Delsea star Dobzanski is shining in the big-league scouting spotlight

Delsea's Brad Dobzanski hasn't been overwhelmed by draft pressure.

The radar guns have been pointing in his direction all spring and the senior righthander has kept firing, oblivious to the stress of being a highly regarded pitching prospect.

The spotlight couldn't be brighter, but Dobzanski has welcomed the attention.

It's easy for a pro prospect to wilt under the intense scrutiny he has attracted, but the 6-foot-2, 195-pound Dobzanski has done just the opposite.

Entering the South Jersey Group 3 playoff game Friday against Deptford, he was 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP. He had 43 strikeouts and just six walks in 31 innings.

In Baseball America's most recent Top 200 draft prospects, Dobzanski, a University of Kentucky recruit, is No 93.

"It is such fun every time going out there, toeing the rubber, facing good competition," Dobzanski said this week before a practice. "The team has been able to thrive, too; knowing there are pro scouts there boosts everybody's mood."

That includes Dobzanski, who actually knows his way around the scouting community after seeing his brother, Bryan, go through the same drill. When Brad was a freshman, Bryan was a senior at Delsea and he was the one attracting the scouts.

Bryan Dobzanski was a 28th-round draft choice of the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school. He was intent on attending Louisville until the Cardinals offered a $700,000 bonus.

"From seeing my brother go through the process, I definitely have the advantage of knowing what I am getting myself into, what the pro scouts are looking for, and how to carry myself," Dobzanski said.

His brother, who is pitching for the single-A Peoria Chiefs, told Brad that minor-league baseball is both exhausting and exhilarating.

"He says it is a grind, but he is definitely having a great time out there," Brad Dobzanski said.

Before drafting a player, pro scouts must get a gauge of how much money it will take to pry him away from college. Dobzanski says he and his advisers haven't put out that figure, but soon will. This is a business, after all.

Dobzanski will either accept a college scholarship or a sizable bonus. If Dobzanski did go 93rd, as a means of comparison, last season's pick at that spot, Griffin Jax of Air Force, signed for $645,600 with the Minnesota Twins.

Needless to say, there is a lot at stake, and Dobzanski has handled the pressure that comes with being a top prospect as impressively as he has pitched.

"He has such a calm demeanor about it," said Delsea coach Fran Ciociola, who also coached his brother. "I think it has really helped that he has seen his brother go through it."

It has certainly helped the coach.

"The first time when Bryan went through it, I was actually taken aback," Ciociola said.

This time, when 30 scouts showed up for one of his pitching outings, Ciociola and Brad Dobzanski weren't overwhelmed in the least.

Like any prospect, Dobzanski will be happy when the draft finally arrives, June 12-14.

"I am definitely looking forward to it," he said. "Whatever happens, happens and I hope it works in my favor. But if not I have a good backup plan at Kentucky."

Most of all, he has done his part, and now it is up to any of the teams that have scouted him to make their evaluations.

"You can't shy away from the moment," Dobzanski said. "You have to go out and give your best and hopefully come up big in a big moment."

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