BB: USAC: USA South Athletic Conference

[Catfishncwc]

He looked very loose and easy-throwing to me.  Against us, I am sure there were some nerves and he definitely was NOT in the 88-92 range.  He hit his spots and had pretty good command of his breaking stuff.  IF...he is able to crank it up to the 88-92 range, he will be flat nasty-filthy-dirty.

I know he is capable of cranking it up to the 90's, My guess is he will develop his velocity as the season gets going.  He is regaining his strength. He has got to have an upside after college. 6'4'' 170.... what if 6'4'' 190-195

I will let you know if I think he has a shot at pro ball this weekend.  even if he shows some good stuff he injury history will hurt him with a lot of teams. 

[WHEELIN WES]

NC Wesleyan            IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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KNOWLES, Max........  5.0  2  2  1  3  6 14 19
KRASNOWIECKI, David.  2.0  2  1  1  1  3  8 11
WEBB, Andrew........  2.0  0  0  0  0  1  6  6



Not bad for a group of freshman....  It looks like there is a lot of depth in that Wesleyan bullpen.

Very solid work from all three freshman hurlers, they all did a great job fulfilling their roles on the staff. The freshman class has a lot of quality arms that are only going to get better as they get older. It was a good win but the Bishops didn't produce any run support early as they had some opportunities but I've got to give the Capital team credit for making some incredible defensive plays behind their pitcher to keep Wesleyan runs off the board. I also credit the Bishops for Battling and continuing to hit the ball hard and plating enough runs for the win.

NCWC....The game I saw Robertson throw against Old Westbury, he was very loose and throwing without overexerting. He had great command, hitting his spots on both sides of the plate. He looked like he was consistently around 86 and touched it up there a little harder than that a few times. His change-up was very effective with good sink and he only threw 3 breaking balls and they were sharp. It appears he's working his way back back to pre-injury form.

[NCWC]

He looked very loose and easy-throwing to me.  Against us, I am sure there were some nerves and he definitely was NOT in the 88-92 range.  He hit his spots and had pretty good command of his breaking stuff.  IF...he is able to crank it up to the 88-92 range, he will be flat nasty-filthy-dirty.

I know he is capable of cranking it up to the 90's, My guess is he will develop his velocity as the season gets going.  He is regaining his strength. He has got to have an upside after college. 6'4'' 170.... what if 6'4'' 190-195

I will let you know if I think he has a shot at pro ball this weekend.  even if he shows some good stuff he injury history will hurt him with a lot of teams. 

All he has to do is catch one eye.

[mm77]

How fast were the freshmen throwing?

[hokieone]

CNU wins the opener against UNCW, 7-3, Kenny Moreland going 8 innings for the win. Very tight game until CNU broke it open with 4 runs in the botton of the 8th. UNCW now playing Ramapo, and was leading 5-2 after one inning. Could be a slugfest with Ramapo using several pitchers yesterday against CNU and UNCW saving their top dogs for tomorrow's game with CNU.

[NCWC]

 No stolen base attempts?  That would be the ignition of that offense.

[hokieone]

UNCW bounces back to  win Sunday, 9-6. A tight pitchers duel was 1-1 going to the top of the 8th, but UNCW got 4 in the 8th and 4 in the 9th , then withstood CNU putting up 1 in the 8th and 4 in the ninth. UNCW's pitcher, Ben Moore, threw a gem but boy did his pitch count have to be high; odd they sent him back out in the top of the ninth, leading 9-2. Millereleile threw well for CNU but too many leadoff walks and some timely UNCW hitting got to him in the 8th. Both teams look to have plenty of pitching and sticks. Good series to watch. UNCW travelled well, bring a lot of fans up with them and they were delightful folks.

[Catfishncwc]

He looked very loose and easy-throwing to me.  Against us, I am sure there were some nerves and he definitely was NOT in the 88-92 range.  He hit his spots and had pretty good command of his breaking stuff.  IF...he is able to crank it up to the 88-92 range, he will be flat nasty-filthy-dirty.

I know he is capable of cranking it up to the 90's, My guess is he will develop his velocity as the season gets going.  He is regaining his strength. He has got to have an upside after college. 6'4'' 170.... what if 6'4'' 190-195

I will let you know if I think he has a shot at pro ball this weekend.  even if he shows some good stuff he injury history will hurt him with a lot of teams. 

All he has to do is catch one eye.

Even if he catches one eye, then someone else has to confrim what the Area Scout saw.  Then if the 1st person to see him is a Associate Scout or a Part Time scout then area scout has to see him, then put a report into the system, upon the area scout giving a recommendation then a National CrossChecker or another Area Scout perhaps have to confirm what the 1st area scout saw.  So it actually 2-3 people to get a player drafted.  Or if they have seen by a scout with the MLB scouting Bureau then that can be used as a cross check for high round draft picks. 
Free Agents even have to be cross checked if they are being signed during the summer just to fill roster spots in the lower levels. 

[NCWC]

He looked very loose and easy-throwing to me.  Against us, I am sure there were some nerves and he definitely was NOT in the 88-92 range.  He hit his spots and had pretty good command of his breaking stuff.  IF...he is able to crank it up to the 88-92 range, he will be flat nasty-filthy-dirty.

I know he is capable of cranking it up to the 90's, My guess is he will develop his velocity as the season gets going.  He is regaining his strength. He has got to have an upside after college. 6'4'' 170.... what if 6'4'' 190-195

I will let you know if I think he has a shot at pro ball this weekend.  even if he shows some good stuff he injury history will hurt him with a lot of teams. 

All he has to do is catch one eye.

Even if he catches one eye, then someone else has to confrim what the Area Scout saw.  Then if the 1st person to see him is a Associate Scout or a Part Time scout then area scout has to see him, then put a report into the system, upon the area scout giving a recommendation then a National CrossChecker or another Area Scout perhaps have to confirm what the 1st area scout saw.  So it actually 2-3 people to get a player drafted.  Or if they have seen by a scout with the MLB scouting Bureau then that can be used as a cross check for high round draft picks. 
Free Agents even have to be cross checked if they are being signed during the summer just to fill roster spots in the lower levels. 

I know, I was just trying to be optimistic.  Catfish, did you attend the games this weekend?  If so, what was working for Ben Moore (10k's)?

[hokieone]

I can answer that for you: his control. His velocity was good college level velocity, not overpowering, but he hit his spots very well all day long, kept the ball down, nice breaking ball. He might want to avoid the occasional bohemian scream when he K's somebody.  Good looking pitcher.

[narch]

the monarchs salvaged a split with su yesterday thanks to a bomb by quinn...i'm concerned about the mu pitching, something i thought would be a strength going into the season - kelly hasn't pitched this year and to this point toth, bisplinghoff and geisinger have been largely ineffective - they're 10 and 5 as a team, but somehow i feel as though they're 5 and 10 - if the arms can come around, this team seems to be one that can score runs in bunches, unlike the last few years

they get d2 alderson broaddus (coached by former mu assistant coach, milan rasic) on tuesday, vwc on wednesday and 2 against ferrum over the weekend...winning 3 out of 4 might change my tune a little...

[NCWC]

I can answer that for you: his control. His velocity was good college level velocity, not overpowering, but he hit his spots very well all day long, kept the ball down, nice breaking ball. He might want to avoid the occasional bohemian scream when he K's somebody.  Good looking pitcher.

When he came in his freshman year he would do it after about every big out.  He is a very emotional player, borderline feminine.  I don't think Coach Long cares for it to much and I  know the other team doesn't like it.  Its just Ben being Ben.


Wesleyan kissed their sister today.

[Catfishncwc]

He looked very loose and easy-throwing to me.  Against us, I am sure there were some nerves and he definitely was NOT in the 88-92 range.  He hit his spots and had pretty good command of his breaking stuff.  IF...he is able to crank it up to the 88-92 range, he will be flat nasty-filthy-dirty.

I know he is capable of cranking it up to the 90's, My guess is he will develop his velocity as the season gets going.  He is regaining his strength. He has got to have an upside after college. 6'4'' 170.... what if 6'4'' 190-195

I will let you know if I think he has a shot at pro ball this weekend.  even if he shows some good stuff he injury history will hurt him with a lot of teams. 

All he has to do is catch one eye.

Even if he catches one eye, then someone else has to confrim what the Area Scout saw.  Then if the 1st person to see him is a Associate Scout or a Part Time scout then area scout has to see him, then put a report into the system, upon the area scout giving a recommendation then a National CrossChecker or another Area Scout perhaps have to confirm what the 1st area scout saw.  So it actually 2-3 people to get a player drafted.  Or if they have seen by a scout with the MLB scouting Bureau then that can be used as a cross check for high round draft picks. 
Free Agents even have to be cross checked if they are being signed during the summer just to fill roster spots in the lower levels. 

I know, I was just trying to be optimistic.  Catfish, did you attend the games this weekend?  If so, what was working for Ben Moore (10k's)?

That is cool, I was just trying to make a point on how difficult it is to get some of these D3 guys who have the talent to get drafted.  I only made it to the Saturday, Sunday I was at the Old Dominion v Temple game.
Kyle looked pretty good he was mostly around 84-86 with a nice changeup.   Moreland topped at 88 but was mostly 85-86.  Neither will probably be drafted but I think both have a chance to play independent ball or prehaps sign as a Senior Free Agent after getting a invite to someones post draft senior workout.    Pecora looks like he is well on his way to getting picked up again.   Also I think Matt Smith has a small chance of being picked up, the only thing hurting him is his size.  I see nothing else wrong with his game besides his size that would prevent him from getting signed.   

[Catfishncwc]

I can answer that for you: his control. His velocity was good college level velocity, not overpowering, but he hit his spots very well all day long, kept the ball down, nice breaking ball. He might want to avoid the occasional bohemian scream when he K's somebody.  Good looking pitcher.

When he came in his freshman year he would do it after about every big out.  He is a very emotional player, borderline feminine.  I don't think Coach Long cares for it to much and I  know the other team doesn't like it.  Its just Ben being Ben.


Wesleyan kissed their sister today.

I was at the game yesterday.  We should have run away with that game.  he out hit them all game long, Deiner pitched a really nice game.  The 1st run they scored came from a error and a balk with man on 1st and 3rd. 
They had a good looking reliever in Chris Deanes who was throwing 88-90 with a good breaking ball. 

[WHEELIN WES]

The NCWC and Virgina Wesleyan game from yesterday is just a tie until they come to Rocky Mount on March 18. The game will be picked up right where it was left off and finished to determine a winner. That is what was agreed to yesterday but I guess it could change if either team changes their mind or some time restraints or other factors come into play.