Post by chinmusic on Jan 20, 2019 21:09:55 GMT -8
In the 2018 West MLK tournament held at the Camelback Ranch training facility in Phoenix, RHP Will Frisch from Stillwater, Minnesota set the bar for velo when he registered 94 mph as a 17 year old. That mark was matched when the underclass West MLK tournament was held later when 16 year old RHP Mick Abel from Portland-Jesuit recorded several 94 mph fastballs.
Both pitchers are commited to Oregon State, Frisch in the 2019 class, Abel in the 2020 class.
As a sidenote, Frisch's Stillwater teammate, LHP Andrew "Drew" Gilbert touched 95 twice after camping on 90-93 for 7 innings in pitching Stillwater HS to the Minnesota AAA State championship with a 2-hit shutout over Minnetonka HS, 4-0 on June 17, 2018.
In Prep Baseball Report's state rankings, Gilbert is ranked #1 and Frisch #2. In Rawklings-Perfect Game state rankings, Frisch is ranked #1 and Gilbert #2. We won't debate the rankings - they're both coming to Corvallis in the class of 2019.
Both pitchers are commited to Oregon State, Frisch in the 2019 class, Abel in the 2020 class.
As a sidenote, Frisch's Stillwater teammate, LHP Andrew "Drew" Gilbert touched 95 twice after camping on 90-93 for 7 innings in pitching Stillwater HS to the Minnesota AAA State championship with a 2-hit shutout over Minnetonka HS, 4-0 on June 17, 2018.
In Prep Baseball Report's state rankings, Gilbert is ranked #1 and Frisch #2. In Rawklings-Perfect Game state rankings, Frisch is ranked #1 and Gilbert #2. We won't debate the rankings - they're both coming to Corvallis in the class of 2019.
