By Jeff Markle
Assistant State Director

The Fall Prospect ID originally scheduled for October 25th was washed out by rain.  The Prep Baseball Report staff of Colorado has been working hard to schedule regional make-ups for this event.  The first event was held at Highlands Ranch High School with more to come when the weather cooperates.  Here is a run down of the players who attended this event.

Participants Listed Alphabetically

Sam Busche, 1B/RHP, Highlands Ranch High School, 2017
A 6-foot-2, 175-pound, 1b/RHP who ran a 7.67 60 at this event.  At the plate he hits from a wide stance with a short stride for timing.  Long arms bring the bat through the hitting zone and produce and 80 MPH exit velocity.  In the field he moves well on balls in the hole.  He had a 73 MPH arm velocity across the infield with accuracy.  On the mound he starts tall with a high leg kick, he then crouches and falls to the plate and delivers from a high ¾ arm slot.  His fastball was 73 MPH with late movement and good accuracy down in the zone.  He also added a 66 MPH curve with sweeping break across the zone. 

Andrew Chavez, C/1B, Cherry Creek High School, 2017
A 5-foort-9, 196-pound, C/1B, who ran a 7.38 60 at this event.  At the plate he starts with a slightly open stance with a high leg kick for timing.  He loads well on his back-side and shows good leg drive through the swing and good extension at impact.  He had an 88 MPH exit velocity and shows good power to both gaps.  Behind the plate he is quiet with soft hands.  He smothers balls well in the dirt and has quick feet that get him in good throwing position to all bags.  His pop-times were 2.05-2.08 with accuracy.

Brennen Dorighi, C/3B, Cherry Creek High School, 2018A 6-foot-0, 170-pound, left hand-hitting catcher who ran a 7.29.  At the plate he starts with an open narrow stance.  He has a long stride on delivery and stays loaded on his back leg.  A slight upward swing path produced a ball with good carry to the gaps.  He had an 85 MPH exit velocity at this event.  Behind the plate he has a quiet lower half and soft hands while receiving the pitch.  He does a nice job of framing pitches on both corners.  His arm velocity was 74 MPH with accuracy and had pop-times from 2.00-2.05.

Jordan Medina, C/RHP/SS, Highlands Ranch High School, 2018
6-foot-0, 180-pound, RHP/C/MIF who ran a 7.29 60 at this event.  Medina showed well in all aspects of this IF with an event best 90 MPH exit velocity.  He hits from a 60/40 stance with most weight transferring forward on the swing.  He hit three balls out of left-center and center field during the evaluation round.  Behind the plate he looks very comfortable and does a nice job staying quiet on pitches.  He had a 1.99 pop-time with a 78 MPH arm velocity.  In the field he showed good movement to his glove side and getting back in throwing position.  He was 83 across the diamond from short.  On the mound he is max effort to the plate.  He delivers from a high ¾ arm slot and does a nice job of keeping the same arm speed on all pitches. 

Zack Medina, SS/RHP, Highlands Ranch High School, 2019
5-foot-9, 180-pound, SS/RHP who ran a 7.99 at this event.  At the plate he has a simple set up with a slight leg kick for timing.  He shows good weight transfer and hits off a strong back leg.  He had an 83 MPH exit velocity and displays good power to the pull side.   On the mound he drives hard to the plate and delivers from an over the top arm angle.  He works both sides of the plate well and shed a 75 MPH fastball.  He added a 63 MPH curve with sweeping break and a 66 MPH change that moves away from the right hand hitter.  In the field he shows good feet and stays square through the ball.  He delivers a an accurate throw to the bag at 75 MPH.

Tyler Meguire, MIF, Highlands Ranch High School, 2018
A 5-foot-6, 140-pound, right-hand hitting second baseman who ran a 7.80 60.  At the plate he hits from a narrow crouched stance with a lot of upper body movement on his load.  Weight and bat sweep through the zone and produced a 73 MPH exit velocity. In the field he showed good hands and was aggressive on balls hit at him.  He moves well on balls in the hole and does a nice job of squaring his feet when delivering the throw.  He had an arm velocity of 70 MPH.

Davis Powell, LHP, Regis Jesuit High School, 2017
A 6-foot-1, 150-pound LHP who stands tall and commands the zone.  Powell featured 5 pitches at this event and showed the ability to throw all five in the zone.  He starts square with a high leg kick to balance up.  Slight sink and drive to the plate and throws from a high ¾ arm slot.  His fastball was consistently 76 MPH with slight movement away from the right-hand hitter.  He added a 60 mph curve with 1/7 break and a 68 mph change-up with downward movement.  Powell finished his workout with a 68 MPH cutter with good action and a 73 MPH sinker.

Jess Rodriguez, MIF, Monarch High School, 2017
A 5-foot-10, 190-pound, right-hand hitting middle infielder who ran a 7.90 60.  At the plate he hits from a balanced stance and coils back on his load.  He shows good weight transfer and keeps the bat in the hitting zone, this swing produced balls with good carry to the gaps and an 82 MPH exit velocity.  In the field he has a good set up and approach on balls at him and up the middle.  He gets the ball out of his glove quickly and delivers a 72 MPH throw with accuracy.

Nick Rohacek, 1B/OF.RHP, Highlands Ranch High School, 2016
A 6-foot-5, 165-pound, right hand hitting OF/RHP who ran a 7.40 60.  He hits from a wide slightly open stance.  A high leg kick gets all his weight to his backside.  He showed good weight transfer at this event.  He had an 85 MPH exit velocity and displayed good power to the gaps.  He showed good coverage in the outfield and has a long arm delivers an 80 MPH ball from the outfield with some accuracy.  On the mound he throws from a tall motion with little sink and drive to the plate.  He throws from a ¾ arm angle and keeps his arm speed consistent on all pitches.  He featured an 80 MPH fastball with good run away from the hitter and rounded out his pitches with a 68 MPH curve that sweeps across the zone.  He finished with a 74 MPH changed with late downward movement.