Hockin's slider and pitching ability were raw. He had baseball in his blood -- he's the grandson of Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew and his younger brother, Grant, was the Indians' second-round pick in 2014 -- but he mostly was a third baseman in high school. Offering a raw pitcher such as Hockin a spot at a power program like Cal State Fullerton isn't usually how it's done.
But that slider.
"In the college ranks, you don't really want to take on projects, but I wanted to work with him," Dietrich said. "We said we just wanted to get this kid to school and get him to where he needs to be, and he's worked extremely hard.