Johnson Looks Strong In Return
Missouri State righthander Pierce Johnson had pitched himself into the first round of the 2012 draft before leaving a March 30 start against Dallas Baptist after just three innings. He missed his next...
View ArticleSoutheast College Shortstop Roulette
Successful college shortstops tend to be overdrafted. Take 2010, when the consensus of area scouts in Southern California preferred Cal State Fullerton speed-merchant outfielder Gary Brown over...
View ArticleGame Report: Alex Wood Vs. Kevin Gausman
BATON ROUGE, La.—A pair of Southeastern Conference aces with first-round aspirations squared off at Alex Box Stadium on Friday night. The showdown between Georgia lefthander Alex Wood and Louisiana...
View ArticleJohnson Cleared To Rejoin Hoosiers
Indiana second baseman Micah Johnson received full medical clearance this morning to return to the team. A preseason third-team All-American who ranked No. 92 on Baseball's America's initial College...
View ArticleUSA Baseball Announces Tweaked Prospect Classic
USA Baseball announced Wednesday afternoon that the Prospect Classic will return in 2012, but with some tweaks to the event. The event features Team USA's Collegiate and 18-and-under National Teams...
View ArticleKyle Zimmer Will Miss His Next Start
San Francisco righthander Kyle Zimmer will miss his start this weekend at Pepperdine due to a right hamstring injury. Director of baseball operations Bryan Zahn said the Dons intended to err on the...
View ArticleVirginia Is For Pitchers
In 2008, the Diamondbacks used their 10th-round pick on a high school lefty from Washington, D.C. A year later, a righthander from Frederick, Md., was popped in the sixth round by the Red Sox. Both...
View ArticleVictor Roache Hopes To Swing Before Draft
See Also: Victor Roache Suffers Broken Wrist After breaking his left wrist diving for a ball in late February, Georgia Southern outfielder Victor Roache no longer has a cast on his wrist and is working...
View ArticleVelocity Doesn’t Net Strikeouts For Radford’s Butler
With the draft less than a month away, most people would expect the lion’s share of scouts in the central North Carolina area on Friday night to attend Duke’s surefire first-rounder Marcus Stroman’s...
View ArticleFlashback To 2009: Muncy, Phillips
While writing some draft reports this morning, I was looking at our state-by-state coverage from 2009, and stumbled across this passage from Texas. Max Muncy and Dane Phillips were our 45th- and...
View ArticleStats For Top 200 College Hitters On Friday Nights
Most college aces—such as the righthanders at the top of the BA Top 200 draft prospects list, Stanford's Mark Appel, LSU's Kevin Gausman and San Francisco's Kyle Ziimmer—pitch on Friday nights. To...
View ArticleGonzales Starts Prospect Classic Off Right
For the second-annual Prospect Classic, USA Baseball decided to mix things up a little bit—literally. Instead of having two games pitting the College National Team against the 18-and-under hopefuls,...
View ArticleStanek Continues To Cruise
UPDATED: July 1, 2012 at 4:09 p.m EST. After the first game of the 2012 Prospect Classic ended in a 2-2 tie, the bats busted out in Game Two, but just for one side. Behind an eight-run second inning...
View ArticleWahl, Turner Shine In Prospect Classic
Three games into the 2012 Prospect Classic and the highlights are still about the Collegiate National Team. Aside from a couple lopsided innings in Game Two, the 18U National Team has held its own in...
View ArticleSeveral Players Highlight Final Game Of Prospect Classic
The final game for this year's Prospect Classic ended in a 6-6 tie, but there were several standout performances. . . • Oregon State outfielder Michael Conforto went 3-for-4 in the game with a double....
View Article2013 College Games To Watch
See Also: 2013 HS Games To Watch The beginning of college baseball season is 111 days before the draft. Those days go quickly for scouting directors and crosscheckers, as they zig-zag across the...
View ArticleAppalachian State Lefthander Rob Marcello Brings Heat In New Role
RALEIGH — Appalachian State senior Rob Marcello wasn't drafted out of Royal Palm Beach (Fla.) High. He wasn't drafted out of Indian River State (Fla.) JC as a teammate of Padres 2011 first-rounder Cory...
View ArticleSleeper Alert: Pat Young, RHP, Villanova (with video)
It's a bit of a light year in the Northeast for college pitchers. One of the most exciting draft-eligible arms in the region was on display in Cary, N.C., on Opening Day, so there were about a dozen...
View ArticleMonda Continues Family Tradition At Washington State
CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Washington State outfielder/first baseman Jason Monda was born to be a Cougar. His Washington State roots run deep. Both of his parents attended the university before his father,...
View ArticleCollege Draft Prospects Stat Roundup: Week 1
• Georgia Tech righthander Buck Farmer pitched a beauty against Akron on Friday. The YellowJackets' ace threw eight shutout innings, allowed only four hits (all singles), didn't walk anybody and struck...
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