Brewster had some big-time talent last year in Brent Rooker and Logan Warmoth but scuffled at times and missed the playoffs.
Five to Watch
1. Zack Thompson
2. Kyle Datres
3. Marty Costes
4. Julian Infante
5. Steele Walker
Pitchers
Matthew Beck – LSU – Solid reliever has 3.04 ERA as Tigers head to Omaha
Sam Bordner – Louisville – Top bullpen arm for Omaha club has 0.47 ERA, 35 Ks in 38.2 IP
Robert Broom – Mercer – Standout reliever had 2.04 ERA, with 82 Ks in 61.2 IP
Noah Burkholder – Louisville – 6-6 righty redshirted last year and has not seen any action this year
Daniel Davis – Auburn – Posted 5.89 ERA with 61 Ks in 70.1 IP in Tigers’ weekend rotation
Connor Higgins – Arizona State – Put up 3.92 ERA and saved four games out of Sun Devil bullpen
Zach Linginfelter – Tennessee – Pitching in swing role, had 3.67 ERA with 61 Ks in 56.1 IP
Tony Locey – Georgia – Split time as starter and reliever, finished with 6.38 ERA
Pauly Milto – Indiana – Posted 3.92 ERA and led team with 65 Ks while starting 10 games, relieving 10 more
Andy Pagnozzi – Ole Miss – Appeared in 13 games out of Rebels’ bullpen, finished with 3.31 ERA
Todd Peterson – LSU – Also a good relief arm for Tigers, has 3.74 ERA in 33.2 IP
Jonathan Stiever – Indiana – Struck out 57 and walked just nine as weekend starter with 4.31 ERA
Zack Thompson – Kentucky – Hard-throwing frosh led UK starters with 3.45 ERA and struck out 96 in 75.2 IP
Zach Wolf – Seattle – Saved five games, finished with 5.56 ERA for Seattle
Catchers
Michael Curry – Georgia – Power-hitting catcher led Bulldogs with 10 home runs, 46 RBI to go with .297 AVG
Mickey Gasper – Bryant – Top hitter for Bulldogs batted .333 with six home runs
Pete Schuler – Kent State – Batted .234 this spring and finished second on team with six homers
Infielders
Kyle Datres – North Carolina – Third baseman batted .265 with seven homers and finished second on team with 51 RBI
Nick Dunn – Maryland – Returning Whitecap followed up big frosh season by hitting .261 with five homers
A.J. Graffanino – Washington – Back for second year in Brewster, son of former Big Leaguer Tony hit .269 in second season with Huskies
Julian Infante – Vanderbilt – Starred alongside form CCBL’ers Will Toffey, Jeren Kendall for Vandy with .315 AVG, 11 HR, 66 RBI
Connor Smith – Western Michigan – MAC Freshman of the Year in 2016 hit .339 with 20 extra-base hits this season
Outfielders
Hunter Bishop – Arizona State – Second-best hitter for Sun Devils finished at .301 with 14 extra base hits
Marty Costes – Maryland – Tied former CCBL star Kevin Smith for Terps’ lead with 13 home runs this spring while batting .322
Devin Foyle – Kansas – Batted .290 and had 21 extra-base hits in second strong season with Jayhawks
Darius Hill – West Virginia – Consensus freshman All-American last year hit .307, 4 HR this year
Beau Jordan – LSU – Returning Whitecap hitting .277 with three home runs this year
Steele Walker – Oklahoma – Northwoods League batting champ in 2016 was top hitter for Sooners this spring at .333 with 8 home runs, 51 RBI