2016 West Coast Underclass Showcase

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Stone Shiffman (2018 LHP, Foothill Ranch, CA) was up to 82 with his fastball that shows life down in zone, does good job hiding the ball.  He also had two hits at the plate.

Grant Lockwood (2019 2B, Irvine, CA),  has a nice line drive plane with lift, he had two doubles, one to RCF and one to CF and ended the day with three hits.

Daniel Johnson (2018 2B, Foothill Ranch, CA) has a short compact swing with good extension, he had a hard double to CF then followed up with a Home run to LCF with same type swing.  Liked to be aggressive early in count.

Jesse Garcia (2018 1B, El Cajon, CA) was up to 81 with his fastball, showing good downhill angle to the plate.

Kyle Weaver (2019 C, Upland, CA) shows a solid line drive swing plane and made solid contact through out day.

Matthew Darr (2018 OF, Corona, CA) had two hits on the day with good barrel control and hand path.

Gabriel Jones (2019 3B, San Diego, CA) showed lift and bat speed on his double to LCF.  Showed a Gap to Gap approach on the day.

John Lopez (2018 SS, West Covina, CA) was up to 82 with his fastball and mixed in a 11/5 curveball that flashed depth.

Corey Sanchez (2019 OF, Murrieta, CA) made solid contact on the day, he does a good job staying on the ball and getting barrel to it.  He had a double to the LCF gap.

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David Schlomovits (2018 LHP, Irvine, CA) was up to 80 with good arm side run on his fastball, also showed feel for a 1/7 curveball that flashed depth. Held velocity through out outing.

Joshua Johnson (2020 SS, Henderson, NV) shows a good line drive plane with lift on his double off the LF wall.  He ended up with two hits on the day.  Was up to 78 on the mound withgood projection.

Kyle Giberson (2018 RHP, Irvine, CA) has a solid frame with some thickness in build.  Has good running life on his fastball that was up to 85, also shows feel for his curveball that has tight spin and 11/5 shape.

Ethan Brodsky (2018 RHP, Mission Viejo, CA)was up to 80 sitting 79-80 through out his outing mixing in a 70 MPH curveball that showed depth.  Has a little cross fire delivery that hides ball well.

Cooper Way (2018 C, Glendora, CA) showed good bat speed and lift on his double to LCF. 

Joshua Esquibel (2018 1B, Jamul, CA) has good barrel control, he had a sharp single to RF on a ball away and turned on a fastball in for a double off the LF wall.

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Gavin Grant (2018 SS, Puyallup, WA) Collected three hits, including two doubles and drove in two runners. Turns the barrel aggressively to pitches in producing solid bat speed and loud contact to pull side. Also shows the barrel skills to work the baseball the other way as well.

Gage Edwards (2018 C/RHP, Draper, UT) Fastball came out of hand cleanly with good arm side run topping at 81 mph. Fastball have heavy actions to the plate inducing weak contact. Flashed a curveball with 10/5 shape that had tight rotation and good depth.

Alec Rath (2019 RHP, La Palma, CA) Showed a quick arm action from a three-quarters slot. Produced solid downhill angle to the plate with fastball, topping at 84 mph. Flashed occasional running action with fastball when working to arm side.

Carter Gronnerud (2018 1B, Coto De Caza, CA) Showed a balanced, smooth line drive swing plane through extension. Creates good leverage when working to pull side. Consistently barreled baseball producing loud contact. Produced a sharp line drive single to right field in first at bat.

Nico Vigil (2019 3B, Phoenix, AZ) Compact, high energy arm action from a three-quarters slot. Consistently pounded the bottom of the strike zone with fastball that had occasional arm side run.

Cameron Repetti (2019 SS, Cypress, CA) Baseball jumped out of hand very well with running action, topped at 87 mph. Repeats delivery well while releasing from a mid three-quarters arm slot. Shows command of the edges while working quickly. Curveball had 10/5 shape with good depth when down int he zone.

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Brett Finnel (2018 RHP, Riverside, CA), the UC-Santa Barbara commit was up to 89 with his fastball and showed feel for sinking it and cutting it.  His off speed is developing he showed a 12/6 curveball at times with good depth but a majority of time it was his sweeping slider that showed good tilt.

Creede Jeffers (2018 RHP, Ramona, CA) was 79-81 with his fastball that had good arm side run.  Also had feel for a change up that had good fade down in zone.

Joshua Esquibel (2018 1B, Jamul, CA) has a nice line drive swing plane and makes solid contact, he had a double to CF.

Lachlan Scott (2019 OF, Irvine, CA) showed a nice line drive swing plane and made solid contact on his triple to LCF.

Tanner Smith (2018 RHP, Santee, CA) has an easy swing with good barrel control, he drove a ball down and in to the LCF gap for a  triple.

Gavin Grant had two hits on the day including a double, his hands work and consistently got the barrel to the ball.

Bruno Coimbra (2018 C, San Diego, CA) does a good job keeping his hands inside the baseball.  He had three hits on the day.

Elie Helfand (2018 2B, Los Angeles, CA) shows good bat speed and gets the barrel to the ball.  He had a double down the 3B line.

Cooper Way (2018 C, Glendora, CA) has good barrel control and hands, he had two hits on the day.

8/20/2016 10:28:03 PM

Ben Gerads (2018 RHP, Yorba Linda, CA) was up to 82 sitting 79-82 with his fastball with a ling loose arm action with a 3/4 release point.  Does good job using lower half to drive to plate.  Also shows feel for change up.

Kyle Luckham (2018 RHP, Fullerton, CA)  was up to 86 sitting 83-86 getting a lot of swing and miss with it.  Repeats delivery well and shows a sharp curveball with good depth.

Christopher Masciel (2019 SS, Anaheim, CA) shows a line drive swing and quick first step out of the box on his double to RCF.

Noah"Sparky"Owen (2018, RHP Oceanside, CA) was up to 84 with his sinking fastball that had life down in zone.  Also mixed in sharp 11/5 Curveball with depth.

Dane Goodman (2018 OF, Ross, CA) has a line drive swing plane and shows a quick bat, he had two hits on the day including a triple.

Gabriel Jones (2019 3B, San Diego, CA) shows a line drive swing plane and good barrel control, he had two hits on the day.

Arthur Varela (2018 SS, Lake Forest, CA) does a good job staying on the baseball and uses the whole field, he has a line drive swing plane and drove a double down the RF line.

Alec Rath (2019 RHP, La Palma, CA) makes good solid contact with a nice line drive swing plane, he had two hits including a double.

Jesse Garcia (2018 1B, El Cajon, CA) shows big power potential with a line drive swing and lift.  Drove a double off the wall in CF.

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Joshua Esquibel (2018 1B, Jamul, CA) took probably the best BP of the day, showing lots of right handed bat speed and power and not exerting much effort to do it.  He was polished and mature in his BP approach, like it was something he did every day.

Carlos CJ Rodriguez (2019 C, Whittier, CA) has a strong and thick catcher's build but a loose and easy swing that produces lots of bat speed.  The ball jumps off the barrel hard.

Sean Power (2018 OF, Thousand Oaks, CA) has good strength in his 6-1/175 frame and swings hard to create nice bat speed.  He can extend more through contact but hit the ball hard and repeated his mechanics well.

Chaison Miklich (2018 1B, Las Vegas, NV) will have to be careful not to get too big as he grows older but he has big strength in his right handed swing and attacks the ball the way you want to see a young power hitter do.

Loren Franck (2018 3B, Sherman Oaks, CA) has a calm and loose swing with bat speed driven by his big 6-2/200 frame.  He showed plenty of pop and should continue to improve.

Gavin Grant (2018 SS, Puyallup, WA) has a very easy and sound swing approach and keeps everything simple and repeatable.  He's going to be a very high average hitter as he continues to develop as a player.

Nate Lau (2018 OF, Pleasanton, CA) hits from a very spread stance but does a nice job of getting his weight back and shifted forward, creating bat speed and hitting through the ball with good extension out front.

Nico Vigil (2019 3B, Phoenix, AZ) is another hitter with a similar big spread stance to start from but who shifts well and creates strength and leverage in his swing.  He back spins the ball and creates lots of carry.

Cameron Repetti (2019 SS, Cypress, CA) has a very projectable 6-2/175 build and athletic actions.  He has a big aggressive shift into contact with a deep hand load and a fast swing with lots of power potential.

Kevin Sim (2020 3B, San Diego, CA) is only a 2020 but he's already 6-1/190 with an athletic and coordinated swing and very good bat speed for his age. 

Lachlan Scott (2019 OF, Irvine, CA) is a young 5-11/160 but has very quick hands and a simple approach that gets the barrel behind the ball for a long time.  When the strength kicks in to help the quickness, good things will happen.

Emanuel Dean (2019 OF, Corona, CA) has a very strong 6-2/200 build for a 2019 and a low effort and easy swing with lots of bat speed.  He finally let the barrel go on the last swing and hit a long home run after line drive after line drive previously.

Artie Ramirez (2019 C, Walnut, CA) has a very nice swing, with good lower half drive to the ball and a direct hand path that produced line drive after line drive to left center field.

Jesse Garcia (2018 1B, El Cajon, CA) has a XXL barrel chested build at 6-2/245 that would look more at home on a football lineman but his swing is notably short and loose and the power very obvious.

8/20/2016 8:43:57 PM

Knolton Clark (2019 RHP, Santa Ana, CA) Releases from an extended three-quarters arm slot. Generates good arm side run with fastball topping at 84 mph. Command the strike zone while mixing pitches effectilvey. Breaking ball had good 9/5 shape with tight spin and solid depth.

Jake Thau (2019 RHP, Redondo Beach, CA) Collected two singles showing a balanced, naturally lifted swing plane. Primarily uses a mid-field approach but can go the other way as well. Also pitched showing very good heavy actions with fastball topping at 81 mph. Works quickly on the mound and induced soft contact throughout each inning of work.

Jaxon Cady (2018 LHP, Austin, TX) Throws from a compact three-quarters arm slot. Created good downward plane with fastball down in the zone, topping at 80 mph. Flashed good for off speed with ability to reach each edge of the plate.

Blake Dickerson (2018 1B, Temecula, CA) Showed the ability to turn the barrel to contact producing loud contact to the pull side gap. Collected two singles with one being a very loud line drive to right field.

Corey Sanchez (2019 OF, Murrieta, CA) Flashed good barrel control throughout the zone. Works to all fields well producing an opposite field double.

Adam Arroyo (2020 C, Laguna Niguel, CA) Collected two hard hit singles to left field. Has a simple, repeatable line drive plane that creates good extension.

8/20/2016 10:50:40 AM