Today we take a look at just a few of the athletes from the Uncommitted Upperclass Showcase from this past weekend. The crop of talent at the event put on an impressive showing for the colleges and pro scouts in attendance and we will continue to look at each of the prospects who attended the event over the next couple days. For now, lets take a look at the events standouts:

Jasper Nelson (2020, RHP, Palo Verde) has a live, loose arm that showed good actions on his three-pitch mix. His fastball up to an event high 89 MPH with arm side run, a curveball hovering around 73 MPH that had good shape, bite and a deceptive change-up that showed sink and fade sitting between 77-79 MPH. Nelson is projectable arm that looks to have more in the tank.

Maxwell Leuga (2020, OF, Green Valley) had the most impressive He has a broad shouldered 6’ frame with a developed lower half. The BP round showed his ability drive the ball gap to gap with authority (93 MPH exit velo), leaving the yard twice with an easy hand rhythm paired with a small leg kick and efficient hand path to the ball. Defensively, Leuga threw 87 MPH from the outfield with a quick, accurate arm that looked to have more in the tank if he came through the ball more. And lastly, he ran an impressive 6.85 laser times 60 which is impressive for his 190-pound frame. The show Leuga put on a the Uncommitted Upperclass event makes him an interesting prospect to follow heading into his senior year. 

Andrew Baughn (2020, RHP, Rancho) is a developed 6’2 frame with a drop and drive delivery. Baughn showed a quality four pitch mix (FB, CH, CB, SL) coming out of a consistent high ¾ arm slot with downhill action. He threw a heavy fastball up to 88 MPH, with good feel on his sinking changeup sitting 78-80 MPH, a sharp 11/5 curveball that showed good depth sitting 72-75 MPH and a sweeping 10/4 slider that he kept it down in the zone sitting at 77-78 MPH. 

Noah Glaser (2020, LHP, Bishop Gorman) is a quality arm with polished mechanics, feel for each of his three pitches coming out of the high ¾ slot and strong lower half. His fastball, up to 86 MPH, showed good life coming out of his smooth delivery paired with solid feel for his above average changeup that he does tend to push every now and then that sits between 72-76 MPH as well as a sharp 11/5 curveball that he kept down in the zone.

Alec Barrett (2021, C, Faith Lutheran) is a ’21 that showed well on Sunday both at the plate as well as behind the plate. During his BP round, Barrett had good hand rhythm and balance driving the ball mostly to the pull side. Behind the plate, Barrett had quick feet and a high transfer getting the ball out of his hand efficiently with his best pop time coming in at 2.06.

Cannon Greene (2021, C/1B, Green Valley) is another ’21 that had himself a day. A 6’ frame that should continue to develop strength as a young left-handed bat with good mechanics behind the plate. His BP round showed a high leg kick leading into a hand-cocked load that showed flashes of power to the pull side when he was on time. Behind the plate, he had a 2.06 pop time with a ¾ arm slot that he had to lead into the tag zone at second base. 

Cayd Watkins (2020, SS/3B, Durango) has a compact 5’9 frame with a quick first step in the field and sneaky pop at the plate. His defensive round showed smooth actions, good positioning and an event high 84 MHP from shortstop. At the plate he displayed a gap to gap approach as well as an ability to drive the ball to all fields. 

Shelby Richards (2020, SS/2B, Rancho) is a lean, long limbed middle infielder with good footwork and a quick, loose arm topping out at 82 MPH. He had one of the top infield sessions with fluid actions on every groundball and good carry on his throws. With narrow stance and high leg kick, Richards showed his ability to maintain balance throughout his swing and an ability to stay in the big part of the yard during his BP round.

Diego Trujillo (2020, IF/OF, Laughlin), a two-sport athletic, has an athletic 6’0, 160-pound frame that projects to add power in the box as he continues to add strength. A 6.9 60 runner, Trujillo threw an event high, accurate 88 MPH from the outfield. At the plate, he had a toe tap into a small leg kick load that he used to spray the ball to all fields with flashes of pop to the pull side. He is a high ceiling, small school guy with a projectable body and good actions both in the field and at the plate.

Check back over the next few days as we will begin releasing individual scouting analysis on each player present at the event. Tomorrow we will take a look at the top individual performers of the different testing stations. Stay tuned!

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