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Weekly Draft Prospect Update

Stanford's Mark Appel continues to shine by adding a new career-high strikeout mark, and Indiana State's Sean Manaea returns to the mound for the first time since February 22.

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There was a lot of noise being made by some of the top pitching prospects in college baseball this weekend, with Stanford's Mark Appel setting a new career-high strikeout mark, Indiana State's Sean Manaea returning to the mound for the first time since February 22, Vanderbilt's Kevin Ziomek struck out thirteen Oregon Ducks, and Minnesota's Tom Windle throwing the first complete game no-hitter in school history.

Carrying the torch for the hitters this week was New Mexico's 3B/1B D.J. Peterson, who feasted on LaSalle's and UC Riverside's pitching in six games to the tune of 11-for-15 with two doubles, a triple, and four home runs, scoring 9 runs, knocking in 6 RBI, and stealing a base.

Below is a roundup of the week's highlights among draft-eligible prospects, interesting names, and staff favorites:

Pitchers

  • Chris Anderson (Jacksonville, Jr.) - 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
  • Mark Appel (Stanford, Sr.) - 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 15 K
  • Alex Balog (San Francisco, Jr.) - 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
  • Aaron Blair (Marshall, Jr.) - 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
  • Dylan Covey (San Diego, Jr.) - 4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
  • Ryan Eades (LSU, Jr.) - 6.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
  • Kent Emanuel (North Carolina, Jr.) - 9 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
  • Buck Farmer (Georgia Tech, Jr.) - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
  • Alex Gonzalez (Oral Roberts, Jr.) - 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
  • Jonathan Gray (Oklahoma, Jr.) - 7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
  • Austin Kubitza (Rice, Jr.) - 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
  • Corey Littrell (Kentucky, Jr.) - 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
  • Ben Lively (Central Florida, Jr.) - 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
  • Sean Manaea (Indiana State, Jr.) - 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
  • Trey Masek (Texas Tech, Jr.) - 8 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
  • Sam Moll (Memphis, Jr.) - 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB. 12 K
  • Dillon Overton (Oklahoma, Jr.) - 8 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
  • Adam Plutko (UCLA, Jr.) - 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K - Astros 6th round pick in 2010
  • Braden Shipley (Nevada, Jr.) - 6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
  • Dan Slania (Notre Dame, Jr.) - 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
  • Ryne Stanek (Arkansas, Jr.) - 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
  • Trevor Williams (Arizona State, Jr.) - 9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
  • Tom Windle (Minnesota, Jr.) - 9 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
  • Rob Zastryzny (Missouri, Jr.) - 9 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
  • Kevin Ziomek (Vanderbilt, Jr.) - 9 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 13 K

Hitters

  • Kris Bryant 3B/1B/OF (San Diego, Jr.) - 5-13, 2B, 2 HR, 9 R, 3 RBI, SB
  • Drew Dosch 3B (Youngstown State, Jr.) - 4-15, 2B, 3B, 1 R, 2 RBI
  • Adam Engel OF (Louisville, Jr.) - 5-15, 2B, HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, 5 SB - that's not a typo
  • Phillip Ervin OF (Samford, Jr.) - 5-9, 4 R, 4 RBI
  • Mitch Garver C (New Mexico, Sr.) - 5-19, 2 2B, 1 R, 2 RBI, SB
  • Ryon Healy 1B (Oregon, Jr.) - 4-13, 2 2B, HR, 4 R, 1 RBI
  • Eric Jagielo 3B (Notre Dame, Jr.) - 4-14, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
  • JaCoby Jones 2B/OF (LSU, Jr.) - 1-8, 2 R, 3 SB
  • Aaron Judge OF (Fresno State, Jr.) - 2-12, 2B, HR, 1 R, 1 RBI
  • Andrew Knapp C (Cal, Jr.) - 5-14, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB
  • Michael Lorenzen OF/RHP (Cal State Fullerton, Jr.) - 2-11, 1 R, SB - also picked up 2 saves as a pitcher
  • Jacob May OF (Coastal Carolina, Jr.) - 5-9, 2 2B, HR, 4 R, 2 RBI, SB
  • Jason Monda OF (Washington State, Jr.) - 6-17, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB
  • Colin Moran 3B (North Carolina, Jr.) - 4-12, 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 7 RBI
  • Adam Nelubowich 3B (Washington State, Jr.) - 6-17, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
  • Daniel Palka OF/1B (Georgia Tech, Jr.) - 5-12, 2B, HR, 5 R, 6 RBI
  • D.J. Peterson 3B/1B (New Mexico, Jr.) - 11-15. 2 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 9 R, 6 RBI, SB
  • Chad Pinder 3B (Virginia Tech, Jr.) - 5-13, 1 R, 5 RBI
  • Hunter Renfroe OF (Mississippi State, Jr.) - 6-12, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI
  • Brandon Thomas OF (Georgia Tech, Sr.) - 7-12, 3 2B, 6 R, 3 RBI