Bay Area World Series (CA): Uncmtd 2021 2-Way Players

Lathrop, CA - Bay Area World Series (est. 2004) has seen its fair share of outstanding players over the years (38 MLB players and over 800 D1 players, including 2-way standouts like Stephen Piscotty). Two-way players, especially those who are legitimate talents as position players and also flash projectable stuff on the mound, they are among the most intriguing high school prospects.

As is the case all over, kids are always getting better, some later bloomers, some are a bit underexposed, even in California. Sometimes it just takes the right eyes on a player to give them that nudge toward colleges looking for one more potentially impact-type talent for their next incoming class. Maybe not necessarily even an impact talent, rather, adding quality depth to an incoming class, which ultimately, can be more important as injuries and attrition take place over a college career.

These uncommitted players participated in the games portion of BAWS 2020 (September 5-7). Videos from the games are in the editing process, though some of them have video from the BAWS workouts or from a previous PBR event. Stats are in their PBR profiles. The reports are a brief look at the standout qualities for these players.

Listed Alphabetically, click on player profile for bio information and stats, video, etc:

Timothy Reeve OF / RHP / Truckee, CA / 2021 Rankings  StateRank: 119 / POS: 20 Ultra athletic, plus run, plus arm, plus range, XBH power, athleticism shows up as position player & pitcher. FB up to 88 w/spin that projects more velo, can snap off a big CB. Take him as OF/ignitor & if he doesn't hit, pitching is an option. There just aren't a lot of uncommitted players in the 2021 class in California who can match his full set of talents. For that matter, there aren't a lot of committed players who can match his talents.

Fidel Ulloa RHP / SS / Lodi, CA / 2021 Quick arm, clean delivery, athletic on mound like many SS who transition to pitching. Has feel for the CB, gets FB up to 87, attacks hitters. Can't be written off as a hitter quite yet, showed barrel feel w/wood, compact swing and has strength. The run tool would likely push him to 3B beyond HS, where his bat could flourish, however, the gut says it's on the mound where he's got the brightest future.

Ben Pernetti 3B / RHP / Pleasant Grove , CA / 2021 Physical man-type body, showed 2-way talent though stood out more brightly on mound. HEAVY stuff, zone pounder w/FB 83-88 (max 2305 spin) & potential hammer CB (70-74, avg spin 2431, max 2517). There is some LHH thump here too. Outstanding 'baseball player' who runs bases well, has feel for the game.

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