Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
5´11´´
185 pounds
Age: 24
SSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system: 14
Kade Mechals, a native of McMinnville, Ore., took two years and two transfers to finally settle into his college career. In 2017 he committed to Western Oregon University, where he pitched as the closer. That year, he posted nine saves and a 1.59 ERA as he stuck out 37 batters in 22 2⁄3 innings of work. As a sophomore, Mechals transferred to Skagit Valley College, a community college in Mount Vernon, Wash. At Skagit Valley in 2018 he made eight starts and pitched to a 1.