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Rilan Quinones (2021 SS, San Antonio, TX) has a very athletic 6-3/195 build and a nice combination of hand quickness and physical strength. He peppered the gaps with hard line drives that had plenty of jump and carry.
Ryan Cordova (2021 3B, Pflugerville, TX) has an aggressive right handed approach with good strength in his right handed swing and gets the ball to jump hard at times. He creates backspin on the ball and gets carry up the gaps.
Luis Quintero Madriz (2021 RHP, Rosharon, TX) is a big young man at 6-4/240 and has a notably short swing for his size to go with a simple, low effort swing approach. He was very consistent in squaring the ball up and getting carry and it will be interesting to see how he swings the bat in games.
Grayson Lincecum (2023 3B, Houston, TX) has a big and strong 6-2/190 build for his age and a nice calm and under control approach at the plate that lets his strength work for him. He drove some balls hard to the right centerfield gap and has all the tools to keep developing the next few years in high school.
Henry Cone (2021 RHP, Brenham, TX) is a switch-hitter but he looked much more developed from the left side of the plate, where his strength and combination of strength and bat speed stood out.
Joseph (Nico) Cabutto (2022 OF, Plano, TX) got timed up quickly and showed his strength and ability to drive the ball well. He tends to get to his front side early but has that hitter's ability to keep his hands back and still generate some bat speed and leverage.
Troy Johnson (2021 SS, Corpus Christi, TX) had a nice round, as the right handed hitter kept improving virtually every pitch with his contact and timing and ended up showing his power to left centerfield well over the last few swings. He's a very athletic young player and projects well physically.
Blake Mitchell (2023 C, Sinton, TX) is still a few years and a few pounds from having real strength but he has excellent hitting mechanics and ability to barrel up the ball. And he's a left handed hitting catcher as well, which is always a nice combination to have in your tool box.
Henry Mitchell (2022 MIF, Albuquerque, NM) is a rare young switch-hitter who looks both comfortable in the box from both sides and shows bat speed and barrel ability as well. His left handed swing was looser and more contact oriented, while he showed more lift and pop from the right side.
Max Milligan (2021 OF, Amarillo, TX) took the most impressive batting practice of the day, driving a couple of balls deep over the fence in right to right centerfield and swing with intent and confidence. The 5-11/160 left handed hitter is a tightly wound strong athlete with plenty of room to keep getting stronger.
Diego Roel Gomez (2023 RHP, Pharr, TX) may not be able to take his full gorilla power swing into the games but it was fun to watch the strong and aggressive 6-1/210 athlete endanger the car windshields in left field numerous times during his round.
Ray Rose III (2024 3B, Houston, TX) is extra big and strong at 6-1/175 for his age and class and that showed in his raw bat speed and the occasional jump he put on the ball. He has some adjustments to make to his base swing mechanics but plenty of time to work them out.
Logan Dunn (2021 SS, Mount Pleasant, TX) lacks some strength in his slender 6-2/155 frame but is short and quick to the ball with a repeatable swing and got surprising carry when he frequently squared the ball up. He's a very projectable young hitter to keep an eye on.
Zach Zarko (2021 SS, Hurst, TX) is a quick twitch athlete who takes a full aggressive cut at the ball and has more bat speed than his 5-8/150 build would usually indicate. He showed surprising barrel to ball skills despite the effort in his swing and made solid pull contact.
Bryce Calloway (2021 1B, Houston, TX) stands out as one of the strongest players at the showcase at 6-3/225 and can get a ball to jump hard. His right handed swing gets top hand heavy at times but he has big power potential down the road.
Preston Havenor (2021 C, Spring, TX) was one of the top athletes at the showcase and his offensive potential contributed to that ceiling. He had very nice hand speed through contact creating barrel whip and bat speed and has tons of physical projection ahead of him.
John Coleman (2021 RHP, Lubbock, TX) has a strong and compact 5-11/180 build and does a nice job of sinking into his hips in his swing and generating lower half torque and strength to drive his swing. He timed up his swing quickly and drove some balls with plus carry.