Chatham 3, Harwich 1
I traveled to Harwich these past two nights to chart two inter-division matchups between YD and Chatham facing off against Harwich. As is typical of the start of the Cape League, the pitchers are dominating the hitters thus far. No hitter, in either affair, had a multi-hit game. Most hitters are still getting used to handling the wood, in some cases the first time, in live competition. As result, the pitchers fully have the upper hand. In addition, teams continue to plug holes in their rosters with temporary players while they wait for the other Cape invitees still competing in the CWS. Here are my two highlights:
Pitcher of Highlight
Joe Holtmeyer, Harwich/Nebraska-Omaha, RHP, Soph., Omaha, NE, Draft Eligible: 2011.
Height: 6-3, Weight: 230
Game Stats: 6.0IP, 1ER, 4H, 2BB, 3K, 2WP
College Season Stats: 9-2, 2.89 ERA, 87.1IP, 152K, 35B
Comments: Holtmeyer had an impressive season at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a DII school. He led the nation (DII) in strikeouts, besting recently drafted Hayden Simpson (Cubs, 16th overall) by 21 Ks. I was excited to see if Holtmeyer's stuff could live up to his eye-popping stats. Overall, I was a little disappointed. Holtmeyer has a big body with a strong base. His delivery is almost straight overhead, and his fastball has good downward plane. His velocity was lower than I expected of a strikeout leader, around 87-91mph. I read that he regularly is clocked in the mid-90's. This wasn't the case last night. His slider was average offering at 79-81mph. His change-up was somewhat effective at 78-80mph. This was Holtmeyer's first start on the Cape so I will reserve judgement until I see him more, but I was expecting above-average stuff from a strikeout king.
Player of Highlight
Dusty Robinson, YD/Fresno St., OF, Soph., Bakersfield, CA, Draft Eligible: 2011
Height: 6-0, Weight: 205
Pitcher of Highlight
Joe Holtmeyer, Harwich/Nebraska-Omaha, RHP, Soph., Omaha, NE, Draft Eligible: 2011.
Height: 6-3, Weight: 230
Game Stats: 6.0IP, 1ER, 4H, 2BB, 3K, 2WP
College Season Stats: 9-2, 2.89 ERA, 87.1IP, 152K, 35B
Comments: Holtmeyer had an impressive season at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a DII school. He led the nation (DII) in strikeouts, besting recently drafted Hayden Simpson (Cubs, 16th overall) by 21 Ks. I was excited to see if Holtmeyer's stuff could live up to his eye-popping stats. Overall, I was a little disappointed. Holtmeyer has a big body with a strong base. His delivery is almost straight overhead, and his fastball has good downward plane. His velocity was lower than I expected of a strikeout leader, around 87-91mph. I read that he regularly is clocked in the mid-90's. This wasn't the case last night. His slider was average offering at 79-81mph. His change-up was somewhat effective at 78-80mph. This was Holtmeyer's first start on the Cape so I will reserve judgement until I see him more, but I was expecting above-average stuff from a strikeout king.
Player of Highlight
Dusty Robinson, YD/Fresno St., OF, Soph., Bakersfield, CA, Draft Eligible: 2011
Height: 6-0, Weight: 205
Game Stats: 4 AB, 1 H (3B), 1BB, 1RBI, 2Ks
College Season Stats: .308 AVG, 16HR, 60RBI, .413 OBP, .588 SLG, 37/55 BB/K
Comments: Dusty Robinson is an outfielder hailing from Fresno State (CWS winner in 2008). Robinson put up impressive numbers during his freshman year with the Bulldogs and was recognized by being named to the Freshman All-America team by Baseball America. His sophomore spring was another good one. In the game, Robinson hit the hardest ball all night, a triple to deep center field. However he did strikeout twice. Robinson appears to have good strength with some pop in his bat. I will continue to keep an eye on him to further evaluate his tools.
Other Players to Watch
Comments: Dusty Robinson is an outfielder hailing from Fresno State (CWS winner in 2008). Robinson put up impressive numbers during his freshman year with the Bulldogs and was recognized by being named to the Freshman All-America team by Baseball America. His sophomore spring was another good one. In the game, Robinson hit the hardest ball all night, a triple to deep center field. However he did strikeout twice. Robinson appears to have good strength with some pop in his bat. I will continue to keep an eye on him to further evaluate his tools.
Other Players to Watch
- Jordan Ribera (YD/Fresno St.)
- Daniel Burawa (Harwich/St. John's)
- Matty Ott (Harwich/LSU)
- Cecil Tanner, a Cape returnee (Falmouth/Georgia) had a quality start (W, 5IP, 3H, 2K)
- Mark Pope (Falmouth/Georgia Tech) followed up Tanner's performance and overshadowed him. A dominant performance for Pope (W, 7IP, 2H, 11K, 1BB)
- Chatham, June 16th
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