Friday, September 07, 2007 |
Two From Baseball America: CSUF Picks A New Coach, Last 2007 Hot Sheet
- Cal State Fullerton will hire UC Irvine coach Dave Serrano, upending a report last week that he had taken his name out of the ring for consideration. The move creates a vacancy in the Anteaters' suddenly impressive baseball program.
- Two Dodgers made the final Prospect Hot Sheet of the year:
13. Clayton Kershaw, lhp, Double-A Jacksonville (Dodgers)
Kershaw cruised through the Midwest League with low Class A Great Lakes, going 7-5, 2.77 in 97 innings with an appearance in the Futures Game before being promoted to Jacksonville. He had a wake up call in his first couple of outings, but finished 1-2, 3.65 in 25 innings. Kershaw finished the season 8-7, 2.95 in 122 innings with 163 strikeouts. He was third in the minors with 12.02 strikeouts per nine innings.
16. James McDonald, rhp, Double-A Jacksonville (Dodgers)
McDonald came out of nowhere and will likely rank in the Dodgers' Top 10 Prospects. McDonald, who spent all of 2004 and 2005 as an outfielder, went 6-7, 3.95 in the Cal League before moving to Jacksonville where he carved up hitters with his 89-93 mph fastball, curveball and plus changeup. After going 7-2, 1.71 in 53 innings for the Suns, McDonald ranked among the overall strikeout leaders with 168 in 135 innings.
I wonder where Jack Smitheran is at. The old successful Highlander coach for 31 yrs, said he wasn't retiring when he left the program 2-3 years ago, and should be able to land any high profile collegiate job based on his track record.
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