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Stars Baseball Scout Day: 15U Scout Blog

November 24, 2020
John Nolan
Virginia Scouting Director & Managing Editor

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Over the last weekend of October and the first weekend of November, Stars Showcase Baseball held a series of Scout Day workouts with the PBR VA/DC, PBR MD/DE, and PBR West Virginia staffs in attendance to record stats and video as well as scout the players. The weekends were broken down by age group, with 16U and 17U working out on October 31 and November 1, and 15U working out on November 7. Today we give you our 15U scout blog. 

 

Griffin Burkholder OF / RHP / Freedom , VA / 2024

Burkholder has committed to West Virginia in the last week. He has a lanky frame with a lot of projection left to it. Quick swing at the plate with some whip in his bat, slightly uphill path with extension through the ball. Some power present already, showed good approach working gap to gap with more power to come in the future. On the mound works from a three-quarters arm slot with a short easy quick arm action. Fastball was 76-80 and touched 81. Ran well too with a 7.12.

Ryan Curl RHP / 1B / Warren County, VA / 2024

Curl has some strength in his athletic frame already with room to add more. Short and quick to the ball with a strong contact point and some balance during his swing. Gap power is already present with potential for more to come as he continues to grow and add strength. On the mound, throws from a higher three-quarters arm slot, short loose arm action with normal effort. Fastball was 80-81 touching 82, showed two different breaking balls as well.

Derek Desmarais SS / RHP / St. Albans, VA / 2024

Desmarais has an athletic frame with a lot of projection left to it. Has a short simple swing from the left side, should add some power as he gets taller and stronger, swing sets up well for the future. On the mound, showed some velo at 76-79 with a low three-quarters arm slot and easy effort to his delivery.

Danny Fleming OF / RHP / Langley, VA / 2024

Fleming has an athletic frame with projection left to it as he gets taller and stronger. At the plate, has good balance in his base and a strong contact point, uphill swing path and strength at contact generate some present power in the gaps with room to add more. On the mound, worked 78-81 and touched 82, high slot and hides ball with a shoulder turn, gets some life on ball and has normal effort to his delivery.

 

Alexander Harris OF / RHP / West Potomac, VA / 2024

Harris is 6-0 with a lanky frame that has a lot of projection left to it. Ran a 7.29 and showed some arm strength in the outfield. At the plate, hits from the right side with a quick swing that works uphill and generates loft in the gaps. Showed some pull power and has the chance to grow into more as he adds strength.

Elon Fruman OF / SS / Langley , VA / 2024

Fruman has an athletic frame with some strength present and more to grow into as he gets taller and ages. Short level line drive swing, good balance at the plate, has some bat speed present and some extra base power in the gaps with potential to add more.

Anthony Martinez C / 3B / Bethlehem Catholic, PA / 2024

Martinez has an athletic frame with some strength present and plenty of projection left. Good balance in swing, short quick bat, swing sets up well gap to gap and has a chance to add power as he gets stronger. Behind the plate, quick release with pop times between 2.01 and 2.16.

Austin Monahan RHP / 1B / Potomac Falls , VA / 2024

Monahan is 5-11 with some strength present in an athletic frame and plenty of projection left. Quick swing with strength at contact and extension through the ball, good lower half balance and generates some natural loft in swing. Has gap power present already with potential to add more. On the mound, throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a short quick arm and low effort, fastball was 76-78 and showed feel two offspeed pitches.

Jack Nance RHP / OF / Maret School , VA / 2024

Nance is tall with a lankier athletic frame that has a lot of projection left to it. Short fast swing with a level path, line drive swing and he has some power in the gaps and potential to add more. Showed some arm strength in the outfield and also pitched, sitting 75-78 with his fastball with a loose arm action and normal effort to his delivery.

 

James Pedas RHP / 3B / Landon , MD / 2024

Pedas has an athletic frame with some strength present and projection left. Simple swing with good balance, quick to contact with a strong contact point, some power already present with chance to add more as he continues to develop. On the mound, short free arm action, normal effort, throws from a three-quarters arm slot and fastball was 73-75.

Alexander Peltier SS / RHP / Paul VI, VA / 2024

Peltier was the biggest standout on the day. Lankier athletic frame with a lot of projection left to it. Smooth fielder at short has speed already with a 6.83 60 and the speed plays in game. At the plate, short quick swing with feel for the barrel and a good approach working the middle of the field. Should grow into gap power soon with more to come.

Jackson Sirois SS / RHP / Paul VI, VA / 2024

Sirois has an athletic frame with a lot of projection left to it, short and quick to contact with some balance and a quiet set-up. Strong contact point with extension through the ball, generates some natural loft, has power in the gaps already with chance to add more. Showed some arm strength on the mound, working 74-76 with a loose arm action from a high three-quarters arm slot.

 

Aidan van Baars RHP / OF / Robinson Secondary, VA / 2024

Van Baars has a tall 6-2 frame with long levers and a lot of projection left to it. At the plate, he has a strong contact point with good extension through the ball. Some power in the gaps and natural loft in his swing. On the mound, fastball was 76-78 touching 80. Throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a short quick arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Feel for the strike zone with all three pitches.