North Dakota Preps

Who are the best pitchers in the EDC, and WDA?

Minot High has just recieved a pitcher from Florida. Demitry Zafra 16 years 2014 6'1ft 190Ibs. Low 3/4 arm slot. Hit 89 during pitching session up in Minot, fastball moves like a lefty's. Major league circle change, he is able to break it down to the left or right of the plate Mixed in with a slurve and newly developed splitter. Was verbally commited to Virgina but uncommitted upon arrival to North Dakota. Kids the real deal.
The magicians have a goood chance at states witht this accusation.

Hmmm that's interesting. 1 pitcher won't win state for them but that would help.

He sure is taking a lot of the load off of Minots Chandler Jacob back. Their is no doubt this kid can shut down fargo davies and bismarck. and yes I have seen him pitch numerous times.

A lot of good pitchers should be seen this season...we will see in late May who fared the best...just remember some days quality pitching looks worse when the defense has a collectively bad day and makes innings drag out, and you can't strike 'em all out....good luck to all the pitchers this season!

Here's a story about Demitry Zafra of Minot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZlFiV7CeRw

arguably the best senior pitcher in the state has a no hitter going through 5 innings. coach goes way down the pitching depth chart for 6th/7th inning. 5 runs later, you lose the game. good call coach.

That is baseball at times and seriously, no coach deliberately puts a pitcher on the mound to lose a game...it is a team game.

Why take Quinlan out after 5 innings, especially with a no hitter going? Don't you let the kid have a chance at a complete game no hitter and more importantly lead his team to a win?

Funny how in TV report the coach says he throws 84 to 86 and others say 89. Sure he is a great pitcher but hard to win state on one pitchers arm he can't pitch every inning Minot plays.

The reason you take a kid out DESPITE the score or number of hits...pitch count and preserving his arm early in the season, nobody should really care about the complete game or a HS baseball win when the other choice is to damage a kid's arm and possible future at the next level. The best thing to do is just give him credit for a great performance and say, great job young man!

LuvnBaseball wrote:The reason you take a kid out DESPITE the score or number of hits...pitch count and preserving his arm early in the season, nobody should really care about the complete game or a HS baseball win when the other choice is to damage a kid's arm and possible future at the next level. The best thing to do is just give him credit for a great performance and say, great job young man!

People make too big a deal out of pitch count. In a 7 seven inning game, especially the first 5 innings, theres no way he threw enough to hurt himself. Plus although it's early in the season, these kids have been inside so long that they've bullpened a lot and are in shape.

Sorry, but that is a naive statement...pitch count is important. As far as 5 innings...saw a kid with over 100 pitches in 5 innings, in a 1-0 ball game. Quality at bats, walks, errors, etc can drive a pitchers count up fast. Again, it is about the pitcher's health, not a win, that is utmost important.

Zafra's 3 and 0 with era of 1.23 in 12 innings of pitching with 13 strikeouts. Not so bad, not so bad!! Oh yea and did hit 88 mph this wknd!!!!

Hammerheads wrote:Zafra's 3 and 0 with era of 1.23 in 12 innings of pitching with 13 strikeouts. Not so bad, not so bad!! Oh yea and did hit 88 mph this wknd!!!!

Zafra is 2-5 and can't get the ball over the plate to save his life.