“He definitely ranks within one of the top one or two guys that I’ve had,” said Osceola baseball coach Stefan Futch. “He’s a power pitcher. He throws mid to low 90s. He has movement with his fastball. He has a nice slider and he has a change up when he needs it.”

Friday night against St. Pete, Osceola right-handed stud, Keith Weisenberg recorded a personal best 14 strikeouts.

“When he goes out there he is really good 90 percent of the time,” said Futch. “But there are a few times when he is just exceptional.”

“I think I was able to control the fastball,” said Weisenberg. “That kept me ahead in the count and put the ball in my field.”

During his senior campaign Weisenberg is 7-1 with a 0.43 ERA. In 48 innings pitched, he’s given up just eight runs on 27 hits. Only three of those runs are earned. He has walked 17 batters while striking out 64.

“Early in the season a lot of the scouts came out in droves,” said Futch. “There was anywhere between 15-25 scouts [at every start].”

Weisenberg said that he’s heard every prediction from the second to the 15th round in the amateur draft.

“I definitely seen almost every logo in the stands at some point,” said Weisenberg. “But, they don’t really stick out.”

Weisenberg has the brains as well as the brawn.

“Right now I’m committed to Stanford,” said Weisenberg. “The goal has always been to play pro baseball. So, depending on how things shake up in the draft, I’ll either be there or in Palo Alto.”

“I don’t think he could go wrong either way,” said Futch. “Keith is actually fourth in our senior class as far as GPA. Osceola is a fundamental high school and that does a lot academically to the type of athlete we are going to get.”

Depending on what happens in the June draft, Weisenberg can elect to join MLB. However, if he chooses to attend Stanford he is committed for at least three years of collegiate baseball.

“In my heart I’ve always wanted to play baseball,” said Weisenberg. “Pro baseball is the ultimate goal. I can go to Stanford for a few years, and after three years I could test the draft again. I could even go after my senior year at Stanford. I ‘d really like to see how the draft shakes up, but Stanford is not a bad option to have.”