6/11/2022 11:14:54 PM
Jeff Lougee (2024 SS, Mechanicsburg, PA) took one of the better rounds of BP in the first group of the event and continued to find the barrel in live action, squaring up a fastball for a hard line drive triple that split the gap in right-center field gap.
Landon Victorian (2024 RHP, Lake Charles, LA) brought some of the better stuff to the mound, not only on the radar gun but in terms of pitchability as well. The uncommitted righty wasn’t afraid to pitch backwards and did so often, showing a complete mix of a curveball, slider and changeup, while also running his fastball up to 93 mph.
Burke Mabeus (2024 C, Henderson, NV) is a strongly build switch-hitter who took his first at-bat from the left side and proceeded to smoke a single back up the middle, registering 98 mph off of the barrel. He continued to barrel the ball hard throughout the game, tripling hard into the right-center field gap.
Coleman Mayfield (2024 LHP, Elk City, OK) worked a very clean and easy 87-89 mph with a loose, extended release and pounded the strike zone. He went mostly to his curveball which showed big shape with feel while also turning over a devastating changeup at 75 mph.
Jackson Sanders (2024 LHP, Opelika, AL) is nowhere near being a fun at-bat for opposing hitters, attacking them with a fastball upwards of 92 mph with a fast arm stroke and devastating slider with hard, late biting life.
Ashton Alston (2024 RHP, Gallatin, TN) is an intimidating right-hander on the mound and the young Alabama commit came out throwing heat, topping out at 92 mph early in his outing, showing a long and whippy arm action through the back.
Derek Curiel (2024 OF, West Covina, CA) put together a quality at-bat in his second trip to the plate and despite finding himself down 1-2 against a left-handed hitter, he sat back and put a slider on his hands back up the middle before promptly stealing two bags.
Luke Oblen (2024 RHP, Chicago, IL) utilized a short, compact arm action and lived comfortably in the upper-80s, touching 90 mph in his first inning of work while also mixing a curveball in the mid-70s for strikes as well as a changeup at 77 mph.
Jayden Nunez (2024 3B, Lawrenceville, GA) may be a primary infielder but he made one of the best throws from the outfield in live action as he came up throwing on a hard ground ball single through the left side off the bat of Tanner Waldrop and delivered an absolute strike in the air to home to get the runner.
Justin Wood (2024 RHP, Winnetka, IL) settled in during his second inning of his outing and started showing some of his better velocity, bumping 85 mph with his best heater while mixing in a 12-6 shaped curveball.
Andrew Johnson (2024 RHP, San Juan Capistrano, CA) showed a clean and easy operation on the mound, working comfortably in the mid-80s, bumping 87 mph, while showing a nice feel for his big breaking curveball and a changeup in the upper-70s.
Austin Phillips (2024 3B, Fort Worth, TX) gave the Gray club a spark on offense as he turned around the first 87 mph fastball he saw and promptly put it down the left field line for a two base hit.
Gavin Braland (2024 C, Hampton, GA), a South Carolina commit, got his pitch and didn’t miss the breaking ball as he barreled it hard and loud, driving the pitch over the wall in left-center field for a solo shot.
Aiden Cody (2024 RHP, Spring Lake Heights, NJ) came on in relief for Gray with a long and whippy arm action, topping out in the upper-80s though it was the slider with tight, late bite in the mid/upper-70s that proved to be a true difference maker.