Former Bishop Manogue standout pitcher Cal Scolari has cracked MLB Pipeline’s top-200 prospects list ahead of next month’s draft.
The right-handed pitcher is ranked MLB Pipeline’s No. 191 prospect in its latest rankings released in May. Scolari transferred to Oregon this season and helped guide the Ducks to a Super Regional after spending the previous two years at San Diego.
Scolari redshirted with the Toreros in 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and made a big impact as a redshirt freshman in 2025. Serving as San Diego’s Friday starter, he earned West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year honors. In 15 starts last year, he went 5-3 record with a 4.22 ERA in 70.1 innings, striking out 77 batters against 39 walks.
The 22-year-old was eligible to be selected in the MLB draft last summer. Since going undrafted, he continued to build his draft stock after putting together a strong 2026 campaign at Oregon despite not playing for a few weeks in mid-to-late April.
“His improved stuff out of the gate had scouts bullish about him being a college performer who could go in the top few rounds,” MLB wrote. “Missed time with arm issues made teams pause, but he did return and had a dominant five-inning, 10-strikeout shutout performance against Washington in Big 10 Conference Tournament play.”
Scolari appeared in 14 games with Oregon, starting 12 and compiling a 3.32 ERA in 57 innings. He struck out 85 batters against 35 walks and his 10-strikeout performance against Washington in the Big Ten tournament was a season high. Scoalri helped guide the Ducks to a 14-2 win over Yale in the first game of the Eugene Regional, allowing no runs on five hits in 4.2 innings. He started the first game of the Austin Super Regional against Texas, giving up five runs on two hits with four strikeouts against six walks in 3.2 innings. The Ducks went 0-2 against the Longhorns, ending their season at 43-18 overall while falling short of the College World Series.
“Scolari is a big, strong right-hander standing at 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, and when he’s been healthy this year, his stuff has taken a big step forward from his year at San Diego,” MLB wrote. “After sitting in the low-90s in 2025, he’s averaged a touch over 94 mph this year, topping out at 98. His mid-80s slider is still his best secondary offering, missing bats at a 42 percent rate heading into Regional play thanks to good depth and tilt. He now also has a slower 80-mph curve that can elicit some swing-and-miss, and there’s some feel for a firm changeup, but he doesn’t throw it much.”
The 2026 MLB draft is July 11-13 with the first round on July 11, rounds 2-10 on July 12 and rounds 11-20 on July 13.
