Dan Cevette
Director, New York

The Aug 13 Open I.D event in Ontario was great. The numbers were small but the talent was definitely big and I left impressed. Austin Shields really exploded onto the radar after the event. The 6-foot-5 215-pound RHP has electric stuff from the right side, and he's just learning how to pitch. He has only thrown 5 innings for his club ball team so what he desperately needs is some mound time. At our event he showed a serious next level arm touching 90 mph, with plus arm action and life on the ball and the ability to spin it.

Austin Shields RHP/1B (St. Mary’s Catholic HS, 2015)
Shields stands a physical 6-foot-5 215-pounds with a frame that could hold more. At the plate his approach is wide and hands are high. He gets great extension through contact, and showed that by hitting a home run to the right field gap 385 plus feet with a wood bat. His exit velocity was 83 mph off a tee with more in the tank. At 1B he shows good fielding actions, with a strong throwing arm at 83 mph across the field. On the mound he brings a physical presence standing 6-foot-5 and stays tall through the pitch. His fastball sits 86-90 mph with a clean arm action, loose, and late life. His breaking ball is between 74-78 mph showing the ability to spin a baseball. Changeup was 71-73 mph with some late deception. 

Slater Frith C/MIF (Sherwood Secondary HS, 2015)
Frith Stands 5-foot-11 180-pounds with a slender build. At the plate his approach is balanced, he uses a toe lift and stride for timing with a back load. He opens his hips slightly early before the swing but maintains a level bat path through the zone with good extension and follow through. His bat speed was 76 mph off a tee. As a catcher he stays wide when receiving and moves his feet quickly. His pop time ranged between 2.18 – 2.20 and his glove to hand release was clean. From the MIF he stays behind the ball moving forward with a clean transfer and throws from a MID/HIGH ¾ slot. His arm strength was 75 mph across the diamond. He ran a 7.50 60 yard dash.

Ryan Willard SS (Brampton Centennial HS, 2015)
Willard stands 5-foot-6 150-pounds and is athletic. At the plate he starts with his hands high and with a balanced approach. On the pitch he uses a back load and stride for timing. His bat path is slightly on the incline with a shoulder high finish. His bat speed was 74 mph off a tee. At SS he moves towards the ball hard with his glove down. He has a quick glove to hand transfer and throws from a high ¾ slot. He opens up too early, staying closed longer will help increase his power and accuracy. His arm strength was 73 mph and he ran a 6.83 60 yard dash showing great athleticism.

Matthew Casburn 3B (Saint Francis Catholic HS, 2015)
Casburn stands 5-foot-8 and 150-pounds. At the plate his approach is upright and stance is shoulder width apart, hands by his chin. He uses a back load and stride for timing and his bat path is slightly on the incline. His hands stay inside his body through a strong high finish. His bat speed was 74 mph off a tee. From 3B he gets around the baseball in a good fielding position, has a clean transfer from his belt area and throws from a mid ¾ slot at 72 mph. He ran a 7.80 60 yard dash.

Michael Sookdeo 3B (Mississauga Secondary HS, 2015)
Sookdeo stands 5-foot-11 180-pounds with a solid frame. At the plate his approach is wide with his weight back. He uses a small toe lift with a long swing that stays slightly inclined through contact. He gets good extension after contact and has a strong high finish. His bat speed was 81 mph off a tee. From 3B he stays behind the ball in a proper fielding position. He uses a clean transfer and throws from a mid ¾ slot getting his body through the finish of his throws. His arm strength was 75 mph across the diamond and he ran a 7.55 60 yard dash.

Connor Shipton 1B/2B (Orchard Park, 2017)
Shipton stands 5-foot-11 and 200-pounds. At the plate his approach is upright with a high elbow. On the swing he collapses his back side and swings with the bat on an incline through the strike zone. His bat speed was 69 mph off a tee. From the IF he stays behind the ball using a waist high transfer and throwing from a mid ¾ slot at 52 mph. He ran a 7.70 60 yard dash.

Alex Michalak OF (Orchard Park, 2015)
Michalak stands 6-foot-2 165-pounds with a projectable frame. At the plate he starts wide with his hands high. Before the pitch he uses a short stride with his bath path on an upright path through contact. He has good balance and extension after contact and finishes high. His bat speed is 79 mph off a tee. From the OF, he fields the ball glove side, opens up his hips and shoulders a little too soon and throws from a mid to low ¾ slot at 71 mph. He shows plus athleticism running a 7.0 60 yard dash.

Derek Holden RHP/3B (Orchard Park, 2016)
Holden stands 6-foot-2 160-pounds with a projectable frame. He swings from the left side using a wide approach, hands high and weight back. He stays balanced through his swing with a slight incline, good extension on contact and a high finish. His bat speed was 77 mph off a tee. From 3B he fields the ball glove side and high, has a clean transfer but opens up hips and shoulders slightly early. He throws form a high ¾ slot at 71 mph. On the mound, he stays tall with sound mechanics through his delivery. His fastball sits consistently between 75-76 mph from a high ¾ slot with some late arm side run. His curveball has good late 10/4 shape at 64 mph. His arm action is clean and loose and has signs of generating more velocity as he develops.

Zarley Cina 3B (Huron Heights HS, 2015)
Cina stands 5-foot-10 160-pounds with room to grow. At the plate his approach is slightly wide with his hands high around his helmet. He uses a back load with short stride for timing and keeps his bat path level through the strike zone. He gets extension through contact and finishes with his hands by his shoulder. His exit velocity of a tee was 80 mph. At 3B he fields the ball moving forward and behind the ball, has a quick transfer and throws from a low ¾ slot at 77 mph getting his backside through the throw. He ran a 7.28 60 yard dash.

Reilly Rutgers 2B (Ontario, 2016)
Rutgers stands 5-foot-7 135-pounds. At the plate he stands upright with his feet shoulder width apart and hands slightly out in front of his body. He uses a back load and small leg lift for timing and swings with a level bat through the strike zone. His hands stay inside his body with a shoulder height finish. His exit velocity was 74 mph off a tee. At 2B he stays low and behind the ball with a fast, clean transfer and release throwing from a high ¾ slot at 74 mph. He ran a 7.8 60 yard dash.  

Daniel Cirillo LHP/OF (St. Marguerite D’Youville)
Cirillo stands 5-foot-7 153-pounds. At the plate he starts wide and his hands high. He uses the no-stride technique, drops his hands and has a bat path on an incline through the zone. His bat speed was 76 mph off a tee. From the OF he stays behind the ball fielding it glove side, uses a crow hop and throws from a high ¾ slot at 71 mph. On the mound his fastball topped 76 mph with arm side movement. His curveball sat was 69-71 with some 1/7 shape. His mechanics are sound staying over the rubber and balanced through his delivery.

Christian Alves 2B/RHP (Holy Cross Catholic Academy, 2016)
Alves stands 5-foot-6 and 120-pounds. At the plate his approach is balanced with his hands high. He uses a back load and stride for timing before the pitch. He keeps his bat path level through the zone and has a high finish. His exit velocity off a tee was 67 mph. From the IF he gets around the ball well moving his feet with a quick, clean transfer and release from a low ¾ slot at 66 mph. On the mound he uses a short arm action with his fastball topping out at 69 mph. His curveball had some downward action spin at 60 mph.

William Trent Rozsa 2B/RHP (Anderson Collegiate, 2016)
Rozsa stands 5-foot-11 160-pounds with room to grow. At the plate his approach is slightly open with his hands in front of his body. On the pitch he uses a back load and leg lift for timing and keeps his hands inside the ball through a balanced, level swing, with a shoulder height finish. His bat speed was 78 mph off a tee. At 2B he fields the ball in the middle of his stance with his glove out in front. He needs a quicker release but flashes a projectable arm with good hand speed at 80 mph across the diamond. On the mound he throws for a mid ¾ slot with a good arm circle with low effort. His fastball was 78-80 mph with some late life.  His curveball has some bit with 11/5 shape at 70 mph.

Jordan McNeil SS/RHP (Dundas Valley, 2015)
McNeil stands 6-foot-0 150-pounds with a projectable frame. At the plate he bats from the left side saying wide in his approach. He uses a small stride and back load for timing on the pitch and has a balanced swing with a slight incline through the zone. His exit velocity was 77 mph off a tee. From SS he fields the ball out in front of his body using a quick transfer and throws from a low ¾ slot at 71 mph.  On the mound his fastball sat 74-75 mph and his curveball was up to 64. His arm slot works at a mid/high ¾ slot and both pitches have some action to them.

Austin Gerow LHP (Appleby College, 2015)
Gerow stands 6-foot-3 170-pounds with a frame that is very projectable. On the mound he stands tall and shows good balance through his delivery. His fastball sits 79-81 with some arm run and late action, and signs of more in the tank. His curveball has deception and late down action at 69-71 mph. With some development Gerow will be a next level pitcher.

Showcase	State	Date	Location
Upstate Underclass Games (Invite-Only)	NY	Sep 7	Horseheads NY, Baseball Complex
Unsigned Senior Games	NY	Sep 21	15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta, NY 13820