Michael Samela

HS Grad	2008
Age	26 and 11 mos
Age on 2008 Draft	17 and 11 mos
Position(s)	OF C
Ht/Wt	5-11, 185 lb
B/T	R/R
School	Staples
Hometown	Westport, CT USA
Summer Team	South Florida Bandits
Fall Team

National Rank - Class of 2008
Ranking Last Updated: Jun 04, 2008

Overall

1242

Position - OF

Good athlete who can play a variety of positions

CT State Rank - Class of 2008
Ranking Last Updated: Jun 04, 2008

Overall

Position - OF

GPA
3.5

SAT
1300

ACT
--

College(s) interested in
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Villanova

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Best PG Grade
8.5
6/10/2006

Perfect Game USA's Player Rating System
10	Potential very high draft pick and/or Elite level college prospect
9	Potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect
8	Potential draft pick and/or excellent college prospect
7	College prospect, possible future draft pick with development
6	Potential college prospect
5	Possible College prospect and/or possible HS varsity
4	HS JV
3	Possible HS JV
2	No prospect at this time
1	The game is too dangerous

Latest Showcase Report

2007 Northeast Top Prospect Showcase Aug 17, 2007

PG Grade: 8.5

Michael Samela is a 2008 OF/C from Staples HS, residing in Westport, Connecticut, with a 5'11"/185 pound frame. Michael has a solid frame. He hits from a slightly open and upright stance with a top hand release. Samela has a line drive approach and stays inside the ball well. He uses the whole field to hit and can be rotational at times. Michael runs well with a 7.00-60 yard time. He has long arm action from the outfield with a solid release at 85 mph. He has good carry on his throws and solid actions defensively in the outfield. Samela has a solid transfer behind the plate and a solid 2.08 pop time. He has an accurate arm and solid receiving skills. His pop time will improve as he gets quicker and closes off his front side. Michael is an excellent student.

Percentile Rank among grad class in the recorded year

60	7.00 _sec 8/17/2007	83.62% Rank best 6.17 avg 7.37 (2008 class in 2007) best 6.17 avg 7.44 (2008 class)
OF	86 _mph 6/9/2007	80.87% Rank best 97 avg 81 (2008 class in 2007) best 101 avg 80 (2008 class)
C	78 _mph 6/10/2006	92.45% Rank best 82 avg 71 (2008 class in 2006) best 87 avg 73 (2008 class)
Pop	2.02 _sec 6/9/2007	52.80% Rank best 1.74 avg 2.04 (2008 class in 2007) best 1.73 avg 2.07 (2008 class)