Good news Royals fans! College baseball is back and has kicked off with a bang. A number of top prospects enjoyed a great opening weekend. With the draft approaching we’ll be taking a look at the numbers as well as highlights and social media reaction to the players performances.
HITTERS:
Nick Madrigal – MIF – Oregon State
5 for 13 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, and 1 SB. Slashing .385/.385/692 for the 3-0 Beavers.
Travis Swaggerty – OF – Southern Alabama
4 for 12 with 2 HR, 3 RBI, 8 BB/ 2 K. Slashing .333/.600/.833 for the 3-1 Jaguars.
Greyson Jenista – OF – Wichita State
5 for 12 with 2 HR, 3 RBI, and 3 SB. Slashing .417/.563/1.000 for the 3-0 Shockers.
Alec Bohm – 3B – Wichita State
6 for 11 with 1 HR, 3 doubles, 7 RBI, and 1 SB. Slashing .545/.667/1.000 for the 3-0 Shockers.
Seth Beer – 1B – Clemson
3 for 8 with 1 HR, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 4 BB/1 K. Slashing .375/.643/1.000 for the 3-0 Tigers.
Luken Baker – 1B – TCU
2 for 6 with 1 HR. Slashing .333/.556/.833 for the 2-1 Horned Frogs.
Tristan Pompey – OF – Kentucky
8 for 17 with 1 HR, 3 doubles and 3 RBI. Slashing .471/.550/.824 for the 4-0 Wildcats.
Griffin Conine – OF – Duke
4 for 9 with 1 HR, 1 double and 3 RBI. Slashing .444/.538/.889 for the 1-2 Blue Devils.
Joey Bart – C – Georgia Tech
5 for 11 with 2 HR, 1 double, 3 RBI. Slashing .455/.571/1.091 for the 1-2 Yellow Jackets.
PITCHERS:
Brady Singer – RHP – Florida
7.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 unearned run. 8 K/ 1BB.
Jackson Kowar – RHP – Florida
7.0 IP, 6 hits allowing 2 earned runs. 10 K/0 BB.
Shane McClanahan – LHP – USF
6.0 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs. 11 K/ 5 BB.
Casey Mize – RHP – Auburn
6.0 IP, 3 hits, no runs allowed. 7 K/0 BB.
Logan Gilbert – RHP – Stetson
5.1 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs allowed. 10 K/2 BB.
Tristan Beck – RHP – Stanford
6.0 IP, 4 hits and 1 earned run allowed. 5 K/ 1 BB.
Ryan Rolison – LHP – Ole Miss
5.0 IP, 1 hit and 0 earned. 12 K/2 BB.
Steven Gingery – LHP – Texas Tech
Terrible news for Steven Gingery, lefty arm out of Texas Tech, who was considered to be one the better arms in this draft class.
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS:
Ethan Hankins
The top high school prospect and Vanderbilt commit has had an unfortunate start to his senior season. Hopefully this is a minor setback and the young man can continue his dominant ways in short order. Regardless, red flags of any kind this close to the draft could easily drop a top 3 player to 18 overall. Definitely a situation to keep an eye on.
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