CBB Column: Top Freshmen Pitchers UPDATE
Posted by: Brian Foley in ACC, Big East, CBB Column, Pac 10, SEC, West Coast ConferenceBy Willie Nicklaus
The highly regarded Class of 2007 was touted as one of the best in recent years by the scouting community, major baseball publications, and all experts alike. Those that opted for college baseball are making the impact predicted by many, including our own Brian Foley, the head man here at the College Baseball Blog. We previewed the position players last week and that article is available by clicking here.
This seems like a good time to take a look at how the pitchers who were mentioned as the best of the newcomers before the 2008 season started are doing. It is possible, maybe probable that the players listed below may include the 2008 Freshman of the Year as well as All-Americans to be.
The stats below incorporate the usual measuring sticks when it comes to comparing pitchers.
Below are the stats for 2008 newcomers whose names are becoming more known each day in the world of college baseball and also some names not mentioned much, if at all in the pre-season.
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PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
IP |
WINS |
ERA |
K/BB |
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HERNANDEZ |
MIAMI (FL) |
52.0 |
5 |
2.77 |
55/11 |
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MORGADO |
TENN |
50.1 |
4 |
3.04 |
67/23 |
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BLAIR |
SAN DIEGO |
48.2 |
4 |
4.99 |
66/25 |
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MCGUIRE |
GA.TECH |
46.2 |
6 |
3.28 |
37/21 |
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MILLER |
CAL |
41.2 |
5 |
0.86 |
43/18 |
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POMERANZ |
MISS |
38.0 |
3 |
1.89 |
46/12 |
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HARVEY |
UNC |
32.1 |
5 |
2.51 |
38/20 |
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PEAVEY |
OREGON ST. |
20.2 |
1 |
6.53 |
18/10 |
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STRIZ |
UNC |
19.0 |
1 |
0.95 |
23/10 |
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DANIELI |
NOTRE DAME |
14.1 |
0 |
7.53 |
7/9 |
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STATS AS OF 4/17/08 |
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Most of the time, freshman pitchers are eased into their roles while developing and getting used to the college game. Some of these top pitchers are doing much more than that.
More freshman pitchers to keep a watch for are Shane Davis-Canisius, Seth Maness-ECU, Kolbrin Vitek-Ball St., Brandon Workman-Texas
Tags: ACC, Big East, Cal, CBB Column, GT, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Pac 10, SEC, Tennessee, UNC, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference
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Kevin Miller (Cal) is a really good looking young pitcher. His 5-0 record hasn’t come against soft competition either. Miller has toed the rubber to get wins against Long Beach State, Fresno State, Oregon State, Loyola Marymount and San Francisco. Though his stuff is not “electric” he has decent command and a knack for getting hitters out. He leads Cal in K’s (51).