*We wrapped up all of the conference tournaments over the weekend; next up is Regionals, Super Regionals & the College World Series; the MLB Draft falls in the middle of that, and we started our draft coverage just a few days ago with a list of draft-eligible USA players…
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- 1st: UCLA sophomore Gerrit Cole pitched like an ace in regional play against Kent State Friday night; ESPN’s Keith Law has been very high on Cole since the beginning of the season; In a recent article, Law says, “There are some top names for next year’s class making the news right now, too, including UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole. The former Yankees draft pick allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings Friday, striking out seven and issuing only one walk in another dominating performance. Cole reached the mid-90s regularly — and with ease, as I witnessed earlier this spring. When his breaking ball is being thrown with command, he’s unhittable. Cole could land somewhere in the top five next spring.” …’nuff said
- 2nd: Coastal Carolina junior Scott Woodward did not want the season to end; so he simply put Coastal on his back as he went 6-for-14 with 2 2B’s, 1 3B, 6 BB’s and 6 SB’s; the result of his otherworldly OBP was a total of 8 scored runs, 1 of those coming from a walk, subsequent steal, and then the game-tying run with the Chants facing elimination with 2 out in the bottom of the ninth…
- 3rd: Arizona State sophomore Riccio Torrez has been playing like an upperclassman all year, but he really turned it on in the post-season; Torrez went 7-for-11 with 4 2B’s, 1 RBI and 4 SB’s; on the year, Torrez is batting .404 with 9 HR’s, 51 RBI’s, and 20 SB’s to go with a .492 OBP; the only criticism of his game is an 18-to-39 walk/strikeout rate; look for a spectacular junior campaign in 2011…
- 4th: Coastal Carolina junior Cody Wheeler pitched a complete game shutout in his lone post-season appearance; Wheeler faced 32 batters, fanning 6 while walking just 2; on the year, Wheeler was 11-0 with a 3.70 ERA, 107 K’s and 32 BB’s in 104.2 IP; his name hasn’t been mentioned in first round discussions, but it’s a safe bet he’ll be off the board early on Tuesday…
- 5th: UCLA sophomore Trevor Bauer gave up just 1 earned run on 7 hits in 8 IP to notch his 10th win of the year against defending National Champs LSU; Bauer fanned 11 and walked 2 and now sports an elite 135-35 K/BB ratio over 109.1 IP this year; this time next year, Bauer’s name will be frequently mentioned among those players who are expected to go early in the 1st round…
- 6th: Miami junior Chris Hernandez has been mentioned frequently lately as a supplemental 1st round to early 2nd round pick; Hernandez isn’t doing anything to slip, as his latest post-season outing was a gem; notching the first post-season win of his career, the Miami lefty tossed 6 scoreless innings while allowing just 3 hits, fanning 7 and walking just 1 of the 21 batters he faced; a two-and-a-half hour rain delay ended his masterful night; on the year, he’s 9-3 with a 2.83 ERA to go with 102 K’s versus 31 BB’s in 95.1 IP
- 7th: UNC junior Matt Harvey looks to have an exciting night tonight, as it’s expected he’ll be drafted among the first 10-to-15 picks; this past week Harvey solidified his case with a win, pitching 6 innings and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, while fanning 9 and walking 3…
- Getting very difficult to finish this update… THE DRAFT IS LIVE!
- 8th: Auburn junior Hunter Morris–> 2 HR’s…
- 9th: CS Fullerton junior Christian Colon–> 2 HR’s… Mayo says Colon goes 1.4 to KC, we shall see in a minute… HE DID! KC took Colon 4th overall, huge surprise!










