PBR MD Limited Series Scout Blog: Part 1

August 12, 2020
Kyle Campbell
Maryland Scouting Director

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We begin to wrap up our coverage of the PBR Maryland Limited Series fro last weekend at Mount St. Mary's with a look at all the notes our scouts compiled. Today's Scout Blog includes our notes on the following teams: BCC Prospects 16U, Dig In Baseball 16U, and Flood City Edge.

BCC Prospects 16U

Rob Carpenter RHP/OF Wootton 2022
Strong, athletic frame. Controlled delivery with a shorter leg kick. Longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Pitches with light effort. Fastball had strong arm side run and played both sides of the plate with command at 76-78 mph. Big breaking ball for strikes low in the zone at 61 with 11/5 shape.

James Richardell MIF/RHP Walter Johnson 2022
Tall, lanky, athletic frame. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Shorter stride with a small leg kick. Hands are pre-set with slight hand rhythm. Smooth back load with solid hand separation and some lower half involvement. Short , compact swing with quick hands through the zone and some bat speed. Gap-to-gap line drive approach with some pull side pop present.

Sammy Polott LHP/1B Walter Johnson 2022
Big, physical body frame. Hits from a balanced, upright, slightly open stance at the plate. Short, kick out stride with a smaller leg kick. Hands are pre-set with some hand rhythm. Smooth back load with a slight hitch and solid hand separation. Some lower half involvement with a short, strong swing. Keeps hands inside the ball well with some bat speed. Gap-to-gap pop present with a solid middle of the field approach. On the mound, Polott has a controlled delivery with a slight side-step windup and high leg kick into a tall, compact balance point. Smooth stride down the mound with some lower half involvement. Short arm action from a three-quarter slot with some effort. Fastball plays low in the zone at 74-76, topping at 77 mph. Tight slider with 2/8 shape at 64-66 mph for strikes.

James Walsh C/OF/RHP Wootton 2022
Strong, physical body type. Hits from a balanced, crouched, square stance at the plate. Short stride with strong lower half involvement. Hands are pre-set with hand rhythm. Smooth back load with solid hand separation and a strong, short, compact swing. Keeps hands inside the ball well with a strong opposite field approach. Gap-to-gap present power with strong extension past contact. On the mound, Walsh has a controlled delivery with a slight side-step windup and leg kick into a high balance point. Smooth stride down the mound with some lower half involvement and easy effort. Longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Fastball plays both sides of the plate at 77-78, topping out at 79 mph. Big breaking ball with 11/5 shape at 66-67 mph for strikes.

Matthew Roche 3B/RHP Churchill 2022
Strong, athletic body frame. Hits from an upright, balanced, square stance at the plate. Longer stride with high leg kick into a smooth back load with some lower half involvement. Short, compact swing with an uphill swing path. Keeps hands inside the ball well with a solid gap-to-gap line drive approach. Some pull side pop present with more projected.

Nathan Gumagay SS/3B Churchill 2022
Athletic body frame. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Elongated stride with a smooth back load. Longer swing with a slight uphill swing path and solid extension through the zone and past contact. Shows ability to cover the entire plate with quick hands through the zone. Solid middle of the field approach with some gap-to-gap pop.

Bobby Burr LHP/1B/OF Kiski (PA) 2022
Tall, athletic, projectable frame. Controlled small side step windup with rhythm and high leg kick into a tall, balance point. Gathers hands over head through windup with a quarter turn. Gradual, smooth stride down the bump with strong lower half involvement. Lands in-line with home plate and finishes over the front side well with an athletic finish. Throws from a high three-quarter arm slot with long, loose arm action. Strong three-pitch mix with FB command at 79-80 mph. Tight slider with short 1/7 shape and feel at 67-69 mph. Change-up with some late dive at 73 mph.

Erik Rindner C/OF Churchill 2022
Strong, athletic body frame. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Shorter stride with a high leg kick and smooth back load. Hands drop slightly before contact, with some hand separation and strong lower half involvement. Stays inside the ball well with a short, compact swing and quick hands through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with a slight uphill swing path and solid middle to pull side line drive approach.

Rayan Nair OF/ Washington Waldorf 2022
Strong, athletic frame. Hits from a balanced, upright, open stance at the plate. High leg kick with an elongated stride into a smooth back load. Slight hand wiggle with solid hand separation and a slight hitch. Some lower half involvement with quick hands and bat speed through the zone. Short, compact swing with some extension through the zone and past contact. Says behind the ball well with a solid line drive, gap-to-gap approach.

George Roggie LHP/1B Landon 2022
Controlled, side-step windup with rhythm and high leg kick to a tall, compact balance point. Gradual, smooth stride down the mound with strong lower half involvement. Lands in line to home plate and finished over the front side in an athletic position. Solid three-pitch mix with the ability to throw from various arm slots. Fastball had some arm side run at 77-79 mph. Big breaking ball with 1/7 shape at 66-69 mph. Changeup at 68 mph with late dive action.

DIG IN BASEBALL 16U

JP King RHP Richard Montogomery 2022
Durable build with strong lower half and trunk. Longer, deliberate arm action throwing from a three quarter slot. Average lower half usage and backside drive. Fastball shows slight arm side run to the pitch late to the plate. Breaking ball had a bigger 11/5 shape to the pitch with gradual break on it that ranged 63-66 mph.

Branden Brown MIF/RHP Atholton 2021
Long lanky, athletic and projectable frame. Hits from a slightly open, taller set up at the plate. Lower leg kick with soft landing slightly closed. Hands start at shoulders with short movement in load. Short swing, keeps hands in throughout. Athletic actions in the field. Longer arm action. Loose arm on the bump pitching exclusively from the stretch position. High leg kick to a tall balance position. Smooth kick pout stride down the mound landing in-line with the plate. Throws from a high three-quarter slot with regular effort. Fastball sat 81-83 mph, breaking ball was 66-68 mph with big 12/6 shape and change-up ranged 74-75 mph with late dive action.

Mark Villanueva MIF/RHP Good Counsel 2022
Compact athletic frame with some present strength. Hits from a squatty, slightly open set up at the plate. Low leg lift to square up in hitting position. Hands start at the shoulder and gets a wrist flick in load. Hands are shorter to the baseball with a barrel that gets in and out of the zone. Can get around the ball with barrel at times in swing. Like the bat speed and would like to see some more extension through contact. On the mound has a short, controlled delivery with average leg kick and some tempo. Nice backside drive through release. Fastball has some later arm side run to the pitch. Ranged 79-82 mph. Tough pitch on hitters, getting on them quick. Very short arm action throwing from a three quarter slot. Hides ball well. Pitches with some effort. Breaking ball has 11/5 shape with gradual break on the pitch at 65-68 mph.

Colin Dunn OF/INF/RHP Richard Montgomery 2022
Athletic leadoff stick. Hits from a square stance with a small leg kick load. Creates some hand separation and stays short to the ball with a level swing path. Gap-to-gap approach, uses the whole field and showcased speed throughout the weekend.

Liam Houghton 1B/3B/OF Good Counsel 2022
Strong, physical middle of the order stick. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate with hand rhythm. Bit of a longer stride length. Creates nice hand separation and stays behind the ball well with balance and extension. Quick hands and bat speed with power present in the swing.

Alex Pope C/RHP Poolesville 2021
Strong, solid frame. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Short stride and swing through the zone with quick bat speed. Level swing path with balance throughout. Showed pop to the pull side. Also did a nice job working in relief on the mound in two games. Fastball was 72-75 mph and breaking ball was 64-67 mph with 11/5 shape.

JR Talbert RHP/OF Pikesville 2021
Athletic frame with some projection. Side-step wind-up and controlled leg kick to a tall balance point. Strong kick-out stride down the mound getting hard over the front side with a full athletic finish. Throws with long, loose arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Fastball sat 76-78 mph and touched 80 mph with some cut action to it. Breaking ball was 66-69 mph with 11/5 shape.

Luke Bartusek RHP/SS Wheaton 2021
Athletic, projectable 6’2’’, 165 pound frame with room to fill out. Balanced stance at the plate with a toe-tap load. Lowers hand some in load and stays short to the ball with extension through contact. Versatile player in the infield, can play multiple spots and also showed the ability to toe the rubber. Fastball sat 73-76 mph and touched 77 mph. Breaking ball sat 62-64 mph.

FLOOD CITY EDGE

Jason Showe SS/OF Williamsport 2022
Projectable frame with room to grow. Hits from a taller set up with high hands. Toe tap load to hitting position. Level path through the zone. Gets around the ball, would like to see free up hands through contact more. Average lower half, room for growth. Shows average bat speed. Moves pretty well, still growing into frame. Made some very good plays on the defensive end. Showed nice confidence and quickness. Confident first step and shows above average range defensively. In the field hands were sound with a clean exchange. Needs to add strength to frame and should continue to improve.

Ethan Taylor MIF/RHP Southern Huntingdon 2022
Athletic projectable frame. Hits from a square set up at the plate with hands over the shoulder. Hands are direct to the baseball with some bat speed and pull tendencies. Barrel gets around the ball at times. Showed nice extension on pull side. Shows some strength in the swing and ability to drive the baseball. Liked the rhythm. Uphill finish in swing. Showed nice lateral movement in the field. Hands are sound and gets rid of the ball quickly.

Kyle Nolan MIF/RHP Chambersburg 2022
Solid compact frame. Hits from a balanced set up at the plate with high hands. Simple load, sinking into lower half and heel lift. Short swing with some looseness in the hands with extension. Showed ability to drive the ball to all fields. Good foot speed out of the box. Nice rhythm at the plate. Solid actions in the field with some lateral quickness. Clean exchange and average arm strength across the diamond.

DayShaun Robinson OF Chambersburg 2022
Athletic build with length and projection. Hits from a taller slightly open set up at the plate with high hands. Quick hands thru the zone with level path and average bat speed. Gets around the ball at times at the plate. Hands should free up more as he gets stronger. Good first step quickness and runs well.

Adonis Bernal C/OF Scotland Campus 2023
Hits from athletic slightly open set up at the plate with hands at chest level. Quick load to hitting position with leg kick that lands closed off. Level path at the plate. Gets around the ball at times with average bat speed.

Wyatt Kissel 3B/RHP Chambersburg 2023
Solid frame. Compact side step delivery with average leg kick. Shorter, clean arm action throwing from an almost over the top slot. Fastball showed slight run on the pitch that ranged 76-78 mph. Breaking ball has 11/5 action on the pitch with shorter shape that ranged 60-66 mph.

Connor Rohm P/OF Greencastle Antrim 2022
Solid frame with some projection. Compact, build up style delivery with average leg kick. Clean arm action throwing from a high three-quarter slot. Fastball showed slight run on the pitch that ranged 72-75 mph.

Nathan Guzick-Lynn C/1B Berkley Springs 2022
Hits from an open set up with high hands at the plate. Low leg lift that squares up in hitting position. Short path at the plate with a barrel in and out of the zone. Hips leak a bit to pull side as he starts to swing. Would like to see him free the hands up more as he adds strength.

Josh Fleck LHP/OF Southern Huntingdon 2022
Athletic frame with room for growth. Free arm action throwing from a lower three-quarter slot. Creates average arm speed while pitching with easy effort. Fastball shows arm side run that ranged 72 – 74 mph. Breaking ball had bigger 1/7 shape with gradual action that ranged 65-67 mph. Changeup showed two plane movement at 70 mph.

Greg Cunha C/3B Chambersburg Area 2022
Hits from an athletic, slightly open set up at the plate with nice rhythm. Controlled leg kick load to hitting position. Short, level path. Shows strength in swing.

Evan Wagaman 1B/OF Chambersburg 2021
Athletic projectable frame. Hits from an athletic, balanced set up at the plate with high hands. Short leg kick load to hitting positions. Shorter swing path with quick hands and some bat speed. Showed a nice feel for the barrel and potential for more at the plate. Shows some freeness in the hands.

Edwin Velasquez RHP Scotland Campus 2022
Compact solid athletic frame. Nice tempo and pace in delivery. Sidestep with average leg kick. Sound arm action with slight pause after separation. Throws from a high three-quarter slot with average arm speed and whip. Could get better lower half involvement to and through release. Fastball has later sink on the pitch that ranged 70-73 mph and touched 74 mph. Threw a few with cut action at 68 mph.

Brennan Sease 3B/RHP Chambersburg Area 2022
Athletic frame with room to grow. Shorter path with quick hands. Some extension in swing and shows want to lift baseball. Gets out of balance at times and will get around the baseball. Shows some strength in swing. Hits from balanced, slightly open set up with high hands. Simple load to square up in hitting position. Nice lateral range defensively with quick and confident first step.

Aiden Lorson MIF Mercersburg Academy 2022
Athletic body type. Hits from a balanced, square stance at the plate. Quiet load, short stride and stays short to the ball with a level swing path. Maintains nice balance throughout the swing and gets extension through contact. Showed some feel for the barrel squaring up a few over the course of the weekend.

Diego Centella RHP Scotland Campus 2022
Athletic frame. Full controlled wind-up high leg kick to a compact balance position. Smooth repeatable kick-out stride and delivery down the mound. Lands in-line with the plate and finishes in a slightly upright position. Works with pace. Throws with a full arm circle from a three-quarter slot with easy effort. Fastball sat 80-83 mph with occasional cut and slider was 70 mph. Arm slot drops some on the slider.

Braden Zeger OF Chambersburg Area 2022
Athletic frame with some projection. Hits from a slightly open stance with a wide base. Quick load and short stride with an uphill swing path. Gets extension through contact and does a nice job utilizing his lower half. Showed some pop at the plate.

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