Denton
Keys,
LHP, Rye HS (CO) - You know you are having a good season when you strike out 14
over seven innings and actually lower your K/9 ratio. The 6’-3”, 200 pound
southpaw came into his last start with 44 K/3 BB over 16 innings (24.8 K/9). He
now has 58 K/4 BB over 23 innings (22.7 K/9) and has yet to allow a run on five
hits. His fastball sits in the 89-91 mph range and he has deception in his
delivery. He also adds a mid-70s curve and change-up. Committed to Kansas. link
Outside of the
usual warm-weather states like California, Arizona and Florida, the 2013 season
has been brutal for baseball. Temperatures have barely sniffed normal levels
and precipitation has jumbled schedules from the high school level to the low
Class A Midwest League. The cold weather has also indirectly affected Matt McPhearson’s run at breaking his own record. An
outfielder at Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Md., McPhearson set
the Crusaders’ record for stolen bases in a season with 68. He set a goal of
swiping 75 in his senior year, but that is in jeopardy after McPhearson has
missed eight games this season with a nagging hamstring. link
Nick
Petree,
RHP, Missouri State - Over his last six starts, the 6’-1” right-hander has a
1.40 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 52 K/6 BB over 45 innings. He led the nation in ERA as
a sophomore (1.01) in a season that included an incredible run of 73
consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. He features a low-90s
fastball, a plus change-up, a slurve and a cutter. He has a great feel for his
pitches and commands all of them well. link
For Rice junior
right-hander Austin Kubitza, the key has always
been harnessing the extreme movement on his fastball well enough to throw
strikes. There are times when his ball moves too much and his walks pile up: He
has 37 walks in 67 innings this year, about as many as he threw in 80 innings
last season. But extreme movement is a double-edged sword, and it also allows
him to escape jams with strikeouts and weak contact. He ranks fourth in the
nation with 90 strikeouts -- just five behind leader Carlos Rodon of North
Carolina State -- and his 12.15 strikeouts per nine innings are second-most of
any pitcher with at least 70 strikeouts, behind only Rodon's 14.9. link
Dan
Kirby @DanMKirby
Riverwood (GA)
CF-Terry McClure 2-for-3 w/ 2B, HR, 5 RBI.
Hitting .398 over 26 G w/ 7 2B, 8 HR, 40 RBI, 11 SB, .521 OBP/.795 SLG
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