Uncommitted Spotlight: '23 1B/OF Cooper Sackel (Williamsville North)

 

Physical: 6-foot-1, 205 pounds; Athletic, muscular build. 7.02 runner in the 60.

Offensively: RHH. Even setup, with feet just outside his shoulders; has a pre-pitch bat waggle. Loads straight back with a toe-tap for timing. Slides weight forward pre-contact. while showing a strong lower half. Showed a compact swing path with a two handed finish.  More line drives than flyballs and groundballs with a peak exit velocity of 100 MPH via Trackman.

Defensively: Starts with an upright /tall setup; static during pre-pitch while showing choppy feet. Hands are out in front while funneling to the hip before transfer. Moderate arm circle from a standard 3/4 arm slot. INF - 79 MPH.

 

 

Physical: 6-foot-1, 205 pounds; Broad shouldered, athletic build. 6.94 runner in the 60.

Offensively: RHH. Even setup, with feet just outside his shoulders; has a pre-pitch bat waggle. Drops hands on the way back with a toe-tap for timing. Slides weight forward pre-contact. while showing a strong lower half. Showed a short swing path with a two handed finish.  More line drives than flyballs and groundballs with a peak exit velocity of 98 MPH via Trackman.

Defensively: Starts with an upright /tall setup; static during pre-pitch while showing active feet. Hands are out in front while funneling to the hip before transfer. Moderate arm circle from a high 3/4 arm slot.  INF - 76 MPH.

 

 

 

Physical: 6-foot-1, 205 pounds; Muscular, athletic build. 7.13 runner in the 60.

Offensively: RHH. Even setup, with feet just outside his shoulders; bat positioned at a 45 degree angle. Drops hands on the way back with a toe-tap for timing. Stays behind the ball while showing a strong lower half. Showed a slight lift to the ball with a late one hand finish.  More line drives than fly balls and ground balls with a peak exit velocity of 94 MPH via Trackman.

 

 

Physical: Strong, projectable 6-foot-2, 190lb frame. 7.15 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Upright, even stance just outside shoulder-width as the hands operated loosely at the shoulder. Utilized a barrel-tip on time with a directional toe-tap stride to initiate a slightly uphill path into the hitting zone, lifting after impact. Generated a mostly pull-side approach, rotating smoothly on the inner half en route to a T88 mph bat-exit velocity. Notched a 50% line drive rate (via Trackman) with solid bat to ball skills, working up to a 308 foot batted ball distance for doubles power to LF. 

Defensively: Bent at the waist from a moderate posture, presenting the glove on-time out in front. Funneled inward, standing up after fielding and released from a L ¾ slot to the target (accurate, 75 mph arm).

 

 

Featured a physical 6-foot-1, 185-pound frame with present strength in his actions. The right-handed hitter begins with a balanced, even stance utilizing a quick toe-tap stride to initiate his swing. Generated a flat barrel path through the hitting zone allowing for a line drive approach during batting practice. Displayed feel for the barrel out in front of the plate allowing for occasional pull-side lift. Recorded an 82 mph bat-exit velocity while hitting into a stiff front side and ran a 7.78 60-yard dash. The primary first baseman demonstrated adequate feel around the bag using a low center of gravity with a soft glove hand playing out in front. Showed length in his movements during defensive evaluations and average transfers yielding an accurate 72 mph arm-strength across the infield out of a long, high ¾ arm-slot. The right-handed pitcher sat 72-74 mph out of a compact, repeatable high ¾ delivery. Mixed in a 55-58 mph curveball featuring slow, 11/5 action needing improvement on the arm-speed. Countered with a 60-61 mph changeup featuring occasional small arm-side run and thrown with adequate sell.