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Tournaments  | Story | 7/11/2015

16u WWBA Day 1 notes

Jheremy Brown
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Nicholas Storz (2017, Brooklyn, N.Y.) is far from a stranger when it comes to Perfect Game events despite finishing off just his sophomore season. A physically built 6-foot-6, 245-pound righthander who wouldn’t draw second glances on a college campus or in a minor league clubhouse, Storz continues to makes strides on the mound each time he takes the ball. Not all that long ago Storz was a primary catcher who pitched a little but has since begun to focus solely on pitching and the results standout pretty clearly.

The more Storz continues to throw there’s that much more fluidity throughout his delivery and with that comes the ability to repeat his mechanics which ultimately leads to more strikes. Throwing from a traditional three-quarters arm slot, Storz shows looseness through the backside and did a nice job of consistently getting on top of the ball and worked down in the zone with his fastball. Over his first couple of innings the uncommitted Storz sat in the 89-91 mph range but more impressive than the velocity was the heavy life he generated on the pitch. With running life to his arm side on his heater Stroz was able to to miss barrels and induce weak ground ball contact throughout the outing.

The development of his off-speed has been significant as well since last spring and summer as he not only throws the for strikes not but does so with feel and consistency. His slider was the pitch he showed most often and lived in the 77-79 mph range with the offering. After pulling the first one or two across his body Storz locked in and began repeating his arm action on the pitch, leading to some two-plane tilt down in the zone and showed the ability to get the pitch to the back foot of a lefthanded hitter. His third pitch, which he hasn’t showed often in the past and flashed only a couple last night is his changeup. In between innings he showed comfort with the pitch and did so in game as he doubled up on the 80 mph offering while generating solid fading life to his arm side.

Storz may throw hard and have a feel for three pitches but he’s still making mechanical strides on the mound and as he progresses, the finished product has a chance to be something special.

Pat DeMarco (2017, Staten Island, N.Y.) puts on the same Poly Prep (N.Y.) jersey in the spring as Storz as well as the same Team Elite Prime jersey in the summer. A physically built 5-foot-11, 205-pound outfielder, DeMarco recently stood out at the Junior National Showcase and has continued to turn heads since that performance. He quickly put his hit tool on display as he turned on an inner half fastball and with quick hands ripped the ball down the left field line for a standup double. His turn time around the base was impressive for a 2017 with his build and he should turn in at least average times down the line through the bag.

Listed as a primary outfielder on his Perfect Game profile, Sam Hall (2017, Hampstead, N.C.) got the start at shortstop last night and looked nowhere near out of place. With light actions on his feet up the middle Hall shows solid footwork around the second base bag and is able to generate plenty of arm strength across the diamond on his throws. With the bat the uncommitted Hall was just as impressive with loose wrists and solid bat speed through the zone, consistently lining balls up the middle and to his pull side.

David LaManna (2017 Saddle River, N.J.) is currently uncommitted but his tools and performances on the showcase circuit are loud and can impact a game. Listed at 5-foot-10, 170-pounds LaManna’s actions behind the plate are advanced for a player his age showing strong wrists receiving along with the ability to stick off speed pitches on the corners. He does a nice job of shifting his weight to either side on dirt balls and showed he wasn’t afraid to use his strong arm to back pick runners just as he did early on to get a runner at second base. LaManna’s pop time were a tick below 2.00 in between innings and though he wasn’t challenged in game the catch and throw skills are there with quick transfer and solid carry on his throws.

Currently ranked No. 68 in the 2017 class, LaManna has also showcased his hit tool well, showing both barrel skills and power to his pull side. Friday was no different as the New Jersey native hit a loud double off the left field fence in his first at-bat showing a short path to the ball with solid separation in his swing and carry off the barrel. LaManna stays balanced through his swing well and showed the ability to hit to all fields with authority despite not picking up a base hit as a result. In his second trip to the plate LaManna went with an outer half pitch and hit a hard line drive right at the second baseman, jumping off the barrel while showing an all fields approach.


 

Righthander Landon Marceaux (2018, Harahan, La.) may have just completed his freshman year of high school but his comfort and overall feel on the mound is something of a player much older than that of Marceaux. Currently uncommitted, Marceaux had a nice gathering of collegiate recruiters behind the plate and the Louisiana native showed well throughout his time on the mound.

With a well-proportioned 6-foot, 180-pound build Marceaux came out working in the mid-80s with his fastball before turning it on fully as he began to work in the upper-80s, peaking 89 mph. His arm action is long and fluid and when he gets on top of the ball with his high three-quarter release, which he does much more often than not, he’s able to generate some running life to his arm side while locating to either side of the plate. As he continues to add muscle mass to his frame and develop physically it’s easy to envision Marceaux throwing even harder but it’s his pitchability at present that might be his biggest standout feature.

Similar to Storz above, Marceaux didn’t feature many changeups early on but the first one he did came across at 80 mph and showed an already advanced feel for the offering. He did a nice job of maintaining his arm slot on the changeup and did so with his slider as well, a pitch that continued to sharpen the more he threw it. An upper-70s offering Marceaux’s slider showed short 10-to-4 life with some tilt to it down in the zone. One of the top arms in the 2018 class, Marceaux already pitches beyond his age and will be a fun one to follow over the next couple of years.

 Tom Sheehan (2017, Brielle, N.J.), Notre Dame commit, was handed the ball in Bubba Baseball’s opening game of the tournament and the left-hander didn’t disappoint. Up to 88 mph early in his four inning stint, Sheehan sat comfortably in the 83-86 mph range with his fastball and in that stretch was able to induced several uncomfortable swing and plenty of weak contact. The New Jersey native does a nice job of hiding the ball through the back, creating deception on his fastball and had hitters consistently beating the ball down into the ground the ground towards the second baseman. Sheehan’s arm action is quick and rather easy and was able to work through his four innings mostly on the strength of his fastball. He did locate the one changeup he threw to his arm side at 79 mph and did a nice job of maintaining his arm speed on the pitch.

It was a quick one inning look at Wake Forest commit Brady Devereux (2017, Glen Mills, Pa.) before Bubba Baseball ended the game with a run rule in the bottom of the fifth but the right-handed did impress with his overall feel. A Pennsylvania native, Devereux sat in the 83-85 mph range with a quick arm and did a nice job of landing online with his lead leg while working over his front side. He’s continued to fill out his 6-foot-1 frame nicely and still has the ball come out cleanly at release. His curveball stood out as a present weapon picking up both of his strikeouts with the pitch. With his first punch out coming on a 72 mph hook, Devereux picked up a swinging third strike on a 73 mph offering with solid depth and sharp 11-to-5 shape.

The pitching for Bubba Baseball was impressive and so were their bats and you might have a tough time trying to find a lineup in the 16u WWBA more physical one through nine than the one Bubba has assembled.

I was able to get my first look at outfielder Jack Herman (2018, Berlin, N.J.), a University of Maryland commit and saw the tools that have him currently ranked No. 25 in the 2018 class. With a strong and physically built 6-foot, 170-pound frame Herman put that strength on display as he went with an elevated outer half fastball and drove it to the right-center field gap for a three base hit.

Tim Dezzi (2017, Mullica Hill, N.J.) and Dillon Marsh (2018, Elizabethtown, Pa.) are two other players amongst many who stood out for Bubba. Dezzi showed solid defensive tools at shortstop as he made a nice charging play on a soft chopper, picked the ball and delivered a strike to first without breaking stride and while momentum was pulling him in the opposite direction from the bag. Marsh is a two-way player and though he didn’t take the mound on day one, he did put an impressive lefthanded swing on a ball early in the game. A well built 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame Marsh, a rising sophomore, showed a smooth and easy swing with plenty of natural lift at contact and projects to hit for solid power in the future.
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