6/6/2021 2:12:31 PM
Nate Vandersea (2022 SS, Concord, NH) provided some quality defense for the Purple team up the middle at shortstop, making two nice plays in the same inning showing range behind the bag, body control and enough arm strength to complete the play.
Jonathan Marte (2022 RHP, Elizabeth, NJ) is a strong 6-4/240 right-handed pitcher out of New Jersey who impressed with his arm strength on the mound. He was up to 85 mph with his fastball and filled the strike zone while regularly mixing in a curveball.
Eric M Rodriguez Lebron (2023 SS, Guayama, PR) has a projectable frame and attacked hitters with the fastball, topping out at 81 mph while showing a quick arm. He offered a three-pitch mix and missed a good number of bats, showing short downer shape to his curveball.
Tommy Diffley (2024 1B, Freehold, NJ) put a nice swing on the ball, staying back on a curveball with two strikes and pulling a stand up double into the right-center field gap to plate two runs for Purple.
Miles Brodey (2022 OF, South Pasadena, CA) found a pair of barrels in his first two at-bats of the game, opening up with a loud barrel to deep center field for a fly out. In his next trip however, he went with an outer half fastball and squared it up for a double past the right fielder, coasting into second with ease. He followed up his first double with another two bagger, this time going down the right field line to score a run.
James Pease (2024 RHP, Mechanicsville, MD) filled the strike zone for the Black club throughout his time on the mound, running his fastball up to 78 mph with short life to his heater. He mixed in a breaking ball regularly and struck out the side in the first before inducing weak ground ball contact the rest of the way.
Max McGlone (2023 C, Doylestown, PA) connected for a loud single through the right side in his second trip to the plate. He’s a primary backstop and showed off his big time arm strength on a throw to first which took off out of his hand. Later in the game, with the infield drawn in, McGlone snuck a single past the shortstop to plate a run.
John Wells (2022 SS, Ballston Spa, NY) got things going for the Purple team late in the game with first pitch swinging double to deep right-center field, getting his arms extended at contact.
Gunnar Grethen-McLaughlin (2022 C, North Chatham, NY), in his final at-bat of the game, doubled into left-center field, helping to spark the offense for Black.