[Panther Thunder]

I think the biggest gig to the whole selection process was the absence of a kid by the name of Gavin Miller from Pikeville. Might just be the best #6 in the state. When that kid missed the system needs a look.No he did not sign a contract nor did he sign D-1 but he can flat play the game. Look for that name down the road.

Just noticed this part, and I agree. I think the lack of summer baseball and just getting out to as many camps and showcases as possible did not help. And until this season his arm was a little weaker than what most would like. But he has the frame, speed, and just game to play at a high level, IMO. His mechanics are not even close to orthodox, but if you look at him against good pitching, he does just as well as bad pitching. Maybe it could lead to potential bouts of inconsistency, but I really am not sure if that is the case at this point. I know in his career against the better pitching he faced, he had two rockets off Chandler Shepherd (Freshman and Junior years), homered off either Austin Lyons or Zack Jackson of Paintsville in the All "A" in 2010, Hit a ball hard off the lefty from Butler, McGrath (sp?) right at the right fielder, Was 9-12 or 13 in the 2010 state tournament with a home run and a triple, Solid pitcher from East Carter homered. So, just off the top of my head, he has been big in big situations. He has great instincts at Short and his range is incredible. His error total went down considerably through out his career. Has multiple offensive records at Pikeville.

Just the stats I have would be through his junior year, I will updated them when I get the finalized 2012 stats:


Totals AB 330 BB/HBP 40 R 104 H 140 1B 84 2B 30 3B 10 HR 16 RBI 124

Fresh-Jun Average: .424

I know I post a ton on Gavo, but it just excited me so much to watch him play and now there is nothing to talk about so it gives me something to do lol.