Sanson Faltine III (2019 RHP, Richmond, TX) continued to impress this summer and did so once again on the mound, striking out all six batters he faced. Up to 89 mph, the University of Texas commit showed a quick right arm and an advanced feel for his breaking ball which he consistently located in the strike zone and used as his put away pitch. He also singled through the 6-hole in his first at-bat.

Connor Beichler (2019 SS, Owasso, OK) put together a two hit game, including a loud double to his pull side as the second hitter of the game. Strong built, Beichler turned around a fastball and rounded first base at 4.44 seconds before going to the opposite field for a single in his next at-bat.

Dillon Carter (2019 OF, Flower Mound, TX) made a loud impression immediately as he put a fastball back up the middle for a hard line drive piece, plating one of five runs on the inning. He also jumped onto the mound later in the game and was up to 86 mph. Carter is committed to TCU.

Adam Grintz (2019 RHP, Glenmoore, PA), an uncommitted righthander, continues to make strides on the mound and impressed during his two frames in San Diego. Athletically built, Grinz showed an easy arm action and was up to 88 mph with his fastball, showing plane and life down in the zone while mixing in a hard breaking ball for strikes up to 78 mph.

Trace Willhoite (2019 1B, Georgetown, KY) did a nice job of getting his arms extended on an upper-80s fastball located on the outer half of the plate and barreled the pitch into right field past the diving right fielder for an easy standup triple.

Logan Britt (2019 OF, Colleyville, TX) and Logan Tanner (2019 C, Lucedale, MS) both jumped on the for their respective clubs and despite being seoncdary pitchers, they each showed impressive arm strength topping out at 90 mph. Britt is a long, projectable righthander with a quick arm who spun a sharp breaking ball while Tanner is a broad shouldered and strongly built catcher who was able to generate some sink to his fastball down in zone.

Two arms out of Georgia showed solid arm strength on the mound during their stints in righthander Gage Vailes (2019 RHP, Marietta, GA) and secondary pitcher Caleb Reis (2019 C, Marietta, GA), a primary catcher. Throwing for the Black Squad, both arms ran their fastballs up to 89 mph with quick arms while Reis showed sinking life down in the zone.

Wade Elliott (2019 3B, Edmond, OK) is a strong, physical bat who enjoyed a two-hit day, showing a strong and compact swing with hard jump off the barrel even against the changeup as he showed with a line drive single up the middle.

Braley Hollins (2019 SS, Plano, TX) and Dominic Ragazzo (2019 SS, Hockessin, DE) both flashed leather for their respective squads at third base with diving plays. Ragazzo made a diving play down the third base line and got to his feet with a strong throw across while Hollins went to his glove side, continuing his strong defensive play. 

Wesley Scott (2019 RHP, Riverside, CA) was in complete control for his two innings of work as evidenced by his six strikeouts in six batters. The Vanderbilt commit sat 90-93 mph with his fastball and spotted to his glove side expertly with a fast right arm while showing late biting life to his slider which he also located for strikes and swings-and-misses at will.

Cutter Clawson (2019 1B, Laguna Beach, CA), a fellow Californian, came in and continued to pound the strike zone, showing command of his fastball which bumped 87 mph with nice plane to the bottom of the zone. He flashed an upper-70s changeup with short diving life and spun the ball up to 77 mph, throwing all three for strikes.

Jack Jasiak (2019 RHP, Spring Hill, FL) brought deception and a quality arsenal with him to San Diego, showing a quick right arm which helped produce an upper-80s fastball, topping out at 89 mph. Did maintained his velocity well on his fastball and punched out a pair while showing depth to his breaking ball and a feel for his changeup all the while working exclusively out of the stretch.

Ryan Flaherty (2019 SS, Trabuco Canyon, CA) connected for one of the furthest hit balls of the showcase and the result was the first home run of week. Turning on a fastball, Flaherty showed a short stroke with leverage as evidenced by the three-run shot over the left field wall. He added a sharply hit single back up the middle in his final at-bat of the showcase.

Tank Espalin (2020 SS, Glendora, CA) has handled the barrel well throughout the weekend, getting the barrel to the ball as he picked up two hits in two trips to the plate. Both hits came to the opposite field on outer half pitches, the first a double and his second a single in which he took the next base on a heads up running plate. Espalin is only going to continue to develop as he adds strength to his frame.

Kaden Hopson (2019 C, Redlands, CA), a lefthanded hitting catcher, showed a loose, quick stroke in game with present bat speed and connected for a loud, barreled single through the pull side to plate two of California’s runs.

Caden Miller (2019 SS, Newhall, CA)added to the lead with a two run double of his own, lining the pitch into right field while showing a quick stroke from the left side. He’s committed to San Diego State.

Another Vanderbilt commit, shortstop Anthony Volpe (2019 SS, Watchung, NJ) continued to impress at Perfect Game events and added to that notion with a double in his first at-bat of the game. Staying short to the ball, Volpe turned around an inner half fastball and snuck it in down the left field line to score his team’s first two runs of the game.

Cameron Repetti (2019 SS, Cypress, CA) picked up a triple in his second at-bat of the game, sneaking the ball inside the right field line with a hard ground ball that ricocheted off the wall, allowing Repetti to show his speed around the bases while picking up an RBI on the play.

Already committed to East Carolina, Cody Benton (2019 RHP, Cerro Gordo, NC)showed a full and quick arm action which helped run his fastball up to 89 mph with a balanced delivery. He continues to make refinements to his slider and was up to 81 mph with it while showing a changupe that worked into the low-80s.

Spencer Jones (2019 1B, Encinitas, CA), a primary first baseman, took the mound and immediately stood out for his size before even throwing a pitch. Jones bumped his fastball up to 88 mph and showed depth to his curveball with 1-7 shape at 73 mph. He’s committed to Vanderbilt. 

After throwing 93 mph across the diamond from first base yesterday, Jonathan Cannon (2019 1B, Alpharetta, GA) took to the mound, his secondary position, and showed promise on the bump with a quick right arm that produced a top fastball of 89 mph while exhibiting a nice feel for his changeup down in the zone up to 80 mph. 

DJ Jefferson (2019 RHP, Las Vegas, NV) showed no signs of being tired during his 8 AM start as he came out pumping his fastball in the 88-92 mph range, showing the same fast and projectable arm action he has all summer. He worked down well with his fastball and also mixed in a low-70s curveball with his he was able to miss bats, striking out three in his two innings.

Countering Jefferson was recent Vanderbilt commit and righthander Jack Leiter (2019 RHP, Summit, NJ) who ran his fastball up to 90 mph for the East Squad. Showing a compact arm action, Leiter commanded his glove side extremely well with his fastball and lived low in the one while mixing both a slider and curveball in for strikes.

In a power versus power showdown, another Vanderbilt commit, Trejyn Fletcher (2020 OF, Portland, ME), put an impressive swing on a 91 mph fastball from Jefferson as he turned on the pitch for a hard double down the line for the first hit of the game. It was more of the same for Fletcher in his next two at-bats, jumping on additional fastballs which he laced into left field, finding the barrel both times. To put an exclamation point on his game, Fletcher was also up to 90 mph with a hard slider at 78 mph.

A physical first baseman, Joey Nicolai (2019 1B, Newport Beach, CA) showed his strength as he managed to put a fastball up on his hands into right field which got past the diving right fielder for a double. He quickly came in to plate the first run of the game on a single off the bat from Bobby Spencer (2019 3B, Marietta, GA), which was of the ground ball variety back up the middle.

Jared Southard (2019 RHP, Leander, TX) impressed in his two innings on the mound, sitting in the 88-90 mph range with fastball, showing a quick arm and control through the zone with several spotted to his glove side. He also offered a hard two-seam fastball with late running life, a changeup, slider, and curveball, all of which he threw for strikes and did a nice job of staying off the barrels with.

Jimmy Starnes (2019 RHP, Richmond, VA), a West Virginia commit, showed a loose quick arm in his two innings of work and filled the strike zone while running his fastball up to 88 mph. He also showed a nice feel for his slider and confidence in throwing in, going to the 76 mph pitch in both 3-1 and 3-2 count for strikes to pick up the punch out.

Thomas Keehn (2019 SS, Highland, MD), a primary infielder, showed a quick arm and strong, durable build on the mound as well as a feel for his secondary pitches. Up to 90 mph with his fastball, Keehn showed lots of confidence in his changeup and went to the late diving pitch frequently up to 81 mph.

Corbin Carroll (2019 OF, Seattle, WA) offers an intriguing tool set with his bat speed and foot speed from the left side of the plate. He hands the barrel well and showed looseness to his hands while squaring up an outer half 90 mph fastball which he put into the left-center field gap for a run scoring triple, turning around first base in 4.29 seconds.

After finding the barrel a few times yesterday with no hits to show, Jason Hodges (2019 OF, Park Forest, IL) found the barrel once again and did a nice job of staying back on a curveball and lined the pitch hard back up the middle.

Fritz Genther (2019 SS, Kingston, NY) had a two-hit day, twice swinging to the left side with his first going to left field before beating out an infield single while also scoring a run.

Alex Greene (2020 OF, Edgewater, MD) and Ethan Long (2020 3B, Gilbert, AZ) each threw an inning for their respective club and impressed with the same mid-90s arm strength both showed in the outfield. Long and Greene are both rising sophomores and shows big fastball, Long touching 91 mph while Greene topped 90 mph frequently, showing fast arms and life on their secondaries.

Making the trip down from Canada, Jaden Brown (2019 SS, Mississauga, ON) showed off his strength and ability to drive the ball the opposite way just as he did on an 86 mph fastball away, barreling the ball for a triple to the opposite field while showing his speed around the bases.

Andrew Jenkins (2019 3B, Atlanta, GA), a secondary pitcher, showed three pitches for strikes and had perhaps the hardest sinking life on his fastball, topping out at 88 mph while flashing both a curveball and changeup for strikes in a quick 1-2-3 inning. 

Cole Dale (2019 RHP, Los Angeles, CA), already committed to UCLA, impressed on the mound for his two innings of work as he offers a long, projectable build and a fast right arm, Up to 89 mph and comfortably working in the upper-80s, Dale projects for additional velocity from his higher release point and showed a hard, upper-70s breaking ball with downer bite through the zone.

Tyler Nesbitt (2019 RHP, Labelle, FL) threw two clean innings for USA, working 1-2-3 innings while displaying a quick arm action that produced a fastball up to 87 mph. He projects well physically and lived down in the zone while mixing in a mid- to upper-70s breaking ball which showed curveball shape at the lower end of the range and more slider finish up to 77 mph.

Kendall Ewell (2019 OF, Calumet City, IL) got things going for the USA squad and did so immediately, leading the game off with a triple to the opposite field gap, showing a short yet strong righthanded stroke with solid speed around the bases. He then came around to score the first run of the game. In his second  at-bat Ewell spun on the ball and shot a double down the line which ricocheted off the third base bag.

Caleb Reis (2019 C, Marietta, GA) followed suit and led off the second inning with his own extra-base hit for USA, doubling down the line in which he showed nice jump off the barrel with a hard ground ball that made its way into the left field corner.

A 2020 graduate, righthander Brandon Madrigal (2020 RHP, Moorpark, CA) came in out of the bullpen for the California squad and ran his fastball up to 87 mph and missed some bats in the process. He maintained his velocity well out of the stretch and featured short running life down in the zone while flashing a curveball in the upper-60s and a fluttering knuckleball up to 68 mph.

Jordan Walker (2020 3B, Stone Mountain, GA) added to the USA lead, plating their second run of the game with a double down the line in the third inning, showing a quick stroke from the right side of the plate.

Uncommitted righthander Cameron Repetti (2019 SS, Cypress, CA) came in out of the bullpen for California and filled up the strike zone, showing a three-pitch mix and a quick right arm. Still plenty projectable, Repetti ran his fastball up to 88 mph while showing both a curveball with depth and a 75 mph changeup.

Two committed players from California, Jordan Keller (2019 3B, Moreno Valley, CA) who’s a San Diego State commit and Spencer Jones, a Vanderbilt commit, both picked up base knocks in the top of the fifth, their first two of the game. Keller’s came in the line drive form to his pull side and plated the first run of the game to cut the deficit in half while Jones beat out an infield single.

Logan Tanner (2019 C, Lucedale, MS) got that run back for USA in the bottom of the inning with a hard line drive single through the left side, showing strength off the barrel with bat speed while plating Ewell, who came around from second after his double.