Summer Standouts: East Region 2024s

Beny Bikar Jr. SS / 2B / Sebring, FL / 2024

5-foot-7, 123-pound lean athletic build. Solid during batting practice, the switch hitter's best exit velocity was 86 mph. (59.41 mph bat speed average). (19.30 mph hand speed average). Began in a tall balanced stance with a small load, then used a short stride. Bat speed is efficient, has a short level swing plane and good extension on his finish. During his round he produced some loud contact and found lots of barrels. Up the middle approach. Solid in the infield, recorded a position velocity of 80 mph; had a clean exchange, soft hands, and smooth athletic footwork. Movements laterally were athletic and he fields the ball out front. Decent accuracy to the bases, used a low ¾ slot and a quick arm action. In the 60-yard dash, his time was 7.42.

Adam Ciccone C / OF / Hagerty, FL / 2024

5-foot-9, 150-pound solid athletic frame. Solid at the plate, the right-handed hitter clocked an exit velocity of 86 mph. (60.79 mph bat speed average). (20.25 mph hand speed average). Starts in an athletic tall stance with a smooth controlled load, then uses a short controlled stride. Has quick bat speed, short level swing plane and level finish. Through the round he found some barrels with some loud contact. Line drive approach. Solid in the outfield, his best throw of the day was clocked at 78 mph; shows choppy feet, a packing fluid exchange, and consistent hands. Fields the ball to the side, movements laterally were average. While catching, he produced a position velocity of 71 mph during throw downs; had smooth footwork, soft hands, and a clean natural exchange. consistently had pop times of 2.08-2.15. Staggered setup with some flexibility. Used a ¾ slot with a long loose arm action while showing decent accuracy to the bag. Clocked a time of 7.47 in the 60-yard dash.

Mark Coakley C / 2B / Merritt Island, FL / 2024

Position: C/2B

Body: 5-foot-8, 130-pound lean  athletic frame.

Hit: (RHH) Started in an athletic active stance with a big load, then used a long stride. Efficient bat speed. High finish, simple level swing. Line drive approach.

Power: 82 mph exit velocity, average 71.27 mph. 55.58 mph bat speed average. 18.02 mph hand speed average.

Defense: (C) 2.36-2.42 pop times. Soft sure hands, consistent footwork, quick exchange. Projectable. Twitchy setup with some flexibility. (IF) Sure hands, rhythmic footwork, packing exchange. Solid.  Movements laterally were athletic and he fields the ball out front.

Arm: 74 mph infield velocity. 71 mph catcher velocity. Short arm action, high ¾ slot, consistent accuracy.

Speed: 7.27 (60-yard).

Eli Fleming RHP / 1B / Oviedo, FL / 2024

6-foot-1, 175-pound solid physical frame. Solid at the plate, Fleming's best exit velocity was 91 mph. (63.68 mph bat speed average). (19.34 mph hand speed average). Started in a balanced athletic stance with a controlled load, then used a short stride. Bat speed is average, has a short level swing plane and high finish. He created some loud contact and found some barrels. Gap to gap line drive approach. Solid in the infield, his best throw was recorded at 81 mph; shows a quick exchange, soft consistent hands, and athletic smooth feet. Fields the ball out front, movements laterally were athletic. While catching, his best recorded throw to second was clocked at 75 mph; had athletic footwork, a quick clean exchange, and sure hands. consistently had pop times of 2.02-2.15. Athletic setup with average flexibility. Used a ¾ slot with a loose arm action while showing consistent accuracy to the bag. In the 60-yard dash, he clocked a time of 7.33. Projectable on the mound, showed electric arm speed with a short very quick arm action and a high ¾ arm angle. Drop-and-drive type pitcher who shows high effort. Balance point is tall with an even shoulders during delivery. Lands square with a clean finish. Threw his fastball 83-85 mph; showed control consistent around the zone and running late action with heavy movement. (Max spin 2237; Avg 2155). Had consistent low in the zone command and swing and miss late action on his sharp slider (70-73). (Max spin 2508; Avg 2404).

Austin Jacobs SS / 2B / Hagerty, FL / 2024

Florida State Commit, 5-foot-11, 160-pound athletic solid frame. Above average in the box, the right-handed hitter's best exit velocity was 90 mph. (64.83 mph bat speed average). (21.29 mph hand speed average). Began in a balanced tall stance with a smooth quick load, then used a toe tap stride. Bat speed is electric, displays a level short swing plane and high finish. He found multiple barrels with a lot of loud contact. Gap to gap approach. Above average projectable while in the infield, registered his best throw across the diamond at 84 mph; showed a quick clean exchange, athletic rhythmic feet, and soft consistent hands. Movements laterally were athletic and he fields the ball out front. From a ¾ slot, showed consistent accuracy to the base with a very quick arm action. In the 60-yard dash, he clocked a time of 7.05.