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2017 West Academic Showcase
Michael Purugganan is a 2018 OF/2B with a 5-10 170 lb. frame from Scottsdale, AZ who attends Chaparral. Medium frame with a lean build. Frame projects to support additional size and strength. Primary outfielder, stays low while traveling to the baseball. Clean glove actions while funneling and worked through exchange efficiently. Long arm circle at separation and released from a three-quarters slot. Throws produced accurate carry to the bag topping at 80 miles per hour. Right handed hitter with a spread, open stance and simple front side trigger. Stays on back side with rotational lower half actions to contact. Loose path to baseball with a level, line drive barrel plane through extension. Flashed solid bat speed when turning the barrel to contact. Consistently repeated path and plane working to the middle of the field and pull side gap. Good student.