By Toby Bicknell
Texas Scouting Director

Since the launch of Prep Baseball Report Texas, our staff has been all over the state covering games and evaluating players. We recently released our first ranking with the 2018 class.

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This past weekend our staff was in Tomball to cover the College Prospects Showcase Tournament. Here are some highlights from championship play yesterday.

Mario Castillo, C/OF, South Houston HS, 2018 (Banditos)
5-foot-8, 165-pound frame. The right-handed hitter starts from a tall, neutral, balanced stance, leg-kicks to get started then explodes on the ball with strength in the barrel. Took good swings and made hard contact all weekend including three home runs, 2 in championship play. To start the the championship game he doubled down the third base line driving in a run. In his third at bat he went deep to left field for his third home run of the tournament. Castillo was named the MVP of the tournament.

Tyler Hollingsworth, RHP, Woodville HS, 2017 (Banditos)
6-foot-1, 190-pound frame. The right-hander works from a high-¾ slot, long reach down out of the glove the gets his hand back on top at release. His ball has some depth to it when he gets to extension showing arm-side run. Fastball velocity in the first inning was 84-86 mph, touching 87 once. He settled in for the rest of the game at 80-84 mph. He was able to change speeds with his changeup at 73 mph. His slider was 72 mph with loose spin, effective at times and got a little better in his last inning of work.

Evan Godwin, LHP/1B, Cy-Fair HS, 2019 (Hunter Pence - Danielson)
6-foot-1, 165-pound frame. The left-hander threw a complete game in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday morning, sending his team to the championship game. Godwin works from a high-3/4 slot with, smooth delivery and clean arm action. His fastball ranged from started out 83-84 in the first inning, settling in at 80-82 mostly. Godwin's slider was effective at 69-72 mph with tight spin and good depth.

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