Fall Scoop: Prime takeaways from Omaha-Iowa scrimmage

Fall Workouts David Seifert – October 7, 2024 Georgia Gwinnett (NAIA) transfer Ben Weber got the start for Omaha and struck out the side during his lone inning of work. His fastball sat on 90 and he showed two effective secondaries in an 83 mph changeup and a 78-82 mph slurve. Next to the mound was the Mavericks’ top pitching prospect on the day in righthander Brayden Curtis. A 6-foot-1 senior, Curtis averaged 92 and touched 93 with his 4-seam fastball that generated some swing/miss. His best pitch was a banger of a breaking ball that he added and subtracted…

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