Capital Region Battle
14U
Trey Mariano (Shaker 2021): Trey stands nearly 6 foot tall, and very strong for his build. He still has plenty of room for physical growth for his age. Playing 3B, he is very comfortable and reads the ball off the bat well. He stays down and has a very strong arm across the diamond while following his throws. At the plate, he is aggressive and attacks the fast ball, can hit to all sides of the field. He has a short leg kick, and extends his arms well. On the mound, Trey has a very loose upper ¾ arm slot. He is featuring a ASR FB: 78-80 mph
Gabriel Peace (Columbia 2021): Gabriel is 5-foot-8 and has a compact stance at the plate. Peace was slotted as a designated hitter for game one and seems confident with his approach. He has a very nice inside out swing from the left side of the plate. Peace keeps his weight back and lets his hips generate the power. He attacks the left center gap with line drives.
Carl Kuentzel (CBA-Albany 2021): Carl is 5-foot-6 and very quick. He has a traditional slap hitter approach from the left side of the plate. He keeps his weight back great, and with his quick hands, he lets the ball travel as far as possible before attacking. He shows consistent contact going up the middle and to left field. On the base path he is smart and gets great jumps when attempting to steal a bag.
Roberto Barron (Berkshire Country Day 2021): On the mound, Barron stands at 5 feet 9 inches. Barron has a very strong arm and a quick snap. When he starts his motion to the plate, he builds his momentum with a compact leg kick to his chest, and comes right over the top. Barron featured ASR FB: 67-71 mph and CH:60-62 mph.
Victor Gorman (GC Outlaws Travel 2022): At 5 feet 8 inches, Gorman shows a ton of potential on the mound. Victor has a very simple wing up and consistent mechanics. He goes very aggressive when he is delivering to the plate, and has a late arm snap right over the top. Gorman was featuring a RFB: 67-70 mph and a sweeping CB: 60-64 mph.
Alex Wagor (GC Outlaws Travel 2022): Wagor is 6 feet tall, and very strong. In right field, he tracks fly balls well and has a good route to them. At the plate is where he shows his most potential, swinging from the left side. He shows a lot of power to the pull side, with upward lift barrel action. He turns his lower half well to generate his power, and it showed when he sent a ball down the right field fence at 370 feet.
Brady Doorey (Clinton County Mariners): Doorey patrolled LF all game, and was very reliable. He takes a good first step when reading the ball off the bat and has a good route. He showed some arm strength when runners were trying to advance on the bases, coming up throwing to the correct bag.
Drew Contos (Baseball U NY 14U): Contos stands at 5 feet 8 inches, and has a stocky build. At first base, he has good footwork and uses his glove well. Also at from the right side of the plate, he showed some pop while picking up a double and two RBIs. He had consistent contact with the middle ⅓ of the field.
Corey Krutsch (Baseball U NY 14U): On the mound, standing at 5 feet 9 inches. Corey was effective all game long, and was in control. With a slight ¾ arm slot and an effective push off from his back leg, he generates good power toward the plate. Krutsch featured a FB: 69-71 mph and topped at 74 mph, also a CB: 58-60 mph.
Tyler Dedrick (Tri City Bombers 2022): Dedrick is nearly 6 feet tall, very athletic. Playing center field for the Bombers, he has loads of potential. He has a very good read of the ball off the bat and has a great first step. At the plate, he has room to improve but when he is on base, he uses his speed to move around quickly.
Carter Gould (Tri City Bombers 2021): Gould is very lean and has height, also very athletic. Only seeing him at the plate as a DH, he is shows very consistent contact as he went 3-3 with three singles and one RBI. He has a tall set up at the plate and a upward lift in his swing.
Kwintin Nurse (Tri City Bombers 2022): Nurse has plenty of potential with a stocky athletic build, and a natural feel in the field and at the plate. Playing 1B and shows good footwork moving around the bag. At the plate he does good with keeping his weight back and bringing the barrel of the bat straight through the zone, he shows consistent contact with going 2-2 with two RBIs.
Zach Ridgeway (Tri City Bombers 2021): Ridgeway took the mound for the Bombers and was consistent throughout his entire start. He has a lean and athletic frame and approaches with a mid ¾ arm slot. Zach featured a FB: 60-62 mph and topped at 66, also a 12-6 CB: 58-59 mph.
Cullen Fulling (Kingston Rebels 2023): Fulling has a lean athletic frame, and playing 3B, he has a quick glove on hard hit balls. At the plate, he has a crouched stance, compact swing with quick hands, and a level bat head through the zone. He was consistent at the plate and made contact all game going 2-2 with two singles.