Draft Notes 5-27-12 – Kyle Zimmer, Matt Oberste, Lance McCullers

GT Jake Davies - 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 92-P

FR (2014) Carlos Rodon -  Filthy: 91-94, nasty 83-86 slider - 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K (ties career high).

Razorbacks' D.J. Baxendale nominee for premier player award 

Kyle Zimmer‏ -

Time to do this thing one last time with the boys. Let's finish it off right

Big 12 Tournament, Game 11, Oklahoma City, OK - #28 Oklahoma 7, #3 Baylor 2 – Jonathan Gray – 7.2-IP, 6-H, 2-H6-K, 1-BB… Matt Oberste – 2-3, 2-R, 3-RBI, 2-HR… C Josh Ludy 2-3, 1-R, 2-RBI –

            I caught up with Oberste (2013) after the game:

“This year has had its ups and downs. It has been a really rough year on all of us but we have overcame so many obstacles to get where we are now and the team and I are hoping to take this experience we have had all the way to Omaha. I was able to see the ball up and swing at pitches in the strike zone which makes it a lot easier on me to hit the ball.I love this team and if we can keep doing what we have been doing lately we can go a long way.”

            For the season, Oberste is: .303/.388/.495, 4-HR 

Lance McCullers Jr.

As a star pitcher and shortstop in high school, McCullers would often embarrass opposing hitters. There was the time he finished a game with a 100 mph fastball, the time he started a game with a 96 mph heater and then finished at 98 mph, and the time he was still throwing 95 mph in the sixth inning of a 136-pitch outing after throwing 110 pitches through five frames.

More Lance:

Although, that’s not entirely true. What McCullers could control — what he did on the mound this spring — might very well change what happens during the first day of the MLB draft. McCullers went 13-0 with a 0.18 ERA, striking out 140 batters in 77.1 innings. He didn’t allow a single earned run during the regular season and led Jesuit (28-2) to the state semifinals.

Mack:  I’m sorry. I just don’t see this kid signing. 

SEC Tournament, Game 15, Hoover, AL - #26 Mississippi State 2, #12 Kentucky 1 – Jonathan Holder 1.0-IP, 0-R, 9-SV… Corey Littrell 8-2, L, 6.0-IP, 2-ER, 6-K, 2-BB… 2B J.T. Riddle 3-4, 1-R, 1-RBI 

Conference USA Tournament, Game 10, Pearl, MS - #16 UCF 6, Tulane 2 – Ray Hanson 6.1-IP, 3-H, 2-ER2-K, 1-BB… 2B Spencer Haynes 3-2, 1-R, 2-RBI… Eric Barber 2-4, 1-R 

ACC Tournament, Game 11, Greensboro, NC - #18 Virginia 7, #1 Florida State 0 - Artie Lewicki 7.0-IP, 3-H, 0-R, 4-K… Colin Harrington 3-3, 1-R, 2-RBI… Derek Fisher 2-23, 2-R, 2-RBI