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PBR Juco: Opening Weekend Recap

February 3, 2021
Brett Harrison
Nevada Scouting Director

There are only a few words sweeter in baseball than Opening Day and this weekend's series between College of Southern Nevada, College of Southern Idaho and Salt Lake Community College was nothing short of electric. From elite level arm that could be hearing their names called in July to thunderous homeruns that TrackMan registered well over 100 mph, this weekend had everything you would want in a much anticipated meeting between these three programs and we were there to cover it all. 

Game 1

Their was no shortage of energy in the Coyotes season opener as the #2 ranked College of Southern Nevada Coyotes take on conference rival and #22 ranked Salt Lake Community College.  

SLCC jumps out early with a leadoff single by Kurtis Hansen followed up by a blast to right center field by Sean Keating off of a Cuevas 94 mph fastball, but were unable to scrape anymore runs across the rest of the inning. CSN answered back quickly with a sharp leadoff single by Oregon signee and First Team All-American IF, Dax Fellows. A pair of walks loaded the bases before uncommitted 1B and Kentucky bounce back, Justin Olson, doubled down the left field line bringing in two runs. The Coyotes scratched two more across before the inning concluded.

Complete CSN vs. SLCC - PBR+ Scout Blog

Game 2

Game 2 started off similar to Game 1, except it was College of Southern Idaho that jumped out to the early 3-0 lead with the help of some small ball, an RBI single to left field by Zach Schmidt, a walk and pair of wild pitches. Then in the bottom half, the Coyotes managed to scratch one across.

After a rocky first, Frahm seemed to settle in with better command of each of his pitches even mixing a changeup into his mostly fastball/curveball mix. He isn’t sitting at his usually low to mid 90 range, but he lived down with some arm side action to compliment his downhill plane. The command of his breaking ball was the difference between his first inning and the rest of his outing as he begun to pitch backwards and was able to dictate the count early and speed up his fastball.

Complete CSN vs. CSI - PBR+ Scout Blog

Game 3

College of Southern Idaho seems to have settled into their game after a 15-6 win over Salt Lake Community College the game prior and carrying it into the second game of the day, drawing extended at bats and applying pressure to the Southern Nevada defense, then capitalizing with the help of Zach Schmidt’s RBI double to left centerfield bringing in the first run of the game for the Eagles. 

At 6-foot-0, 170, Zach Schmidt, oozed athleticism throughout his game, roaming a premium position in centerfield as well as the three spot in the order. His double to left centerfield opened the up, using easy speed to cruise into second standing up. His second at bat, he proved he could play the game, falling behind in the count, but making the most of his at bat with a sac fly to right field. 

 

Game 4

At 6-foot-4, 225 pound, Kris Bow is an imposing physical presence when he takes the rubber and he’s got the velocity and repertoire of pitches to validate it. Coming in as the #2 ranked Junior College prospect in the country, he’s got high level stuff that includes a fastball up to 95 mph, cruising between 93 and 95 at 2400 rpms, working down in the zone. His slider is currently a plus pitch at 80-81 mph, that works well off his fastball at a spin rate of 2900 RPM via TrackMan. After the first inning, he began working in his changeup at 84-85 mph with some sink and fade, but was able to locate well. His misses were mostly all down in the zone or just off. He is half of the two headed monster that makes up the top of the CSN rotation along with PBR JUCO Preseason Pitcher of the Year, Josh Swales. 

Fastball: 92-95 mph, live and working down in the zone
Slider: 80-81 mph, late, sharp action
Changeup: 84-85, arm side action and some sink

Complete CSN vs. SLCC - PBR+ Scout Blog

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