Future Games Spotlight: SS Ethan Alston

7/25/17 Athletic 5-foot-9, 156-pound frame. Showed athleticism running a 6.8 60-yard dash. Right-handed hitter hits from tall, athletic setup, mechanically quiet with short stride. Line-drive type approach with short, slight up-hill path, fluid rhythm and solid bat speed; produced exit velocity of 84 mph. Infielder with soft hands, good footwork and quick, clean exchanges while working through ball athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws and developing arm strength, produced an infield positional velocity of 74 mph. Right-handed pitcher throwing from high-¾ release, with solid balance, some effort and stiffness in arm action. Smooth rhythm with slight up-hill shoulders, landing tall and finishing athletically. Fastball sat 75-77 mph with slight arm side run, showing ability to command for strike. Breaking ball showed 11/5-shape with early action and near fastball arm speed, 69-71 mph. Change up showed slight arm side action with near fastball arm speed at 69-70 mph.

6/29/17 Athletic 5-foot-9, 154-pound frame. Showed athleticism running a 7.01 60-yard dash. Right-handed hitter hits from tall, athletic setup, mechanically quiet with short stride. Line-drive type approach with short, slight up-hill path, fluid rhythm and solid bat speed; produced exit velocity of 81 mph. Outfielder with decent hands, fluid footwork, clean exchanges while playing through baseball athletically. Long arm action into high-3/4 release with average arm strength; recording an outfield positional velocity of 77 mph. Infielder with soft hands, good footwork and quick, clean exchanges while working through ball athletically. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws and developing arm strength, produced an infield positional velocity of 75 mph.

10/16/16 A 5-foot-9, 153-pound infielder with a lean, athletic frame. Solid defender with average hands, fluid footwork, and quick, clean exchanges. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy on throws that produced a positional velocity of 70 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from tall, balanced setup, smooth load, short stride, and quality balance. Line-drive type hitter with fluid rhythm, simple, flat path and bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 79 mph. Also posted a 7.08 60-yard dash.