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CHAMPAIGN, I'm sick. — Before the intense test heat, Brody Brecht took the mound in game two of Iowa's series at Illinois. Our sixth-ranked prospect in the preseason, Brecht got off to a slow start this spring, but has made strides with his control in recent weeks, getting his draft train back on track for the first round. Against the Illini the 6-foot-4, 225-pound, unarmed righthander ran his fastball up to 99 mph, sitting 95-97, and it was his high-80s slider that again did the most damage. The double-plus offering kept dipping and dipping under the bats. With Synergy,[…]
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