4/6/2012 6:50:39 AM
Century HS (Minnesota) RHP Mitchell Brown was outstanding in his first game of the spring last night, throwing 5 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit, 1 walk and striking out 10 hitters. Century won the game 6-1.
Brown sat between 90 and 95 mph on his fastball with a plus breaking ball in front of a large crowd of scouts, including numerous cross checkers. The most impressive thing, aside from his jump in velocity (Brown has topped out generally at 92-93 over the past year) was his command. Scouts, who are not prone to hyperbole usually, were pretty up front in their praise. One called the performance "incredible", while another, when asked if it was the best he'd ever seen Brown throw, simply responded "Oh Yeah........"