Maryland Scout Blog: Clarksburg & Mount Hebron
May 7, 2019
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Clarksburg
Sam Batis RHP Clarksburg 2021
Athletic body type. Slightly up-tempo wind-up and high leg kick into a tall, compact balance point. Smooth delivery, great bend, and strong lower half drive. Gets over front side well, lands square to the plate, and finishes falling off to the first base side. Throws with long, loose arm action from a high three-quarters slot with some effort. Creates quick arm speed through release. Fastball sat 80-84 mph and breaking ball was 65-69 mph with tight spin and sharp 11/5 break.
Nathan Proctor 3B Clarksburg 2020
Athletic body type. Hits from a balanced, open stance at the plate. Small leg kick load with nice hand separation. Short, level swing path with some lower half involvement. Gap-to-gap line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Uses the whole field well and was 1-for-4 at the plate with a double to the opposite field gap and two RBI's.
Taye Robinson SS Clarksburg 2022
Athletic body type and long projectable frame. Hits from a tall, balanced, open stance at the plate. Medium sized leg kick and sinks into lower half in load. Active hands, good balance and showed some rhythm in the box. Stays on the ball well through contact and uses the whole field. Gets good extension and went 1-for-3 with a double down the third base line. Squared the ball up nicely two times. Gap-to-gap type hitter with some pop and more projected.
Mount Hebron
Josh Barke 2B/SS Mount Hebron 2021
Athletic body type. Showed range at second base and made every play defensively with some rhythm. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Small leg kick load with a level swing path and uses the whole field well. Gap-to-gap line drive type hitter.
Finn Devine LHP Mount Hebron 2020
Solid body type. Controlled wind-up and high leg kick into a tall, compact balance point. Strong, down-to-out lower half drive. Gets over front side well and lands square to the plate with an athletic finish. Throws with long arm action from a high three-quarters slot with easy effort. Threw strikes and showed good control of his pitches. Mixed it up well and struck out nine in just over six innings of work. Fastball sat 75-77 mph with slight arm side run. Change-up showed some fade at 65-67 mph and breaking ball had 1/7 shape at 61-64 mph.
Tommy Fitzpatrick 1B/OF Mount Hebron 2019
Athletic, lanky body type. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate with a slightly wider base. Quick, knee-to-knee lower half load with good hand separation. Short, level swing path and strong lower half involvement. Squared up a few balls and showed a nice gap-to-gap approach with some pop. Went 2-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI's.
Dylan Holzman 3B Mount Hebron 2020
Athletic, solid body type. Hits from a slightly open, pre-loaded stance on his back side. Uses a toe-tap in load for timing. Short, slightly uphill swing path that has a tendency to get level at times. Gap-to-gap type hitter with some pop.
Jimmy Jaecksch 1B/OF Mount Hebron 2020
Athletic, lanky body type with some projection to it. Hits from a balanced, open stance at the plate. Small stride with good hand separation. Showed nice balance throughout the swing with some lower half involvement. Short, slightly uphill swing path that has a tendency to get more level at times. Gap-to-gap type hitter with some pop and squared the ball up several times. Was 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, 3 RBI's and scored twice.