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?
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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