By Bryan Smith

BULL WATCH

After a strong summer in the Cape Cod League, South Carolina's Reese Havens has slugged four home runs in seven games. AP

This section will highlight the 2008 draft-eligible college players that have recently generated positive responses from coaches and scouts.

Tanner Scheppers, SP, Fresno State -- Scheppers, who three weeks ago I ranked No. 20 among draft-eligible players, would jump to No. 6 if I updated the list today. The Bulldog had a horrible start to his college career, but reports of an increase in velocity are true. Scheppers has used a fastball reaching 95 mph and one of the nation's best sliders to strike out 29 batters in his first 19 innings this season. The development of his third pitch is seen as the last hurdle to a breakthrough.

Reese Havens, SS, South Carolina -- A heralded recruit who did not produce offensively in his first two years as a Gamecock, Havens has reinvented himself as a junior. Following a good summer in the Cape Cod League, Havens has newfound power, clubbing four home runs in 10 games. Havens has altered his swing since his first two seasons and scouts are again seeing the potential they witnessed in high school.

Tim Murphy, SP, UCLA -- Murphy's contributions to the Bruins baseball program were certainly more pronounced on the offensive side in his first two seasons. His 5.68 ERA last season was hardly indicative of his talent. This season is a different story; Murphy has not allowed a run in his last two outings and the southpaw is using one of the nation's most devastating hard curveballs to generate strikeouts at an alarming rate. A real sleeper.

Roger Kieschnick, OF, Texas Tech -- A prototypical right fielder, Kieschnick has gotten off to a red-hot start, hitting .429/.492/1.000 to start the season. Kieschnick has big power from the left side, generating some of the top scouting reports of any hitter in the nation. Add in his big arm in right field, and it's clear that Kieschnick has positioned himself to be a first-round draft pick.

Scott Green, SP, Kentucky -- Finally healthy, the 6-foot-8 hurler turned down a substantial offer from the Boston Red Sox to finish his career at UK. The decision looks brilliant as Green has been unhittable this season, striking out 28 batters while walking none. With his control and mound presence, Green has turned himself into one of the nation's top pitchers.

David Cooper, 1B, California -- The Golden Bears have been a revelation this season, rising from a projected-low Pac-10 finish to a national championship contender. At the heart of the team's success is Cooper, a big first baseman with one of the nation's purest bats. Though he is not a good defender or particularly athletic, he has big power and good patience at the plate.

Shooter Hunt, SP, Tulane -- Hunt was a known commodity heading into the season, ranking as the nation's No. 11 draft prospect. Three weeks in, he has already bolstered himself to the No. 5 spot, winning consecutive battles with Pepperdine's Brett Hunter and UC-Irvine's Scott Gorgen. Using a devastating mid-90s fastball and a put-away slider, Hunt has allowed just six hits in 19 innings. If scouts believe he can command his fastball, he could be the first college right-hander taken.

Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia -- If the season ended today, Beckham would win the Golden Spikes Award presented to the nation's top amateur player. The Dawg is zoned in, maintaining a .543/.571/1.065 line through 10 games. Beckham is showing prodigious power for a shortstop, but his draft position will rely on the reviews of his defense.