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With the help of 64Analytics.com, Baseball America is back to highlight 10 college players who produced standout data in Week 11. Here are five hitters, four pitchers and a two-way player who caught our attention this past week.
Hitters
James Quinn-Irons, OF, George Mason
At 6-foot-5, Quinn-Irons is an outsized problem for opposing defenses in more ways than one. He led the nation in steals last week (six) and also hit three homers, and the George Mason junior is one of just three Division I players this season with 10-plus homers and 25-plus steals. His rare blend of speed and power has vaulted him up to No. 97 in Baseball America’s latest draft rankings, and he also ranks No. 16 nationally in weighted runs created efficiency (wRCE), per 64Analytics. Quinn-Irons has been a critical part of George Mason’s push for an Atlantic 10 regular-season title, an impact that shined through particularly brightly last week when he slashed .600/.667/1.333 over four games.
Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA
A smooth-fielding shortstop with one of the slickest gloves on the West Coast, Cholowsky’s elite defense has never been in doubt. But the Bruins sophomore star can really swing it, too. Cholowsky is coming off a scorching week in which he slashed .467/.556/1.067 with three homers and five RBIs, showcasing a rhythmic righty swing and mature feel for contact. Cholowsky appears to be headed for another All-American campaign as he’s batting .408 with 19 home runs, 24 doubles, a triple, 67 RBIs, 32 walks to 22 strikeouts and four stolen bases through 43 appearances. Long regarded for his advanced internal clock and arm strength at shortstop, Cholowsky is proving exactly why he’s viewed as a top-end prospect for next year’s draft.
AJ Guerrero, OF, Washington
By the numbers, no player in the country had a more productive week than Guerrero. The 22-year-old outfielder went a jaw-dropping 12-for-17 with four home runs, a double, 13 RBIs, a stolen base and zero strikeouts, culminating in a nation-best 14.5 wRCE, per 64Analytics. A staple in the Huskies’ lineup since 2022, he’s quietly put together one of the most consistent careers in Washington history, slashing .322 with 41 home runs, 47 doubles and 165 RBIs over 202 career games. Guerrero this season has produced solid batted-ball data: a 91.6 mph average exit velocity and a 104.8 mph 90th percentile EV.
Gavin Gallaher, 3B, North Carolina
Gallaher returns to the Freak Sheet for the second time in three weeks after another absurd display of power. The Tar Heel third baseman homered four times and added a double in just 12 at-bats last week. Gallaher owns a very solid 47% hard-hit rate and continues to serve as a key catalyst behind North Carolina’s surge to No. 3 in the Baseball America Top 25. Few hitters in the country are as scorching right now.
Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina
Bodine’s stat line last week—five hits in 15 at-bats with a pair of doubles—was more than enough to help Coastal to a 3-1 showing. But what truly earns him a spot on this week’s Freak Sheet is his elite bat-to-ball skill, which ranks among the best in the country. The Chanticleers’ backstop owns a 97.4% zone contact rate, tied for fourth nationally, and has emerged as one of the purest hitters in Division I. While he has hit just three homers, Bodine’s precision and polish at the plate are showing more and more in his production. He ranks as Baseball America’s No. 25 draft prospect.
Pitchers
Jack Ohman, RHP, Yale
You won’t find any denial here: The Freak Sheet has become, at least in part, the Jack Ohman tracker. But when you’re this dominant, it’s only fair. Ohman added another gem to his resume last week with 6.2 innings of two-run ball against Princeton, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out nine. The freshman now owns a staggering season line of six earned runs across 60.2 innings. Armed with a fastball that sits in the low-to-mid-90s and touches 97, a classic gyro slider with vertical bite, a curveball and changeup, the Arizona native—and son of former big leaguer Will Ohman—has quickly cemented himself as one of the premier newcomers in the country.
| Date | IP | H | R/ER | BB | K |
| 2/22 @ Queens | 2.1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3/2 @ The Citadel | 5.0 | 1 | 0/0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3/9 @ Rice | 7.0 | 6 | 3/0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3/16 vs. VMI | 5.0 | 4 | 0/0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3/23 vs. Cornell | 6.0 | 4 | 1/0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3/29 @ Harvard | 5.0 | 1 | 0/0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4/4 @ Brown | 8.0 | 3 | 1/1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4/11 v.s Columbia | 9.0 | 5 | 0/0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4/19 @ Penn | 6.2 | 6 | 3/3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4/27 vs. Princeton | 6.2 | 2 | 2/2 | 2 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 60.2 | 33 | 10/6 | 17 | 71 |
Blake Gillespie, RHP, Charlotte
Facing off against fellow AAC contender FAU, Gillespie delivered one of the most dominant outings of Week 11: a complete-game shutout with just four hits, no walks and 12 strikeouts. The 6-foot-2 righthander leaned heavily—as he has all year—on a sweeping slider he throws nearly 60% of the time, carving up hitters with precision and depth. The unorthodox mix has fueled a breakout season and catapulted Gillespie to No. 201 in Baseball America’s latest draft rankings. His slider-fastball combo continues to miss barrels and rack up whiffs at an elite rate and have injected new life into his career after two lackluster seasons at Georgia.
Chase Daniel, RHP, UAB
Daniel added his name to the growing list of dominant starters in the American with a masterpiece last week: a nine-inning complete-game shutout with a nation’s best 13 strikeouts, no walks and just three hits allowed against Rice. The righty now owns a 3.80 ERA on the year and has posted a 21% strikeout rate and career-bests 4.00% walk rate and 1.11 WHIP. In a league already stacked with frontline arms like Charlotte’s Gillespie and FAU’s Trey Beard, Daniel is proving he belongs in that same conversation.
Thomas Burns, RHP, Texas
Burns didn’t need a long outing to make a loud impression. In a two-inning relief appearance against rival Texas A&M, the righthander allowed just one run while striking out three—but it was his pure stuff that turned heads. The Arizona State transfer touched 99 mph twice, setting a new personal best, and complemented it with a vicious cutter-slider hybrid that consistently baffled hitters. Burns comes right at you with explosive intent, and whether he’s a future starter or a shutdown bullpen weapon, the sophomore is clearly trending toward a larger role in Austin.
Two-Way
Max Knight, 1B/LHP, Missouri State
Knight did enough in Week 11 to earn a category of his own. The do-it-all Bear was dominant on both sides of the ball, striking out 11 batters over six scoreless innings in two relief appearances—most notably a four-inning, nine-strikeout save against Evansville—while also collecting five hits in 14 at-bats, including a pair of home runs. For the year, Knight has been one of the most impactful two-way players in the country, boasting a 3.51 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 33.1 innings and slashing .291/.382/.615 with 13 homers, seven doubles, a triple and 44 RBIs.
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