Draft 14 - A Quick Look - RHP - Mitch Hart - Granite Bay (CA) HS

      Mitch Hart

7-22-13 - Player:  Mitch Hart   Primary Position:  RHP Secondary Position(s):  3B/1B Height/Weight:  6’3/175 Bats/Throws:  R/R Home Town:  Granite Bay, CA  School:  Granite Bay  Class of:  2014  Committed To:  Southern California - Scouting Notes: 2013 Tournament of Stars notes from Don Olsen: - Mitch has a lean athletic frame with a great deal of projection in the Kurt Ainsworth mold.  Easy three piece action, good loose arm, timing and lower half drive are not inline and arm slot moved a great deal, a lot more velocity in the arm.  Fastball was 87-90 (91) mph and showed the ability to pound the zone with it, missed bats with a bit of cut fastball 87-88 mph.  Curve was more of slurve type, in 76-78 mph.  It had some action and can see offering down the line.  Change was more of a show me stage 80-82 mph.  He is tied to projection and refinements could see a solid three pitch mix. http://bigleaguefutures.net/1/2013/07/22/2014-mlb-draft-profile-mitch-hart/ 

7-25-13 – Top 30 High School Prospects For 2014 Draft - 27. Mitch Hart, RHP, Granite Bay HS (CA) - 6'4/175, Draft Day Age: 17.80, USC commit - Quick Take: Hart is another solid projection play in this class, as one of the younger player in the class with good command and a long, lean frame that should add strength down the road. He'll sit 88-92 with occasional sinking life, two above average off-speed pitches in a 78-80 mph slider and 80-82 mph changeup and a curveball that's average and changes hitters' eye level. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1310090.html

8-10-13 - New Balance Area Code games - A’s right-hander, Mitch Hart (CA) is one of the tops arms in the tournament and showed good stuff in his outing. He has a long, projectable body with a loose arm action. His fastball sat 89-90 MPH early on but was down a bit later on and sat 86-88. The pitch had some run but he located it well. He also threw one of my favorite changeups from the week. The pitch sat 80-82 MPH and really dropped off the table with good deception. Hart also mixed in a curve that had tight, hard, sweeping break at 73-75 MPH. http://prospectinsider.com/view/2013-area-codes:-day-4-notes/

11-21-13 – BA Top 100 High School Players - 79 Mitch Hart RHP R/R 6-2 178 Granite Bay (Calif.) HS Southern California http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2014-high-school-top-100-with-commitments/

Draft 14 – Cole Tucker, Ryan Castellani, Mitch Hart, Joe Torres, Bubba Cates

7-2-13 - 2014 Top 100 High School Prospects - 16. Cole Tucker- SS, Mountain Pointe (AZ) HS - One of the most exciting players in the country. Game comes easy to him and plays with big time intensity. http://www.ninebaseball.org/Wordpress/jeff-sullivans-top-100-2014-prospects/

7-24-13  -  Ryan Castellani, rhp, Brophy College Prep, Phoenix/Diamondbacks Elite Scout Team - With broad shoulders and lean legs, Castellani has a tall, athletic and evenly-proportioned 6-foot-4, 200-pound frame that offers projection. Using a full wind-up, Castellani gets downhill plane from his three-quarter arm slot. Over the last year, the UCLA commit has reduced the effort in his delivery and shortened his arm action, producing a loose, whippy arm. Castellani has hit 93 mph and sits 89-91 with his fastball. He has feel for a 78-82 mph changeup with tumble that has the makings of an average pitch and a mid-70s curveball. Castellani has an advanced feel for pitching. http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/tyler-koleks-heavy-fastball-among-tournament-of-stars-standouts/

7-25-13 – Top 30 High School Prospects For 2014 Draft - 27. Mitch Hart, RHP, Granite Bay HS (CA) - 6'4/175, Draft Day Age: 17.80, USC commit - Quick Take: Hart is another solid projection play in this class, as one of the younger player in the class with good command and a long, lean frame that should add strength down the road. He'll sit 88-92 with occasional sinking life, two above average off-speed pitches in a 78-80 mph slider and 80-82 mph changeup and a curveball that's average and changes hitters' eye level. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1310090.html

7-28-13 - Iona College baseball rising senior outfielder Joe Torres was named Most Valuable Player of the 2013 New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game for his performance in leading the East squad to a 2-1 victory Sunday evening. Torres came off the bench as a reserve, singled in his only plate appearance and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out, Torres sparked the East's decisive rally of the contest. The Laconia outfielder slung a base hit to left before moving to second on a hit by pitch. One batter later, Tyler Boyd (Mystic Schooners / Seton Hall University) drilled a single to right field. An errant throw rolled through the diamond and allowed Torres to score, giving the East a lead they would not relinquish. http://m.icgaels.com/mobile/ViewArticle.dbml?atclid=208759160&DB_MENU_ID=&SPSID=&SPID=&DB_OEM_ID=14900

7-29-13 - College Baseball Daily has learned that Bubba Cates has been relieved of his duties as head coach at Tennessee-Martin according to sources close to the situation. Cates has been with the Skyhawks program for the last 15 years as they went 11-40 overall and 4-26 in Ohio Valley Conference play in 2013. A national search for a new head coach is set to begin soon. As always, College Baseball Daily will keep you informed with the latest coaching moves across the country. http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2013/07/29/bubba-cates-out-at-tennessee-martin/