Matthew
Gammon

Committed to Eastern Illinois out of Southeastern Illinois JC. 

12/12/15 - 6-foot, 200-pound left-handed hitter stood out as one of the top bats at the event. Hits from a balanced stance, leg kick trigger, ball jumps off his barrel, creates lift at contact, projects to hit for power as a middle of the order type bat, 88 mph exit velocity off the tee, ran 4.34 down the line. Shows soft hands and works through the baseball well, good body control, arm strength plays well on the left side of the infield at 85 mph, could make the move to third base at the next level, has made steady and impressive strides in overall game, committed to Southeastern Illinois following the event.

8/8/15 - 6-foot-1, 190-pound left handed hitter has improved speed and arm strength. Gammon ran 4.52 down the line with 82 mph velocity across the infield. Left handed hitter hits from balanced stance with a short stride, good use of lower half torque, generates good bat speed and creates lift, shows power to the gaps and pull side, 83 mph exit velocity (87 at previous event), went 0-for-4 in game play lining out hard to CF in one at bat. SHows soft hands defensively with athletic actions, very good body control with ability to throw on the move, long high-3/4 release with good arm strength at 82 mph across the infield, accurate throws with carry.

6/17/15 - 6-foot-1, 195-pound left-handed hitter impressed in BP, hits from a balanced stance, short stride, shows gap to gap power, generates loft in swing, uses lower half well, recorded an 87 mph exit velocity, ran 4.50 down the line, went 0-for-3 in game play. Shows soft hands defensively, gets rid of the ball quickly with a short high-3/4 release, good body control, 77 mph velocity across the infield, most throws accurate.

10/19/14- 6-foot-1, 180-pound prospect, left-handed hitter hits from balanced stance with a short stride, explodes with lower half, short path to the ball, shows ability to drive the ball to the gaps with occasional pull-side power, ran 7.64 60-yard dash, 77 mph exit velocity (82 at previous event), went 1-for-4 in game play with an infield single.  Defensively, shows soft hands, athletic actions, gets rid of the ball quickly with short arm action, good body control with the ability to throw on the move from multiple arm angles, showed very accurate arm, 78 mph arm strength across the infield.

7/23/14 - 6-foot, 175-pound prospect, athletic build, ran a 7.58 60-yard dash, 81 mph tee exit velocity. Left-handed hitter, balanced stance, leg kick, short stride, explosive lower half, hands show quickness, creates some lift with pull-side power, went 2-for-4 in game play with a single to center and infield single. Defensively showed athletic actions, soft hands, good lateral movement, quick exchange, short arm action, ability to throw on the move, accurate arm at 73 mph across the infield, projects as offensive second baseman.

2/16/14 - 6-foot, 173-pound prospect with athletic build, shows soft hands and plays through the baseball well, quick exchange, good body control, top velocity registered 75 mph across the infield.  At the plate, the left-handed hitter hits from a balanced setup with a short stride, explodes with lower half and generates good barrel whip through the zone, creates some lift and gets to extension, potential left-handed power bat, will need to continue to improve speed and arm strength, best present tool is his bat, ran 7.68 60 yard dash, 82 mph tee exit velocity, definite follow in 2016 class.

1/19/14 - 6-foot, 173-pound prospect with athletic build,6-foot, 173-pound prospect with athletic build, defensively Gammon shows good lateral movement with a quick exchange, arm is accurate across the infield with short arm action, shows good body control, top velocity registered 73 mph across the infield (was 76 at previous event).  At the plate, the left-handed hitter hits from a balanced setup with a short stride, shows some gap to gap pop with occasional pull power, consistently barrels up the baseball, good use of lower half torque in swing, displays quick hands, solid left-handed hitter, showed improved speed with 4.65 time down the first base line, slight increase in tee exit velocity to 81 mph, definite prospect to follow in 2016 class.  On the mound, uses long arm action through a ¾ arm slot, throws slightly across body, fastball sat 74-75 mph and is straight, curveball showed some sweeping 10/4 action at 63-66 mph, lacked command of curveball, changeup sat 66-67 mph with some cutting action.