Senior catcher Ronny Marmol is used to all hype surrounding the major league draft. The former Southridge High School standout was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 1997. To me it's just another day out here trying to get better. There's really no pressure on the players at all because we know the scouts will be out here all season long anyway. The key for the young guys is to just stay confident, relaxed and look at it as just another day of practice.
Scouts wait at the finish line.
If I only had a dime for every stop watch in attendance today. Much like a writer never leaves home without his computer, a major league scout is always equipped with, among other things, a stop watch. Scouts put their fingers and stop watches to work as the Cougars opened the session by running the 60-yard dash. Next came a round of infield, then batting practice, and finally the pitchers threw 15 pitches off the mound. Marmol's not the only Cougar familiar with the draft.