Stanford baseball's Joey Volchko ranked in the top-15 performers to play in the Cape Cod League
The Stanford baseball team went 22-33 last season, but they have been receiving some love in recent weeks from Baseball America, who have placed two of the program's arms on various lists."Volchko made five appearances for Cotuit totalling 19 innings this summer. Showing a five-pitch mix, Volchko flashed some of the best of any pitcher on the Cape League this summer. Volchko’s hard fastball sits 95-97 mph touching 100 mph at peak with natural cut, but limited ride.
In his first season with Stanford as a 19-year-old, Volchko appeared in 20 games, starting six, and amassed 42 2/3 innings to the tune of a 5.70 ERA. His showing in the Cape was much better, starting five of six games covering 19 innings, and racking up a 2.37 ERA. As BA mentions, his command has been shaky in both spots, leading to 38 walks in nearly 43 innings during the season with Stanford, and another 13 in 19 innings in the CCBL. That leads to an 8 BB/9 rate and a 6.2 BB/9 rate at each stop, which is certainly something that he'll have to address in order to find consistent success.
On the bright side, he's also racked up 53 and 29 strikeouts at those two stops, good for rates of 11.2 per nine and 13.7 per nine, which will obviously play. The command question will likely determine whether Volchko is selected by a team hoping to turn him into a starter, potentially in the early rounds of the draft, or as a reliever, which could drop his stock a bit when he's eligible in 2026.
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