3/9/12

Draft - Thursday Draft Notes



·         Mississippi State health report:  OF/LHP C.T. Bradford out 1-2 weeks with shoulder injury… IF/RHP Daryl Norris out 4-6 weeks (knee cap separation)… senior OF Brent Brownless out for season.

·         The Newark Bears were the 2011 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) champions and will return four players this summer from that roster: Erie Community College (2013) catcher Adam Grace, St. John Fisher College junior Sean Osterman,  Saginaw Valley State University’s pitchers Mike Saunders and Andrew Tidwell.

·         Providence H.S. (NC) beat Northwest Cabarrus, 4-2. Northwest SS Corey Seager had two home runs, while Providence pitcher Ty Buttrey took a no-hitter into the sixth inning.

·         Speed Checks:

o   Keller Forest Ridge H.S. (Tx.) Sheldon Neuse (2013) – 87-88
o   Providence H.S. (NC) Ty Buttrey – 92-93, 95

·         Some college bats just not hacking it so far this season:

o   #3 South Carolina – LB Dantzler - .216/.262/.486
o   #4 Rice – junior IF – J.T. Chargois - .258/.410/.290
o   #9 Georgia Tech – sophomore IF Mott Hyde - .190/.250/.333
o   #15 Oklahoma – Caleb Bushyhead - .268/.348/.341
o   #28 Baylor – junior IF Cal Towery - .265/.431/.388

·         Some college arms not cutting the mustard so far this season:

o   # 1 Florida Johnny Magliozzi – 1-0, 4-G, 2-ST, 5.19, 8.2-IP, 4-K, 3BB
o   #14 Miami – E.J. Encinosa – 5-G, 8.44, 5.1-IP, 6-k, 4-BB
o   #15 Oklahoma – RP junior Damien Magnifico – 6-G, 7.50, 6.0-IP, 5-K, 6-BB
o   #17 Clemson junior Jonathan Meyer – 4-G, 0-1, 6.35, 5.2-IP, 4-K, 2-BB

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