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College  | Story | 3/11/2015

Impact College Freshmen

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Each fall a new wave of talent hits college campuses throughout the country. Some make an immediate impact, others wait their turn before delivering a big performance while even more take an extra year to develop. Whatever the case may be, the 2014 high school class now serves as this springs' freshmen crop and we will take a look at who has been doing what to this point of the season. 

A couple of things to keep in mind when going through the stats and write ups: Stats are throughout Week 4 and do not take into account performances from Tuesday's games; the number in front of the players name is their final Perfect Game high school class of 2014 ranking; 10 more players who were ranked outside of the top 100 have been detailed at the bottom.


Freshmen Leaderboard courtesy of College Splits

Hitters



Home Runs



Runs Batted In

Rk. Name School HR
Rk. Name School RBI
1 K.J. Harrison Oregon State 6
1 K.J. Harrison Oregon State 22
2 Kel Johnson Georgia Tech 5
2 Kel Johnson Georgia Tech 18
3 P.J. Harris Alabama State 3
2 Charlie Carpenter South Carolina Upstate 18
3 Pavin Smith Virginia 3
2 Kyle Marsh UCF 18
3 Keston Hiura UC Irvine 3
5 J.J. Schwarz Florida 16
3 Randy Righter Bowling Green 3
6 Dylan Busby Florida State 15
3 J.J. Schwarz Florida 3
7 Ryan Flick Tennessee Tech 14
3 Alex Destino South Carolina 3
7 Connor Wong Houston 14
3 Brett Cumberland California 3
7 Garrison Schwartz Grand Canyon 14

38 tied with two



7 tied with 13











Batting Average



OPS

Rk. Name School Avg.
Rk. Name School OPS
1 Brendan McKay Louisville .464
1 K.J. Harrison Oregon State 1.254
2 Blake Chisolm Furman .451
2 Brendan McKay Louisville 1.202
3 K.J. Harrison Oregon State .431
3 P.J. Harris Alabama State 1.138
4 Yamil Pagan Alabama State .429
4 Kyle Watson Mississippi 1.134
5 Pavin Smith Virginia .418
5 Blake Chisolm Furman 1.120
6 Ryan Stekl Canisius .417
6 Pavin Smith Virginia 1.097
7 Robbie Metz George Washington .415
7 Yamil Pagan Alabama State 1.090
8 Tyler Nelin George Mason .412
7 Mikey Diekroeger Stanford 1.090
9 Michael Gigliotti Lipscomb .408
9 Kel Johnson Georgia Tech 1.072
10 Brett Rasso St. Mary's .405
10 Hagen Oweby East Tennessee State 1.069
10 Justin Yurchak Wake Forest .405






Pitchers


Strikeouts



ERA

Rk. Name School Ks
Rk. Name School ERA
1 Eddie Macaluso Iona 30
1 Turtle Kuhaulua San Jose State 0.00
2 Drew Rasmussen Oregon State 27
2 Jeff Bain California 0.60
3 David Peterson Oregon 26
3 Robbie Metz George Washington 0.75
3 Alex Lange Louisiana State 26
4 Brad Schaenzer Kentucky 0.75
5 J.B. Bukauskas North Carolina 24
5 Ryan Wilson Pepperdine 0.99
6 Griffin Canning UCLA 23
6 Noah Bremer Washington 1.21
6 Michael Baumann Jacksonville 23
7 Andrew Bernstein Cal Poly 1.29
6 Seth Oliver Texas Southern 23
8 Josh Maciejewski North Carolina Charlotte 1.35
9 Glenn Otto Rice 22
9 Drew Carlton Florida State 1.35
9 Ryan Wilson Pepperdine 22
10 Devin Sweet North Carolina Central 1.42
9 Will Gaddis Furman 22




9 Tanner Houck Missouri 22














Wins



Saves

Rk. Name School Wins
Rk. Name School Saves
1 Mitch Hickey Oregon State 4
1 Jesse Stallings Louisiana State 7
1 Cre Finfrock UCF 4
2 Ryan Lillie UC Riverside 3
1 Alex Lange Louisiana State 4
2 Turtle Kuhaulua San Jose State 3
1 Brooks Wilson Stetson 4
2 Peter Solomon Notre Dame 3
5 Ryan Wilson Pepperdine 3
2 Colton Hock Stanford 3
5 Tanner Houch Missouri 3
2 Brendan McKay Louisville 3
5 Mitch Hart Southern California 3
2 Seth Romero Houston 3
5 Jake Godfrey Louisiana State 3
2 Mick Vorhof Grand Canyon 3
5 Matt Ladrech California 3
9 Mitch Hickey Oregon State 2
5 Jake Repavich Grand Canyon 3
9 Braxton Markle Central Michigan 2


Impact Freshmen

20. Jacob Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina
The top ranked player out of high school, Bukauskas has jumped right into the thick of things in the Tar Heels weekend rotation. Starting each of the first four weekends, Bukauskas shows poise beyond his years on the mound and a mid-90s fastball and advanced slider, averaging more than a strikeout per inning with just six walks. He improved to 2-1 this past weekend after going head-to-head with Duke’s Michael Matuella and now sports a 3.05 ERA.

29. Cobi Johnson, RHP, Florida State
Johnson has been a fixture in the Seminoles rotation through the first three weeks and turned in a terrific start to begin his career. Going five shutout innings, Johnson showed a fastball in the low-90s along with the same pitchability and feel for his curveball like he had during his prep days. In his most recent start against Boston College Johnson did a nice job of commanding the zone and improved to 2-1 on the year with 20 strikeouts over 17 1/3 innings.

42. Keaton McKinney, RHP, Arkansas
McKinney has assumed the role of Sunday starter and has performed well to this point, rounding out a strong Razorback rotation. He’s held opponents to a .208 average against, in part due to his advanced changeup that’s widely known throughout the inner baseball circles. Through his first three starts, McKinney owns a 3.45 ERA and rounds out what looks to be a solid rotation for the Razorbacks as they welcome back ace Trey Killian.

48. Jon Littell, 3B, Oklahoma State
Littell certainly passes the eye test standing 6-foot-4, 195-pounds and projects to get stronger over the next couple of year. With the shakeup of the Cowboys infield, Littell has been an everyday regular since Day 1 and has performed well on both sides. Hitting .238 while showing potential for big time power from the right side, Littell has already picked up eight RBI with three doubles.

49. Gregory Deichmann, MIF, Louisiana State
One of many former Perfect Game All-Americans on the list, Deichmann suffered an injury prior to the season and has yet to appear in a game. Upon his return the lefthanded hitting Deichmann will provide the Tigers with another above average bat with plenty of strength coming off the barrel.

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