Mack Draft: - Porter Clayton, Nolan Belcher , Justin Amlung , Taylor Jungmann , and Kevin Tokarski

LHP, Porter Clayton, from Idaho, enrolls early at Oregon, instead of going through the 2011 MLB Draft, advised by HS Coach and recruiting guru at Oregon, Clayton decided on going to school now and be eligible in 2013 for the MLB with a better chance to go in the first few rounds. His family is very school oriented and the bonus demands from talking to two Northwest area scouting supervisors and a scouting director, turned MLB advance scout, told me, Clayton was going to ask 7 figures and he's only projected to be a top 4-5 rounder which would have put him in a good bargaining position in 2011. Good luck to him and the Ducks program! - http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/  





South Carolina junior LHP Nolan Belcher will miss the entire 2011 season as he will soon have surgery on his left arm for a torn Ulnar Collateral Ligament which is commonly referred to as Tommy John surgery. Belcher made eleven appearances (six starts) while going 3-1 with a 2.43 ERA last season for the defending national champions. He had a solid summer with the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod Baseball League in seven appearances (one start) with a 1-0 record and a 1.93 ERA. He was outstanding as he struck out 15 batters in 9.1 innings of work. - http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/31/nolan-belcher-out-for-the-season



RHP Justin Amlung — University of Louisville - UofL redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Justin Amlung boasts the lowest 2010 ERA of any returning qualifying Kentucky collegiate pitchers. Amlung was 5-2 with a 4.27 ERA and 55 strikeouts to go with 11 walks in 65 and one-third innings pitched. The St. X alum started 10 games for the Cards last season, beginning the year as a midweek starter before finishing the season in the weekend rotation. Amlung surrendered just three home runs in 65 and one-third innings in 2010 - http://blugrassbaseball.com/



#6 - RHP Taylor Jungmann Texas 6'6 200 - tall righty with above ave quality stuff. FB sits in the 88-92 zone but have seen him up to 96-97 before a few pitches when he rares back and fires his fb. FB down in zone with good sink and run in on RHH, must keep pitches down, fb flattens out up and out of zone. CB is true 11/6 down type with away break vs RHH and also solid straight change that has varying release points all pitches from upper 3/4 slot. Command is solid ave as is control. Has yet to fully fill out his frame which makes projecting this kid into a top flight starter in ML. http://xmlbscout.angelfire.com/



Kevin Tokarski – Illinois State - Tokarski’s 2009 season ended too soon, but he had a 2010 campaign that he probably didn’t want to to ever end. He played in just four games in 2009 after breaking his wrist, but bounced-back big time last year to set six Illinois State single-season offensive records. Tokarski was named the Missouri Valley Conference Joe Carter Player of the Year after batting .412 with 84 hits, 70 runs, 25 doubles, 33 stolen bases, and 53 walks. His .412 average wasn’t a school record, but it was good for 36th in the nation, while his .538 on-base percentage ranked 7th nationally. The Redbird leadoff man also has the ISU career stolen base record with 66. - http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/01/25/top-11-college-baseball-2b-to-watch-in-2011