Game Notes (CA): #25 Foothill at #5 De La Salle

2020 3B Niko Mollat - Foothill HS - Uncommited; Smallish but compact 5-foot-6, 170-pounds, looks athletic and strong. Good defender at third base, stays down on the ball, good footwork, strong arm and knows how to use his extra time from third base, also has ability to make highlight plays with lots of range in the hole. Seems like he could fit anywhere in the infield mostly at third or second. At the plate he has good discipline and makes good contact, tendency to dip back shoulder as weight goes to back side causing pop ups. If he can keep move his weight forward and attack the baseball, his strength will allow him to put up more power numbers and hit hard line drives more consistently to make him a a very nice well rounded ballplayer.

2019 3B/P Chris Santiago - De La Salle HS - Saint Mary's commit; Strong 6-foot-1, 200-pound build. Started at third base then came in to close the game in the seventh inning. On the mound, his fastball sat around 85-86 mph topping at 88 mph. Also featured a curveball 68-71 mph. Over the top arm slot giving him good tilt on his fastball. Threw mostly fastballs and had good command with it on both sides of the plate. He is able to spot the fastball on the inside corner with confidence, effective in off speed counts which is an important pitch at the next level. Came in to close the game and earned the save. Offensively, Santiago has quick bat speed which allows him to keep his hands back longer, his bat whips through the zone giving him power to all fields.

2020 3B Charles McAdoo - De La Salle HS - Uncommitted; 6-foot-0, 190-pounds, athletic build with more room to fill out physically. McAdoo crowds the plate to take away the outside corner from the pitcher, looks for a ball left out over the plate. Also has a good eye and forces the pitcher to come into the zone. He was able to execute a very impressive bunt on a squeeze play that scored two runs, pitcher tried to pitch out but he reached way out of the zone to get the job done, a skill that won't go unnoticed by college coaches. Shows good discipline and high baseball IQ. In this one he went 1-for-2 with 3 RBI.

2020 LHP/1B Kyle Harrison - De La Salle HS - UCLA commit; 6-foot-2, 200-pounds, well-proportioned, long and strong. Three pitch pitcher, FB 88-90 T91, CB 73-76, SL 79. Simple and clean mechanics from the left side, looks effortless even when he runs it up to the low 90s, late arm side run making it difficult for hitters to square one up and causes more swing and misses. Both off speed pitches have tight spin and late movement, curveball is slightly more loopy as it is slower than the slider. Showed good feel with curve, able to throw it for strikes repeatedly in any count. Slider was thrown as an out pitch against opposing lefties, could be an effective pitch against righties if he is able to throw it in on the hands to righties. Held composure well on the mound, showed good poise and presence. Also contributed at the plate, going 1-for-3 (R, RBI).

2019 RHP Dylan White - De La Salle HS - U of Chicago commit; 6-foot-2 200-pounds, athletic build, long and lanky, is typical looking collegiate type pitcher both physically and stuff wise. Pitches from 3/4-slot 85-86 with FB, CB 65-68, SL 72-73. Able to mix his pitches well and keep hitters off balance. Shows exceptional command, attacks the strike zone, doesn't often fall behind in counts, can throw all three pitches for strikes, high K:BB ratio. Gets quick outs, came in when opposing team had momentum in a big inning and quickly quieted the rally and the bats, keeping his team in it and gave them the chance to come back and win.

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2020 OF Keoni Coloma had a big game for the Spartans, going 2-for-3 (R, RBI), he's a left-handed hitter with a slashing swing and plenty of bat speed, intense at the plate, good presence on the field, certainly one of the many DLS players to be aware of now and in the future.

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