Yet another projection -- this one from College Baseball Daily has Wake in the Coastal Carolina regional along with Washington and New Mexico. That's a good sign that three major outlets have the Deacs in the field, but again if they don't tighten up the defense its going to be tough.
Wake pitching is not very deep and most of the arms they have are guys who put balls in play and not so much strikeout guys, so defense is so important. And like the RivalsLes said the other day, the Deacs have a much better record when they play error free.
Last night's work from those bullpen guys especially Garrett Kelly, Griffin Roberts and Chris Farish was promising. All three of those guys have great stuff and could be dominant strikeout-type pitchers, but the point is that all three of them have struggled to throw strikes. So when they can't throw strikes the coaches have to go to guys who do throw strikes, and for the most part the ones who do in the Wake pen are not overpowering, which means they will get hit, which means there is an obvious need for strong defense, especially at the key positions.
