Marco
Melgoza

1.21.15 - Southeastern CC.

8/17/14 - 6-foot, 203-pound right-handed hitting third baseman currently ranked No. 240 in Illinois’ 2015 class.  Hits from an open setup, coiling front foot to load lower half.  Foot gets down early, hit several line drives from gap-to-gap during batting practice.  Moves hands back smoothly creating some loft in his swing with 86 mph exit velocity.  Exit velo has been up to 92 mph at past events. Impressed at third base with arm across the diamond at 80 mph.  Fields through the baseball with soft hands getting rid of it quick from short arm action with good carry.

8/9/14 - 6-foot, 203-pound third baseman. Offensively hits from the right side, open stance, crouched setup, strides back to square. Bat speed present, aggressive swinger, has the ability to impact the baseball. Slightly pull side approach, showed the ability to use opposite field gap. 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. Two hits in game action. Defensively played through the baseball, softer hands, arm played at 81 mph across the diamond, loose arm action.

6/17/14 - 5-foot-11, 203-pound stocky 3B impressed with the events top exit velocity at 92 mph.  Hits from an open setup, coiling front foot to load lower half.  Moves hands back smoothly creating some loft in his swing.  Impressed at third base with arm across the diamond at 79 mph.  Fields through the baseball with soft hands getting rid of it quick from short arm action with good carry.  Ran 7.12 seconds in the 60.