■ Aaron Fitt of BaseballAmerica.com had some good words about Kyle Gibson in his weekly College Top 25 Chat:
Strasburg has been the best pitcher in the nation this year; he's averaging more■ The Columbia Tribune reports on Sunday's loss: Tigers bemoan the one that got away
than 19 strikeouts per nine innings, and the NCAA record is around 16,but Gibson
and Ryan Berry aren't far behind him. Expectations were very, very high for Gibson (a first-team preseason All-American), and he's living up to them. His improved fastball command is very, very encouraging for his draft stock. he looks like a top-five overall pick to me.
“It’s a shame we lose a game when a ball hits a base runner,” Jamieson said. “… It was a great throw. It’s just a freak thing there in the ninth inning.”■ From Pantagraph.com: Intercity baseball preview: West's Brown a standout:
Blake Brown will get his chances on the mound this season for the Normal West High School baseball team. Still, Hawkins knows full well Brown’s primary focus should fall on exhibiting and enhancing his considerable talents as a hitter and outfielder.“He’s got all the tools the next level is looking for,” Hawkins said of the 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior. “He runs really well (6.5 seconds over 60 yards) and has a lot of arm strength. He can throw 90 (mph) from the outfield. He can hit for power and hit to all fields.”
“There is a possibility there is some pro interest (in Brown) this spring. That will create some atmosphere and excitement for other kids to be seen by that type of people,” Hawkins said. “But Blake is excited about playing his senior year and going to Missouri and being a Tiger for three or four years.”
■ CollegeBaseball.com has released its Louisville Slugger High School Pre-Season All-Americans, which includes some MU signees:
1st Team: OF Dane Opel of Edwardsville, IL
2nd Team: RHP Cody King, Kirksville, MO
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