LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2016 Sunshine West Showcase
Dajon Liava'a is a 2018 OF/1B with a 5-11 210 lb. frame from Hawthorne, CA who attends El Segundo HS. Medium frame, solid build with present strength. Left handed hitter with an open stance and high back elbow set. Lower half shows linear actions with some shift into contact. Loose swith path with natural lift. Good strength at contact with present bat speed and a gap to gap approach. Ball jumps off to both gaps when squared. Stays balanced through swing, allows for consistent hard contact to the opposite field gap. Worked out defensively from the outfield and first base. From the outfield shows an extended arm cirlce and arm action at release. Loads weight to back side and throws on a slightly uphill plane. Throws creates some carry to bag with accuracy topping at 77 mph from the outfield. Showed clean glove action while working through baseball with smooth glove to hand exchanges. From first base shows clean, smooth paced glove to hand exchanges. Throws across the infield with a high energy arm action topping at 78 mph. Clean glove actions while funneling ground balls out front with developing range while coming off the bag. Also showed soft hand while receiving throws. Good student as well.