5/23/12

Draft Notes 5-23-12 – Tanner Rahier, Alex Young, Conference Championship Games



Tanner Rahier, SS, Palm Desert HS (Calif.) (49) -  Rahier has one of the more interesting stories of this year's prep group in that he doesn't actually play for Palm Desert High School. Instead, he opted to play in a wood-bat travel league and his stock has been on the rise for most of the spring. Rahier most likely won't be able to stay at shortstop -- some say third, some say second is a likely destination. In either place, his ability to hit and grow into hitting for power should fit just fine and his defensive actions could make him an excellent defender in either spot. Rahier's best tool might be his makeup: He plays an all-out, aggressive style that allows him to maximize his skills.




Alex Young, lhp, Carmel Catholic HS, Hawthorn Woods. There are very few high-school prospects around the country that have gone from light area-scout follow to serious national cross-checker material on the strength of a couple of early-season starts, but the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Young has accomplished that this spring. He made the transition from an upper-80s thrower to low-90s pitcher with three quality offerings during the off-season and may now rank as the top high-school lefthander in the entire Midwest, ranging from the Canadian border to the Gulf. The unusually mild Illinois winter and spring weather has given Young plenty of plenty of opportunity for scouts to catch up with him, whereas that might have been a problem in some years.



Arkansas' D.J. Baxendale named SEC Pitcher of the Week 

Miami Peter O'Brien Named to First Team All-ACC Roster 

UGA Alex Wood – 92

Chris Stratton - 91-93, 86-87, 78-79 CV

Vanderbilt Drew VerHagen – 92



SEC Tournament, Game 5, Hoover, AL  - #29 Mississippi 2, #14 Arkansas 0 – Mike Mayers – 7.0-IP, 0-R, 8-K, 1-BB… D.J. Baxendale 6.0-IP, 1-ER, 5-K, 3-BB – 2B Alex Yarbrough – 3-4



Big 12 Tournament, Game 1, Oklahoma City, OK – #28 Oklahoma 1, Oklahoma State 0 – Dillon Overton 7.1-IP, 0-R, 8-K, 0-BB… Andrew Heaney 8.0-IP, CG, Loss, 1-ER, 8-K, 1-BB… 3B Garrett Carey – walk-off home run



ACC Tournament, Game 1, Greensboro, NC – Georgia Tech 5, #1 Florida State 4 – Buck Farmer 6.0-IP, 3-R, 6-K, 5-BB… Scott Sitz 4,2-IP, 4-R, 3-K, 2-BB… CF James Ramsey 3-4, 1-R, 2-RBI, HR… Jake Davies 2-3, 3-R, 4-RBI, 2-HR



Victor Roache‏ -

Hotel chillin until practice AND I get to start playing catch today

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