Missouri State Junior RHP Jon Harris is a treat to watch pitch. He was 90-93 mph with his fastball and mixed in a nice breaking ball and change up, as he struck out 13 Wright State batters while allowing only 2 runs on 4 hits, walking 2. Harris showed why he is #71 on our preseason MLB Draft list and has been fun to watch his progress from the 2010 pitcher/catcher indoor showcases when he showed loads of potential with a mid 80's fastball and was given a PG grade of 9.  http://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=268226

Missouri State OF Tate Matheny checks in at 157 on our pre season MLB Draft List and showed off his short quick stroke with very good batspeed. 

Western Illinois knocked off Evansville in extra innings of their doubleheader today and RHP's Joe Mortillro and Nick Milligan both showed low 90's fastballs. 

Maryland Junior LHP Alexander Robinson had the scouts running to secure some real estate behind home plate at PG Park as he came on to close out Maryland's win today. The southpaw fired 92-95 mph fastballs to go with a sharp breaking low 80's slider in a scoreless inning. Big time arm.

Maryland starter Brian Shaffer was up to 90 mph early on as struck out 6 in 6 innings for the Terps

App State starter Matt Brill was up to 91 mph. 

Iowa and Cincinnati played 12 scoreless innings before Iowa Junior OF Joel Booker jumped all over a pitch and hammered it over the left field wall to break the ice and Iowa went on to win 5-0 in 13. Booker is a very good athlete with good bat speed and quick hands. 

Iowa Junior RHP Tyler Ratdke was up to 92 mph for the Hawkeyes.

William and Mary has impressed offensively at PG Park with the way they swing the bat. 

There was around 100 or so scouts to check out the action at PG Park yesterday and there was plenty of reasons.

Possibly the biggest draw was Cincinnati's Ian Happ and he did not disappoint. He can flat out rake and has had quality at bats all weekend when not intentionally walked and absolutely hammered an opposite field HR. It is a treat to get to watch him hit and through 9 games he is now hitting .559 with 4 doubles and 3 HR.

Iowa's Junior RHP Blake Hickman got the start for the Hawkeyes and showed electric stuff. The former catcher was 92-96 mph. He was around the plate all day with all of his pitches and kept hitters off balance mixing in his off speed offerings as he went 6 IP allowing 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 9. He had the large gathering of scouts buzzing.

Scouts also had plenty to choose from in the high school action today as top prospects from many area high schools were in PG Park playing including, DJ Neal, Bakari Gayle, Teykwaan Whyte, Chris Cullen, Carter Kieboom, Jason Rooks all ranked in the top 250 in their respective classes and many more ranked players. Loads of talent on display today.

Sinclair CC also made their 1st trip to PG Park and their bats stood out especially sophomore OF Jimmy White who jumped all over a pitch for HR. 

Maryland Sophomore RHP Mike Shawaryn was lights out today as he went 7 IP allowing only 2 hits striking out 12 batters without a walk. Shawaryn attacked Appalachian State hitters throwing an easy 90-93 mph from a low 3/4's slot and his fastball really jumps on hitters. Located all of his pitches well and is definitely and arm scouts will be keeping a close eye on.

Junior OF Jose Cuas drilled a HR for Maryland continuing to show the power he always flashed in high school. 

Appalachian State LHP Jeffrey Springs was 88-89 mph early on.

Iowa Friday night starter Tyler Peyton was 90-92 mph.

Iowa Junior LHP Ryan Erickson pitched out of some big jams showing a 89-90 mph fastball

Iowa Senior Dan Potempa absolutely hammered a HR for the Hawkeyes.

Cincinnati Sophomore RHP Andrew Zellner was 88-90 mph early on for the Bearcays

Iowa Central Community College picked up two wins today and showed some good arms as 1st starter Joe Hawks was 87-88 mph and touched 90, Sophomore Bailey Scott closed out the 1st win at 87-88 mph, Game 2 starter Sophomore RHP Abrahan Flete was 89-90 mph early on and Sophomore Luke Hansen closed out the game showing a 87-88 mph fastball. 

Lackawanna College freshman RHP  Anthony Hunter was 89-91 mph early on in his 1st start of the year

#1 Missouri Baptist knocked off #21 Bryan College 4-3 today at PG Park. Missouri Baptist closer Junior Marcus Crescentini looked very good closing the game the Missouri Baptist and fastball was 90-92 mph. 

University of the Cumberlands Senior RHP Adam Quiles was 90-92 mph today with a good hard breaking ball at 82 mph. 

Walters State Sophomore 6'5 RHP Campbell Scholl showed 88-90 mph fastball early on and nice breaking ball to go with it. He's ranked #120 on our preseason JUCO MLB Draft prospect list. Sophomore RHP Matt Pope also pitched for Walters State and the #57 ranked prospect on our JUCO list was up to 93 mph today.

Ohio picked up a 7-6 win over Longwood today led by a huge day from Tyler Wells who went 3-3 with 2 HR and 5 RBI today. His HR's were 109 and 106 mph off the bat according to TrackMan. 

Eastern Kentucky had 3 HRs their 6-2 win over Southern Illinois today. TJ Alas absolutely hammered a ball that was 107.6 mph off the bat and went well over the RF wall. Taylor Blair also had a HR that was 99.6 mph off the bat and traveled 422.7 feet according to TrackMan. Shea Sullivan hit a game winning HR for EKU that was 94 mph off that bat.

Chase Sloan had a HR for the Salukis that was 94 mph off the bat and went 362 feet.

Both starters in the game Matt Lynch for EKU and Alex Lesiak for SIU were up to 89 mph in the game as was freshman Michael Baird for SIU

Evansville and Western Kentucky both brought out the big bats today as the teams combined for 31 hits in their game today.

Holy Cross (IN) sophomore RHP was 87-89 mph and breaking ball 77 mph with a spin rate of 2,437 on TrackMan.

Maryville Junior INF Chris Ervin smoked a 1B and triple today in his first two at bats and both were 97 mph off the bat. 

Morehead State freshman LHP Aaron Leasher impressed today throwing 87-89 mph downhill with good armspeed. Junior RHP Tyler Keele also impressed with a fast arm and 89-91 mph fastball. 

Dayton freshman Tyson Schnitkey is one to keep an eye one as he was 86-88 mph today with a very good changeup.

Arkansas State took 2 out of 3 from #9 ranked Louisville this weekend at PG Park. They got a very strong start from Sophomore RHP Tyler Zuber who tossed 8 scoreless innings for the Red Wolves only allowing 2 hits. His fastball was up to 91 mph today. 

Louisville got a strong outing in relief from Sophomore LHP Drew Harrington who went 3 2/3 IP with no runs 4 Ks and only 1 hit. His fastball was right around 90 mph all game. Junior RHP Anthony Kidston and his 90 mph fastballstarted for the Cardinals.

Louisville had a big comeback win in the final game of the 3 game series. Big 2016 MLB Draft prospect Corey Ray had a huge 3 run HR to tie the 8-8 in the 7th inning. Ray really impressed all weekend. Very fun to watch him play.

Louisville sophomore LHP Josh Rogers got the start for the Cardinals and sat in the low 90's with his fastball and showed and nice sharp upper 70's breaking ball to go with it. 

Louisville freshman LHP Brendan McKay was flat outstanding for the Cardinals as he pitched the final 4 innings of their win allowing 2 hits, no runs and striking out 8. Fastball 88-91 mph and showed a good curveball as well. 

Ohio picked a win over Longwood this morning behind a HR from sophomore Mitch Longo that was 103.7 mph off the bat according to TrackMan

Holy Cross (IN) won this morning led by Senior RHP Jacob Lanning who was 88-90 mph on the mound and also doubled for the Saints.

Nebraska picked a 4-0 victory over Chicago State today and Senior RHP's Zach Williamsen and Tyler Hamer combined on a no hitter. Junior outfielder Clayton Taylor had HR in the game for the Mavericks.

Eastern Kentucky Sophomore LHP Alex Hamilton impressed today with an 88-90 mph fastball

Southern Illinois starter Kyle Pruemer was 87-89 mph early on for the Saukis

Western Michigan senior starter Chad Mayle was 87-90 mph today for the Broncos and Gabe Berman game in relief again and was 89-91 mph today and 84 mph slider with a spin rate of 1948 on TrackMan

Eastern Kentucky's Mandy Alvarez drilled a HR today that TrackMan recorded at 101.1 mph off the bat. EKU OF Kyle Nowlin ripped a double that was 106.3 mph off the bat.

Two big bats stood out in some of the later games today.

Tennessee Junior outfielder Christin Stewart who is #25 on our current MLB Draft prospect list showed why tonight. Nice easy left handed swing with good strength. Had quality at bats tonight. 

Longwood Junior OF Kyri Washington is know for his big power and showed it off tonight drilling a HR in game 1 vs Ohio. He checked in at #156 in our pre-season MLB Draft list

Tennessee 6'5 RHP Andrew Lee closed out the Volunteers victory sitting at 90 mph on a chilly night to complete Tennessee's shutout over Lipscomb.

Ohio Senior RHP Logan Cozart was 87-89 mph to close out their victory over Longwood

Tennessee Martin Junior Andrew Castillo had a HR today for the Skyhawks

Louisville Junior RHP Kyle Funkhouser brought out a big turnout of professional scouts today and didn't take long to see why as he showed off a 91-95 mph fastball today. Funkhouser was the #4 overall prospect on our pre-season top 250 MLB draft prospects. 

Arkansas State countered with Junior RHP David Owen who held the 9th ranked Cardinals to 2 over 5.2 innings today ran his fastball up to 93 mph.

Western Michigan Sophomore LHP Keegan Akin was very impressive for the Broncos as he struck out 10 in 6 innings showing an 88-91 mph fastball. Gabe Berman closed the out the win over Tennessee Martin with his 88-89 mph fastball. 

Nebraska-Omaha picked up the 1st NCAA win ever at PG park knocking off Chicago State 6-1 behind a strong start from Junior RHP Tyler Fox who was 87-89 mph.

Ohio Sophomore starter RHP Jake Rudnicki was up to 90 mph for the Ohio Bobcats today.

On a cold and windy day in Emerson, GA the Georgia Highlands Chargers squared off against Shorter University. With an unusual mix of snow flurries and sunshine, the Chargers took advantage of a big seven run 3rd inning and an impressive outing from starter Amiel Abreu to beat the Hawks 13-3.

Abreu went 5 innings with 9 K's and giving up only 1 earned run. Abreu complimented his Fastball with a very good slider that showed great depth and shape.

Dalton Geekie had a day at the plate going 3 for 4 with two singles and an opposite field blast over the right field wall in the bottom of the 6th.

Ridge Hillhouse showed a good approach at the plate all game also going 3 for 4 with two singles and a double.

Leadoff hitter Matt Rivera went 1 for 3 at the plate, His lone hit was a triple into the right field corner that plated three Chargers.

Freddie Beamon also contributed to the effort by going 1 for 4 with a two RBI single.

In total, 9 of the 10 Chargers that got to the plate had at least one hit, with 8 different Chargers adding at least one RBI.

Tyler Elwer worked the 6th inning giving up only 1 hit.

Cade Douglas finished the game off in the 7th giving up one unearned run. All three of his outs came via the strikeout. 

Shorter's Sheldon Drake went 2 for 4 at the plate with two singles and two runs scored. Caleb Norman went 2 for 4 with two RBI's.

Ben Horne went 2 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.

In order to escape the cold up north the South Oakland A's (MI) ventured down to LakePoint. They will scrimmage the Georgia Highlands Chargers on a chilly Valentines Day.

No official stats, but here's a few notes on today's arms and noteworthy performances.

Game 1:

Tristin Roberts (Fr, LHP, Canton, GA) toed the rubber for GA Highlands.. Roberts worked in the 84-87 range with his fastball. 

Highlands' Albert Harless (So, RHP, Dallas, GA) got up to 90 on the mound. He pitched in the 87-90 range with cut. Harless will continue his career at Columbus State next year.

Nick Day (So, OF, Lynn, MA) and Brandon Gonzalez (So, C, Dallas, GA) led an offensive onslaught for the Chargers driving the ball to all parts of the park. 

South Oakland's Tyler Schmidt (2015, LHP, Croswell, MI) ran his fastball up to 88 with spin rates up to 2000 RPM courtesy of TrackMan. Schmidt has heavy arm side ride on his fastball and change up. Schmidt's change up was in the 74-76 range. Tyler will be continuing his career at Marshall University. 

Lukas Vienbergs (2015, C/RHP, Pickney, MI) touched 87 on the gun. He will be continuing his career next year at Indiana.

Georgia Highlands defeated the South Oakland A's 19-2 in Game 1. 

Game 2:

Georgia Highlands sent Bryan Quillens (Fr, RHP, Mableton, GA) to the bump in Game 2. Quillens worked in the mid 80s with his fastball; touching 88. quillens gave up 1 hit and 1 earned run in 5 innings of work.

With 2 outs in the bottom of the first South Oakland struck first with a long homer run by Enzo Bonventre (2016, C, St. Clair Shores, MI) which registered at 95 MPH off the bat courtesy of TrackMan. 

Zach Nierstedt (Fr, 3B/OF, Elmira, NY) broke the game open in the bottom of the 3rd with a 2 out bases clearing double to deep centerfield. Nierstedt's double registered at 94 MPH off the bat, and traveled 377 feet courtesy of TrackMan. He later added a second double that was recorded at 93 MPH off the bat.

Nick Day (So, OF, Lynn, MA) got back to his usual ways blasting a 2 run homer that got out in a hurry. Day's homer registered at 96 MPH off the bat courtesy of TrackMan. 

Dillon Swaggerty (So, RHP, Canton, GA) came in late with another shutdown performance. Swaggerty's fastball sat in the 85-88 range during his scoreless frame.

Dalton Geekie (So, RHP/OF, Powder Springs, GA) closed out the game for Highlands. During his inning of work he pitched in the 87-89 range with his fastball. Geekie pitches with some effort, but the ball comes out of his hand live, and he projects well at 6'4". 

Georgia Highlands defeated the South Oakland A's 14-2 in Game 2. 

On a beautiful Wednesday here in Emerson, GA the Georgia Highlands Chargers took on crosstown foe, the Piedmont Lions. The Chargers had a few costly fielding miscues early allowing the Lions to jump out in front, and they never recovered. 

Highlands' Dillion Swaggerty (So, RHP, Canton,GA) was a bright spot making his season debut on the mound. Swaggerty went 3 innings with 5 strikeouts giving up no earned runs. He pitched in the 89-91 with his fastball which registered 1700-1900 spin rates courtesy of TrackMan. Pitchers with lower spin rates tend to generate a higher percentage of ground balls; if they can keep the ball down in the zone. Swaggerty flashed a few change ups with some sink in the low 80s and 2100+ spin rates. There could be big things come from the quick armed righty in 2015.

 Chargers Ridge Hillhouse (So, 1B, Woodstock, GA) finished the day a perfect 2-2 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. He also walked in the contest. 

The Lions used their entire lineup to get things done at the plate. Every player in the starting line up either scored, got a hit or drove in a run. It was quite the team effort.

Piedmont's Austin Gonzalez (Fr, OF, Lawrenceville, GA), Justin Groover (Fr, OF, Newnan, GA) and Michael Craig (Fr, OF, Lilburn, GA) all drove in 2 runs in support of Alex Astin (So, RHP, Santa Rosa Beach, FL) who got the win on the mound. Astin went 4 scoreless innings while giving up 1 hit and striking out 3.

Georgia Highlands got back in action on Tuesday, February 10th, against Cleveland State Cougars out of Cleveland, TN.  

The Cougars got the scoring going early and often. It all started in the bottom of the first when Caleb Longley (RFr, 1B, Cleveland, TN) blasted a homerun which registered at 101.2 MPH off the bat and traveled 395 feet. Data is courtesy of TrackMan.

Cleveland State's Wright Hackett (RSo, OF, Ringgold, GA), Chris Caffrey (RSo, 3B, Cleveland, TN) and Anthony Hunt (RSo, OF, Amelia, OH) provided the rest of the offense with 2 RBI's a piece. 

Cleveland State went with the staff day routine throwing a combined shutout using eight arms. Starting pitcher Ranuel Perez (So, RHP, Soddy Daisy, TN) got the win going 2 shutout innings. 

The Chargers will play at LakePoint on Wednesday, February 11 at 5:30 PM against DIII for Piedmont. 

GAME 1:

Georgia Highlands, JUCO, opened their home stand in terrific fashion on a walk off dinger by Nick Day (So, OF, Lynn, MA). Nick Day started his collegiate career at St. John's University.

Georgia Highlands got a solid start from Albert Harless (So, RHP, Dallas, GA). Harless ran his fastball up to 89, and pitched in the 87-89 range. Harless' fastball regularly had spin rates between 2450-2500 RPM, courtesy of TrackMan. He threw his slider in the mid 70s.  Harless posses a large physical frame that could provide needed durability. He will be continuing his career next year at Columbus State. 

Brandon Gonzalez (So, C, Dallas, GA) continued his hot hitting going 3-4 with a double. 

Roane State's Jake McCollom (So, 1B, Gatllin, TN) led the charge offensively blasting a long homerun, and finished the day with 2 RBI's.

GAME 2: 

Roane State, JUCO, split the day with Georgia Highlands by winning the second game 6-5.

Roane's Matt Smith (So, LHP, London, ON) dominated on the mound going 5.1 innings with 3 strikeouts. Smith pitched in the 82-85 range.