Weekly College Roundup

There's about a month left in college baseball before the NCAA Super Regionals, and draft-eligible prospects are heating up as virtually everyone in the Astros front office goes on the recruiting trail. There were a lot of really good performances across the board as players try to compete with 1-1 front runners Mark Appel and Jonathan Gray.

Gray, in particular, took advantage of a soft spot in the schedule against the University of New Orleans. It took him 88 pitches to get through just 6 innings, but he didn't allow any runs on 2 hits and no walks, and he struck out 10.

Meanwhile, Appel faced off against the defending NCAA champs, Arizona, with characteristic good results - and a distressingly-high pitch count. Yes, Appel threw 124 pitches on Friday (77 strikes) and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in 6.2 innings on 7 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 6.

Indiana State's Sean Manaea pitched game one of a doubleheader against Illinois State, lasting just 5.1 innings, but striking out 9. He allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks, picking up the loss to fall to 5-3 on the season.

San Diego's Kris Bryant kept up his torrid pace, clobbering his nation-leading 18th, 19th, and 20th home runs of the season over the weekend against Santa Clara, setting a new school record for dingers as the Toreros swept the series. In all, he hit .353 and slugged - get this - 1.500 for the weekend.

Maybe the most interesting pitching line over the weekend came from Jacksonville's Chris Anderson, who lasted 9 innings and allowing just 1 run (unearned), despite giving up 6 hits and 3 walks, and striking out just 5.

Not to be overlooked is the performance from Fresno State outfielder Aaron Judge. The Bulldogs swept a five-game series against Air Force, largely thanks to Judge's hot bat. He went 8-for-19, with 2 doubles, a triple, and 2 home runs. He scored 9 runs, had 4 RBI, and even stole a base to show it who was boss.

Hitters

• 3B Kris Bryant (San Diego) - 5/10, 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 3 RBI
• 3B Drew Dosch (Youngstown State) - 7/15, HR, 5 R, 3 RBI
• SS Hunter Dozier (Stephen F. Austin State) - 3/11, 2 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
• OF Phillip Ervin (Samford) - 4/12, 2B, 5 R, 2 RBI, SB
• SS/2B Adam Frazier (Mississippi State) - 5/12, 2 R, RBI
• OF Tyler Horan (Virginia Tech) - 6/14, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
• 3B Eric Jagielo (Notre Dame) - 6/13, 2B, 3B, 5 R, 4 RBI
• 2B/OF JaCoby Jones (Louisiana State) - 3/8, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB
• OF Aaron Judge (Fresno State) - 8/19, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 R, 4 RBI, SB
• OF Jared King (Kansas State) - 4/12, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
• C Andrew Knapp (California) - 6/13, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
• OF Jacob May (Coastal Carolina) - 5/16, R
• 2B L.J. Mazzilli (Connecticut) - 4/12, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SB
• OF Jason Monda (Washington State) - 5/12, 2 RBI
• 3B Adam Nelubowich (Washington State) - 5/11, 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI
• 3B/1B D.J. Peterson (New Mexico) - 5/13, 4 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI, SB
• 3B Chad Pinder (Virginia Tech) - 4/11, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI
• 1B Brian Ragira (Stanford) - 7/13, 2B, 3B, HR, 7 R, 6 RBI
• OF Brandon Thomas (Georgia Tech) - 5/13, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, SB
• SS Brandon Trinkwon (UC Santa Barbara) - 3/10, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, SB
• OF Austin Wilson (Stanford) - 3/12, 2B, R, 4 RBI, SB

Pitchers

• Chris Anderson (Jacksonville) - 9 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
• Mark Appel (Stanford) - 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• Alex Balog (San Francisco) - 7.1 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
• Aaron Blair (Marshall) - 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
• Aaron Brown (Pepperdine) - 9 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
• Dylan Covey (San Diego) - 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Jonathon Crawford (Florida) - 5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• Kent Emanuel (North Carolina) - 9 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• Marco Gonzales (Gonzaga) - 7 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• Alex Gonzalez (Oral Roberts) - 8 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
• Jonathan Gray (Oklahoma) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
• Alex Haines (Seton Hill) - 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
• Jason Hursh (Oklahoma State) - 7 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
• C.K. Irby (Samford) - 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
• Jon Keller (Tampa) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
• Austin Kubitza (Rice) - 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
• Ben Lively (Central Florida) - 7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
• Sean Manaea (Indiana State) - 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
• Trey Masek (Texas Tech) - 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• Mike Mayers (Mississippi) - 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
• Sam Moll (Memphis) - 7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
• Dillon Overton (Oklahoma) - 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
• Adam Plutko (UCLA) - 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
• Braden Shipley (Nevada) - 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
• Ryne Stanek (Arkansas) - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
• Nick Vander Tuig (UCLA) - 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
• Bobby Wahl (Mississippi) - 9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
• Ben Wetzler (Oregon State) - 9 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• Trevor Williams (Arizona State) - 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
• Kevin Ziomek (Vanderbilt) - 8 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K