Prospect Review: Wake Forest, NC State
October 30, 2019
Prospect notes on the Demon Deacons and Wolfpack by Aaron Fitt of D1Baseball during his travels around the country this fall.
WAKE FOREST
Four Wake Forest pitchers spent the summer in the Cape Cod League and are shut down this fall, but all four look like strong candidates to start, comprising a rotation that has a chance to be outstanding. Junior lefthander Jared Shuster (4-4, 6.49 in 15 appearances, 12 starts last year) looks primed to make a huge leap after posting a 1.40 ERA and a 35-5 K-BB mark in 32 innings for Orleans this summer. He attacked the zone at 90-92 and showed the makings of two above-average secondary pitches in his changeup and breaking ball, helping him rank as the No. 3 lefty prospect in the Cape this summer.
The other returning member of the rotation is sophomore righty Ryan Cusick (7-3, 6.44 in 19 appearances/12 starts), who posted...