The Iowa Hawkeyes have a new baseball coach, Rick Heller, and things might be looking up, for Iowa baseball. A fantastic hire, as Heller, a native Iowan, has led three schools to winning seasons. The Iowa roster in 2013 was a pretty young one, and now they will have a coach that is great at developing players, it will be exciting to see the Hawkeyes compete for the conference title and keep the Iowa kids home. There's a lot of talent in the state. Lets take a look at how the former Hawkeyes are doing currently in the minors.
Kurtis Muller: Bakersfield A+ (Cincinnati) Has no stats this year, not sure if he's injured or not. Couldn't find any updates.
2012-Bakersfield/Dayton .282/.353/.440 74 G 6 HR 34 RBI 22 SB 48 R
2011-Billings/Dayton .246/.372/.351 69 G 25 RBI 32 SB 54 R
2010-AZL .317/.390/.370 49 G 28 R ALL STAR
Mike McQuillan: Hagerstown A (Washington)
2013-Hagerstown/GCL .257/.373/.368 44 G 26 R 11 SB
2012-Auburn/GCL .298/.394/.429 60 G 39 R
Justin Toole: Carolina A+ (Cleveland)
2013-Akron/Carolina .260/.308/.297 72 G
2012-Carolina/Akron/Col .233/.272/.284 97 G
2011-Kingston .258/.311/.325 99 G 17 SB
2010-MV/Kin/Akron/Col .186/.293/.186 37 G
2009-AZL/MV .266/.318/.304 23 G
Derrick Loveless: Bluefield R (Toronto)
2013-Bluefield .267/.385/.465 28 G 11 R 5 2B
2012-GCL .165/.278/.304 37 G
2011-GCL .059/.200/.059 5 G
Was league player of the week earlier in the season
Kendall Coleman: GCL Yankees 2 R (New York Yankees)
2013-GCL .154/.214/.154 4 G
Ryan Borucki: GCL Blue Jays R (Toronto)
2012-GCL 1-0 3.00 6 IP 10 K
Currently on 60-day DL
Andrew Hanse: Hudson Valley A (Tampa Bay)
2013-Hudson Valley 1-2 5.00 18 IP 11 K 2 SV
Matt Dermody: Vancouver A (Toronto)
2013-Bluefield/Vancouver 1-1 2.14 21 IP 18 K 1 BB 3 GS
Bo Porter is currently managing the Houston Astros, and they are having a pretty rough year under the first-year skipper.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Milwaukee Brewers Through 99 Games
The Milwaukee Brewers are lounging at the bottom of the National League Central with an abysmal 41-58 record, one of the worst in baseball, and to top it off, Ryan Braun, is suspended for the remainder of the season. The Brewers are now without Braun, Corey Hart, and for the time-being, Aramis Ramirez, who can't seem to get healthy. It's the time of year where they start to trade a few older vets for some younger prospects, and to throw in the towel and get some younger guys some big league at bats.
The pitching staff was rolling as they swept Miami with three straight shutouts, but it won't be enough to salvage the season. There are a few bright spots thus far, but fans are already looking ahead to next season.
Jean Segura has continuted hitting well, he's sitting at .321 currently, and enjoyed his first All Star game last week, along with teammate, Carlos Gomez. Gomez, the top defensive player on the team also has added a nice bat to the lineup this year, although, he's currently in a pretty big slump. 1B duties have been filled by a number of players, recently, Juan Francisco, who has done a solid job since coming over from Atlanta. Rickie Weeks went a tear and saved his job at 2B. Aoki has been solid in RF and Jonathan Lucroy has been a nice offensive weapon recently.
The staff has been pretty hot lately despite injuries. The Brewers traded Francisco Rodriquez to the Orioles for prospect, Nick Delmonico, a third basemen with a nice bat. Great addition for the Brewers if he pans out.
Here's a look at how the top 20 prospects are doing so far, according to mlb.com.
1-Taylor Jungmann P Huntsville 9-6 3.78 61 K
2-Johnny Hellweg P Nashville 8-4 2.61 56 K Got roughed up in Milwaukee in three starts
3-Nick Delmonico 3B *stats with Frederick .243 13 HR 30 RBI .350 OB
4-Hunter Morris 1B Nashville .233 19 HR 51 RBI
5-Jed Bradley P Brevard County 4-4 4.14 58 K
6-Scooter Gennett 2B Nashville .292 3 HR 22 RBI .337 OB Played 17 games in the bigs
7-Victor Roache OF Wisconsin .245 14 HR 53 RBI .319 OB
8-Jimmy Nelson P Nashville 2-3 3.29 36 K
9-Clint Coulter C AZL Brewers *stats with Wis/Hel .223 3 HR 18 RBI .306 OB
10-Mitch Haniger OF Brevard County .255 6 HR 21 RBI .324 OB
11-Hiram Burgos P Disabled List *stats w/Mil 1-2 6.44 18 K
12-Drew Gagnon P Huntsville 3-5 5.67 33 K
13-Tyrone Taylor OF Wisconsin .291 8 HR 46 RBI .358 OB
14-Khris Davis OF Milwaukee .222 1 HR 1 RBI .300 OB
15-Orlando Arcia SS Wisconsin .239 2 HR 28 RBI .318 OB
16-Caleb Gindl OF Milwaukee .233 1 HR 2 RBI .303 OB
17-Ariel Pena P Huntsville 5-7 3.56 94 K
18-Damien Magnifico P Brevard County *disabled list 0-1 6.59 11 K
19-Kentrail Davis OF Nashville .231 4 RBI .318 OB
20-Jorge Lopez P Wisconsin 4-6 5.54 61 K
The pitching staff was rolling as they swept Miami with three straight shutouts, but it won't be enough to salvage the season. There are a few bright spots thus far, but fans are already looking ahead to next season.
Jean Segura has continuted hitting well, he's sitting at .321 currently, and enjoyed his first All Star game last week, along with teammate, Carlos Gomez. Gomez, the top defensive player on the team also has added a nice bat to the lineup this year, although, he's currently in a pretty big slump. 1B duties have been filled by a number of players, recently, Juan Francisco, who has done a solid job since coming over from Atlanta. Rickie Weeks went a tear and saved his job at 2B. Aoki has been solid in RF and Jonathan Lucroy has been a nice offensive weapon recently.
The staff has been pretty hot lately despite injuries. The Brewers traded Francisco Rodriquez to the Orioles for prospect, Nick Delmonico, a third basemen with a nice bat. Great addition for the Brewers if he pans out.
Here's a look at how the top 20 prospects are doing so far, according to mlb.com.
1-Taylor Jungmann P Huntsville 9-6 3.78 61 K
2-Johnny Hellweg P Nashville 8-4 2.61 56 K Got roughed up in Milwaukee in three starts
3-Nick Delmonico 3B *stats with Frederick .243 13 HR 30 RBI .350 OB
4-Hunter Morris 1B Nashville .233 19 HR 51 RBI
5-Jed Bradley P Brevard County 4-4 4.14 58 K
6-Scooter Gennett 2B Nashville .292 3 HR 22 RBI .337 OB Played 17 games in the bigs
7-Victor Roache OF Wisconsin .245 14 HR 53 RBI .319 OB
8-Jimmy Nelson P Nashville 2-3 3.29 36 K
9-Clint Coulter C AZL Brewers *stats with Wis/Hel .223 3 HR 18 RBI .306 OB
10-Mitch Haniger OF Brevard County .255 6 HR 21 RBI .324 OB
11-Hiram Burgos P Disabled List *stats w/Mil 1-2 6.44 18 K
12-Drew Gagnon P Huntsville 3-5 5.67 33 K
13-Tyrone Taylor OF Wisconsin .291 8 HR 46 RBI .358 OB
14-Khris Davis OF Milwaukee .222 1 HR 1 RBI .300 OB
15-Orlando Arcia SS Wisconsin .239 2 HR 28 RBI .318 OB
16-Caleb Gindl OF Milwaukee .233 1 HR 2 RBI .303 OB
17-Ariel Pena P Huntsville 5-7 3.56 94 K
18-Damien Magnifico P Brevard County *disabled list 0-1 6.59 11 K
19-Kentrail Davis OF Nashville .231 4 RBI .318 OB
20-Jorge Lopez P Wisconsin 4-6 5.54 61 K
Monday, July 22, 2013
Iowa Hawkeyes Football Recruiting 2014
The Iowa Hawkeyes got off to a hot start in January with verbals from 4 Star in-state stars, Jay Scheel and Ross Pierschbacher. Things have been picking up again as of late with a verbal from in-state stud, Matt Nelson, he chose the Hawks over Stanford and Notre Dame. Here's a look at the verbals thus far, and some players to keep an eye on.
VERBALS
Jay Scheel 6'1" 170 La Porte City, Iowa QB/WR
RIVALS: 4 STAR #12 ATH, #3 STATE
ESPN: 4 STAR #35 ATH, #275 OVERALL
SCOUT: 3 STAR #66 WR
247: 4 STAR #29 ATH, #3 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #32 ATH, #3 STATE, #347 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, IOWA STATE, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA
C.J. Hilliard 5'11" 185 Cincinnati, Ohio RB
RIVALS: 3 STAR #17 APB, #53 STATE
ESPN: 3 STAR #104 RB
SCOUT: 3 STAR #45 RB
247: 3 STAR #72 RB, #58 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #62 RB, #55 STATE, #879 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE, BRIAN FERENTZ
OFFERS: IOWA, AKRON, BOSTON COLLEGE, BOWLING GREEN, INDIANA, OHIO
Ross Pierschbacher 6'4" 275 Cedar Falls, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 4 STAR #11 T, #80 OVERALL, #2 STATE
ESPN: 4 STAR #1 G, #47 OVERALL
SCOUT: 4 STAR #2 G
247: 4 STAR #11 T, #2 STATE, #115 OVERALL
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #5 T, #1 STATE, #56 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, ALABAMA, AUBURN, BOISE STATE, CALIFORNIA, IOWA STATE, NEBRASKA, NOTRE DAME, OKLAHOMA, STANFORD, USC, WISCONSIN
Lucas LeGrand 6'5" 260 Dubuque, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 3 STAR T #5 STATE
ESPN: 3 STAR #48 T
SCOUT: 3 STAR #50 G
247: 3 STAR #69 T, #5 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #69 T, #5 STATE, #828 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA
Keegan Render 6'3" 310 Indianola, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 3 STAR G
ESPN: 3 STAR #43 G
SCOUT: 3 STAR #39 G
247: NR G
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #50 G, #6 STATE, #990 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, IOWA STATE
Matt Nelson 6'7" 249 Cedar Rapids, Iowa DE
RIVALS: 3 STAR #30 TE, #4 STATE
ESPN: NR DE
SCOUT: 3 STAR #34 DE
247: 3 STAR #15 TE, #4 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #25 TE, #4 STATE, #622 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, ARKANSAS, IOWA STATE, NEBRASKA, NOTRE DAME, SAN DIEGO STATE, STANFORD, WISCONSIN, YALE
Terrance Harris 6'2" 240 Peramus, New Jersey DE
RIVALS: 2 STAR DE
ESPN: NR DE
SCOUT: 2 STAR DE
247: 2 STAR #70 SSDE, #43 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #83 DE, #48 STATE
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, FLORIDA ATLANTIC, UMASS, W. MICHIGAN
Jameer Outsey 6'3" 210 Somerset, New Jersey LB
RIVALS: 3 STAR OLB
ESPN: 3 STAR #78 OLB
SCOUT: 2 STAR OLB
247: NR WSDE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #59 WSDE, #32 STATE
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, AKRON, BUFFALO, PITTSBURGH, TEMPLE
Ben Niemann 6'3" 185 Sycamore, Illinois LB
RIVALS: 2 STAR ATH
ESPN: NR OLB
SCOUT: 2 STAR OLB
247: 2 STAR #126 OLB, #48 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #169 OLB, #59 STATE
RECRUITED BY: JIM REID
OFFERS: IOWA, NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Omar Truitt 5'11" 185 Washington, DC DB
RIVALS: 3 STAR, #9 STATE
ESPN: 3 STAR #76 ATH
SCOUT: 3 STAR #73 CB
247: 3 STAR #76 CB, #7 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #63 CB, #6 STTE, #827 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, MARYLAND, RICHMOND, SYRACUSE, TENNESSEE
Jyaz Jones 6'1" 180 Dallas, Texas DB
RIVALS: 2 STAR S
ESPN: NR S
SCOUT: 3 STAR #36 S
247: 4 STAR #26 S, #36 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #87 S, #123 STATE, #993 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: LEVAR WOODS
OFFERS: IOWA, BAYLOR, COLORADO STATE, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO STATE, TEXAS TECH
Mick Ellis 5'10" 182 Lucas, Texas K
RIVALS: NR K
ESPN: 3 STAR #23 K
SCOUT: 3 STAR K
247: 2 STAR #11 K, #309 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #9 K, #302 STATE
RECRUITED BY: BOBBY KENNEDY, CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, YALE
OTHERS WITH INTEREST
QB: Reid Travis 6'7" 235
RB: Markel Smith 5'10" 210 (TOP 2 W/MIZZOU), Treyvon Hughes 5'11" 206 (LOVES IOWA AND TEXAS, NO TEXAS OFFER)
WR: Chris Jones 6'2" 185, Anthony Holmes 6'6" 205, Chris Lacy 6'2" 191 (IOWA TOP 5)
TE: Ryan Izzo 6'5" 215 (IOWA TOP 6), Brinkley Jolly 6'5" 230
OL: Brian Wallace 6'6" 295 (IOWA TOP 5)
DE: Glyeb Ewing 6'5" 235, Torey Hendrick 6'4" 230 (JUCO SO. IOWA TOP 2 W/NC STATE)
DT: Chris Nelson 6'2" 295
LB: Brandon Lee 6'3" 200 (TOP 9), Aaron Mends 6'0" 205 (IOWA LEADS)
CB: Craig James 5'10" 170 (IOWA APPEARS TO BE IN THE LEAD), Andrew Jones 6'0" 174 (IOWA LEADS), Jahshawn Johnson 5'10" 170 (TOP 3 W/TECH AND TCU), Donovan Clark 5'11" 171 (LOVES IOWA, NO OFFER), Marcel Joly 5'11" 180 (TOP 2 W/MARYLAND), Raymond Wingo 5'11" 185
S: Payton Hendrix 6'3" 187 (TOP 5)
Iowa is also in on some top prospects for the 2015 class. Jashon Cornell, a DE and one of the top players in the class, has already visited the Hawkeyes. LB Justin Hilliard, brother of 2014 RB C.J., has Iowa in his top four.
VERBALS
Jay Scheel 6'1" 170 La Porte City, Iowa QB/WR
RIVALS: 4 STAR #12 ATH, #3 STATE
ESPN: 4 STAR #35 ATH, #275 OVERALL
SCOUT: 3 STAR #66 WR
247: 4 STAR #29 ATH, #3 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #32 ATH, #3 STATE, #347 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, IOWA STATE, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA
C.J. Hilliard 5'11" 185 Cincinnati, Ohio RB
RIVALS: 3 STAR #17 APB, #53 STATE
ESPN: 3 STAR #104 RB
SCOUT: 3 STAR #45 RB
247: 3 STAR #72 RB, #58 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #62 RB, #55 STATE, #879 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE, BRIAN FERENTZ
OFFERS: IOWA, AKRON, BOSTON COLLEGE, BOWLING GREEN, INDIANA, OHIO
Ross Pierschbacher 6'4" 275 Cedar Falls, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 4 STAR #11 T, #80 OVERALL, #2 STATE
ESPN: 4 STAR #1 G, #47 OVERALL
SCOUT: 4 STAR #2 G
247: 4 STAR #11 T, #2 STATE, #115 OVERALL
COMPOSITE: 4 STAR #5 T, #1 STATE, #56 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, ALABAMA, AUBURN, BOISE STATE, CALIFORNIA, IOWA STATE, NEBRASKA, NOTRE DAME, OKLAHOMA, STANFORD, USC, WISCONSIN
Lucas LeGrand 6'5" 260 Dubuque, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 3 STAR T #5 STATE
ESPN: 3 STAR #48 T
SCOUT: 3 STAR #50 G
247: 3 STAR #69 T, #5 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #69 T, #5 STATE, #828 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA
Keegan Render 6'3" 310 Indianola, Iowa OL
RIVALS: 3 STAR G
ESPN: 3 STAR #43 G
SCOUT: 3 STAR #39 G
247: NR G
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #50 G, #6 STATE, #990 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, IOWA STATE
Matt Nelson 6'7" 249 Cedar Rapids, Iowa DE
RIVALS: 3 STAR #30 TE, #4 STATE
ESPN: NR DE
SCOUT: 3 STAR #34 DE
247: 3 STAR #15 TE, #4 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #25 TE, #4 STATE, #622 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: REESE MORGAN
OFFERS: IOWA, ARKANSAS, IOWA STATE, NEBRASKA, NOTRE DAME, SAN DIEGO STATE, STANFORD, WISCONSIN, YALE
Terrance Harris 6'2" 240 Peramus, New Jersey DE
RIVALS: 2 STAR DE
ESPN: NR DE
SCOUT: 2 STAR DE
247: 2 STAR #70 SSDE, #43 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #83 DE, #48 STATE
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, FLORIDA ATLANTIC, UMASS, W. MICHIGAN
Jameer Outsey 6'3" 210 Somerset, New Jersey LB
RIVALS: 3 STAR OLB
ESPN: 3 STAR #78 OLB
SCOUT: 2 STAR OLB
247: NR WSDE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #59 WSDE, #32 STATE
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, AKRON, BUFFALO, PITTSBURGH, TEMPLE
Ben Niemann 6'3" 185 Sycamore, Illinois LB
RIVALS: 2 STAR ATH
ESPN: NR OLB
SCOUT: 2 STAR OLB
247: 2 STAR #126 OLB, #48 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #169 OLB, #59 STATE
RECRUITED BY: JIM REID
OFFERS: IOWA, NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Omar Truitt 5'11" 185 Washington, DC DB
RIVALS: 3 STAR, #9 STATE
ESPN: 3 STAR #76 ATH
SCOUT: 3 STAR #73 CB
247: 3 STAR #76 CB, #7 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #63 CB, #6 STTE, #827 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, MARYLAND, RICHMOND, SYRACUSE, TENNESSEE
Jyaz Jones 6'1" 180 Dallas, Texas DB
RIVALS: 2 STAR S
ESPN: NR S
SCOUT: 3 STAR #36 S
247: 4 STAR #26 S, #36 STATE
COMPOSITE: 3 STAR #87 S, #123 STATE, #993 OVERALL
RECRUITED BY: LEVAR WOODS
OFFERS: IOWA, BAYLOR, COLORADO STATE, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO STATE, TEXAS TECH
Mick Ellis 5'10" 182 Lucas, Texas K
RIVALS: NR K
ESPN: 3 STAR #23 K
SCOUT: 3 STAR K
247: 2 STAR #11 K, #309 STATE
COMPOSITE: 2 STAR #9 K, #302 STATE
RECRUITED BY: BOBBY KENNEDY, CHRIS WHITE
OFFERS: IOWA, YALE
OTHERS WITH INTEREST
QB: Reid Travis 6'7" 235
RB: Markel Smith 5'10" 210 (TOP 2 W/MIZZOU), Treyvon Hughes 5'11" 206 (LOVES IOWA AND TEXAS, NO TEXAS OFFER)
WR: Chris Jones 6'2" 185, Anthony Holmes 6'6" 205, Chris Lacy 6'2" 191 (IOWA TOP 5)
TE: Ryan Izzo 6'5" 215 (IOWA TOP 6), Brinkley Jolly 6'5" 230
OL: Brian Wallace 6'6" 295 (IOWA TOP 5)
DE: Glyeb Ewing 6'5" 235, Torey Hendrick 6'4" 230 (JUCO SO. IOWA TOP 2 W/NC STATE)
DT: Chris Nelson 6'2" 295
LB: Brandon Lee 6'3" 200 (TOP 9), Aaron Mends 6'0" 205 (IOWA LEADS)
CB: Craig James 5'10" 170 (IOWA APPEARS TO BE IN THE LEAD), Andrew Jones 6'0" 174 (IOWA LEADS), Jahshawn Johnson 5'10" 170 (TOP 3 W/TECH AND TCU), Donovan Clark 5'11" 171 (LOVES IOWA, NO OFFER), Marcel Joly 5'11" 180 (TOP 2 W/MARYLAND), Raymond Wingo 5'11" 185
S: Payton Hendrix 6'3" 187 (TOP 5)
Iowa is also in on some top prospects for the 2015 class. Jashon Cornell, a DE and one of the top players in the class, has already visited the Hawkeyes. LB Justin Hilliard, brother of 2014 RB C.J., has Iowa in his top four.
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