Rochester Baseball Classic
16U
LHP Ryan Klein (Ottawa City)
Confident strike thrower who can use his breaking ball in any count, uses positive hip tilt at the balance point to generate velocity, breaking ball has the potential for ping-pong-ball-like action, uses fastball sparingly. Faced 18 batters, struck out seven and threw at least two strikes to 13 batters, consistently induces weak contact. Offensively - aggressive hitter, keeps bat on level path through the strike zone.
Evan Stucker (Ottawa City)
First baseman with a solid athletic frame; Offensively - strong hands, makes consistent barrel contact, keeps bat on level path through the strike zone, comfortable using all fields with gap power, makes adjustments within an at bat, can shorten swing and maintain effectiveness, showed gap power. Defensively - sure glove at first with fundamental footwork, can adjust to throws off line. Pitching - uses height to get downward plane on fastball, comfortable spotting his fastball on both sides of the plate.
Stuart Bowden (Ottawa City)
Athletic middle infielder with pop in his bat; Defensively - sure glove, smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand, uses clean footwork to keep himself in front of the ball, gets good jump on contact, anticipates plays well. Defensively - makes consistent barrel contact, uses all fields with gap power, comfortable behind in the count, short to the ball.
Andrew Sahadeo (Ottawa City)
Fundamental left fielder with potential; Offensively - keeps bat on level path through the strike zone, makes consistent barrel contact, uses all fields and understands how to go with a pitch; Defensively - gets good break on contact, developing speed, footwork and instincts.
2020 RHP Troy Leibert (Roc City Red Wings)
Started and pitched four innings. Touched 81, sat in the high 70s. His breaking ball always was around 70, but varied between a loopier curve motion and more horizontal slider motion. Liked throwing a frontdoor curveball to lefties. Demonstrated control of changeup as well; it moved straight down. At the plate, was pull happy. Top hand kept pulling off and hitting balls foul toward third base coach.
2019 Ben Bell (Roc City Red Wings)
Chokes up about an inch on the bat. Jumped on first pitch fastball, right-handed batter pulled through left side. Replicated the same swing a few innings later with another rip through the left side. Seemed to exhibit good bat control while choked up, consistently found barrel. Second day update: Threw a bullet from the leftfield line to get a kid at second on the fly.
2019 Drew Herrneckar (Roc City Red Wings)
Almost sitting down in his stance, knees a near-90 degree angle. Stance open as well. Hitting in heart of order, took what was given first time up to drive in a run on grounder to second. Showed a solid throwing arm at third base, although motions were a bit stiff.
2020 RHP Steven Kemp (Roc City Red Wings)
Pitched two innings in relief. Throws straight over the top. Fastball touches 74, averaged low 70s. Curveball a 10 mph difference on average, moved 10-to-4. Consistently spotted his fastball on the outside corner to right-handed batters.
2020 Matt Piccarreta (Roc City Red Wings)
Twice demonstrated great bat control. Right-handed batter, first time up was a hit and run. He found the vacated space on the right side for a base knock. Later on, got a fastball up and in, got the barrel to it, pulled it through the left side.
2020 SS Sammy Velletri (Roc City Red Wings)
Smooth motions at shortstop. Handled a chopper well, followed by sidearm toss to get a force at second. Lined a single into left field his first time, then had the best hit ball of his game later on when he ripped a sacrifice fly on a frozen rope to deep left. Second day update: Two hits, one on a curve that he went opposite field, the second a triple over the centerfielder. Very strong arm at shortstop, dealt with a bad hop that he knocked down before still throwing the runner out.
2020 2B Jack Vonahnen (Roc City Red Wings)
Runs well, it showed on the base paths and in the field. Made standout diving play up the middle; knocked the ball down with his glove, picked it up and fired to first without totally standing up first. At the plate, had a closed stance and a distinct hand waggle; nothing of note in his at bats.
2020 1B Josh Ferris (Roc City Red Wings)
A very smooth picker of the ball in the dirt at first. Works his glove through the ball really well and clean. Righty at the plate, big strong kid worked one at bat to 0-2 before lining a ball back through the middle. Found the barrel well all day.
2020 RHP Kyle Secor (Roc City Red Wings)
Started Saturday, worked between 70-76 on fastball. Showed a curveball and separate slider as well. Had a tight curve and good control of it. Used it as a frontdoor curve to good effect. Cruised through his outing.
2020 Collin Nelson (ROC City Red Wings)
Offensively - makes keen adjustments within an at-bat, short to the ball, quick hands with pop to the pull side, showed he can use all fields when he gets a pitch on the outer, not afraid to get off the knob with two strikes and does it without any loss of power. Defensively - clean footwork, sure glove, smooth and easy transfer.
2020 C Matt McHale (Southern Tier Power)
Loved to throw it around from behind the plate, attempting pickoffs at first and third numerous time. Strong arm, quick release, threw out one runner stealing at second. Moved well laterally to block a bunch of pitches in the dirt.
SS Zach Miles (Southern Tier Power)
Showed soft hands and a solid arm at short. Had a bit of a long windup before throwing on a ball to his backhand side, although arm strength made up for it. Soft touch on a flip to second for a force. At plate, stayed through a fastball away to single into rightfield. Moved to second on a ball in the dirt that he got a fast read on to advance easily.
RHP Caleb Clements (Southern Tier Power)
Starter threw from a ¾ arm slot, mostly utilizing a two-seam fastball that hovered around 70. Also had a loopy curve that hung around 56, he found it to be effective late on by bouncing it in the dirt for swings and misses. Struggled overall due to constant misses of his fastball outside to righties and in on lefties.
Austin Kieb (Southern Tier Power)
Sturdy left-handed batter, keeps hands inside the ball, makes consistent barrel contact, comfortable driving the ball to the middle third of the third, most comfortable taking the ball opposite, easily makes two-strike adjustments, understands how to use counter rotation between upper and lower torso to generate power.
LHP Will Tormey (Southern Tier Power)
Command three pitches out of a ¾ slot, repeatable motion, maintains release point, two-seam shows late movement, comfortable throwing tight 11-to-5 curve ball in a variety of counts, late break on slider induces weak contact.
RHP Logan Bess (Southern Tier Power)
Locates breaking ball on both sides of the plate out of ¾ slot, comfortable going to the curve in any count, late movement on fastball, maintains release point.
Ty Kenney (Southern Tier Power)
Defensively - disciplined pre-pitch movement, fluid mechanics, , clean footwork with sure glove, makes smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand from the right side of the infield, Offensively - keeps hands inside the ball and uses middle third of the field, makes consistent barrel contact.
2021 C Josh Armstrong (Team PAC 16U)
Quick out of stance behind plate on balls in front, led to one assist to first on a chopper down third base line. Clean mechanics and strong arm, caught one runner stealing and would have caught another if pick was made at the bag. Open stance at the plate, dropped hands on an inside fastball to rope one to left center but was robbed. Second day update: backpicked runners at both second and third base; threw a runner out trying to advance on a wild pitch. Throws consistently low to glove in good spot to tag. Keeps chest over ball well while blocking.
2020 SS Jared Drake (Team PAC 16U)
Simple stance, went opposite field for a double his first time and then stole third with a fantastic jump. Went up the middle later on to drive in a run, stole second, good speed. Fielded multiple choppers at short with quick feet. Feet came in handy on grounder off pitcher’s glove, he charged, gloved and threw sidearm in time for an out. Strong arm. Second day update: 72-73 fastball on mound. Curveball about 10 mph slower. High leg kick and hip turn. Pounds the outside corner. Fastball at times showed natural cutting motion.
2020 Jake Keller (Team PAC 16U)
Lefthanded batter kept hands back on full count curve to get hit up middle. Long strider, tall. Singled up the middle again later. Long strides, once moving, very fast and stole second easily. Bad mistake to be picked off third on a first-and-third play after the first hit. Second day update: Lefthanded batter crushed two balls Saturday. Drove in two runs with a double into the right center alley. Hit ball near fence in center for triple. On triple, long strides had him flying by time rounding second.
2020 Kenny Murphy (Team PAC 16U)
Came on in relief and hovered around 70-72. Missed up at times when his arm was behind the rest of his motion. Good baseball sense in infield, moved outfielders around on his own in directions balls ended up hit in. Turned on two fastballs for RBI hits. Runs well. Caught up with 80 mph fastball to single into right.
2019 3B Parker Mehigan (Team PAC 16U)
Saved a run on range to left at third base; Cut off shortstop, fired ¾ across to first. Left-handed bat, best contact came on lineout to right. Turned on a pitch later to drive in a run through the right side. Second day update: Right handed pitcher between 70-73. Always out of the stretch with a 90 degree leg kick. Curveball showed good drop. Pounded the strike zone.
2020 Nicholas Tanner (Team PAC 16U)
Pitched complete game, allowed one run. ¾ arm slot, fastball sat consistently 73. Curveball about 58, struggled with misses in, and even behind, righties. Found control of fastball at knees to cruise in second half of game. Fielded well on the mound, slid feet well to his right before taking time and throwing on to first for an out.
2020 David Russo (Team PAC 16U)
Showed good reactions at shortstop coming in on balls. Threw from a natural almost sidearm slot. Was accurate from short with that motion. Threw with same motion from centerfield and on mound. Touched 69 on mound.
C Alex Gaspar (Whitby Chiefs 16U Elite)
Batted leadoff, but didn’t show off any particular leadoff traits. Best blocker of the day behind the plate; consistently square shoulders to the pitcher, got chest over the ball, everything that hit him stopped right in front. Arm was inconsistent, arm path was too long to catch most runners.
CF Carson Sabo (Whitby Chiefs 16U Elite)
Robbed three hitters of hits in center; ranged to left center and dove for an out, sprinted in and beat the ball to the spot so no need to dive, then sprinted in again and dove forward for a third. Dropped a routine flyball later, then showed off strong arm on throw in air that almost got runner at third. Also two hits; lefthanded batter ripped one through right side, using wood, then a second in front of center with wood.
RHP Dustin Welker (Whitby Chiefs 16U Elite)
Threw from a complete sidearm slot every pitch; release point about even with his hip. Fastball touched 77 once, hung more consistently around 70. Curve was highly effective and controlled well, averaged about 57. Got multiple strikeouts on high fastball. Hitters were behind his fastball all night, deceptively quick via arm slot. As hitter, lefty batter found barrel consistently. Very crouched stance with lots of little body movements, but bat path ended up smooth.
Jack Quinn (Whitby Chiefs 16U Elite)
Offensively - open stance, short to the ball, stays middle third with quick hands, repeatable motion, engages hips to generate power.
2020 RHP Logan Loveless (Team PAC 15U)
Pitching - clean and loose arm action, comfortable changing arm angle and continuing to throw strikes, late life on his fastball shows movement, confident with an 11-to-5 curve ball that he can use in any count, quick to the plate out of the stretch with little to no discernible loss of velocity, maintains consistent release switching between pitches, athletic defender who gets off the mound quickly and under control.
2021 Kyle Wood (Team PAC 15U)
Athletically-gifted middle infielder; Defensively - sure hands with a smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand, capable of making plays in the hole between third and short as well as taking away hits up the middle, confident arm; Offensively - makes consistent barrel contact, keeps bat on level path with gap power, can drive on inside pitch to left and take ball out over the plate to middle third.
2021 Chris Moroz (Team PAC 15U)
Athletic catcher with potential; Defensively - demonstrates impressive blocking skills, uses above-average footwork to get from crouch to throwing position, quick, direct movements, developing arm strength and accuracy; Offensively - short to the ball with strong hands, uses all fields.
2021 RHP Mike Xander (Team PAC 15U)
Consistent strike thrower; Pitching - effectively changes eye levels of batters, comfortable working both sides of the plate with a fastball that he keeps down in the zone, shows a curve ball to keep batters off-balance, easily gets off the mound to make defensive plays around the mound.
2021 RHP Kyle Korrie (CNY Naturals)
Athletic right-hander who is consistently around the strike zone; Pitching - comfortable pitching to contact, creates rhythm for defense behind him, opposing batters struggle to make consistent barrel contact, uses lean build for a whippy arm action to get a late run on fastball, tight slider falls off the shelf late; Offensively - fluid motion, strong hands, makes consistent barrel contact.
2021 Chris Ubner (CNY Naturals)
Solidly-built third baseman with pop in his bat; Offensively - hunts fastballs and knows what to do with them, quick to the ball with strong hands, capable of turning on an inside pitch, uses all fields, makes effective adjustments within an at bat, can shorten swing and maintain power; Defensively - solid glove, agile footwork, confident arm across the diamond.
2020 Ryan Cardone (CNY Naturals)
Athletically-gifted middle infielder with a lean build; Offensively - quick to the ball with strong hands, keeps bat on level path through strike zone, makes consistent barrel contact, above average footspeed combined with impressive instincts makes for a tough out; Defensively - agile footwork with a sure glove, above average range, comfortable going to either side of his body with glove and making throws across diamond.
2020 Logan Murphy (CNY Naturals)
Fundamentally-sound catcher; Defensively - sure glove with impressive blocking skills, uses agile footwork and linear movements to get into throwing motion, accurate arm with developing strength, confident glove, smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand; Offensively - strong hands, makes consistent barrel contact, comfortable staying middle third of the field.
RHP Bryce Collis (CNY Naturals)
Impressive 6-foot-2 starter. Pitching - commands three pitches, uses height to get downward plane on two-seam with late run, tight 11-to-5 curve ball that he can throw on either side of the plate, slider drops out of the strike zone, can dial it up when he needs for a strike.
Joe Olivadoti (CNY Naturals)
Athletic outfielder with pop. Offensively - uses all fields with sneaky power, keeps bat on level path through the strike zone, good plate coverage, short to the ball, shows signs of engaging hips - has more in the tank, quick and strong hands. Defensively - demonstrates keen instincts, gets a good jump on the ball, sure glove with an adequate arm.
Anthony Lapine (CNY Rippers)
Slightly-built left fielder; Offensively - short to the ball, makes consistent contact, impressive plate coverage, deceptively powerful, makes keen in-game adjustments and understands how to use count to his advantage, uses all fields; Defensively - gets a good break on contact, sure glove, plays a disciplined left field with a strong arm.
Jagger Alberici (CNY Rippers)
Athletic middle infielder with aggressive mindset at the plate; Offensively - hit lead off and attacked pitches in each at bat, short to the ball with quick hands, can drive to any field, gets up the line well. Defensively - sure glove with above average range, smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand, agile footwork, strong arm across the infield.
2020 RHP Cade Bacon (CNY Rippers)
Starter with an aggressive mindset; Pitching - gets downward plane on fastball with late run, effectively changes eye level, was the victim of errors which led to a pair of big innings, allowed few batters to get barrel contact, shows confidence in tight 11-to-5 breaking ball; Offensively - keeps bat on level path through the strike with gap power, comfortable staying middle third of the field.
RHP Morgan Darcey (Montgomery Marlins)
65-69 on fastball, very effective along with 11-5 motion curve. Tall and lanky, has body to grow into. Dominant at plate, fast hands allowed him to hit whatever wherever. Open stance, he starts upright and lowers as he swings. Didn’t seem to cause any issues as he was barreling up fastballs all day.
C Josh Howard (Montgomery Marlins)
Had a long throw path but everything else moved quickly in his motion to release the ball efficiently. Caught two runners stealing. Showed ability to adjust at plate. Lefty rolled over due to a loose top hand his first time up, but stayed through the ball to line a single into center his second time, strengthened the top hand.
Matthew Keane (Montgomery Marlins)
Maybe fastest player in age group, beat out two routine plays. Grounded to second base with no one on and beat nonchalant throw to first. Also beat out a one hop 5-4-3 potential double play.
SP/SS Tommy Miles (Montgomery Marlins)
RHP touched 69, worked between 67-69 all day. Curve/slider not much difference, around 62. Showed a quick, compact pickoff move to first. Displayed fast transfers on groundballs he field at shortstop along with a strong throwing arm.
RHP Thomas Furmanski (AnJo Bombers)
Fastball touched 81, usually hit 80. Curveball came in around 70. Straight over the top, manufactured the velocity with good hip torque motion. Struggled with control through his outing, but found the zone enough to limit runs. Also showed fast hands at the plate, tripling to the centerfield wall along with making hard contact two other times.
RHP Karl Darling (AnJo Bombers)
Fastball averaged 74. Always threw over the top out of the stretch, very whip-like arm action. Batted left, very fast, hit leadoff. Showed ability to turn on the ball and go the other way, both with authority.
RF/1B Zeke Callicut (AnJo Bombers)
Threw a runner out at third from near the right field line on the fly. Righty hitter turned on a double down the left field line. Can fly, one of day’s fastest.
3B/C AJ Seefeldt (AnJo Bombers)
Supreme talent, big character concern. Hit the ball hard all over the field. Threw runners out behind the plate. Ran well. Whined to both umpires about calls. Engaged with opposing fans in negative manner. Bragged out loud to no one in particular about a swing he took. Made all baseball actions look easy.
2020 SS Ross Janezic (Cougars Elite)
Didn’t make an out in viewed game. Righty lined a single into center leading off bottom one. Sat back on curveball to triple over right fielder. Kept head down on another curve to single into center. Displayed good arm at shortstop.
2020 C Johnny Bagley (Cougars Elite)
Clean receiver behind the plate, no unnecessary motions. Clean throwing mechanics with a strong arm; caught one guy stealing. At plate, showed ability to line the ball the other way; impressive plate coverage, keeps bat on level path through the strike zone, makes consistent barrel contact.
2019 3B Brandan King (Cougars Elite)
Sturdily-built corner infielder. Offensively - Pull happy right handed bat. Pulled two hard grounders toward the third baseman in his first two at bats. Got under ball a bit more to line a double down the left field line his third time up. Made hard contact on all three. Defensively - sure glove, strong and accurate arm across the infield, good first step off crack of the bat, smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand.
RHP Joe Wollke (Cougars Elite)
Pitched a shutout. Works quickly, fastball 70-73. Always out of the set, slightly across his body and falling off when throwing. Curveball tight and induced handful of swings and misses. At plate, very open, knees at almost 90 degrees, with bat wrapped around head. Showed good bat control on a hit and run which he hit where the second baseman vacated.
LHP D.J. White (Cougars Elite)
Pitching - uses positive hip tilt at the balance point to generate momentum, spots two-seam with late on the outside of the plate, effectively changes eye level and works both sides of the plate, opposing hitters struggled with sweeping curve that he is comfortable using in any count, limited arm action indicates there is much more left in the tank, as he develops confidence to extend arm he will add velocity. Offensively - makes consistent barrel contact, keeps bat on level path through the strike zone with strong hands.
Tanner Frank (Brighton)
Offensively - keeps hands inside the ball, makes consistent barrel contact, uses all fields with gap power, adjusts during an at-bat, can shorten swing with no loss of power, impressive contact hitter, uses counter rotation between upper and lower torso to generate power. Defensively - aggressive from the left side of the infield, strong and confident arm, sure glove, smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand. Pitching - out of a high ¾ slot, gets downward plane with late run on two-seam, comfortable throwing tight 11-to-5 breaking ball in any count.
RHP Ronan Coughlin (Brighton)
Impressive strike thrower out of a ¾ slot, unafraid to attack the zone, keeps fastball down in the zone, late break on slider handcuffed opposing batters, maintains release point, nimble movements off the mound, defends the position well.
John Wager (Brighton)
Offensively - short to the ball with repeatable motion, comfortable driving the ball to the middle third of the field, strong hands. Pitching - stays down in the zone out of ¾ slot, late movement on two-seam.
14U
2B/RHP Casey Carroll (GC Outlaws)
Showed quick feet at second base; made great sliding stop ranging up the middle before showing off strong arm to throw runner out at first. Bounced between 70-72 on mound with over the top motion. Curveball on occasion with good drop. Standout changeup, about 10 mph off fastball, straight drop. Doubled-up on it to get swinging strike two and looking strike three in one at bat.
C Isaiah Edmonds (GC Outlaws)
Clean mechanics and strong throwing arm. Chased down a wild pitch strike three and fired a strike to first for out. Moved well whenever blocking to his right. Moving left was choppier.
RHP/C Victor Gorman (GC Outlaws)
Sat 75-77 throughout his outing as a starter. Changeup came in around 68, curve between 62-64. His head/neck snapped on his curve; didn’t seem to affect his control but a questionable mechanic. Fielded well off the mound. Showed an ability to throw his curveball in full counts. Impressive rhythm.
RHP/3B Roman Kimball (GC Outlaws)
Hit rope line drives on multiple occasions, got unlucky hitting them right to outfielders. Consistent barrel on compact, strong swing at plate. Impressive arm at third, especially going to backhand side. Came on in relief, throwing 76-77 with late life. Appeared to be high spin rate, lots of swings and misses. Incorporated a hesitation leg kick at times, where he’d pause an extra half second, didn’t disrupt his excellent control.
SS Brandon Peterson (GC Outlaws)
Lefty batted leadoff, showed good wheels. Liked sitting back and driving the ball the other way. Very fast feet at shortstop in both directions. Displayed a strong arm on a play deep in the hole.
C/RHP Rafi Smith (West Seneca 14U)
Displayed a good arm throwing behind runners at first and to second on steal attempts. Backpicked one at first, caught one stealing second. On mound, threw with catcher-esque mechanics, but sound ones. Hit 78 on his fastball and 64 on a tight curve.
LHP/RF Tyler Kennedy (West Seneca 14U)
Started and sat about 73 all game. Curveball was a near-slurve, but tight enough break to make it work. Natural tail on fastball. Motion was very herky-jerky. Felt rushed, especially out of the stretch, but his arm was on time almost all game, didn’t battle the control issues one might expect.
SS Jairo Santos (West Seneca 14U)
Very strong arm at shortstop. Showed instincts to take a ball himself to roll a 6-3 double play. At plate, righty with an open stance. His bat head seemed to start in inconsistent positions from pitch to pitch. Came through with a clutch, run-scoring single on a pull through the hole, then as tying run stole second. Can absolutely fly.
SS James Musso (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs)
Open stance as a righty at the plate, made lots of hard contact, all intentionally up the middle or the other way. Was not late, drove a two-seam fastball off the plate into the right center gap for a triple. Good range up the middle, made one difficult field and throw on the run up the middle for an out. Smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand. In a brief cameo on the mound, hovered around 70.
1B/RHP Ryan Birchard (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs)
Big, athletic frame. Lefty hitter with an open stance, had consistent hand waggle as effective timing mechanism. Showed power to left center. Smooth, simple mechanics on the mound, worked 79 in relief with his curve at 66.
Nate Boughton (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs)
As a righty at the plate, smacked the ball hard up the middle. Almost took the pitcher’s glove off on one that still made it into centerfield. Started with a slightly open stance, no batting gloves and a flat bat position.
RHP Aiden Berson (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs)
Tall righthander tried to manufacture extra torque with an extreme hip turn in his windup. Velocity fluctuated between 68-75 on what all appeared to be fastballs. Displayed a loopy curveball. Came over the top, fastball with no natural run, rather straight.
RHP Maddox Garvey (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs)
Consistent strike thrower out of a low ¾ slot, shows a 12-to-6 breaking ball for an out pitch on either side of the plate, mixes that with a tight slider that falls away from right-handed batters and runs in on hitters from the left side, uses fastball sparingly and intelligently, consistently induces weak contact.
Jake Steinbacher (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs)
Defensively - agile footwork on the right side of the infield, sure glove, impressive range, smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand. Offensively - short to the ball, makes consistent contact, comfortable using middle third of the field.
2023 Jaden Madrid (Cougars)
Defensively - sure glove with smooth and easy transfer to throwing hand, disciplined pre-pitch movement, agile footwork with good first step, clean mechanics, good instincts when ball comes off the bat, sure glove with impressive range from the right side of the infield. Offensively - good contact hitter, uses all field, keeps bat on level path through the strike zone and hands inside the ball.
Keegan Cummings (Cougars)
Defensively - disciplined pre-pitch movement, strong glove and arm, aggressive footwork, smooth and easy transfer, keen instincts, gets good break on the ball with quick first step; Offensively - strong, quick hands, short to the ball, comfortable driving to the middle third with gap power but can drive an inside pitch when needed.
James Capellupo (Cougars)
Defensively - sound middle infielder with high-level instincts, made plays on a series of bad-hop balls making several look routine, disciplined pre-pitch movement, sure glove, smooth and easy transfer with strong arm across the infield, decisive first step. Offensively - short to the ball, keeps hands inside the ball, uses middle third of the field.
2021 RHP Nick Johnson (Cougars)
6-foot-2 starter, uses height to get downward plane on fastball, two-seam has late run - uses it well to get batters to expand the strike zone, maintains release point when going off-speed, plenty of potential, was the victim of errors behind him which shortened his outing.
Dominic Rowlands (Cougars)
Pitching - clean mechanics with loose arm action, two-seam has run which kept batters off-balance, can throw breaking ball on either side of the plate for strikes. Defensively - impressive play in right field, gets good jump on the ball, knows how to set up for catch and throw, aggressive path with a strong and accurate arm.
2022 Preston Prince (Cougars)
Defensively - keen instincts in centerfield, gets intelligent jump on the ball with a quick first step, advanced glove work with an accurate, takes direct lines to the ball, handled several balls to the outfield on a hardened surface that caused erratic hops. Offensively - understands how to engage hips, keeps hands inside the ball.
C.J. Thomas (Cougars)
Offensively - singled through the left side in his only plate appearance, short to the ball, keeps bat on a level path through the strike zone, quick hands.