Baseball America named Dylan Bundy their 2011 High School Player of the Year. Bundy struck out 158 batters in 71 innings while issuing just 5 walks. Here are some quotes regarding Bundy:
Owasso Head Coach Larry Turner:
“He was a great player when he came to us already. One of his goals was, tongue in cheek, when he graduated high school, he watned to throw harder than his brother. His brother was at 97. I knew that would happen. He’s reached that goal. He’s reached the goal of being drafted high. I don’t think it could have turned out any better for Dylan to be able to be drafted by the same organization his brother is in. He considers his brother his best friend.”
Bundy’s catcher at Owasso, Drew Stiner:
“He’s like a machine. He does that every day and doesn’t expect anything to come to him. Everything he’s worked for, he’s earned it. He’s a very humble kid in his ways, how he speaks and how he approaches people. It was great playing with Dylan this whole year. He pushed everybody and made us all better.”
David Saliba: head coach at Winter Haven (Fla.) High:
“Even playing, I was fortunate to spend some time in pro ball with the Twins organization, the hardest thing I ever saw was low 90s. I caught Brad Radke, some guys with big league time. This kid is throwing 98, a cutter at 90-91. Up until Bundy, I thought (Oakland A’s lefthander) Brett Anderson was the best high school pitcher I had seen. Dylan has more power to his game. Brett is obviously a very talented pitcher. Dylan is a notch up. In hindsight, seeing where Dylan went, you feel kind of blessed to see a kid like that up close even if you’re on the losing end of it. You may never see one like that again.”
