Who should folks keep an eye on? At Washington State University, it's Kyle Manzardo. A third team All-American for the preseason, last year, before COVID shut down the season, he was a .435/.500/.694. That included three homers and seven doubles.
This year, through eight games, he's .457/.524/.886. That includes four homers, including three games in a row. Dating back to 2019, he's sitting on a 25 game hitting streak.
The other WSU Coug is Zane Mills. Last season he was 3-0 with a 1.44 and a 3-to-1 K:BB. This year, he's 2-0 with a 0.68. He's walked three and struck out 16. He just won a national player of the week honor.
Who you got out there with teams you follow that may not be getting a TON of attention, but perhaps people are starting to perk up?
Alex Freeland (UCF) and Kevin Parada (Georgia Tech) are two freshmen that are having ridiculous starts to the year with their bats.