How about that Patrick Schuster kid?

Just to give you guys some background, I'm originally from the Tampa area and I still keep tabs on my high school as well as what's going on in the area for baseball.  A few weeks ago something caught my eye, that something was that a kid from the county north of where I went to high school had pitched a no hitter.  Now, I know that it's high school and it happens a lot more often than in leagues higher up, but it's still an amazing accomplishment.

Patrick Schuster, a senior LHP for Mitchell High School of New Port Richey, Fl, tossed his fourth consecutive no hitter against Pasco High School last night.  Pasco High is known for having a really competitive team year in and year out, and was 17-7 before the game. Schuster fanned 17 batters in a 7 inning no-no (24 total batters faced is the minimum for a high school game) for a 5-0 win.  In the past 4 games he has a total of 60 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched.  For the year, he is 8-0 with 55 IP, 0.54 OBA, .064 ERA (I know it's a bad stat, shut up), 110 K's, 24 BB's.  I wish I had more stats for you guys, but nothing else is really available.  He has only had one bad outing, but still threw 6 innings.  He has already signed with the University of Florida to play ball there, but also has caught the eye of pro teams, so that may not be out of the question when that decision comes.

Here is my take on this kid.  Yes he has a low 90's fastball.  Yes he has very strong slider for an out pitch (according to scouts) but he pitches in a very weak conference in Florida against many teams who are at schools who focus on (what else) football.  His one bad outing was against a very damn good team who I never beat in high school, Alonso High, but that tells me that this kid has what it takes to get the job done.  If he played in the county south, and this is only speculation, he may not have done what he has this season, but you don't know that.  Either way, it would be a good idea for the M's to check this kid out if they can.  I wouldn't waste an early round pick on him, but if he's available in the mid rounds, say round 10-20, it may be worth the pick.  I'll keep you guys updated on this kid through the rest of the season and playoffs.