Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted February 29 This year's pitching staff is large, and we are just beginning to get acquainted with them. One thing is evident; we ran out of arms at the end of the season, and it kept us from Omaha, and Coach Waz worked very hard to keep that from happening this year. Quite a few Surprises.... He successfully recruited the best ranked high school lefty in California last year in Toby Twist, who is already showing us some big upside. He has a nasty sweeping pitch that can arc downward like a slider, and then he throws a fastball with the same motion and will blow it by you. BIG recruit for Oregon... He pulled in our new Sunday starter in Kevin Seitter, who transferred from little Quinnipiac, yet he created an amazing 11 strikeouts in the last game. Another is Michael Freund from Umpqua CC in Roseburg, of which has been kind to Oregon in recent years with pitchers. He is still adjusting, but has some upside that Waz identified. Moorpark College provided Oregon with another pitcher in Jaxon Jordan, that everyone is excited about. His combo of Fastball, Slider and Changeup has impressed in his relief innings thus far. The most fascinating pitcher from a small college is Brock Moore, (above) from Menlo College. As another senior, he is trying to take advantage of our coaching and resources and is already getting everyone's attention. He looks like an edge-rusher at 6'6" and 230 pounds, and he did something I have not seen at PK Park before; he threw six pitches in a row at 100 MPH or higher. Whew! Then, he really set me off when he threw a breaking pitch that dropped from a high zone into the batting zone, a "front-door" drop that left the batter and all of us gasping. REALLY high upside here, and perhaps a closer later? While Gonzaga is not a small-college compared to those others above, Oregon got another left-handed transfer in Bradley Mullen, who has a fastball, but also a breath-taking breaking ball that got me shouting at the live-stream already. Throw in new freshmen Ryan Featherston, (impressive) Collin Clark and Cole Stokes, and it is hard to not be excited about Oregon's bullpen for this season. Waz has done a great job recruiting high school players, but has done an exceptional job scouting upside in pitchers that are clearly overlooked by other programs. The new pitching coach "Hawk" has been killing-it with the players as well. They love him... The Biggest Surprise? Where ARE They? We have FIVE pitchers from last year that we have not seen yet. They are starters and relievers who won games for us, and while there are rumors of injuries...there are also rumors of players not working hard enough in the off-season to improve and retain their place in the rotation. They are: Matthew Grabmann Leo Uelmen Jackson Pace Austin Anderson Dylan McShane I do not know what the story is, and of course...none of the journalists showing up to the press conferences ask the tough questions. Quite a curveball at us, and if these pitchers return with a vengeance? Oregon could be a very daunting team to hit against! 2 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted February 29 Oregon announces rotation ahead of three-game series against No. 24 UCSB Head coach Mark Wasikowski announced his three pitchers for this weekend. Oregon announces rotation ahead of three-game series against No. 24 UCSB 247SPORTS.COM Head coach Mark Wasikowski announced his three pitchers for this weekend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
