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College  | Story | 7/7/2026

Coppy's Corner: July 7 Summer Edition

John Coppolella
It’s an exciting time for College Baseball. Not only do potential and proposed changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) elevate the game, but we are coming off a thrilling College World Series and less than a week away from Major League Baseball’s 2026 Amateur Draft. In the middle of it all is the Cape Cod Baseball League. 

The amateur players on the Cape are the future stars of the 2027 MLB Draft. The league runs from June 13th  through August 2nd. Games are played at historic stadiums in Old New England towns. It’s beautiful and charming. Hollywood even made a movie about the Cape Cod League ~25 years ago called Summer Catch. It scored an 8% (!) on Rotten Tomatoes, but, on the plus side, it featured 2001 Jessica Biel in a starring role. 



It was so much fun writing Coppy’s Column this spring. My hope is to highlight a pitcher and position player each week from the Cape. And, who knows, maybe somewhere out there Jessica Biel is reading it. 

Player of the Week: Dominic Cadiz – Orleans Firebirds 

Cadiz set off some early fireworks on Friday with a 6-for-6 (!) performance that included a Home Run, 3 Runs Scored and 4 Runs Batted In. Splitting time equally between 3B and 1B for Orleans, the UCLA product had a walk-off single three days earlier and has been making the most of his time in New England. Cadiz currently sits at .338 AVG, 2 HR, 13 RBI, and an .823 OPS for the Firebirds, which is a nice jump from his freshmen year performance, where he hit .256 AVG, 2 HR, 15 RBI, and a .746 OPS for the Bruins. 

Cadiz is still only 19 years old and the success he is showing with wooden bats bodes well for his future in professional baseball. He showed the ability to crush left-handed pitching last season at UCLA, mashing .310 AVG and .895 OPS against southpaws this past spring. The ability to play 3B and 1B with a bat over power approach reminds me a little bit of Jeff Cirillo. Like Cadiz, Cirillo was a So Cal prep, although he went to UCLA’s archrival: USC. Cadiz at 6’1/220 may have more power upside than Cirillo did at 6’2/190, and it will be fun to watch his development. 

Carry Tool: Hit. Cirillo was an 11th Round Pick by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1991 and hit his way to the Major Leagues, posting impressive career numbers, including a .296 AVG and .366 OBP while making two All-Star teams. Not many players these days post those types of AVG and OBP in MLB, but Cadiz’s hit tool is intriguing. What stood out to me this spring is how well Cadiz controlled the strike zone, especially as such a young player, generating only 18% Miss Rate and 23% Chase Rate on all pitches. Cadiz also showed the ability to hit premium velocity, posting a .333 AVG and .944 OPS against all pitches 93 mph or faster. Cadiz won’t be draft-eligible until 2028 but look for him to make a big jump forward for UCLA this spring. 

Pitcher of the Week: Connor Mohan, Wareham Gatemen 

Speaking of big jumps forward, the Cape has been a coming-out part for Mohan, who had his best week to date, going 1-0 with 5.1 IP, 3 Hits, 1 BB, 9 SO, and 0 Runs. Mohan still has a 6.08 ERA, but you need to look closer at his stuff numbers and see that, over 13.1 IP thus far in the Cape, he has 4 BB vs. 18 SO. That’s a massive jump from a tough 2026 season at Texas Tech that saw Mohan allow all hitters a .360 AVG and 1.178 OPS with a ghastly 10.94 ERA (!) and 26 BB vs. 31 SO in 38.2 IP, with 10 of his 15 appearances coming as a starting pitcher.  

Mohan has been pitching out of the bullpen for Wareham and that may be where his future lies in professional baseball. Initially listed at 6’3/165 as a freshman, he is eminently projectable and has seen his stuff tick up a grade this summer, with his Fastball rising from 91-94 in Lubbock to 92-96 in New England. He’s also throwing his SL a little bit harder from 80-82 in the spring to 83-85 in the summer. All of it is working so well for Mohan that he is now committed to Wake Forest, and it will be intriguing to track his development with improved stuff in a different environment. 

Carry Tool: SL – for now. Looking at the outcomes of Mohan’s pitching this spring it seems like there is an opportunity to change his approach and get better outcomes. Check out the following chart from this spring: 

Pitch Type         Usage    Miss %  Chase% 
        FB               40%       15%         31% 
       CUT             22%       18%         32% 
        SL               19%       34%         23% 
        CH              15%       33%         38% 

 
The two pitches that Mohan threw the most this spring at Texas Tech were his most hittable. Although I don’t have the data from the Cape, improving the quality of his pitches and changing his approach could make a big difference. Mohan’s stuff has played up out of the bullpen with his SL becoming his out pitch this summer, and it’s easy to see a future where he becomes a high draft pick based on the upside.  

And that future could come this weekend! Mohan (DOB: 7/5/05) turned 21 years old on Sunday and will be draft-eligible this weekend. With his latest measurements putting him at 6’4/190 and with the ability for at least two above average offerings not to mention an improved approach, Mohan’s upside is tantalizing. We will find out this weekend whether his immediate future is in pro ball or at Wake Forest. 


National Nuggets

Proposals made in recent months by MLB in negotiations with the MLB Players Association on a new CBA (as mentioned above) have drawn a lot of attention … College Baseball is set to benefit and continue to grow in popularity, as MLB seeks to become more like the NFL and the NBA by truncating the Draft and placing an emphasis on college players … speaking of the Draft, it happens this coming weekend in Philadelphia, and I will have some thoughts on the first round in next week’s National Nuggets … my guess, and it’s nothing more than a guess at this point, is that the first college position player off the board is Roch Cholowsky and the first pitcher is Jackson Flora.
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College | Story | 7/10/2026

Cape Cod Notebook No. 1
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Austin Way (2030, Yulee, FL) was 2-3 in game four, driving in a run and scoring once himself. Picked it well defensively at shortstop but really showed out in the box today. Works the barrel path to the middle of the field and whips the barrel through the zone. The RHH creates lift in the turn, and the ball jumps off the bat hot.  Sutton Walling (2029, Ponte Vedra, FL) is an athletic 5’11/160lb infielder who gets it done on both sides of the ball. Dominated at the plate right behind his teammate Way in the batting order going 3-3 with two doubles. He does a really good job with the barrel accuracy and works through contact with heavy hands. Lots of project-ability in the profile and is having a sneaky great week at the plate. Banks Kennedy (2030, Arcadia, FL) received it well behind the dish and was the leading force in this one driving in three rbis. He ended up going 2-3...
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Tyler Henninger
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Tyler Henninger
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Storylines Heavy College Run Early We came into the day knowing that there were a lot of talented college players at the top of the board, more specifically college bats. That came to light very early in the day, as we saw just two prep players selected within the first ten picks. The college preference lasted throughout most of the entire first round. Nearly 75% of the first 40 selections were college players. It is clear teams want players at the top of the draft that can quickly get through the system and help the big league club as soon as possible. Underslot Strategy Throughout this cycle, we knew that once you get past the first handful of picks the difference in value you were getting for let say pick ten was not that difference compared to pick 30. Because there was a large collection of players that are relatively close in value, teams were looking to get creative. We saw this...
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Vincent Cervino
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It's draft day and that means it's time for our final Mock Draft with the 2026 group. 1. Chicago White Sox | Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA It’s between Roch and Grady Emerson at this pick, though there have been heavy rumors of a very late deal potentially with another top 5 pick. This boils down to negotiations and we think that they will get there.  2. Tampa Bay Rays | Grady Emerson, SS, Fort Worth Christian (Tex.) If Grady isn’t the first pick then he is almost certain to be the second pick. The Rays like to get creative but Emerson is a well worth prospect in his own right.  3.  Minnesota Twins | Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech This is likely the floor for Roch Cholowsky, though the Twins might prefer Lackey to Roch outright. They are thought to be in on the top college players with Emerson a distant third.  4. San Francisco Giants | Jackson Flora, RHP, UC...
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Tournaments | Story | 7/10/2026

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‘28 INF Christian Ramirez (OH) WALKS IT OFF for @CincyDBulls2028 to win the chip! Has shown impressive tools throughout the weekend and in this AB showed the ability to adjust to the offspeed and win the game. #OVElite pic.twitter.com/J3MXJXFnbM — Perfect Game Ohio Valley (@PG_OhioValley) July 5, 2026 Christian Ramirez (2028, Mason, Ohio) helped his team win the championship batting out of the two-hole. Though he didn’t win tournament MVP, Ramirez was my favorite player to watch take a plate appearance. He has an advanced feel for the zone and sees the ball out of the pitcher’s hand quicker than most. Ramirez led the tournament with eight walks, batting .375 with a .583 on-base percentage. Much more than just the approach, the swing is efficient with little wasted movement, creates quality separation, and puts him in an excellent position at contact. With such an...
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Tournaments | Story | 7/10/2026

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Tournaments | Story | 7/10/2026

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Tre Hallberg (‘27, AZ) hammers this out to deep LCF for a 2-run 💣. Continues to stand out at the plate. Power will only continue to develop #WWBAWest @PG_Uncommitted https://t.co/NlWlDygpwg pic.twitter.com/RHrgYXLmwm — Perfect Game Four Corners (@PG_FourCorners) July 10, 2026 Tre Hallberg (2027, Mesa, Ariz.) was nearly impossible to get out over the first two days of action, going 7-for-9 with a triple and a home run. A balanced right-handed swing stays compact to contact. There is quick hand speed through the zone with feel for the barrel. Hallberg has a strong feel to hit to go with power that continues to develop. The upside is apparent.  William Garcia Falmer (2027, El Dorado Hills, Calif.) collected a pair of mulit-hit games over the course of day one and two, going 5-for-7 with two doubles, a homer, and seven runs driven in. Garcia Falmer features a physical build...
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