Got a chance today to catch the final of 3 intrasquad scrimmages this weekend. Here a couple of notes/highlights:
Starter for the Gray team was Ben Ethridge, starter for the Gold was Drew Boyd.
Unofficial numbers for Boyd: 1 H, 2 K (both swinging), 1 BB, 0 ER
For Ethridge: 2 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 1 ER
Both threw 2 complete innings.
Tanner Hall saw a few innings of action, giving up one hit to Brady Faust and inducing a 4-6-3 double play.
-Hall made several of the true freshman look silly at the plate. You don't see many 90-92 MPH 2-seamers that move 6-8 inches in high school.
Isaiah Rhodes threw one inning of clean work, as did Justin Storme and Garrett Ramsay. Ramsay struck out the side to end the scrimmage.
Dustin Dickerson threw the final inning for the gold team and got a groundout + 2 swinging Ks after a leadoff double by Matthew Russo.
On the offensive side of things, the bats are behind the pitching (as is often the case). McGillis doubled and walked, Carson Paetow was 2-2 with a double (advanced on an error by CF), Brady Faust was 2-2 with a couple of singles, Matt Cedarburg tripled off of Hall, and Matthew Russo doubled off of Dustin Dickerson. Charlie Fischer also singled.
Defensive alignment will be all over the place as Coach Berry tries to figure out the outfield configuration and where some of the new guys can add the most depth on the infield.
Fischer and Ewing got reps in left field, Montenegro and Paetow in center, Husser and Wilks in right field.
Danny Lynch was behind the plate for the gold team and looked semi-comfortable. I don't believe he's ever played catcher consistently but they need depth there with Stanley no longer on the team. Rodrigo Montenegro appears to be dealing with some type of ailment, though I won't speculate on what it might be. He's been at fall practice dressed out and not showing any visible sign of injury so shouldn't be anything concerning. Lynch blocked several balls in the dirt and threw out Chris Sargent on a steal attempt on one of the said dirtballs.
Creek Robertson will provide good depth at shortstop and possibly allow Dickerson to see more time on the mound. The Madison Central product looks as smooth with the glove as you could ever hope for a true freshman, but his bat needs some development. In fact, several of the newcomers look the part. Collin Husser is as toolsy as advertised and is really going to push for that centerfield spot. 6'5" 200 and runs well.
Chris Sargent also made two great plays at first base - one being a diving stop to his right and tossing to the covering pitcher for the putout. His glove has really come a long way since the first half of last spring.
We'll break things down in further detail as we get deeper into fall ball.
Starter for the Gray team was Ben Ethridge, starter for the Gold was Drew Boyd.
Unofficial numbers for Boyd: 1 H, 2 K (both swinging), 1 BB, 0 ER
For Ethridge: 2 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 1 ER
Both threw 2 complete innings.
Tanner Hall saw a few innings of action, giving up one hit to Brady Faust and inducing a 4-6-3 double play.
-Hall made several of the true freshman look silly at the plate. You don't see many 90-92 MPH 2-seamers that move 6-8 inches in high school.
Isaiah Rhodes threw one inning of clean work, as did Justin Storme and Garrett Ramsay. Ramsay struck out the side to end the scrimmage.
Dustin Dickerson threw the final inning for the gold team and got a groundout + 2 swinging Ks after a leadoff double by Matthew Russo.
On the offensive side of things, the bats are behind the pitching (as is often the case). McGillis doubled and walked, Carson Paetow was 2-2 with a double (advanced on an error by CF), Brady Faust was 2-2 with a couple of singles, Matt Cedarburg tripled off of Hall, and Matthew Russo doubled off of Dustin Dickerson. Charlie Fischer also singled.
Defensive alignment will be all over the place as Coach Berry tries to figure out the outfield configuration and where some of the new guys can add the most depth on the infield.
Fischer and Ewing got reps in left field, Montenegro and Paetow in center, Husser and Wilks in right field.
Danny Lynch was behind the plate for the gold team and looked semi-comfortable. I don't believe he's ever played catcher consistently but they need depth there with Stanley no longer on the team. Rodrigo Montenegro appears to be dealing with some type of ailment, though I won't speculate on what it might be. He's been at fall practice dressed out and not showing any visible sign of injury so shouldn't be anything concerning. Lynch blocked several balls in the dirt and threw out Chris Sargent on a steal attempt on one of the said dirtballs.
Creek Robertson will provide good depth at shortstop and possibly allow Dickerson to see more time on the mound. The Madison Central product looks as smooth with the glove as you could ever hope for a true freshman, but his bat needs some development. In fact, several of the newcomers look the part. Collin Husser is as toolsy as advertised and is really going to push for that centerfield spot. 6'5" 200 and runs well.
Chris Sargent also made two great plays at first base - one being a diving stop to his right and tossing to the covering pitcher for the putout. His glove has really come a long way since the first half of last spring.
We'll break things down in further detail as we get deeper into fall ball.
