Mack Draft: - Alex Bregman, Kyle Smith, Paul Ritzheimer , Bubba Starling, Tyler Pill

Entering 2010, the name Alex Bregman elicited few superlatives outside of the New Mexico baseball scene. Great kid, hard worker, excellent 16U player in his home state. One year later, the soon to be 17-year-old is now widely considered one of the top 18U prospects in the country. He is firmly on the radar of college and professional scouts, and his name is now commonly mentioned in the same sentence as big leaguers Ben Sheets, Justin Smoak, Stephen Strasburg and Ryan Zimmerman. - http://web.usabaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110215&content_id=16637728&vkey=news_usab&gid





Player spotlight: Kyle Smith - Smith has a chance to move quickly up draft boards this spring, already owning a low-90s fastball and a 12-to-6 curve that flashes above-average with projection. He throws with some effort, but generally succeeds at dealing to both sides of the plate with purpose. His change-up is under-development, but the Under Armour All-American already throws the pitch with solid arm speed and will occasionally turn over a nice offering with fade and a 8-11 mph velo delta. At 6-foot-1, 170-pounds, the Florida commit has some room to add strength, even if his frame doesn’t project to big physicality.- http://diamondscapescouting.com/rankings_2011_preseason_top300_pt1.html

 

Outfield — Paul Ritzheimer — Murray State University - Ritzheimer batted .405 with three home runs and 20 RBI as a freshman at Kaskaskia College in 2010, and he should push for playing time in the Murray State outfield this season. Honorable Mention — UK freshman infielder and outfielder Dallen Reber probably has the most power on the UK roster and will likely push for playing time in right field for the Cats. - http://blugrassbaseball.com 





OF/RHP Derek "Bubba" Starling, Gardner-Edgerton HS, Kansas 6'4 1/2 200 R/R - put himself on the map this summer with an excellent showcase and is one of top HS QB's in nation, verbal to Nebraska. Shows above arm arm strength and has pitched with very crude mechanics but gets the job done on the hill. Runs very well especially straight away, ran sub 6.6, 60, timed at 4.5 in 40 consistently which is good for a HS QB. Still rough around the edges, but raw strength, has yet to physically mature, shows plus power and ability to steal bases with his speed. Definitely someone who's made a name for himself this summer. http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/  





Tyler Pill – Cal State Fullerton - Pill has thrived as a two-way player in his two seasons in Fullerton. He and teammate (and fellow two-way player) Noe Ramirez were named Co-Big West Freshmen of the Year in 2009. Pill earned Freshman All-American accolades after going 11-3 with 102 IP while batting .269 to help the Titans reach the College World Series. He was limited to nine starts on the mound in 2010 due to a tired arm, but he still finished 4-4 with a 3.36 ERA. Meanwhile, his offensive game took-off, batting .354 with seven home runs, 42 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Pill also hit an amazing .524 (11-for-21) in the five games he hit for him self as the starting pitcher. - http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/02/07/top-college-baseball-outfielders-to-watch-in-20116/