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Scott Castellanos (2015 3B, Acworth, GA) went 2-2 with a triple and an RBI. Castellanos can flat out hit. He showed good gap power and the ability to drive the ball to all fields. Both of his hits were hard line drives to opposite field.
Jabari Richards (2015 OF, Fayetteville, GA) went 1-2 with a hustling triple. Richards threw 87 MPH from the outfield in the pro workout and showed off his strong arm when he threw out a kid at second. He then displayed good speed and quickness by turning a routine double into a triple. Richards ran a 6.64 in the 60. Richards also pitched 2 innings, giving up only one hit with four Ks. He throws downhill with an over the top arm angle. Richards has a quick arm featuring an 84 MPH fastball and 77 MPH change up. His out pitch is a sharp, late breaking curve ball at 74 MPH.
Dawson Ewers (2015 OF, Canton, GA) threw three innings of shutout baseball, allowing one hit and racking up four Ks. Ewers throws from a 3/4 arm slot with a quick arm. His 82 MPH fastball has good arm side run. Ewers attacks hitters and fills up the zone. His out pitch is a 70 MPH 12-6 breaking curve and he mixes in a 73 MPH slider.
Ryan Barday (2016 C, Acworth, GA) went 1-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Barday is listed on team Royal-7 but filled in as a catcher for team Vegas-7. He showed good patience at the plate before driving in a run with an RBI single.