One thing I always look for in college boxscores is double digit K's. Friday night, Dan Bibona of UC Irvine turned in a scintillating performance over Loyola Marymount: 7 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K's. Bibona is a senior and has pitched well his entire college career, which tells you something right there. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 16'th round, but chose to return to school for his senior year. He's smallish LHP, and reading between the lines of all that, he likely can dominate college hitters with deception, which may not play well in the pros. He would be an interesting later round pick in the next draft.
The top of the 2011 draft is shaping up as a real doozy with 3 sophomore Friday starters turning in dazzling performances:
Taylor Jungmann, RHP, Texas, 6-6, 195 lbs. 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's.
Gerrit Cole, RHP, UCLA, 6'4", 220 lbs. 6 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 9 K's.
Sonny Gray, RHP, Vanderbilt, 5'11", 195 lbs. 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K's.
Sleeper alert: Saturday starter Matt Bywater, Jr. LHP, Pepperdine dominated #4 ranked Cal State Fullerton, 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K's! Wow! If Bywater is for real, that gives Pepperdine quite a 1-2 Friday-Saturday starting pitcher punch! Can't help but think of another Pepperdine lefty the Giants drafted, Noah Lowry as well as Clayton Tanner, who was going to Pepperdine until the Giants signed him out of HS.
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