Todd Gold -
LHP Robert Kaminsky (Englewood
Cliffs, NJ) with a breakout performance @ PGNational Showcase. Touched 94 with
good command, 79 mph hammer
Chris Okey (2013, Eustis HS, Mt. Dora, FL) is no stranger
to Perfect Game events. His first event was the 2010 18u PG WWBA Memorial Day
Classic and his twelfth is the 2012 Perfect Game National Showcase currently
being held at the Metrodome. He came into the showcase ranked 21st nationally
and showed why on his first day. Okey looked good during Thursday’s workouts.
He recorded a pop time of 1.85 and threw 84 mph from behind the plate. He added
pop times of 1.90 and 1.94 during Thursday’s game action. As good as his defensive
skills are, Okey also stands out at the plate. After putting on an impressive
show in batting practice, he laced a single up the middle on a 92 mph fastball
in his first at bat in game action.
RHP Tregg
Scherer, 2012 from Charlestown HS, has committed to Cleveland State
Community College in Cleveland, TN.
Olentangy Liberty LHP Kris Popham commits to Wright State
2013 Draft Eligible Players
in the CWS:
Kent State – Arkansas
KS – RF T.J.Sutton –
2012: .305, 3-HR, 30-RBI – grounded out
in the 5th…
KS – 2B Derek Toadvine –
2012: .255, 15-RBI, 8-SB – Ohio born… considered by coaches to be the best athlete
on the team… will move to SS next season… good looking kid… protected the plate
well in the 3rd… 9-pitch line-drive out could come back and help the
team when Baxendale’s pitch count goes up… lined out to second in the 6th…
AR – 1B Dominic Ficociello –
2012: .301, 6-HR, 40-RBI, 33-BB – switch
hitter… good line-drive spray hitter… 41-K’s in the season… came into game only
hitting .222 in playoffs… walked in the 1st… grounded out in the 3rd…
flied out to center in the sixth.. groundout in the 8th continues
his playoff slump.
AR – C Jake Wise –
2012: .248, 1-HR, 22-RBI, 38-K – tough to
run against…big homer in the second… walked and scored the Razorback’s third
run… grounded out in the sixth… Wise drove in two more in the 8th… not a bad
game for someone who starts because of his defense.
AR – RP – Brandon Moore – control pitcher… + sinker… 5-2, 2.71
for the season… got team out a jam in the 7th…
Overall: Wise stood out and Toadvine looked
interesting.
South Carolina – Florida
The only player eligible for
the 2013 draft was Florida DH Erik Payne.
We decided to pass on tracking this game.
Last summer was "Show
Time" for San Marcos, Calif., top prospect Stephen
Gonsalves. This summer promises to offer more of the same, and Gonsalves
got it started by attending one of amateur baseball's biggest shows this week. Gonsalves
is your prototypical "rangy" left-hander and outfielder who will be a
senior at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego in the fall. The
6-foot-5, 190-pounder with a fastball that typically sits in the 90-92 mph
range, is at the Perfect Game National Showcase being held inside the
Metrodome, and is hoping to make an impression on the more than 300 scouts who
have been in attendance the first two days.
Jonathan Crawford could get his slider working and lay waste to
the Wolfpack, but he also has a better chance of blowing up and allowing four
or five runs than Johnson, a tested veteran, and probably about the same chance
of doing that as the inconsistent Whitson. It's strange to say that about a guy
who's yet to allow a hit as a starter in the NCAA Tournament, but Crawford's
been erratic at times; Johnson is very much not erratic, and Whitson proved
himself as a starter in last year's postseason. Crawford's no-hitter is
obviously a phenomenal accomplishment, but it's also one game, a small sample
size that has very little predictive value.
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