Eastern PA Top Prospect Games Player Spotlight: 2018 RHP Blaise Sclafani
May 6, 2017
By Greg Williams
Pennsylvania Director of Scouting
The 2017 Eastern PA Top Prospect Games are a little over a month away. Leading up to the June 13 & 14 event hosted at Cooper Park on the campus of Millersville University we will be spotlighting players scheduled to participate. CLICK HERE to view the current roster.
Today we take a look at Masachusetts-Lowell commit Blaise Sclafani a 2018 RHP from Souderton Area HS.
Blaise Sclafani
Class of 2018 / RHP
Rankings
StateRank: 53 / POS: 16
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2018
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Primary Position: RHPSecondary Position: 1B
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High School: Souderton AreaState: PA
- Summer Team: Bucks County Generals /E. Coast Sandhogs/ S. FL Bandits
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Height: 6-6Weight: 190lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Pitching
88
Max FB
84 - 86
FB
75 - 76
CH
76 - 79
SL
Videos
(10/29/16)
Player News
- Pennsylvania Player of the Week - Apr 9, 2018
- Fall Kickoff Showcase Tournament Preview: Bucks County Generals 17U - Aug 11, 2017
- Eastern PA Top Prospect Games Analysis: Black Team - Jun 18, 2017
- 2017 Eastern PA Top Prospect Games Complete Results - Jun 16, 2017
- Game Recap: North Penn at Souderton Area - May 11, 2017
- Elite Prospect Showcase Analysis: Pitchers - Nov 3, 2016
- Elite Prospect Showcase Top Performers - Oct 30, 2016
- Elite Prospect Showcase Spotlight: 2018 RHP Blaise Sclafani - Oct 14, 2016
- Eastern PA Fall Review Analysis: Pitchers - Oct 1, 2016
- Eastern PA Fall Review Top Performers - Sep 27, 2016
- Eastern PA Fall Review Highlights - Sep 26, 2016
- PA Travel Baseball State Championships Team Review: Team PBR Red - Aug 26, 2016
Scouting Report
10/29/16 6-foot-5, 180-pound righty impressed again with a projectable frame and an up tempo delivery with plenty of moving parts that cause deception. The junior sat 80-84 from a 3/4 arm slot with the ability to command both sides of the plate. His 76 mph changeup shows some arm-side run and is thrown at fastball arm speed. Sclafani's signature pitch is an advance slider at 72-75 with tight, late break that he has been able to throw routinely for strikes in game action at several PBR events this summer and fall.
9/25/16 Projectable 6-foot-5, 180-pound frame and is fairly new to the mound. Works fast. Wind-up incorporates a mid-delivery tempo change (quick rocker step with pause at the balance point) into a three-quarter slot. Spins around his front leg, although was still around the strike zone. Occasionally was able to get downhill with a fastball at 80-82 that had some life. Has a potential next-level out-pitch in a tight slider with late tilt at 72-75. A mid-70s change-up was a rarely used third pitch.
8/19/16 Souderton Area 2018 RHP made a name for himself sitting 81-84 with an up tempo delivery out of a 3/4 arm slot. The former primary catcher, in his first year of concentrating his efforts on the mound, starts with a side rocker step and utilizes his 6-foot-5, 180-pound frame effectively in getting over his front leg routinely. The rising junior also commanded a solid slider with late break at 71 mph as his primary secondary pitch. Sclafani worked four innings allowing just one run on two hits.