6/21/2015 11:29:30 PM
A strongly built left-hander, Thomas Spinelli is already committed to Mississippi and he showed a nice mix on the mound, showing three different pitches. Topping out at 89 mph, Spinelli stays short through the backside of his delivery, hiding the ball well while showing a big curveball with nice depth at 77 mph and a straight changeup at 80, all three coming out from the same high three-quarter arm slot.
Throwing from a high three-quarter arm slot, Arizona State commit Alec Marsh made quick work of his two innings in part to his solid three-pitch mix. Sitting comfortably in the upper-80s while touching 90 mph throughout, Marsh is able to pound the ball downhill to both sides of the plate. As impressive as his fastball was, his feel of a sharp three-pitch mix was even more impressive with a sharp curveball and late fading changeup helping him strikeout five batters.
Coming out and sitting in the 90-92 mph range with his fastball, Mississippi commit Greer Holston was able to pound the strike zone and did so from a lower three-quarter arm slot. Generating plenty of life on his fastball due to his slot, Holston showed a quality slider up to 81 mph and a late diving changeup at 81 mph, giving him three pitches are have the ability of missing bats while living down in the zone.
Working exclusively out of the stretch, uncommitted right-hander Cameron Jabara shows a quick right arm and hides the ball well while running his fastball up to 90 mph throughout his two innings of work. His changeup, a pitch that peaked at 78 mph, was his go-to secondary as it showed late fading life from the same arm slot. Rounding out his arsenal is a low-70s curveball with nice depth.
Parker McHale came out firing from his first pitch of his outing, sitting in the 87-90 mph range with his fastball while showing a quick and compact arm action. Getting on top of the ball, the uncommitted McHale also showed a sharp and late breaking 12-6 curveball, a true swing and miss pitch at present up to 79 mph.
Tyler Daughtry, a Florida State commit and left-handed hitter, did a nice job of keeping his weight back on an outer half breaking ball before shooting it down the left field line for a stand up double. Defensively he showed a quick motor and nice footwork to the ball.
Southern California commit Blake Sabol, a primary catcher, showed off his athleticism at first base on a sharply hit ground ball that ricocheted off the pitcher’s leg. Charging in, Sabol was able to quickly change direction while staying balanced and picked the ball while slapping a tag on the runner.
Running his fastball up to 91 mph, right-hander Austin Bodrato showed a very easy and low effort arm action, generating solid running life down in the zone. Striking out the side in his first inning of work, the University of Florida commit picked up another two punch outs as he complemented his heater with a sharp curveball up to 77 mph.
Showing fast and loose actions up the middle, Notre Dame commit Michael Feliz showed quick footwork as he sharply cut off a chopped ground ball up the middle before delivering an off balanced strike across the diamond.
Coming south from New York, strongly built right-hander Nick Silber showed two quality pitches during his two innings of work. With nice extension at release, the Rice University commit worked two very quick and efficient innings, retiring all six batters that he faced. Living down with his fastball, Silber’s slider showed very sharp life up to 80 mph and came out from the same slot while maintaining arm speed.
Erickson Nichols, another Northeast native, kept his weight back on a quality 75 mph curveball and squared it up for a hard and loudly hit single past the third baseman.
Closing out the night was Texas Tech commit Tuck Tucker, a left-hander from the state of Texas. With a strong and physical build, Tucker peaked at 89 mph with his fastball showing good angle and arm side run from the first base side. Finishing the night with three strikeouts, Tucker showed a 1-7 curveball with nice depth in the low-70s.