LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2006 National Showcase
Kyle Ocampo is a 2007 right hand pitcher from Riverside Poly HS, residing in Corona, CA. Ocampo has a lean, wiry, lanky build on his a 6'3" 185 lb. frame that is quite projectable. His stuff can be flat out electric at times and was good enough to have him ranked #26 among PG National Top 85 pitchers. Ocampo pitches from an over the top slot and has a very quick and loose arm. He cranks that arm up with a lot of leverage, starting with deep extension on the backside, gaining arm speed all the way throughout his arm arc. There is some head action as his arm come through to release, but for the most part, he is pretty free and easy. Perhaps a slight lowering of his slot would eliminate much of that head action, maybe even creating more life on his fastball. In any case, Ocampo's fastball was quite lively as it is, showing up to 93 mph with a range of 87-92. His fastball seemed hot at the plate with late life. Ocampo appeared to have more than one type of breaking ball, but in retrospect, all were likley curveballs, ranging from 70-79 mph with plus spin and hard downward bite. The thing that made all of them seem to be curveballs was that the shape did not really change, no matter the velocity. Ocampo also showed good feel of his 81 mph change-up that has nice fading action. All of his stuff has movement and late life, making Ocampo one of the more interesting pitchers in this high school draft class. He would appear to have more in his arm due to his pretty lithely built body and quick arm. He has committed to Cal State Fullerton but will also be a highly scouted pitcher by Southern California scouts, possibly even drawing some crosschecker attention.