Hunter Scott - http://ht.ly/3gXGi - RHP - 6-3, 215 - R/R -Fr./HS - Lubbock, Texas/Coronado - Hunter Scott didn't have to go far when looking for his next step along his baseball career path. A local standout during his high school career at Lubbock Coronado High School, Scott succeeded at both the plate and on the mound. Scott signed with the Red Raiders after a junior season that saw him bat .406 with two homers, nine doubles and a .496 on-base percentage while going 6-1 with two saves and 47 strikeouts on the mound. Scott will now focus primarily on his talents on the mound with the Texas Tech pitching staff.
Brian O’Connor: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5126 - University of Virginia head baseball coach Brian O’Connor is a native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, a western Iowa burg that lies just across the Missouri River from Omaha, Neb. O’Connor played college baseball at Creighton University, which is located in Omaha. That’s the same Omaha, of course, that has hosted the College World Series for the past 61 years and will open a new state-of-the-art stadium just for that event in 2011.
Jeremy Baltz - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/11/29/jeremy-baltz-top-100-countdown-st-johns/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=Twitter - Baltz had one of the best seasons by a freshman in school history leading the team in each of the triple crown categories. He finished with a .396 batting average with 24 homers and 85 RBI. He picked up a myriad of awards for his season including being named 2010 Big East Rookie of the Year, Louisville Slugger Freshman of the Year, and NCBWA National Freshman Hitter of the Year. He was named a Freshman All-American by NCBWA, Louisville Slugger, and Baseball America while being named a First Team All-American by Baseball America while being Second Team All-American by ABCA, Louisville Slugger, and NCBWA
Zach Komentani (San Diego) - http://baseballdraftreport.com/ - Love Komentani’s upside both at the plate and behind it. Plus raw power, super quick wrists, plus throwing arm, raw defender at present but above-average tools should turn into playable skills in time, good athleticism, and overwhelmingly positive results when called upon for both San Diego last spring and this summer’s Prospect League. Maynard’s plate discipline and overall approach to hitting gets me all hot and bothered, but I wonder if his defensive versatility will blind some teams to the fact he is a more than capable defensive catcher. Schaffer, Bandy, and Cron have similar scouting profiles (above-average to plus arm strength, raw defensively but tools to work with, potential above-average bats at position), but Schaffer’s raw power upside gives him the edge for me, despite Cron’s crazy 2010 power display.
OF Taylor Matthews — Memphis, Tenn. - http://blugrassbaseball.com/ - •2010 Stats: .312 BA, 8 2Bs, 36 RBI, 17 SB - •Buster Kelso: “Taylor has developed into one of our most dependable players. He is solid in all areas defensively and, offensively, he is unselfish and hits the ball well to all fields. He is an excellent student, as well as a fine citizen.”
http://ht.ly/3gWNk - The Virginia baseball program will host the ninth annual Step Up to the Plate event Saturday, Jan. 29 at John Paul Jones Arena. The featured speaker for the evening will be former MLB player/manager and current ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine. Tickets for Step Up To The Plate go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday and can be ordered in person at the UVa Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall, by phone at 1-800-542-UVA1 or online at VirginiaSports.com. Sponsored tables may be reserved by calling the Virginia Athletics Foundation at 800-626-8723. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Virginia Baseball program.
Dereck Rodriguez: - 11-5-10: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5095 – WWBA stars - CF Dereck Rodriguez (Houston Heat): Rodriguez is already a high level defensive outfielder so it’s just been a matter with evaluators to keep a handle on how much stronger Pudge’s son is getting with the bat. Rodriguez had 8 hits in the Heat’s first 3 games, strongly addressing that issue.
Steven Proscia 3B, Virginia - http://www.draftsite.com/article/2011-MLB-Draft-Preview-College-Hitters/43 - Proscia is a player that will not wow you at any one thing, but remains solid in many. He was a two-way player coming out of high school, but has played third base for the Cavaliers. At the plate Proscia’s swing is not the prettiest; he has a poor weight transfer and tends to slightly collapse his back side. But he is a big strong kid at 6’2" and 215 lbs and produces decent power numbers. In the field he is fairly solid; his strong arm remains, and he can make the plays at third. He isn’t the most athletic, but he produces numbers and with a few tweaks could be a good player at the next level.
Dwight Smith: - 11-11-10 from: - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com - #33 - OF Dwight Smith Jr. McIntosh HS, Peachtree City Ga 5'11 185 L/R - comps to his father when Dwight Sr played for the Cubs years back, Jr has a good solid stroke with bat speed and strength in his swing, running speed and throwing arm are just ok, not ML average but definitely playable, better quickness than speed, he has a chance to improve speed by a .10 or .20 with work and dedication, arm can get better too in time. There is no real rush on this kid and dad says he'd like Jr to get an education but knows that signing quickly out of HS will only aid him in getting to the show quicker.
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