USC Baseball got just the break it needed today when Oakland A's third round draft pick Kyle Twomey decided to attend USC instead of signing a professional contract. The left-handed pitcher was the second highest drafted high school player this year to forgo the big leagues for college.
"He has a great feel for pitching and he is a strike-thrower, so I expect him to come in and compete for a weekend rotation spot from day one," said an ecstatic head coach Frank Cruz.
The 6'4" southpaw was 8-3 with a 0.76 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 73 innings as a high school senior at El Dorado.
"He has a great feel for pitching and he is a strike-thrower, so I expect him to come in and compete for a weekend rotation spot from day one," said an ecstatic head coach Frank Cruz.
The 6'4" southpaw was 8-3 with a 0.76 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 73 innings as a high school senior at El Dorado.
Definitely a plus although one out of four is not a good % of top recruits entering the school. How did Twomey lose three games with that ERA? Hitters are needed desperately. Looks like three lefties in the starting rotation if Twomey makes the grade. Tarpley made it last season as one of the big three, and what were the final results. Replacing Triggs is just a trade off at best. The better break would have been a new coaching staff as first order of business.