6/14/2018 11:38:33 AM
It didn’t take long for CJ Abrams (2019 SS, Alpharetta, GA) to make his presence felt as he turned on the very first pitch of the showcase, connecting for a loud barrel to the right center field gap which allowed him to put his easy plus speed on display.
Jonathan Blackwell (2019 LHP, Hurricane, WV) got the start for the Cardinal team and immediately impressed, living in the 85-89 mph range with his fastball, creating nice angle while showing a short and quick arm action through the back. He landed both his curveball and changeup for strikes and managed to pick up 4 strikeouts in his 2 innings of work.
Ramsey David (2019 RHP, Dacula, GA) came out attacking hitters with a fastball that he ran up to 92 mph and managed to miss plenty of bats throughout the game. An Auburn commit, David showed a fast arm through the back and mixed in a hard changeup up to 84 mph while spinning a hard slider up to 80 mph.
On what looked like a single up the middle coming off the bat, Chris Villaman (2019 LHP, High Point, NC) turned it on around the first base bag and stretched the base knock into a double.
Mack Anglin (2019 RHP, Marengo, OH) is a big presence on the mound at 6-foot-6 and he has the arsenal to demand your attention. Committed to Clemson, Anglin came out and ran his fastball up to 93 mph while living in the low 90s and flashed a hard, tight slider up to 83 mph.
Farmer Abendroth (2019 RHP, Vicksburg, MS) punched out four batters in his two innings of work and did so on the strength of his curveball, a pitch that showed 12-6 shape and depth up to 76 mph. A Louisiana State commit, Abendroth also ran his fastball up to 91 mph and showed a quick arm with plane to his heater.
Duncan Hall (2019 RHP, Miamisburg, OH) worked in the 86-90 mph range with his fastball and he did a nice job of pounding the zone, particularly to his glove side. The velocity looked to play up as he managed to miss plenty of at-bats while mixing in a bevy of off-speed, including a curveball up to 74 mph.
Travis Odom (2019 SS, Franklin, TN) jumped all over a fastball up in the zone and turned on the pitch for a loud triple to the left-center field gap, getting the barrel to the ball while moving well around the bases.
Jonathan French (2019 C, Lilburn, GA) showed no problem adjusting to a changeup as he spun around the offering for a double down the left field line, his first base hit of the showcase.
Eric Brown (2019 SS, Bossier City, LA) picked up a couple of singles on the game, including an infield single in which he showed his speed with a 4.26 down the line to beat it out.