Player: Lance McCullers Jr
Position: RHP/SS
School: Tampa Jesuit HS, FL
Date Of Birth: 10/2/1993
Height/Weight: 6’2/195
Bats/Throws: L/R
Class Of: 2012
Committed To: Florida
Scouting Report:
Lance McCullers Jr. has been on the prospect map for a long time and is in line to be one of the first players selected in the 2012 draft. He is ranked numer 1 in Perfect Game’s Top 200 Draft Prospects for 2012. McCullers, whose father pitched in the Majors for 7 seasons, is a two way prospect, but his future is clearly on the mound.
McCullers has great stuff and good command. His fastball sits 94-97 with some reports as high as 100. He also throws a power curve and a quality change. All three project as plus pitches. He has a fast, loose arm and uses a 3/4 arm slot.
McCullers has the stuff and the competitive drive to excel at the next level.
Awards/Achievements:
- 2011 PG All-American Classic
- 2011 Jackie Robinson Award
- 2011 ESPNHS Underclass Baseball All-American
- 2011 Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County Baseball Team
- 2011 1st Team ESPN Rise Underclass All-American
- 2011 Class 4A Player of the Year
- 2011 St. Petersburg Times Pitcher of the Year
- 2011 Louisville Slugger High School All-American Honorable Mention
- 2011 Perfect Game Underclass 1st Team
- 2010 Perfect Game Underclass 1st Team
- 2010 USA Baseball 18U National Team
- 2010 under Armour All-American
- 2009 MaxPreps Freshman Player of the Year
Quotes:
- Tampa Bay Warriors coach Dan Withum- “Lance is just focused. He’s a baseball player. Everybody knows he can throw 99 (mph) but that’s not the big deal. The big deal is he’s a complete, 360-degree baseball player.”
Links:
- YouTube
- Tampa.com Home Team Blog
- Q&A at Prospect Interviews
- St. Petersburg Times Article
- Legends of Tomorrow
Statistics:
| YR | LG | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | HS | 5 | 3 | 2.02 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 79 | - |
| 2012 | HS |
Hi Matt. Really sorry to hear about the site getting hacked, but I’m glad to see the content being replaced. One note on the above, McCullers hasn’t been the #1 2012 HS or Draft prospect for some time, so you may want to update that.
EDub, there are quite a few that need to be updated, this one among them. My plan is to get all the content replaced, then I have a few new things to put up, and then go through and try to get older profiles updated.