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Post by rgs318 on Feb 19, 2018 8:19:50 GMT -5
Just a start - with occasional updates as time allows. Player (Year / era) record: (W/L/S)Cronin, Declan (Jr - RHP - 0.00) McGowan, Pat (Jr - RHP - 0.00) Hedaya, Zane (So - RHP - 0.00) (1/0/0) Barlok, Danny (Jr - RHP - 2.25) Dvorak, Liam (Fr - RHP - 2.70) (0/1/0) Cave, Austin (Sr - RHP - 0.00) Johnson, Kyle (Fr - RHP - 0.00) Luckenbaugh, Noah (Fr - RHP - 0.00) Lopes, Eric (Fr - RHP - 9.00) Keough, Garret (Fr - RHP - 18.00) (0/1/0) Spada, Michael (Sr - RHP - 27.00) Freshmen Luke Dawson and Rob Stone (neither has yet played) appear to be our only LHPs. Is that unusual? (Thanks, KY  ) |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 19, 2018 8:24:09 GMT -5
Rob Stone, a freshman from Westport CT, is also on the roster as a LHP. Last year we had only one but typically it is two or three by a quick check of recent rosters
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Post by hchoops on Feb 19, 2018 8:25:27 GMT -5
5 freshman of 11 is probably unusual
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Post by hchoops on Feb 19, 2018 8:29:35 GMT -5
None probably has enough innings to be candidate for PL pitcher of the week
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 19, 2018 8:33:11 GMT -5
5 freshman of 11 is probably unusual Indeed--Last year freshman pitchers totaled 6&1/3 innings over the entire season. |
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Post by hchoops on Feb 19, 2018 9:53:52 GMT -5
Only 2 seniors—also rare
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 19, 2018 10:24:00 GMT -5
It appears as though HC brings in many frosh pitchers and then finds out who can cut it on the college level.
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Post by hcpride on Feb 19, 2018 12:01:14 GMT -5
As a strong PL baseball program with opportunities to immediately contribute (2 great recruit selling points) IMHO we pulled in a few recruits this year with the talent to do well right away at PL level.
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Post by actualfactual on Feb 19, 2018 16:40:29 GMT -5
McGowan was in the starting rotation as a Freshman but faltered a bit last year. Good to see his solid effort. Cronin is thought to have good stuff and the team is counting on him to blossom. Again, nice to see his early results. Hedaya is the sleeper. A person whose baseball opinions I respect more than anybody's says that Zane has great stuff but it was not quite harnessed last season. In fairness, he saw very little action in 2017, with five Seniors pitching regularly. Anyway, my man says Hedaya is a pro prospect if he develops good control. That would be a big deal for this team, where both the ace and closer role seem up for grabs!
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Post by ncaam on Feb 19, 2018 16:49:01 GMT -5
How much mustard (MPH) on his fastball?
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Post by actualfactual on Feb 19, 2018 17:03:57 GMT -5
Good question; I don't know. At a smaller D-1 program, the two kinds of pitchers you can rarely recruit are accomplished lefties and big righties who throw 95 coming in. However, Hedaya is a true Sophomore, probably 19. He's listed at 185, which for 6'2" is probably below his potential athletic weight. Wherever his fastball sits now, it can probably be 3 mph higher as a Senior if he has talent and puts in the work on mechanics and conditioning.
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Post by hcgrad94 on Feb 19, 2018 17:18:39 GMT -5
Need more chuckers with more mustard IMHO, FWIW.
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Post by hcpride on Feb 19, 2018 19:39:26 GMT -5
Good question; I don't know. At a smaller D-1 program, the two kinds of pitchers you can rarely recruit are accomplished lefties and big righties who throw 95 coming in. However, Hedaya is a true Sophomore, probably 19. He's listed at 185, which for 6'2" is probably below his potential athletic weight. Wherever his fastball sits now, it can probably be 3 mph higher as a Senior if he has talent and puts in the work on mechanics and conditioning. Hedaya won PL Baseball Pitcher of the Week - well deserved. Agree with your earlier comment on Cronin - another kid that is young (no prep year) and blossoming as a junior. We seem to have reloaded/developed following the graduation of a large and successful class. |
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Post by hcross22 on Feb 20, 2018 9:58:30 GMT -5
Need more chuckers with more mustard IMHO, FWIW. Just about everyone that pitched this weekend throws 82-86, about the same as Houston (w/the exception of 1 guy on UoH who was high-80's/low-90's) The preseason all-american who started Fri night was 84-85 all game. |
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 20, 2018 10:00:31 GMT -5
Sometimes where you put the ball can be more important than how fast you get it there.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 20, 2018 10:13:01 GMT -5
Sometimes where you put the ball can be more important than how fast you get it there. Classic example: Greg Maddux |
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Post by hcgrad94 on Feb 20, 2018 13:20:28 GMT -5
Need more chuckers with more mustard IMHO, FWIW. Just about everyone that pitched this weekend throws 82-86, about the same as Houston (w/the exception of 1 guy on UoH who was high-80's/low-90's) The preseason all-american who started Fri night was 84-85 all game. I was actually joking. Anyone who remembers old friend HC70 would get the reference. I think people overestimate the importance of velocity and also how fast most non BCS pitchers throw. The average PL kid is 83-86 MPH. |
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