Maryland Scout Blog: Week 1 MIAA Conference
April 9, 2019
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Archbishop Curley
Colton Knoble RHP/1B Archbishop Curley 2019
Went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Gilman's Peter Heubeck. Tall, strong body type. Hits from a slightly crouched, balanced, square stance at the plate. Small toe-tap stride and minimal hand load. Short to the ball with some bat speed and a level swing path. Stays on the ball well through contact and uses the whole field.
Tyler Locklear 3B Archbishop Curley 2019 (VCU)
Physically imposing presence in the box. Hits from a comfortable well balanced, athletic stance. Quick knee-to-knee load with an average stride length. Creates really nice hand separation and maintains good balance throughout swing. Stays behind the ball well with a slightly uphill swing path. Quick hands and fast bat speed. Strong lower half involvement. Went 2-for-3 at the plate against Gilman, got hit once by the pitch, and scored a run. Major power present.
Andrew Rickard OF/SS/RHP Archbishop Curley 2020
Speedy lead-off hitter for the Friars. Hits from a balanced, open stance at the plate with the bat head held vertically. High leg kick load and creates some nice hand separation. Showed quick hands and bat speed. Has a tendency to get long at times. Level swing path and swings with intent.
Archbishop Spalding
Cory Blohm 1B Archbishop Spalding 2019 (Bloomsburg)
Tall, solid body type. Hits from a balanced, athletic stance with hands held high. Quick, medium sized leg kick load creating nice hand separation. Stays on and through the ball past contact. Strong lower half involvement in the swing and great extension to finish. Showed fast bat speed and big power. Went 1-for-2 against Loyola-Blakefield with a double, two walks, and an RBI.
Justin Caesar SS Archbishop Spalding 2019 (UMBC)
Hits from a balanced, athletic stance at the plate. Small front leg lift load into a small stride with minimal hand load. Quick, compact, slightly uphill swing path and nice lower half involvement. Stays on the ball well and uses the whole field. Very quick, rangy shortstop with smooth actions. Was 1-for-3 on the day with an RBI.
Josh Moylan 1B Archbishop Spalding 2020 (East Carolina)
Big strong body type and 6'4''m 220 pound frame. Physically imposing in the box. Hits from a balanced, crouched, open stance. Uses a quick, high leg kick to load. Short to the ball with a slightly uphill swing path. Strong lower half involvement and finish. Big power present.
Zach Powers RHP Archbishop Spalding 2019 (Navy)
Athletic, lanky body type. Pitched six innings giving up one earned run on four hits and walked three batters. Struck out nine on the day throwing 69% of his pitches for strikes. Small side-step wind-up and quick, high leg kick into a compact balance point. Strong lower half drive off the rubber and smooth delivery. Lands square to the plate and gets over front side well with an athletic finish. Clean, long, loose arm action. Creates some quick arm speed through release throwing from a lower-mid three-quarter slot with easy effort. Fastball sat 84-85 and touched 86 mph with nice arm side run. Change-up was 73-75 mph and breaking ball was 70-72 mph with tight 11/5 break.
Ben Wieman 3B Archbishop Spalding 2021
Long, athletic 6'2'', 175 pound frame with a ton of projection to it. Hits from a balanced, athletic, square stance at the plate. Minimal load with a short stride and hands pre-set in a good hitting position. Does create some hand separation and really does a nice job of staying behind the ball and through it on contact. Short to the ball with quick bat speed and a level swing path. Shows some present strength and pop at the plate now with a high ceiling for more to come. Went 2-for-3 with a homerun against Loyola and drove another against Mount St. Joe that was caught at the fence in left-center field. Young stick doing more than holding his own against the top arms in the MAA.
Calvert Hall
Kasey Baumgart LHP Calvert Hall 2019
Athletic, compact body type and 6'0'', 185 pound frame. Quick, high leg kick into a slightly crouched, very compact balance point. Down-to-out lower half drive and lands closed with an athletic finish. Struck out three in three and two-thirds. Fastball sat 73-75 mph, change-up was 63-65 mph, and breaking ball showed big, gradual 1/7 shape at 65-67 mph.
Alex Khan SS Calvert Hall 2021 (West Virginia)
Hits from an athletic, balanced square stance at the plate. Average stride length and creates nice hand separation in load. Level swing path with some bat speed and good extension past contact. Stays behind the ball well and showed some pop to all fields. Went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI's and scored once.
Parker Landwehr C Calvert Hall 2019 (Boston College)
Updated video. Went 2-for-3 against Bel Air with a triple, a walk, an RBI and scored twice. For more on Landwehr, check out this Scout Blog.
Garrett Mcilhenney OF Calvert Hall 2019 (Misericordia)
Speedy leadoff hitter for the Cardinals. Went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, 2 RBI's, and scored 3 runs. Hits from a balanced, athletic stance with feet slightly closer together. Minimal load and longer stride with nice hand separation. Quick hands and bat speed. Whips the barrel through the zone and stays on the ball well. Uses the whole field. Gap-to-gap line drive type hitter with occasional extra pop. Nice table-setter.
Jose Torres SS Calvert Hall 2019 (North Carolina State)
Updated video. Went 2-for-2 against Bel Air with a double, 2 walks, 2 RBI's, 2 SB's, and scored twice. For more on Torres, check out this Scout Blog.
Tyler Wright RHP Calvert Hall 2021
Tall, lanky body type with plenty of projection and room to fill out. Deliberate wind-up and leg kick into a tall, compact balance position. Smooth down hill delivery with long, loose arm action. Throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with easy effort. Lands square to the plate and gets over his front side well with a very athletic finish. Really struggled with his control in this outing but there is a lot to like down the road. Fastball sat 78-80 mph, change-up was 67-69 mph, and breaking ball was 65-68 mph.
Gilman
Pierce Bennett SS/OF Gilman 2019 (Wake Forest)
Was absolutely on fire at the plate in this game against Archbishop Curley. Put the Greyhounds up one in the top of the first on a line drive homerun to left center field that was crushed. Went 3-for-4 with a HR, 2 RBI's, and 2 runs scored. Tall, athletic body type with nice projection to it. Hits from a balanced, athletic stance in the box. Uses a small leg kick load and does a nice job creating some hand separation. Short, slightly uphill swing path with quick hands and fast bat speed. Stays on the ball really well with good extension past contact. Used the whole field and took what the pitcher threw him. Gap-to-gap type hitter with present power and strength in the swing.
Casey Bishop SS Gilman 2021
Athletic body type and hits from a balanced, athletic stance at the plate. Quick load and short stride. Short to the ball with a more level swing path. Stays behind the ball well and does a nice job with his lower half. Gets good extension and showed quick hands and bat speed. Uses the whole field well and stayed gap-to-gap. Showed some pop in the bat and went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, 2 RBI's, and scored twice.
Peter Heubeck RHP Gilman 2021 (Wake Forest)
Heubeck went five innings for the win allowing two runs on three hits and walked four. He struck out seven total and threw 57 percent of his pitches for strikes. Athletic, lanky body type with nice projection and plenty of room to grow and fill out. Short, quick wind-up and leg kick into a tall balance position with hands set at chest level. Strong lower half drive and long, loose, clean arm action. Throws from a high three-quarter arm slot with easy effort and lands square to the plate with a quarter turn in finish. Fastball jumps out of his hand and sat 89-91 touching 92 twice and 94 twice in the first inning. Settled in more at 86-88 for the reminder of the game with the ability to pump it up to 89-91 when he wanted. Two-seam showed nice arm side run at 82-85 mph and breaking ball sat 74-77 mph with tight 11/5 shape.
Jackson McCambridge OF Gilman 2020
Athletic body type and balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Medium sized knee-to-knee front leg kick load. Short to the ball with quick hands and fast bat speed. Does a really nice job staying behind the ball and uses the whole field with ease. Great feel for the barrel and strength in the swing. Uses lower half well in his swing and went 1-for-4 with an RBI but made some loud outs.
Tyler Martinez OF Gilman 2019 (San Francisco)
Athletic body type and hits from a comfortable, well-balanced, square stance. Quick leg kick load and nice hand separation. Short, level swing path with quick hands and some super fast bat speed. Runs very well and showed the ability to drive the ball to all fields. Has a really good feel for the barrel and swing does have some pop. Nice gap-to-gap approach, staying on the ball extremely well. Was 1-for-4 with a run scored but also made some loud outs.
Loyola-Blakefield
Dominic Dinoto SS Loyola-Blakefield 2020 (Army)
Updated video. Went 1-for-3 against Archbishop Spalding with a walk. For more on Dinoto, check out this Scout Blog.
Emmett Reynolds C Loyola-Blakefield 2019 (Swarthmore)
Athletic, compact body type. Hits from a relaxed, balanced, slightly closed stance at the plate with hand set low at the letters. Small leg kick load and average stride creating some hand separation. Land with front foot open of a 45 degree angle. Short, level swing bath with quick hands and fast bat speed. Swings with intent and really does a nice job incorporating his lower half in the swing. Showed balance throughout and stays behind the ball well. Gap-to-gap type hitter with some power present.
Mount St. Joseph
Justin Looney C Mount St. Joseph 2019 (Longwood)
Strong, athletic, compact body type. Didn't get much to hit in the game against Archbishop Spalding. Walked once, was hit by a pitch and grounded out. Hits from a balanced, athletic stance at the plate with good rhythm. Average stride and good hand separation. Quick hands and bat speed with power present in the swing. Uphill swing path with good extension.
Michael Rosen 1B/OF Mount St. Joseph 2019
Tall, athletic body type with some projection to it. Hits from a balanced, athletic, slightly open stance at the plate. Small rock-back load with a short stride and minimal hand load. Stays short to the ball with a slightly uphill swing path. Showed some bat speed and good balance in the box. Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
John Torroella RHP Mount St. Joseph 2019 (Brown)
Torroella was splendid in his outing against Archbishop Spaling tossing a no-hitter and keeping hitters off-balance and guessing at the plate all day. While he did walk five batters in the seven innings, he also struck out thirteen which helped keep him out of jams as he never allowed a base-runner to reach second on the day. Tall, lanky body type with nice projection to it and more room to fill out. Controlled wind-up and leg kick into a compact, quarter cork-screw balance position. Strong down-to-out lower half drive and short arm action throwing from a high three-quarters slot with light effort. Lands square to the plate with a good athletic finish. Fastball sat 85-88 mph with some arm side run and threw a steady amount of breaking balls at 74-77 mph with big 11/5 shape and very sharp break.