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Zech Lemond Gets Some National Love
...from Kendall Rogers/Perfect Game in his most recent weekly "State of College Baseball" article. Zech was featured in his "Prospect to Watch" section (premium content only)...
http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View...ticle=8243
Quote:PROSPECT WATCH
We've talked a lot about some of the top prospects for the upcoming MLB draft, but it's never too early to dissect some of the top names to watch for 2014. One of those names is Rice sophomore right-handed pitcher Zech Lemond.
We've seen the hard-throwing 6-foot-4, 195-pound, righty several times this season, and each time, it seems like I become more and more impressed. That once again was the case this past weekend against Tulane. Lemond worked 4 1/3 scoreless innings against Tulane over the weekend. As usual, the righty, who has an unorthodox motion, showed some plus stuff. He had a fastball sitting 90-94 with some armside run, a slider 82-83 that is still a developing pitch, and a hard, nasty, curveball 79-81, sometimes a plus offering.
"Lemond. He has been really, and I mean, really good for us this season," Rice coach Wayne Graham said. "He's a special pitcher, maybe one of the better relievers we've had in quite a while."
Lemond entered the season as the No. 86 prospect for the 2014 MLB draft, but likely will get a substantial boost in our next rankings update. Lemond, for the season, has appeared in 13 games, recorded eight saves and has a 1.86 ERA in 29 innings of work. He also has struck out 26, walked eight and teams are hitting him at a .190 clip.
In addition to his plus stuff, Lemond has been a Godsend for the Owls. Entering the season, the Owls had right-handed pitcher John Simms penciled in as a possible closer, mainly because of his consistency, attitude and stuff. But with the rise of Lemond and others, such as left-hander Blake Fox, the Owls have been able to keep Simms in the weekend rotation.
Go ahead and file away Lemond's name for a while. You'll hear a lot more about him next year.
(This post was last modified: 04-02-2013 07:43 AM by waltgreenberg.)
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04-02-2013 07:41 AM |
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