I’m finally at the point where I’m comfortable repeating the comp that I heard on SO OF Trey Watkins (LSU) not too long ago. Somebody told me in a position to know told me he thought Trey Watkins was the college version of Tyson Gillies. Interesting comparison, right? His Saturday line: 1-1, 3 BB, 2 R

SO RHP Joey Bourgeois (LSU) has looked excellent in the early going, giving LSU a real boost from the second starter spot: 7 IP 1 H 0 ER 2 BB 3 K

The early season success of JR LHP Matt Bywater (Pepperdine) continues. His fastball doesn’t blow you away with heat (high-80s on a good day), but it’s almost a plus pitch based wicked movement alone. His Saturday line: 6.1 IP 7 H 1 ER 4 BB 7 K

Every player in Virginia’s starting nine reached base safely on Saturday. Phil Gosselin, Dan Grovatt, Tyler Cannon, Steven Proscia, John Barr, and Kenny Swab all led the way for the Cavaliers, each reaching base at least 3 times against Dartmouth.

JR RHP Robert Morey (Virginia) has the stuff to start professionally, but hasn’t put up the strikeout numbers indicative of his better than average stuff so far this season: 6 IP 5 H 2 ER 1 BB 3 K

Florida State JR CF Tyler Holt (3-5, 3B, 2B, 3 RBI) and SR SS Stephen Cardullo (3-3, 2 BB, R) both contributed to yet another beatdown of Georgia.

JR LHP John Gast (Florida State) continues his climb into the top five rounds: 7 IP 7 H 1 ER 3 BB 2 K

Arizona State SO SS Drew Maggi (4-4, 3B, 2 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 2 R) and SO 2B Zach MacPhee (2-2, 3B, RBI, R) keep on putting up huge numbers up the middle for the Sun Devils. MacPhee’s triple was his 7^th of the season.

Florida had a big day with the bats on Saturday. The Gator offense was paced by SO 1B Preston Tucker (2-3, 2 2B, 2 BB, R), JR 3B Bryson Smith (2-4, HR, SB, 3 RBI, R), and, a player very quickly growing on me, FR SS Nolan Fontana (3-4, 3B, R).

FR CF Zeke DeVoss (Miami), a very raw talent with the bat but already a plus runner and defender, has begun to tap into his potential already: 3-4, 2B, BB, SB, R

Houston SO RHP Michael Goodnight (7 IP 2 H 0 ER 4 BB 9 K) outdueled Texas ace JR RHP Brandon Workman (8 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 7 K), although Workman’s stuff and command were both reportedly very impressive. As for the game’s winning pitcher, well, it’s been mentioned before, but it really bears repeating: Goodnight would absolutely be the best name ever for a closer. That is, until Willie Wewin finally breaks out and reaches the bigs, of course.

JR RHP Brandon Cumpton (Georgia Tech) with another shaky start: 5 IP 7 H 4 ER 2 BB 2 K

FR RHP Luke Bard (Georgia Tech) struck out the side in his one inning of work and is now up to 8 strikeouts in his 6 shutout innings of relief so far.

JR 1B/RF Jaren Matthews (Rutgers): 2-3, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R

SO 3B/C Matt Skole (Georgia Tech): 3-4, 2 BB, 2 R

Missouri JR RHP Nick Tepesch (6.1 IP 6 H 2 ER 2 BB 5 K) matched up pretty evenly against Texas Christian FR LHP Matt Purke (5.1 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 7 K) in their head-to-head battle.

SO RHP Kaleb Merck (Texas Christian) came on in relief of Purke and looked excellent: 2.2 IP 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 3 K. Merck is a short righthander with a big fastball, but questions about his pro future abound. I’m the last to dismiss a pitcher as unable to start because of stature alone, but Merck’s fastball jumped almost 4 MPH once moved to the bullpen. It would be a shame to “waste” his quality three-pitch mix (also including a 55 curve and 50 changeup) by forcing him into relief full-time, but the difference between a fastball peaking at 92 as a starter versus a fastball peaking up at 96-97 as a reliever is too much to ignore.

SR C Bryan Holaday (Texas Christian) should get drafted based on his strong defensive chops alone, but performances like this with the bat will help his cause: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, R

I’ve been slow to buy into SO CF Jackie Bradley (South Carolina), but I’m warming up to him as he warms up this spring: 3-4, HR, BB, 4 RBI, 2 R

South Carolina JR RHP Sam Dyson (5.2 IP 5 H 4 ER 2 BB 7 K) got the best of Clemson SO LHP Will Lamb (5.1 IP 3 H 2 ER 4 BB 1 K)

SO 1B/3B Phil Wunderlich (Louisville) may not have a ton of projection left in his bat, but his present power ranks up there with any hitter in the college game: 3-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R

JR LHP Dean Kiekhefer (Louisville) twirled a gem: 7 IP 6 H 2 ER 0 BB 4 K

FR OF Patrick Biondi (Michigan) has all of the tools pro teams look for in an up-the-middle prospect – outstanding range, strong and accurate throwing arm, and game changing speed. He can also handle the bat a little bit: 4-4, 3B, BB, 2 RBI, R

JR RHP Matt Miller (Michigan) has long been a favorite due to his heavy low-90s fastball, solid low-80s slider, and projectable 6-6, 215 pound frame. Unfortunately, North Carolina got the best of him, chasing him after 3 innings and 95 pitches: 3 IP 10 H 4 ER 2 BB 4 K

JR RHP Patrick Johnson (North Carolina) has been on the radar since stepping on campus thanks to his low-90s fastball and solid slider: 6 IP 6 H 1 ER 4 BB 2 K

JR LHP Cody Wheeler (Coastal Carolina) reminds me a little bit of a mirror image of the player listed above: 6.1 IP 7 H 3 ER 3 BB 4 K

I’m convinced that SR RHP Eric Pettis (UC Irvine) has a bionic arm: 8 IP 7 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K

SO 3B Anthony Rendon (Rice) actually got a few pitches in the strike zone, apparently: 2-3, HR, RBI, R, HBP

Not to be outdone, SO 3B Zack Cox (Arkansas): 3-4, BB, 2 RBI, R

Fellow draft-eligible sophomore infielder Tim Carver (Arkansas) had a nice day out of the 8-hole: 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

I’d love to hear an updated report on the defense of JR 2B Brian Guinn (California): 2-3, 2 BB

SO RHP Dixon Anderson (California) with a clunker: 5 IP 8 H 9 ER 3 BB 2 K

SO LHP Drew Smyly (Arkansas) looked very sharp on Saturday. The draft-eligible sophomore used a good low-90s sinker to put up the following line: 5 IP 2 H 0 ER 5 BB 7 K

JR RHP Bobby Doran (Texas Tech) is another pitcher with the three-pitch mix good enough to start, but a fastball better equipped for relief work. If he can add another tick or two to his mid-90s fastball, he could be a potential relief ace professionally. For now he’s a starter and doing things like this: 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 0 BB 5 K

SO LHP Bryce Bandilla (Arizona) was steady: 5 IP 6 H 1 ER 0 BB 4 K

SO RHP Noe Ramirez (Cal State Fullerton) doesn’t have an exciting fastball (only tops out at 90 MPH, and even then it straightens out big time), but his great command of the pitch makes it play up. He also has a low-80s changeup, and an increasingly effective mid-70s curveball, although his command of each pitch needs work. His Saturday line was a beauty: 9 IP 5 H 1 ER 1 BB 9 K

JR CF Gary Brown (Cal State Fullerton) doesn’t stop: 3-5, 3B, 2 SB, RBI, R

JR LHP Tanner Robles (Oregon State) may not have the upside of injured teammate Josh Osich, but is plenty talented all the same: 7.2 IP 9 H 0 ER 0 BB 9 K

JR SS Jedd Gyorko (West Virginia) could probably get up out of bed in the middle of the night and put up the following: 3-5, RBI, 2 K

Rubber-armed JR RHP Zach Woods (East Carolina) bailed out East Carolina with perhaps the best performance of a non-prospect on Saturday: 7 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 11 K

SO 3B Dean Espy (UCLA): 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, K

JR LHP Rob Rasmussen (2010) isn’t part of UCLA’s great sophomore class of arms, but he is a potential top three round 2010 talent. The short lefty is the opposite of so many college lefthanders, as Rasmussen already has the fastball, but needs a legitimate secondary offering to emerge before he can reach his full upside. His Saturday line: 5 IP 3 H 0 ER 4 BB 10 K

SR RHP Aaron Barrett (Mississippi) has taken firm hold of the Saturday starter’s spot behind Drew Pomeranz: 6.1 IP 6 H 1 ER 4 BB 7 K

SR RHP Preston Claiborne (Tulane) picked up Matt Petiton out of the Tulane pen: 3 IP 2 H 2 ER 0 BB 7 K

JR RHP Bobby Shore (Oklahoma) continues to strike out over a batter an inning: 6.2 IP 6 H 3 ER 1 BB 7 K

SR OF Zach Hurley (Ohio State), arguably the top position player on a team of solid but unspectacular hitting prospects, was but a single short of hitting for the cycle against St. Louis: 3-5, HR, 3B, 2B, BB, 4 RBI, 2 R. Funny enough, Hurley got that single in the second game of his doubleheader, also adding another double and a steal.

JR RHP Alex Wimmers (Ohio State) was unimpressive against St. Louis, although it seemed that any prospect performance would pale in comparison to the description of the weather from the box score. The weather was “Blue skies, breezy & beautiful.” That just sounds lovely, doesn’t it? His line: 5 IP 12 H 5 ER 3 BB 8 K

SO RHP/1B Braden Kapteyn (Kentucky) had a nice game on Saturday, but his biggest accomplishment was managing to only getting hit once. Monmouth used five pitchers in their loss against Kentucky. All five hit batters. Combined they hit 10 Wildcats. Ouch. Anyway, Kapteyn’s final line: 4-5, HBP, 3 RBI, 2 R

FR LHP Taylor Rogers (Kentucky), potential first round pick in 2012, got hit hard: 2.1 IP 10 H 10 ER 1 BB 1 K

JR RHP Matt Little (Kentucky) had the best relief outing of the weekend: 4 IP 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 9 K

JR RHP Jimmy Nelson (Alabama) continues his strong early season run: 6 IP 6 H 0 ER 0 BB 11 K

The Amazing Cody Brothers strike again! Doubleheader stats for both Tennessee JR 1B Cody Hawn (4-8, HR, 2 BB, 5 RBI, R, K) and his teammate FR 1B Cody Stubbs (5-7, 3 BB, RBI, 3 R)

JR SS Nick DelGuidice (Florida Atlantic) is a strong defender with a weak. Sounds like a second baseman professionally. He had a Saturday to remember: 4-4, 2 HR, 2B, 9 RBI, 3 R

JR RHP Jesse Hahn (Virginia Tech) justifies his early season draft ranking: 7 IP 2 H 0 ER 1 BB 9 K

SR 2B Dallas Poulk (North Carolina State) hasn’t stopped hitting from day one: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

JR C/1B Curt Casali (Vanderbilt): 4-5, HR, SB, 2 RBI, 3 R

SO 3B Jason Esposito (Vanderbilt): 3-5, 2B, 3 SB, RBI, 2 R

JR RHP Taylor Hill (Vanderbilt): 7.1 IP 7 H 2 ER 0 BB 6 K

SR RHP Stephen McCray (Tennessee): 8 IP 1 H 0 ER 1 BB 7 K

SO LHP Eric Pfisterer (Duke): 6 IP 2 H 0 ER 2 BB 10 K

JR OF Steven Brooks (Wake Forest): 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, K

FR LHP Tim Cooney (Wake Forest): 7.2 IP 6 H 1 ER 0 BB 4 K

SO RHP Ben Tomchick (Old Dominion): 7.1 IP 8 H 2 ER 2 BB 9 K

FR LHP Joe Mantiply (Virginia Tech): 6 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 8 K

JR RHP Jake Buchanan (North Carolina State): 6 IP 4 H 0 ER 0 BB 7 K

SO RHP Jordan Cooper (Wichita State): 8 IP 5 H 2 ER 1 BB 7 K

SO LHP Steven Gruver (Tennessee): 7 IP 6 H 1 ER 1 BB 6 K

JR RHP Zach Kenyon (Iowa): 4.2 IP 4 H 1 ER 2 BB 3 K

FR LHP Andrew Heaney (Oklahoma State): 2 IP 2 H 6 ER 3 BB 0 K

FR Dane Phillips, SO Mark Ginther, JR OF Luis Uribe, and JR 2B Davis Duren all had at least 3 hits for Oklahoma State.

SO RHP Francis Brooke (Northwestern) keeps up his crazy successful start to 2010 (0.44 ERA through 20.2 IP): 8 IP 3 H 0 ER 0 BB 6 K

SO RHP Logan Verrett (Baylor): 7 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 11 K (117 pitches)

SO SS Adam Smith (Texas A&M): 0-5, K and now hitting .174/.208/.261 on the young season

SO 2B Kolten Wong (Hawaii): 3-3, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R

JR LHP Sam Spangler (Hawaii): 7 IP 7 H 1 ER 3 BB 3 K

SO RHP Scott McGough (Oregon): 6 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 7 K

JR OF Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee State) 3-5, RBI, 2 R, K vs JR OF Todd Cunningham (Jacksonville State): 2-4, 2 RBI, R

The third entrant in the small school big name outfielder contest is JR OF Michael Choice (UT Arlington): 3-4, HR, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, R, K

SO LHP Michael Kickham (Missouri State): 7 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 10 K

JR 1B Hunter Morris (Auburn): 4-5, HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, K

JR OF Brian Fletcher (Auburn): 2-3, HR, 2 HBP, SB, RBI, R

SO RHP Andrew Gagnon (Long Beach State): 9 IP 3 H 0 ER 2 BB 4 K

SO OF George Springer (Connecticut): 2-5, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, R, 2 K

JR RHP Cole Johnson (Notre Dame): 3.2 IP 10 H 8 ER 1 BB 1 K against Harvard

SO OF/1B Tristan Moore (2011) and Wright State singled Virginia to death in the Raiders’ huge upset win in Charlottesville. Moore’s final line (3-4, R, K) works well with the reports on his tools. His tools grade out as average or better in all phases except power potential. His plus arm, above-average speed, and leadoff hitter profile with the bat will keep him getting looks from pro teams.

Despite taking the loss, SO LHP Danny Hultzen (Virginia) was sharp: 7 IP 5 H 1 ER 0 BB 9 K

In relief of Hultzen, JR RHP Tyler Wilson (Virginia) pitched well: 2 IP 2 H 0 ER 1 BB 3 K

SO OF James Ramsey (Florida State) has modest speed, an average on a good day arm, and just seems to always be fighting himself while trying to play the outfield. In other words, his pro future will either be as a subpar fielding leftfielder or a first baseman. That means he’ll have to hit a ton to have a pro future. Days like Friday help: 2-2, 2 HR, 2 HBP, 4 RBI, 3 R

Also reaching base 4 times for the Seminoles was FR 1B Jayce Boyd: 3-3, BB, RBI, 2 R

Florida State SO LHP Sean Gilmartin (7 IP 6 H 0 ER 0 BB 9 K) got the best of Georgia JR RHP Justin Grimm (4 IP 11 H 7 ER 2 BB 7 K). Not a good outing for Grimm’s first round draft hopes, assuming he looked as out of sorts as his line would indicate. His peak stuff  — a four-pitch mix featuring a sitting 92-93 with fastball that peaks at 96, potential plus upper-70s curve, good low- to mid-70s CU, and a mid-80s cutter — is up there with any college pitcher in his class, but his inconsistent mechanics and steady stream of nagging injuries have kept him from showing off that elite stuff as often as a team drafting high in the first round typically likes to see. I get the feeling Grimm could be this year’s Andy Oliver.

JR C Matt Colantonio (Brown) had a fabulous freshman year, but struggled badly in his sophomore year. His opening day (but not opening game…Brown beat Pepperdine earlier on Friday) performance against LSU was impressive both at the dish (3-5, BB, 2 K) and behind it (threw out Trey Watkins and Mikie Mahtook, the only two Tigers brave enough to run on him).

SR 1B Blake Dean (LSU) and JR OF Leon Landry (LSU) both reached base 4 times (2 hits, 2 walks apiece) in the win over Brown.

JR RHSP Austin Ross (LSU) disappointed in his Friday Night outing: 5.1 IP 7 H 5 ER 2 BB 6 K

Pretty unremarkable game from a prospect standpoint as Arizona State’s bats took care of Oregon State’s arms. JR RHP Tyler Waldron (Oregon State) wasn’t very sharp: 4.1 IP 7 H 4 ER 1 BB 1 K. Early reports are that FR RHP Jake Barrett (Arizona State) looked really good. That’s about all I’ve got on this one.

29 total strikeouts in the Florida-Miami game. Miami JR LHP Chris Hernandez (6 IP 8 H 3 ER 0 BB 8 K) and Florida SO LHP Alex Panteliodis (5.2 IP 2 H 1 ER 2 BB 8 K) both used their above-average offspeed offerings to baffle opposing batters. Florida’s bullpen ace and potential 2011 first round pick SO LHP Nick Maronde dropped the hammer with one of the most dominating pitching performances of the day: 3.1 IP 0 H 0 ER 2 BB 7 K

Hernandez, Panteliodis, and now Rice SO LHP Taylor Wall. All three are lefties known for above-average secondary stuff, but Wall, the best prospect of the group and a potential late first in 2011, features a plus changeup that may be the best singular pitch the threesome has to offer. His performance against Texas impressed: 7.1 IP 5 H 2 ER 3 BB 8 K

As good as Wall was, SO RHP Taylor Jungmann of Texas was just a little bit better. And I really mean just a little bit, as the two pitchers put up startlingly similar lines. Jungmann got one more out (pitching 7.2 innings), allowed one less hit and one less run, walked one better less, and, just to keep up the theme here, actually threw one more total pitch (115 to 114). To add on to the craziness, each pitcher threw exactly 65 strikes. Weird night. Anyway, Jungmann’s final line: 7.2 IP 4 H 1 ER 2 BB 8 K

With that brief hard throwing righthanded pitching prospect interlude out of the way, let’s get right back to more soft-tossing lefties. Yes, JR LHP Casey Harman (Clemson) is yet another college pitchability lefty. His line against South Carolina: 5 IP 8 H 3 ER 2 BB 5 K. Interesting 2011 SO RHP David Haselden (Clemson) got the win, however, with his outstanding long relief appearance: 4 IP 0 H 0 ER 1 BB 3 K

Another college pitchability lefty! SR LHP Daniel Bibona (UC Irvine) looked good in a victory over St. Mary’s: 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 3 BB 11 K. Others that fit the mold include: JR LHP Pat Dean (Boston College): 7 IP 4 H 2 ER 4 BB 4 K; SR LHPTyler Lyons (Oklahoma State): 7.2 IP 3 H 2 ER 3 BB 7 K; SR LHP David Rowse (Pacific), who beat up on an undermatched Seattle squad: 9 IP 6 H 1 ER 0 BB 7 K; SR LHP Chris Manno (Duke): 3 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 5 K; SO LHPAdam Morgan (Alabama): 5 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 6 K

JR LHP Kyle Hald (Old Dominion), the last college pitchability lefty we’ll mention today, impressed on Friday night with his steady mid-80s fastball, potential wipeout split-fingered changeup (called plus-plus by some), above-average slider, and solid curveball: 9 IP 5 H 0 ER 2 BB 11 K

Kevin Brandt, Mike Wright, Pat Somers, Zach Woods, and Seth Simmons all saw time on the mound for the Pirates on Friday. All are pro pitching prospects. That’s quality pitching depth. Brandt, a 2011 SO LHP who got the Friday night start, is yet another pitchability college lefthander with an upper-80s fastball and solid changeup. He put up the following line: 6 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 8 K

JR RHP Deck McGuire (Georgia Tech) continues to quickly and efficiently mow down opposing hitters: 8 IP 6 H 0 ER 1 BB 9 K

I know many people in the business who take this stuff very seriously hate comps with a passion normally reserved for important things, like the political party that isn’t your own, waiting in long lines, and Ke$ha, but I happen to think they are a lot of fun and a great way to get a conversation going about a particular prospect. Take SR 1B Matt Curry of Texas Christian, for example. Curry has had a Matt Stairs comp follow him along for years now. Matt Curry may not be a player that would get a lot of notice, but that Stairs comp, even when brought up for the sole reason of dismissing it, has gotten him attention. Attention often begets increased research — well, at least I know it did for me. A college guy compared to Matt Stairs? I want to know more! — which would then reveal a really good college hitter with excellent power potential who just put up the following Friday night line: 3-4, HR, 2 2B, BB, 3 RBI, 3 R

JR RHP Steven Maxwell (Texas Christian) outdueled JR RHP Chad Bettis (Texas Tech). Maxwell’s solid final line: 6 IP 7 H 2 ER 2 BB 4 K. Bettis, on the other hand, was disappointingly hittable: 6 IP 11 H 7 ER 2 BB 9 K, although he upped his already ridiculous groundball rate is 91%. Not a typo. 91%.

JR RHP Thomas Royse (Louisville) is finally beginning to hear his name talked about more often on the national stage. Performances like this one against LeMoyne are the reason why: 7 IP 7 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K

A couple of my favorite potential mid-round senior signs, 2B Adam Duvall and C Jeff Arnold of Louisville, had big days. Arnold’s line was most impressive: 3-3, HR, 2B, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R

Name to know = North Carolina JR 1B Dillon Hazlett. I first heard the poor man’s Dustin Ackley comps coming out of Chapel Hill a few months ago, but dismissed them as nothing more than a coaching staff excited about a junior college transfer ready to step in and help fill the gigantic hole left behind by Ackley’s departure. The comp, like most are, was built on convenience – both players are way too athletic to be college first basemen, run well, and have questionable power upsides. That’s what the comp was trying to express, I think. Nobody actually meant that Hazlett would step in and show off a hit tool quite like the one Ackley had shown. Ackley was a truly special college player and an elite professional prospect. In many years, a prospect with his skillset would go number one without a second thought. In fact, from a prospect standpoint only, I’d rank Ackley only behind David Price, Justin Upton, Delmon Young, and Joe Mauer when comparing him to number one overall draft picks of the decade. Long story slightly less long, Ackley was a unique hitting prospect. Hazlett, though impressive so far, has a long way to go to even enter Ackley’s prospect stratosphere. Then again, Ackley’s final junior year line was .417/.517/.763. SMALL SAMPLE SIZE ALERT, but Hazlett has put up a .467/.541/.700 line through 9 games. Just store the name way, way, way in the back of your mind.

Incidentally, I’ve spent significant stretches of my life in the heart of ACC country, so it’s an area of the country I have a decent number of reliable contacts in. One legit source told me the top three draft-eligible bats, based on the pure hit tool alone, in the conference were, in reverse order, 3. Tyler Holt (Florida State), 2. Dillon Hazlett (North Carolina), and 1. Austin Wates (Virginia Tech). Seems plausible to me.

SR RHP Alan Oaks (Michigan) lived up to his reputation as a pitcher with excellent stuff (peak fastball at 94), but so-so control: 7 IP 3 H 2 ER 6 BB 3 K

JR RHP Matt Harvey (North Carolina) is a first rounder without a doubt in my mind. If he falls to the Phillies, my favorite team, at pick 27 then I hope they’d jump all over him. His Friday night line: 8 IP 3 H 0 ER 3 BB 11 K

JR OF Rico Noel (Coastal Carolina) continues to reach base and steal bags: 2-2, HR, BB, SB, 2 RBI, 2 R

Some relatively big names had some relatively rough Friday nights. Included in this bunch are SR RHP Christian Bergman (UC Irvine), who got bombed by Saint Mary’s, FR LHP Justin Jones (California), hard hit by Arkansas, Nebraska’s SO 2011 draft-eligible LHP Sean Yost and JR RHP Michael Mariot, both tagged by UCLA, potential first rounder SO LHP Sammy Solis (San Diego) against Kentucky (4.1 IP 6 H 4 ER 1 BB 5 K), and JR RHP Jake Thompson(Long Beach State) against Washington.

SR RHP Mike Bolsinger (Arkansas) looked good yet again: 7 IP 6 H 1 ER 0 BB 6 K

SR 1B Jeff Cusick (UC-Irvine) smacked the ball around in Friday night doubleheader action: 5-7, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R

SO RHP Kyle Barraclough (St. Mary’s) is an actual prospect for the 2011 MLB Draft. You wouldn’t know it based it on his Friday performance. I’m not trying to pile on, but this is definitely the early favorite for worst performance by a real prospect: 0.0 IP 6 H 9 ER 2 BB 0 K

3-6, HR, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R for Gary Brown of Cal State Fullerton. The junior OF is now hitting .432/.447/.784 through 8 games, although he hasn’t walked in the early season. Still. Brown over Colon is starting to look a teeny bit less crazy by the day.

SO RHP Tyler Pill (Cal State Fullerton) was decent: 6 IP 6 H 4 ER 1 BB 8 K

Same thing could be said for JR LHP Mario Hollands (UC Santa Barbara): 5 IP 7 H 4 ER 3 BB 3 K

FR RHP Kurt Heyer (Arizona) continues to impress as a rare freshman starting on Friday night for a big-time program: 5.1 IP 8 H 2 ER 0 BB 6 K

UCLA got great production from their keystone combination in the Bruins’ doubleheader sweep of Nebraska. SO 2BTyler Rahmatulla went a total of 5-8, 2B, HBP, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 K, SB while JR SS Niko Gallego combined for 3-6, HR, BB, SB, 3 RBI, 3 R

SO RHP Gerrit Cole (UCLA) and SO RHP Trevor Bauer (UCLA) were both awesome this weekend against Nebraska. How awesome? So glad you asked. Cole put up the following line: 7 IP 2 H 1 ER 0 BB 9 K; Bauer’s numbers looked more like this: 6.2 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 10 K. Just like last week, however, I’m as excited about a little thing that occurred in Cole’s start than I am about the entirety of his performance. Well, that may actually be a stretch, but I was impressed by his fourth inning showing all the same:

Nebraska 4th – Bailey, A. homered to right center, RBI (1-2). Farst, T. struck out swinging (2-2). Asche, C. struck out swinging (1-2). Burleson, C. struck out looking (2-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Nebraska homer. Strike out. Strike out. Strike out. One of the old school scouty worries about the most dominating amateur draft talents is the uncertain way they’ll respond to failure. The best high school players often get drafted after seasons of ERAs under 1.00 and batting averages well over .500. There’s little knowing how a player will react once those numbers begin to get ugly professionally. This is something I personally heard about Cole coming out of high school. I haven’t heard much of anything on the subject since he has enrolled at UCLA, but I’ll take this fourth inning as a sign of progress.

JR LHP Drew Pomeranz (Mississippi) had what can only be considered a disappointing start for him: 6 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 6 K. Only one strikeout per inning? Weak. In all honestly, I don’t know what to make of Pomeranz as a prospect just yet. New information on him is needed because of all the existing reports seem to conflict in pretty meaningful ways.

SO RHP Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt) got back on track after his Cole-induced hiccup last week: 7 IP 5 H 1 ER 3 BB 10 K

SO RHP Jordan Pries (Stanford) was solid as the starting pitcher (5 IP 5 H 3 ER 2 BB 6 K) , but the real stars were the pair of potential first round 2012 round arms who came in after him. FR RHP Chris Jenkins (2 IP 2 H 1 ER 1 BB 4 K) and FR RHP Mark Appel (2 IP 1 H 0 ER 1 BB 5 K) both flashed their customary plus stuff.

JR LHP Logan Darnell (Kentucky) has a definite pro future, but many think his stuff will work better out of the bullpen than as a starter. More starts like this may start changing some minds: 9 IP 8 H 0 ER 1 BB 4 K

Two similar Big East tweener outfielders had big Friday nights – St. John’s JR OF Jimmy Parque (4-4, 3B, 2B, BB, 4 R) and Pittsburgh JR OF John Schultz (4-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R)

JR LHP Bryan Morgado (Tennessee) kept rolling along: 7 IP 5 H 2 ER 1 BB 6 K

JR 1B/RHP Ryan Rivers (Charlotte) has good power potential, shows versatility on defense (OF), and has a 93 MPH peak fastball. Plus, he did this on Friday: 3-5, HR, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 3 R, K

Quick hits on some lines of note…

JR OF Todd Cunningham (Jacksonville State) bested JR OF Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee State) in their head-to-head Friday night “battle.” Cunningham went 3-3, HR, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R while Brentz was only good for a 2-6, HR, RBI, R, 2 K night.

JR OF Russell Wilson (North Carolina State), the quarterback turned serious 2010 MLB draft candidate, did alright for himself on Friday: 2-3, 2B, RBI

JR LHP Chris Sale (Florida Gulf Coast) struck out a bunch of hitters because, well, that’s just what Chris Sale does: 6 IP 5 H 2 ER 1 BB 11 K

JR RHP TJ Walz (Kansas) is yet another part of the incredible baseball renaissance going on at Kansas: 8 IP 4 H 0 ER 2 BB 7 K

Hey, did you notice that JR SS Tim Smalling (Virginia Tech) is now hitting .500 on the nose after a 3-hit Friday night? Well, he was as of Saturday morning at least.

JR RHP Seth Rosin (Minnesota) is doing all he can to get into the top 5 rounds: 6 IP 2 H 1 ER 0 BB 8 K

JR OF Mike Kvasnicka (Minnesota) is doing all he can to join his teammate Rosin in those top 5 rounds: 2-2, HR, 2B, 2 BB, 3 RBI, R

Personal favorite SO RHP Martin Viramontes (Loyola Marymount) lights up the radar gun with regularity (easy mid-90s velocity), but teases scouts with a pair of secondary offerings (curveball and changeup) that flash plus on occasion. That first round peak stuff + fifth round (at best) ability to harness it = very questionable draft landing spot. Third round, maybe? I don’t know yet. On Friday, he did this: 6 IP 3 H 3 ER 4 BB 8 K

JR RHP Barret Loux (Texas A&M) looked awfully healthy on Friday night: 7 IP 1 H 0 ER 2 BB 12 K

JR 3B Mike Olt (Connecticut) flies under the radar a little bit, but I’m not sure there are too many college third basemen out there that can match his upside. He spent his Friday night doing this: 3-5, RBI, R, K

JR OF Ridge Carpenter (Cal State Northridge) has transitioned to big-time college ball nicely: 3-5, R

SR RHP Jason Sullivan (Western Carolina) really, really impressed on Friday against a crafty West Virginia lineup. His upper-80s sinking fastball and good slider were working all night long: 9 IP 3 H 0 ER 1 BB 8 K

JR RHP Jarryd Summers (West Virginia) did his best to match Sullivan’s performance, but came up on the losing end all the same: 8 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 11 K

JR RHP Kevin Munson (James Madison) has the requisite two-pitch knockout punch (FB/SL) combination to go far as a professional reliever: 2.1 IP 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 4 K

JR OF Mark Micowski (Georgia State) had the game of a lifetime on Friday. The transfer from Vermont did this from the leadoff spot in Panthers 32-3 squeaker against NC Central: 7-8, HR, 3B, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 4 R

JR RHP Josh Mueller (Eastern Illinois) was very sharp on Friday night, hardly an unexpected occurrence for a pitcher with a nice three-pitch mix that includes a low-90s fastball, solid changeup, and better curveball: 5.1 IP 5 H 1 ER 0 BB 8 K

JR RHP Todd McInnis (Southern Mississippi) rode his good fastball (88-92 MPH) and near-plus curveball to another good night: 8 IP 4 H 0 ER 2 BB 7 K

FR RHP Bryan Crabb (San Diego State): 7 IP 1 H 0 ER 3 BB 7 K

SO LHP Tyler Anderson (Oregon): 8 IP 7 H 0 ER 0 BB 10 K

SO OF Creede Simpson (Auburn): 5-6, 3 RBI, 2 R, K

JR OF Brian Fletcher (Auburn) is a little bit like a poor man’s Jarrett Parker, I think. Similar strengths, weaknesses, and builds. He was good on Friday night: 4-5, BB, 4 RBI, 3 R

JR OF Gauntlett Eldemire (Ohio): 3-5, 3 RBI, R, K

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

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

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

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

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)

• Wow…