Premier Mets prospect Noah Syndergaard showed why he is so highly regarded with his performance in a Thursday intrasquad game by striking out five in two innings, though he did yield three hits and an earned run.

The 21-year-old Syndergaard has yet to pitch professionally beyond 13 innings last year at the Rookie League level, but he has already earned the praise of Terry Collins and could land in the Mets rotation sometime this season.