After eschewing the draft over the summer, hes back in Gainesville to prove he can be a more complete hitter. INF Jonathan Vastine Vanderbilt is counting on the sophomore Vastine this spring and he didnt disappoint last week. Out of our newcomers, Notre Dame made the biggest vault, landing at No. Morales was one of three Miami hitters to go deep three times, as he drove in nine and produced a 1.379 OPS. Julien finally got underway in pro ball in 2021 and since then, hes had two good seasons en route to a 40-man roster spot. But its shape, while deep, is a less-than-ideal pairing with his fastball. He runs well enough to play an outfield corner and were projecting him there, la Schwarbers trajectory. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, He covers the inner two-thirds of the zone quite well (his in-zone contact rates are actually about as good as Miguel Vargas), but his desire to pull and lift everything leaves him vulnerable on the outer edge and often impacts the quality of his contact. A spindly, undersized athlete with a plus slider and mid-90s fastball, Jameson is on the starter/reliever line as Arizonas big league staff becomes more crowded with viable major leaguers. 1 Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 6-1, 0-0 in SEC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: @ Southern: W 18-4 Karbach Round Rock Classic (Round Rock, Texas) Feb. 24: vs. Kansas State: W 7-3 Feb. 25: vs. Iowa: L 12-4 Feb. 26: vs. Sam Houston State: W 16-4 Upcoming Feb. 28: @ Texas March 3: Butler March 4-5: Central Connecticut StateLSU took its first loss of the season Saturday against Iowa, but bounced back to rout Sam Houston State to be named champion of the Karbach Round Rock Classic. 81San DiegoWCC2CA8191007145 Quants and front office analyst types are more bearish, citing issues with Priesters fastball playability. Caminero has a big leg kick, loads his hands low, and swings with bloodthirsty effort, with plus bat speed driving big pull-side power. If he had somehow improved his throwing (which isnt terrible he could play short in an emergency), hed still be behind Oswald Peraza and Isiah Kiner-Falefa in this regard and would end up at second base anyway. Lawlar is a slick shortstop defender with big power and a somewhat shaky hit tool. Previous ranking: No. All count against the team's salary cap. His infield actions are smooth and athletic, his swing has a gorgeous, pronounced finish, and he has the right amount of overt physical projection that he might mature into the unteachable, star-making Goldilocks Zone, where he stays at short and also has impact power. He started the season at High-A, advancing to Double-A in late May, where his strikeout rate increased slightly, but not at all to a concerning degree. On last look, it was stuff that profiled in the middle of a contending teams rotation, rather than at the very front. Zavala was the youngest player to reach an affiliate in 2022, joining Low-A Lake Elsinore just a couple weeks after his 18th birthday. Our interpretation of this is that its a result of rust from the prolonged layoff rather than an actual indication that Jung suddenly has terrible feel for the strike zone. If you dropped him into the 2022 draft class (with high schoolers Bleis age), hes going in the top five picks. Abel has been the best pitching prospect his age since his sophomore year of high school, and hes continued to track like an impact starter early on as a pro, reaching Double-A in 2022. After a College Baseball Classic with glowing reviews, Taylor ended the week with a 1.401 OPS and nine hits. Before he got hurt, there were folks in baseball who considered him a top 30 prospect, so his ceiling is big enough to include him on the top 100 now even though hes coming off injury. On a universal prospect continuum, Henderson grades out a shade below some of the 70 FV or better prospects from recent years like Shohei Ohtani, Wander Franco, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and (gulp) Gavin Lux (who is now tracking like a 60, thank goodness) because were talking about a corner bat with what might be a 45-grade hit tool. Jackson Holliday, the No. His changeup flashed plus in the Fall League, where he carried that good health and momentum and posted a 10.8 K/9. Keith was in the AFL because he missed all but about two months of the regular season with a shoulder injury. Still, Mauricio owns a 40% chase rate and has a career .300 OBP in the minors. 3B Brayden Taylor Taylor is already a top draft prospect, with many expecting him to raise his stock throughout the season. INF David Mendham Mendham, an experienced and well-traveled player, is back for another season of college baseball. He features a five-pitch arsenal with three distinct fastballs, and his ability to vary his usage across his pitch mix allows the mid-90s four-seamer to play up. Because hes a bit stiff, its possible the grind of a full-season will impact his defensive mobility and even his offense if he has to catch 80-plus games. Of the 71 extra-base hits Synergy Sports has on tape from Jungs time at Tech, 51 were to center or right field. Teams 81-90 He still isnt throwing a great many strikes with his fastball, but the improved command reinforces his viability as a starter, and he looks likely to make his big league debut this season. You can see the power and athleticism in Davis lower half throughout other aspects of his game, and its an indication that he has the ability to polish this stuff up and control the running game. This is particularly important given the fact that his fastballs viability has more to do with its velocity than its shape, so being able to rely more heavily on the secondaries he also features an impressive mid-80s slider and a changeup he reserves mainly for use against lefties allows the whole mix to play up. By the time he was called up to Arizona in September, it was back into the mid-90s with Nelsons trademark angle and carry. D1Baseball editors and national writers determine the Top 25 rankings. They went 44-20, including 19-11 in the SEC, and road that wave until they were one of four teams remaining in the College World Series. His 2021 season got off to a delayed start because of a stress fracture in his left foot (he slashed .326/.398/.592 across 80 upper-level games thereafter) and Jung spent most of 2022 on the shelf rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn left labrum. His ability to do this consistently is surprising considering that Peraza is a fairly aggressive hitter in general, likely to run OBPs in the .310-.320 range. Jones combination of present baseball ability and physical projection were unmatched in the 2022 draft class. RHP Joseph Gonzalez Gonzalez was terrific for the Tigers in 2022, starting 14 games with a 3.22 ERA. March 3-5: Dallas BaptistSouthern Miss lost its first non-conference series at Pete Taylor Park since 2015 and gave up 35 runs in the process, the most runs an opponent has scored in a series in Hattiesburg since 2009. Acua slashed .317/.417/.483 at High-A before finishing the season at Double-A, where his numbers deflated across the board, though that did include his strikeout rate, which he brought down to 21% at the more advanced level. Bradley hammers the zone with his heater (he threw strikes with his fastball at a 71% clip in 2022), and the uphill line and carry on the pitch make it difficult for hitters to get on top of, especially at these velocities. He signed for $5.1 million in 2019 as easily the toolsiest player in his signing class, a plus-plus running center fielder with huge switch-hitting power. Remember that there was pre-draft consternation around his age (he was well over 19), which draft models tend to penalize prospects for because of the historical success of younger players. 2022 Top 100 College Baseball Programs: Top Five Analysis D1 Baseball Staff - October 3, 2022 In the fall of 2015, we presented our inaugural Top 100 Programs rankings, which we described as an attempt to asses the overall health of each program in the current era. He can get extended on pitches out away from him and drive them into the opposite field gap, and has the power to do damage that way, and can also move the bat head all over the strike zone. The Razorbacks this weekend welcome Wright State, the Horizon League favorite, to Baum-Walker Stadium. Every aspect of his offense is plus except for his raw power, but Manzardos precise feel for the barrel and tendency to hunt pitches he can drive (or spoil ones he cant until he gets something hittable) should enable his game power to play above his batting practice raw. 2 overall prospect, then was shut down with what Miami described as arm fatigue.. Vargas is a bankable, big league-ready hitter with moderate upside, while Cappe is a risky low-level prospect with huge upside. Even though premium velocity is rare in Japan, Sengas fastball doesnt play like a premium pitch due to its shape and angle. Its possible that aspects of his repertoire will be pared down in relief. He hit 26 homers and 33 doubles and posted a 148 wRC+ at Vancouver and New Hampshire before he was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo at the very end of the year. Its enough that Julien comfortably projects as an everyday second baseman if it turns out he can stay there, and even though he has experience at other positions, second base is the only one he played in 2022. His ball-blocking is still pretty rough, though. A quality series against Charlotte is on tap this weekend. Acuas swing is explosive and athletic, starting upright with a load and leg kick similar to his brothers, before he takes a gargantuan stride toward the mound. If Alcantara hits at High-A during the first half of 2023, he should get a second half look in Double-A, which would put him on a more comfortable pace to compete for an opening day roster spot in 2025. Lewis missed a chunk of 2019 with an injury before losing all of 2020 to the pandemic. His fastballs shape gives him in-zone margin for error that should enable him to be loose with in-zone location, and one of our scout sources thinks his changeup also has a shot to be average. In contrast, his 2022 was a tough-luck grind, as Yorke hit just .232 at Greeneville and dealt with myriad injuries, including turf toe, back stiffness, and wrist soreness that reared its ugly, uh, wrist during the regular season and again when he went to Arizona to pick up reps in the Fall League. Back in Port St. Lucie to start 2022, Ramirez was red hot for the first month of the season, slashing a whopping .385/.423/.606 while cutting his strikeout rate by about 42% (from 31% to 18%), though his walk rate also dipped. Lucianos bat speed is incredible but his barrel accuracy is not. This combined with the undercooked hit tool might lead to some big league growing pains and medium production at first, but over time Casas should become a middle-of-the-order force capable of hitting 35-plus annual homers. His physicality perhaps gives him a better chance of withstanding that grind than most other prospects. The junior backstop had a great weekend, mashing three home runs and driving in six in just nine at-bats. For instance, Dodgers 2B/LF Miguel Vargas and Marlins shortstop Yiddi Cappe are both 50 FV prospects, but other than them both being Cuban, they are nothing alike. The junior righty struck out nine in five hitless innings against New Orleans and appeared out of the bullpen against Liberty, another hitless performance. Teams 21-30 They do not store directly personal information . A career .269/.374/.485 hitter in the minors, there are still some analysts who are skeptical Casas will make enough contact to profile comfortably as an above-average regular at first base. On its own, the heater hasnt been much of a bat-misser, but it plays up thanks to two excellent secondaries a changeup and a slider both of which are plus or better, and both of which garnered whiff rates over 50% and chase rates over 40% in 2022. Sometimes the length of his slider is so ridiculous that its actually tough for him to control. Due to an injury in 2022, Caglianone didnt see the mound, but opened his 2023 campaign with 6.2 scoreless innings, striking out nine. Unique defensive versatility (C/2B/OF) and premium feel for contact make Rodriguez a core part of Pittsburghs future. Oklahoma; 46. 90Kent StateMAC2OH3-29616750 at High-A Wisconsin for the last month of the season. His fastball has sufficient action that it still plays at 92-93, and it pairs nicely with his curveball, which is a traditional power pitchers yakker in the upper 70s. The components of Hernandezs swing push and pull against one another, as his cut is pretty long but he also has very advanced barrel control. So are his reads and routes in center field, which he runs well enough to play right now. Gonzalez was dynamic from the jump as a freshman, hitting .355/.443/.561 with 16 doubles, 12 home runs, 55 RBIs and more walks (38) than strikeouts (34), a real testament to his plate discipline, which is not often a strength of a first-year hitter in the SEC. The ultra-advanced White has plus command of four good pitches. LHP Xavier Rivas Delaware was no match for Rivas, who struck out eight and allowed just one hit. RHP Nick Dean Dean will return to College Park for his senior season after starting 15 games in 2022. RankProgramConferenceRank in Conf.StateRank in StateChange from 20192019 Rank2017 Rank2015 Rank Hes going to be a star if he ends up with even average raw power, and even if he doesnt, were talking about a switch-hitting catcher who can make an impact on both offense and defense. He looked the part last week against Bucknell, going 6.1 innings, striking out nine, and allowing just one run. He does look quite vulnerable out there but it isnt an issue opposing pitchers have consistently been able to exploit just yet. Unless hed throwing on the run, he just sort of lollipops the ball over to first. Thats a plus metric for a big leaguer and is ridiculous for a 19-year-old who hasnt totally grown into his body. Whats causing the swing-and-miss? The SEC also occupies each of the top four spots in the rankings for the second time in a row, although the order of that top four has shuffled a bit since our 2019 update. 77Southeastern LouisianaSouthland2LA4-11665595 Some aspects of Mauricios defense need to be cleaned up. Nelson used his fastball about 65% of the time in 2021 and 61% in 2022, both at the upper boundary of what is typical for a big league starter. stunned the reigning national champs, 2023 NC skiing championship selections announced, LATEST COLLEGE BASEBALL NEWS He was working with low-90s velocity and a shapely, low-80s breaking ball at that time. Make no mistake, Brown does not suddenly have Verlanders command. Our ultimate goal here is to identify the programs in the best shape right now, with an eye toward the next five to 10 years. HISTORY: Longest games| Longest winning streaks| Longest half inning The lefty-swinger went 7-18 with two homers and five runs batted in. Out over the plate, he has a tendency to stay inside fastballs and lift them toward the opposite field gap. Cal Poly; 48. The 55 FV pitchers and above tend to have some combination of monster stuff and good command, whereas the 50 FV pitchers often have one or the other. 41Wake ForestACC11NC5115242NR Added to the 40-man roster in November, De La Cruz is on pace for regular big league playing time in 2024. Millers arm slot varies a little bit when he throws it, which might tip off big league hitters, but his feel for the pitch stands to improve the most of all his offerings because of its newness, which makes its raw spin rate exciting. Painter has a prototypical pitchers frame and then some, standing in at a broad-shouldered 6-foot-7 (which Painter has sculpted since his days as a high school prospect), a stature youd more often associate with NBA wing players than pro pitchers. The risk and long developmental timeline for high school pitchers, let alone injured ones, typically keeps them from sniffing the top 100 in all but a few cases. Because Carroll runs such deep counts, his strikeout rates have been higher than one might expect given his reputation as a plus contact hitter. This is an attempt to graphically represent how likely each FV outcome is for each prospect. After hitting .278/.373/.556 with San Jose, he was promoted to High-A and struck out at a 37% clip during the final month of the season. 3Mississippi StateSEC3MS1581621 In the three years since the trade, Mead has become one of the more dangerous hitters in the minor leagues and as soon as he becomes a suitable defender, he should provide a well-rounded offensive threat in the middle of Tampa Bays order. The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. For example, based on Craigs research, the average 60 FV hitter on a list becomes a perennial 5-plus WAR player over his six controlled years 26% of the time, and has a 27% chance of accumulating, at most, a couple of WAR during his six controlled years. Johnsons swing bears some mechanical resemblance to Bryce Harpers, especially its lower half usage and finish. 2023 Round Rock Baseball Classic: Schedule, how to watch LSU, Iowa, K-State, Sam Houston; First No. Skenes threw six innings last Friday, striking out 12 and allowing four baserunners. An approach or swing change could lead to a breakout and Acuas approach might also cause him to perform beneath this ranking, so consider him a volatile prospect even though hes on a 40-man. If he does end up having relevant chase issues, he might track like a left-handed hitting Brendan Rodgers, but Johnsons makeup and personality are so universally lauded that its fair to expect him to make relevant adjustments and become a key cog on Pittsburghs next competitive team. Miller spent his freshman year at Blinn College, then pitched out of the Texas A&M bullpen as a sophomore and junior. Previous ranking: No. Hes likely to move off shortstop eventually, but it probably wont be for a while; the longer he stays there, the more margin for error the hit tool component, which were a tad apprehensive about, will have as he begins his big league career. Waldichuks command is better than his small 2022 big league sample and he should stabilize as a mid-rotation piece. The huge swing doesnt detract from Netos feel for contact, which he made plenty of during an aggressive post-draft assignment to Double-A. His 2022 line (.263/.339/.459) was solid if unspectacular, though some of the reduction from his performance in 2021 is simply due to exiting the Cal League for the more muted offensive environment in the Northwest. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25.. It will be interesting to see how Tovars speed helps inflate his extra-base output in Coors Field; he might end up turning a lot of doubles into triples there. Eight of the top nine prospects in ZiPS are basically the top pitching prospects on Eric and Tess' list. It was Merrills Arizona Fall League look, which came against more advanced arms, and his underlying hit data that really drove him up the prospect continuum. He followed up his splashy 2021 with a 2022 tidal wave, reaching Double-A Chattanooga as a 20-year-old while tabulating over 70 extra-base hits and about 40 stolen bases. lvarez only ran a 75% Z-contact and 66% overall contact rate in the minors, which is near the bottom of the big league catching continuum, and almost identical to Joey Bart and Jorge Alfaro, who have struggled to find big league footing on offense. His arm strength (a 70 on the scale two winters ago) was not as consistent in recent looks but is still strong. 68UC IrvineBig West3CA513814732 I Poll - Pre-season", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (2-21-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (2-28-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (3-7-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (3-14-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (3-21-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (3-28-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (4-4-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (4-11-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (4-18-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (4-25-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (5-2-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (5-9-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (5-16-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (5-23-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (5-30-22) - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (6-7-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (6-13-22)", "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (6-27-22)", "OREGON STATE TOPS NCBWA DIVISION I POLL", "Tennessee (45-7) tops NCBWA Division I Poll", "Tennessee (49-7) tops NCBWA Division I Poll", "Tennessee (53-7) tops NCBWA Division I Poll", "Tennessee (56-7) tops NCBWA Division I Poll", "Ole Miss (42-23) tops final 2022 NCBWA Poll", "C2022 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings", "D1Baseball Top 25: Texas Holds Strong, Liberty, Maryland Enter Rankings", "D1Baseball Top 25: Sacramento State, UNC Join Rankings", "D1Baseball Top 25: Tulane, Clemson, Gonzaga Enter Rankings", "D1Baseball Top 25: Ole Miss Takes Over No. Hes a young, switch-hitting catcher with cartoonish offensive numbers (especially from a bat-to-ball standpoint) and uncommon defensive versatility, as hes played a bunch of second base and left field as well. Because he participated in Team USA and showcase events from a very young age, Collier generated an inordinate amount of amateur data. Sundays win was ECUs first in Chapel Hill since 2019 and sends it into another big week with momentum. The Preseason poll ranked the top 35 teams in the nation. He only averaged 91-94 mph during the 2019 season, but he has been parked in the 94-97 range since that 20 instructs period. He doesnt have traditional long-term power projection, but hes already so powerful that if all the pop Domnguez ever has is what hes working with now, it will still be plenty for him to be a good everyday big leaguer for as long as hes a center fielder. Henderson, still just the age of a college draft prospect, had one of the best offensive performances in minor league baseball in 2022 and made his big league debut late in the season. He has continued on that path as a pro, slashing an incredible .305/.402/.510 so far in the minors, reaching Double-A and the Arizona Fall League at age 20 after he had torn his labrum the year before. Another candidate to Chourio, Ramirez is among the highest-variance prospects in the minors. 3 or 4 starter on a contender like the Mets, who signed him to a five-year, $75 million deal. To view this category, sign up by purchasing. Meanwhile, East Carolina, which took two games from rival North Carolina over the weekend, moved into the Top 10, going from No. Its possible he was gassed at that point, but his late-2021 and early-2022 backfield defensive look was similar, and its rare for shortstops to be this size. Best D2 Baseball Schools. 22 Last Week: 5-0 Overall: 8-0, 0-0 in Big 12 (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 20: Gonzaga: W 9-8 Feb. 24-26: Western Illinois: W 11-3, W 24-9, W 6-5, W 14-8 Upcoming Feb. 28-March 1: Air Force Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (Houston) March 3: vs. Rice March 4: vs. Michigan March 5: vs. (12) Texas A&MTexas Tech took care of business with a four-game sweep of Western Illinois. If Stanford has the season that many expect them to, Montgomery will be a huge part of it, and he started off hot. The Mariners drafted him in the fourth round and have deployed him as a starter so far. There might be more game power here than there is raw power, or at least more game power than youd expect from someone who has some approach-related red flags. Cartaya had a whopping 41% hard-hit rate in 2022, which is already better than that of the average big league starting catcher (hes 21! The tools Merrill has in place already make him feel like a high-probability impact player, and if he develops feel for lift without compromising contact as he enters his 20s, then hes going to be one of the top couple of prospects in the minors before he debuts. On paper, Amador is still generating flat, groundball and line drive contact a lot of the time, but we think his feel for the barrel and for the zone together will enable him to hit for average power at maturity, maybe more as a left-handed hitter. He actually looks more comfortable and accurate making max-effort throws from deep in the hole than he does when moving toward the first base line. His arm slot is not as deliberately north/south as before, but his fastball still plays as an in-zone bat-misser because of his angle and carry. And for much of the season, that seemed to be the case: White started the year at High-A, doling out 81 strikeouts against just 19 walks in 58.2 innings of work before being promoted to Double-A Frisco at the end of June. Firm, upper-80s changeups and sliders dart in different directions, and are thrown with 100 mph-looking effort. Despite being rough around the edges (remember Cappe waited an extra year to sign so he could get more money from the Marlins and has played a full season less than the typical 20-year-old prospect), he has a great tools and projection foundation that is now being reinforced by early-career performance, most notably from a bat-to-ball standpoint. Its comforting that there are contemporary examples of hitters making a huge impact who share Chourios potential blemish, ones who make that impact despite all the ponchados by getting to big power. The bat is impactful enough to consider him a high-probability big leaguer regular of some kind, even at the bottom of the defensive hierarchy. A few factoids: (you might need to use the scrollbar at the bottom of the table, depending on your device), Teams1-5 48Virginia TechACC12VA24593NR79 Ramirez has plus-plus bat speed and will show you big pull-side power already. Casas went to the Dominican Winter League to be part of Liceys prospect-studded lineup (Elly De La Cruz, Ronny Mauricio, and a few others were also on that roster at the start of the LIDOM season), but a knee injury ended that jaunt after just three games. THROWBACKS: Shane Bieber, UCSB | Adley Rutschman, OSU|Russell Wilson,NC State, Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. If theres a real long-term concern that has become evident as a result of Yorkes year, its that he seems injury prone and has now had several disruptive maladies in the last couple of years. Drafted as a glove-first shortstop prospect, Volpe had a uninspiring professional debut, but he totally transformed himself during the lost pandemic season and returned in 2021 with one of the best campaigns in all of the minor leagues, slugging .604 across two levels. Hes poised to start his age-22 season at Triple-A and likely make his big league debut at some point in 2023, perhaps usurping Gleyber Torres as the everyday second baseman if it becomes clear that Volpe is a superior offensive option. 83NortheasternCAA2MA1N/ANRNRNR Lewis chronic injuries have kept him on this list forever, but were still betting that his tools and personhood will eventually turn him into a good multi-positional big leaguer. His second base defense could trend down as he gets deeper into his 20s, but he should be fine there for a while. NCSA analyzed over 303 four-year colleges with college baseball programs at the NCAA Division 1 level to develop a list of the Best Division 1 Baseball Colleges for Student-Athletes.. NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting . Jung was an elite college performer at Texas Tech he posted a .348/.455/.577 line with more walks than strikeouts throughout his career but didnt hit for huge home run power there, in part because he tended to work the opposite field. Short but not small, his lack of length and size is actually an advantage for Johnsons swing, as he can enjoy a bat path geared for power and lift without it being too long. The Padres pitching development track record isnt great and perhaps theyre not the team best suited to coax a great breaking ball out of Lesko, but as long as his stuff is the same coming off of TJ, hes already in position to project as a 50. To call Naylors 2022 a return to form isnt exactly correct, however, because much of his resurgence was due to swing alterations that made his bat path a little more variable, which he outlined in an interview with our own David Laurila. 7LSUSEC5LA1-3435 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Mississippi State takes down Vanderbilt to win program's first title, Mississippi State tosses 1-hit shutout to win2021 CWS title, Louisiana Tech upsets No. However, Priester makes up for it with his preferred secondaries a huge, arcing curveball that Priester has had forever, and a more recently developed mid-80s slider both of which have garnered swing-and-miss rates well above the big league average. 75Oral RobertsSummit1OK3-16596571 He takes a little while to get his legs churning, but once hes moving, hes a plus runner and has generated some home-to-first times in the neighborhood of 4.1-4.2 seconds. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. OF Vance Honeycutt A top freshman from a year ago, Honeycutt is already off to a hot start in 2023. And produced a 1.379 OPS that grind than most other prospects deep three times, as drove! That grind than most other prospects part last week shaky hit tool center... 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