2016 State Draft Report: Dakotas (North and South Dakota)
| CROP RATING | |
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| Rating compares this year's group to what a state typically produces, not to other states | |
Number of players drafted in 2015: 5. Just two years ago, not one player was drafted from either North or South Dakota. This year the area will do much better than that. With two players in the #BA500, this is a banner year for the Dakotas, although as usually is the case, there won't be many players taken overall.
| NATIONAL TOP 500 PROSPECTS |
| BA 500 Scouting Reports |
1. Zach Muckenhirn, lhp, North Dakota (National Rank: 203) 2. Dalton Feeney, rhp, Century HS, Bismarck, N.D. (National Rank: 237)
| OTHER PROSPECTS OF NOTE |
| 2016 Draft Map |
3. Landon Busch, rhp, South Dakota State
| ADDITIONAL SCOUTING REPORTS |
Landon Busch, rhp, South Dakota State - A redshirt junior who transferred from Kansas State, Busch was South Dakota State's best pitcher. He's a strike-thrower with an upper-80s fastball and a playable slider.
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