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College  | Story  | 4/24/2018

College Notebook: Stanford

Patrick Ebert     
Photo: Kris Bubic (Stanford Athletics)



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Contributing: Domenick Sarlitto, Mateo Orozco


Kris Bubic, LHP



A 6-foot-3, 220-pound lefthanded pitcher, Bubic could sneak into the tail end of the first round of this year’s draft thanks to his athletic frame and the ability to carve up hitters with a full arsenal. He didn’t have his usual strong command in this game against a potent Arizona offense, as Bubic uncharacteristically walked six batters, but he did a nice job to minimize the overall damage, allowing two runs on three hits while fanning five.

Bubic offers an obvious presence on the mound, generating some downhill angle to homeplate while throwing from a traditional three-quarters arm angle. He does a good job staying on top of his pitches, and has a slight pause at the top of his delivery similar to Clayton Kershaw, as well as a pronounced takeaway in the back, which can create some added deception and timing issues for opposing hitters.

He powers his 90-92 mph fastball downhill, staying in the lower quadrants of the strike zone when he was commanding the pitch well. The pitch maintained its velo well during his five-inning stint, and it also had some good tailing action away from righthanded hitters. Bubic also threw a mid-70s curveball and a mid-80s changeup, showing good depth on his curveball with the ability to generate swings and misses with the pitch while maintaining his arm speed well on his changeup while perfectly pulling the string on a few.


Tristan Beck, RHP



Beck looks like a power pitcher on the mound, as the ball jumps out of his hand as part of his clean, easy delivery with explosive, late life as it reached homeplate. His fastball easily sits in the 92-94 mph range early in the ballgame with the ability to touch higher in past performances. Despite his power arsenal he does a nice job inducing early contact, striking out just two batters in his six innings of work against Arizona, leading to 10 groundouts and six flyouts in Stanford’s series-opening win.

Of the two runs he allowed only one was earned, and five his and a pair of walks. With a lean and narrow 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame, there’s still room for added strength, which could lead to added velocity, and it’s important to note that he missed all of the 2017 season due to injury despite numerous reports that he would return a some point in time during his draft-eligible sophomore season.

He has easy, repeatable mechanics and does a good job of command his fastball to set up his upper-80s curveball and low- to mid-80s changeup. Beck shows the ability to change the sequence of his pitches, but is at his best when he establishes his fastball early, as his overall success is predicated off of his heater.


Erik Miller, LHP



Standing at a tall and strong 6-foot-5, 220-pounds, Miller rounds off one of the best weekend starting trios in all of college baseball, following Tristan Beck and Kris Bubic in the Stanford rotation. Miller, a sophomore, is a potential first round pick for the 2019 draft thanks to his size as well as his stuff, with the ability to sit in the low-90s and touches the mid-90s frequentl. His frame, especially his sturdy lower half, allows him to sustain the rigors of starting and he maintains his velocity well deep into ballgames.

Throwing from a three-quarters arm angle, Miller drives well off of his lead leg, using his whole body to generate his velocity. In this game, a win against Arizona, Miller struggled with his command early but did a nice job settling down quickly and cruised through five innings of work, allowing one unearned run on three base hits and a walk while striking out four.

Once he hit his stride he did a nice job commanding his fastball to both sides of the plate while dropping in his big overhand curveball for strikes. He also threw a good fading changeup, giving him three pitches he threw for strikes and was effective in keeping a well-balanced Arizona lineup out of sync.


Other Stanford Players added to the PG College Player Database:

• Maverick Handley
• Nico Hoerner
• Jack Little
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