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Collyn Taylor
Guest
It was a short one today, with the Gamecocks only going four innings as opposed to the six or eight innings they normal go.
Some notes from the front row:
--Carmen Mlodzinski continued his really good fall still developing that cutter he's worked on this offseason. It was up to 89 mph and his fastball sat around 91. He's maxed out at 93 in bullpens. One of the best pitches I saw from him was his "slurve-ish" pitch that acts more like a slider than a curve but has some curve-like movement. That sat at 78-80. He gave up one run in his three innings and looked like a frontline guy of a rotation.
--Noah Campbell continues to play second base and play it well. He's much calmer out there than he was a year ago and seems to have a lot more confidence about him heading into year two. He had a nice diving play at second for an out and beat out an infield single in the first inning off Mlodzinski running down the line in four seconds flat. His speed is there and if he can continue to develop his bat then he's a guy they can build around.
Jonah Beamon has been a surprise at second as well, playing at an incredibly high level. He's had a few smooth plays up the middle and could be playing his way into innings this season.
--He hasn't hit in a little over a week with an oblique strain but Nick Neville's looked solid at shortstop this fall. He's able to make a lot of plays and he was put to work Tuesday. There were at least four or five different plays hit to him and the only one he didn't make was the Campbell one in the first inning. It'll likely be him and George Callil battling it out for that spot.
--Luke Berryhill hit his third home run of the fall, going opposite field. Wes Clarke also homered, hitting his first of the fall to the bleachers in left. It was 102 mph off the bat. Brady Allen also rocked a double down the left field line and showcased some solid speed moving to second to beat a good throw from Xavier Bussey.
--Another candidate for the starting rotation, Dylan Harley had a really good outing, throwing one inning to close out the game. He was up to 91 mph on his fastball and hovered in the high 80s as a lefty pitcher. His swing-and-miss pitch is a slurve pitch that sits about 77 and is almost unhittable for lefties.
--Parker Coyne pitched around some two-on, no-out trouble not allowing a run and showcasing a good curveball at 73-75 with his fastball at around 90. He got a strikeout with each pitch and has been developing a changeup that he's getting more confident with as the fall goes on.
Other pitchers:
--Hayden Lehman was at 89 mph on his fastball and the only other pitch he threw consistently was a curveball in the low 70s that got some swings and misses.
Some notes from the front row:
--Carmen Mlodzinski continued his really good fall still developing that cutter he's worked on this offseason. It was up to 89 mph and his fastball sat around 91. He's maxed out at 93 in bullpens. One of the best pitches I saw from him was his "slurve-ish" pitch that acts more like a slider than a curve but has some curve-like movement. That sat at 78-80. He gave up one run in his three innings and looked like a frontline guy of a rotation.
--Noah Campbell continues to play second base and play it well. He's much calmer out there than he was a year ago and seems to have a lot more confidence about him heading into year two. He had a nice diving play at second for an out and beat out an infield single in the first inning off Mlodzinski running down the line in four seconds flat. His speed is there and if he can continue to develop his bat then he's a guy they can build around.
Jonah Beamon has been a surprise at second as well, playing at an incredibly high level. He's had a few smooth plays up the middle and could be playing his way into innings this season.
--He hasn't hit in a little over a week with an oblique strain but Nick Neville's looked solid at shortstop this fall. He's able to make a lot of plays and he was put to work Tuesday. There were at least four or five different plays hit to him and the only one he didn't make was the Campbell one in the first inning. It'll likely be him and George Callil battling it out for that spot.
--Luke Berryhill hit his third home run of the fall, going opposite field. Wes Clarke also homered, hitting his first of the fall to the bleachers in left. It was 102 mph off the bat. Brady Allen also rocked a double down the left field line and showcased some solid speed moving to second to beat a good throw from Xavier Bussey.
--Another candidate for the starting rotation, Dylan Harley had a really good outing, throwing one inning to close out the game. He was up to 91 mph on his fastball and hovered in the high 80s as a lefty pitcher. His swing-and-miss pitch is a slurve pitch that sits about 77 and is almost unhittable for lefties.
--Parker Coyne pitched around some two-on, no-out trouble not allowing a run and showcasing a good curveball at 73-75 with his fastball at around 90. He got a strikeout with each pitch and has been developing a changeup that he's getting more confident with as the fall goes on.
Other pitchers:
--Hayden Lehman was at 89 mph on his fastball and the only other pitch he threw consistently was a curveball in the low 70s that got some swings and misses.
