Devon Hester (2029 3B, Chicago, IL) had an impressive day both at the dish and on the mound, tallying a knock and showing some solid "stuff" in his outing. Hester ran the fastball up to 79 in this one and projects to continue to add velocity as he develops. Hester tallied 4 strikeouts on the mound in just 2 innings.
Fabian Bush (2029 SS, Aurora, IL) had a solid showing here on day 3, showing off the pop in the bat with a double and also throwing 2 clean innings on the mound. Bush worked consistently around the zone with multiple pitches.
Kingston Dumes (2030 1B, Indianapolis, IN) put together a solid day at the plate with a couple base hits in 2 at-bats, also tallying both RBIs for the royal squad. Dumes works a strong swing with the solid frame, showing potential to be a power bat in the coming years.
Lucien Vachon (2031 SS, Elmhurst, IL) showed off the obvious bat to ball skills, getting the barrel to a fastball for an RBI single. Vachon works a simple swing with an up-the-middle approach, and extends through the baseball well.
Michael Baranda (2029 OF, Bolingbrook, IL) had a good day at the dish on day 2 of games, working on the barrel in two at-bats for a 2-2 day with a single and a double. Baranda has a simple swing with solid barrel skill.