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D1Baseball Stock Talk: 8 College Baseball Standouts from Week 11

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Jake Bennett | C
Jake Bennett | C

G AB H XBH BB AVG OBP

3 15 7 4 0 .467 .467

Dallas Baptist’s Jake Bennett in his three games against FIU.

It was a massive weekend for catcher Jake Bennett, who launched four home runs with eight RBI to help secure a road series win over Florida International.

Across 13 batted balls, he averaged a 99.2 mph exit speed with a 76% hard-hit rate.

Bennett reached a peak exit velocity of 114 mph this past week and added two additional barrels traveling over 110 mph.

Of his four home runs, the first stood out most, a 447-foot blast that came off the bat at 110 mph in Friday’s series opener. He also recorded home run exit velocities of 109, 108, and 102 mph, leaving zero doubt that he can absolutely obliterate baseballs.

Notably, all four home runs came on four different pitch types.

If he closes out 2026 strong, Jake will be one of the more intriguing senior sign candidates in July. He’s currently hitting .387 with a .587 wOBA and more walks than strikeouts, a powerful profile backed by strong swing decisions.

Bennett will be back in action for Dallas Baptist on the road this coming Tuesday against Abilene Christian.

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College Baseball: Standouts from Week 11
Indeed, another weekend is officially in the books, adding more clarity to the growing picture of player performance and draft stock.

In this week’s edition of Stock Talk, we break down eight more draft-eligible players who made noise over the past calendar week and dive into what stood out from each of their performances.

Let’s get started.
Brett Renfrow | RHP
Brett Renfrow | RHP

IP H ER BB SO NP STRIKE %

8 3 0 1 9 108 70.37

Virginia Tech’s Brett Renfrow in his Friday start against NC State.

Turning in the best start of his collegiate career, Brett Renfrow was dialed in for eight shutout innings against NC State this past Friday.

Diving into his four-pitch arsenal, each pitch was on full display. Starting off with the four-seam fastball, sitting 93-95 mph while getting 17 inches of ride that was thrown for over 75% strikes.

Renfrow also incorporated an upper-80s cutter that was very much effective start-to-finish. More specifically, it averaged over 2,300 rpm used against both lefties and righties, which generated a 46% while thrown for over 80% strikes.

Wrapping up his repertoire, Renfrow mixed in both a mid-80s changeup as well as a curveball, hovering around 80 mph. With the cambio, it’s a kill-spin offering that gets significant distinction off the fastball, more so when thrown to left-handers. As for the curveball, it’s a 2,500 rpm weapon with two-plane action that ended up totaling a 50% whiff rate.

In a murky ACC, Renfrow has seemed to find a new gear, helping the Hokies win two straight series. They now sit at 11-13 in conference.

Renfrow will likely make his next start for Virginia Tech on the road this coming Friday against Cal.

Renfrow is #31 on our Top 100 College Prospect Board.
Eric Guevara | 3B
Eric Guevara | 3B

G AB H XBH BB AVG OBP

4 17 9 5 1 .529 .579

Auburn’s Eric Guevara in his four games against opponents Samford and Oklahoma.

What a year it’s been for Eric Guevara, now up to a .380 average with 20 extra-base knocks in 2026 with a chunk of season to go.

In Tuesday’s matchup against Samford, Guevara went 2-for-5, including a two-run jack with a 110 mph exit speed while traveling 445 feet.

As for this recent weekend against Oklahoma, Guevara averaged a 102 mph exit speed given his 14 batted balls, including an 8% in-zone whiff. Along with this, he finished with a hard-hit rate just shy of 80% in this three-game sample.

Guevara maxed out this week with a 111 mph exit speed, good for a base knock against LJ Mercurius in Friday’s contest.

He tormented pitches on the middle-to-outer half this past week and is driving the ball in the air more often, leaving opposing arms with little margin for error at this point in the season.

Guevara will be back in action for Auburn on the road this coming Friday against Texas A&M.
Jason DeCaro | RHP
Jason DeCaro | RHP

IP H ER BB SO NP STRIKE %

7.2 3 0 2 7 101 64.36

North Carolina’s Jason DeCaro in his Thursday start against Duke.

Jason DeCaro was nails against their archrival this past Thursday, going north of seven innings for the first time in nearly a year while continuing their torrid run.

Working a four-pitch against the Blue Devils, DeCaro was primarily fastball/slider against a heavy right-handed lineup.

The four-seam was intriguing, sitting 91-94 mph and averaging north of 20 inches of ride, along with 2,500 rpm. He threw it for a strike 65% of the time. DeCaro’s low-80s slider was just as intriguing, thrown for 75% strikes while generating nearly 2,800 rpm with eight inches of sweep.

Along with these, DeCaro went after hitters with a curveball and a changeup, though rare. More on the upper-70s curveball, it’s a high-spin pitch thrown more often against righties that often gets up to 3,00 rpm. He rounded things out with the changeup, a primary offering against left-handers, living 80-82 mph and getting over 18 inches of run, providing good distinction off the four-seam.

Now winners of their last seven ACC series, North Carolina is a wagon right now with DeCaro getting the Tar Heels rolling each weekend.

It is likely DeCaro will make his next start for North Carolina this coming Sunday back at home against Duke.

Jason DeCaro is #43 on our Top 100 College Prospect Board.
Nu’u Contrades | INF
Nu’u Contrades | INF

G AB H XBH BB AVG OBP

4 17 7 4 3 .412 .500

Arizona State’s Nu’u Contrades in his four games against opponents New Mexico State and Baylor.

A loud statement at home this weekend for the Sun Devils, with Nu’u Contrades leading the charge in a series sweep over Baylor.

Across 16 balls in play, Contrades averaged 95.9 mph in exit velocity with a 62 percent hard-hit rate, with half of those balls leaving the bat north of 100 mph.

Contrades punished pitches all week, especially those in the lower part of the zone. He rarely missed as well, evidenced by a 7% in-zone whiff.

He topped out at 110.3 mph for a base hit in Friday’s matchup against the Bears and added two home runs over the past week, coming off the bat at 105 and 106 mph.

Currently riding an 11-game hitting streak, Contrades has become a major headache at the plate. Thanks to the pair of Contrades and potential Golden Spikes Award contender Landon Hairston, the Sun Devils offense is clicking on all cylinders, averaging nearly 10 runs per game over their last seven.

Contrades will be back in action for Arizona State on the road this coming Friday against UCF.
Tegan Kuhns | RHP
Tegan Kuhns | RHP

IP H ER BB SO NP STRIKE %

8 3 0 1 9 98 67.35

Tennessee’s Tegan Kuhns in his Friday start against Alabama.

Tegan Kuhns has been a different guy over the last four weeks since his one-week stint in relief, and that showed again on Friday as he put up eight shutout frames in a run-rule win over Alabama.

A more simplistic showing, Kuhns was primarily fastball/curveball in this outing. The four-seam was as advertised, living 93-95 (up to 96) mph and generating over 18 inches of run with 2,300 rpm.

However, Kuhns’ best weapon was his mid-70s curveball. His go-to secondary, it creates over 30 inches of vertical separation off the fastball while averaging more than 2,600 rpm, producing a 50% whiff rate and landing for strikes at a 67% clip.

Rounding out his recent arsenal, Kuhns mixed in a rare low-80s changeup. Primarily thrown against lefties, it averaged nearly 15 inches of dive. He often used it when ahead in counts.

In a weekend that felt do-or-die for the Vols, Kuhns started the charge in game one, leading to a huge series win.

He will likely make his next start for Tennessee on the road this coming weekend against Kentucky.

Tegan Kuhns is #26 on our Top 100 College Prospect Board.
Jarren Advincula | 2B
Jarren Advincula | 2B

G AB H XBH BB AVG OBP

4 16 9 3 2 .563 .650

Georgia Tech’s Jarren Advincula in his four games against opponents Georgia and Wake Forest.

Equipped with arguably one of the purest hit tools in college baseball, Jarren Advincula kept it rolling this past week, extending his hitting streak to 11 games while recording a hit in 26 of his last 27.

In Tuesday’s midweek matchup against Georgia at Truist Park, he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, as both hits traveled off the bat with 100+ mph exit speeds.

Advincula carried this momentum into the weekend series against Wake Forest. Across 20 plate appearances, he didn’t whiff on a single pitch in-zone.

The second baseman had a career game on Saturday, going 5-for-5 with a double, a two-run blast, and 6 RBI. More specifically, the home run had a 100 mph exit speed and traveled 377 feet off Wake’s best arm, Chris Levonas.

Though he mainly saw right-handed arms over the course of the weekend, Advincula controlled the inner half of the plate, working counts and getting his pitch to hit.

Advincula will be back in action for Georgia Tech on the road this coming Tuesday against Kennesaw State.

Jarren Advincula is #28 on our Top 100 College Prospect Board.
Grant Govel | RHP
Grant Govel | RHP

IP H ER BB SO NP STRIKE %

8 2 0 0 8 101 70.30

USC’s Grant Govel in his Saturday start against Purdue.

Throwing another gem this past Saturday, Grant Govel went eight shutout innings, getting the Trojans the win that eventually led to a series sweep against Purdue.

Govel had his five-pitch arsenal at his command from start to finish. Kicking things off, the four-seam fastball is a low-90s offering that got up to 94 mph and averaged nearly 2,400 rpm with an elite 22.2 IVB. More specifically, his fastball got up to a diabolical 27.8 induced, amongst the highest in the sport.

Moving on, Govel worked in both his slider and his curveball often as well. The slider carries sweeper traits (over six inches of glove-side action), averaging nearly 2,700 rpm while sitting 81-84 mph. As for the curveball, it’s arguably his best offspeed offering, a true 12-6 action weapon that had a 40% whiff rate and 15 inches of drop while being thrown for nearly 70% strikes.

Rounding out his repertoire are his changeup and his cutter. The changeup is a mid-80s offering often used against lefties that averages nearly 20 inches of fade with plus command. As for the cutter, it creates good lift with some bite through the zone while sitting 87-89 mph.

Even after a tough weekend in Lincoln, both Govel and Friday starter Mason Edwards continue to give the Trojans an edge, forming one of the top pitching tandems in college baseball.

Govel will likely make his next start for USC back at home this coming Saturday against Rutgers.
Jake Bennett | C
Jake Bennett | C

G AB H XBH BB AVG OBP

3 15 7 4 0 .467 .467

Dallas Baptist’s Jake Bennett in his three games against FIU.

It was a massive weekend for catcher Jake Bennett, who launched four home runs with eight RBI to help secure a road series win over Florida International.

Across 13 batted balls, he averaged a 99.2 mph exit speed with a 76% hard-hit rate.

Bennett reached a peak exit velocity of 114 mph this past week and added two additional barrels traveling over 110 mph.

Of his four home runs, the first stood out most, a 447-foot blast that came off the bat at 110 mph in Friday’s series opener. He also recorded home run exit velocities of 109, 108, and 102 mph, leaving zero doubt that he can absolutely obliterate baseballs.

Notably, all four home runs came on four different pitch types.

If he closes out 2026 strong, Jake will be one of the more intriguing senior sign candidates in July. He’s currently hitting .387 with a .587 wOBA and more walks than strikeouts, a powerful profile backed by strong swing decisions.

Bennett will be back in action for Dallas Baptist on the road this coming Tuesday against Abilene Christian.

The post College Baseball Stock Talk: Standouts from Week 11 appeared first on Just Baseball.
College Baseball: Standouts from Week 11
Indeed, another weekend is officially in the books, adding more clarity to the growing picture of player performance and draft stock.

In this week’s edition of Stock Talk, we break down eight more draft-eligible players who made noise over the past calendar week and dive into what stood out from each of their performances.

Let’s get started.