2021 Texas Prospect Showcase (08/28/2021 - 08/29/2021)

8/29/2021 7:18:56 PM

Kade Davis (2024 LHP, Cedar Park, TX) is an interesting southpaw with good potential and present feel on the mound. Very quick arm path is fluid and fills up the zone. He has good athleticism and quality looseness in his actions with ability to spin the secondary well. Also grabbed a solid base hit.

Zach Plasschaert (2023 1B, Saugus, CA) pieced two hard extra-base hits that carried deep to middle of the field. Barrel has a heavy look across the zone with balance in the swing and smooth connection.

Benjamin Longoria (2023 C, Austin, TX) launched a double off the LF wall. Ball jumped off the barrel of a clean lofted stroke and he flashed a promising run tool on the base path.

Joshua Gentry, Jr. (2023 C, Buda, TX) had two hits today finding holes in the defense, contact tool has good moving pieces and the right swing to build on.

Kaden Kaspar (2023 OF, Leander, TX) also barreled up a three-hit day including a roped pull side triple where he highlighted his run tool and ability to hit with strength. Excellent overall athlete with a very playable swing and motor really separated himself in game play.

8/29/2021 5:00:00 AM

Heath McCormick (2023 RHP, Leander, TX) is high waisted right-hander with a very projectable frame fitting the part on the mound. Easy operation with an up-tempo pace repeats well with a quick arm. Late run fastball, he tunnels pitches well with promising off-speed offerings. He also showed out with bat taking over with three hits.

Xander Hall (2022 C, Hutto, TX) is a strong frame with a live arm, fastball has side to side life up to 85 with some deception in the delivery making it difficult to find the barrel. A lot to like here with more to come on the mound. He also held his own two-way performance with two base hits.

Sheppard Tyler (2023 C, Austin, TX) has excellent pieces to project on, the delivery is clean with feel to extend, mix up timing and miss barrels. The present strength will carry well and certainly has plenty more in the tank with an already effective pitchability.

Kaleb Rook (2024 SS, Houston, TX) had an intriguing BP round that flashed some serious leverage and loud impact when he connects clean. He found a pair of base hits including a double that proved the easy strength and excellent swing mechanics.

8/29/2021 5:00:00 AM

Brayden Bowman (2022 3B, Sachse, TX) is a solid athlete with good bat to ball skill. He had a 3 hit game seeing it well and finding the gaps.

Samuel Stevens (2024 RHP, Austin, TX) had a productive outing, worked batters with intent around the zone and mixing well. Very fluid delivery filled up the zone locating north and south creating difficult at-bats.

Aaron Santiago (2024 3B, Perryville, MD) has potential on the mound, he was tough to time and connect clean generating a lot of swing and miss with plenty of feel for the zone and ability to land the secondary.

Taelon Varlack (2022 OF, Missouri City, TX) is a physical build with a lot of impact potential at the plate. He barreled a multi-hit game and showed off quality athleticism in the field.

8/29/2021 6:03:00 AM

Daniel Collins (2022 RHP, Spring, TX) has shown off a good package on the mound. Fluid, up-tempo delivery with quick arm speed. His fastball has been sitting ~83 (T84) with running life to it. Pairs it with an 11/5 curveball that shows some late life. Super projectable frame and lives around the strike zone.

Matthew Luis Medrano Jr (2024 RHP, San Antonio, TX) has a very projectecable lean frame and gets solid extension off the mound. His fastball was up to 82 and has some feel to spin a breaking ball. Smooth mechanics and repeats the delivery well.

Bobby Humphries (2024 SS, Austin, TX) had a multi-hit game in this one. Good feel for the barrel and shows solid plate discipline. A lot of athleticism to his game overall.

Brady Richardson (2024 RHP, Cedar Park, TX) showed off strong two-way ability in this game. Multi-hit game at the plate with two RBI's. Strong outing on the mound striking out five in three innings on the mound.

8/28/2021 11:29:49 PM

Xander Turbeville (2022 RHP, Austin, TX) topped out at 84 on the mound. His fastball showed good life to it also showed a slurvy breaking ball that was effective. Large frame with athletic movements and gets good extension. He struck out three in three innings.

Jordan Fernandez (2023 OF, Castroville, TX) had a loud multi-hit day at the plate. His second hit was a well barreled line drive he pulled into left field with serious bat speed. Swing is compact and has solid bat to ball skills. He should continue to develop power as he fills out.

Kyle England (2022 LHP, Cypress, TX) is a physical left-hander that throws with solid plane. His fastball sat in the low 80s and has some sink and tail to it. Flashes a tight curveball as well. He's an uncomfortable at-bat for most hitters.

David Garcia (2022 RHP, Houston, TX) worked a strong three inning outing striking out four. He generated a lot of swing and miss with his breaking ball and showed good command of the fastball. Fluid delivery with clean arm action.

Kaleb Rook (2024 SS, Houston, TX) has been flashing the leather at shortstop throughout this game. He has solid range to both sides and smooth reactions. Solid arm strength. Already has made a few rangy plays and makes the difficult plays look easy.

Jacob Broussard (2022 RHP, Houston, TX) showed off good ability as a two-way player in this game. He threw three solid innings on the mound and allowed just one hit. He was working with a low 80s fastball and mixed in a breaking ball around 70. He also had a multi-hit game at the plate.

8/28/2021 9:24:09 PM

Grayson Allred (2022 RHP, Buda, TX) has impressive raw power to pullside in BP and put one ball over the left field fence. He hits with a closed stance and a high back elbow. Swings with good leverage from the right-side.

Matthew Brandt (2022 SS, Mansfield, TX) shows a solid hit tool and was able to drive the ball with carry to all fields. Swing has looseness to it with barrel control. There's quick bat speed to it as well.

Gavin Voth (2024 RHP, Liberty Hill, TX) has a lot of strength in his swing. Good feel for the barrel and was showing off solid raw power to pullside. He still has plenty of room to fill out with his frame and continue adding power.

Cooper Scott (2023 OF, Austin, TX) made a lot of loud contact throughout his BP round. Easy juice from the right-side and swings with leverage. His power plays well to all fields and his airballs have good carry to them.

Xander Turbeville (2022 RHP, Austin, TX) impressed with solid bat speed. He has a strength based swing that stays balanced throughout. He can turn on a ball well with solid feel for the barrel.

Kaleb Rook (2024 SS, Houston, TX) swings with quick bat speed that has whippy barrel action. Found the barrel constantly throughout this BP round with solid backspin. Projectable frame and will continue to add strength.

Zach Plasschaert (2023 1B, Saugus, CA) has a fluid left-handed swing with serious leverage. He went deep early in his BP round to pullside. Simple toe-tap timing mechanism with quick hands in the box. Tons of projection left to add power on his lean frame.

Julian Aguero (2023 2B, El Paso, TX) keeps his swing on plane well and can spray liners all over the field. Simple set up with a quick toe-tap and minimal pre-pitch movement. Short-levered swing with solid bat speed. Uses the whole field well.

Xander Hall (2022 C, Hutto, TX) showed off impressive strength in his swing with good intent and leverage. Solid approach and looks to drive the ball up the middle. Utilizes his lower half well with solid torque throughout the swing.

8/28/2021 8:22:43 PM

Matthew Haynie (2022 RHP, Shallowater, TX) has a projectable frame and is throwing well from a higher slot. He gets solid extension off the mound. His fastball had some carry to it and generated a lot of swing and miss with his slurve. He struck out four in three innings pitched.

Matthew Brandt (2022 SS, Mansfield, TX) had a three-hit game including a well struck double to the opposite field. His swing has solid strength to it with good barrel control. He shows a nice whole fields approach as well. Brandt is committed to Howard College.

Caden Cunningham (2022 LHP, Austin, TX) has been sharp on the mound in this game. He throws from a lower slot that has deception to it and mixes well. His fastball has some arm side life to it and pairs it with a sweepy breaking ball. He struck out five in three shutout innings. He has solid athleticism on the mound.

Ashton Lassiter (2023 RHP, Bellaire, TX) showed off a live arm on the mound. His fastball was up to 85 and flashed a solid sweeper slider. He also flashed a curveball that had more depth to it. He struck out three in three scoreless innings.

Grayson Allred (2022 RHP, Buda, TX) had a good game on both sides of the ball. He showed off a good two pitch combo on the mound and ripped a double that one hopped the left-center field fence.

Tristan Menchaca (2023 SS, Burleson, TX) had a multi-hit game. He showed a solid feel for the barrel in BP and carried it over into the game. Also shows advanced bat to ball skills. Good athleticism in the field at SS.

Benjamin Longoria (2023 C, Austin, TX) had a multi-hit game as feel showing off a good swing with strength to it. He showed of a strong throwing arm behind the plate in the pre-game workout.

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