There were several interesting pitching performances on Saturday and Sunday showing it's not all about the Friday Starters:
Trevor Bauer who is not a Friday Starter only because Gerrit Cole is on the same team had a great game Saturday against San Francisco: 7.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 10 K's.
Arizona junior RHP Kyle Simon had a dominating start too: 7.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 13 K's. He's a big kid at 6'5", 225 lbs. His previous high for K's was 6. Was this a breakout game or was it just North Dakota State?
Alex Meyer, the big kid from Kentucky who is being projected late in the first round: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 13 K's!
There were several interesting starts by freshmen you may remember from last spring's draft discussions:
Karston Whitson, Florida- 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K's.
Dylan Covey- 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.
Kevin Gausman, LSU- 5.2 IP, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.
On the offensive side, my man Ricky Oropesa got off to a solid start with a 3 for 7 with 2 doubles weekend for USC.
Mikie Mahtook of LSU went nuts going 4 for 9 with 4 HR's.
UNC SS Levi Michael had a great weekend against strong competition in Southern California going 8 for 15 with a 2B, 3B and 3 SB's.
Jason Esposito? 4 for 13 with a 2B and 3 SB's.
Another SS prospect, Joe Panik of St John's 6 for 15, 2B, SB.
South Carolina's Jackie Bradley, who won't be there when the Giants draft: 7 for 12, 3 2B, SB.
Here's another sleeper: Drew Martinez, CF Memphis: 7 for 14, 2 2B, 4 SB.
How about my sleeper picks from Friday night?
Matt Fleishman, Villanova- 8 for 12, 3 2B, 3B, 2 BB, SB.
Brandon Meredith, SDSU- 5 for 11, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 BB. Hit for the cycle on the weekend!
What about Austin Wilson's debut for Stanford? 6 for 12, HR. Pretty good, don't you think?
Any other notable performances?
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Dr.B, Thanks for the great stuff on your college blog. There was another notible pitching performance in the Oregan vs Hawaii series.(RHP)Madison Boer of Oregan - 8 innings 0 runs 1 hit 7 Strikeouts. He's not mentioned as much as Tyler Anderson, but since he's a junior, he's definitely being tracked by various teams scouting departments. By the way, Oregan's pitching staff was very impressive, full of arms who throw 90+ fastballs and + breaking balls. I must add that my man Kolten Wong had a good weekend - 5 hits 14 abs 357 BA 1 double. Not bad against that pitching staff.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize Boer is a Junior. Lots of college players to be aware of for beyond the first round.
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