El Paso Scouting Roundup
March 3, 2020
EL PASO, T.X. – There was a lot of energy around the sun city this past weekend with the No. 1 Southlake Carroll Dragons in town. With the that energy came a lot of high-end talent. Below is a notebook filled with some of the top prospects that were on display.
ARMS
Griffin Herring, LHP, Southlake, 2022
LSU Recruit. 6-foot-2, 178-pounds, long-limbed, projectable frame. The young southpaw works from a high ¾ slot with a medium arm swing. Herring was able to keep a solid Montwood offense off balance for the majority of his outing, pounding the strike-zone, a creating a lot of swing and misses. His FB sat 85-87mph, topping out at 88mph with late life. SL has tight 1/7 shape with short late break at 76-78 mph. Definitely, one of the top 2022 left-handers in the state.
@DragonBaseball’s 2022 LHP Griffin Herring (@GriffinHerring1) pounding the strike zone early and often. FB 85-87 T88 w/ some life. SL has 1/7 shape w/ short late break at 76-78 mph. A lot of swing and misses. @LSUbaseball Recruit @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/CnNeSKLMNN
— PBR Texas (@PBR_Texas) February 29, 2020
Paul Bonzagni, RHP, Southlake, 2020
St. Edward’s Recruit. 6-foot-2, 185-pound athletic frame. The right-hander works from a high ¾ arm slot with a long, quick arm swing. Smooth delivery. Struggled a bit with location early on the outing but was ultimately able to settle in and find a rhythm as the outing went on. His FB worked 88-90 topping out at 92 with late, heavy sink. CB (11/5 shape) pops out of the hand early with sharp late break at 73-74 mph. Will play key role on the mound for the Dragons this season.
Alec Stanfield, RHP, Rio Ranch (NM), 2020
South Mountain Recruit. Estimated 6-foot-1, 170-pound, athletic frame. Works from a ¾ arm slot with a quick arm stroke. Pounded the strike zone, able to locate pitches on both sides of the plate, good feel for pitches. FB worked 86-89 topping out at 90mph with some life. 11/5 shaped CB with sharp late breaking action at 73-74.
.@SoMtnBaseball commit 2020 RHP Alec Stanfield (@Alec_broski13) off to a strong start for Rio Rancho (NM). FB sitting 86-89 T90 paired w/ a hammer of a BB at 73-74. #BeSeen @PBR_Texas pic.twitter.com/NSO5lxFzHA
— Brandon Garcia (@BGarciaPBR) February 27, 2020
Robert Bonilla, RHP, El Paso Eastlake, 2021
Uncommitted. Athletic frame, with strong lower-half at 5-foot-11, 164-pounds. Works from ¾ arm slot with a short arm stroke. Appearance on the mound was brief but showed good feel for pitches. Was tick down velo but worked 83-85 T87 mph with some late life. CB pops out of the hand early with sharp late break at 70 mph.
.@EHS_FalconBSBL’s 2021 RHP Robert Bonilla (@Robert_bsb03) will be one to watch for this season. A tick down in velo sitting 83-85 T87 w/ some late life. Sharp CB w/ late break at 70mph. #ShapeTheState @PBR_Texas @PBR_Uncommitted pic.twitter.com/M0U8gTb3qF
— Brandon Garcia (@BGarciaPBR) February 27, 2020