re: 2017 #5 Auburn Baseball (30-12) and #9 Softball (39-8) Season Thread

First two Sooners on base

Well this sucks

Did all of this happen in the top of the 7th?

Freaking Oklahoma

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Right on.

I want to ruin that fat arse pitchers 500 lb life

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Its all my fault....

Are you guys aware that Tracy Rocker's son is a pitcher and is considered one of, of not the, top HS baseball prospects of the 2018 class?

And he's committed to Vanderbilt?

Wtf? Kind of embarrassing that we can't get a commitment, even if he never plays in college. Especially now that we have Butch as our HC who specializes in pitchers and we have two of the top pitchers in the SEC this year, one of the top in all of the NCAA.

Anybody know what gives? Did he split from AU on bad terms when he left for the Titans?

As of last week from mlb.com:
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The summer schedule for MLB/USA Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline begins with a bang on Saturday in Atlanta, with a prospect-packed lineup that features the player some consider to be the No. 1 prospect in the 2018 MLB Draft, Kumar Rocker.

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I doubt he ever plays college ball if that's true.

And in that case it'd be a nice courtesy for him to at least throw us a bone and help the recruiting rankings of the school that has a giant 2 story photo of his father plastered on their football stadium

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Rocker, 17, is a 6-foot-4, 240-pound right-handed pitcher out of North Oconee High School (Ga.). He features a 94 mph fastball, an improving slider and changeup. He also hits for power from the right side. He's the son of former NFL defensive tackle Tracy Rocker.

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Apparently he's a 5* type talent at DE too... But baseball is obviously the smart choice.

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94 in high school? If true, he gone. These numbers are inflated most of the time tho.

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That number comes from an article about Rocker at a camp put on for top prospects by the MLB and Team USA together, not something his HS team said.

I'm no expert in baseball scouting, but I would imagine the a player considered possibly the top draft prospect would have enough MLB scouts watching that they could get an accurate reading.



Btw, I find it an interesting coincidence that while Rocker may be considered the top prospect, many sites are projecting the #1 draft pick to be a Vanderbilt pitcher originally from Alabama, Kyle Wright.

All three hitters were way behind in the count. Girl is gonna throw strikes. We have to hit to survive.