Two more steals brings his season total up to 10.
JR RHP Greg Peavey (Oregon State) went the distance in a complete game shutout of Tennessee. His final line: 9 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 9 K
Random Sunday Observation #1: A disproportionate number of pitchers came in out of relief and shut down a previously hard hitting opposing lineup for multiple innings at a stretch. Take the example of Cole Green above as a tiny piece of evidence of this. Roster restrictions make having a quality arm capable of soaking up crucial mid- to late-game innings more of a necessity than a luxury at big time programs these days. It’s one of the cooler quirks of college baseball, I think. It’s also a pretty darn efficient utilization of resources if you ask me.
San Diego’s M&M&M starting outfield hit 1-2-3 in the lineup on Sunday, reaching base 9 out of 14 plate appearances. Not a bad day at the office for Kevin Muno, Matt Moynihan, and James Meador.
San Diego’s JR RHP Kyle Blair was what you might call “effectively wild” on Sunday: 6.1 IP 3 H 3 ER 6 BB 11 K
Virginia Tech’s JR OF Austin Wates keeps on hitting (4-6, 2 3B, 2B, 2 R, 2 K) and JR SS Tim Smalling (3-6, HR, 2B, 6 RBI, R)
Random Sunday Observation #2: Going through the college box scores is a great way of getting a feel for where the cream of the crop is talent-wise. This one is a little out there, but is it possible Connecticut has the best 1-4 in college baseball? Pierre LePage, Nick Ahmed, George Springer, and Mike Olt make up a pretty darn impressive pro prospect quartet.
My love of Ball State JR Kolbrin Vitek continues to grow with every afternoon he hits like this (2-4, HR, BB, SB, RBI, 2 R) and pitches like this (5 IP 5 H 1 ER 1 BB 3 K)
I loved two big, raw collegiate arms going into last year so much I thought they’d both be first rounders in 2009. Those arms belonged to the bodies of Sam Dyson and Mike Nesseth. Dyson has pitched well in the early going and my strong positive feelings remain, but Mike Nesseth, well, what can I really say about Nebraska’s Mike Nesseth? It seems like he goes backwards every time he takes the hill. His Sunday line wasn’t a complete meltdown or anything, but if he’s going to be looked at as a reliever only (and I think he has to be at this point), he needs to start dominating out of the pen right quick. His most recent line: 1 IP 2 H 2 ER 0 BB 1 K
Can California SO RHP Dixon Anderson sneak his way into the first round? He’s a little bit like this year’s version of where Sam Dyson/Mike Nesseth were last year, from a development standpoint if nothing else. Performances like this will help his stock: 7 IP 5 H 0 ER 3 BB 7 K (12 GO/1 AO)
SO OFs Trey Watkins (LSU) and Jason Coats (TCU) had 5 hits apiece in their respective doubleheaders
Another SO OF, Johnny Ruettiger, had a nice 2-hit day Sunday, but the speedy outfielder somehow had not one of Arizona State’s 9 stolen bases.
Christian Colon and Gary Brown (Cal State Fullerton) combined to go 5-9 in the first game of their doubleheader and 1-7 in the next
Matt Purke (TCU) got hit around a bit: 2.1 IP 5 H 4 ER 2 BB 2 K
FR OF Brian Goodwin (North Carolina) with a 3-hit day against Maine
Saturday Night Hitters – 2010 College Baseball Week Two
Florida State SO 2B Sherman Johnson (2011): 3-4, HR, 2B, BB, SB, 6 RBI, 2 R; 1-1, HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI, 2 R
- love the bat; could move to SS; great strike zone judgment; has some of every tool but power; 5-9, 160 pounds
Florida State JR CF Tyler Holt (2010): 1-2, 2B, 3 BB, 2 R; 3-4, HR, 2B, RBI, R
- fantastic approach; above-average runner; great base runner; good defender; big hit tool
Virginia SO 3B Steven Proscia (2011): 3-4, HR, HBP, 3 RBI, 4 R
Virginia JR CF Jarrett Parker (2010): 3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R
Virginia SR SS Tyler Cannon (2010): 3-4, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R
Virginia JR C/1B OF Kenny Swab (2010): 4-6, 2 R
Virginia SO INF/C Keith Werman (2011): 4-4, 2 RBI, R
Coastal Carolina JR CF Rico Noel (2010): 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 SB, HBP, 2 RBI, 2 R; 2-3, 2 BB, 2 R
- above-average speed, but plus runner; plus defense; 6-10th round talent
Coastal Carolina SR C Jose Iglesias (2010): 2-3, 2B, BB, RBI, R; 4-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI, R
Georgia Tech SO 3B Matt Skole (2011): 3-4, HR, RBI, 2 R, K
Georgia Tech JR 3B Derek Dietrich (2010): 1-3, HR, HBP, 3 RBI, 2 R
Georgia Tech JR OF Jeff Rowland (2010): 2-4, HR, 3B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R
JR 2B/SS Chris Wychock (2010): 2-4, 2B, K; 2-4, BB, R, K
- average runner; solid bat; 2B or 3B professionally; 6-0, 180 pounds
SO 2B Zack MacPhee (2011): 2-5, BB, SB, RBI, 2 R; 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K
- patient approach; good defender
Stanford JR 2B Colin Walsh (2010): 3-3, 2B, BB
- Walsh reminds me a little bit of present day Luis Castillo, also known as Luis Castillo after losing his wheels. He’s got a pretty swing that has scouts projecting more power in his future than he has shown thus far. Hopefully that little bit of pop begins to show up in 2010 because another year of slugging .376 won’t cut it. He has an outstanding glove at second that may actually be good enough to work at shortstop, giving hope that he can be a utility infielder in the mold of Marco Scutaro someday. If even just a little bit more power shows up this year, he could find himself off the board within the first 7 or 8 rounds this June.
Texas JR RF Tant Shepherd (2010): 2-2, HR, 3 BB, 2 RBI, 2 R
Miami SR 2B Scott Lawson (2010): 0-0, 3 BB, RBI, 2 R
Miami JR C Yasmani Grandal (2010): 2-5, 5 RBI, R, BB, K
Miami SO 3B Harold Martinez (2011): 2-5, HR 3 RBI, R
Wright State SO OF/1B Tristan Moore (2011): 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, K
- leadoff man profile; strong hit tool; above-average speed; very strong arm; RF professionally; questionable power potential; very raw but very talented; 6-2, 195 pounds
Clemson SO SS Brad Miller (2011): 2-3, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R plus speed; strong arm; very good defensive tools; power potential is there
Rice SO 3B Anthony Rendon (2011): 2-2, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, R
Louisville SO OF/LHP Stewart Ijames (2010): 4-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
Arkansas SO 3B Zack Cox (2010): 2-4, HR BB, 4 RBI, 2 R
East Carolina JR OF Devin Harris (2010): 0-3, 3 K
- 60 power, 65 arm, 60 speed; great athlete; 3-6th round talent
East Carolina JR CF Trent Whitehead (2010): 3-5, 2B, RBI, R, K
- good pop; above-average speed; great range
Tennessee JR C Blake Forsythe (2010): 2-4, HR, BB, 4 RBI, 2 R, K JR
Tennessee 3B Matt Duffy (2010): 3-5, 3 RBI, R, K
Oklahoma SO 3B Garrett Buechele (2011): 3-4, 2B, R
Ohio State SR CF Michael Stephens (2010): 4-4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R
- good defender; plus power potential; heady player
Southern Mississippi SO SS BA Vollmuth (2011): 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R
- above-average raw power; great swing; good athlete; plus arm; 3B professionally; plus arm; big performance on Cape; 6-3, 200 pounds
Bowling Green SO SS Jon Berti (2011): 3-5, SB, R
Duke SR OF Gabriel Saade (2010): 3-4, SB, 2 RBI
Boston College JR CF Robbie Anston (2010): 3-3, 2B, R
Kent State SO SS Jimmy Rider (2011): 5-6, 2B, SB, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R; 0-4, BB
Wake Forest JR CF Steven Brooks (2010): 1-4, HR, BB, 3 RBI, R; 1-2, 2B, 3 BB, R
Stetson SO 2B Robert Crews (2010): 4-5, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R
Villanova SO OF Matt Szczur (2010): 3-5, 3B, RBI, R, K
Bethune-Cookman JR OF Matt Wright (2010): 3-4, BB, 3 SB, 2 RBI, 3 R
Missouri SR OF Aaron Senne (2010): 3-5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- advanced idea of strike zone; 5-15th round talent
Auburn JR 1B Hunter Morris (2010): 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, K
Pittsburgh JR 3B Joe Leonard (2010): 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 K
- good athlete; plus arm, 93 on mound; power is his biggest question mark; 2-3rd round talent; 6-5, 220 pounds
Pacific JR OF Nick Longmire (2010): 3-3, 2B, 2 BB, 2 R; 1-4, R
UNC Wilmington JR C Cody Stanley (2010): 2-4, BB, 3 RBI, R
- impressive on Cape; good athlete; solid runner; quick arm; 4-6th round talent
SR OF Ryan Strausborger (2010): 2-5, 2B, SB, HBP, 2 RBI, 3 R, K; 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K
- plus speed; good range in CF; decent arm; leadoff hitter profile, patient with pop; smart base runner; has played SS and 2B; 6-0, 180 pounds
Alabama JR SS Josh Rutledge (2010): 4-5, HBP, RBI, 5 R; 0-4
Wichita State SR 1B Clint McKeever (2010): 4-5, HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R, K
Middle Tennessee State JR OF Bryce Brentz (2010): 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R, K
Ohio JR OF Gauntlett Eldemire (2010): 2-4, BB, 2 RBI, K
Saturday Night Pitchers – 2010 College Baseball Week Two
William & Mary JR RHP Logan Billbruogh (2010): 5.1 IP 9 H 5 ER 2 BB 2 K
- 89-90 FB; plus slider; projectable
Louisiana State JR RHP Austin Ross (2010): 5 IP 4 H 4 ER 1 BB 8 K
Louisiana State JR RHP Mitch Mormann (2010): 3 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 3 K
Florida State SO LHP Sean Gilmartin (2011): 6 IP 5 H 0 ER 1 BB 7 K
- 85-89 FB; sweeping 70-73 above-average CB; very good 74-76 CU; SL could be average pitch with time
Florida State JR LHP John Gast (2010): 5 IP 2 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K
- personal favorite with a big-time arm and plenty of untapped potential
Virginia JR RHP Robert Morey (2010): 7 IP 4 H 2 ER 2 BB 4 K
- 88-92; quality SL
Virginia FR RHP Branden Kline (2012): 1 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
- 88-93 FB; 6-3, 190
SR LHP Daniel Bilbona (2010): 5.1 IP 8 H 6 ER 2 BB 2 K
- plus CU; 86-88 FB; good cutter; plus command; 6-0, 170
JR LHP Cody Wheeler (2010): 7.2 IP 10 H 3 ER 1 BB 5 K
- 87-92 FB; sharp 80-82 SL; good CU
JR RHP Brandon Cumpton (2010): 7 IP 1 H 0 ER 3 BB 4 K (14 GO/1 AO)
- 91-93 FB; plus 74-77 CB with 11-5 break; decent 80-83 CU; good mechanics; 6-1, 190 pounds
Arizona State FR RHP Brady Rodgers (2012): 5 IP 5 H 0 ER 0 BB 7 K
Arizona State SO RP Mitchell Lambson (2011): 3 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 3 K
- outstanding CU
Stanford FR RHP Chris Jenkins (2012): 2 IP 0 H 0 ER 2 BB 3 K
Stanford SO LHP Scott Snodgress (2011): 3.2 IP 5 H 2 ER 4 BB 2 K
- low- to mid- 90s FB, touches 96; potentially above-average CB and CU; 6-5, 210 pounds
Texas JR RHP Brandon Workman (2010): 5 IP 6 H 2 ER 2 BB 6 K
Texas JR RHP Chance Ruffin (2010): 3.2 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 4 K
- 87-89, breaking ball, CU; good control
Miami JR LHP Chris Hernandez (2010): 7 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 9 K
- plus cutter
North Carolina JR RHP Patrick Johnson (2010): 6 IP 9 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K
- 90-92 FB; good SL; CU
Maine FR RHP Jeffrey Gibbs (2012): 5.1 IP 3 H 2 ER 3 BB 7 K
- down year or not, and make no mistake it’ll be a big down year in Chapel Hill, a win over North Carolina is still a feather in his cap
Nebraska JR RHP Michael Mariot (2010): 5 IP 5 H 3 ER 3 BB 5 K
- 91-92 FB; very good CB; average at best CU; good FB command; 6-0, 175 pounds
Rice SO LHP Taylor Wall (2011): 7 IP 5 H 3 ER 0 BB 5 K
- upper-80s FB; plus CU; average at best CB and SL; CB shows more potential; repeatable mechanics; 6-2, 180 pounds
Arkansas SO LHP Drew Smyly (2010): 4 IP 7 H 4 ER 1 BB 8 K
- 90-92 FB with sink; has hit 94; 6-3, 190 pounds
East Carolina SO LHP Kevin Brandt (2011): 6.2 IP 5 H 2 ER 3 BB 6 K
- high-80s FB; solid CU
South Carolina JR RHP Sam Dyson (2010): 4 IP 2 H 2 ER 1 BB 5 K
Tennessee SO LHP Steven Gruver (2010): 7 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 9 K
- 89-91 FB with more there; plus command; breaking ball and CU need work; 6-2, 205 pounds
Oregon State JR LHP Tanner Robles (2010): 3.2 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 3 K
Oregon State SO RHP Sam Gaviglio (2011): 3 IP 3 H 0 ER 2 BB 3 K
- 91 peak FB; above-average hard SL; developing CU that flashes plus; plus command; 6-1, 180 pounds
Oklahoma SR RHP Jeremy Erben (2010): 4 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 7 K
Ohio State JR RHP Dean Wolosiansky (2010): 6 IP 7 H 2 ER 3 BB 3 K
- 86-88 FB; solid SL; good command
Notre Dame JR RHP Brian Dupra (2010): 3.2 IP 8 H 6 ER 2 BB 1 K
- 91-94 FB; 88-91 cutter; good 79-81 SL; 6-3, 205 pounds
Oakland SO RHP Kyle Teague (2011): 5 IP 5 H 6 ER 3 BB 4 K
- 87-89 FB with good sink; decent breaking ball; CU needs a lot of work; clean delivery; 6-0, 170 pounds
Mississippi SR RHP Aaron Barrett (2010): 6 IP 2 H 1 ER 2 BB 7 K
- 89-93 FB, peaking at 94; good CU; very good at times 82-85 SL; 6-4, 205 pounds
Southern Mississippi SR RHP Scott Copeland (2010): 7 IP 5 H 3 ER 1 BB 7 K
- good sinker; groundball pitcher (10 GO/3 AO on Saturday); 6-4, 210
Texas A&M SO RHP John Stilson (2011): 4 IP 0 H 0 ER 3 BB 5 K
- 97 peak FB; good athlete
Baylor SO RHP Logan Verrett (2011): 7 IP 11 H 4 ER 1 BB 7 K
- 91-94, CU with fade, SL with potential; very good command; 6-2, 170
Kentucky FR LHP Taylor Rogers (2012): 6 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 3 K
- 88-92 FB; plus 78-80 CB; plus CU; lots of projection; lots of polish; 6-3, 170
Vanderbilt JR RHP Taylor Hill (2010): 6 IP 8 H 1 ER 2 BB 2 K
- 88-93 FB with sink; 80-82 plus SL; very good 78-79 sinking CU; mechanics need smoothing out; 6-4, 225 pounds
Duke SO LHP Eric Pfisterer (2011): 5 IP 9 H 4 ER 1 BB 4 K
Virginia Tech JR RHP Jesse Hahn (2010): 7 IP 8 H 2 ER 1 BB 5 K
South Florida FR RHP Ray Delphey (2012): 6 IP 3 H 2 ER 3 BB 6 K
- 90-93 FB; good SL; 5-10, 200
Michigan JR RHP Matt Miller (2010): 6 IP 7 H 2 ER 2 BB 5 K
- low-90s FB, peak 94; good low-80s SL; command needs work; 6-6, 215 pounds
Kansas JR RHP TJ Walz (2010): 6 IP 7 H 2 ER 0 BB 7 K
- 91-94 FB; CU; CB
Gonzaga SO LHP Ryan Carpenter (2011): 5.1 IP 6 H 7 ER 4 BB 5 K
- heavy 92-94 FB, touching 95 with movement; above-average SL, dominant at times; inconsistent CU; 6-5, 215 pounds
Duquesne JR 3B/RHP Andrew Heck (2010): 5 IP 7 H 5 ER 0 BB 4 K
- 88-89 sinking FB; good SL; great command of strike zone; 6-2, 205 pounds
Missouri JR RHP Nick Tepesch (2010): 5 IP 7 H 5 ER 1 BB 3 K
Long Beach State SO RHP Drew Gagnon (2011): 6 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 3 K
- upper-80s to low-90s FB, has hit 93-94; promising breaking ball; 6-2, 188 pounds
UC Santa Barbara JR LHP Mario Hollands (2010): 8 IP 2 H 0 ER 3 BB 4 K
Virginia Commonwealth FR RHP Blake Hauser (2012): 7 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 4 K (14 GO/2 AO)
Virginia Commonwealth JR RHP/3B Joe Van Meter (2010): 2 IP 2 H 1 ER 4 BB 0 K
- plus arm; 90-92 FB; 95-97 at one point in past; near-plus low-80s CB; 6-3, 200 pounds
Tulane SR LHP Matt Petiton (2010): 7 IP 3 H 1 ER 2 BB 7 K
Alabama JR RHP Jimmy Nelson (2010): 5 IP 1 H 1 ER 0 BB 6 K
- 88-92; 80-82 above-average big league SL; CU; 6-6, 235 pounds
Wichita State SO RHP Jordan Cooper (2010): 6 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 6 K
Friday Night Hitters – 2010 College Baseball Week Two
Same drill as yesterday, but today we’ll take a closer look at some interesting hitting lines. Lines from Saturday are finished and should be published later in the day. As for Sunday’s lines…well, we’ll see.
These recaps take a silly amount of time to compile and, while I’m not normally one to complain about spending so much time reading/writing about baseball, I’m thinking it would be best for my own sanity to find a more streamlined approach to this subsection of the site. Of course, I’m a perfectionist who loathes the idea of publishing anything I’m not completely proud of, so it may take me a few days of racking my brain to figure out how I’ll do that exactly, but I’ll get there. It all comes down to this simple question: Is it worth it? In a vacuum, I’d say definitely, but the opportunity cost is considerable. Five hours spent putting one of these together can be spent doing other site related writing, you know? Something to think about, I suppose. As always, I’m open to any and all suggestions.
James Madison SR OF Matt Townsend (2010): 3-3, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 2 R
Coastal Carolina JR 3B Scott Woodward (2010): 2-2, 2 SB, 2 HBP, 2 RBI, 2 R
Coastal Carolina SO RF Daniel Bowman (2011): 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, K
Tennessee JR 1B Cody Hawn (2010): 2-3, 2B
Oregon State FR 2B Tyler Smith (2012): 3-6, 2B, SB, 3 RBI, 3 R, K
- very good glove; strong arm; above-average speed; gap power; 6-0, 175
Valparaiso SO RF Kyle Gaedele (2011): 2-4, HR, BB, SB, 4 RBI, 2 R
Mississippi SO 1B Matt Snyder (2011): 3-4, BB, 2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
- mature approach; above-average raw power; below-average defender; below-average speed; 6-6, 195 pounds
Mississippi SO C Taylor Hightower (2011): 2-2, 2 BB, R
- some pop; plus defender in all phases behind dish
San Diego SR RF James Meador (2010): 2-3, HR, BB, 3 SB, 2 RBI, R, K
- good natural hitter; some pop; strong arm
Kentucky SO 3B Andy Burns (2011): 0-2, 3 BB, SB, R, K
Virginia JR 2B Phil Gosselin (2010): 2-3, HR, 2B, BB, RBI, 2 R, K
Virginia JR OF Dan Grovatt (2010): 2-4, SB, RBI, R
Virginia SO Steven Proscia (2011): 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, R, 2 K
Virginia JR OF Jarrett Parker (2011): 2-4, SB, HBP, RBI, 2 R, K
North Carolina State JR LF Russell Wilson (2010): 1-2, HR, 3 RBI, R
Georgia Tech JR SS Derek Dietrich (2010): 2-4, R
Arizona State FR SS Deven Marrero (2012): 2-2, 3B, 2 RBI, R
- advanced defender; plus arm; average power potential; average speed; 6-1, 174
Arizona State SO 2B Zack MacPhee (2011): 3-3, 3B, 2 BB, SB, 2 R
- patient approach; good defender
Arizona State SO 3B Riccio Torrez (2011): 3-5, 2B, RBI, R
- solid defender who can hang anywhere in infield; legit power potential
Stanford FR OF Jake Stewart (2012): 0-4, 2 K
Stanford FR 3B Kenny Diekroeger (2012): 0-3, 2 K
JR C Cameron Rupp (2010): 1-2, 2B, BB, HBP, RBI, R
- plus raw power; plus arm; slow; 6-2, 235 pounds
Texas Christian SO LF Jason Coats (2011): 3-4, HR, 2B, HBP, 2 RBI, 2 R, K
- plus athlete; very strong; special bat speed; decent speed; average arm; plus raw power; may not stick in CF; 6-2, 195 pounds
Miami SO RF Nate Melendres (2011): 1-2, 3B, 3 BB, RBI
- serious tools, but very raw; potential plus defender in CF; hacker; great speed; plus arm; 5-11, 185 pounds
Miami SO 3B Harold Martinez (2011): 2-3, 2B, BB, RBI, 2 R
- above-average to plus raw power; impressive defender
Miami JR C Yasmani Grandal (2010): 2-5, K
North Carolina JR 1B Dillon Hazlett (2010): 1-3, HR, BB, 4 RBI, R
- plus speed; good defender; strong arm; quick bat; some pop; 6-1, 180; played both 1B/SS on Friday
Wright State SO OF/1B Tristan Moore (2011): 2-5, 2B, R
- leadoff man profile; strong hit tool; above-average speed; very strong arm; RF professionally; questionable power potential; very raw but very talented; 6-2, 195 pounds
Clemson JR RF Kyle Parker (2010): 3-3, BB, 2 R
- plus raw power; plus arm strength, but lacks accuracy
Rice SO OF Jeremy Rathjen (2011): 3-4, HR, 4 RBI, R
- above-average speed, power, and arm; too aggressive at plate; 6-5, 190 pounds
Rice SO 3B Anthony Rendon (2011): 1-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Rice JR SS Rick Hague (2010): 2-4, 2B, SB, RBI, R, K
Arkansas SO 3B Zack Cox (2010): 2-2, BB, HBP, RBI, 2 R
Arkansas 1B Andy Wilkins (2010): 1-3, HR, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R, K
Arkansas CF Brett Eibner (2010): 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, R
Boston College JR 3B Mickey Wiswall (2010): 2-3, 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 RBI, K
Virginia Tech JR OF Austin Wates (2010): 4-6, RBI, 2 R, K
- gap power; good athlete; good speed; capable defender in CF; has played some 2B; good turn on Cape; 6-1, 174 pounds
Virginia Tech SR OF/C Steve Domecus (2010): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI, 3 R, K
- good arm, decent defender, good athlete, power potential; strong hit tool
Tulane JR 3B Rob Segedin (2010): 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, K 3 E
- picture perfect swing; gap power; very mature hitting approach; decent defender; may be an outfielder as a pro; 6-3, 220 pounds
Georgia SO OF Peter Verdin (2011): 2-3, HR, 2B, SB, 2 RBI, R
- plus athlete; toolsy; plus speed; plus arm; very good CF; power potential; has been tried at C; 6-0, 200 pounds
Wichita State JR OF Ryan Jones (2010): 3-5, 3B, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
Connecticut JR 3B Mike Olt (2010): 1-2, 3 BB, K
Northwestern SO 1B/RHP Paul Snieder (2011): 2-4, BB, R, 2 K…
- also threw 2.2 shutout innings; very good power potential; good defender; mid-80s FB; sharp SL; 6-2, 220 pounds
Minnesota SO SS AJ Pettersen (2010): 2-3, 2B, BB, R
Villanova SO OF/C Matt Szczur (2010): 5-6, 2B, 4 R, K
- good hit tool; good runner; strong arm; emerging power; easy top ten round player for me
West Virginia JR SS Jedd Gyorko (2010): 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R
UC Riverside SO C Rob Brantly (2010): 2-4, 2B, 2 R
Ball State JR 2B Kolbrin Vitek (2010): 3-5, HR, 2B, SB, RBI, 2 R, K
Santa Clara JR C/OF Tommy Medica (2010): 2-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, R, 2 K
Alabama JR 2B Ross Wilson (2010): 4-5, RBI, R, K
Ohio JR CF Gauntlett Eldemire (2010): 0-4, 3 K
Middle Tennessee State JR OF Bryce Brentz (2010): 2-4 2B BB, RBI, R, K
UT Arlington JR CF Michael Choice (2010): 0-3, 4 BB, 2 K
Friday Night Starters – 2010 College Baseball Week Two
I’m going to go through and organize this better later this afternoon, but I figure time sensitive material like this should go up as quickly as possible. That’s why you get a great big list of college pitchers to start your Monday morning. Potential first rounders are in bold. Quick notes were added for some players who aren’t as well known.
Mississippi LHP Drew Pomeranz: 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 0 BB 15 K
Mississippi FR LHP Jordan Cooper: 2 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 3 K
- upper-80s FB, touching 90; 6-1, 185
Tennessee JR LHP Bryan Morgado (2010): 3.2 IP 5 H 8 ER 5 BB 8 K
Oregon State JR RHP Tyler Waldron (2010): 7.2 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 2 K
Valparaiso JR RHP Bryce Shafer (2010): 5 IP 6 H 2 ER 6 BB 2 K
- low-90s FB
Oklahoma JR RHP Zach Neal (2010): 6.1 IP 7 H 7 ER 2 BB 3 K
- 87-90 sinking FB; plus control; 6-2, 205
Ohio State JR RHP Alex Wimmers (2010): 8 IP 5 H 1 ER 1 BB 6 K
South Florida JR RHP Randy Fontanez (2010): 6.2 IP 6 H 2 ER 2 BB 8 K
- 88-91 sinking FB; quality CB and SL; working in a splitter
San Diego SO LHP Sammy Solis (2010): 6 IP 4 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K
San Diego SR RHRP Matt Thompson (2010): 2 IP 2 H 0 ER 1 BB 4 K
Southern Mississippi JR RHP Todd McInnis (2010): 6.2 IP 8 H 3 ER 1 BB 10 K
- 88-92 FB; very good 12-6 CB; hard SL; decent CU; slight frame, but solid arsenal
Vanderbilt SO RHP Sonny Gray (2011): 4.1 IP 7 H 5 ER 2 BB 6 K
UCLA SO RHP Gerrit Cole (2011): 5 IP 4 H 2 ER 2 BB 8 K
Texas A&M JR RHP Barret Loux (2010): 5 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 6 K
- 98 peak FB; sits low- to mid-90s with sinking FB; coming off of elbow injury
Bowling Green JR RHP Brennan Smith (2010): 3.2 IP 4 H 4 ER 5 BB 0 K
- 94 peak FB; above-average splitter
Kentucky SO RHP Alex Meyer (2011): 5.2 IP 7 H 2 ER 1 BB 6 K
Rhode Island SR RHP Tim Boyce (2010): 5 IP 7 H 6 ER 2 BB 6 K
- 88-92 FB; good slow CB; hard SL; darting CU; plus command; 6-2, 190 pounds
Virginia LHP Danny Hultzen (2011): 7 IP 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 12 K
North Carolina State SO RHP Cory Mazzoni (2011): 7 IP H 0 ER 2 BB 4 K
- 88-90 FB, peaking at 91-92; SL; CB; CU; 6-1, 170 pounds
UC Irvine SR RHP Christian Bergman (2010): 6 IP 6 H 2 ER 2 BB 5 K
- sinking 89-91 FB; above-average SL; CU; 6-1, 180 pounds
Georgia Tech JR RHP Deck McGuire (2010): 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 2 BB 6 K
Arizona State FR RHP Jake Barrett (2012): 1 IP 1 H 0 ER 1 BB 3 K
- heavy 94 peak FB; high-70s above-average CB; solid command; great build; 6-4, 235
Arizona State JR RHP Seth Blair (2010): 5 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 9 K
- at his best features a low-90s FB with late life and serious sink; flashes plus CU; solid CB; SL needs polish; good arm action; 6-2, 190 pounds
Texas SO RHP Taylor Jungmann (2011): 7 IP 4 H 0 ER 4 BB 10 K
Stanford SO RHP Jordan Pries (2011): 5.1 IP 7 H 6 ER 4 BB 0 K
Stanford FR RHP Mark Appel (2012): 1.2 IP 0 H 0 ER 1 BB 0 K
- 94 FB peak with good sink; power breaking ball; 6-5, 195
JR RHP Steven Maxwell (2010): 6.1 IP 2 H 1 ER 3 BB 2 K
- Tommy John surgery survivor; 88-94 FB; above-average power 78-82 CB; problem with pitching up in zone too often
Cal State Fullerton JR RHP Daniel Renken (2010): 6 IP 6 H 3 ER 1 BB 5 K
- plus command; quality CU
Miami JR LHP Eric Erickson (2010): 6 IP 4 H 3 ER 0 BB 9 K
- coming back from Tommy John surgery
North Carolina JR RHP Matt Harvey (2010): 6.1 IP 3 H 1 ER 1 BB 9 K
Clemson JR LHP Casey Harman (2010): 5.2 IP 4 H 1 ER 3 BB 6 K
- plus CU
Rice JR RHP Boogie Anagnostou (2010): 5.2 IP 3 H 2 ER 5 BB 1 K
- 94 peak FB; normally pitches out of bullpen; 5-11, 200
Louisville JR RHP Thomas Royse (2010): 6 IP 2 H 0 ER 2 BB 9 K
- 90-93 FB with plus life; plus FB command; rising up draft boards; 6-5
Michigan SR RHP/OF Alan Oaks (2010): 7 IP 5 H 2 ER 1 BB 7 K
- FB sits low-90s, hitting 94; very raw pitching prospect; 6-3, 230 pounds
Arkansas SR RHP Mike Bolsinger (2010): 4 IP 4 H 1 ER 2 BB 3 K
- sits 88-90, hits 92-93 with FB; good to plus low-80s SL; decent CU; could sneak into top-10 rounds; 6-2, 210 pounds
Boston College JR LHP Pat Dean (2010): 7 IP 11 H 5 ER 1 BB 4 K
- plus FB command; CB; plus control; another player rising up boards
Florida Gulf Coast JR LHP Chris Sale (2010): 5 IP 3 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K
Lipscomb SR RHP Josh Smith (2010): 6 IP 7 H 3 ER 5 BB 7 K
- high-80s FB, touches 92; SL, CB, CU; 6-3, 210 pounds
Tulane JR RHP Conrad Flynn (2010): 8 IP 3 H 0 ER 0 BB 8 K
Georgia JR RHP Justin Grimm (2010): 5.2 IP 2 H 0 ER 4 BB 7 K
Wichita State JR RHP Tim Kelley (2010): 5.1 IP 7 H 2 ER 2 BB 4 K
Connecticut JR LHP Elliot Glynn (2010): 5 IP 5 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K
- upper-80s FB with good movement; solid SL
Notre Dame JR RHP Cole Johnson (2010): 4 IP 9 H 4 ER 4 BB 4 K
- 88-92 FB; good SL
Iowa SO LHP Jarred Hippen (2011): 8.2 IP 6 H 3 ER 1 BB 8 K
Minnesota JR RHP Seth Rosin (2010): 4 IP 8 H 4 ER 0 BB 3 K
West Virginia JR RHP Jarryd Summers (2010): 5 IP 6 H 5 ER 2 BB 1 K
- 92 peak FB
Missouri FR RHP/OF Eric Anderson (2012): 5 IP 4 H 0 ER 0 BB 5 K
- 90-92; hard SL; easy mechanics; great athlete; 6-4, 210
Nebraska SO RHP Sean Yost (2010): 6 IP 7 H 3 ER 0 BB 5 K
- 95 peak FB; quick riser; 6-7, 190 pounds
Oklahoma State SR LHP Tyler Lyons (2010): 7 IP 5 H 0 ER 1 BB 7 K
- 88-90 FB; plus command
Kansas JR RHP Brett Bochy (2010): 2 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
- 94 peak FB
Washington State JR RHP Chad Arnold (2010): 6 IP 7 H 3 ER 1 BB 6 K
- 88-91 FB; plus 80-81 SL; iffy CB; CU; command needs work; 6-4, 205 pounds
Texas Tech JR RHP Bobby Doran (2010): 7 IP 10 H 3 ER 2 BB 7 K (11 GO/0 AO)
- 93-94 peak FB in relief; plus SL; solid CU; command needs work, very inconsistent; clean mechanics; 6-6, 225 pounds)\
Winthrop JR RHP Matteo D’Angelo (2010): 7.1 IP 7 H 1 ER 0 BB 7 K
- great command; born in Italy
Long Beach State JR RHP Jake Thompson (2010): 5 IP 11 H 6 ER 2 BB 6 K
Arizona FR RHP Kurt Heyer (2012): 5.2 IP 11 H 4 ER 0 BB 7 K
Pepperdine SO RHP Cole Cook (2010): 7 IP 5 H 2 ER 3 BB 2 K
Cal Poly JR LHP Matt Leonard (2010): 6.1 IP 9 H 5 ER 1 BB 1 K
- 88-90 FB; plus CU with great arm action; CB; improved control; 6-0, 185 pounds
San Francisco SR RHP Doug Murray (2010): 8 IP 9 H 0 ER 0 BB 6 K
- according to his bio Murray “would like to be the Nesquick Bunny for a day so he could drink chocolate milk all day”
Loyola Marymount SO RHP Martin Viramontes (2010): 5 IP 9 H 5 ER 1 BB 4 K
- 96 peak FB; sits 90-94; power CB that flashes plus; flashes plus CU; high risk/high reward; 6-4, 210
UC Riverside SO RHP Matt Andriese (2011): 7.1 IP 9 H 5 ER 0 BB 6 K
- sinking 88-93 FB; quality SL; SF; great command; 6-2, 185 pounds
Old Dominion JR LHP Kyle Hald (2010): 6.2 IP 9 H 2 ER 1 BB 11 K
- 85-88 FB; plus-plus SFCU; sharp SL; CB; great fielder, great pickoff move; nice mechanics; 5-11, 175 pounds
Ball State SO RHP Perci Garner (2010): 3.1 IP 2 H 1 ER 1 BB 6 K
- easy 96 peak FB; sits 92-94; good mid-80s SL; raw throwing motion; SF has promise; another high risk/high reward type; 6-2, 225 pounds
Alabama SO LHP Adam Morgan (2011): 5 IP 7 H 1 ER 1 BB 6 K
- 88-90 FB; plus breaking ball; plus command
California SO RHP Erik Johnson (2011): 6 IP 4 H 0 ER 2 BB 10 K
- 90-93 FB; CB; CU needs work; command comes and goes; 6-3, 220 pounds
Missouri State Aaron Meade 6 IP 1 H 0 ER 6 BB 8 K
Oregon SR RHP Justin LaTempa 6 IP 6 H 2 ER 2 BB 6 K
- sits 92-94 FB, touched 95-96; developing CU; flashes plus SL; shoulder injury shelved him in 2009
Gonzaga JR RHP Cody Martin (2010): 6.2 IP 3 H 2 ER 2 BB 13 K
UT Arlington SR RHP Jason Mitchell (2010): 9 IP 1 H 0 ER 1 BB 18 K (134 pitches)
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