PLUS: Game Report: USJ @ CAK
May 13, 2019
On Saturday, we headed to Friendship Christian to see an elimination game between USJ and CAK. CAK won it 4-2 and advance to play Friendship Christian in a best 2 of 3 series later this week. Read up on standouts below, including 2019 LHP/DH Jacob Tate, who struck out 7 and had a 94 exit velocity:
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JACOB TATE / LHP / 1B / CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE, TN / 2019Rankings StateRank: 47 / POS: 6
FB (80-86), CB (64-68), CH (66) - 1-3 - 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K Kentucky commit did not allow his first hit until the 6th inning while also picking up a hit himself that left the bat at 94. XL tall, athletic frame w/ some present lower half strength, super projectable. Pitches from a full wind-up w/ pre-set back foot and shoulders creating a straight line to home plate into H ¾ release from the 3rd base side of the rubber. Extension, ball gets on you. Low effort throw. Long arm action. Simple, repeatable delivery. Straight FB shows occasional short arm-side run. Slows arm down on both secondary offerings. Medium downer CB w/ proper shape and rotation. Pulled the only CH he threw and hit a batter on this day. Strike-thrower with the FB, 62 of 90 for strikes. Will have spurts where he loses the zone and not get his arm on time, tendency to miss to his arm-side. Projects to command. Offensively, shows bat speed through the zone w/ some natural loft and whip. Pull oriented approach, hammered a line drive single to RF and was robbed of extra bases by Sammons in CF in another at bat. Has found a lot of barrels when we have seen him in the past, advanced control of his long limbs in the box.
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