2014 First-Year Player Draft Thread

[jshep]

Well releasing Chevy meant they had to fill the toolsy HS OF from Georgia void in the system.

[Dave Saltzer]

OF Alex Abbott (6-0, 185). Tifton, Ga. Tift County High School.

 

Perfect Game’s No. 47 player in the 2014 class. Max Preps has Abbott listed as the No. 16 player in the 2014 class.

[Dave Saltzer]

250. Alex Abbott OF 1B 6-1 195 L L Tift County Tifton GA Florida Team ELite

Outstanding bat to watch

[Scott34]

From PG:

 

"Alex Abbott is a 2014 OF with a 6-0 190 lb. frame from Tifton, GA who attends Tift County HS. Angular athletic build, good present strength with room for more. 7.24 runner, very good arm strength, on line accurate throws, good footwork on throws, can work through balls more cleanly and quickly, right field tools. Left handed hitter, straight stance, moves into contact well and uses his lower half, good bat speed, has some lift and power potential, loose fluid swing, stood out in batting practice, has the hitting tools to really develop, follow closely. Verbal commitment to Florida."

[JarsOfClay]

so who does the org expect to play 3b in a few years since they are drafting nothing but pitchers?

[Inside Pitch]

I'm not too crazy about this. They'll probably convert them to starters, but I would've rather see some position players drafted in those rounds.

 

Why?   This is said to be a very pitching rich draft, why would you have the team pass on the strength of the draft to get guys who would have likely been there anyway?   

[red321]

so who does the org expect to play 3b in a few years since they are drafting nothing but pitchers?

 

Cowart, Greene, or someone else

[Dave Saltzer]

No Way! The Angels just drafted Bo Way!

[bloodbrother]

No Way! The Angels just drafted Bo Way!

 

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[Dave Saltzer]

Bo Way - 2013 Baseball

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#27 Bo Way

Position: Outfield
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Class: Junior
Hometown: Brunswick, Ga.
High School: Glynn Academy

2013
Way had one of the most dynamic seasons of any player on the roster for KSU, batting .314 while starting in all 60 games in centerfield... Earned a .978 fielding percentage with six assists from the outfield... Led the team in slugging percentage with a .419 mark, hitting 11 doubles, four triples and two homeruns while driving in 27 runs... Also led the team in runs scored with 31 while stealing eight bases... Had a team-best hit streak of 20 games and reched safely in 30... Went 4-for-5 during a win at rival Georgia State (5/8), picking up three RBI with a single, a double and a homer...

2012 (Middle Georgia JC)
Finished second on the team with a .350 batting average... Recorded 75 hits on the season, with 12 2b's, 5 3b's and 2 homeruns... Finished second on the team on stolen bases with 18... Maintained a .481 slugging percentage... All Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association selection.

2011 (Middle Georgia JC)
All Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association selection...Led Middle Ga. in hits, triples, and stolen bases.

High School
Two Time Team Georgia selection... MVP twice for Team Georgia in the Sunbelt Classic.
  
Sansing on Way: 
"Bo is a very talented outfielder that has the arm and speed to play all 3 outfield positions for our team.  He is an extremely competitive player and a tough out every single at-bat.  Bo will bring two years of college experience to our program and should be able to use his athleticism and intensity to immediately contribute to our team."

 

 

 

• Batting Stats
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• Fielding Stats

Date   Opponent   gs ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb ibb sb sba cs hbp sh sf gdp k avg 2/15/2013   Jacksonville State W 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2/16/2013   Jacksonville State W 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 2/17/2013   Jacksonville State W 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 2/20/2013 at Georgia W 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 2/23/2013   Radford L 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 2/23/2013   Radford L 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .348 2/24/2013   Radford L 1 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 2/26/2013 at Auburn W 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 2/27/2013 at Alabama State W 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 3/1/2013 at Middle Tennessee L 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 3/2/2013 at Middle Tennessee L 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 3/3/2013 at Middle Tennessee L 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 3/6/2013   Georgia Southern W 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 3/8/2013   Evansville W 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .365 3/9/2013   Evansville W 1 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393 3/10/2013   Evansville L 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377 3/12/2013   Auburn L 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 3/15/2013   Mercer L 1 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366 3/16/2013   Mercer L 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .360 3/17/2013   Mercer W 1 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .363 3/19/2013   Savannah State W 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .369 3/22/2013   Northern Kentucky W 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .360 3/23/2013   Northern Kentucky W 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .359 3/24/2013   Northern Kentucky W 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 3/26/2013   Alabama State W 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .360 3/28/2013 at Stetson W 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 3/29/2013 at Stetson L 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343 3/30/2013 at Stetson W 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .342 4/2/2013   Georgia L 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 4/3/2013 at Georgia Tech L 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339 4/5/2013   Florida Gulf Coast W 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 4/6/2013   Florida Gulf Coast L 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 4/7/2013   Florida Gulf Coast L 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .328 4/9/2013 at Georgia State L 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 4/12/2013   Jacksonville W 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336 4/13/2013   Jacksonville L 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 4/14/2013   Jacksonville L 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 4/16/2013   Georgia State L 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 4/17/2013 at Georgia Southern W 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 4/19/2013 at North Florida W 1 5 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 4/20/2013 at North Florida L 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 4/21/2013 at North Florida L 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 4/23/2013 at Western Carolina L 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 4/26/2013 at ETSU W 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 4/27/2013 at ETSU L 1 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 4/27/2013 at ETSU L 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 5/1/2013   Western Carolina L 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 5/8/2013 at Georgia State W 1 5 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .328 5/10/2013   USC Upstate W 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332 5/11/2013   USC Upstate W 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332 5/12/2013   USC Upstate W 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330 5/16/2013 at Lipscomb L 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 5/18/2013 at Lipscomb L 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 5/18/2013 at Lipscomb L 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 5/22/2013 vs FGCU W 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 5/24/2013 vs North Florida L 1 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .323 5/25/2013 vs Lipscomb W 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 5/25/2013 vs North Florida W 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .312 5/26/2013 vs ETSU L 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 5/26/2013 vs North Florida W 1 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313     Total   60 240 41 75 27 12 4 2 21 0 8 9 1 5 3 1 3 24 .313

[jshep]

"Bo is a very talented outfielder that has the arm and speed to play all 3 outfield positions for our team.  He is an extremely competitive player and a tough out every single at-bat.  Bo will bring two years of college experience to our program and should be able to use his athleticism and intensity to immediately contribute to our team."

 

Awh yeah, sounds nice and gritty.

[nando714]

Pitchers and OFs

[Dave Saltzer]

Position

Outfield

Ht./Wt.

5-11 / 175

Weight

175

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Brunswick, Ga.

Highschool

Glynn Academy

 

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2014 Baseball Roster

• 1Motley, Justin
• 2Liquori, Alex
• 3Pentecost, Max
• 5Nixon, Cornell
• 6Bruce, Jacob
• 7McGowan, Chris
• 8McCalvin, Justin
• 9Bergen, Travis
• 10Simmons, Kal
• 13Ward, Mason
• 14Hawkins, Kendall
• 16Lowman, Will
• 17Ivey, Dylan
• 18McArthur, Cole
• 19Wynn, Clint
• 20Howell, Jeremy
• 21Morgan, Brennan
• 22Connell, James
• 23Erwin, Chris
• 24Bahnick, Matt
• 26Allum, Taylor
• 28Moore, Jacob
• 29Friese, Gabe
• 30Austin, Andrew
• 31Versteeg, Jordan
• 32Way, Bo
• 34Bennett, Colin
• 36Davis, Drew
• 37Harsh, Nathan
• 38Bancroft, Benjamin
• 40Britt, Eric
• 41Solomon, Will
• 47Hillyer, Jordan

 

 

• 2014
• Current Stats
• 2013

Bo Way Headlines

BSB: Owls Look to Stay Hot, Head to Louisville for Super Regionals 
06/05/14 - POSTSEASON GUIDE | GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO | BRACKET | TICKETS...

BSB: Super Regional Bound, Owls Topple Tide 4-2 in Regional Final 
06/02/14 - With a 4-2 win over Alabama on Monday afternoon, the Kennesaw State baseball team punched its ticket to the NCAA Super Regional, the Owls winning thei...

BSB: KSU Falls to Alabama, 4-1; Face Tide Again Monday with Super Regional on the Line 
06/01/14 - Despite a solid 7.2 innings of work from freshman starter Gabe Friese, the Kennesaw State baseball team fell to Alabama, 4-1, in Tallahassee Regional ...

BSB: Owls Earn Trip to Regional Title Game with Rain Soaked, 11 Inning Affair 
06/01/14 - The Kennesaw State baseball team earned a trip to the NCAA Regional Championship game with a 13-5 victory over Georgia Southern in 11 innings late on ...

BSB: Bergen Rolls Tide, 1-0, to Advance Owls in Tallahassee Regional 
05/30/14 - With a career-high 8.2 innings pitched from lefty Travis Bergen, the No. 27 Kennesaw State baseball team rode strong starting pitching to a 1-0 shutou...

BSB: Owls Claim First Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship 
05/25/14 -  The Kennesaw State baseball team defeated Lipscomb 7-1 to claim their first Atlantic Sun Conference tournament title. The win earns the Owls an autom...

BSB: Owls Continue to Roll; Drop Hatters 7-5 
05/22/14 -  Travis Bergen pitched seven shutout innings as Kennesaw State defeated Stetson 7-5 in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. The Owls move to 2-0 in...

BSB: Morgan’s Walk-Off Grand Slam Lifts Owls over Bucs 11-7 in Extras 
05/21/14 -  Brennan Morgan's grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning gave Kennesaw State an 11-7 victory over East Tennessee State in the first round of the ...

BSB: Pentecost Named A-Sun Player of the Year; Owls Dominate Postseason Awards 
05/20/14 - For the first time in program history the Kennesaw State baseball team has earned the Atlantic Sun Conference's highest individual honor as catcher Ma...

BSB: Owls Walk Away Victors on Senior Night; Way, McGowan Homer, Pentecost Gets Game Winner 
05/16/14 - Kennesaw State catcher Max Pentecost knocked the walk-off single on Friday night, locking up the Owls fifth consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference series...

2014
A member of the A-Sun's Preseason All-Conference Team...

2013
Way had one of the most dynamic seasons of any player on the roster for KSU, batting .314 while starting in all 60 games in centerfield... Earned a .978 fielding percentage with six assists from the outfield... Led the team in slugging percentage with a .419 mark, hitting 11 doubles, four triples and two homeruns while driving in 27 runs... Also led the team in runs scored with 31 while stealing eight bases... Had a team-best hit streak of 20 games and reched safely in 30... Went 4-for-5 during a win at rival Georgia State (5/8), picking up three RBI with a single, a double and a homer...

2012 (Middle Georgia JC)
Finished second on the team with a .350 batting average... Recorded 75 hits on the season, with 12 2b's, 5 3b's and 2 homeruns... Finished second on the team on stolen bases with 18... Maintained a .481 slugging percentage... All Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association selection.

2011 (Middle Georgia JC)
All Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association selection...Led Middle Ga. in hits, triples, and stolen bases.

High School
Two Time Team Georgia selection... MVP twice for Team Georgia in the Sunbelt Classic.

Sansing on Way: 
"Bo is a very talented outfielder that has the arm and speed to play all 3 outfield positions for our team. He is an extremely competitive player and a tough out every single at-bat. Bo will bring two years of college experience to our program and should be able to use his athleticism and intensity to immediately contribute to our team."

 

Current batting stats for him can be found here: http://www.ksuowls.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4556

 

 

[Dave Saltzer]

Pos. Name Bats Yr. AVG OBP SLG HR RBI BB SO SB C Max Pentecost R Jr. .423 .483 .631 9 58 29 25 17 1B Chris McGowan L Jr. .271 .337 .376 4 44 22 42 2 2B Cornell Nixon R Fr. .230 .315 .254 0 15 13 27 4 3B Matt Bahnick R Jr. .269 .299 .346 2 15 8 30 1 SS Kal Simmons B So. .268 .328 .307 1 26 22 32 3 LF Jacob Bruce L Jr. .277 .327 .367 1 28 15 31 12 CF Bo Way L Sr. .358 .404 .470 2 31 16 21 6

“They are good up the middle. Bo Way is a good player for them. He’s not your typical 4-hole hitter from a physical standpoint, not a huge kid, but he can really run and probably hitting over .350 this year. He’s a baseball player. 

[SoWhat]

Why?   This is said to be a very pitching rich draft, why would you have the team pass on the strength of the draft to get guys who would have likely been there anyway?   

Because there was position players on the board that I felt were better picks than a reliever like Rhodes. Just my opinion 

[jsnpritchett]

Was it Scotty that claimed Georgia wasn't a great baseball state in the past?  I think so...Once again, plenty of Georgia boys being drafted.

[ELEVEN]

We're gonna need a Draft Vent thread.

[ELEVEN]

Bo Knows Way?

[jshep]

Damn, TIgers drafted Joey Pankake

[ELEVEN]

Damn, TIgers drafted Joey Pankake

Damn. I really wanted to see how Tdawg was gonna approach this.

[Dave Saltzer]

J. B. Bukauskus is still on the board. There's a name to work with.

[UCLAngel]

How about Griffin Canning from Santa Margarita?  Seems like they've really stayed away from California kids recently.  Would love to see more local guys.  

[Chuck]

Because there was position players on the board that I felt were better picks than a reliever like Rhodes. Just my opinion 

 

And you know this because you've seen them play and have a better understanding than Ric Wilson and their scouts?

[wopphil]

Bakuaskus(?) must have exorbitant demands. Hard to believe he is still available.

[jshep]

Bakuaskus(?) must have exorbitant demands. Hard to believe he is still available.

 

He apparently told teams not to draft him because he had decided he was going to college.