Western New York Open: Complete Analysis

August 7, 2015

Dan Cevette
Director, New York

Western New York Open - Analysis

Aidan Looney, OF, Alfred-Almond HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-11, 163 pounds, with a lean athletic body build. He ran a 4.23 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with good hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 77 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a clean back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane, and has shoulder to high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 73 MPH.

Chris Coates, OF, Westhill High School HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.15 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong with lots of carry, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 85 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short stride, with a smooth load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, with an athletic balance throughout the whole swing. His exit velocity was 88 MPH. He is a player who shows a lot of potential to progress to the next level in college.

Jake Burlingame, OF, Horseheads HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.22 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. He showed really well earlier at the PBR NY Games. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong with lots of carry, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 88 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed, athletic, and very balanced, short stride, with a smooth load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, with an athletic balance throughout the whole swing. He shows power to all sides of the field. His exit velocity was 85 MPH. He is a plus outfielder and powerful hitter who recently committed to Canisius College.

Dominic Lindhurst, C, Lewiston-Porter Central HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.54 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with a clean loose action. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.00 down to second base. His arm strength was at 78 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with extension through the ball, with a shoulder height finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 79 MPH. He is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Brett Smith, OF, St. Joseph Collegiate Institute HS, NY (2017) Stands at 6-foot-0, 150 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.71 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with good hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 73 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed, athletic, and balanced stance, short double tap stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane, and has shoulder cutoff finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 78 MPH.

Paul Barker, OF, Niagara Falls HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-7, 140 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.74 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a nice approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 73 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed, athletic, and balanced stance, short stride, with a minimal back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with extension through the ball, with a shoulder height finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 78 MPH.

Jack Migliore, OF, Wellsville HS, NY (2019) Stands at 5-foot-10, 160 pounds, with a lean athletic body build. He ran a 4.16 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong with lots of carry, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 76 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed, athletic, and balanced stance, short stride, with a minimal back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 78 MPH. He is a young player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

David Gariano, OF, Cardinal O'Hara HS, NY (2016) he has an athletic body build. He ran a 4.53 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 75 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short leg kick stride, with a minimal back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging aggressively on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, finishing around his shoulders. His exit velocity was 82 MPH.

Gavin Collura, OF/RHP, St Joseph's Collegiate Institute HS, NY (2017) Stands at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.64 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 78 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws from a high 3/4 arm slot. His fast ball was (80-83). Curveball had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short backward tap stride, with a minimal back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball with a shoulder high finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 84 MPH. He is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Connor Tackley, OF/LHP, Westhill HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.89 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. In the outfield, he has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 72 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, opens his hips a little early, needs to keep them closed before release. Arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws from a high 3/4 arm slot. His fast ball was (75-76). Curveball (61-64 MPH) had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup (65 MPH) had a little late action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, high leg kick stride, with a minimal back load. His hands are very compact, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball with a shoulder high finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 77 MPH. He is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

George Gines, MIF, Pittsford Mendon HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.44 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with lots of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 76 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, plane is straight to the ball, and has shoulder high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 82 MPH.

Kole Brink, MIF, Frewsburg Central HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-5, 130 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.68 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 71 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short to no stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact, plane is straight to the ball, and has shoulder high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 72 MPH.

Zack Ryan, 3B, Olean HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.46 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with an over the top action, with a very strong arm across the diamond, plays through the ball nicely, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 79 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 75 MPH. He is a plus infielder and powerful hitter, with power to all fields, who shows a lot of potential to progress to the next level in college.

Evan Bender, MIF, Notre Dame of Batavia HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-8, 140 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.64 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 75 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, long stride, and high hands with a back load. His hands are very compact, plane is straight to the ball, and has a mid-section to shoulder finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 74 MPH.

Mitchell DiPirro, 3B, St. Mary's (Lancaster) HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-10, 230 pounds, with a bigger, athletic body build. He ran a 5.21 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. He has a nice approach through the ball, with nice hands, throws with high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 68 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, double tap, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 78 MPH.

Brooks Vertoske, MIF, Horseheads HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-8, 140 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.44 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He is a solid infielder who has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong across the diamond, plays through the ball nicely, with lots of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 80 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt but straight to the ball, and has mid-section to high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 83 MPH. He is a solid player and hitter who shows a lot of potential to progress to the next level in college.

Shawn Filas, 1B, Hamburg HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, with a bigger, athletic body build. He ran a 4.84 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players with a high 3/4 arm slot throwing motion. His arm strength was at 73 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with movement towards the ball through the swing, extension through the ball, and has a high finish. His exit velocity was 83 MPH.

Ryan Simmons, MIF, Victor HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.70 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong across the diamond, plays through the ball nicely, with lots of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 87 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, slightly open, high leg kick stride, with a smooth load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, with an athletic balance throughout the whole swing. His exit velocity was 89 MPH. He is a player who shows a lot of potential to progress to the next level in college.

Jack DeRue, MIF, Penfield HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-9, 155 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.83 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 73 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, high leg kick stride, with a back load where he drops them to waist. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with movement towards the ball through the swing, extension through the ball, and has a shoulder high finish. His exit velocity was 78 MPH.

Brady Meakin, MIF/RHP, Albion Central HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, with a lean athletic body build. He ran a 4.41 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 75 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws from a high 3/4 arm slot. He needs to really drive from balanced position and finish over his front side more. His fast ball was (74-76 MPH). Curveball (67-68 MPH) had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup (66 MPH) had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt but straight to the ball, and has shoulder high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 73 MPH.

Sean Sheets, MIF/OF, Red Jacket Central HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-7, 170 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.40 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. In the outfield, he has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. In the infield, he has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 82 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed, balanced, and athletic stance, short stride, and a back load. His hands are very compact, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, with an athletic balance throughout the whole swing. His exit velocity was 86 MPH. He is a solid player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Brandon Underhill, MIF/RHP, St. Michael Catholic HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-8, 140 pounds, with a lean athletic body build. He ran a 4.76 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with an over the top arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 78 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He needs to really drive from balanced position and finish over his front side more consistently. His fast ball was (77-78 MPH). Curveball had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short double tap stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt but straight to the ball, and has shoulder high finish with good extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 68 MPH. He is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Kyle Spoth, 1B, Williamsville-North HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-11, 210 pounds, with a bigger, athletic body build. He ran a 5.03 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players, throws with an over the top arm slot. His arm strength was at 77 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt but straight to the ball, has a high finish, and good extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 84 MPH. He is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Victor Proferes, 3B, Mattituck HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.76 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 78 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short stride, with a long back load. His hands are compact, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 85 MPH.

Evan Pappalardo, 1B/RHP, Albion HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-1, 160 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.40 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players, throws with an over the top arm slot. His arm strength was at 74 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He has a good drive from balanced position, but needs to emphasize finishing over his front side more. His fast ball was (76-78 MPH). Curveball had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced, short stride, with a back load. His hands are compact and strong, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 84 MPH.

Tyler Johnson, 1B/RHP, Churchville Chili HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-4, 235 pounds, with a bigger, athletic body build. He ran a 4.86 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players, throws with a high 3/4 arm slot. His arm strength was at 74 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He has a good drive from balanced position and finishes over his front side more. His fast ball was (74-76 MPH). Curveball had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced, short stride, with a back load. At the plate setup is relaxed and balanced, short stride, with a back load. His path to the ball is short, level plane, with a mid-section finish with extension through the ball. He needs to make sure to utilize his lower half more. His exit velocity was 77 MPH.

Anthony Kinney, 1B/LHP, Niagara Falls HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-8, 135 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.34 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players, throws with a high 3/4 arm slot. His arm strength was at 72 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with a high 3/4 arm slot. He has a good drive from balanced position and finishes over his front side more. His fast ball was (73-74 MPH). Curveball had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced, high leg kick stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and aggressive, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 74 MPH

Nick Boyer, 3B/RHP, Victor HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-9, 160 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.67 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a nice approach through the ball, with nice hands, throws with low 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 70 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He has a good drive from balanced position and finishes over his front side more. His fast ball was (71-72 MPH). Curveball had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced, short stride, with a back load. His hands are compact, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 71 MPH.

Dustin Newman, 3B/RHP, Niagara Falls HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.60 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. He has an aggressive approach through the ball, with nice hands, throws with low 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 75 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He has a good drive from balanced position and finishes over his front side more. His fast ball was (75-78 MPH) and his changeup had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed, aggressive, and balanced, short leg kick stride, with a dropping of hands load. His hands are compact, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 77 MPH.

Alec Kuzmeskas, 3B/RHP, Bradford HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.71 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. He has a good approach through the ball, with nice hands, throws with high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 68 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with high 3/4 arm action. He needs to really drive from balanced position and finish over his front side more. His fast ball was (70-72 MPH). At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced, short stride, with a back load. His hands are compact, swinging on a level plane, with a shoulder finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 74 MPH.

Steven Mooney, C, Canisius HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.67 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with a clean loose action. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.28 down to second base. His arm strength was at 64 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short leg kick stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact, swinging on a level plane with good extension, with a shoulder finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 78 MPH.

Nathan Hampson, 1B/LHP, Victor Falls HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.89 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players, throws with an over the top arm slot. His arm strength was at 71 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He has a good drive from balanced position, just needs to make sure he always finishes over his front side. His fast ball was (73-74 MPH). Curveball (63-64 MPH) had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup (61-63 MPH) had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is open stance, long leg kick stride, with a dropping of hands load. His hands are very compact and aggressive, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 82 MPH. He is a young player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Sean McKinney, C, Lockport HS, NY (2019) Stands at 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.99 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with a high 3/4 arm action. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.38 down to second base. His arm strength was at 65 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced, short stride, with minimal back load. His hands are compact, swinging on a level plane with good extension, with a shoulder finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 74 MPH.

Devyn Kelly, 1B/LHP, LeRoy Falls HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.56 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players, throws with an over the top arm slot. His arm strength was at 64 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He has a good drive from balanced position and finishes over his front side. His fast ball was (60-64 MPH). Curveball (53-54 MPH) had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup (54-57 MPH) had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is open stance, medium stride, with a dropping of hands load. His hands are very compact, swinging with a level plane, with a shoulder high finish with extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 71 MPH. He is a young player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Tommy Ryan, C, Victor HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.73 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with cut off and after the throw recoils. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.22 down to second base. His arm strength was at 70 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced, long low leg kick stride, with back load. His hands are compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with mid-section extension, with a shoulder high finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 80 MPH.

Justin Morgan, C, Medina HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-0, 175 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.68 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with cut off and after the throw recoils. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.12 down to second base. His arm strength was at 71 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short double tap stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact, swinging on a level plane with movement towards the ball through the swing dropping eye level, extension through the ball, and has a shoulder high finish. His exit velocity was 78 MPH. He is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Samuel Murray, C, Penfield HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-8, 140 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.57 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with a clean loose action. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.00 down to second base. His arm strength was at 75 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short, quick stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact, swinging on a level plane with good extension, with a shoulder finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 70 MPH. He is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Tony Burlingame, OF/RHP, Horseheads HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-9, 145 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.28 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 77 MPH. On the mound, he uses a simple side step, balanced delivery, arm action is fairly clean and loose, throws with an over the top arm slot. He drives from balanced position and finishes over his front side consistently. His fast ball was (71-74 MPH). Curveball (63 MPH) had a 12 to 6 downward action and changeup (66 MPH) had a little late downward action. At the plate his setup is relaxed, athletic, and very balanced, short stride, with a smooth load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with good extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 80 MPH. He is a young player who shows a lot of potential to progress to the next level in college.

Jake Zurat, C, Williamsville-North HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-9, 190 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.64 Home to 1^st from the right-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with cut off and after the throw recoils. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.04 down to second base. His arm strength was 72 MPH. At the plate setup is relaxed and balanced, short stride, with a back load. His hands are long, over the plate, swinging with some uphill tilt, with a mid-section finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 86 MPH. He is a catcher who shows some potential to progress to the next level in college.

Christian Rizzolo, C/MIF, Fairport HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-0, 155 pounds, with an athletic body build. He ran a 4.99 Home to 1^st from the left-hand side. As a catcher, he throws with a clean loose action. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His pop times were consistently at 2.03 down to second base. His arm strength was at 75 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short stride, with a minimal back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, with a high finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 75 MPH.

Thomas Watroba, LHP, Niagara Wheatfield HS, NY (2016) stands 6-foot-1, 170-pounds with a lanky build. From the mound he uses a simple, relaxed side step into a high leg-kick, hands follow high. Shoulders stay on target, arm action is back and quick, throws from a high-3/4 slot. Fastball has natural arm-side run, sits 76-80 mph. Curveball shows proper spin, tight, late action under a RHH’s hands at 60-62 mph. Changeup has some fade actin at 65-66 mph. Watroba has all the signs of a true-pitcher with a solid three-pitch mix. Some added arm-strength will elevate his interest level.

William Frank, RHP, St. Josephs HS, NY (2016) stands 5-foot-11, 185-pounds with a thick lower half, broad shoulders. Above average from the mound, Frank uses a balanced delivery, hands above knee on separation, arm action is clean and quick, throws from a low-3/4 slot. Fastball sits 83-84, topping 87 with good hidden late action. Curveball is above average at 74-76 with hard, late 10/5 shape. Cerebral pitcher who is still uncommitted – but is a no-doubter at the next-level.

Samuel Rodriguez, LHP, Lancaster HS, NY (2017) stands 5-foot-5, 155-pounds with a stocky build, thick lower half. He uses a side-step, controlled delivery through release. Arm action is back and clean, throws from a high-3/4 slot, fastball sits 70-72 mph. Curveball shows early loose spin, 58-60 mph, slows arm some. Changeup sits 61-63 mph with a chance to be his out pitch. He needs to work on finishing all his pitches through release.

Casey Radka, RHP, Batavia HS, NY (2017) stands 6-foot-0, 150-pounds with a slender frame to build on. He uses a quicker tempo in this delivery, low leg kid, arm action is back and fluid, throws from a high-3/4 – over-the-top slot with shoulder tilt. Fastball sits 71-74 mph, curveball 62-65 with some side early action, changeup was 63 mph with some angle and dip. His finish was upright and needs to focus on following through his pitches better.

Bradley McAfee, LHP, Allegany-Limestone HS, NY (2016) stands 5-foot-10, 175-pounds with a strong build. On the mound he uses a side-step, good tempo, knee lift to the belt, hands stay high. Arm action is down and back, shoulders rotate early, front side opens early, throws from a high-3/4 slot. Fastball runs arm-side at 75-76 mph, curveball 60-62 with late 1/7 shape, change was 66-67.

Michael Ciccarone, RHP, Odyssey HS, NY (2016) stands 6-foot-0, 150-pounds with a frame that could easily hold more mass. From the mound he uses a side-step, good tempo in his delivery. Arm action is back towards SS, long and fluid. Fastball sits 79-81 mph with some arm sink, signs of more velocity to come. Curveball was at 70 mph, at times he gets around the ball, when his fingers stay on top it has late, 10/4 shape sweep, above average pitch. Changeup works down and fades at 67-69. Chance to be pretty good with some added strength.

Mitch Taylor, RHP, Tioga HS, NY (2018) has a slender but athletic build from the mound. Very controlled and balanced delivery, head stays locked in on target, clean arm action, throws from a high-3/4 slot. Fastball locked in around 75, topped 77 with signs of more in the tank, curveball has late action 10/4 shape, changeup when down had sink and hand speed. Young arm from the southern-tier that has a chance to be very good.