3-17 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/03/17/sec-recap-for-march-16th: - Dexter Price kept the Alabama A&M Bulldogs off the scoreboard for seven-plus innings as Auburn defeated Alabama A&M, 11-1, on Tuesday evening. "Tonight it was very important for us to pitch well and Dexter Price did a great job. Ten ground-ball outs in a game that the final score did not indicate how close this game was," Auburn Head Coach John Pawlowski said. "Into the sixth inning the score is only 2-0 so it was important that we had someone out there that got ground balls and was ahead all night and Dexter was very efficient with his pitches.".
3-16 from: - http://www.prospectjunkies.com/ : - Gauntlett Eldemire - CF - OHIO 2-3 BB Best name in college baseball - strong performance in loss to Sonny Gray and the Vanderbilt Commodores.
3-17 from: - http://baseballdraftreport.com/ - Saturday: SR OF Adam Bailey (Nebraska): 5-8, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R in doubleheader… Sunday: SR OF Adam Bailey (Nebraska): 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 3 R… Adam Bailey has the arm and raw tools with the bat to play right field professionally, but he’ll have to maintain the gains he has made in plate discipline if he wants to reach his ceiling
3-17 from: - http://pnrscouting.com/articles_2010_houstoncollegeclassic_day2_03102010.html - Purke was easily the best I’ve seen him in the last 18 months, with the largest improvements coming from the quality of his secondaries and the arm slot for his curve (which I thought was a little higher than his other pitches in the past). The lefty was 91-93 mph on Saturday, which is right around where I’ve seen him in the past. He was low-80s with his sweeping slider and upper-70s, touching 80, with a two-plane curve that had absolutely dirty late bite. His change (which he throws with a split, or “vulcan” grip, pictured) showed its usual quality tumble and average command. He was consistent with his secondaries and most impressively used them to set up his fastball on more than a couple occasions -- generally coming in to righties with his curve or change and following it with well placed running fastballs away.
Purke was also much better at hitting his low-3/4 arm slot with all four pitches, coming across his body and giving some deception. I have slight concerns about the plane of his fastball, as it lacks drop to go along with the run. Since his slot is so low, the ball ends -up sitting in the hit zone for a long time. Still, I wouldn’t try to change anything at this point, given the current quality of his offerings. Further, if his secondaries continue to improve, they should be more than enough to keep hitters honest. As a final note, Purke had an excellent presence on the mound, coming right at hitters and showing poise with runners on and behind in the count. He ended a couple of innings with big first pumps after strikeouts, which in and of itself isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but he also was well late in covering first on a jam shot to first baseman Matt Curry (2010). His competitive mentality will be an asset, but he’ll need to make sure that asset doesn’t come at the expense of in-game focus. It's almost certain to be a non-issue, but I think worth noting at this point. His final line sat at a solid 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 SO and 1 ER. Also notable on the mound for TCU was sophomore closer Kaleb Merck (2011). Merck pitched the final 2.2 innings, allowing just two batters to reach (a double scoring an inherited run and a single) while striking out three. He sat 89-91, touching 92 mph, with his fastball and paired the pitch with an effective 78-80 slider. He also showed a fine pick-off move that he set-up by continually altering his hold time in the set.
3-17 from: - http://pnrscouting.com/articles_2010_houstoncollegeclassic_day2_03102010.html - Michael Goodnight (2010) spun a gem against a bewildered Longhorns offense, finishing with a line of 7 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 9 SO and 0 R, combining with Ty Stuckey (2010) and closer Matt Creel (2010-Soph.) for the shutout. Entering Saturday's action, most projected Goodnight in the pen due to an inability to maintain velocity and stuff late into games. He was at his best on Saturday, however, with all four offerings (three of which could serve as workable pitches at the next level). His fastball was low-90s, dropping some as the game progressed, but still breaking 90 in the sixth. He also commanded it well to the quadrants and used it effectively as a set-up for his change and slider. His off-speed looked like a circle change, sitting low-80s and coming with good fade and drop. Goodnight threw a couple different breaking balls, with an 80-82 slider being the more effective of the two. His curve is a very soft 67-70 mph with rolling action that likely will not play against advanced hitters (though he doesn’t need the pitch with his slider and his change each capable of preventing hitters from sitting on a particular plane). Saturday may have been a perfect storm of events, wherein Goodnight on one of his better days met a struggling Texas offense on a down afternoon, but if he continues to show advanced pitchability throughout the remainder of the spring, he could creep into early Day 2 consideration. As a pro, though he likely still fits best in the pen, he figures to start until he gives his drafting organization reason to shift him to relief.
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