Mack Draft: - Billy Ferriter, Carson Smith, Kyle Crick, Will Lamb, Trevor Bauer, and Will Bedenbaugh

The Mack Draft Report - Dec. 14, 2010

Billy Ferriter:- collegesummerbaseball  - My next top performer from the 2010 summer season is Billy Ferriter of the North Fork Osprey's. Billy is a red-shirt sophomore outfielder from the University of Connecticut. He is 6-2/200 pounds and hails from Nashua, NH. He attended Nashaua High School South. While in high school, he was a star in baseball, football and basketball. This past season, Billy hit .363 in 223 at-bats for UCONN. He also added 30 rbi's and 33 stolen bases. Billy spent this past summer playing for the #25 ranked North Fork Osprey's of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. He was one of the best players in the league and he helped to lead the Osprey's to an ACBL Championship.

Carson Smith: - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/  - College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2011 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1. We continue the countdown today at number 40 with Texas State’s Carson Smith. He is a 6-5 215 pound right handed pitcher from Midland Texas where he attended Midland Christian High School. As a senior in 2008, he was named District MVP and 1st team All-State. He was also named TAPPS 5A 2nd Team All-District in 2007 as a junior.

Kyle Crick - rhp - Sherman HS, Sherman Texas - Crick sat 88-91 mph with his fastball, but moved it around well and showed a solid understanding of how to use the pitch to effectively set-up his secondaries -- his slider and his change-up. The slider is a 82-83 mph pitch with tilt and good, hard, late bite, showing the potential to grow into a legit "disappearing" breaker. Crick's change shows some arm speed deception but he will need to refine his feel for the pitch in order for it to be a weapon against more discerning bats. http://diamondscapescouting.com/articles_2010acg_wraps_part1_11162010.htm

Will Lamb - http://baseballdraftreport.com/  - It’s a shame there are a lot more interesting outfielders to sort through than shortstops or else I would be able to make some kind of declaration about JR OF/LHP Will Lamb. I don’t know where he’ll eventual rank when compared to a pretty deep crop of college outfielders, but I do know it will darn high. He’s big and strong enough to drive balls out without necessarily having to try (always a good thing to look for in a young hitter), he has elite range and first step quickness in the outfield, and his arm is a legitimate weapon in center. The word is that the majority of scouts have told him they prefer his upside on the mound (6-5 projectable lefties with low-90s velocity and two present average secondary pitches), but I still like his upside as a position player. I think he’s got a chance to be this year’s Brett Eibner





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 SP Trevor Bauer – UCLA 6'1”, 175, R/R- Bauer has some Tim Lincecum in him in that he rocks his back and employs an exaggerated delivery. Bauer’s arm isn’t quite as extreme as Lincecum’s in that Bauer doesn’t drop it straight down and bring it straight over the top, and he also isn’t quite as small, but the similarities are there. His fastball also isn’t quite as explosive, but his breaking stuff is. That isn’t to say that he doesn’t throw hard, as he has the ability to sit 92-93 and touch 94, although in some games he pitches at 88-92, and has the ability to throw a two-seamer as well. His breaking ball is special, with the ability to add and subtract of of his curveball between a true slow curve with 12-to-6 break and a low-80s slurve that explodes down and away from right-handed batters. He can struggle with control, but also can be effectively wild, and he attacks hitters with an aggressive approach. Visibly confident on the mound with a reputation for some odd pre-game preparations, Bauer was more effective down the stretch last spring, and at one point in time leap-frogged teammate Gerrit Cole in the postseason. http://www.5tooltalk.com/topprospects.html



2012: - #4, #5, #6, and #7 are practically interchangeable. All four are outstanding pure hitters that seem born to hit a baseball. Jesse Winker gets the nod at the 4 spot with the left-handed bat and one of the more projectable bodies of the four. #5 Chris Chinea comes next despite a mature frame and right handed bat, he can really mash and can play a premium position (catcher). Avery Romero comes in at #6 despite the smallest frame of the four. The Dan Uggla comparisons as an impact bat and MLB second baseman seem fair if all the stars align for Romero. The most exciting of the four is lefty Keon Barnum, who has drawn comparisons to Fred McGriff during his 2 years in high school. Barnum probably has the best bat speed, he's probably the strongest, he swings it left-handed and he is very projectable. The problem? He's still learning how to hit, and has swung and missed a ton early in his high school career. Once he learns how to hit - lookout.- http://www.prospectwire.com/pw/article.php?id=185 

 CSU baseball player Will Bedenbaugh was killed in a single-car accident late Saturday night near his home in Prosperity, S.C., when his car ran off the road.
“Charleston Southern University and especially our CSU Baseball family are very saddened by the loss of Will Bedenbaugh,” said Buccaneer Head Coach Stuart Lake. “Will was a very special person to his teammates and coaches. He was a part of our very first recruiting class here that has done many great things on the field, in the classroom and community. We will honor Will throughout this 2011 season and in the future. He will forever be a part of CSU Baseball." - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/12/13/charleston-southerns-bedenbaugh-killed-in-car-accident/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=Twitter