Draft Notes 5-23-12 – Joey Gallo, Deven Merrero, Conference Championship Results

Southern Tournament, Game 2, Greenville, SC – Georgia Southern 19, Elon 2 – Chris Beck 7.0-IP, 5-H, 1-R, 6-K, 1-BB… C Chase Griffin 4-6, 2-R, 2-RBI

            Chris Beck -

God is good! Good team win today! Gotta put it behind and get ready for tomorrow!

SEC Tournament, Game 6, Hoover, AL - #26 Mississippi State 3, #7 LSU 2 - Chris Stratton (11-1) 6IP-2R-5H-2BB-8K…

ACC Tournament, Game 2, Greensboro, NC - #17 NC State 3, #21 Miami 2 –

America East Tournament, Game 2, #1 seed - #30 Stony Brook 14, Maine 6 – Tyler Johnson 9-1, 7.2-IP, 1-ER, 2-K, 3-BB… CF Travis Jankowski 4-5, 2-R, 1-RBI

Big 12 Tournament, Game 3, Oklahoma City, OK - #6 TAMU 10, Kansas 4 – Daniel Mengden  6.2-IP, 5-H, 0-ER, 5-K, 1-BB… RF Tyler Naquin 4-5, 3-R… 1B Jacob House 2-5, 1-R, 3-RBI… RF Tharp Tucker 2-4, 1-R, 1-RBI

Conference USA Tournament, Game 2, Pearl, MS - #4 Rice 7, Houston 5 – Taylor Wall 2.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 2-K, 1-BB… Jordan Lewis 5.1-IP, 8-H, 4-R, 4-K, 4-BB… 1B J.T. Chargois 3-5, 2-R, RBI…

Big 12 Tournament, Game 2, Oklahoma City, OK - #3 Baylor 11, Kansas State 1 – Josh Turley – 7.0-IP, CG, 1-R, 2-K, 1-BB… Kayvor Bahramzedeh 4.2-IP, 6-ER, 4-K, 1-BB… C Josh Ludy 2-2, 2-R, 2-HR, 6-RBI… RF Witt Tanner 3-2, 1-R

Joey Gallo

Joey Gallo, 3B, Bishop Gorman HS (NV) - Over his last 24 games, Gallo is hitting .581 (44-for-77) with an incredible 19 home runs and 59 RBI including a four-home run game on April 18 against Clark HS. Overall, The 6’-5”, 220-pound left-hander is hitting .514 with 21 home runs, 80 RBI and a ridiculous 1.811 over 37 games for powerhouse Bishop Gorman. There may be stronger guys on this list, but none have the ability to put the ball over the fence quite like Gallo can. For his career, he has hit .468 with 66 home runs, 248 RBI and a 1.618 OPS over 154 games. A lock for the first round and could go in the first 15 picks.

Deven Marrero

Deven Marrero, SS, Arizona State (13)-  Marrero has been on radars for a while, having been a solid high school prospect in 2009. He is, by far, the best defender at his position in this class and one of the few who has no questions at all about a long-term ability to stay at shortstop. The questions that do come up are about Marrero's bat, as he's struggled for much of the season offensively. He did go 8-for-12 with three doubles, a triple and five RBIs last weekend against Washington, which can only help his stock. Even with the offensive difficulties, Marrero's name is still being mentioned as a potential top-10 pick.