ferriss and foremost

If you were to make a watch list for the 2010 Ferriss Trophy, Ole Miss left-hander Drew Pomeranz’s name would have to be near the top. Pomeranz, a junior, already has made a couple of preseason All-America teams and was rated the No. 3 college prospect for the June draft by Lindy’s baseball magazine. Pomeranz wasn’t a finalist for Mississippi’s top college player award a year ago despite going 8-4 with a 3.40 ERA and 124 strikeouts for an NCAA Tournament team. He was a bit overshadowed on his own club by pitcher Scott Bittle, the 2008 Ferriss winner. Ultimately, Belhaven’s two-way star Craig Westcott won the 2009 award. Ole Miss has had three winners in the six years the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has given out the award. With the preseason attention he already has received — and the scouts who vote notice such things — Pomeranz stands a good chance of joining Stephen Head, Brian Pettway and Bittle in the winner’s circle. He’s just got to go out and produce.