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Player Spotlight: Patrick Coyne MIF (Canandaigua Academy HS, 2015)

September 17, 2014

Dan Cevette
Director, New York

Name: Patrick Coyne
High School: Canandaigua
Position: MIF
Projects As: 2B

Patrick Coyne MIF (Canandaigua Academy HS, 2015)
Coyne stands 5-foot-7 145-pounds with a small slender build. In the infield he moves forward to the ball, glove down and out, fields out in front of his body with his head down. Uses good footwork to line up his throw, average transfer with a long back arm action from a mid ¾ slot at 73 mph. At the plate his setup is athletic. On the pitch he uses a back load, leg lift and stride, drives his hands to the ball with a level bat path through the zone. He uses long extension after contact with a high finish, finish is off balance sometimes rolling on his front leg. Exit velocity was 77 mph off a tee.

Analysis:
There's no question Coyne needs to improve his overall body strength. At 5-foot-7 145-pounds his ideal weight might settle in around 160-pounds. Depending on how hard he hits the gym, combined with arm strengthening program he could see serious improvements this spring. Our Unsigned Senior event would be perfect for him, times running out though with it being this Sunday.