6/14/2022 5:00:00 AM
Erik Parker (2024 Suwanee, GA) took the second pitch he saw and hit it off the leftfield wall for a double. Easy juice with tools on both sides of the ball.
Cade Townsend (2024 Aliso Viejo, CA) was really impressive running his fastball up to 92 mph with 2650 spin at times. The hammer curveball also had 2900 spin at times, with hard late snap.
Taft Middleton (2024 Columbus, GA) is a physical left-handed pitcher that is already throwing in the upper-80s. He gets good extension and plane. The changeup is a solid offering that got whiffs.
Joseph Zorc (2024 Sterling, VA) attacked a fastball on the outer half and went with the pitch, driving it to the right centerfield gap for a double. The right-handed hitter is strong with a really quick bat.
Leighton Harris (2024, KY) has an advanced online delivery and sits in the mid-80s with his fastball and can locate the pitch well. There is depth to the low-70s curveball that has 2700+ spin and swing and miss traits. He also had a couple loud barrels offensively.
Noah LaFine (2024 Uniontown, OH) has a quick tempo and pounds the zone with a lower slot arm stroke with upper-80s velocity peaks. There is horizontal movement on the fastball that gets soft contact. He upper-70s slider plays well off the heater.
Cole Lanford (2024 Raleigh, NC) has lots of projection as he fills out his tall frame. He already has mid-80s peaks and pounds the zone with three pitches.
Paul Jones II (2024 Burnsville, MN) showed his excellent bat speed stroking a single through the 4-hole. There is significant thunder in the bat.
Evan Macintyre (2024 Matthews, NC) stayed behind the ball well and smoked a hard line drive single to the opposite field. He plays an aggressive style of baseball and can create.
Eric Lintelman (2024 West Chester, PA) has a quick arm and ran the fastball into the upper-80s with life. He is confident with the breaking ball that got a bunch of empty swings. He attacks hitters with all offerings.
Logan Harelson (2024 Mountville, PA) is a projectable lefty with effortless mid-80s velocity and locates well. He mixes his pitches well and works both sides of the plate. There is big upside with added strength.
Kross Horwarth (2024 Norristown, PA) put good wood on an upper-80s fastball and knocked a liner into right that came off the bat at 85-mph.
Will Sanford (2024 San Diego, CA) has a physical frame and lots of bat speed that plays in game. He put a good swing on a line drive base hit that had plenty of jump off the bat.
Sean Benjamin (2024 Fernandina Beach, FL) had a couple loud barrels on the day that led to a hit and a 90-mph exit velocity. Benjamin seems to always hit.
Will Brooks (2024 Marshville, NC) crushed a hit that came off the bat at 92-mph that plated 2-runs. The hands are really strong at the point of contact.
Grant Hollister (2024 Blue Springs, MO) has been extremely impressive so far at the Jr National and it continued during game play. He destroyed a double that would bang off the left field wall and came off the barrel at 93-mph.
Paul Green (2024 Tyrone, GA) throws a heavy fastball in the 86-88 range with good plane to the pitch. He used the CB and CH during the outing with the CH showing promise.
Jackson Glueck (2024 Kansas City, MO) has big power potential coming from his very strong frame. He belted a liner hit up the middle that came off the bat at 88-mph. He has an advanced middle of the field approach.