1- Black Vs. 3- Col. Blue
8/16/2015
Nathan Florence (2016 RHP, Wilbraham, MA) sat 80-84mph on his fastball with his curveball at 76mph. Florence has a fluid arm action with good depth to his curveball.
Brad Marchetti (2016 RHP, Wellesley, MA) had his fastball top out at 82mph with his curveball at 73mph and his changeup at 76mph. Marchetti gets good extension on the mound with sink to his fastball and his curveball has depth to it.
Collin Mitchell (2016 OF, Northborough, MA) had 3 hits in the game for the Columbia Blue team today. Mitchell had quick hands through the zone with a confident approach at the plate and makes consistent hard contact.
Nicholas Rooney (2016 LHP, Ridge, NY) had 2 hits in the game for the Black team. Rooney has a short compact swing with a direct path.
Justin Stromski (2016 OF, Manorville, NY) had a Home Run in the game for the Black team. Stromski has good bat speed with lift in his swing and gets good extension at the plate.
2- Cardinal Vs. 5- Gold
8/16/2015
Brian Vieira (2016 RHP, Wethersfield, CT) had 2 hits in the game for the Gold team including a double and a triple. Vieira has a nice easy swing with a sound approach and displayed bat speed.
Sam Czel (2016 OF, Newtown, CT) had a Home Run in the game for the Gold team. Czel is short to the ball with a quick bat and makes solid contact.
Dean Streich (2016 RHP, North Kingstown, RI) topped out at 83mph on his fastball to go with his slider at 78mph and his changeup at 72mph. Streich has a quick tempo on the mound with a deceptive delivery and a loose arm action. Streich has good life on his fastball and maintains his arm speed on his changeup. Of the 11 batters Streich faced, he struck out 8 of them.
Tyler Gibbs (2016 C, New Britain, CT) had 2 singles in the game for the Cardinal team. Gibbs has quick hands through the zone with a line drive swing plane.
Joshua Fradin (2016 SS, East Greenwich, RI) had 3 hits in the games for the Cardinal team including a double. Fradin makes line drive contact at the plate with quick hands and good bat speed.
Colby Dunlop (2016 SS, Dover Plains, NY) had 2 singles for the Cardinal team. Dunlop has a good approach at the plate with a line drive swing plane and makes solid contact.
Derek Grzysiewicz (2016 2B, Dayville, CT) had a double and a single in the game for the Cardinal team. Grzysiewicz has a good plate approach with a good swing and has bat speed.
4- Dark Green Vs. 6- Vegas Gold
8/16/2015
Holden White (2016 LHP, Wallingford, CT) sat 85-88mph on his fastball with his curveball at 65mph. White has a quick arm action pounded the strike zone with his fastball and mixes his pitches in well.
Ryan Rijo (2016 1B, Barrie, ON) reached base twice in the game for the Dark Green team today including a double. Rijo showed the ability to square the ball up with bat speed.
Rob Griswold (2016 SS, Milford, CT) had 2 hits in the game including a double with the Dark Green team. Griswold has a short compact swing with a direct path to the ball and makes hard consistent contact.
5- Gold Vs. 6- Vegas Gold
8/15/2015
Zack DelVecchio (2016 RHP, Braintree, MA) sat 79-84mph on his fastball with his curveball at 70mph and changeup at 77mph. DelVecchio has a quick arm action with run on his fastball and depth to his curveball.
Christopher Galland (2016 OF, Sudbury, MA) had 3 hits in the game for the Gold team. Galland has a good swing plane while doing a good job of staying inside the baseball. Galland is aggressive on the bases showing off his speed stealing 4 bases.
Derek Kasperzyk (2016 SS/OF, Killingworth, CT) had some nice plays defensively this afternoon. Kasperzyk takes a good first step in the outfield covering a lot of ground. He also made a nice diving catch in CF.
Michael White (2016 RHP, Stamford, CT) sat 81-85mph on his fastball with his curveball at 73mph. White pitches from a high 3/4 arm slot with a balanced delivery. White pounded the strike zone with his pitches doing a good job mixing all his pitches in to keep hitters off balance.
Christopher Hart (2016 OF, Wellesley, MA) had 2 hits in the game for the Vegas Gold team. Hart has a line drive swing plane and drives the ball to the gaps.
3- Columbia Vs. 4- Dark Green
8/15/2015
Noah Skirrow (2016 RHP, Stoney Creek, ON) topped out at 86mph on his fastball today with his curveball at 69mph and his slider at 76mph and his changeup at 79mph. Skirrow pitches from a high 3/4 arm slot with good extension out front. Skirrow showed good command of his pitches with good depth and late break to his curveball.
Andre Ceballos (2016 RHP, Allston, MA) sat 82-85mph on his fastball with his slider at 77mph and his changeup at 80mph. Ceballos has a smooth repeatable delivery pitching from a low extended 3/4 arm slot. His fastball gets on hitters quick with run to it, with a good sharp slider that has bite to it. At the plate Ceballos has 3 hits including a double and a Home Run. Ceballos has a quiet approach at the plate with a line drive swing plane and good bat speed.
Will Alfred (2016 3B, Warren, RI) had a good game for the Dark Green team today. Alfred has an aggressive approach at the plate with a level swing.
Andre Marrero (2016 OF, West Springfield, MA) had 2 hits in the game for the Dark Green team including a triple. Marrero has a short quick swing with good plate coverage and makes consistent contact.
Kyle Coolidge (2016 LHP, Plymouth, MA) had a double in the game for the Columbia Blue team. Coolidge has a confident approach at the plate with a good swing.
1- Black Vs. 2- Cardinal
8/15/2015
Jack Berczi (2016 LHP, Oakville, ON) sat 82-86mph on his fastball with his curveball at 69mph. Berczi pitches from a low 3/4 with good sink down in the zone and a deceptive delivery. Berczi has a good feel for his curveball throwing it for strikes and mixing it in well.
Justin Torres (2016 SS, Dumont, NJ) had a couple of hits in the game including a double for the Black team. Torres does a good job of staying inside the baseball with gap pop.
Jensen Lapoint (2016 C, Kennebunk, ME) had 2 hits in the game including a double and a Home Run. Lapoint makes good hard contact at the plate with good bat speed and squares the ball up consistently.
Mike Pascoe (2016 RHP, Poughkeepsie, NY) sat 82-86mph on his fastball with his curveball at 75mph and his changeup at 80mph. Pascoe has an over the top arm slot, throwing all 3 pitches for strikes and mixes them in well.
Cameron Wolbach (2016 OF, Groveland, MA) had a couple of hits in the game for the Cardinal team. Wolbach has a line drive swing plane with bat speed and had one of his hits register at 88mph off the bat.
Marcus Fry (2016 OF, Mansfield Center, CT) had 2 hits in the game for the Cardinal team including a double. Fry has a nice easy approach at the plate with bat speed and a line drive swing plane.
Joshua Fradin (2016 SS, East Greenwich, RI) also had a multi-hit game for the Cardinal team including a triple. Fradin makes good hard contact at the plate with a line drive swing plane and has bat speed.
NE Top Batting Practice Highlights
8/15/2015
Justin Stromski (2016 OF, Manorville, NY) showed a line drive swing plane with good carry to the gaps, gets the barrel through the zone and the ball jumps off his bat.
Chhany Minton (2016 OF, Chestnut Hill, MA) displayed good bat speed with good extension and a short path to the ball with line drive contact coming off the barrel.
Matt Frey (2016 3B, Murrysville, PA) is short to the ball with bat speed and showing the ability to square the ball up at the plate.
Jensen Lapoint (2016 C, Kennebunk, ME) has good simple swing mechanics with lots of pop in his bat with bat speed and squared the ball up consistently.
Marcus Fry (2016 OF, Mansfield Center, CT) displayed good bat speed at the plate with strength in his swing and with good extension.
Zach Odell (2016 OF, Royal Palm Beach, FL) did a good job of keeping his hands inside is short to the ball with lift at contact with good swing mechanics.
Andre Ceballos (2016 RHP, Allston, MA) does a good job of getting the barrel through the zone with lift in his swing and lots of pop in his bat.
Isaiah Spears (2016 C, Brooklyn, NY) has good swing mechanics with quick hands through the zone making line drive contact with pop in his bat.
Ryan Rijo (2016 1B, Barrie, ON) had a good display in BP hitting 5 Home Runs. Rijo has a strong build with good bat speed and lift in his swing.
Nicholas Gray (2016 RHP, Somers, CT) has good swing mechanics with a line drive swing plane displaying good barrel control and bat speed.
Derek Kasperzyk (2016 SS, Killingworth, CT) has good balance in his stance with a line drive swing plane displaying good bat speed and has pop in his bat.
Jake Oliger (2016 OF, Newtown, CT) displayed excellent bat speed getting his barrel through the zone well with pop in his bat.
Brian Vieira (2016 RHP, Wethersfield, CT) showed the ability to square the ball up with bat speed and a good swing plane.
Thomas Kretzler (2016 2B, Albany, NY) had a good showing from both sides of the plate today. From the Right Kretzler has a consistent line drive swing plane with bat speed and is short to the ball. From the Left side Kretzler showed good pop in his bat with a line drive swing plane and good bat speed.
Shea Nugent (2016 2B, Nahant, MA) makes line drive contact with bat speed and has quick hands through the zone.
Joseph Warner (2016 C, Albany, NY) is short to the ball with a good swing and has good barrel control making good hard contact.
Elijah Roe (2016 OF, Auburn, ME) displayed good swing mechanics with bat speed and has strength in his swing.
Top C Pops NE Top
8/14/2015
| Name |
Pop |
Grad |
School |
City |
St |
| Liam McGill |
1.91 |
2016 |
South Kingstown |
Wakefield |
RI |
| Thomas Quinn |
1.97 |
2016 |
Wilbraham And Monson Academy |
Wilbraham |
MA |
| Elijah Roe |
1.97 |
2016 |
Edward Little |
Auburn |
ME |
| Isaiah Spears |
1.97 |
2016 |
John Jay |
Brooklyn |
NY |
| Teddy Beaudet |
2.01 |
2016 |
Berlin |
Kensington |
CT |
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