Bryce and Bruney

Just so you have them when the Nats pick Bryce Harper with the number one overall selection, here are his stats: Bryce finished his first collegiate regular season with a .417 batting average, 71 runs, 17 doubles, 2 triples, 23 homers, 68 RBI, .917 slugging percentage, .509 on-base percentage, grounded into only 2 double plays, 16-20 stolen bases, .982 fielding percentage, 165 total bases in 55 games. The College of Southern Nevada finished 43-13 and won the Scenic West Conference. The Coyotes host the Region XVIII Championships, which begin Wednesday and are the number one overall seed. Schedule at-a-glance: (All times Eastern) Wednesday, May 12 Game 1 - (6) Colorado Northwestern (4-47) vs. (3) Salt Lake (36-16), 4 p.m. Game 2 - (5) Eastern Utah (15-38) vs. (4) Southern Idaho (35-20), 7 p.m. Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 p.m. Thursday, May 13 Game 4 - Lowest seed winner vs. (1) Southern Nevada (43-13), 4 p.m. Game 5 - Highest seed winner vs. (2) Western Nevada (40-15), 7 p.m. Game 6 - Winner Game 3 vs. Lowest losing seed G4/G5, 10 p.m. Friday, May 14 Game 7 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m. Game 8 - Winner Game 6 vs. Highest losing seed G4/G5, 7 p.m. Game 9 - Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7, 10 p.m. Saturday, May 15 Game 10 - Championship, Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 3pm Game 11 - If necessary, 30 minutes after Game 10 As for Bruney, General Manager Mike Rizzo talked about Brian Bruney with Ray Knight and myself during Sunday's game. Rizzo said he just told Brian that he wants him to be what he was when he drafted him: the mid-90s fireballer with confidence. "If they get a hit off your fastball, so be it," Rizzo told Bruney. Basically, if you are going to go down, go down with your best stuff. Dare the hitter to hit it. Bruney seems to be taking that advice after using his fastball to get the Mets Jeff Francoeur to swing and miss twice and strike out with two men on in the bottom of the eighth Monday night at Citi Field. The Nats held their 3-1 lead and eventually won 3-2, for #18 on the season.