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Big Tme RHP has opened up his recruiting and is expected to be on campus on Thursday, Per my Conversation with his Dad.
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I thought we'd already established that this was all Slim's fault. :blink:I'm with you Capn Hook if Jeff didn't miss the opener we don't go in the losers bracket. Boo this sunshine pumper joeywa. Boo him!
Thanks again Jeff for spearheading a great year.
Here is story on Blake Wellmann
http://insidetexas.com/news/story.php?article=5084
By Eric Nahlin, Inside Texas Recruiting Editor
Posted Jul 15, 2014
Copyright © 2014 InsideTexas.com
Brenham, Texas, quite obviously. It's a town I've had the privilege to live in so I've seen the fervor for baseball, and softball, firsthand. In recent years Brenham football has ascended to statewide prominence, but in Brenham, baseball is the constant.
You more seasoned readers will recall Cecil Cooper. You semi-seasoned readers might remember Jon Peters from Sports Illustrated 'SUPERKID' fame and his 51 consecutive high school wins. Dustin Majewksi should certainly be a fondly remembered name after becoming an All-American and national champion on the 2003 Longhorn squad.
Brenham Cub pitcher, Blake Wellmann (class of 2015), hopes to continue the town's rich tradition, and he plans to do it in Austin after recently committing. I caught up with tall right hander to talk about baseball, but I was secretly thinking about chicken fried steak at Country Inn II.
Inside Texas: Congratulations on the big news. The question people want to know about a pitcher is how hard they throw, but from researching you a bit it appears you're not a power pitcher. What kind of pitcher are you?
Blake Wellmann: My best fastball is 90 but I really have four pitches; fastball, curve, change-up, and a hard slider. The hard-slider's my strike-out pitch.
IT: I watched Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio enough to know how effective a hard slider is for a strikeout pitch. So, you picked Texas. What was the sales pitch? What stood out to you about the opportunity?
BW: Coach Skip (Johnson) said he wasn't concerned about velocity. He wanted a guy who could throw strikes and locate his pitches. I get a lot of groundball outs. He liked that as well. To me it seemed like a perfect fit.
IT: I'd have to agree, that does sound like a good fit. What were your stats on the year?
BW: I went 9-0 through district and the playoffs with a 1.31 ERA. I struck out 86 in 65 innings pitched (he had to look that up).
IT: How did you guys end up this season?
BW: We made it the regional finals where we lost to George Ranch.
IT: I don't follow baseball too much, but I know they have a stud but I can't remember his name.
BW: Stone Garrett.
IT: That's it. How'd you fare against him?
BW: He went 0-3 with two ground outs and a strikeout.
IT: Nice. Where'd he end up?
BW: The Marlins drafted him in the 8th round and he signed so he's in the minors.
IT: Well it has to feel good to do that well against a minor leaguer. Who else was recruiting you hard?
BW: It came down to UT, TCU, Rice and Texas State.
IT: And how does this work? Are you on full scholarship or partial?
BW: Everything is scholarship except for housing.
IT: Is Texas recruiting any of your teammates?
BW: Not at Brenham but I also play for College Station 12 and they have a commitment from Beau Ridgeway from College Park (The Woodlands). He's really good.
IT: Well this was all great to hear. I can't wait to see you take the mound. Thanks for your time.
BW: Thank you and I appreciate it.
http://insidetexas.com/news/story.php?article=5084
By Eric Nahlin, Inside Texas Recruiting Editor
Posted Jul 15, 2014
Copyright © 2014 InsideTexas.com
Brenham, Texas, quite obviously. It's a town I've had the privilege to live in so I've seen the fervor for baseball, and softball, firsthand. In recent years Brenham football has ascended to statewide prominence, but in Brenham, baseball is the constant.
You more seasoned readers will recall Cecil Cooper. You semi-seasoned readers might remember Jon Peters from Sports Illustrated 'SUPERKID' fame and his 51 consecutive high school wins. Dustin Majewksi should certainly be a fondly remembered name after becoming an All-American and national champion on the 2003 Longhorn squad.
Brenham Cub pitcher, Blake Wellmann (class of 2015), hopes to continue the town's rich tradition, and he plans to do it in Austin after recently committing. I caught up with tall right hander to talk about baseball, but I was secretly thinking about chicken fried steak at Country Inn II.
Inside Texas: Congratulations on the big news. The question people want to know about a pitcher is how hard they throw, but from researching you a bit it appears you're not a power pitcher. What kind of pitcher are you?
Blake Wellmann: My best fastball is 90 but I really have four pitches; fastball, curve, change-up, and a hard slider. The hard-slider's my strike-out pitch.
IT: I watched Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio enough to know how effective a hard slider is for a strikeout pitch. So, you picked Texas. What was the sales pitch? What stood out to you about the opportunity?
BW: Coach Skip (Johnson) said he wasn't concerned about velocity. He wanted a guy who could throw strikes and locate his pitches. I get a lot of groundball outs. He liked that as well. To me it seemed like a perfect fit.
IT: I'd have to agree, that does sound like a good fit. What were your stats on the year?
BW: I went 9-0 through district and the playoffs with a 1.31 ERA. I struck out 86 in 65 innings pitched (he had to look that up).
IT: How did you guys end up this season?
BW: We made it the regional finals where we lost to George Ranch.
IT: I don't follow baseball too much, but I know they have a stud but I can't remember his name.
BW: Stone Garrett.
IT: That's it. How'd you fare against him?
BW: He went 0-3 with two ground outs and a strikeout.
IT: Nice. Where'd he end up?
BW: The Marlins drafted him in the 8th round and he signed so he's in the minors.
IT: Well it has to feel good to do that well against a minor leaguer. Who else was recruiting you hard?
BW: It came down to UT, TCU, Rice and Texas State.
IT: And how does this work? Are you on full scholarship or partial?
BW: Everything is scholarship except for housing.
IT: Is Texas recruiting any of your teammates?
BW: Not at Brenham but I also play for College Station 12 and they have a commitment from Beau Ridgeway from College Park (The Woodlands). He's really good.
IT: Well this was all great to hear. I can't wait to see you take the mound. Thanks for your time.
BW: Thank you and I appreciate it.
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I coached in Brenham from 1968-71. insane town for HS baseball. I have written a piece on my time there. if anyone is interested, email me, and i'll send it to you.
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why don't you post it, jim?
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Of course it is Joeywa everything is Slim's fault. It is a way of life and posted on a sign in the first base dugout at Disch Faulk Field. Among with the "when in doubt bunt" sign.
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Thanks Jim. That means a lot.
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Darrell asked for it, and I gave it to him. it is his call whether to post it here. that would be presumptuous of me to post my stuff here.
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