Kendal Volz -
Baylor… 6-5, 225, R/R junior… Baseball America ranked him the 6th MLB draft prospect… pitched for the USA baseball national team this summer… fastball 88-92, tops at 97… slider 79-82… changeup 81-84… very good command… had 0.00 ERA and went 8-for-8 in save opportunities for college team... … thru 4-6-09: Walks up… strikeouts down… may be better suited as a reliever. Reports are he has lost 3-5 mph from his fastball…. 9 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, in a no-decision
4/27… From John Sickles: Volz's performance hasn't quite matched his potential yet. He's 3-5, 4.00 with a 71/33 K/BB in 74 innings, 73 hits allowed. His components are above average for context, but he lacks consistency. At his best, he has a 97 MPH fastball and a plus slider, but both his velocity and control will slip when his mechanics aren't right. His ceiling is impressive but he's still polishing up his game, and like several of these guys he could go later in the first round…
Fr. http://www.baylorbears.com/ - SUMMER 2008 - Pitched for the USA Baseball National Team ... Joined Pat Combs (1988), Jason Jennings (1997, 1998) and Zane Carlson (2000) as the only Baylor pitchers to play for the USA Baseball National Team ... Led Team USA to a 24-0 record, including gold medals at Haarlem Baseball Week in the Netherlands and the FISU World University Championships in the Czech Republic ... Member of pitching staff heralded as the best in USA Baseball's 30-year history ... Staff established program-record 0.88 ERA, eclipsing previous mark of 1.29 set in 2003 ... Team defeated Cuban Olympic Team twice at Haarlem Baseball Week, including a 4-1 victory in the event's gold medal game that marked the first time a USA collegiate team defeated Cuba's Olympic Team in the championship game of an international event
Fr. http://www.texasleaguers.com/ - Kendal Volz is a 6' 5", 225 lb right-handed pitcher with some monster stuff. Out of Smithson Valley HS (TX), Volz was among the top college juniors available for the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Baseball America pegged him as the #6 prospect on both the juniors list and the overall college list. Volz spent the summer working as Team USA's closer allowing only 1 unearned run in 14 innings and going 8-for-8 in save chances. He works off a low-to-mid 90s fastball, a hard slider, and an improving change up.
Baylor… 6-5, 225, R/R junior… Baseball America ranked him the 6th MLB draft prospect… pitched for the USA baseball national team this summer… fastball 88-92, tops at 97… slider 79-82… changeup 81-84… very good command… had 0.00 ERA and went 8-for-8 in save opportunities for college team... … thru 4-6-09: Walks up… strikeouts down… may be better suited as a reliever. Reports are he has lost 3-5 mph from his fastball…. 9 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, in a no-decision
4/27… From John Sickles: Volz's performance hasn't quite matched his potential yet. He's 3-5, 4.00 with a 71/33 K/BB in 74 innings, 73 hits allowed. His components are above average for context, but he lacks consistency. At his best, he has a 97 MPH fastball and a plus slider, but both his velocity and control will slip when his mechanics aren't right. His ceiling is impressive but he's still polishing up his game, and like several of these guys he could go later in the first round…
Fr. http://www.baylorbears.com/ - SUMMER 2008 - Pitched for the USA Baseball National Team ... Joined Pat Combs (1988), Jason Jennings (1997, 1998) and Zane Carlson (2000) as the only Baylor pitchers to play for the USA Baseball National Team ... Led Team USA to a 24-0 record, including gold medals at Haarlem Baseball Week in the Netherlands and the FISU World University Championships in the Czech Republic ... Member of pitching staff heralded as the best in USA Baseball's 30-year history ... Staff established program-record 0.88 ERA, eclipsing previous mark of 1.29 set in 2003 ... Team defeated Cuban Olympic Team twice at Haarlem Baseball Week, including a 4-1 victory in the event's gold medal game that marked the first time a USA collegiate team defeated Cuba's Olympic Team in the championship game of an international event
Fr. http://www.texasleaguers.com/ - Kendal Volz is a 6' 5", 225 lb right-handed pitcher with some monster stuff. Out of Smithson Valley HS (TX), Volz was among the top college juniors available for the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Baseball America pegged him as the #6 prospect on both the juniors list and the overall college list. Volz spent the summer working as Team USA's closer allowing only 1 unearned run in 14 innings and going 8-for-8 in save chances. He works off a low-to-mid 90s fastball, a hard slider, and an improving change up.
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