4/11/2011: WEEK 8 College Update for USA Baseball Alumni 
The most noteworthy performances from the past week, here in 9-Innings…
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1st: UCLA junior RHP Trevor Bauer is starting to run away with the 2011 Strikeout Crown and now sits just 3 K’s away from hitting the century mark for the second consecutive year; this past weekend, Bauer pitched a complete game (2nd over the past 3 starts), fanning 15 of 33 batters, while allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks; with the season at the halfway point, Bauer figures to pass the 165 K’s he posted last year; just a couple more starts like this and he will be very close…
2nd: UCLA junior RHP Gerrit Cole took part in the one-up-manship with teammate Trevor Bauer over the weekend as he also tossed a complete game; Cole, however, allowed just 1 unearned run on 5 hits and 1 walk while fanning 7 of the 32 batters he faced; this marked Cole’s second straight complete game (he has 3 on the season) as compared to Bauer’s 2…
3rd: Clemson junior SS Brad Miller was named both the ACC Player of the Week and Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Week award; these accolades were the result of a 14-for-21, 2 2B’s, 2 3B’s, 7 RBI’s, 4 stolen bases and 8 run effort; his defense wasn’t too shabby as he flawlessly fielded 28 hits with no errors…
4th: Bethune-Cookman junior C Peter O’Brien is widely regarded as the best hitting catcher in the NCAA and looks to be a 1st-round draftee come June (see article below); on the week, O’Brien was 8-for-20 with 2 2B’s, 1 HR (10), 7 RBI’s, and scored 4 times; his 10th HR ties him with LSU’s Mikie Mahtook for the group lead…
[LINK: O’Brien a diamond in the rough *Recommended]
5th: Arizona sophomore OF Robert Refsnyder raised his cumulative batting average a total of 16 points (0.347 to 0.363) after a terrific week at the plate; Refsnyder was 8-for-17 with a 2B, HR (4), 7 RBI’s and a SB…
6th: We knew that Miami freshman LHP Bryan Radziewski was special when the Hurricanes gave him the season opening start; Rad has been their Friday ace ever since and has rarely disappointed; this past Friday, he tossed 5.2 IP and allowed just 1 unearned run on 3 hits; he didn’t walk a single batter and fanned 8 of the 21 he faced; investors, get on-board the Bryan Radziewski train now…
7th: LSU freshman RHP Kevin Gausman has had his ups-and-downs this year, but his “ups” are what has everyone in Baton Rouge excited; this past weekend was definitely an “up” as Gausman delivered 8-innings of shutout baseball; he gave up just 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out 5 of the 28 batters he faced en-route to his 2nd win on the year; BTW, there’s a Kevin Gausman train with a lot of potential ; )
8th: Vanderbilt junior RHP Sonny Gray has flat-out gotten it done this year; many nay-sayers knocked his size and mediocre curveball before the season began; but Gray has consistently silenced the critics throughout the year (see total weekly stats below); his most recent victory, a 6-inning technical shutout (no earned runs, but 2 unearned runs) where he allowed 4 hits and walks and struck out 4, demonstrates a WHIP of 1.33; not bad, but it’s well over his cumulative season WHIP of 1.03; Gray looks to be a Top 5 pick in June’s MLB Draft; Baseball America’s Jim Callis states, “Gray’s fastball-curveball combination is as good as any in this draft, and don’t bet against him as a starter despite his small frame.”…
| DATE | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | CBO | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | B/AVG | WHIP |
| 2/21/2011 | 6.23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0.235 | 1.46 |
| 2/28/2011 | 1.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0.150 | 1.17 |
| 3/7/2011 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 0.100 | 0.33 |
| 3/14/2011 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 0.091 | 0.71 |
| 3/21/2011 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 0.160 | 1.13 |
| 3/28/2011 | 2.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 0.214 | 1.25 |
| 4/4/2011 | 3.60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0.235 | 1.40 |
| 4/11/2011 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0.182 | 1.33 |
| TOTALS: | 52.2 | 30 | 24 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||
9th: Florida sophomore LHP Brian Johnson combined-on-shutout over the weekend; Johnson tossed 6-scoreless-innings, allowing just 6 hits while fanning 3 and walking none; Johnson’s 2.54 ERA and 5-1 record is a big reason why the Gators have done so well this year…
- That’s it for this week folks! There’s so much more that we just can’t get to, but you can get a good idea of who else was hot and who was not by checking out the [CUMULATIVE STATS] and [WEEKLY STATS] pages on our website. See ya’ next week!
Filed under: 2011: USA College Player Updates
Tagged with: 2010 Topps USA Box Set, Brad Miller, Brian Johnson, Bryan Radziewski, Gerrit Cole, Kevin Gausman, Mikie Mahtook, Peter O'Brien, Robert Refsnyder, Sonny Gray, Trevor Bauer
