Summer of Swat: How are Missouri baseball players doing as July ends?

By Kyle Jones | Jul 29, 2021

Home plate umpire, Malcom Smith wears an earpiece attached a phone during a baseball game between the Mighty Mussels and Daytona Tortugas at Hammond Stadium at Century Link Sports Complex on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Minor league baseball leagues have had various rules changes put in place by Major League Baseball this season. In the Low-A Southeast League, which includes the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, many games are utilizing an electronic strike zone. Human umpires still "deliver" the call behind the plate, but after receiving what an electronic device states whether a pitch is a ball or a strike.Eirpiece /

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MLB Draft League

Drew Garrett- State College Spikes

Garrett made one appearance on the mound last week, allowing one run on one hit and 3 walks. Garrett also notched 2 strikeouts in his outing.

If Garrett can limit the walks, he has the stuff to strike out any college batter with ease.

Prospect League

Kyle Potthoff-Cape Catfish

Potthoff made two appearances over the last week, including a win over Normal last Thursday. He went 5 innings in both of his outings, with 9 strikeouts.

While his second outing was strong, allowing only 1 earned run, his first outing was rough, where he allowed 7 earned runs.

Potthoff has been a pitcher whose poor performances have outweighed his good ones this season. He needs to focus on what he’s doing right and base his strategy around that. Missouri baseball pitching coach Brian DeLunas will help with that.

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