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2018 West Academic Showcase
Aaron Cruz is a 2019 SS/2B, 3B with a 6-0 150 lb. frame from Artesia, CA who attends Gahr. Medium frame with a lean, athletic build. Frame projects for additional strength. Ran a 6.87 sixty-yard dash. Primary shortstop with clean, sound footwork while surrounding the baseball. Funnels the baseball out front and worked through exchange quickly. Showed good range to each side and got the baseball out of hand quickly when working to backhand. Released from a compact three-quarters arm slot created accurate, on line carry to the bag at 81 miles per hour. Switch hitter with a spread, slightly open stance and simple leg lift trigger. Coils top half slightly at load and works to contact with linear lower half actions. Loose, line drive barrel plane through extension and was able to generate some leverage from the right side of the plate. Primarily utilized a mid-field approach, but flashed the ability to create good jump off the barrel and split the gaps from the right side of the plate. Good student as well.