Team CA West Coast Games: Day 2 Recap
August 14, 2021
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - Day 1 of the West Coast Games showcased team California's talent and provided an opening night victory. Saturday provided a full slate of games for all teams involved with games at UNLV and College of Southern Nevada. California Red opened with a 6-4 loss versus the Pacific-Northwest and turned around and tied Colorado 4-4. California Gold lost 7-6 to Utah despite battling back and fighting till the end. California Red will complete their three game slate tomorrow against Nevada and California Gold against Arizona.
WEST COAST GAMES EVENT SCHEDULE
WEST COAST GAMES PITCHING ROTATIONS
California Red and Gold players battled throughout the day on the mound, at the plate and defensively. Each game providing a different story line but the main theme being always in the game and a hit away from taking control. Baseball always provides highlights and scouting notes, Day 2 being no different. We take a look at a few players that made an impact on Day 2.California Gold Scouting Notes
California red scouting notes
Owen Dueck went three innings today giving up one earned run and striking out three. Showed clean and repeatable mechanics. Ball comes out of the hand easy. Showed aptitude for spin with consistent spin rates for the FB in the 2400+ territory (max 2533). CH is a developed secondary that showed nice armside fade and the ability to get whiffs and weak contact. Further development of a CB will add a lot to his game.
‘22 LHP @OwenDueck showed some nice upside in his 3 innings of work. K’d 3 and induced weak contact. Clean and easy arm action/mechanics.
— ??? ?????????? (@PBR_California) August 14, 2021
FB: 83-86 T87. (T2533 spin max)
CH: 73-76
Room to fill out the frame/build and add some velo. @LesLukach @Jacked_23 @JoeyCohen20 pic.twitter.com/YF8m2Xm9To
Mason Schultz went four innings giving up zero earned runs. CB stood out throughout the outing as he was able to land it at any time and it got him some Ks. FB showed good late life in the zone and proved hard to square up. Smooth delivery that works in good direction towards home. Clean loose arm action that has some deception when it’s hidden in the back.
Kyle Sugimoto had a good overall day for Team Red. Sugimoto squared up three balls across the two games. Has a slow and unique load but consistently on time, finding the barrel more often than not. Also showed well defensively, specifically with receiving and pitch framing. Is real quiet with the glove. Starts with a low glove and gets his thumb under as he works up which allows him to steal low strikes.
A player who’s opened some ? the last 2 days is ‘22 C/OF Kyle Sugimoto @kylesugimoto23. Solid workout yesterday and had 3 hard hit balls today. Unorthodox load but the bat path is on-plane and he finds the barrel often. Present pitch framing skills as well. @LesLukach @Jacked_23 pic.twitter.com/qCc9k472Pk
— ??? ?????????? (@PBR_California) August 15, 2021
Frank Zapata was one of a few team California players with two hits. Both were line drives to the pull side. Has a simple swing as he minimizes body movement and allows his hands to play. Showed a consistent line drive approach as well during his workout BP on Friday with hand speed and bat speed that are above average for his level.
Team @PBR_California Red is looking to bounce back against Colorado after a loss against PNW. They allowed 2 but scored 2 in the bottom half of the 1st. ‘22 C/2B Frank Zapata here ? simplifies the approach and finds the barrel for a RBI single. @LesLukach @Jacked_23 @JoeyCohen20 pic.twitter.com/8KlBjXU9No
— ??? ?????????? (@PBR_California) August 14, 2021
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE STATE DATE LOCATION 2021 PBR Future Games (California Invite) CA 07/28 LakePoint Sports PBR Junior Future Games NATIONAL 07/28 LakePoint Sports PBR West Coast Games (California Invite) CA 08/13 UNLV & College of Southern Nevada Northern California Academic Games CA 10/16 Menlo College
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