6/10/12

D1 Notes 6-10-12 – Stephen Gonsalves, SB-LSU, ARIZ-ST.J, Adrian Castano, Michael Lorenzen




Class: HS Senior -  Hometown: San Marcos, California  Height/Weight: 6-5/190   Gonsalves drew some attention from ESPN during the final month of the high school season for his outstanding performance in the CIF San Diego Section Division III championship game, where he tossed a complete-game, struck out eight and picked up the victory. For the season, the lanky lefty went 10-0 with 79 strikeouts in 66 innings 

Baton Rouge Super Regional, Game 2 – Stony Brook 3, #7 LSU 1 – SP Kevin Gausman 7.0-IP, 3R, 6H, 1-BB, 6-K… S3-H, 1-ERP Tyler Johnson 9.0-IP, CG, 1-K, 4-BB… 1B Kevin Courtney 3-3, 2-R, 1-RBI - You have to give SB lots of credit, first dropping game one this morning and then having to play in the rain against the nation’s top pitcher, at the LSU home stadium. Clutch win sets up the rubber game tomorrow. 

Tucson Super Regional, Game 2 – Arizona 7, St. John’s 4 – SP Konnor Wade 9.0-IP, CG, 6-H, 2-ER, 2-K… SP Sean Hagan 6.0-IP, 6-H, 4-ER, 2-K, 7-BB… 3B Seth Mejias-Brean 3-5, 1-RBI, 2-R 

Adrian Castano

Adrian is much more well known than Connor throughout the city. Adrian is 6'2 and weighs 170. Like Connor he Pitches and plays Center and also first. Adrian is a lefty though. Firstly Adrian is very fast. Gets very good jumps when stealing and is a very smart baserunner. This year Adrian didn't have his usual power. He was single happy hitter but he extends those singles from stealing 2nd and 3rd. In past years he had much more extra base power. Doesn't strike out much but doesn't walk as much as Connor doesn't have the same pitch recognition as Connor. The thing that has made Adrian well known though is his pitching. I haven't heard much about where he's at know but I know when he was a Freshman, he's a junior now and will be a senior next year, he was hitting the mid 80's easily throughout the whole game. Like Connor he throws a fastball, curve and changeup. He doesn't use his change much but from what i heard his fastball has gotten much better which had also helped the curve. Unlike Connor, Adrian is a control freak. In 15 innings this year he has walked 1 and struck out 29. Much like Connor the coach didn't want to work Adrian too much this year. He's a power lefty who knows how to play baseball. Adrian loves baseball and will probably have a much higher chance to go to college to get better unless the right team picks him.


Michael Lorenzen

Class: College Junior   Hometown: Anaheim, California   Height/Weight: 6-3/195   Born: January 4, 1992   Another multiple-occasion draftee, Michael Lorenzen will no doubt go higher than his previous drafting back in 2010, when the Rays selected him out of Fullerton High School in the seventh-round. Lorenzen didn’t do much negotiating and decided to stay close to home, signing with Cal State-Fullerton. Lorenzen wowed just about everyone with his freshman campaign. He led the squad with a .342 average, and produced an impressive .373 in conference play. He combined for 13 extra-base hits, struck out just 24 times (a fantastic number for a first-year player) and swiped 19 bases. In the field, Lorenzen drew rave reviews for his range and throwing ability. He gunned down five baserunners attempting to advance in just 49 games and committed just two errors all year.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just a few things about Adrian to add that I didn't put before Mack. For the readers when it keeps saying Connor it means Connor Doyle one of his teammates. Adrian plays for Benjamin N Cardozo here in Queens New York. After talking to a friend they told me Adrian's fastball has been hitting the upper 80's with more consistency. If you want to see some more stats are Adrian they're all on psal.org. Here's a quick quote that was put in an article about Adrian last year. "I thought he was one of the top players in the city last year as a freshman," the scout added.

"He has a good body, a nice, clean arm and he swings the bat with violence. If he progresses nicely over the next 24 months, there's no reason why he shouldn't be able to play at the next level."