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Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 SS/2B Mason Ravera

April 3, 2024
Steven Hardesty
Central Coast/North LA Area Scout

  

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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series continues as we have started the '24 CIF High School baseball season Prep Baseball California is now highlighting some of the top uncommitted class of '25 athletes. The players featured are pulled directly from our '25 Class Rankings. These JR year players are ones that college coaches and fans should be keeping their eyes on over the coming months.

We invite you to get to know them through the eyes of our Prep Baseball California staff of scouts and the data-backed numbers collected at our events with our partnered companies. TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance, and Visual Edge provide comparable data to project and evaluate players. All of these systems come together to give a clear picture at what colleges will get when a players steps onto their campus.

Today, we put the spotlight on a NorCal '25 SS/2B Mason Ravera from Granada High School. Ravera is a wiry framed athlete who profiles to play up the middle on the infield dirt with an interesting switch hitting offensive profiles. He has room to continue adding strength/athleticism to his frame which will help him tap into his tools as he continues to mature. The swing is direct from both sides of the plate although more polished and explosive from the RH side, but does show a feel for bat to ball from LH side with room to continue developing. He shows torque in the turn especially on the RH side with quickness to the hand path that plays to his middle of the field line drive based approach which can spray the gaps with line drives to collect extra base hits. Ravera's raw power is fringey presently at 90 MPH on the max exit velocity, but he has shown the feel to consistently hit the baseball hard on the upper ends of his max velocity range with an average exit velocity of 85.8 MPH with a sweet spot rate of 70%. His hands are solid on the infield with feel to play both 1 and 2 handed with consistency while his footwork is fundamental, but can improve as he continues to get more athletic and play lower with his hips. Arm shows plenty of strength with accuracy to stay on the left side of the INF dirt with accuracy and comfort throwing from different arm slots, but may need to polish his transfer and shorten his arm stroke slightly as he advances up to the next level of baseball. Ravera has experience on the mound with a 83-85 MPH FB, 76-78 MPH CHG and 71-73 MPH SLD which all have flashed potential, but there is rawness to his work on the mound. As a solid switch hitter who can stick on the infield dirt and potentiall remain on the left side of the dirt with an interesting pitching profile Ravera is a name that college programs should add to their '25 recruiting boards and be tracking this spring/summer going into the fall.

College coaches and fans be sure to click on Ravera's profile to see full video and statistics.

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Mason Ravera

Class of 2025 / SS

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2025
  • Primary Position: SS
    Secondary Position: RHP
  • High School: Granada
    State: CA
  • Summer Team: EJ Sports Warriors
  • Height: 5-11
    Weight: 155lbs
  • Bat/Throw: S/R

Scouting Report

6/06/23

Event: Future Games Tryout: NorCal
Positional Profile: SS/P
Physical: 5-11, 155-pounds; Long, lean frame with plenty of additional room to fill out; 7.22 60-yard, 3.98 30-yard, 1.68 10-yard
Offensively: SH. EV max – 90.0 mph, hand speed max – 22.6 mph, bat speed max – 66.8 mph; Even stance with weight evenly dispersed. Hands behind the ear. Shifts weight to the back leg before striding and firing hands through the zone. Flat stroke and two handed finish. Nearly identical process on both sides of the plate
Defensively: INF - 85 mph; Fluid defender. Loose, soft hands and snappy release. Took direct angles to the ball.

Delivery: Rocks front leg forward then back then into high knee lift. Simple stride down the mound with a closed front-side. Finishes with body swung towards the first base dugout.
Arm Action: 3/4 release. Separates at the abdomen. Long arm swing.
FB: T85.3 mph, 83.5 - 84.8  mph range, 1834 avg spin; Straight plane.
SL: 71.4 - 72.4 mph, 1774 avg spin; Dives down and away effectively.
CHG: 76.8 - 78.2 mph, 1869 avg spin; Deceptive. Consistent delivery with FB keeps hitters off balance, more of a straight CHG vs one with depth to bottom of zone.

2/05/23

Positional Profile: SS/RHP

Body: 5-11/155. Medium/lean build, w/athleticism developing. RSI- 2.77 10yd - 1.69, 60yd - 7.32 VERT - 28.9

Arm Action: INF- 85mph. Longer, fluid swing from a ¾ slot, that slings the ball across the diamond. 4 out of 5 throws made accurately, good carry/life on throws with some velocity.

Defense: Prep step, athletic/smooth feet, gets around the ball quick, funnels to the chest, keeps an open hip towards target, compact exchange into a longer/slinging arm action.

Hit: RHH. Wide base, even feet, knees slightly bent. Hands are drawn back and even with shoulder height. Small bat wiggle, calm hands, quiet toe tap, into a long swing, extended through contact w/ two handed finish. Keeps the chin on the ball through the swing, showed some pull side power/hard contact (ex velo max- 90mph).

Delivery: Begins in the stretch from the center of the rubber, high leg kick, longer stride, spins over a firm front side.

Arm Action: RH: Medium, fluid arm swing out of a ¾ slot. Quick, loose arm speed.

FB: T83, 82-83. Heavy FB with plenty of run. Higher efficiency (96%) lead to more ASR. 50% in-zone. 

SL: 67-69. 10/4 shape with spin induced break. 

CH: 74-77. Quality shape. Kills plenty of IVB and keeps the fade. 

Videos

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(2/5/23)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Showcase State Date Location
Rising Stars ID: VTA County CA 04/21 Thousand Oaks High School
SoCal Rising Stars Game CA 05/12 Mater Dei High School
FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT: Orange County CA 06/01 Fullerton College
FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT: Ventura County CA 06/09 Westmont College

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