By Jeff Markle
Assistant State Director

The Prep Baseball Report’s Junior Sunbelt Tryout took place on April 24th at ThunderRidge High School. 54 prospects showed up and strutted their stuff in a pro-style workout. Over the next several days the PBR Scouting staff will roll out position-by-position analysis of the event. We continue our look at this event with the Outfield position.

You can view the complete stats from this event HERE.

Tommy Drury, Legend High School, 2017
A 6-foot-0, 170-pound right hand pitcher stands tall and starts square to the plate.  Uses a high leg kick and slight sink on his back leg to drive to the plate.  Delivery is in-line with the plate and he gets good extension out front.  He delivers from an over the top arm slot, his fastball was 84 MPH with good command.  He added a 68-70 MPH curve with 11/5 break and a 73-74 MPH change with late movement down in the zone. 

Matt Erickson, Fairview High School, 2017
A 6-foot-0, 170-pound left hand pitcher who starts square.  He uses a short rocker step and a compact leg kick with a slight sink to deliver to the plate.  He shows good reach to the plate and falls off slightly to the left side on his follow through.  He delivers from a high ¾ arm slot and maintained good arm speed on all three pitches.  His fastball was 84 MPH with good command away, he also showcased a 67-68 MPH curve with sharp break in on the hitters hands and a 72-74 MPH change.

Zachary Lamari, Strasburg High School, 2017
A 6-foot-2, 176-pound right hand pitcher who starts square to the plate.  He uses a short leg kick and falls to the plate on his delivery.  Arm slot is ¾ to high ¾ and his follow through takes him to the right side.  Fastball was 72 MPH with good command away.  He added a 63-64 MPH curve with sweeping 11/5 break and a 65-66 MPH change. 

Carl Martillaro, Pomona High School, 2017
A 6-foot-0, 180-pound right hand pitcher who starts square to the plate.  He uses a long rocker step and high leg kick on his delivery.  He lands in-line with the plate and delivers from a ¾ arm slot. Follow through is upright with a slight fall off to the right side.  Fastball was 75 MPH with slight movement away; he also showcased a 64-65 MPH curve with sweeping break and a 66-68 MPH change down and in. 

Davis Powell, Regis Jesuit High School, 2017
A 6-foot-1, 150-pound left hand pitcher who starts square to the plate.  He uses a quick  step and high leg kick on his delivery.  He shows good extension to the plate and releases from a high ¾ arm angle.  His follow through takes him to the left side.  Fastball was 77 MPH with late movement and good command away to the right hand hitter.  He added a 63-65 MPH curve with good back door action and a 70-71 MPH change that lived down in the zone. 

Jalen Saiz, Mountain Vista High School, 2017
A 5-foot-9, 205-pound right hand pitcher starts slightly angles towards third base.  He gets to a good balance point and drives hard to the plate.  He lands on a stiff front side and his follow through takes him to the right side.  He delivers from a high ¾ arm slot and featured an 84 MPH fastball with good command in, he also showcased a 69-70 MPH curve with sharp 11/5 break and a 76-78 MPH change with good downward action. 

Padric Walsh, Smoky Hill High School, 2017
A 6-foot-6, 170-pound right hand pitcher who uses his height well on the mound.  He has a short step and good balance on his delivery.  He shows good extension out front, which get the ball on you in a hurry.  He lands in-line with the plate and stays square through the pitch.  He featured an 81 MPH fastball with good command away and a 66-67 MPH curve with 11/5 break, he finished with a 70-72 MPH change down in the zone.