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2011 DRAFT PROFILE: - LHP - Danny Hultzen

Danny Hultzen – Virginia – 2009: 9-1, 2.17, 17 appearances, 16 starts… SP1… 107-K in 95.1-IP…



11-25 from http://www.collegebaseballblog.com/ : - named the 56th top college player for the 2010 season


2-11 from http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/  - You wouldn’t know that two-way talent Danny Hultzen was a freshman a year ago by looking at his stats. He led the starting staff in ERA (2.17), innings (95.1), starts (16) and strikeouts (107), and shared the team lead in wins (9) while hitting .327. He played a big role in the Cavaliers’ College World Series run and is also a big reason why Virginia opens the season as one of the top teams in the nation. With good command of an upper-80s to low-90s fastball, as well as a good overhand curve, scouts currently project Hultzen’s professional future brighter as a pitcher than as a hitter.


3-4 from Keith Law of espn.com : - •Danny Hultzen: Very athletic lefty. Throws upper 80s will touch low 90s occasionally. Real nice breaking ball and can hit his spots. He's a legit pitcher with a deceptive motion. His curve was also an above-average second pitch. He spins a tight breaking pitch, and also mixes in a changeup and a split finger pitch as well.


3-16 from http://www.prospectjunkies.com/ : - Danny Hultzen - LHP - UVA. 6IP 2H 0ER 0BB 6K (W). Impressive in handing #2 FSU their 1st loss of the season.


3-16 from: http://baseballdraftreport.com/  - Speaking of Virginia pitching, it’ll be very interesting to see where Danny Hultzen, the Cavaliers’ ace who is no danger of being leapfrogged anytime soon, fits alongside some of the other big name college pitchers in the 2011 Draft. Comparisons with former Virginia LHP/1B Sean Doolittle are inevitable, but, having seen both players in person, I’d take Hultzen on the mound over Doolittle at the plate.


4-7-10 from: http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/articles/DisplayArticle.aspx?article=2253  - LHP Danny Hultzen (Virginia) doesn’t have mid- to upper-90’s stuff to warrant being an early first-rounder like the other prospects on the preferred list for 2011, but his 90-92 mph heater is plenty firm enough and he might be the best “pitcher” in college baseball. His Virginia team has spent plenty of time in the No. 1 spot in the national rankings this spring, in large part because of Hultzen’s work on Friday nights (4-1, 1.57, 46 IP/8 BB/55 K).


5-3-10 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/05/03/acc-players-of-the-week-22  - Top-ranked Virginia, which currently owns a 10-game winning streak, swept ACC Baseball honors for the week ending May 2. Sophomore Danny Hultzen claimed Pitcher of the Week honors. Hultzen tossed his first career complete game in dominating fashion, facing just five batters over the minimum in Friday’s 12-3 road win at Duke. Hultzen held Duke to its second-lowest hit total of the year while retiring the last 10 hitters and 21 of the final 22 batters that he faced. Ten of those final 21 outs came by strikeout. During that stretch, only five balls left the infield. Overall, the ACC’s strikeout leader tied a career high with 13 Ks while not walking a batter. The Bethesda, Md., native went to a three-ball count to just two of the 32 batters he faced. One of his earned runs was a result of double caused by a lost fly ball in the sun.


5-24-10 from: - http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2010/05/24/miamis-grandal-virginias-hultzen-lead-2010-all-acc-baseball-team  - Virginia sophomore Danny Hultzen has received the nod as 2010 ACC Pitcher of the Year. Hultzen, the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2009, currently owns an 8-1 record to go with an ACC-low 2.08 ERA. The Bethesda, Md., native has struck out a conference-high 106 batters in 86.2 innings while limiting opposing hitters to a collective .179 average – another ACC low. Hultzen is among the contenders for several national awards, including the Dick Howser Trophy.


6-11-10 from: - http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/wait-til-next-year-draft-11-preview-pitchers  - LHSP - The rest of the top tier: This tier is a little bereft of first-round talent at the moment, but the key is that there are all sorts of arms that could find their way there next year. The only person that I think is a lock is Virginia ace Danny Hultzen (3.89 FIP), who gave up two-way duty this year to focus on pitching. My preseason player of the year pick didn’t make me look too stupid, either, leading one of the nation’s top-ranked team to a lot of Friday victories. Hultzen pitches in the low 90s, is uber athletic, has a great breaking ball, and commands everything …


6-13 from: - http://perfectgame.atinfopop.com/4/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=114295945&f=6174069131&m=3221081702  - LHP, Danny Hultzen, Virginia, 6'3 195, up to 92 this spring, also not a bad hitter, reminds many of John Olerud during his collegiate days.


6-14-10 from: - http://prospectinsider.com/360mock.php  - 2011 Mock Draft - 5 Cleveland Danny Hultzen, LHP -- Virginia


6-15-10 from: - http://www.deepleagues.com/?p=1830  – 2011 Mock Draft - 16. Toronto Blue Jays Danny Hultzen P, Univ. of Virginia


6-14-10: Named to 1st Team NCBWA 2010 All-America Team - Danny Hultzen – 11-1, 2.78


6-29 from: - Andy Seiler Mock Draft - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2010/6/28/1541924/andys-first-2011-top-50#storyjump  - 17. Danny Hultzen, LHP, Virginia


7-1 from: - http://sullydraft.blogspot.com/  – 2011 Mock Draft – 13. Danny Hultzen- LHP, Virginia


7-1 from: - http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/MLB_Draft#ixzz0sRZR7cpy  - Virginia left-hander Danny Hultzen was named ACC pitcher of the Year after going 11-1 with a 2.11 ERA. THough baring a slight frame, Hultzen throws from a mid-3/4 arm slot with whippy action that offers plus movement on his 92-94 mph fastball.


7-1 from: - http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2010/6/30/1544396/pats-first-2011-top-50#storyjump  – Pat Hickey Mock Draft – 20. Danny Hultzen, LHP, Virginia


7-3 from: - http://milbprospects.blogspot.com/2010/07/early-version-of-top-50-prospects-for.html  - Top 50 - 21 Danny Hultzen , LHP , Virginia

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