8/20/2016 8:47:26 PM
Kaiser Weiss (2017 OF, Oxnard, CA) is a solid all around athlete with a commitment to Washington. He squared up the ball hard and consistently in BP with an easy swing that created plenty of back spin and carry on the ball.
Desmond Gates (2017 OF, Los Angeles, CA) has a big man's approach on a smaller young man's body but he executed his full effort attacking uphill swing very well and squared up the ball with some pull power.
Dylan Aronne (2017 OF, Dana Point, CA) has a spread and crouched stance and really gets behind the ball well and attacks it aggressively with good bat speed and steady line drive contact.
Bryan Pope (2017 2B, Ladera Ranch, CA) has an easy and loose line drive swing that was very well timed and produced lots of mid field to pull side contact.
Joseph Firestone (2017 OF, Santa Barbara, CA) has very nice flow and timing into contact and was squaring the ball up hard from his first swing. It's a fluid right handed swing with lots of pull line drive contact.
Blake Mann (2017 OF, Porter Ranch, CA) was dropping easy bombs over the left centerfield fence early in BP, with plus carry, until he started trying to and changed his hand path and the result. Less is sometimes more!
Clifford Pradd (2017 SS, Riverside, CA) had a very strong round, hitting with what scout's refer to as "controlled aggression", which basically means attacking the baseball while remaining calm and balanced in one's swing mechanics.
Drew Sims (2017 C, Winchester, CA) hits from a bent knee stance with a low hand start and gets the barrel on plane with the ball early and stays there. He has a chance to really hit with additional strength on his 6-4/190 frame.
Harrison Spohn (2017 3B, Upland, CA) has a very athletic build and a strong yet calm right handed swing that pretty much squared up every pitch he saw in BP.