3-13 from: link - This was my third look of the season at former Tech closer and current Friday starter Chad Bettis (2010), and my first in person since seeing him work out with Team USA this past summer (he didn’t pitch in the two USA games I attended, but I got a short glimpse of him throwing during workouts). He finished the day with a mostly unimpressive line of 6 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 2 BB and 9 SO. While he wasn’t at his best, several bad break hits really wreaked havoc on his start, extending innings and resulting in at least a few of those ERs. Bettis (pictured) was generally low-90s, working primarily with his two-seam fastball, as usual, occasionally elevating his four-seam and dialing up to 94 mph. His slider was a hard 83 - 85 mph flashing good depth and tilt with hard bite, though it was not as effective as it has been in his two previous starts. Most impressive was his increasingly frequent use of an upper-70s change-up. Each week he seems to get more and more comfortable with the pitch and he flashed good arm speed and solid fade on Friday. It’s still developing, but his willingness to use it is encouraging. While it is obvious that Bettis is most useful to Tech and its thin staff as a starter, the pen still seems like a better ultimate fit as a pro. Either way, he’s still a definite Top 50 arm for me at this point -- probably late-1st to early-2nd round.
3-13 from: link - Houston’s Chase Dempsay (2010) danced in and out of trouble, scattering four hits and four walks over five innings. His fastball was in the upper-80s, showing good life, and was most effective down in the zone. He also threw a mid-70s change-up with some tumble, getting good deception out of the same slot as his fastball with solid arm speed. Dempsay projects as middle-reliever, lacking a pro-quality third offering, and could find some success if he continues to blend his fastball and change effectively.
3-13 from: link - Catcher Cameron Rupp (2010) looked solid handling Jungmann, showing good hands and moving well side-to-side on a few balls in the dirt. He also displayed good footwork and a quick transfer, popping 2.09 and 2.16 to second between innings. At the plate, he knocked in the first run for Texas on a hard-hit single up the middle. Loy showed incredibly soft hands at short, in addition to a strong and accurate arm, and also knocked-in the game winning run on a double to the left-center gap in the 8th inning.
3-15 from: http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/03/15/southern-conference-players-of-the-week-march-15th/#more-24421 -Samford outfielder David Schulze has been named the Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Week for all games from March 8-14. - Schulze batted .632 (12-for-19) with two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs in Samford’s four games last week. The senior from Santo Domingo, D.R., had a 5-for-5 game in Friday’s SoCon opener against College of Charleston and topped that with a 6-for-6 effort in Sunday’s finale. On Sunday, Schulze’s six hits included a pair of home runs, three singles and a double to reach 13 total bases and a 2.167 slugging percentage for the game. In Samford’s Southern Conference series against the Cougars, Schulze batted .733 (11-for-15) with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs.
3-15 from: http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/03/15/southern-conference-players-of-the-week-march-15th/#more-24421 - The Citadel starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski has been selected as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for all games from March 8-14. In Friday’s SoCon opener against Western Carolina, Wojciechowski struck out 14 batters, the second highest of his career and tops in the conference this season, while working eight scoreless innings in the Bulldogs’ 4-0 win. He recorded six straight outs via strikeout in the sixth and seventh innings.
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