Draft Notes 5-12-12 – Kevin Gausman, Georgia-USC, Marcus Stroman, Justin Amlung

Okay, I’ve told you that seven different guys should be picked first in the draft, but after tonight, I’m back to LSU’s Kevin Gausman. Kevin went all the way Friday in the 2-1 win over divisional rival Vanderbilt. Stat line: 9.0-IP, 1-R, 5-H, 11-K, 1-BB. Pick this kid. Trust me.

There was no better game tonight than Georgia-South Carolina. Two outstanding pitchers… Alex Wood (9.0-IP, 3-R, 6-K, 1-BB) and Michael Roth (7.0-IP, 0-R, 6-K, 5-BB). USC’s Matt Price mopped it up for his 8^th save. Outstanding game.

ESPN and the SEC announced Friday that the LSU-South Carolina baseball game scheduled for Saturday, May 19 will be televised live on ESPNU. Game time has been changed to 1 pm.

Reporters wrote that Duke SP Marcus Stroman “struggled” Friday night. Stat line was: 7.0-IP, 7-H, 2-R, 0-ER, 8-K, 2-BB… such a struggle…

A name you might want to jot down… Louisville SP Justin Amlung… Friday vs. St. John’s: 7.0-IP, 0-R, 3H, 6-K, 1-BB… season:  7-3, 1.99, 91-K, 90.1-IP. I talked to Justin after the game and he commented on the team effort this year:

“We're right where we wanted to be at the start of the season.  Even though we have had our ups and downs, all of our goals are still attainable.  Now we just need to trust in everything we have done to this point and continue to come out and play good baseball.  We control our destiny in the Big East.”

Kendall Rogers:

TAMU RHP Michael Wacha - 90-93,  84 SL, 80-81 CH, 88 2Seam FB

SDSU RHP Justin Hepner - 87-90 FB, 84-85 SL, 71-74 CV

Matt Garrioch:

Top projected ‘ceiling’ for Midwest prospects: P Matthew Smoral – 65, P Taylore Cherry – 60, C Jason Goldstien – 60,

Conor Glassey:

In his first game back from breaking his finger, Alex Bregman went 2-for-2 with a walk and; the game-winning double