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2021 14U Southwest Prospect Showcase (10/30/2021 - 10/31/2021)


1-Col. Blue vs 2- Gold Game Highlights  >>

11/1/2021 12:32:58 AM

Fabio Irissont (2026, SS, Murray, UT) came ready to swing it, led his team in hits today went 2-for-2. He has a short quick swing that stays long through the zone allowing him to consistently square up the ball. 

 

Connor Russell (2026, OF, Chandler, AZ) showed off his athleticism in the outfield and on the bases. Russell runs well and is aggressive, is always looking to make something happen and was not afraid to steal a base. He also swung the bat well, squared the ball up all three times hard just right at someone. 

 

Rockson Akahi (2026, 3B, Irvine, CA) showed of his pop and crushed a triple to deep right center his first at bat. Akahi was aggressive early and saw the ball well, has a violent compact swing with great bat speed. 

 

Kale Thorson (2026, IF, Mesa, AZ) came up ready to hack, smashed the ball up the middle on a line. He has a quick level swing which allows him to consistently hit the ball forward. He also made some great plays on defense, showed a reliable glove with the ability to make the routine play.

Top Exit Velocities  >>

10/31/2021 7:01:12 PM

NameExit VeloGradSchoolHometown
Rockson Akahi852026 Irvine, CA
Benjamin Ball852026Desert VistaPhoenix, AZ
Connor Russell792026CasteelChandler, AZ
Kael Leon782026Shadow RidgeSurprise, AZ
Devin Long782026ChaparralScottsdale, AZ
Zander Bratspis762026SaguaroScottsdale, AZ
Kale Thorson752026ChaparralMesa, AZ
Carson Lockman732026Lake HavasuLake Havasu City, AZ
Luis Mejia722026UndecidedPhoenix, AZ
Ethan Ornelas702026MillenniumPhoenix, AZ
Colin Sobecki702026UndecidedTucson, AZ
Kaesen Buzby692026PalmerPalmer, AK
Tyke Daniels692026Mountain RidgePhoenix, AZ
Brody James692026Scottsdale Prep AcademyScottsdale, AZ
Alex Korbesmeyer692026PinnaclePhoenix, AZ
Aidan Satterly692025WasillaPalmer, AK
Fabio Irissont682026OlympusMurray, UT
Mickey Martinez682026Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
Colton Raetzman682026Salpointe CatholicTucson, AZ

 

Batting Practice Highlights >>

10/31/2021 5:02:16 PM

Brody James (2026 SS, Scottsdale, AZ) has a strong build with some present strength in the lower half. He does a nice job getting his legs involved int eh swing creating power from the ground up as he looks to leverage the ball to the pull side.

 

Zander Bratspis (2026 SS, Scottsdale, AZ) showed a very level path with a line drive type of approach. He does a nice job of being on time with the barrel and using the middle of the filed with developing strength in the hands. 

 

Luis Mejia (2026 SS, Phoenix, AZ) starts with an even base doing a nice job of transferring his weight in the contact, His bat path with quick through the zone with some looseness in the wrist as he looks to drive the ball middle to pull side. 

 

Kaesen Buzby (2026 SS, Palmer, AK) has a long lean build showing room to fill moving forward. His bat path shows some natural loft with some jump off the barrel when he is on time out front driving the ball pull side. 

 

Fabio Irissont (2026 3B, Murray, UT) starts with a very upright and narrow stance using a low leg lift to get to his launch position. He gets the bat head through the zone with some intent during the ball best to the middle of the field.

 

Connor Russell (2026 OF, Chandler, AZ) starts with an even base using a low leg lift to trigger the swing. The bat head works quick through the zone with projectable bat speed as he drove balls hard on a line to the pull side. 

 

Rockson Akahi (2026 3B, Irvine, CA) showed some of the better power during batting practice as his left-handed swing shows good intent hammering balls to the pull side with natural loft in the bat path. 

 

Benjamin Ball (2026 OF, Phoenix, AZ) does a nice job of staying to the middle of the field with a very simple approach allowing the barrel to play out front. The strength in the frame shows up in the swing helping to create carry to center field. 

 

Colin Sobecki (2026 C, Tucson, AZ) showed some good barrel feel in his round spraying line drives to all field. His bat path staying mostly level through the zone with room to add strength to his frame providing more power as he continues to develop.

 

Ethan Ornelas (2026 3B, Phoenix, AZ) took a good round from both sides of the plate with a consistent swing from both sides. He does a nice job of being on time with the barrel contacting the ball out front. 

 

Kael Leon (2026 3B, Surprise, AZ) starts with a very narrow base and closed stance using a higher leg lift to get back to even. He transfers the strength to barrel well driving the ball hard on a line with solid bat speed.

 

Devin Long (2026 RHP, Scottsdale, AZ) has good rhythm and timing to his right-handed swing. He swings with good intent showing the ability to manipulate the bat path and hit balls hard from the middle to pull side. 

 

Colton Raetzman (2026 SS, Tucson, AZ) has a wider base with a low left lift. He does a nice job of staying very direct with the bat path and using the big part of the field hitting balls from gap to gap. 

 

1- Col. Blue vs. 2-Gold Game Highlights  >>

10/31/2021 2:13:39 AM

Devin Long (2026 RHP, Scottsdale, AZ) is a tall big framed rhp  that delivers the ball out of high leg kick windup and high ¾ slot with loose arm action. He uses the lower halff well, and gets good extension to the dish; his fastball that sat 82-85 and showed good late life through the zone when executed. He flashed a plus curveball at 65-68 that showed sharp 11-5 break and induced swing and miss with regularity as well as a slider at 72-74 that was tough to identify out of the hand and got some reachy swings from the right handed batter. Long shows an advanced feel for pitching using offspeed to get back into advantageous counts and consistently changing the eye level of opposing batters.

 

Rockson Akahi (2026 3B, Irvine, CA)is a stocky RHP that fires from a low three-quarters slot with good rhythm and fluidity in his delivery. He displays plus arm side run on the fastball that sits 75-77 and is commanded well to both sides of the dish. Breaking ball was an 11-5 curveball that showed to be an effective change of speed at 55-58.

 

Alex Korbesmeyer (2026 SS, Phoenix, AZ)is a right handed hitting short stop that showed above average bat speed with a short path to the baseball on pitch in off the plate that roped down the left field line for a standup triple in the bottom of the fifth and later scored to break the 0-0 tie.

 

Zander Bratspis (2026 SS, Scottsdale, AZ)is a R/R SS that showed a solid approach at the dish using the big part of the field on a fastball on the outer half and later came around to score to tie the ball game at 1-1 in the top of the 6th. Simple approach at the plate, short stride with quick hands, is a plus defender up the middle, moves laterally with crispness and funnels well.

 

Benjamin Ball (2026 OF, Phoenix, AZ)is an athletically built RHP that delivers the ball out of a simple and fluid delivery with a long arm action and a low three-quarters slot. Fastball sat 79-82 with above average arm side run on the inner half. Offspeed was a curveball with slurvey break coming in at 61 and a changeup at 71 that was turned over well and faded hard to the armside. Also a good bat with plus power potential, uses the lower half well to drive balls gap to gap with authority. The body profiles as a 3rd basemen long term.

 

Colton Raetzman (2026 SS, Tucson, AZ) found a loud barrel in his last at bat driving a double deep in the left center field gap. He showed some power from eh right side all day with a handful of well struck balls to the outfield. His right-handed swing projects well moving forward with quick hands and a feel for the barrel. 

 


Top Catcher Pop Times >>

10/30/2021 11:54:21 PM

NamePopGradSchoolHometown
Tyke Daniels2.192026Mountain RidgePhoenix, AZ
Colin Sobecki2.192026UndecidedTucson, AZ
Brody Newton2.282026PrestonDraper, UT
Aidan Satterly2.282025WasillaPalmer, AK

 

Top Catcher Velocities >>

10/30/2021 11:52:05 PM

NameCGradSchoolHometown
Colin Sobecki702026UndecidedTucson, AZ
Tyke Daniels692026Mountain RidgePhoenix, AZ
Brody Newton642026PrestonDraper, UT
Aidan Satterly632025WasillaPalmer, AK

 

Top 1B Velocities  >>

10/30/2021 11:50:09 PM

Name1BGradSchoolHometown
Carson Lockman682026Lake HavasuLake Havasu City, AZ
Tait Orme602026WhitefishKalispell, MT

 

Top Infield Velocities >>

10/30/2021 11:47:40 PM

NameIFGradSchoolHometown
Benjamin Ball812026Desert VistaPhoenix, AZ
Rockson Akahi782026 Irvine, CA
Brody James782026Scottsdale Prep AcademyScottsdale, AZ
Colton Raetzman762026Salpointe CatholicTucson, AZ
Kale Thorson752026ChaparralMesa, AZ
Luis Mejia742026UndecidedPhoenix, AZ
Zander Bratspis722026SaguaroScottsdale, AZ
Dennis Gregory Ill722025Brophy College PreparatoryLaveen, AZ
Kaesen Buzby712026PalmerPalmer, AK
Alex Korbesmeyer712026PinnaclePhoenix, AZ
Carson Lockman712026Lake HavasuLake Havasu City, AZ
Mickey Martinez712026Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
Ethan Ornelas712026MillenniumPhoenix, AZ

 

Top Outfield Velocities >>

10/30/2021 11:43:28 PM

NameOFGradSchoolHometown
Devin Long872026ChaparralScottsdale, AZ
Benjamin Ball822026Desert VistaPhoenix, AZ
Connor Russell812026CasteelChandler, AZ
Rockson Akahi792026 Irvine, CA
Kaesen Buzby782026PalmerPalmer, AK
Brody James772026Scottsdale Prep AcademyScottsdale, AZ
Luis Mejia772026UndecidedPhoenix, AZ
Colton Raetzman762026Salpointe CatholicTucson, AZ
Kale Thorson762026ChaparralMesa, AZ
Tyke Daniels752026Mountain RidgePhoenix, AZ

 

Top 60 Yard Dash Times >>

10/30/2021 11:38:17 PM

Name60GradSchoolHometown
Connor Russell6.982026CasteelChandler, AZ
Benjamin Ball7.272026Desert VistaPhoenix, AZ
Devin Long7.342026ChaparralScottsdale, AZ
Angel Esparza7.372026Canyon ViewLitchfield Park, AZ
Brody James7.492026Scottsdale Prep AcademyScottsdale, AZ
Zander Bratspis7.542026SaguaroScottsdale, AZ
Kale Thorson7.572026ChaparralMesa, AZ
Mickey Martinez7.602026Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
Dennis Gregory Ill7.692025Brophy College PreparatoryLaveen, AZ
Kael Leon7.702026Shadow RidgeSurprise, AZ
Colin Sobecki7.752026UndecidedTucson, AZ
Rockson Akahi7.772026 Irvine, CA
Jude Luckow7.782026HomeschoolTucson, AZ
Fabio Irissont7.802026OlympusMurray, UT
Brody Newton7.802026PrestonDraper, UT
Luis Mejia7.812026UndecidedPhoenix, AZ
Kaesen Buzby7.872026PalmerPalmer, AK

 

Top 10 Yard Split Times >>

10/30/2021 11:35:24 PM

Name10GradSchoolHometown
Angel Esparza1.592026Canyon ViewLitchfield Park, AZ
Brody James1.622026Scottsdale Prep AcademyScottsdale, AZ
Devin Long1.622026ChaparralScottsdale, AZ
Zander Bratspis1.642026SaguaroScottsdale, AZ
Mickey Martinez1.682026Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
Connor Russell1.692026CasteelChandler, AZ
Kael Leon1.702026Shadow RidgeSurprise, AZ
Rockson Akahi1.712026 Irvine, CA
Benjamin Ball1.712026Desert VistaPhoenix, AZ
Tyke Daniels1.722026Mountain RidgePhoenix, AZ
Luis Mejia1.732026UndecidedPhoenix, AZ
Kale Thorson1.742026ChaparralMesa, AZ
Colton Raetzman1.762026Salpointe CatholicTucson, AZ
Colin Sobecki1.762026UndecidedTucson, AZ
Fabio Irissont1.772026OlympusMurray, UT
Dennis Gregory Ill1.782025Brophy College PreparatoryLaveen, AZ
Jude Luckow1.792026HomeschoolTucson, AZ