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7th round - Max Schuh - LHP - UCLA

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Schuh arrived at UCLA as a walk-on for the football team but has turned himself into a baseball prospect under John Savage’s expert tutelage. Scouts love his athletic, physical 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame and his fresh arm. He has a long takeaway and good extension out front in his high three-quarters delivery, making his 86-91 fastball tough to pick up. It also has some late life and sink, and scouts think he could add more velocity as he matures. Schuh has shown the ability to throw his 77-81 slurve for a strike for a chase pitch, generating swing-and-misses against lefthanded hitters. Schuh’s two-pitch repertoire makes him profile as a lefty reliever, but coaches rave about his work ethic and aptitude, suggesting he has a chance to reach his ceiling.
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Appeared in 37 games, all in relief...37 appearances were the most in the Pac-12 and seventh-most in the nation...posted an 0-1 record with a 1.55 ERA in 29 innings pitched...struck out 34 batters as well...earned second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors...made his season debut on Feb. 14 vs. Portland, striking out two in one scoreless inning pitched...did not allow an earned run for 22 consecutive appearances from March 7 to April 29...struck out a career-high three batters in two shutout innings vs. Pepperdine on March 7...fanned all three batters he faced on March 28 vs. Arizona State...matched his career-high with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched on April 1 at Loyola Marymount, helping UCLA earn a 5-3 win...tossed two scoreless innings at Long Beach State on April 6...pitched 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Oregon on May 17, striking out three.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Another <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBDraft">@MLBDraft</a> signing: <a href="https://twitter.com/Orioles">@Orioles</a> sign <a href="https://twitter.com/UCLAAthletics">@UCLAAthletics</a> LHP Max Schuh for $175K, $4.9K under pick value in 7th round.</p>— Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayoB3) <a href="

">June 30, 2014</a></blockquote>

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