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4-Red vs 1-Gray

5/16/2026

Ayden Torres ('26 CA) Put on a strong display on both sides. Good athlete that moves with twitch in the infield. On the mound, its a good operation with sharp slider and feel to locate the fastball. 

Nolan Baird ('29 CA) Unlimited upside here. Capable of plus plays both in the infield and at first base. Strength and leverage combo is impressive at the plate.

Samuel Lopez ('27 CA) Put together a strong showing in this one with multiple extra base hits. Rhythmic right-handed swing that gets into quality power.

James Henderson ('28 CA) struck out 6 in this Sunshine West look. Locates multiple pitches for strikes and missed a bunch of bats. Will be an interesting follow when the velo ticks up.

Christian Chumpitaz ('28 CA) its clean left-handed hack with easy feel to barrel. Shot a line drive hard through the pullside alley in this one for extra bases. Projects for added power.

BP Highlights

5/16/2026

Will Blanton (2027 OF, San Diego, CA) put together a strong round, pounding the LC gap with LDs. Simple stroke working the barrel on a connected uphill path where he turns behind it well with quality bat speed.

 

Jack Blanton (2029 SS, San Diego, CA) produced a good amount of backspun LDs and FBs to the pull side during his round. Direct barrel path at entry and gets to some lift when he catches it out front.

 

Kody Gaines (2027 OF, Los Angeles, CA) showed a more pull side oriented approach. Good job getting off his backside and throwing his loose hands at the baseball. Impacted a few with backspin to left that really jumped off the barrel.

 

Samuel Lopez (2027 C, Redondo Bch, CA) displayed a quality swing that found barrels throughout his round. Easy rhythm to the swing where the path worked short-to-long through the zone. Flashes of present bat speed and strength as well that showed during gameplay.

 

Damian Cordero (2027 SS, Redlands, CA) got off swings that showed quality quickness to the hands. Stayed relatively short and compact to it where he produced a ton of middle of the field LDs. Consistently balanced and behind it.

 

Brayden Stewart (2027 SS, Ladera Ranch, CA) got off swings with noticeable out front and lift intent. Present barrel feel where he turns behind it and produced a ton of qualtiy contact through the middle and LC gap.

 

Nolan Baird (2029 1B, Corona Del Mar, CA) produced a ton of hard contact during his round. Noticeable damage intent to each swing. Simple move into launch and throws the barrel on a flatter path that gets to some lift out front. Hit a BP HR over the RF fence.

 

Ayden Torres (2026 OF, Fullerton, CA) showed a shorter + connected stroke. Present feel for the barrel producing middle of the field LDs where he showed good out front length to his bat path.

 

Amir Linton (2029 SS, Los Angeles, CA) kept it simple with his lower half but created a lot of stretch/separation with his upper-half. Present bat speed within a lifted swing that is PS oriented.

 

Kai Magdaleno (2028 2B, Paso Robles, CA) produced a ton of hard contact that was of a top spun liner variety. Simple stroke working the barrel flat through the zone.

 

Joaquin Durazo (2027 C, Los Angeles, CA) showed a swing with minimal moving parts where he worked the barrel on a tight+connected uphill path. Intent to produced hard contact to the pull side where he was on-barrel the majority of his round.

 

Logan Miller (2027 LHP, Bakersfield, CA) stayed inside it and through the middle quite well. Easy turns with present quickness to the hands. Present feel for the barrel producing hard LDs to the middle and RC gap.


2-Orange vs. 3-Purple Game Highlights

5/17/2026

Ayden Torres (2026 OF, Fullerton, CA) got the game started with a sharp single back up the middle. Relaxed and smooth LH stroke that throws a flatter barrel through the zone. 

Benjamin Bradley (2028 C, Roseville, CA) stayed inside and behind a heater well and drove it the other way for a triple. Gets to see his strength easy in the swing. 

Edrian Chao (2028 SS, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) struck out five in his two innings of work. Ran his heater up to 79 and showed feel to land his secondary offerings. Also barreled up a fastball for a single into right to score two runs. 

Luka Phillips (2028 3B, Moorpark, CA) got the barrel out front and crushed one to the wall in left for a double. More of a direct swing path that is able to get to some lift when he catches it early. 

Nolan Baird (2029 1B, Corona Del Mar, CA) went three strong innings this morning. Easy operation from the left side where he ran it up to 87, living low-mid 80s where it's natural run/sink on the offering produced a ton of weak contact.

Wyatt Ford (2027 RHP, Bozeman, MT) struck out seven in his three shutout innings of work. Was dominant from start to finish. Ran his heater up to 84 but what stood out was his feel for his SL + CB (~2400) that produced both whiffs and buckled takes. 

Schaefer Motschenbacher (2029 3B, San Marino, CA) let one get deep and lined it other way for a single. Keeps it simple with the lower half which allows for a balanced swing where he can throw an accurate barrel. 

Asher Romnek (2027 SS, Temecula, CA) had a LD single into the LC gap. Rhythmic stroke where the hands and lower half work in sync and throw an on-plane barrel. 

Amir Linton (2029 SS, Los Angeles, CA) grounded one hard through the 5-6 hole. Good intent to the swing where he creates big stretch into launch and his hands fire fast. 

Kai Magdaleno (2028 2B, Paso Robles, CA) found enough barrel to line it low through the 5-6 hole for a single. A bit out front with his body but does a good job keeping the hands back to still get a quality swing off. 

Brayden Meraz (2029 3B, Hemet, CA) barreled one hard to the pull side for a RBI knock. Stays relatively short to it while throwing the barrel on an uphill path with some length through it. 

Joaquin Durazo (2027 C, Los Angeles, CA) crushed one into the RC gap for a double. Balanced LH swing with noticeable strength in the lower half that shows in a very intentful swing. 

Israel Bergara (2029 OF, Lancaster, CA) found enough barrel to line it into right for a knock. Relaxed LH stroke where he works the barrel short + flat to it. 

 

4-Red vs 1-Gray Game Highlights

5/17/2026

Zacheus Afoeju (2029 RHP, Apple Valley, CA) got the start on the bump for 1-Gray in a matchup vs 4-Red.  He went 3-innings, allowing 2 earned while striking out 4.  Clean operation

Grant Gillbert (2027 OF, Temecula, CA) took the ball to start for 4-Red working two-innings without allowing a hit or run and struck out four.  Quality start moving the ball around all four quadrants and keeping hitters off balance mixing in the off-speed. He connected on the games first hit, going on a line back up the middle and eventually coming around to score.

Isaac Herrera (2029 OF, Chino, CA) pulled the hands in with 2-strikes to go down the third base line and into the corner for an RBI double to score the games first run in the third for 4-Red.  Added a second hit in the seventh. Made an appearance out of the bullpen and was effective in his two innings of work.  Final line: 2 innings pitched, 1 hit, no runs and struck out 

Tyler Yakura (2029 2B, Huntington Beach, CA) did a job in the third with a runner in scoring position to go to the pull side for a knock and score the second run of the game for 4-Red. He added a second hit later in the game. 

Liam Quigley (2028 RHP, San Diego, CA) had a loud barrel in the 4th for 4-Red.  Simple approach with quality extension out front to do some damage to the pull side.  

Samuel Lopez (2027 C, Redondo Bch, CA) has made an impact on both sides of the ball today.  Connected on a back side base knock showing intent and an all-field approach.  Later threw a runner out at second on a seed from behind the plate.

Will Blanton (2027 OF, San Diego, CA) has been everywhere today, making an impact in all facets of the game.  He made an all out diving catch in center to rob extra bases.  He threw a runner that was tagging up at the plate from center.  He had one of the louder barrels of the game to the backside for triple.  Good showing from the junior outfielder.

Gavin Carcelen (2029 SS, Upland, CA) put together a solid couple of innings on the mound for 4-Red.  In total, he went two innings, allowing one run and struck out four.  Fastball was up to 82 and he coupled it with a upper 60's to low 70's breaking ball that kept hitters off balance.

Brian Owens (2029 3B, Los Angeles, CA) put together a strong outing out of the bullpen for 1-Gray working three-innings, allowing one run and struck out four.  Fastball was up to 83 with a upper 60's breaking ball.  

3-Purple vs 4-Red Game Highlights

5/16/2026

Logan Miller (2027 LHP, Bakersfield, CA) took the bump to start the game for 4-Red working three innings of shutout ball and striking out 7.  Fastball was up to 85 mixing in the curveball early and often that sat 75-77.

Grant Gillbert (2027 OF, Temecula, CA) got the sticks started for 4-Red with a gap shot to left-center for extra bases.  Quiet in the box with a short stride, staying on a level plane with solid extension out front.  

Reese Johnson (2027 RHP, San Marcos, CA) got the ball for 3-Purple and worked an efficient inning and a third allowing only one hit and struck out one while running the fastball up to 83.

Tanner Nickols (2027 1B, Los Alamitos, CA) had a quality at bat for 4-Red in the 3rd, eventually going on a line to center.  Hustling straight out of the box he stretched a should be single into a double to set them up in scoring position.

Gavin Carcelen (2029 SS, Upland, CA) went on a line in the bottom half of the 5h for extra bases to set up 4-Red in scoring position in a scoreless game.  Simple operation with barrel feel while staying on a level plane.  

Leonardo Knapp-Schwarzenegger (2028 C, Pacific Palisades, CA) hammered an offering into the opposite field gap for extra bases in the 6th.  He eventually came around to score to give 4-Red some breathing room, leading 2-0.

Owen Kemp (2028 C, Moorpark, CA) squared up a ball to the wall in center to bring in a run and wind up on 3rd for a triple.  Strength in the frame and swings with intent.  Plenty of power projection.  

Kai Miller (2027 OF, Redlands, CA) came out of the bullpen to work an efficient  two innings.  Fastball was up to 81, coupled with a mid 70's breaking ball that showed 11-5 shape.  Athletic mover on the bump with the ability to locate in all-four quadrants.