Mack Draft: - Cade Stallings, Preston Tucker, Can-AM League, Ryan Wright, and Andrew Susac

Sophomore Cade Stallings received each of UofL’s 12 starts at third base that didn’t go to Wunderlich in 2010, batting .257 with four home runs, 24 RBI and eight runs scored. Stallings started each of the Cards’ five fall Pizza Bowl series games at first base but did move to the hot corner late in one game…During the fall Pizza Bowl sophomore Kyle Grieshaber started each of the five games at third base, going 5-18 in the series. Grieshaber batted .239 in 58 games for the Cards in 2010, including 38 starts at designated hitter and in the outfield. Grieshaber scored 24 runs in 2010 and stole seven bases in seven attempts. During the fall Pizza Bowl Grieshaber batted in the leadoff spot for his team in four of the five games - http://blugrassbaseball.com/



How high can (and, in a more philosophical universe, should) a “bad body” first baseman with unconventional swing mechanics rise up draft boards? The case for Florida JR 1B Preston Tucker’s bat is strong; as a hitter, he is as close to big league ready as any player in the 2011 MLB Draft with plus present power and impeccable plate discipline. He’s also been praised for his crazy high baseball IQ (“crazy high” = technical scouting terminology) and tremendous strength in his forearms, wrists, and hands. Of course, no scouting report on Tucker can be written without mentioning that body. Tucker won’t help whatever team drafts him “sell any jeans,” but he could help them win some ballgames, bad body and all. - http://baseballdraftreport.com/



The Can-Am League will grow to eight teams in 2011 thanks to the addition of the Rockland (N.Y.) Boulders. The Boulders were admitted to the league by a unanimous vote of the league's directors. The addition of the Boulders and the travel team New York Federals should round out the Can-Am League lineup for the upcoming season. At the same time, the league announced that the Sussex Skyhawks will not field a team for the upcoming season. The Skyhawks had been in the league for five years since the city lost its New York-Penn League team, but had struggled to draw–the team's 1,670 fans per game was second worst in the league last year. - http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/business/?p=482



We continue the list today with number 17 in our countdown with Louisville middle infielder Ryan Wright. The Fort Wayne, Indiana, native attended Homestead High School where he won three letters. As a senior in high school, he hit .453 with 14 home runs, 14 doubles, 43 runs scored and 45 RBI. In his junior season, he hit .452 with 10 home runs, 32 runs scored and 27 RBI and as a sophomore batted .440 from the plate with five home runs, 36 runs scored and 32 RBI. He picked up several awards during his high school days including being a Two-time All-State selection, Three-time All-Conference selection, and a Two-time All-Area honoree. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/10/ryan-wright-louisville-top-100-countdown/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29&utm_content=Twitter



Andrew Susac - Oregon State - Susac is the first of five former Aflac All-Americans to make this list, although he along with starting pitcher Matt Purke played in the 2008 game. He is draft eligible in June as a sophomore, and followed up a lackluster freshman season at the plate with a rather dynamic one on the Cape. He is a good athlete for a catcher with nice quickness and a strong arm behind the plate to go along with a powerful swing at the plate. He is considered a potential first-round pick even if he doesn’t improve dramatically offensively this coming year. - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5155