D1 Game Notes

• Scratch Klein-Collins (Spring, Texas) shortstop C.J. Hinojosa from being a factor in the June draft. His injured left shoulder has cost him his last high school season, and he also will not be healed by draft time. My guess is college. I had him as the 8th shortstop taken in the draft, which would be a second round pick. 

 • Joey Gallo (No. 19) may have struggled at the plate on Wednesday and lost the game as the starting pitcher on Thursday for Bishop Gorman (Nev.), but he may have opened some eyes with his arm strength on the mound. Gallo was in the mid-90s out of the gate in the first inning, and stayed in the low-90s throughout his start, according to Baseball America's Nathan Rode. What he didn't have was location, keeping his fastball up in the zone. He wants to hit and there are scouts who still love his raw power, size and strength at the plate - mlb

 • ESPN listed their current top 9 high school players. They are: 

 1. Byron Buxton, Appling County (Baxley, Ga.) 

 2. Lance McCullers Jr., Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.) 

 3. Joey Gallo, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 

 4. Courtney Hawkins, Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas) 

 5. David Dahl, Oak Mountain (Birmingham, Ala.) 

 6. Gavin Cecchini, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.) 

 7. Kyle Carter, Columbus (Ga.)

 8. Kayden Porter, Spanish Fork (Utah) 

 9. Max Fried, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) 

 This is the highest that Carter has been ranked all mock season. 

 • Speed Checks: 

     o Lance McCullers – 92-96 

     o Texas RHP Nathan Thornhill – 90-91, 79-81-CH