Austin Wood Throws 169 Pitches and Strikes Out 14 for Texas in CWS Regional Game

by Freneau on May 31, 2009 12:58 AM EDT in Kansas City Royals News

Austin Wood's line during tonight's epic UT-Boston College clash: 13 IP, 2 hits, 4 walks and 14 strikeouts. Oh, and he entered the game in the seventh inning. Somewhere in there, there was also a hidden no-hitter, as Wood threw 12.1 IP of hitless baseball.

In all Wood threw 169 pitches for the Longhorns.

Recently, Bryan Smith of Baseball Prospectus pegged Wood as the best pro prospect on the Longhorns. With the Amateur Draft later this week, Wood certainly has picked a good time to deliver an utterly absurd performance.

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this might remind everyone of how college pitchers’ arms are often abused… I wonder if this might actually hurt his draft stock

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by Matt Klaassen on May 31, 2009 1:12 AM EDT reply actions

It's okay, he only threw 2 inning the night before vs. Army.

Today, we are all Honkballers.

by RATW on May 31, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions

wow

by Freneau on May 31, 2009 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions

prob not.

college pitchers usually get more days off in between starts/appearances, so it’s a balancing act.
Any research on college pitch counts signficantly effecting pro performance? I’m curious how much there is to this “abuse” deal.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on May 31, 2009 6:41 AM EDT up reply actions