Taking from MrMoms post about Eastern region and top pitchers, just wondering who the pitchers are in the rest of VA. Central, Northern, and Northwest?
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Won't toot the horn of the kids on our own team (James River), but others:
Sean Tierney, Clover Hill, lefty who has been gunned as high as 91.
Tyler Wilson, Midlothian, 87-88 with nasty breaking pitch.
Chris Duty, Monacan, hit 88 last year, expect him to top 90 this year.
Graham Stoneburner, Godwin, a PG Top 100 2-way player -- though I heard a rumor he's hurt?
Jon Broscious, St. Christopher's, committed to Princeton, but will miss most of season with foot injury.
Deck McGuire, Deep Run, upper 80's stuff.
I am sure there are others I'm just not aware of.
Sean Tierney, Clover Hill, lefty who has been gunned as high as 91.
Tyler Wilson, Midlothian, 87-88 with nasty breaking pitch.
Chris Duty, Monacan, hit 88 last year, expect him to top 90 this year.
Graham Stoneburner, Godwin, a PG Top 100 2-way player -- though I heard a rumor he's hurt?
Jon Broscious, St. Christopher's, committed to Princeton, but will miss most of season with foot injury.
Deck McGuire, Deep Run, upper 80's stuff.
I am sure there are others I'm just not aware of.
Central and Southside VA:
Whitley (GW-Danville)--upper 80's/low 90's. Filthy off speed stuff. Heading to Tech
Jeffress (Halifax)--throwing low 90's in March--hit 98 in summer. Heading to the pros.
Dustin Crouch (Amherst)--upper 80's with plus curve. Heading to JMU.
Chase Vaden (Altavista). LHP mid-80's with great move and off-speed stuff. Heading to LU.
...and a couple from the Valley.
Brooks Cullen (Wilson Memorial). LHP mid-80's. Very polished.
Tyler Truxell (RE Lee). LHP upper 80's. Mixes pitches well. I'd take him over all the above except for Jeffress.
Whitley (GW-Danville)--upper 80's/low 90's. Filthy off speed stuff. Heading to Tech
Jeffress (Halifax)--throwing low 90's in March--hit 98 in summer. Heading to the pros.
Dustin Crouch (Amherst)--upper 80's with plus curve. Heading to JMU.
Chase Vaden (Altavista). LHP mid-80's with great move and off-speed stuff. Heading to LU.
...and a couple from the Valley.
Brooks Cullen (Wilson Memorial). LHP mid-80's. Very polished.
Tyler Truxell (RE Lee). LHP upper 80's. Mixes pitches well. I'd take him over all the above except for Jeffress.
How about we name some Northern Region Pitchers
Ryan Shugars/Sr/Stone Bridge- Mid 80's Nasty Slider
Ryan Wooley/Sr/Forest Park-Mid 90's Georgia Bound
Jacob Mays/JR/(LHP)Loudoun Valley-Low to mid 80's great command and plus curveball
Kyle Irish/JR/Park View-mid 80's great splitter
Ryan Shugars/Sr/Stone Bridge- Mid 80's Nasty Slider
Ryan Wooley/Sr/Forest Park-Mid 90's Georgia Bound
Jacob Mays/JR/(LHP)Loudoun Valley-Low to mid 80's great command and plus curveball
Kyle Irish/JR/Park View-mid 80's great splitter
quote:Originally posted by TheJdubJunx:
Ryan Wooley/Sr/Forest Park-Mid 90's Georgia Bound
I saw Wooley throw against Battlefield HS last week on a very chilly, blustery day. Two scouts in attendance had his fastball at 87-88, touching 89 and he threw some very sharp 11-5 curves. He doesn't have great size (6-1 or so) but has a nice loose arm and a strong lower half. Definately a good looking prospect.
(Edit: He also showed excellent command.)
JE
I thought somone had mentioned Matt Bryant from Stafford...definate pro pospect with a very bulldog competitive atttude on the mound...off the mound he's mellow.
Good combination.
Good combination.
I was right behind the scouts there for Wooleys game. They could not wait to leave it was that cold. But he threw harder after they left than when they clocked him in the first inning. I think he fanned 11 in 4 innings.
I watched Matt Bryant (Stafford HS) last spring and saw him hit 94 and sustain a 91 mph FB. I recently read in the paper that he is VCU-bound.
What about southwest Va pitchers?