This week we will take a look back and wrap-up our three Maryland Preseason All-State events with evaluations on all players in attendance. Players are listed alphabetically and grouped by graduating class to make it easier to scroll through. We continue today with a look at the 57 pitchers.
Preseason All-State Session III Positional Profile: RHP/OF Body: 5’10”, 170 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Delivery: Starts with a rocker side step, into a chest high leg kick. Delivery was fluid and overall athleticism was present during all portions. Max effort in the delivery, with above average torque out of his lower half. Glove separation was smooth and in line with his delivery. Delivery led to falling off to 1B side of the mound. Arm Action: RH.Throws downhill out of a mid to high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T87 mph, 85-87 mph. Cut-action out of his hand. CB: 60-64 mph. Sharp, tight 12/6 plane to the plate. CH: 72-75 mph. Thrown at FB arm speed out of the same arm slot. SL: 72-73 mph. Tight, 11/5 plane out of his hand.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP Body: 6’0”, 180 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Delivery: Small, side rocker step into a chest high leg lift. Easy, loose effort down the mound into his landing position. Generates good torque with his midsection. Glove separation is on time with delivery. Lands in-line with catcher's glove and displayed athletic actions through his follow through. Arm Action: RH Smooth, controlled delivery out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T77 mph, 74-76 mph. Some cut action, mostly straight in-line. CB: 66-67 mph. Good depth with 11/5 shape. CH: 71-72 mph. Thrown at near fastball arm speed.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP Body: 6’5”, 220 pounds. Strong, long, solid, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a quick, side rocker step into a waist high leg kick. Generates solid torque out of his lower half and with his front knee. Gets solid extension over his front side. Lands on his heel which causes him to sometimes spin off towards the first base side of the mound. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T78 mph, 76-77 mph. Displayed some arm side run. CB: 62-65 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape. CH: 69-72 mph. Thrown at FB arm speed with fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session II Positional Profile: 3B/RHP Body: 6’0”, 180 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a subtle, side rocker step into a waist high leg kick. Mechanics are sounds, getting a good drive off his back leg. Gets all of his weight moving downhill, and towards the target. Lands in a solid, athletic fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T83mph, 80-82 mph. Cut action out of the hand. CB: 71-73 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape. CH: 74-75 mph. Thrown at FB arm speed with fade at the plate.
Jack BelbotOF / RHP / Loyola Blakefield, MD / 2021
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: OF/RHP Body: 6’2”, 190 pounds. Strong, long, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts out of the stretch into a controlled chest high leg kick. Sound initial leg kick. Displayed a mechanically sound motion. Gets good extension out over his landing leg driving his front shoulder towards the target. Lands in premium athletic position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T84 mph, 80-84 mph. Subtle arm-side fade CB: 70-73 mph.Tight, 12/6 shape. CH: 71-73 mph. Subtle arm-side movement and fade.
Preseason All-State Session II Positional Profile: SS/RHP Body: 6’2”, 157 pounds. Long, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Initiates his delivery out of a calm lift-and-replace leg kick. On this day, he pitched strictly from the stretch into a compact balance point. Smooth, kick out stride down the mound and into his landing position. Glove separation with the ability to get over his front side was evident. Consistently repeats his delivery and displayed a strong follow through. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T81 mph, 78-79 mph. Subtle arm-side run. More in the tank. CB: 62-66 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape and action. CH: 72-73 mph. Arm-side fade at the plate. SL: 70-72 mph. Turns the door knob well, tight spin.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: LHP/OF Body: 6’0”, 160 pounds. Long, lanky, projectable frame. Delivery: Initiates his delivery out of a quick, calm lift-and-replace leg kick. On this day, he pitched strictly from the stretch into a compact balance point. Smooth, kick out stride down the mound and into his landing position. Glove separation with the ability to get over his front side was evident. Consistently repeats his delivery and displayed a strong follow through. Arm Action: LH. Easy, loose delivery thrown out of a low three-quarter arm slot. FB: T70 mph, 67-70 mph. Slight arm-side run. CB: 57-60 mph. Consistent 2/7 shape CH: 62-65 mph.
Preseason All-State Session II Positional Profile: RHP/SS Body: 6’1”, 175 pounds. Long, lanky, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a subtle, side rocker step into a waist high leg kick. Mechanics are sounds, getting a good drive off his back leg. Gets all of his weight moving downhill, and towards the target. Lands in a solid, athletic fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T82 mph, 80-82 mph. Subtle arm-side run was presented. CB: 63-66 mph. Loopy, 11/5 shape. CH: 69-71 mph. Controlled well, with fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: LHP/OF Body: 5’8”, 165 pounds. Athletic Delivery: Starts with his feet on the right side of the rubber, utilizing a short rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Utilizes his long limbs, creating deception while hiding the ball well. Generates good push off his back side driving his front shoulder towards the target. Ends in solid, athletic fielding position. Arm Action: LH. Throws out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T79 mph, 76-78 mph. Cut action out of the hand. CB: 57-59 mph. Loopy, 1/7 action. CH: 62-64 mph. Good deception slows body down some during delivery.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/3B Body: 5’11”, 180 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Delivery: Starts with a controlled, small side rocker step into a belt high leg kick. Short arm action through his delivery. Is somewhat deceptive and hides the ball well. Delivery causes him to end falling off to 1B side of the mound. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a low three-quarter arm slot. FB: T85 mph, 82-83 mph. Displayed cut-action out of the hand. CB: 66-68 mph. Thrown out of same arm slot as FB, tight 10/4 break. CH: 73-74 mph. Thrown at near FB arm speed. KN: 70-72 mph.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/1B Body: 6’4”, 190 pounds. Strong, long, projectable frame. Delivery: Small, side rocker step wind up into a belt high balance point. Delivery is somewhat whippy as deception is evident. Use mostly his top half without generating much torque from his lower half. Glove separation is solid and balanced. Constantly landed in-line with his target and showed athleticism in his follow through. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a long, low three-quarter arm slot. FB: T79 mph, 75-79 mph. ASR was consistent with easy effort. CB: 64-66 mph. Loopy, 10/4 shape CH: 69-72 mph.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: OF/RHP Body: 6’1”, 175 pounds. Long, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a quick, side rocker step into a jerky chest high leg kick. Generates solid torque out of his lower half and with his front knee. Gets solid extension over his front side. Lands in a good fielding position Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a low three-quarter arm slot. FB: T79 mph, 77-78 mph. Arm-side run was evident. CB: 66-68 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape was shown. CH: 71-72 mph. Thrown with deception and good arm speed.
Chris LopezRHP / 1B / Loyola Blakefield, MD / 2021
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/1B Body: 6’1”, 200 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a controlled, quick side rocker step and into a waist high leg kick. Shows ability to get his chest over his front knee and gets his momentum going towards his target well. Consistently finishes in a solid defensive position. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T79 mph, 78-79 mph. Displayed some arm-side run and action. CB: 67-71 mph. Tight, 11/5 action and plane to the glove. CH: 67-70 mph.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: LHP/1B Body: 6’1”, 170 pounds. Athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with his feet on the right side of the rubber, utilizing a short rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Utilizes his long limbs, creating deception while hiding the ball well. Generates good push off his back side driving his front shoulder towards the target. Ends in solid, athletic fielding position. Arm Action: LH. Throws downhill out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T77 mph, 75-77 mph. Subtle arm-side run was evident. CB: 61-64 mph. Tight, 2/7 shape. CH: 70-72 mph. Some arm-side fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: LHP/OF Body: 5’10”, 170 pounds. Athletic Delivery: Starts with a controlled, side rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Arm works well with the body. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Generates ok drive off of his back leg and gets down the hill well. Ends in athletic fielding position. Arm Action: LH. Throws downhill out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T76 mph, 72-74 mph. Not much action. CB: 59-62 mph. Slows body down, 12/6 shape. CH: 63-64 mph.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/1B Body: 6’4”, 220 pounds. Strong, solid, physical, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a longer, side rocker step into a waist high leg kick. Balance point doesn’t seem to always be consistent, but does get down the hill well towards his target. Lands in a good, athletic fielders position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T74 mph, 71-73 mph. Straight, arrow-like action out of the hand. CB: 62-64 mph. Loopy, 11/5 action. CH: 67-68 mph. Slows body and arm down while throwing.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: 3B/RHP Body: 5’9”, 180 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Delivery: Starts with a side rocker step into a waist high leg kick. Separates his hands and brings the ball out of his glove very early. Uses his body well to hide the ball until delivery. Generates good torque and extension of his lower half. Ends in a fielder's position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a low three-quarter arm slot. FB: T78 mph, 75-77 mph. Some arm-side run was evident. CB: 64-65 mph. Loopy, 10/4 shape. CH: 66-68 mph. Thrown infrequently, but with control. KN: 63-65 mph.
Preseason All-State Session II Positional Profile: OF/RHP Body: 5’9”, 178 pounds. Strong, athletic. Delivery: Starts with a controlled, side rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Arm works well with the body. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Generates ok drive off of his back leg and gets down the hill well. Ends in athletic fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T77 mph, 72-74 mph. Mostly arrow-like action out of the hand. CB: 62-65 mph. Mostly loopy, 11/5 plane movement. SPLT: 63-67 mph. Moderate break.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP Body: 6’0”, 160 pounds. Athletic, lanky, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a quick, side rocker step into a waist high leg kick. Generates solid torque out of his lower half and with his front knee. Gets solid extension over his front side. Lands on his heel which causes him to sometimes fall off towards the first base side of the mound. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T88 mph, 86-87 mph. Arm-side run was evident. CB: 74-75 mph. Tight, 12/6 shape. CH: 76-77 mph. Thrown at nearly the same arm speed as FB, fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/3B Body: 6’2”, 185 pounds. Strong, solid, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a quick, rocker step into a closed off chest high leg kick. Generates good rhythm and timing with his delivery. Shows solid extension, getting his chest out over his landing leg well. Arm plays well with his delivery, creating some deception. Lands in athletic fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T88 mph, 87-88 mph. Thrown with competitive fire, with cut action. CB: 75-77 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape. CH: 72-76 mph. Thrown consistently, with fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: OF/RHP Body: 6’3”, 170 pounds. Long, lanky, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a forward, turning motion into a chest high leg kick. Turns his hips during his leg kick and away from the hitter.. Hand separation is on time and efficient. Showcases good body control and the ability to get over his front side frequently. Lands in athletic, fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid to high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T77 mph, 75-77 mph. Cut action was shown. CB: 67-69 mph. Loopy, 11/5 shape. CH: 65-66 mph. Some fade at the plate. SL: 72-74 mph. Thrown out of the same arm slot as the FB.
Anthony SmithOF / RHP / Archbishop Curley, MD / 2021
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: OF/RHP Body: 5’10”, 165 pounds. Athletic Delivery: Starts with a controlled, side rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Arm works well with the body. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Generates good drive off of his back leg and gets down the hill well. Lands in athletic fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T76 mph, 74-75 mph. Subtle cut action. CB: 62-63 mph. Loopy, 11/5 action. CH: 64-65 mph. Arm-side fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/OF Body: 6’1”, 175 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a subtle, side rocker step into a waist high leg kick. Mechanics are sounds, getting a good drive off his back leg. Low effort delivery. Gets his weight moving downhill, and towards the target. Lands in a solid, athletic fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T82 mph, 77-82 mph. Arm-side run was evident. CB: 68-70 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape. CH: 75-77 mph. Arm-side fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: C/OF/RHP Body: 5’10”, 170 pounds. Athletic Delivery: Starts with a controlled, side rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Arm works well with the body. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Generates ok drive off of his back leg and gets down the hill well. Ends in athletic fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a low three-quarter arm slot. FB: T75 mph, 74-75 mph. Natural arm-side run evident. CB: 64-66 mph. Loopy, 10/4 shape. CH: 64-68 mph. Subtle action at the plate. SL: 61-64 mph. Tighter, 10/5 shape.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/OF Body: 6’0”, 170 pounds. Athletic, lanky, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts out of the stretch, into a controlled chest high leg lift and kick. Sound, impressive loose mechanics. Hand separation is on time and efficient. Showcases good body control and the ability to get over his front side. Lands in athletic, fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a low to mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T88 mph, 86-88 mph. Arm-side run is consistent. CB: 69-71 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape. CH: 77-79 mph. Thrown at near FB arm speed, with fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/SS Body: 6’3”, 155 pounds. Long, lanky, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a small, side rocker step wind up into a chest high balance point. Delivery is somewhat whippy as deception is evident. Use his bottom half well and generates solid torque from it. Glove separation is solid and balanced. Constantly landed in-line with his target and showed athleticism in his follow through. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid-high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T84 mph, 82-83 mph. Displayed cut action out of his hand. CB: 72-74 mph. Tight, 11/5 shape. CH: 74-76 mph. Arm-side fade was shown.
Preseason All-State Session II Positional Profile: 3B/RHP Body: 6’2”, 200 pounds. Strong, solid body type. Delivery: Started mostly out of the stretch, into a chest high leg kick. Delivery allows him to hide the ball well with deception. Generates ok torque out of his lower half and gets out over his landing knee fairly regularly. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Lands in a good fielding position. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T76 mph, 73-75 mph. Glove-side cut action out of the hand. CB: 59-61 mph. Loopy, 10/4 shape. KN: 59-62 mph.
Preseason All-State Session II Positional Profile: RHP/3B Body: 5’10”, 160 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Delivery: Small, side rocker step into a chest high leg lift. Easy, loose effort down the mound into his landing position. Generates good torque with his midsection. Glove separation is on time with delivery. Lands in-line with catcher's glove and displayed athletic actions through his follow through. Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T83 mph, 79-81 mph. Subtle arm-side run. CB: 70-73 mph. Tight, 11/5 action. CH: 69-71 mph. Thrown at near FB arm speed.
Preseason All-State Session II Positional Profile: LHP/OF Body: 6’2”, 140 pounds. Long, lanky, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with his feet in the middle of the rubber, utilizing a short rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Utilizes his long limbs, creating deception while hiding the ball well. Generates good push off his back side driving his front shoulder towards the target. Ends in solid, athletic fielding position. Arm Action: LH. Throws out of a mid to high three-quarter arm slot, buggywhip type action. FB: T78 mph, 76-78 mph. Showed gradual arm-side run CB: 58-61 mph. Loopy, 2/8 shape and action. CH: 66-69 mph. Arm-side fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: RHP/OF Body: 6’3”, 167 pounds. Long, lanky, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Small, rocker side start into a chest high leg kick. Delivery has some jerk to it, but overall is fairly smooth. Generates good torque and gets over his front leg well upon landing. Glove separation is smooth and flows well into his delivery. Ended in solid fielding position with his chest over his front leg. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T83 mph, 81-83 mph. Subtle arm-side run was evident on this day. CB: 67-69 mph. Sharp, 11/5 shape CH: 66-68 mph. Thrown at near FB arm speed.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: C/RHP Body: 6’1”, 170 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts with a quick, rocker side step into a waist high leg kick. Arms seem to get outside of his body some, but still typically generate good action. Hand separation is on time, and fluid. Lands in a competitive position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a low three-quarter arm slot. FB: T83 mph, 80-82 mph. Arm-side run was evident. CB: 68-68 mph. Loopy 11/5 shape. CH: 69-71 mph.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: SS/RHP Body: 5’9”, 173 pounds. Athletic Delivery: Starts out of the stretch into a chest high leg kick. Balance point is solid, and hand separation is on time. Gets out over his front side consistently and shows ability to throw the ball in the strike zone. Lands in a solid fielder’s position. Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid three-quarter arm slot. FB: T73 mph, 70-72 mph. Not much action. CB: 58-61 mph. Loopy, 11/5 shape. CH: 68-70 mph. Thrown at FB arm speed.
Preseason All-State Session I Positional Profile: LHP Body: 6’3”, 180 pounds. Long, lanky, athletic, projectable frame. Delivery: Starts on 3B side of the rubber, into a belt high leg kick. Delivery was mechanically sound. Utilizes a very efficient lower half, and generates solid drive off his back leg. Hides the ball well with a fluid glove separation. Finishes in athletic, fielding position. Arm Action: LH. Throws downhill out of a mid to high three-quarter arm slot. FB: T84 mph, 81-84 mph. Evident arm-side run out of his hand. CB: 68-72 mph. More gradual, 12/6 shape. CH: 71-73 mph. Thrown at near FB arm speed.
