Mack Draft: - Bronson Gillam, Josh Bell, Matt Flemmer, Mikie Mahtook, and Brian Goodman Brian Goodman

Louisiana Tech baseball coach Wade Simoneaux announced Monday afternoon the addition of former Arkansas pitcher and infielder Bronson Gillam to the Bulldogs program. As a former standout at Evangel Christian, Gillam will sit out the 2011 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules and will retain four years of eligibility. A native of Bossier City, Gillam enrolled and participated in fall drills at Arkansas before electing to transfer to Louisiana Tech. During his senior campaign at Evangel Christian, Gillam led the Eagles to a 24-11 record and a berth in the Class 2A quarterfinals while boasting a 1.12 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 25.1 innings of work. At the plate the right-handed slugger belted 12 home runs, 37 RBI and hit at an impressive .446 clip while tallying a .942 slugging percentage. - http://ht.ly/3xO4W

The other Josh Bell is a switch hitting OF from Jesuit High School in Dallas, Texas. He is a 6'3", 205 LB wiry strong athlete. He has a strong build that should allow him to add 20-40 LBS as he gets older and stronger. As a hitter, he has a ton of talent. He has a tall, open stance with his hands next to his head prior to the pitch. He keeps his hands high prior to his swing and it gives him an uppercut swing. He has a short, quick powerful swing. He can speed up his swing to hit inside pitches but also gets good extension as well. As he adds weight and strength he should add to his currently above average raw power. - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/



My next top performer from the 2010 summer season is Matt Flemer from the La Crosse Loggers. Matt is currently a junior RHP/1B from the University of California. He is 6-2/210 pounds and he hails from El Cerrito, CA. He attended St. Mary's High School. With this being the last year of baseball at Cal, I'm not sure if Matt has plans to play baseball after this season. Last year, Matt went 2-3, and had a 4.83 era in 31.2 innings pitched. He also fanned 23 batters last season. He was one of the Golden Bears primary relievers this past year. - http://www.collegesummerbaseball.net/2011/01/top-performers-from-2010-matt-flemer.html



We continue the list today with number 21 with LSU junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook. He is from Lafayette Louisiana and attended St. Thomas More High School. He had an outstanding senior season a .450 average with 13 home runs, 45 RBI and 25 stolen bases while being named 2008 First Team All-State. He was selected in the 2008 MLB Draft in the 39th round but decided to head to LSU. He had a solid freshman season as he appeared in 63 games including 49 starts. He accumulated a .316 average with seven homers and 38 RBI. He also stole nine bases in 13 attempts. Mikie was named to the Freshman All-SEC team for his accomplishments. He spent the summer of 2009 in the Prospect League with Danville. He appeared in 18 games after coming to the team late in the summer as he was finishing up the college season with the LSU Tigers. Mahtook had a .200 batting average, a homer, and three RBI. Baseball America rated him as the Top Prospect in the Prospect League. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/04/mikie-mahtook-lsu-top-100-countdown/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=FaceBook



OF Brian Goodman is transferring from UNC to Miami-Dade CC, thus making him eligible for the 2011 draft. Right now, he would easily project out as one of the top 10 outfielders chosen in the draft, maybe top 5.


Here’s some early stuff I have on him:


3-16-10 from: - http://www.prospectjunkies.com/  : - Brian Goodwin - RF - UNC 4-4 4R 5RBI 2BB HR. Freshman. Unsigned 09 White Sox draftee and my early pick for D1 Freshman of the Year


3-16-10 from: http://baseballdraftreport.com/  : - Friday: FR OF Brian Goodwin (North Carolina): 4-4, HR, 2B, 2 BB, 4 RBI, 4 R) - You can’t see me right now, but I’m literally sitting here with my mouth open, hands on my head, and a stupider than usual look on my face. I would have bet good money I don’t have that Brian Goodwin, outstanding prospect that he clearly was and is, would struggle his first few weeks as he transitioned to playing big-time collegiate baseball. His .345/.458/.638 line so far is stunning, not just for his excellent power production (sooner than I thought), but also for his unreal early season pitch selectivity (12 BB to 8 K).