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The College World Series is in full swing and teams are scouting those games more than ever now that the Draft has been moved to July. It's difficult to move the needle much this late in the calendar, but there have been several pitching performances of note.
Jack Leiter reinforced his status as the best college arm available by striking out 15 in eight innings in a 1-0 loss to North Carolina State, but fellow Vanderbilt right-hander Kumar Rocker created some uncertainty by topping out at 94 mph and getting just three swings and misses with his fastball in the Commodores' opener against Arizona. Mississippi State righty Will Bednar (15 whiffs in six scoreless innings versus Texas) and Virginia left-hander Andrew Abbott (10 strikeouts in six shutout innings against Tennessee) bolstered their cases for possibly going in the first round. Texas righty Ty Madden solidified his place as the third-best college arm behind the Vanderbilt duo, losing to Bednar but working seven strong innings while hitting 97 mph five times and showing an effective three-pitch mix.