re: Baseball Recruiting Discussion

Some positive feedback on Clark Scolamiero (OF Class of '14) playing in the SC Diamond Invitational, the Blythewood Spring Break Tourney.

Per JW:

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Class of 2014 commitment Clark Scolamiero lost his 15-game hitting streak on the first day of the SC Diamond Invitational but he may have been the best player in the entire tournament. He was 6-for-10 at the plate with five walks, a triple, four runs scored, and two RBIs. In Saturday’s game against Mauldin, he hit the game-winning sacrifice fly but also picked up the victory on the mound allowing two earned runs on three hits over six innings. He struck out five and only walked one in his 84-pitch outing. Scolamiero, unsurprisingly, was named to the All-Tournament team.

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Class of 2014 outfielder Clark Scolamiero had at least one hit in every game of the season entering Game 1 of the SC Diamond Invitational in Blythewood over the weekend. In the first game, he was 0-for-1 with three walks, two RBIs, and two runs scored, so it's not like he didn't have a productive game. He's now on a three-game hitting streak to finish off the tournament. Scolamiero was also great on the mound in his start and was 84-86 with his fastball. He touched a couple of 87s and said it was as good as he's felt on the mound this year. That's good news considering after his last pitching performance, he had some lingering soreness in a muscle kind of on his side. It was hard for him to throw at all for a week or so from the outfield. He felt much better last week and pitched on Saturday. On Sunday and Monday, he felt fine, so the little muscle pull, or whatever he had, is gone. I have painted the picture that he's definitely going to come to school and I still believe that to be the case but his stock has steadily been on the rise. He's had a great high school season and his tools are underrated. I've talked a lot about his arm and his speed is deceiving as he's a lot faster than he looks. Must be the long stride or just how fluid he is. There will be a lot of scouts at his games next year and he'll certainly be one to follow. I still think he has a great shot to step right in for Tanner English for the 2015 season and start for three years.

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