Complete Game Closer
Notre Dame pitcher Dan Slania has been used exclusively in relief throughout his career with the Irish. Entering the weekend, he had thrown 36 innings in 19 appearances in 2013. He entered Friday's contest against South Florida in the 8th inning with a 2-run lead, and was called on to close the door.
Unfortunately, Slania gave up two runs in the top of the ninth, which extended his outing. Head Coach Mik Aoki still had confidence in the big man, though, and allowed him to stay in the game... for nine innings. 140 pitches later, Donnie Hissa took the mound from Slania and pitched three more innings before earning the loss. But Slania has to get credit for throwing a complete game, beginning in the 8th inning. For someone who's never been called on to pitch for so long in one outing, it's a very impressive feat.
Top Pitching Matchups
Stanford's Mark Appel faced off against Arizona State's Trevor Williams, with a host of scouts in attendance. Appel was typically masterful, striking out 13 Sun Devils over 7.2 innings and issuing just one walk. Williams was less masterful, striking out 7 Cardinal batters through 6 innings, allowing 5 runs (all earned) on 9 hits and 3 walks.
Arkansas' Ryne Stanek matched up against Kentucky's Corey Littrell. Stanek struck out 4 through 5-1/3 innings, while Littrell struck out 7 Razorbacks through 8 innings. Oklahoma State's Jason Hursh took on Texas Tech's Trey Masek, with Masek striking out 7 batters through 9 innings and allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks. Hursh allowed five runs, but just 2 earned, on 7 hits, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts through 6 innings.
Stats Update
For this week's stats rundown, I've pulled out the players who appeared in the top 20 of our mock draft. Colin Moran and North Carolina had the weekend off, so you won't find him listed here.
Top 20
- RHP Chris Anderson (Jr., Jacksonville) - 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 104 pitches/59 strikes vs. Florida Gulf Coast
- RHP Mark Appel (Sr., Stanford) - 7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 13 K, 122/87 vs. #8 Arizona State
- 3B Kris Bryant (Jr., San Diego) - 1/9, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI
- RHP Jonathon Crawford (Jr., Florida) - 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 99/58 vs. #3 Louisiana State
- OF Phillip Ervin (Jr., Samford) - 3/14, 2B, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI
- RHP Jonathan Gray (Jr., Oklahoma) - 8 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 111/76 vs. West Virginia
- LHP Sean Manaea (Jr., Indiana State) - 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 82/51 vs. Evansville
- C/OF Hunter Renfroe (Jr., MIssissippi State) - 3/11, HR, 5 R, RBI, SB
- RHP Braden Shipley (Jr., Nevada) - 6.2 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 130/79 vs. San Diego State
- RHP Ryne Stanek (Jr., Arkansas) - 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 89/53 vs. #23 Kentucky
- LHP Kevin Ziomek (Jr., Vanderbilt) - 8 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 92/64 vs. #15 South Carolina
Hitters
- 3B Drew Dosch (Jr., Youngstown State) - 4/12, 2 R, 3 RBI
- SS Hunter Dozier (Jr., Stephen F. Austin State) - 5/12, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, SB
- OF Adam Engel (Jr., Louisville) - 4/12, 2 R, RBI, 3 SB
- C Mitch Garver (Sr., New Mexico) - 9/15, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 R, 9 RBI
- 1B Ryon Healy (Jr., Oregon) - 3/12, HR, 2 R, HR, RBI
- 2B/OF JaCoby Jones (Jr., Louisiana State) - 4/9, 2B, HR, 2 R, 7 RBI
- OF Aaron Judge (Jr., Fresno State) - 5/9, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 R, 2 RBI, SB
- SS Lonnie Kauppila (Jr., Stanford) - 4/10, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
- C Andrew Knapp (Jr., California) - 4/12 2B, 2 RBI
- OF Jacob May (Jr., Coastal Carolina) - 5/11, 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI
- 2B L.J. Mazzilli (Sr., Connecticut) - 5/13., 2B, R, 3 RBI
- OF/1B Daniel Palka (Jr., Georgia Tech) - 6/12, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 4 R, 7 RBI
- 3B/1B D.J. Peterson (Jr., New Mexico) - 7/14, 2 2B, 6 R, 5 RBI
- SS Brandon Trinkwon (Jr., UC Santa Barbara) - 7/12, 3 2B, 3B, 3 R, 4 RBI, SB
- OF Austin Wilson (Jr., Stanford) - 3/14, 2B, HR, R, 5 RBI
Pitchers
- Barrett Astin (Jr., Arkansas) - 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 83/51 vs. #23 Kentucky
- Alex Balog (Jr., San Francisco) - 7.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 111/69 vs. Pepperdine
- Matt Boyd (Sr., Oregon State) - 8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, 108/72 vs. California
- Ryan Eades (Jr., Louisiana State) - 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 85/48 vs. #19 Florida
- Buck Farmer (Sr., Georgia Tech) - 8 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 109/73 vs. Coastal Carolina
- David Garner (Jr., Michigan State) - 6 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 10 K, 110/66 vs. Illinois
- Marco Gonzales (Jr., Gonzaga) - 8 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 122/87 vs. Santa Clara
- Alex Gonzalez (Jr., Oral Roberts) - 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 120/76 vs. Lamar
- Chad Green (Jr., Louisville) - 7.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 113/74 vs. Villanova
- Jason Hursh (Jr., Oklahoma State) - 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 101/65 vs. Texas Tech
- Dace Kime (Jr., Louisville) - 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 108/75 vs. Villanova
- Austin Kubitza (Jr., Rice) - 5.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 103/62 vs. UAB
- Corey Littrell (Jr., Kentucky) - 8 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 122/78 vs. #14 Arkansas
- Ben Lively (Jr., Central Florida) - 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 114/69 vs. #4 Florida State
- Trey Masek (Jr., Texas Tech) - 9 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 131/85 vs. #19 Oklahoma State
- Adam Plutko (Jr., UCLA) - 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 80/57 vs. Utah
- Dan Slania (Jr., Notre Dame) - 9 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 140/93 vs. South Florida
- Justin Topa (Jr., LIU Brooklyn) - 8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, 102/72 vs. Quinnipiac
- Nick Vander Tuig (Jr., UCLA) - 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 108/69 vs. Utah
- Bobby Wahl (Jr., Mississippi) - 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 103/64 vs. Auburn
- Ben Wetzler (Jr., Oregon State) - 6.1 IP, 11 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 101/71 vs. California
- Trevor Williams (Jr., Arizona State) - 6 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 112/74 vs. #22 Stanford
- Tom Windle (Jr., Minnesota) - 7 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 96/62 vs. Penn State
- Rob Zastryzny (Jr., Missouri) - 8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 106/73 vs. Texas A&M