6/17/2016 8:15:06 PM
Vanderbilt commit Jake Eder (2017 LHP, Ocean Ridge, FL) came out and sat in the 88-91 mph range in the first inning showing solid angle to his fastball with an ability to locate both to glove side and arm side. The velocity comes rather easily for Eder and he’s able to miss bats with the pitch, showing nice angle out of the hand.
Jeremiah Estrada (2017 RHP, Indio, CA) is a young and loose arm righthander who made the trip out from California and didn’t disappoint. With a full and easy arm action coming through the back the UCLA was able to run his fastball up to 93 mph with occasional hard cut while spinning a 12-6 curveball in the low-70s.
Committed to Florida State for a little bit now, righthander Tyler Ahearn (2017 RHP, Jupiter, FL) continues to make strides in terms of pure stuff as he continues to fill out his frame. Up to 93 mph and regularly living in the low 90s throughout with the ability to pound the inner half to righthanded hitter, Ahearn also flashed a hard downer breaking ball as well as a feel for a changeup.
Ivan Johnson (2017 SS, Atlanta, GA) flashed some leather ranging up the middle on a ground ball that took a late hop yet he remained balanced and loose to adjust and make the throw on the run.
Tanner Allen (2017 OF, Theodore, AL), just as he did all of last summer, showed fast hands on an inner half 89 mph fastball and ripped it down the line, coming off the barrel at 97 mph for a standup double.
Darren Baker (2017 2B, Granite Bay, CA) followed up what Tanner Allen did and put an upper-80s fastball back up the middle, finding the barrel and picking up a single.
Stephen Keller (2017 RHP, Huffman, TX), another LSU commit, made quick work of his two innings as he regularly filled up the strike zone with both his fastball and curveball. He regularly worked on top of his fastball that topped out at 90 mph while showing hard running life at times and feel for a breaking ball in the mid-70s.
Speaking of LSU commits, Daniel Cabrera (2017 OF, River Ridge, LA) didn’t quite show the power he did in batting practice yesterday but he did show comfort with the barrel and the ability to go to the opposite field, picking up a line drive single through the 5-6 hole.
Noah Skirrow (2017 RHP, Stoney Creek, ON), an uncommitted righthander out of Canada worked in the 86-89 mph range, bumping a 90 over his two innings of work. In addition to the fastball, Skirrow was able to miss barrels with his changeup in the low-80s featuring late fading life away from lefthanded hitters.
Kyle Hurt (2017 RHP, Rancho Santa Fe, CA) has long been on the scene and continues to improve each time we see him. He routinely sat in the low-90s with his fastball showing a fast right arm and a curveball that developed showing hard bite and a changeup that showed late diving life underneath barrels.
Jordan Butler (2017 LHP, Odessa, FL) came out and pounded the strike zone from a difficult near sidearm slot, running his fastball up to 91 mph with late sinking life. He was able to miss bats with his fastball and struck out the side in each of his two innings of work while showing a breaking ball at 72 mph with depth.
Reese Albert (2017 OF, Jupiter, FL) showed off some strength from the left side of the plate, barreling a double to the left centerfield gap, showing the type of strength he did last night turning batting practice.
Weston Bizzle (2017 RHP, Memphis, TN) did his thing on the mound again Friday night, coming at hitters with a bunch of deception while running his fastball up to 90 mph from an over the top slot while showing a big 12-6 breaker in the mid-70s.
Jackson Rutledge (2017 RHP, St. Louis, MO), who recently opened up his commitment, was able to miss bats with his fastball that was up to 91 mph with short sinking life. The arm action is fast and he’s capable of working down in the zone while showing both an 11-5 curveball and low-80s changeup for strikes.