6/21/2015 12:50:07 PM
Joshua Lowe has impressed throughout the entire weekend as a position player but last night he was able to show off his abilities on the mound. A strongly built right-hander who is committed to Florida State, Lowe came out pumping 93-94 mph fastballs in the first inning with sever plane. Along with his premium fastball, Lowe also showed a sharp slider in the low-80s and a quality feel for a late fading changeup down in the zone.
Walker Robbins impressed the entire weekend with his left-handed swing and high-end athleticism at first base, making several spectacular plays. Yesterday afternoon he jumped on the mound and ran his fastball up to 91 mph from the left side with solid angle and downhill plane. Along with his heater, he showed a nice depth on his curveball up to 77 mph and flashed a changeup at 84 mph.
Morgan McCollough has continued to hit at a high level at the National Showcase and again picked up a base knock as he line an inner half fastball over the head of the first baseman for a single.
A University of South Carolina commit, right-hander Michael Bienlien sat in the 89-91 mph range with his fastball, throwing from an extended three-quarter arm slot which helped generate late sinking life down in the zone. Maintaining his slot on his changeup, Bienlien showed nice fading life down in the zone and was able to miss plenty of bats with his breaking ball in the mid-70s.
Rounding out the arms of the game was University of Miami native Evan McKendry, a 6-foot-2 right-hander from Pembroke Pines, FL, sat in the 88-91 mph range with his fastball, topping out at 92 mph. Showing a full arm action through the back, McKendry also showed a nice 12-6 curveball with depth and did a nice job of repeating his balanced delivery.