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WV Open ID Showcase: Class of 2015 Analysis

July 20, 2013

The West Virginia Open ID Showcase was the fist event hosted by Prep Baseball Report in West Virginia and drew 14 prospects from Pennsylvania. Just two of those prospects are members of the Class of 2015. Following is a look at both prospects and their performance at the event.

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GrossRHP/1B Mark Gross, Butler Area HS, Class of 2015

Gross is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect with a projectable frame and athletic actions. Gross ran a 7.89 60-yard dash and showed a capable glove around the 1B bag. Gross showed good life to throws of 78 mph across the diamond. The left-handed hitter has a slightly open, wide set up and stays behind the baseball well to create barrel whip and a bat exit velocity of 80 mph. Gross barreled the baseball consistently and showed the potential to be a quality high school hitter. The righty impressed on the mound sitting 82-83 with arm side run to his fastball. His 68 mph 11/5 breaking spike curveball showed good late bite and his 75 mph changeup was thrown at near fastball arm speed. Gross' best pitch was a 75 mph cutter that showed good late action and was thrown routinely for strikes.

SS/RHP Luke Kisiel, Connelsville HS, Class of 2015

Kisiel is a 5-foot-10, 140-pound SS/RHP who showed athletic actions in the middle infield. He has a clean exchange and fluid release across the diamond. Kisiel utilized a square stance and a strong lower half to create a bat exit velocity of 68 mph. He has a flat bath and squared the baseball routinely to all fields during his round of batting practice.

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