Weekend College Baseball Thread
by slamcactus on Feb 27, 2009 2:42 PM EST
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PrintI want to kick off a space for people on this website to discuss the performance of draft prospects from the college ranks.
Not too many absolute marquee matchups this weekend, but Andy Oliver will get his first real test of the season today, going up against a potent Eastern Carolina lineup (ranked 23rd in the nation).
While technically the Friday starter, Stephen Strasburg went yesterday and well...he's pretty good.
His season line so far: 12.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3BB, 27 Ks.
He hasn't gone up against any great squads yet, but my god. 27 K's in 12.1 innings.
Other marquee matchups today include Rice v. UCLA, Texas A&M v. UC Irvine, and Florida v. Miami.
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Game to watch today is
the Black on White action that is going down in Chapel Hill… weather permitting.
Plus, of course, the Houston College Classic.
Ah, I love the start of college baseball season
OH!
How could I forget to mention the UGA/Arizona clash in the Desert. That should be great. Wish I was there
Game 1 in Chapel Hill Finished
Dustin Ackley: 2-3, 2 Single, BB
Alex White: 6.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 SO, 2 WP, 100 Pitches (61 Strikes), Win (2-0)
North Carolina 10, Seton Hall 3 (Saturday)
Dustin Ackley, 1B/CF (UNC): 1-4, Single, BB, K, 2 R
Matt Harvey, SP (UNC, 2010 Draft): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, Win (2-0)
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Arizona State 2, Missouri 1 (Thursday)
Aaron Senne, RF (Missouri): 0-3, SF, RBI, K
Kyle Gibson, SP (Missouri): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, WP, 2 HBP, 109 Pitches-75 Strikes, Loss (1-1)
Mike Leake, SP (Arizona State): 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, HBP, BK, 105 Pitches-74 Strikes, Win (2-0)
Missouri 5, Arizona State 2 (Sunday)
Jason Kipnis, CF (ASU): 2-3, 2 Singles, BB, R, SB
Aaron Senne, RF (Mizzou): 1-4, Single, 2 K, R
Trevor Coleman, C (Mizzou): 2-4, Single, Home Run, K, 2 RBI, R
Oregon State 23, Northern Illinois 7 (Thursday)
Ryan Ortiz, C (OSU): 1-3, Single, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R, 1-1 throwing out runners
Oregon State 2, Northern Illinois 1 (Sunday, DeMarini Classic)
Ryan Ortiz, C (OSU): 0-4, K, 1-2 throwing out runners
Jorge Reyes, SP (OSU): 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 2 WP, 82 Pitches (54 Strikes), Win (2-0)
Louisville 9, Bowling Green 2 (Sunday)
Chris Dominguez, 3B (UL): 1-3, Home Run, BB, K, HBP, 2 RBI, R, SB, CS
Vanderbilt/Vermont
Mike Minor against Vermont:
7.2IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 4Ks
He looked alright but not overly impressive, and his command failed him at the end of the game. I watched it via a webcast with the camera looking from behind the plate so I have no idea on how hard he was throwing or how much vertical movement his pitches had. It seemed like his best pitch was his changeup and he got most of his swing and misses off of that pitch. He got a lot of weakly hit flyball outs, and there were only a handful of balls hit hard off of him.
addition
He also had a pretty good looking pick off move that I forgot to mention in the initial post.
North Carolina 4, Seton Hall 3 (Game Two)
Dustin Ackley, 1B (UNC): 0-4, SB
Matt Harvey, RP (UNC, 2010 Draft): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 S0, 14 Pitches (10 Strikes), Win (2-0)
Oklahoma State 7, East Carolina 6
Andy Oliver, SP (OSU): 7 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO, 3 GO-10 FO, 101 Pitches (63 Strikes), Win (2-0)
Baylor 3, Houston 2 (Houston College Classic)
Shawn Tolleson, SP (Baylor): 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 10 GO-2 FO, 100 Pitches (58 Strikes), ND
Dustin Dickerson, 1B (Baylor): 3-4, 3 Singles, RBI, R, K, SB, E-3
Shaver Hansen, 3B (Baylor): 3-4, 3 Singles, R, SB
Jacksonville State 10, Middle Tennessee State 6
Todd Cunningham, LF (JSU): 2-5, Single, Double, RBI, 2 R, SB
Western Carolina 3, USC 2 (Friday)
Grant Green, SS (USC): 1-3, Single, HBP, K, SB, CS, E-6 (4th of season)
Robert Stock, C (USC): 0-4, 1-1 throwing out runners
Brad Boxberger, SP (USC): 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 SO, HBP, ND
USC 6, Western Carolina 4 (Saturday)
Grant Green, SS (USC): 1-3, Double, BB, R
Robert Stock, C/RP (USC): 1-4, Single, K, 2 RBI, PB, 0-0 throwing out runners
2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, HBP, WP, BK, Save (2)
Western Carolina 9, USC 3 (Sunday)
Grant Green, SS (USC): 1-3, Single, BB, R, E-6 (5th of season)
Robert Stock, C (USC): 2-4, Single, Home Run, 2 RBI, R, 0-0 throwing out runners
Miami (FL) 8, Florida 5
Ryan Jackson, SS (UM): 2-4, Single, Double, K, RBI, R, SH
Matt den Dekker, CF (UF): 0-3, BB, SF, RBI
Miami (FL) 2, Florida 1 (Saturday)
Ryan Jackson, SS (UM): 2-4, 2 Singles, 2 RBI, CS
Matt den Dekker, CF (UF): 1-4, Single, outfield assist
Miami (FL) 16, Florida 2 (Sunday)
Ryan Jackson, SS (UM): 1-5, Single, BB, K, HBP, R, SB
Matt den Dekker, CF (UF): 1-2, Single, 2 BB
Coastal Carolina 10, Tennessee 5 (Friday)
Kentrail Davis, CF (UT): 2-3, Double, Home Run, HBP, RBI, R
Georgia 12, Arizona 5 (Saturday)
Rich Poythress, 1B (UGA): 1-5, Single, BB, RBI
Alex McRee, SP (UGA): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 SO
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Georgia 10, Arizona 5
Jason Stoffel, RP (Arizona): 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
Dean Weaver, RP (UGA): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Rich Poythress, 1B (UGA): 3-5, Single, 2 Doubles, 3 RBI
Cal 11, Long Beach St. 8 (Friday)
Brett Jackson, CF (Cal): 4-6, 2 Singles, 2 Doubles, RBI, 2 R, Outfield Assist
Cal 9, Long Beach St. 6 (Saturday)
Brett Jackson, CF (Cal): 3-5, 3 Singles, K, RBI, R, SB, CS
Blake Smith, SP/DH (Cal): 2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO, 2 WP, ND
2-5, Single, Double, 2 K, RBI, 2 R, SB
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Cal 6, Long Beach St. 3 (Sunday)
Brett Jackson, CF (Cal): 1-6, Double, RBI
Blake Smith, 1B (Cal): 3-5, 2 Singles, Double, K, RBI, 2 R, E-3
Jeff Kobernus, 2B (Cal): 1-5, Double, K, R
Cal State Fullerton 8, Stanford 1 (Friday)
Jeff Inman, SP (Stanford): 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, WP, HBP, BK, 102 Pitches (70 Strikes), Loss (0-1)
Cal State Fullerton 9, Stanford 3 (Sunday)
Josh Fellhauer, CF (CSF): 0-4, K
Michael Morrison, RP (CSF): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 12 Pitches (8 Strikes), ND
Same Game (Sunday)
Drew Storen, RP (Stanford): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, WP, 5 Pitches (4 Strikes), ND
San Jose State 5, Santa Clara 4 (Friday)
Tommy Medica, C (SC): 2-4, Single, Double, 2 R, 0-2 throwing out runners
San Jose State 10, Santa Clara 7 (Saturday)
Tommy Medica, C (SC): 4-4, 4 Singles, HBP, 2 R, 1-1 throwing out runners
LSU 11, Central Florida 2 (Saturday)
DJ LeMahieu, SS (LSU): 3-4, 2 Singles, Double, K, RBI, 2 R, SB
Jared Mitchell, RF (LSU): 1-3, Double, 2 BB, K, 2 RBI, R, 2 SB
LSU 16, Central Florida 0 (Sunday)
DJ LeMahieu, SS (LSU): 2-3, 2 Singles, RBI, 3 R
Jared Mitchell, RF (LSU): 2-2, 2 Home Runs, BB, 5 RBI, 3 R, SB
Blake Dean, DH (LSU): 0-2, BB, R
Northern Illinois 5, Missouri 2 (Saturday)
Aaron Senne, RF (Mizzou): 2-3, 2 Singles, BB, RBI
Missouri is now 1-7.
Loyola Marymount 14, Holy Cross 3 (Sunday)
Ryan Wheeler, 1B (LMU): 1-5, Home Run, 2 RBI, R
Angelo Songco, CF (LMU): 2-3, Single, Triple, HBP, SB
Campbell 12, Kennesaw State 11 (Saturday)
Kyle Heckathorn, SP (KSU): 4 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO, 2 HBP, Error, 3 WP
His draft status will start to sink fast.
By the way...
If anyone wants to me to add updates on any more college players, just post here, and I’ll post their stats for the weekend. The ones I’ve posted are pretty much the guys that are expected to go within the first 100 picks or so.
Florida Southern 6, Georgia Southwestern 5 (Friday)
Robbie Shields, SS (FS): 2-5, 2 Singles, RBI, CS
Shields hit the game-winning single to left for a walk-off win.
Florida Southern 16, Georgia Southwestern 2 (Saturday, Game One)
Robbie Shields, SS (FS): 3-6, 2 Singles, Home Run, 2 K, 3 RBI, 2 R
Florida Southern 6, Georgia Southwestern 4 (Satruday, Game Two)
Robbie Shields, SS (FS): 1-3, Home Run, K, HBP, 2 RBI, R, E-6
Oregon State 12, Missouri 8 (Friday)
Aaron Senne, RF (UM): 2-4, 2 Singles, BB, 2 K, SB, CS, E-9
Trevor Coleman, C (UM): 1-3, Home Run, BB, HBP, 3 RBI, R, 1-2 throwing out runners
Ryan Ortiz, C (OSU): 0-2, 3 BB, RBI, 2 R, 2-7 throwing out runners
Baylor 5, UCLA 1 (Saturday, Houston College Classic)
Kendal Volz, SP (Baylor): 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO, 102 Pitches (63 Strikes), Win (1-0)
Dustin Dickerson, 1B (Baylor): 2-5, Single, Double, K
Shaver Hansen, 3B (Baylor): 1-5, Single, 4 K (!)
Gerrit Cole, SP (UCLA, 2011 Draft): 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 8 SO, 2 WP, 104 Pitches (56 Strikes), Loss (1-1)
Notre Dame 14, Dayton 5 (HoHoKam Tournament)
AJ Pollock, CF (ND): 3-4, 3 Singles, BB, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB, outfield assist
Arizona State 6, Oregon State 3 (Saturday, DeMarini Classic)
Ryan Ortiz, C (OSU): 0-4, R, 0-0 throwing out runners
Rice 2, Texas A&M 0 (Saturday)
Alex Wilson, SP (A&M): 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO, HBP, Loss (1-1)
Minnesota 6, Washington 5 (Saturday)
Brian Pearl, RP (UW): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, HBP, 4 GO-1 FO, Loss (0-1)
Brandon Workman...
One of the top Sophomore pitchers in the country just threw a no-hitter against Penn State.
Final line: 9IP, 0h, 2BB, 10K.
His season line to date: 16IP, 2H, 0r, 2BB, 17K.
He’s going places.
Workman
There is plenty to like about Workman, chief among them two plus pitches at present (fastball and curve) and a great frame (6-5, 220). Command of the curve has been an issue at times, as has his questionable mechanics (sharpened since high school, but still a work in progress), but he’s been a contributor at Texas since enrolling at school despite being considered more of a thrower than a pitcher at the time. He still needs to develop a more usable third pitch, but the overall package is good enough to get him in the first round in 2010, probably in the top half if I had to put money on it.
2010 looks like it’s shaping up to be a big year for college righthanders. As of now, I think Workman falls behind Matt Harvey, Barret Loux, Deck McGuire, and maybe Nick Tepesch, but ahead of Anthony Ranaudo, Justin Grimm, Kyle Blair, and Evan Danieli.
Hm...
everything I’ve seen ranks him significantly higher. His Cape Cod League performance drew rave reviews, and his command has improved by leaps and bounds over his freshman year. Perfect Game ranks him the #2 pitching prospect and #3 prospect overall in the Sophomore class, behind only Matt Harvey. BA puts him at 4th best pitcher (6th best prospect) in the Sophomore class, behind only Harvey, Solis, and Loux.
If he keeps this up, he’ll be climbing even higher.
As far as stuff, his fastball was sitting in the low-90s and touching 95 out of high school, and he throws a true 12-6 curve. Like roboz says, his delivery was downright frightening out of high school, but he’s cleaned it up a lot. I don’t know whether he’s seen a velocity spike, or if the improved results are more a matter of sharpening his command. Either way, he’s showing the ability to harness first-round stuff.
I can’t really disagree with anything you said and, upon thinking it over a bit more, I’d simplly add that I think big league clubs will like Workman’s upside over any 2010 college righthander not named Matt Harvey by the time next June rolls around. That last paragraph you wrote was such a good reminder of how impressive Workman presently is and, perhaps more importantly, how much he has grown as a pitcher in such a short amount of time. I think that kind of capacity for improvement is a special skill for a young player to have.
Consensus opinion does have Workman ranked higher than I currently do, but it’s more about how much I like some of the other available options than any kind of slight directed towards the big Texan. Loux may have a tiny bit less fastball, but his above-average curve/change combo is better (in my eyes) than the cumulative value of Workman’s excellent curve/whatever third pitch he develops. McGuire’s a personal favorite, but, if it really came down to it, I’d have an incredibly difficult time passing on Workman to take him instead. Tepesch’s profile actually reminds me a lot of Workman’s out of high school, so I guess that “maybe Nick Tepesch” line doesn’t really apply after all.
Good stuff roboz
The more i look at it, the more the 2010 draft just looks like an embarrassment of riches on the pitching side. It’s a little low on college position players, but the high school crop should more than make up for that.
BA...
is saying Workman was sitting between 91-93mph on Sunday.
Nebraska 8, Sam Houston State 1
Mike Nesseth: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 12 K
draft eligible sophomore rated highly by BA.
Founder of the Johnny Giavotella fan club.
Boston College 19, Samford 13 (Sunday)
Tony Sanchez, C (BC): 2-6, Single, Home Run, K, HBP, RBI, R, 0-1 throwing out runners
Rice 8, Baylor 3 (Sunday, Houston College Classic)
Dustin Dickerson, 1B (Baylor): 0-4, K
Shaver Hansen, 3B (Baylor): 0-4, R
Aaron Miller, RF (Baylor): 1-4, Single, 2 K
Craig Fritsch, SP (Baylor): 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, BK, Loss (0-1)
Steven Sultzbaugh, CF (Rice): 2-4, Single, Triple, K, R
Diego Seastrunk, C (Rice): 0-3, SH, K, 0-0 throwing out runners
Texas A&M 5, Houston 3 (Sunday, Houston College Classic)
Brooks Raley, RF (TAMU): 1-4, Double, K
Kyle Thebeau, RP (TAMU): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2 GO-1 FO, 11 Pitches (6 Strikes), ND
Indiana 9, Cleveland State 1 (Sunday, Austin Peay Invitational)
Josh Phegley, C/LF (IU): 2-5, 2 Singles, K, 2 RBI, 0-0 throwing out runners
Creighton 6, Notre Dame 3 (Sunday, HoHoKam Tournament)
AJ Pollock, CF (ND): 1-4, Home Run, K, 2 RBI, R
UC Riverside 7, San Francisco 4 (Sunday)
Joe Kelly, RP (UCR): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 14 Pitches (11 Strikes), Save (2)
Wichita State 14, North Dakota State 5 (Sunday, Game One)
Ryan Jones, RF (WSU): 2-5, 2 Singles, BB, 2 RBI, R, SB
Wichita State 9, North Dakota State 0 (Sunday, Game Two)
Ryan Jones, RF (WSU): 1-5, Double, 2 K, 2 RBI, R
Detroit Tigers 7, Florida Southern 1 (Monday, Exhibition Game)
Robbie Shields, SS (FS): 1-4, Single, 2 K
Tennessee 11, Radford 4 (Tuesday)
Kentrail Davis, 1-2, HR, 2BB. Season line to-date: .412/.643/.1059, 10BB, 4K.
Davis is the top draft-eligible sophomore in the country. Something tells me he’ll be drafted high enough to forgo his Jr. year.
Draft Position
While I agree with you that he’ll be drafted high enough to forego his junior year, the small sample size against pitching that isn’t top-tier must be remembered. Davis has had the stigma of being unable to handle quality offspeed stuff since high school, and he doesn’t have a lot of lineup protection, so once he gets into SEC play, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a steady dose of breaking stuff just out of the zone. He might press, and go through a bit of a slump.
Just for some fun early guesses on draft position, this site has Davis going at #11 (12 overall) to the Royals. He’ll definitely get enough money from that slot to forego his final 2 years of eligibility at Tennessee. That site was updated just about a week ago.
Indiana State 11, Indiana 2 (Tuesday)
Josh Phegley, C-3B (IU): 1-4, Single, K, 0-1 throwing out runners
Jacksonville St. 7, UAB 6 (Tuesday)
Ben Tootle, SP (JSU): 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, 95 Pitches (54 Strikes), Win (1-0)
Todd Cunningham, LF (JSU): 1-4, Single, BB, K, RBI
Rhode Island 3, Miami (FL) 0 (Tuesday)
Ryan Jackson, SS (UM): 0-4
Eric Smith, SP (URI): 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, HBP, E-1 (throw)
Smith isn’t a highly-regarded draft prospect, but he’s a draft-eligible junior this year and absolutely shut down Miami’s offense tonight. Everything was on the ground after a bit of a rough first 2 innings. Showed a good pickoff move, committing his error on a pickoff throw, though. Just someone to watch.
San Diego 14, Western Carolina 7 (Tuesday)
Matt Thomson, RP (SD): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, HBP
Boston College 7, Florida Gulf Coast 6 (Tuesday)
Tony Sanchez, C (BC): 2-4, 2 Singles, BB, K, RBI, R, 0-0 throwing out runners
Cal St. Fullerton 7, San Diego St. 2 (Tuesday)
Josh Fellhauer, CF (CSF): 2-4, Single, Double, BB, RBI, 2 R
Loyola Marymount 11, UC Irvine 3 (Tuesday)
Ryan Wheeler, 1B (LMU): 1-3, Single, BB, HBP
Angelo Songco, CF-LF (LMU): 4-5, 3 Singles, Double, 3 RBI, 3 R
LSU 19, New Orleans 3 (Tuesday)
DJ LeMahieu, SS (LSU): 1-2, Single, BB, SF, 2 RBI, 2 R
Jared Mitchell, RF (LSU): 0-0, 4 BB, RBI, 3 R, SB
Blake Dean, LF (LSU): 1-2, Single, BB, HBP, 2 R
Ole Miss 11, Arkansas State 5 (Tuesday)
Jordan Henry, PR-LF (UM): 0-0, R, SB, E-7
Scott Bittle, RP (UM): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, ND
Sam Houston St. 8, Rice 6 (Tuesday)
Steven Sultzbaugh, CF (Rice): 2-5, 2 Singles, K, RBI
Diego Seastrunk, DH (Rice): 1-3, Single, 2 BB, K, R
UC Riverside 9, Texas Tech 8 (Tuesday)
Joe Kelly, RP (UCR): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, Save
miami SS ryan jackson
any thoughts?
i read his defense is great, mlb ready but huge issues on his bat. BA said he ould end up a 8th/10th rd pick next draft
maybe a team that values defense might take a chance earlier
Discussions
In some early mocks last fall, Jackson was listed as a 1st rounder. He doesn’t really have that kind of talent, but someone might take him for his intangibles.
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