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Post by ochobeavo on Sept 16, 2017 9:35:32 GMT -8
A word on Christian: Christian Chamberlain is an intriguing prospect. An accomplished left handed pitcher and left handed hitting outfielder from Reno High. Played for Pete Savage at RHS, brother of UCLA Head Coach John Savage. Chamberlain had 9 offers including three from P-12 programs, OSU, UCLA and WSU. Chamberlain hit 13 home runs and batted .485 and .371 in his final two seasons of HS baseball. Played his summer ball for the traveling Reno Golden Knights. Reno HS plays at the 4A-Division I level in Nevada (the state's highest classification). In 2017, Chamberlain was Northern Nevada's Region Player of the Year, a first team All Nevada 4A selection, an American Baseball Coaches Association second team All American, and a Collegiate Baseball.com Prep All American selection. The 12 team Northern Nevada 4A League is split into two divisions that includes 8 Reno city schools, 2 from Sparks, Carson City and Minden-Douglas. It's been a few years since I've seen any Reno teams play but I would compare Chamberlain's level of competition to that of the Mt. Hood or 3 Rivers League here at home. Reno High and Reno-Galena would be very competitive in the Metro League as well. On the mound, he had 6-1, 6-1, and 9-1 seasons with ERAs of 1.35, 1.31, 1.06. In 167 2/3 innings, he struck out 285 hitters and walked only 41. He throws a late tailing fastball in the 86-88 mph range with a hard biting breaking pitch. uses a circle change and soft sweeping curve ball to change speeds. Threw a 15 strikeout no-hitter his Junior year. Why the intrigue? Where do you play him ? Great stuff - thank you for the info. Sounds like we got a good one! |
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Post by ricke71 on Sept 16, 2017 11:16:42 GMT -8
A word on Christian: Christian Chamberlain is an intriguing prospect. An accomplished left handed pitcher and left handed hitting outfielder from Reno High. Played for Pete Savage at RHS, brother of UCLA Head Coach John Savage. Chamberlain had 9 offers including three from P-12 programs, OSU, UCLA and WSU. Chamberlain hit 13 home runs and batted .485 and .371 in his final two seasons of HS baseball. Played his summer ball for the traveling Reno Golden Knights. Reno HS plays at the 4A-Division I level in Nevada (the state's highest classification). In 2017, Chamberlain was Northern Nevada's Region Player of the Year, a first team All Nevada 4A selection, an American Baseball Coaches Association second team All American, and a Collegiate Baseball.com Prep All American selection. The 12 team Northern Nevada 4A League is split into two divisions that includes 8 Reno city schools, 2 from Sparks, Carson City and Minden-Douglas. It's been a few years since I've seen any Reno teams play but I would compare Chamberlain's level of competition to that of the Mt. Hood or 3 Rivers League here at home. Reno High and Reno-Galena would be very competitive in the Metro League as well. On the mound, he had 6-1, 6-1, and 9-1 seasons with ERAs of 1.35, 1.31, 1.06. In 167 2/3 innings, he struck out 285 hitters and walked only 41. He throws a late tailing fastball in the 86-88 mph range with a hard biting breaking pitch. uses a circle change and soft sweeping curve ball to change speeds. Threw a 15 strikeout no-hitter his Junior year. Why the intrigue? Where do you play him ? Great stuff - thank you for the info. Sounds like we got a good one! Indeed! thanks for the info. Casey and staff never fail to bring in at least one (or several) freshmen who can contribute by the start of PAC 12 season. Chamberlain (and Clayton?) appear to be excellent candidates for achieving that. If only Chamberlain had opted to play in a college summer league in 2017, we'd have a much better evaluation of his abilities. |
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Post by abureid on Sept 20, 2017 7:16:46 GMT -8
86-88 will touch the 90's once Nate gets to do his magic over the fall and winter.
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Post by mbabeav on Sept 20, 2017 11:41:16 GMT -8
86-88 will touch the 90's once Nate gets to do his magic over the fall and winter. with that pitch mix, and the report of great movement on his fastball, might not want to force the pitch speed up at the risk of losing that movement. He sounds like a bigtime junkball king, and if he can get the calls in college, ought to be pretty interesting. It all depends on the stick he shows - I mean DD had a 100 mph fastball, but due to some control and back issues, turned out to be a lot more valuable at the plate. |
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Post by beavermd on Sept 20, 2017 15:17:02 GMT -8
Here's my stab at the 40: Returning Position Players 1. Rutschman 2. Z. Taylor 3. Madrigal 4. Grenier 5. Gretler 6. T. Malone 7. Mendazona 8. A. Armstrong 9. Kwan 10. Nobach 11. Larnach 12. Anderson 13. P. Jones 14. J. Casey 15. Z. Zalesky 16. E. Willy Returning Arms: 17. Heimlich 18. Tweedt 19. Mulholland 20. Verburg 21. Eisert 22. Fehmel 23. Britton 24. Gambrell 25. T. Paul 26. T. Garnett 27. D. Donovan New Guys: 28. K. Abel 29. T. Claunch 30. D. Pearce (JC) 31. C. Chamberlain 32. Z. Clayton 33. R. Ober 34. K. Mcmahan 35. A. McGarry (JC) 36. D. Foster 37. M. Attalah 38. N. Burns Questionmarks 39. C. Martinek (?) 40. Rasumussen (does he count in the Eggers 40?) - I also thought they had a pitcher from LBCC who was coming in this year.. but I'm not positive... Thanks for the well thought out list. In the realm of role players/bench, I have to wonder if Joe Casey will be on the 35 man roster this year? My hunch is "not". Your hunch is wrong. Joe will definitely be on the 35 man roster. |
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Post by chinmusic on Sept 21, 2017 16:28:04 GMT -8
Didn't someone recently mention that Tommy Paul had transferred ?
Also, what ever happened to OF Taylor Wright from Lake Sammamish, WA. - Eastside Catholic HS? He was a scholarship player in the class of 2016 with Adley, Mullholland, Eisert and that class? Did he ever enroll at OSU? Mormon mission maybe? He didn't sign and I've been unable to track him. He just disappeared on us. Good stick and outstanding student. I keep thinking he could reappear at some point.
Alex O'Rourke (Pendleton HS) caught at LBCC last year after spending his freshman year with the Beavers in 2016, but with Claunch coming in and Mambaje walking on, I doubt Alex will be returning to OSU.
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Post by oldbeav on Sept 21, 2017 18:11:23 GMT -8
Alex O'Rourke (Pendleton HS) caught at LBCC last year after spending his freshman year with the Beavers in 2016, but with Claunch coming in and Mambaje walking on, I doubt Alex will be returning to OSU.
I was told Alex will be a Colonial at George Washington University.
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Post by oldbeav on Sept 21, 2017 18:20:51 GMT -8
Didn't someone recently mention that Tommy Paul had transferred ? Tommy is on the roster at Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego. Best of luck to him! |
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Post by ghostball on Sept 21, 2017 18:21:45 GMT -8
Tommy Paul has transferred to Point Loma University.
Taylor Wright was at OSU last fall but did not make the 2017 roster. Although he was in the announced recruiting class with Adley, Mulholland, etc I am not certain that he was actually on scholarship when it was all said and done. He is not playing fall ball this year.
Alex O'Rourke transferred from LBCC to George Washington University.
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Post by chinmusic on Sept 22, 2017 0:20:32 GMT -8
Thanks for the info - very much appreciated.
I'm always pleased to see kids transfer for playing time. Not every player with a modicum of college level skills will see the field at Oregon State. It's very competitive and earning some Beaver innings takes some exceptional play. I guess we would like everybody on the roster to remain a Beaver but that isn't going to be possible with 40 guys in the program. Our coaches do a terrific job of finding roles and ways to play their kids but not even PC can find a way to play 35-40 on a regular basis in the PAC-12.
I suspect our coach helps relocate players that need and want more playing time. Casey will have their best interest at heart and his recommendation would carry a lot of weight. Players like O'Rourke, Church, Hickey, Atwood and Paul deserve a chance to play on a regular basis, and hopefully they will contribute and be able to help their new team in some positive way.
In Elliot Carey's case, he needs to be an everyday player and improve his performance at the plate. A good year with the bat could possibly get him drafted. Defensively and on the bases, he has some solid tools.
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