LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2016 National Underclass Showcase-Main Event
Christopher Chase is a 2018 LHP/1B with a 6-2 215 lb. frame from Lafayette, LA who attends St. Thomas More HS. Large frame with long limbs and an athletic build. Projects for additional strength. Primary left handed pitcher with a full wind up delivery. Stays balanced on back side at gather and utilizes lower half with a compact stride while working in line to the plate. Released from a high three-quarters arm slot with a fastball offering that flashed some arm side run with downhill angle to the plate between 77-79 miles per hour. Tends to drop elbow level with curveball offering that showed 11/5 shape with loose spin and good depth. Also flashed a slider that showed more sweeping action to glove side with occasional tilt. Mixed and changed speeds well effectively keeping hitter off balance. Right handed hitter with an open, balanced stance. Hands stay compact to body while working through contact on a line drive plane. Shows developing feel for the barrel with a mid-field approach that generated occasional hard line drives between the gaps.